A solemn fast had been observed.
April 3rd.—Miss Lettis had been presented with a silver salver by the poorer members of the Unitarian Congregation.
The “Media” had been launched from Mr. Henry Fellows’ yard.
March 10th.—The burial ground at the east-end of the Churchyard had been consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.
J. T. Birch, Esq., the newly-appointed Judge, had held the first County Court “simply for the appointment of officers”; causes were to be heard on the 20th inst.
The right of appointing overseers had been claimed by Mr. E. H. L. Preston on behalf of the Justices generally, the Mayor also claiming the right personally to appoint them as theretofore.
The Church Trustees having liquidated, the church debt had become “extinct.”
Both the Churchwardens had been re-elected by the Vestry, and a Church rate agreed to.
April 17th.—A Shipowner’s Protection Society had been formed, the necessary funds to be raised by a subscription of 7d. per ton register.
The weather at the Fair had been cold and the business transacted of a “limited amount.”