W. Waghorne, E. Smith, G. Ditch, H. Hook, W. F. Ditch, and C. H. Southall. Mr. Geo. Fraser (Clerk), Tom Leave (Surveyor), also a Beadle named Henry Harmer, to be provided with a great coat, a hat, and a staff.
In 1851, under the Public Health Act, these Commissioners went out of office, and the town was divided into Wards, with a Mayor, Aldermen, and 18 Councillors, when Hastings and St. Leonards joined hands and the united town started upon a career of prosperity as a seaside resort, and -went on uninterruptedly until 1901, when the population had risen to 65,528 in the Municipal Borough. The Parliamentary Borough numbers 67,817 inhabitants. At the last census this shewed a slight decrease.
The list of Mayors from 1832 is as follows:-
1833— Robert Ranking.
1834 — William Scrivens.
1835 — R. M. Wilmot.
1836 — R. M. Wilmot.
-"- — William Thorpe.
-"- —Robert Ranking.
1837 — William Duke.
1838— Peter F. MacCabe.
1839 — Francis Smith.
1840 — Francis Smith.
1841 — William Duke
1842 — Wastel Brisco.
1843— Peter F. MacCabe.
1844 — George Scrivens.
1845— John Hornby Maw.
1846 — Fred. Ticehurst.
1847 — Fred. Ticehurst.
1848 — Alfred Burton.
1849 — George Scrivens.
1850— James Emary.
1851 — Thomas Hickes.
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