by cutting a hole in the hull with an axe.
St. Mary's Chapel Opened - Great fall of Cliff - Other Occurrences
On the 27th of Jan. the Chapel of St. Mary's-in-the-Castle, was first opened for divine services, and the first minister thereat (Rev. Wm. Wallinger) read himself in on the 24th of Feb. After a residence of some years, he removed to Tunbridge Wells, where, at the age of 85, he died in 1880, and his remains were brought to Hastings and interred in the family vault.
At the Court of Record, on the 28th of January, James Edward Ferguson Murray Esq. was admitted a Freeman of Hastings by observing the usual formality and paying the lesser sum of 6/8, to which he was privileged, a the son of a Freeman. His father was Major James Patrick Murray and his grandfather was General James Murray, the hero of Minorca and Quebec. The achievements of the two latter valiants are described in Reminiscences (Torfield House, 1794).
On the 26th of Feb occurred the death of Mrs. Hanson[a], in the 98th year of her age. This noted nonagenarian, of whom I have given particulars elsewhere, was buried in the All Saints ground.
On the 27th of February, three large portions of rock detached themselves from the East cliff at Hastings, and fell with an earthquake crash. The several portions thus precipitated constitute what the Postman in his 'Reminiscences of Hastings' says -The accompanying view represents the scene.So great was the fall that the oldest of men could tell not its like by tradition or ken.
When Neptune's rude element carried away the thousands of tons of rock, rubble and sand. As twice a day, giant like swept it the stray
Not only were the normal flowings of the sea effective in sweeping away the debris of the fallen cliff at Hastings, but to a still greater extent was the removal I observed when, on the 5th of March, an unusually high tide, gave rise to fears that even St Leonards, just begun, had been projected in too close a proximity to the restless waters of the Channel.
It was on the 17th of that same month of March that Capt. Daniels, a native of Hastings, anchored his barque "Coronet" off Hastings, on route for Van Diemen's Land and received many of his home friends on board for a days entertainment.
The Mayor for the year 1828 was Frederick North Esq. He was elected on Sunday the 27th of April, whilst C. S. Crouch became Deputy Mayor and John Tompsett, Town Clerk. At this time the Corporation availed themselves of Saunder's Charity wherewith to apprentice John, the son of John Fisher, to John Wheeler, as pastry-cook, and William, the son of James Phillips, a fisherman, to Thomas Sinden, a baker.
While the new Mayor and the Corporation were banqueting on the 28th of April, a vestry meeting of the Castle parish appointed Mr. Dickenson as parish surgeon at the usual annuity of five Guineas. The meeting also resolved to pay two Guineas each to Arthur Deudney and Joseph Prior for their services as overseers.
On the 12th of April, the Duchess of Marlborough and party arrived at 2 Breeds Place, and the event is noteworthy in consequence of their being among the first tenants of Nos. 1 to 6 of that stately row of mansions which were just completed. I have intimated that Mr. Lansdell's apparent slowness in erecting Mr. Burton's West Villa arose from the work he had in hand by the building of these six large houses of his own, and I now add that on their completion, Mr Lansdell gave a splendid nearing feast in the four drawing rooms which in Nos. 5 and 6 opened into one. A professional cook and two confectioners were engaged from London and among the viands were a buck (roasted whole) and a baron of beef which weighed 90lbs. The dinner was altogether of a sumptuous character, and was greatly appreciated by the guests. His range of buildings was named Breeds Place, firstly because Mr Lansdell had been mar-
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