it consisted of flowered silver tissue with gold fringe. There were formerly two large chandeliers suspended from the roof : one was presented by the barons who supported the canopies over their majesties King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, being the proceeds of the sale of the paraphernalia used on that occasion; the cost of the other was defrayed by a subscription of the inhabitants. They were taken down and sold for old brass in 1838, by order of the churchwardens.
These two churches are united under the pastoral care of the Rev. J. G. Foyster.
The ruins of the church of St. Andrew's stood, within the last fifteen years, a few yards north of Wellington-square.
THE CHAPEL OF ST . MARY IN THE CASTLE.
is greatly admired for the beauty and simplicity of the interior ; the body of the building is of a semicircular form, so that the gallery has somewhat the appearance of a Roman amphitheatre. It is capable of accommodating about 1400 persons. Sittings may be procured for any length of time, on application being made at the Pelham Baths.
The chaste little chapel on the Barrack-ground was built in 1838, by subscription, assisted from the funds of the Society for the Building of Churches.
DISSENTING CHAPELS .
Within the memory of many in Hastings, no dissenting place of worship existed in the town.
The inhabitants were members of the Establishment then ; and indeed, the vast majority of the natives remain so to the present day. Yet dissent is by no means stationary here. There are several chapels for various denominations, the Croft, Wesleyan, Ebenezer, Zoar, and the Baptist. The -
