Before we close these remarks we may just observe, that four or five of our aldermen, and several of our common-council-men are now absentees, or live out of town—a case, it is supposed, never known here before, and which would not have been allowed in former days: for absence or removal out of town was always heretofore succeeded by expulsion, if the absentees did not think proper to resign of their own accord. It seems somewhat difficult to account for the unexampled indulgence with which our present absentees are treated, especially as the mayor is said to find it often very difficult, on that very account, to get a Hall, or muster such a number of members as is necessary for transacting their municipal business. Other sources of municipal revenue here, are the _fairs_ and _markets_. Of the former there are only two in the year: one of these is very considerable and celebrated, but was much more so in former times. It is commonly called _the mart_, or the _Lynn mart_, and commences on the 14th. of February, when it is with great formality _proclaimed_ {1157} to last for _six days_, but is generally allowed to continue about a _fortnight_. It is but the shadow of what it was formerly, when most of the town and country shopkeepers were then supplied with goods till the time of _Sturbitch fair_, where they procured a fresh supply. But the latter also is now sunk into great comparative insignificance. Both of them therefore might now be discontinued without any material loss, except to those concerned with their respective revenues. The other Lynn fair is held on the 17th. of October, and is called the _cheese fair_. It was formerly, it seems, a respectable fair, but is now become so inconsiderable and insignificant as not to require or merit here any further notice.