tended that there certainly would be one next session and that Lord John Russell would be the father of it. That his Lordship had this at heart as one of his hobbies was well known, but it was doubted even by our local Radicals if the veteran reformer would venture to meet their wishes entirely. On the question of the ballot, they regarded him as unsound; and yet they had elected Lord Harry Vane and Mr. North to represent them in Parliament – the latter of whom had never been in favour of the ballot, and the former when asked if he would vote for the ballot, replied with a decided No!
He must have been an easily contented man who looked with any satisfaction upon the legislation of that year, either by the Derby Cabinet or the succeeding one. The amount of useful legislation in the two sessions was indeed very small, and might be mainly accounted for by the remarkable faction fights which characterised them.
Sussex Elections
The gentlemen returned at the Sussex Elections were for Arundel, Lord Edward Howard (uncontested); for Brighton, the two old members, Admiral Pechell and William Conningham; for Chichester, Mr. Freeland (Liberal) and Lord Hy. Lennox; for Horsham, Mr. Fitzgerald (unopposed); for Lewes, Mr. Fitzroy and Mr. Bland (the old members); for Midhurst, Mr. Milford; for Rye, Mr. Mackinnon (unopposed); for Shoreham, Mr. C. Burrell and Mr. S. Cave (unopposed); for East Sussex, Mr. Dodson and Lord Pevensey (unopposed) and for West Sussex Lord Marsh and the Hon. Hy. Wyndam (unopposed).
Sussex Unions
The following figures represent the average expenditure per head of population for the maintenance and out-relief for the half-year ended at Michaelmas, calculated from the Government returns.
| West Firle 5/6¼ | Chailey 3/9¼ | Cuckfield 3/0¼ |
| Eastbourne 4/10¼ | East Grinstead 3/8¾ | Midhurst 2/11¼ |
| Battle 4/3 | Lewes 3/7¼ | Chichester 2/10¼ |
| Horsham 4/2¾ | Thakeham 3/5½ | Brighton 2/8¼ |
| Petworth 4/0¾ | Uckfield 3/3¾ | Westbourne 2/7¾ |
| Rye 3/11¾ | Hailsham 3/3 | Steyning 2/6¾ |
| Newhaven 3/10½ | Ticehurst 3/0½ | West Hampnett 2/0¼ |
| Hastings 1/11¼ |
The Borough Police Force. The Government official (Capt. Willis) inspected the local police-force, with the books, the station, the lock-up, &c. and said he should be able to give a very favourable report, which would entitle us to the allowance of one-fourth of the expenses from the Consolidated fund. The Captain expressed to the Mayor the great plea-
