weigh(sic) matters carefully, and especially such as concerns their neighbours; or are they emulous of 'Samson Agouistes' fame? And, further, do they determine to alter the customary name and change to postal arrangements which the whole of St. Leonards feel cannot be better and desire to have let alone? If so, the cause of the change will be obvious, and the motives prompting this unnecessary proceeding will be justly appreciated"
"Yours, truly,
Young St. Leonards"
Another Correspondent wrote thus:-
"Sir,
- Can nothing be done to stay the strife now disturbing the two towns? Both parties seem to have their blood up; and Heaven only knows where it will end. The present undignified course of reciprocal daubing is a disgrace to both parties, and may lead to a very serious and prolonged dispute. Is there no mediator - no friend to moderation - no man not yet blind and man to suggest a saving compromise?"
From the "St Leonards Gazette"
In a second article on the Boundary dispute, the following remarks were contained appeared as an introduction to a report of the public meeting at the Assembly Rooms. - "Having been among those who took the initiative in repelling what was believed to be an unjust attempt of the Hastings Town Council to deprive the people of St. Leonards of a generally admitted and long-cherished right, and having moreover, in expounding our own views, deviated somewhat from our usual path, it may have been expected that our columns this week would contain a report of the numerously attended and influential meeting which on Tuesday afternoon was held in the St. Leonards Assembly Rooms. We may observe that the high tone of the speeches at that meeting, together with other events have fully justified our editorial remarks of last week. Content to await this issue of that demonstration, we proceed to record" &c. - (The lengthy report of the said meeting has already appeared).
From the same journal is the following:-
Rebuke to the naughty people of St. Leonards-on-sea.
Cooped up within bounds of his "Ancient Cinque Port."
With praiseworthy efforts to widen its span
But checked in those efforts - so runs the report
By neighbouring churls is our dear Hastings Man
"To the West, to the West, to the land of the free"
His vision extended, his action began;
'T would't do for the folk of St. Leonards-on-sea,
Who wickedly laughed at our dear Hastings man
