and clung from door to door when he went home, but he had cleaned his own windows, and was not ashamed of it. The Mayor vainly strove to check the disgraceful wrangle, Coun. Ross declaring that no one should stop him; and as to his Scotch blood being up, if Harvey had one drop of Scotch blood in his veins, he would be a better man. Mr Ginner did not know where authority rested, but the discussion was very unseemly. As the oldest living member of the Council [Mr. Deudney, “No, not the oldest”]. The Mayor – “I must throw myself upon your hands, gentlemen. I do all I can to stop this unseemly disturbance, but one speaks, and another claims the right to reply.” Coun. Beck, “Sit down, Mr. Ross.” “No, one more word. I never stood up to fight a fisherman”. Coun. Harvey – “I shall reply.” (Chair, chair, chair! And great confusion). Ald. Ticehurst - “If Harvey could have said only one good word for me. I should have felt it a degredation as coming from his lips”. Coun. Beck – “I move that we proceed to the next business.” (Hear, hear, stop, stop! Order; order! Business!) The tumultuous scene then came to a conclusion, the motion for the letter of condolence being lost sight of. A stranger who reads these lines might well ask “What manner of men did the burgesses choose to rule over them in those days?”
Election of Alderman. Coun. Ross having understood that Mr. Ranking was going to be proposed, wished to remind the meeting that he had been previously rejected. Mr. Ranking was, however, elected, despite Mr. Ross’s reminder.
The Lean Stock Show. Coun. Deudney said that as chairman on the previous occasion it might be supposed that he was able to give a statement of the financial a/c. It was an unpleasant subject, and although there was a balance in hand, the Committee had been unable to bring the local secretary to a settlement; so that he had been quite disgusted, and for some time past had ceased to interfere. He would, however, be happy to contribute to the requirements of about £100. Ald. Clement would also be happy to forward the project. Coun. Burfield would be glad to see the Cattle Show held at Hastings again, but better managed than the last. Mr. Yates, who provided the dinner, had told him that he lost money by it to a considerable extent. Five pounds worth of tickets were placed in the hands of one gentleman, which tickets were presented at the dinner, but he had received no money for them. Ald. Scrivens regarded the show as one which affected Hastings – a town which in importance was second to only one other in the county. He therefore moved that it was desirable for the Sussex Lean Stock Show of 1853 to be held at Hastings, and that they do all in their power to aid it. A committee was then formed of the following gentlemen: - Messrs. Hickes (mayor), Scrivens, Clift, Clement, Deudney, Ross, Williams, Cooke, Stubbs, and H. B. Young. Mr. Clift would -
