“The ball in the evening was held at the Town Hall, and was very well attended, although some families in the town were prevented being present by a recent removal by death. Among those whose names we have been able to procure, were some of the Officers of the 16th Lancers and their ladies, Lord A. and Lady Conyngham, the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Yarmouth and the Misses Boulter, the Mayor of Norwich, F. Tattershall, Esq., R. Ferrier, Esq., Captain, Mrs. and Misses Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Chevallier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Steward, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. L. Preston, J. Wicks, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Caldecott, Rev. E. B. and Mrs. Frere.” July 26th.—On the previous Thursday “a very calamitous accident” had occurred; Capt. Pearson and his family had been to the Theatre, and on their return Miss Mary Sayers walked straight from Regent Street over the Quay Head and was drowned. The body was picked up on the following morning. Mr. J. W. Shelly returned to the charge against Mr. Sewell, and accused him of unduly influencing a voter named Carr. At the Water Frolic the “Stranger” won the cup. The “Thorn,” a “Bermudian cutter-rigged boat,” belonging to Capt. Ellis, R.N., attracting much attention. Aug. 5th.—Mr. Carr and Mr. Sewell repudiated Mr. Shelly’s suggestions, and totally denied his statements to be correct. The following is the report of the inquest held on the body of Miss Sayers:— “On the 27th ult., at the house of Captain Pearson, an inquest was held before Mr. C. H. Chamberlin, on the body of Miss Mary Sayers, aged 72. The body of the deceased was identified by W. H. Palmer, Esq., who stated that he left her the previous night at the door of the Theatre about ten minutes before eleven; her sister, Miss E. Sayers, went home in a sedan chair and deceased walked. The night was extremely dark and rainy, but no gas lamps were lighted. Captain Pearson and his family were spending the evening out, and on returning at about half-past eleven, found Miss E. Sayers in some anxiety that her sister was so long in following her. Captain Pearson immediately went to the police office to procure assistance in searching for her, for which purpose Police-constable Page took a lantern. About half-past three in the morning he dragged the river opposite the Town Hall, and there found the body. The watch of deceased stopped precisely at eleven o’clock. The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned by walking over the Quay-head, in consequence of the extreme darkness of the night.” There had been a considerable discussion on the question of the election of surgeons to the Hospital, and ultimately a poll was taken as follows:—