floated up from the western horizon as if by magic (there being a dead calm) and became stationary or nearly so immediately under the sun, but not till the parhelion had almost disappeared.
James Nash, a Hastings lad, was in danger of being drowned on October 5th, while bathing. He was rescued with great difficulty by a young man named Enifer, he who made some daring attempts two years before to save the crew of the ill-fated vessel "Draper".
Aurora Borealis was observed on the 1st of October from half-past ten till midnight. Its appearance generally was that of a bright moon light extending from N.W. to N.E. with one long and narrow streak of crimson shooting up from the horizon to the zenith.
A presentation of £20 by the Church of England Association was made to Mr. Rew, their honorary secretary, on his leaving Hastings to take charge of a school.
The Hastings Reservoirs in September and October were nearly dry, and a member of the Town Council (Ald. Ginner) in his advocacy of bringing water from Bodiam, had no faith in a change of seasons; but in December the reservoirs were full and overflowing.
A Public Dinner took place at the Castle Hotel on December 15th, to celebrate the opening of Mr. Emary's new Assembly Room. The tickets were half a guinea each.
A Cheque of £20 was sent to the Mayor by P. F. Robertson, Esq. (notwithstanding his defeat at the Borough Election) towards the formation of a Volunteer Artillery Corps.
The Savings Bank, during the year increased the number of its depositors by 144, making a total of 923, and the deposits exceeded the withdrawals by about £2,000. The total investments were £20,619.
The Artillery Corps
On the 12th of December, a preliminary meeting (at which the present writer was the only reporter in attendance) was held at the Seaside Hotel to organize a Volunteer Artillery Corps. W. Scrivens, Esq. was voted to the chair, and appointed secretary pro tem, and G. Scrivens, Esq. provisional treasurer. It was resolved to call a public meeting at the Town Hall on the following Monday, which would be a week later.
A Large and Influential Meeting, convened by the Mayor, was therefore held at the Town Hall in consequence of a numerously signed requisition for that purpose. In opening the proceedings, the Mayor (Ald. Hayles) said he supposed there would -
