The E.N.M. had been inspected on the Denes by Major-General Douglas. The Rifle Volunteers were also on the ground.
Bro. Hanworth, Secretary of the “Good Samaritan” Lodge, M.U.O.F., had been presented with an ornamental silver inkstand.
May 9th.—A Ball “of a very elegant character” had taken place at the Town Hall.
The E.N.M. had been disembodied, when “many of the men celebrated the event by getting drunk.”
The 1st N.A.V. had received 19,000 cartridges and 23,000 percussion caps.
A fine porpoise had been gambolling in the river, near the Haven Bridge.
May 16th.—The first lot of mackerel (300 fish) had been landed, and realised £4 per hundred.
May 23rd.—On the Queen’s Birthday, the 1st N.A.V. had fired a salute from the South Star Battery.
There was a scarcity of labour in the town.
May 26th.—The “launching foy” of the “Caroline” had been held in the Town Hall (this vessel had been launched from Powell’s yard, after being repaired at the expense of £5,000.)