the shooting was excellent and the music was enlivening. A gold bracelet was won by Miss Beecham; a silver cup by Mr. Day; a silver inkstand, by Miss Brown; a walnut inkstand, by Mr. Knapp; the Victoria Challenge prizes, by the Misses Brown and Yeoman, and Messrs. Knapp and Day; the Subscribers’ prizes, by Miss Willan and Mr. Moore; the Best Golds, by Miss Sheen and Rev. J Stills; and the Honorary Stars by Miss Beecham and Mr. Day.
The ball which usually terminated the Grand meeting, took place at night in the Assembly Rooms, and was numerously attended.
The 5th meeting was held on Saturday, Aug. 26th, when Miss Brown carried off the Ladies’ prize, and Mr. Day the Gentlemen’s. The Subscribers prizes were won by Miss Willan and Mr. Boger; and the Honorary Stars by Miss Brown and Mr. Day.
At the 6th meeting, on the 8th of September, the shooting competition was witnessed by a very numerous company. Mrs. Knapp won the Ladies’ prize, and Mr. Knapp, the Gentlemen’s. The Subscribers’ prize was awarded to Miss Willan.
The 7th meeting was held on Sept. 21st, the weather being superbly fine and the company numerous. Miss Yeoman won the Ladies prize and Mr. Day the Gentlemen’s. The Subscribers’ prize was taken by Miss J. Willan. The music produced by Brett’s Brass Band was much appreciated and several times applauded by the visitors.
On the preceding Wednesday there was a bye-meeting, when Miss H. Wood won a prize presented by Mrs. Knapp, and the Rev. J. Simpson, a prize presented by Mr. Knapp.
The very successful season closed with the 8th general meeting on the 6th of October, the Ladies prize being won by Miss Wood and the Gentlemen’s by Mr. Day.
The Parochial Schools
On Sunday, the 18th of February, £22 16s. 6d. was collected, after a sermon by the Rev. W. Bleasby, for the school fund of St. Mary Magdalen’s.
Over 300 children of the St. Leonards and St. Mary Magdalen Schools were treated by the Rev. J. A. Hatchard on the 1st of June to a roast beef and plum-pudding dinner and a substantial tea at his country residence, Silverhill, where they also engaged in rural sports in an adjoining field. Teachers and the children’s relatives joined the juvenile party.
New Schools. On the 3rd of December, the Rev, W. W. Hume sent out a circular, inviting subscriptions in aid of the fund for new schools for St. Mary Magdalen, the one in St. Leonards originally built for the two parishes being no longer equal to the greatly increased requirement. It was stated that the estimated cost would be £2,600; that £750 had already been raised; and that the schools would have a well arranged kitchen for the benefit of the sick poor. On the following day to a consecration of the new burial ground for Ore parish – namely Dec. 17th, the foundation stone of the Magdalen schools was laid by the Dowager Lady St. John, previously to which, a service was held in the church, the prayers being read by the Rev. W. W. Hume, and the sermon preached by the Bishop of Chichester. The architect for the schools Mr. S. S. Teulon, -
