The funeral of the Duke of Wellington had been observed as a general day of mourning.
A fire had nearly been occasioned by an accident in the Town-hall kitchen during the Mayor’s Dinner.
Nov. 23rd.—Sir E. Lacon and Mr. Rumbold (accompanied by Mr. W. H. Palmer) had had an interview with the Right Honourable J. W. Henley, and presented the Shipowners’ Memorial.
Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. O’Brien had been retained by Mr. F. S. Costerton in the matter of the Election petition.
Mr. Robert Steward had caused the Attorney-General to serve writs on several members of the Town Council, with a view to testing the validity of the renewal of leases by that body under a custom then in force in the town. Mr. W. Worship strongly deprecated this proceeding.
Dec. 4th.—At the Council meeting it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Ferrier, seconded by Mr. C. C. Aldred, that the Town Clerk defend the actions so commenced at the instance of Mr. Steward.
The petition had been defeated, as the Examiner had reported “the sureties to the petition to be informal and invalid.”
The Tories had sent the bellman round the town to announce this fact.
Captain Fisher, R.N., had been appointed to the command of the “Magician,” 16 gun steam frigate, 400 horse-power.
It was proposed to start a “Conservative Land Society” at Yarmouth.