Sep. 25th.—J. T. Abdy, Esq., had attended as Revising Barrister for East Norfolk, when Mr. I. O. Howard Taylor and Mr. F. Danby-Palmer represented the Liberals, and Mr. Charles Diver and Mr. Eagleton the Conservatives, each party had made 56 claims and lodged 130 objections.
Oct. 16th.—Owing to a glut of fish, some herring were selling so low as £6 per last.
Oct. 26th.—The following were the retiring Councillors:—Messrs. W. Worship, J. D. Hilton, C. J. Palmer, C. Woolverton, R. Ferrier, B. Jay, R. D. Barber, J. Tomlinson, D. A. Gourlay, E. R. Aldred, R. Steward, and W. J. Brand; all of whom (except Mr. C. J. Palmer) proposed to seek re-election.
Nov. 2nd.—Mr. de Caux had appeared as a candidate in the South Ward and Messrs. Neave and Frosdick in the St. George’s Ward.
A small steam boat, the property of Mr. Laurie, had been launched from Mr. Blyth’s iron works at Cobholm.
Nov. 9th.—The Drill Hall had been opened, when the Volunteers and a large number of guests were entertained by the officers of the Corps, (Major Orde, Captains Youell, H. H. Barber, W. Holt, J. Tomlinson, Lieutenants G. W. Moore, S. Aldred, R. E. Dowson, Fyson, C. Diver; Ensigns, Ambrose J. Palmer, F. Danby-Palmer, and Adjutant F. A. Cubitt), among whom were the Rev. H. Nevill, Major Foreman, and the Officers of the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers, Captain James, Captain Cubitt, Captain Gilbertson, Captain Calthorpe, Captain Ensor, Captain Rivers, and Messrs. Brightwen, R. Steward, C. H. Chamberlin, S. Dowson, S. Nightingale, C. C. Aldred, J. Baumgartner, C. Cory, A. Steward, W. Danby-Palmer, Frederick Palmer, F. Worship, J. Starling, R. D. Fowler, T. George, T. P. Burroughs, T. Olley, C. Rose, J. Dumbleton, J. Bracey, E. Stagg, G. W. Giles, T. Moore, Maclean, Shales, Barge, E. Cooke, J. Mainprice, Boning, &c., and there were also a number of ladies present.
Nov. 13th.—At the Council meeting, on the motion of Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., seconded by Mr. C. Woolverton, William Worship, Esq., had been elected Mayor.
James Sharman, a Trafalgar veteran and keeper of the Nelson Monument, had died at the age of 82 years.
Nov. 25th.—There had been a contest in the Regent Ward, consequent upon Mr. W. C. Reynolds’ retirement from the Council, when the polling was as follows:—
| T. George (Con.) | 124 |
| T. Todd (Ind.) | 114 |
| Livingston (Lib.) | 26 |