Jan. 31st.—An Anti-Corn Law meeting had been held at the Town Hall.
Feb. 7th.—Meetings of the freemen had been held as to the question of whether Mr. Wilshere should be called on to resign his seat.
At the Quarter Sessions, Mr. Edward Woodrow was convicted for selling “short weight” bread to the Guardians, and sentenced to pay a fine of £50, which he paid, but “not until the Recorder (N. Palmer, Esq.) had twice threatened to commit him for contempt of Court.”
Feb. 14th.—The Town Council adopted a petition for the abolition of the Corn Laws with only two dissentients.
Feb. 21st.—Mr. John Owles had been elected a Councillor in the place of Mr. Cobb, who had been raised to the Aldermanic Bench.
Mr. Wilshere had presented the town petition against the Corn Laws; it was signed by 2,355 persons.
Mr. Owen had delivered a lecture on “Socialism.”
March 7th.—The use of the Town Hall had been refused to Mr. Hallock, a “Socialist” lecturer.
March 14th.—Mr. Rumbold had presented the Corporation’s petition for the repeal of the Corn Laws.
A meeting of the Chartists had been held at the Masonic Hall, Mr. Fleet in the chair, and was addressed by Messrs. Gill and Deegan, delegates.