manner as did Hastings. At a Holy Trinity Vestry meeting on May 12th a vote of thanks was passed to the ladies who held the fancy bazaar at St. Leonards; also to Mr. Burton for the several days’ free use of the Assembly Rooms; and to the members of the Gentlemen’s Club for the use of their rooms. The £900, it was said, would enable the church to be opened free of debt.
Presentations
To Bartlett Tomsett, (son of Henry Tomsett, the many years’ Hastings letter carrier) has been presented by the Board of Trade, a handsome medal, for his gallant attempt at saving life on the occasion of the wreck of a vessel near Calais. The French Government had already awarded 75 franks(sic) to Tomsett.
To Superintendent Glenister was presented a twenty-guinea (cost price) gold watch, in recognition of his clever capture of a gang of thieves and of his general efficiency.
Special Dinners
A dinner to the Recorder and Magistrates was given by Mr. Alderman Ginner on the 19th of March.
The East Sussex Fox Hounds dinner took place at the Swan Hotel on the 8th of April, when Mr. and Mrs. Carswell catered for 50 gentlemen, tradesmen and farmers.
An Evening Meal, called a supper was given on the 27th of April by the Rev. H.S. Foyster to the organist and choir of All Saints, and the choir, in return, gave an excellent concert.
The Whit-Monday dinners were at the Swan for the “Old Friendly”, at the Anchor for the “Victoria Lodge, M. N.”, at the Royal Oak for the “Benevolent” and at the Warriors’ Gate for the “Adelaide Lodge, M.N.”
The Mayor (W. Ginner, Esq.) gave a dinner to the Corporation on the third of December.
Frederick North, Esq., M.P. gave a dinner to the Town Council and Borough officials on the 23rd of December.
The Same Gentleman gave a dinner to the Recorder, Mayor and other persons on the 31st of December.
Not a dinner, but tea, cakes and fruit, as an annual treat, were given on March 24th to the boys of St. Mary’s Night School.
Public Amusements
Marshall’s Panorama of India, with singing and a sax-horn band, attracted great crowds at the Market Hall during the week ending April 3rd.
Brown’s Circus was here on Aug. 17th and 18th, and Cooke’s Circus on the 19th. Great novelties were exhibited by each.
A Fête Champetre in Mr. Robertson’s grounds at Halton House on the -
