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of debate and whilst endeavouring to make the best of a case, but History demands accuracy; hence the present interpolations and annotations by way of correction. In that same "standstill" decade were build Batstones six houses near the Archery Gardens, Lady Boothby's house at the Uplands, Dr. Harwood's houses at Upland Views, Smiths 14 houses at Stanhope place, Mann's houses at Mercatoria and a number of other houses at West Hill, The Lawn, Upper Maze-hill, &c. all northward or, and outside of the said Commissioners' boundary, but dependent on the said Commissioners for the purpose of drainage and some other matters. Dr. Harwood, when he sank a well for his houses first got the consent of Mr. Eversfield and Mr. Deudney, and then consulted the St. Leonards Commissioners, but not the Hastings Town Council. Lady Boothby, Mr. Batstone and Mr. Decimus Burton applied to the Commissioners, although outside of their jurisdiction, for permission to drain into their sewers and the request was granted; and although after the Health of Towns Act included Stanhope place, and the owner had to pay rates to the Local Board, when he applied to that Board for his houses to be drained, he was told that if he chose to build where there was no provision fr drainage he must take the consequences]. Continuing his speech, Ald. Ross said - In 1852 the Council purchased the whole of the whole of the Grand parade right up to the Archway, a length of about 3,898 feet, and paid for the esplanade alone £260, and for the sea-wall £695, besides the purchase of groynes, law expenses, &c. [This was not the way of properly putting it. In 1851 the Committee appointed to meet Mr. Deudney, as Mr. Eversfield's agent, reported that that gentleman was willing to give up all his rights and title to the parade, groynes, iron rails, lamp-posts &c. between Carlisle parade and the Archway for the value of the iron-work (Mr. Eversfield's offer having been accepted), but their valuation amounted to only £261. 11s. 9d., out of which Mr. Eversfield had to pay £25 for his share of the appraisement. All that Mr. Eversfield obtained for what must have cost many thousands of pounds was £236.11s.9d. True, there were breaches in the parade wall which the Council afterwards repaired, and there were certain improvements which the Council effected, but the inhabitants of the district contributed largely to the borough fund, which covered the expenses of the east as well as the west.] Ald. Ross -