Feb. 29th.—The Municipal Commissioners were sitting at the Tolhouse.
March 6th.—The Commissioners having finished their investigation were entertained by Alderman Bath at Dinner.
April 10th.—Mr. G. Garson had been appointed Lloyd’s Surveyor.
The annual silver cup, given by Mr. Bales to the members of the “Yarmouth British Yacht Club,” was to be sailed for in May.
April 17th.—A meeting had been held to oppose certain clauses in the proposed Haven and Pier Bill then before Parliament, Mr. Alderman Barth in the chair, the following took part in the proceedings:—Messrs. J. Brightwen, J. Shelly, A. Palmer, S. Cobb, R. Ferrier, G. D. Palmer, B. Dowson, P. Stead, and William Barber.
April 24th.—The Baltic (belonging to I. Preston, Esq.) and The Venus (belonging to G. D. Palmer, Esq.) had sailed with emigrants for North America.
May 1st.—A brig called the Friends, of 190 tons register, had been launched from Mr. A. Palmer’s yard.
May 15th.—The “New Proprietary Grammar School” had been opened, John Danby Palmer, Esq., being Chairman during the proceedings.
June 5th.—The Misses Seaman had been appointed postmistresses.
June 12th.—“A remarkably fine ship of 374 tons” had been launched from the dockyard of Ambrose Palmer, Esq.