Two otters had, during a run of the harriers, been captured in a field near Thrigby Hall.
March 20th.—Mr. S. B. Cory had been elected Clerk to the Gorleston Board at a salary of £50 per annum, and Mr. F. Dendy chairman of that body.
April 7th.—The following Guardians had been elected:—North Ward: S. Nightingale, J. T. Buston, and J. F. Neave. Market Ward: C. C. Aldred and W. Laws (with a tie between J. A. Norman and R. Tunbridge). Regent Ward: W. Worship, R. D. Barber and C. Diver. St. George’s Ward: J. W. de Caux, J. Scott, and J. Rivett. Nelson Ward: C. Woolverton, J. T. Bracey, J. H. Harrison, and G. W. Moore.
Messrs. C. S. D. Steward and E. R. Aldred had been re-elected Churchwardens.
April 14th.—Mr. J. A. Norman had been seated as a Guardian for the Market Ward; there were then 9 Conservatives and 7 Liberals upon the Board.
The Rifle Corps had held a Church parade.
April 17th.—William Danby-Palmer, Esq., had accepted the command of the local batteries of Artillery Volunteers.
Major Orde had presided at the soireé of the Norfolk and Suffolk Building Society held in the Corn Hall.
May 1st.—The Rifle Corps had given a series of amateur dramatic representations at the Drill Hall, in which Messrs. Wiltshire, Youell, Applewaite, Giles, Watson, Chipperfield, and others had taken part.
The Duke’s Head had been purchased by Mr. Davey for £1,520.