March 5th.—Samuel Jay, Esq., and William Barth, Esq., had proceeded to London to present an address to Her Majesty from the Town Council upon her marriage.
Messrs. Fellows had launched the “Lucy,” a schooner of 100 tons register.
March 12th.—The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had been presented at Court by William Wilshere, Esq., M.P., on the occasion of taking up the Corporation address.
Capt. Love had been elected Inspector of Police by thirteen votes to one vote. There were twelve candidates for the office.
March 26th.—Mr. Joseph Fiddes had been elected an Alderman in the place of Mr. William Barber, deceased.
April 2nd.—The Hospital having been completed, was opened for public inspection, and had been visited by nearly 1,000 inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. Eight hundred patients had been relieved by this Charity since the previous August.
April 9th.—Sixteen Whigs had been elected Guardians by very large majorities.
April 23rd.—Messrs. C. Davie, William Johnson, and S. V. Moore had been nominated at the Vestry meeting as Churchwardens, and a poll demanded.
The Conservatives had dined together at the Angel Hotel, Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., in the chair, when a magnificent silver waiter, weighing 221 ozs., was presented to Mr. Edward H. L. Preston. Upon it was the following inscription: “Presented to Edward Harbord Lushington Preston by the Conservatives of Great Yarmouth, as a testimonial of their esteem and high approval of his firm and active support of those principals which constitute the best bulwark of the Throne, and the surest safeguard of the people.” Messrs. Aldred and Son supplied it.
The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had received the Sacrament at St. Nicholas’ Church, and afterwards entertained the Town Council and a party of friends with a sumptuous cold collation.