1841.
Jan. 14th.—A meeting for the relief of the poor had been held, when £300 was raised in the room.
Jan. 21st.—Mr. E. R. Palmer had been appointed Inspector of Corn Returns.
Jan. 28th—The “Greyhound” (Barker) had arrived at Naples in fifteen days, “being the quickest passage ever known.”
Feb. 11th.—About fifty tradesmen had dined at the “Star” to commemorate the baptism of the Princess Royal.
Feb. 18th.—A local committee had been formed in connection with the “Marine Penitent Female Refuge,” with the Hon. and Rev. E. Pellew, president; Mrs. C. S. D. Steward, treasurer; and Mrs. G. Danby-Palmer, secretary.
On Tuesday, the whole of the London traders, sixteen in number, were lying in the harbour, owing to the late frost.
A meeting of the Conservative ratepayers had been held to protest against the 1s. 3d. poor’s rate.
Feb. 25th.—A meeting had been held at the Town Hall for promoting a railway from Yarmouth to London.
March 11th.—The works of the Victoria Building Company had been commenced, and the Mayor had been requested to lay the first stone.