30th of August, realised nearly £40 for the funds of the Hastings Mechanics’ Institution, in addition to £5 given by Mr. Robertson.
The Quadrille Party which had been meeting in the attached long room of the Royal Oak hotel (formerly a boat building loft) was in the autumn of this year adjourned to the old room of the Swan, in consequence of the Oak room being taken down to make room for new houses.
Lectures
“The Giant Killer” was the title of a lecture given in the Swan Assembly Room on the 16th of March, by Rev. J. Blake, of Sandhurst.
A lecture on “Cowper” was given in the same room on March 12th by the Rev. C. D. Bell, of the C.E.C.A.
A lecture on “Hugh Miller” was delivered for the Mechanics’ Institution on the 14th of April, by the Rev. H.J. Piggott.
Lectures by the Rev. Dr. Cumming were delivered in the St Leonards Assembly Rooms, in aid of special missions to Roman Catholics. Collection £25.
“Self Advancement” was the subject of a lecture delivered in the All Saints Girls Schoolroom, on the 13th of April, by W. D. Lucas-Shadwell, Esq.
Brougham’s Genius and Oratory were lectured upon at the Mechanics’ Institution on the 20th of April.
A Lecture on “The Maker of the World” was delivered by the Rev. E. Sydney, for the C.E.C.A on the 22nd of April.
“Respiration and Combustion” formed the title of a lecture delivered at the Mechanics’ Institution by Mr. John Banks on the 2nd of Nov.
“The Mind and the Eye” were the objects lectured on by the Rev. E. Sydney in connection with the Young Men’s Christian Association on the 18th of Nov.
“Life in the East” (illustrated) was the title of a course of three lectures delivered by Mr. Gadsby (traveller, lecturer and author), the first of which, on Dec. 1st was listened to by a crowded audience.
“Thought, Thinkers and How to Think” formed the title of an excellent lecture by the Rev. Samuel Coley, Wesleyan minister on the 6th of Dec.
“Home, Sweet Home” was ably treated in a lecture by the Rev. J. E. Blake, of Sandhurst, at the Mechanics’ Institution on Dec. 21st.
A lecture “On Conversation” was delivered by the Rev. F. Trench, of Islip, in connection with the Y.M.C.A., on the 15th of December.
A lecture on “Why” was delivered to the members of the Mechanics’ Institution on the 9th of December by J. C. Savery, Esq.
“Charles Dickens’ Writings” were discoursed upon in a lecture by Mr. John Banks at the Mechanics’ Institution on January 18th, and again on Feb 1st.
Lady Jane Grey was the subject of a lecture, on Jan. 20th, by the Rev. W. Acworth, for the Church of England Christian Association.
Dr. Cummings Lecture on “The Atonement; its Protestant and Romish Aspects” -
