Miscellaneous Occurrences
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, in the Victoria and Albert steam yacht, passed St. Leonards and Hastings on August 10th, en route to Antwerp, and a week later, the royal yacht and squadron re-passed on the return voyage from Belgium to the Isle of Wight.
Mr. John Parry entertained a full and fashionable company at the St. Leonards Assembly Rooms on the 24th of August, with his amusing “Portfolio”, he having excited the risible faculties of a similar audience, a few evenings before at Hastings.
A Brilliant Display of Fireworks, was made opposite to the Saxon Hotel on the 22nd of December, by Mr. W. B. Franklin. The display, which was witnessed by an immense crowd concluded with the ascent of a fire-balloon.
Sermons were preached, on Sunday, Dec. 20th on behalf of the Infirmary and Dispensary, which realised £27 at St. Leonards, £23 at St. Mary Magdalen’s, £48 at St. Mary’s-in-the-Castle, £27 at St. Clement’s, and £8 at All Saints. — In each case a few shilling[1]s over the sums named.
Mrs. J. S. Cooper, of 2 St. Margaret’s terrace, was attacked by a vagabond, who tried to wrest a parcel from her grasp, but the lady having shouted for help, the fellow ran off and was soon out of sight.
More Sermons — this time for the Church Missionaries — were preached, which realised a total of £212, made up of £39 at St. Leonards, £82 at St. Mary’s, £37 at St. Clements, £7 at All Saints, £8 at Halton, £16 at the St. Leonards meeting, £24 at the Hastings meeting, and the rest with the odd moneys.
Awnings. A suggestion was publicly made by a visitor that the parades would be much more agreeable if awnings were stretched over the seats, so that ladies and gentlemen might be able to sit down and gaze upon the ocean without being half broiled by the midday sun. The suggestion thus thrown out was ever so many years ago. Now, if that gentleman be still alive, he can gaze upon the ocean from a sheltered seat or read his paper by electric light.
- ↑ An explanation of old currency and coinage may be found at the following website Pre-decimal currency, accessdate: 16 June 2022
