Feb. 26th.—A requisition was being signed requesting Mr. John E. Lacon to offer himself as a candidate for the Borough.
March 11th.—An election for a councillor in the Nelson Ward, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. W. Chambers had been held as follows:—
| Thomas Hammond (Lib.) | 152 |
| Robins Purdy (Con.) | 52 |
| Majority for Hammond | 100 |
March 25th.—There had been an eclipse of the moon.
Three hundred idle characters had proceeded to the Workhouse and demanded out-door relief, but dispersed on the appearance of the Mayor and a few constables.
April 8th.—Mr. W. R. Last had erected an illuminated clock in King Street which was a great accommodation to the inhabitants.
Messrs. George Danby Palmer and John Barker had been elected Haven Commissioners, and Messrs. D. A. Gourlay and R. Hammond Supernumary Commissioners.
April 15th.—The Mayor had appointed Messrs. George Arbon and William Livingston (Whigs), and Robert Breeze and John E. Barnby (Tories) Overseers in the place of the “party” nominations hitherto made of these officials.
May 6th.—The fair “although pretty well attended so far as numbers was concerned was altogether as spiritless a concern as could be desired.”
May 13th.—From the report of the Gas Company’s meeting it appeared that the balance of profit, after paying dividend on the new shares, was £625 17s. 7d.; the rentals amounted to £2164 11s. 5d., and the total income to £2720 3s., the expenditure being £2094 6s. 11d.