gence that was now bursting the fetters of ignorance, a different feeling was beginning to pervade society. ”Friendship, Love and Truth,” the words to the original music they had permitted him to sing, were those of the motto,of the Order “Faith, Hope and Charity” its sentiment, and ”Goodwill to all Men” its universal prayer. The second toast of the evening was ”The Health of Prince Albert and the young Prince of Wales,” after which Mr. Brett sang another of his original songs, “The future King Albert.” I think it should not be omitted that in the same year in which Queen Adelaide died, and left instructions for all ostentations to be avoided at her funeral, a correspondent of the Hastings News called attention to a similar manifestation of humility contained in an epitaph to be found in St. Clement's Church, thus :—.
“In the catacombs of this church lie the remains of John. Thomas Justice, Esq., Barrister-at-law, eldest.son of Francis Justice, of Abbey-house, Sutton-Courtney, Bucks., who died at Hastings on the 18th of March, 1836, leaving the following testimonial:— “Let no word of eulogy stain this stone; it might mislead, and would be undesired. Enough that I was a lost sinner, saved only by the free grace of Redeeming Love — by the wondrous and perfect, work of salvation, solely completed by the Lord God Jesus Christ, and brought to my heart by the Eternal Spirit.”
The correspondent wrote ”It added to the interest with which I read it to learn that it was found in the deceased's own hand-writing in his pocket after death, and that the person whose instrumentality was honoured in bringing about so touching an allusion to the great change was the present incumbent of St, Dunstan’s-in-the-West, but then curate of the united parishes of St. Clement’s and All Saints.”
ANTIQUITIES.
On the 20th of April, whilst the excavators were engaged on the St. Leonards portion of the new railway, they discovered the fossil remains of the iguanodon. Also at St. Leonards, about a month previously, the workmen employed in the railway cutting near Mr. Deudney’s Gensing farm-house, dug up a cannonball about the size of a twelve-pounder, and a bar-shot, consisting of two 16lb cannon-balls joined by a bar of iron a foot long and 1½ inches thick. The two relics were about four feet below the surface of the ground, nearly a ¼ mile apart, and more than the same distance from the sea. Another remarkable discovery was made by the railway workmen during the third week in June at a cutting near the eastern mouth of the tunnel in the Gensing valley (now known as the Warrior square station), and at about 35 feet below the surface of the ground, a heap of petrified bones embedded in blue marl. An interesting discovery was made at No. 2 shaft, consisting of a block of sandstone, in which was embedded some petrified ears of grain, apparently wheat, but smaller than is now grown. These relics were placed in possession of Capt Barlow, the engineer of the works.
I have described the numerous accidents and personal injuries at the railway works during the year, and I had here purposed giving a history of the South-Eastern Railway itself, but as it would occupy considerable space and retard the progress of my general narrative, I will now bring the year 1849 to a close with the record of a few various events.
On the morning of the 13th of March, the inhabitants of Maze Hill, Norman road and Shepherd street were astonished to find their doors minus the knockers and scutcheons, the work, it was supposed of a party of, young gentlemen from Battle, who were then out of more suitable employment.
In the month of April, brick-making was commenced in a field near the hop-gardens (now the Alexandra Park), to be used in the erection of the mansions on the Government ground.
At a hop-sweepstake dinner which - took place at the Coach and Horses, St. Leonards, the nearest forecast of the duty was £212,416, the amount realised being £213,000. One of the tickets drawn was figured for 12 millions.
An enormous cabbage, weighing 25lbs., and another, weighing 18lbs., were cut in Richard Cramp’s garden on the Barrack Ground. They were planted in marrow-bones filled with earth.
On the 10th of October one of Messrs. Burfield’s horses in drawing a heavy load on the sands broke a leg and had to be shot.
On the 5th of November, Guy Fawkes and his misdoings were shown up as usual with effigies, masks and squibs.
Also, as customary, on the 23rd and 24th of Nov. the Town Fair for toys, gingerbread and pedlary was held in the Fishmarket, where the display was meagre, the mud was abundant, and the noise was great.
Cooke’s Circus being at. Hastings, Mr. Nelson, one of the clowns, advertised his benefit by going off to sea in a tub, with four geese attached.
