arranged to be held in Mr. North's grounds. This took place on Monday, Sept. 21st, and was visited by about 500 persons. It realised, however, only about £6 after deducting expenses of illumination, fireworks &c.
An Hour with Robert Nicholl was the subject of one of the winter sessions lectures, and the lecturer was Mr. Pillow, of Hastings.
Women and Watchwork was the title of another lecture, which on the 26th of January, was delivered by Mr (afterwards Sir. John) Bennett of London. A report of the lecture which appeared in the St. Leonards Gazette, showed its main object to be the two fold one of giving employment to many hundreds of women, and by such employment to enable the English watchmaker to compete with the Swiss.
Frictional Electricy(sic) was ably treated of by Mr. John Banks, the indefatigable Secretary of the Institution, on the 30th of August February[a] just at the time that the electric wire of the L.B. & S.C. Railway was completed to Hastings.
Literary Institution
At a meeting of this society on the 30th of January, the following officers were elected:- President, F. North, Esq., M.P. Vice Presidents:- T. Agar, Esq., G. Batley, Esq., P. F. Robertson, Esq., M.P., J. G. Shorter, Esq., W. D. Lucas-Shadwell, Esq., Francis Smith, Esq. Treasurer, G. Scrivens, Esq. Secretary, Rev. John Parkin. Committee, the president, treasurer and secretary, Mr. Crosbie, Mr. Gant, Dr. Greenhill, Mr. Lindsell, Mr. O'Neil, Rev. T. Nightingale, Mr. J. Rock, jun. Dr. Stevenson and Rev. Thomas Vores. It was resolved that £5 be invested in the Savings Bank as a nucleus of a sinking fund; also that £10 be spent during the year in the purchase of new books.
At this time the position and prospects of the society were regarded as improved, there having been an increase of 11 members, and a cash balance of £17.
At the March meeting it was resoled that the subscription to Mudie's Library be increased to about £10 per annum, and that £5 be spent in the binding of books. New members elected:- Mr. Wm. Ransom, of 42 George street, Hastings, Mr. Hy. Dunk, of High street, Hastings, Mr. Edwd. Long Eve, of 1 Castledown terrace, Hastings, Mr. Robertson Ransom of 3 Verulam place, St. Leonards, and Mr. George Brown Turner, of 10 verulam place, St. Leonards.
On the 26th of June, in consequence of the failure of the Old Bank, the treasurer (G.Scrivens) sent in his resignation. The Secretary was requested to inform Mr. Scrivens that his resignation was ac-
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