Here's a health to our good monarch,
And to her family, dear;
And also to our sailor Prince,
Who'll lead us; never fear!
And this is his opinion
As he traverses the main,
The the sea is our dominion
Which we ever will maintain.
Here's to our gallant officers
Who join us in the cause;
And to the noble gentlemen
Who made our sailor's laws.
For, no doubt, 'tis their opinion
That the blue and briny main
Is Old England's own dominion
Which she ever will retain.
The 4th Cinque Ports Artillery Brigade, which figured respectably at the Brighton Volunteer Review in the preceding year, decided to accept the invitation to take a similar part in this year's Easter-Monday's spectacle.
The 2nd Sussex Artillery members were entertained at supper on the 21st of July, at the Drill shed by Lieut. Hunt of Ore House. The supporters were about 80 in number, and the affair was arranged as a special honour to the Band in connection with the Corps.
Dinner to Lieut. Rock. The testimonial banquet to this worthily esteemed officer on the 8th of April is described on page 24.
A Testimonial Supper was given on the 14th of April by members of the 4th Cinque Ports Artillery Band to bandmaster Lindridge in appreciation of his services in raising the band to a state of efficiency.
The Brighton Review said the St. Leonards Gazette - the grand review at Brighton in which the Cinque Ports men figured respectably, naturally created an early stif in the locality on East Monday, a bustle and excitement which did not wholly subside even after the monster trains with their living freights had taken their departure; for, notwithstanding that a large number of civilians accompanied the volunteers to Brighton, there was probably as great a number who, deterred by the rainy state (illegible text) from joining in the movement to the west, subsequently felt that they had missed a holiday. These, together with a vast number of strangers that had previously debouched from the excursion trains of the several railways, appeared bent on making the best of it; and aided by the delightful weather which followed, gave themselves up more to pleasure than to business. By about 7 o'clock, the "Greys" and the "Blues" had pretty well mustered at the depot, in Middle Street, and those who had not then reached the rendezvous were soon reminded of the coming event by the shrill harmonies of the bugles. Each man had provided himself with what he supposed he would require in the way of food, but at the morning muster, additional rations of beef, bread and tobacco were given out to the Artillery and Marines. At about 9 o'clock, the Artillery formed into marching order and proceeded with their two bands to the open space in front of the -
