the year 1811 until 1857 had devoted much attention to the breeding of stock, and had announced a four day's sale, in which would be included 250 head of cattle, but having purchased a portion of the land which he had theretofore rented, he reduced the number to 185 horned cattle, 500 sheep, 9 horses and 4 colts. The first cow (which had obtained a prize) was knocked down at 32½ guineas, and the sale was continued with spirit until lot 8 was brought out. This was a cow seven years old, for which there was a severe competition, Mr. Arthur Brook being the purchaser at 42 guineas. The other horned cattle were sold at from 28 to 45 guineas, and the sheep from 42 shillings to 11½ guineas. The whole amount realised by the live stock was £5,740 19s. 6d. All the principal breeders, graziers and farmers in the county were present, and, as before stated, the sale was stated to be the largest during the century.
Accidents and Injuries
Charles Dearing, master of the Christopher George; and member of a well known St. Leonards family, in going aloft, lost his balance and fell on the starboard rail, and although caught by one of the men, he died within half an hour.
John Wellsted's Son, a youth of 15 years, living at St. Leonards, who had been in company with three other boys and by whom he had been deserted, fell down in the snow near a path leading from Bohemia to St. Leonards, where he lay in a state of insensibility for several hours, and when found was nearly frozen to death. Imagine the consternation of the parents on seeing their son brought home apparently a corpse, with livid visage and every limb of his body, as well as his hair rigidly frozen. The present writer, who had been his schoolmaster, could but rejoice that under the care of surgeon Gardiner, the youth ultimately recovered.
James Cruttenden, while larking with some other men in the London road at St. Leonards, on the 28th of March, fell on the pavement, and broke both bones of his left leg.
David Oakman, a lad, while employed in doing something to an engine at the Bopeep station, got his hand drawn into the machinery, and thereby so lacerated his fingers that amputation became necessary.
A Lady and Gentleman narrowly escaped serious injury while walking along Eversfield place on Sunday the 5th of April, a large piece of cement coping, weighing about 30lbs, having fallen from the top of a house on the very they(sic) had just stepped over. I remember several other -
