moved, and all was done that under such circumstance was possible, to prevent further damage. Unable, however, to withstand the fury of the waves on her weather-beaten sides at the flow of the tide on Saturday evening, she first washed over the groyne to the eastward, tearing away a portion of it, and then fell to pieces, her dislocated timbers being washed along shore. The vessel being uninsured, the loss was that of the owner’s.
The Schooner “London”, owned by Mr. Newton Parks, of St. Leonards, collided with another vessel, off Yarmouth, during severe weather, on the night of November 22nd, and was so much damaged that she was obliged to be towed into port by a steamer. Several fishing boats, also, during the storm were driven on to the Dutch coast and wrecked. The stormy night in this case was between the two days for which the weather-forecasts of the St. Leonards Gazette were “Towards night the stellar powers denote brisk wind and Showers”, and “Now - again, high wind or rain.”
The Postal Movement
On Wednesday, the 9th of January, the long delayed deputation from the Town Council, consisting of Messrs Hayles, Ginner, Ross, and Gausden (all Liberals) waited on the (Liberal) Postmaster-General, and had an interview of about three quarters of an hour. During that time the question of amalgamating the two post-offices was discussed; but, as might have been expected, no decision was arrived at by his lordship. The general impression appeared to be that if one central office for the two towns should be arranged for, the borough would have to build or otherwise provide it at its own expense.
The Change at last. It had been said that in a letter to the Mayor, Mr. Newman, of the General Post Office, had intimated that there would be one central office for both towns, situate in or near Robertson street, and to be called the Hastings and St. Leonards General Post Office. Such an arrangement, although supposed to be a concession to those who so long a time had agitated for the abolition of the St. Leonards office, was not viewed by such abolitionists with tokens of appreciation. Why, they asked, should St. Leonards be coupled with Hastings in the title of such an office; seeing that the contention all along had been that the property eastward of the Archway was in Hastings? But objectionable as it might be, even this proposed arrangement was not to be carried out. A few alterations were made in the existing post-office at Wellington place, and on and after the 16th of June, the St. Leonards letter-carriers, as well as those of Hastings were to be despatched from that office, where -
