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On the 10th another child was run over and killed - this time in All Saints street, the child being a girl named Ball.
Also in the neighborhood(sic) of All Saints Street a man named Sinden committed suicide on the 4th of September, by hanging.
On the 10th of September a most exciting race took place between the pleasure boat Atlanta and the fast pilot boat Spring and after covering a course of 20 miles, the latter won only by a length.
On the 26 & 27th were held the annual races at Bopeep, under the stewardships of the Hon. H. Compton Cavendish and Howard Elphinstone, Esq.
A violent hurricane, with lightning and thunder visited the town on the 6th of October.
On Sunday, Oct. 21st, the St. Clement's Church was first lighted with gas.
On the 26th of the same month, Messrs. Archer Ryland and S. R. Bosanquet, the appointed barristers under the Reform Act, attended at the Town Hall and revised the list of voters.
On the 1st of November, the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans honoured Mrs. Camac with a visit.
Prince George of Cumberland and suite arrived at 5 and 6 Breeds place; and four days later, his father and mother, with the Baroness Howe, commenced a six months residence at the same place.
On the 24th of the same month, Mr. & Mrs. Camac entertained the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland at 4 Wellington square.
On the 26th, Sir Francis Sykes patronised the Bourne street Theatre.
On the 10th of December, His Majesty's Writ and the Lord Warden's mandate to elect two Barons to serve in parliament having been read, Messrs. F. North, J. A Warre and H. Elphinstone were nominated, and a poll being demanded, the election was commenced next day, and continued from the 11th to the 13th, when the votes recorded were 356 for North, 239 for Warre and 212 for Elphinstone. The Postman, in his "Reminiscences", refers to this election thus:-
On the 18th, the re-elected members gave an election ball at the Swan Hotel, at which 600 persons were present."F. North was elected with John Ashley Warre,
And, finding to enter J. M. Stephen's no bar,
They entered the House and secured each a seat
In August, when it was appointed to meet.
They sat there before in the Parliament last
The Sessions in which the Reform Bill was passed;
It therefore was right to return them once more,
The they its prvisions might keep to the fore.
On the 20th, Mr. Elphinstone, the unsuccessful candidate dined at the Pelham Arcade with 200 of his political supporters.
