on the double-bass and cornet-a-piston.
Another Sol-Fa Concert took place at the Music Hall on the evening of Nov. 16th, when there were assembled upwards of 400 persons to listen to the singing of 30 senior members of Mr. Warr's classes. The delight of the audience was unmistakably manifested by the numerous calls for repetition of some of the productions. The band of the 4th Cinque Ports Artillery was present and played some difficult music with much eclat.
A Grand Evening Concert, under Mr. Lockey's arrangement was held at the Music Hall on Monday, November 30th, when the performances of Madame Sainton-Dolby, Madmlle. Parepa, Mr. J. G. Patey, M. Sainton, Herr Kuhe and Herr Meyer Lutz attracted a large and fashionable audience. With such an array of musical talent, it is needless to say the company was greatly delighted.
Discovery of Gold
For several weeks preceding the 7th of March, considerable excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Robertsbridge in consequence of the alleged finding of a large quantity of treasure-trove in the form of solid gold. The excitement extended to Hastings, and was made the subject of a magisterial enquiry at Battle. It appeared that in the month of January, a labourer of the name of William Butchers who was employed by Mr. Adams, of Robertsbridge on a farm at Mountfield, was at work in a field, when he turned up with his plough a quantity of old metal, consisting of broken links of chains of various sizes. Not knowing their value, Butchers endeavoured to dispose of the metal as old brass. He was offered 4½d per pound for it, which he refused, but afterwards sold it to a marine store dealer for 6d per. pound. The latter was shrewd enough to discover the nature of the metal he had purchased and resold it - so it was said for £60. The story soon got about, and it came to the knowledge of a fly-driver at Hastings named Willett, who had been for some time at the Californian gold diggings, and was therefore well acquainted with the appearance of the precious metal. As soon as Stephen Willett heard of the circumstance he started for Robertsbridge and sought out the ploughman who had turned up the valuable article. Entering into conversation with him, Willett asked if he had not found some old brass chain in a field, and the ploughman readily enough said he had, adding that he had found another big piece, which was hanging in the stable. Willett then asked to see it, and a cursory examination convinced him that it was gold. He was not long in coming to terms with Butchers for its purchase, and on weighing it, he found it to turn the scale at eleven pounds avvoirdupois. Willett returned to Hastings highly delighted with his purchase, and was not long in disposing of it for a considerable sum of money, which report said it was £200. He made no secret of the matter - his good luck as he called it - and with the money was in negotiation for the purchase of a house. It caused quite a sensa-
