A. J. Impey, M.D. 173 John Dunn, M.D. 74 Spencer Smyth 227 C. B. Dashwood 184 Josh. Bayly 143 G. Dimock 28 and Dr. Impey and Messrs. Smyth, Dashwood and Bayly were declared duly elected. Aug. 26th.—An explosion had taken place on board the “Earl of Liverpool,” London steam packet, off Lowestoft, by which two of the crew had been killed. St. Nicholas’ Church had been re-opened after the work of restoration, when the Lord Bishop of Norwich preached, and 150 ladies and gentlemen partook of a luncheon at the Town Hall, amongst those present being Baron Alderson and M. Guizot and his daughter. Sept. 2nd.—At the races it was remarked that the Railway, while increasing the number of people, had decreased the number of vehicles on the course, gigs, horses and private carriages being superseded by cab flies and omnibuses. The ordinary had been held at the “Angel,” when sixty-five gentlemen sat down to dinner, for which two haunches of venison had been sent by the M.P’s. One hundred and eleven ladies and gentlemen had attended the ball at the Town Hall, when the Members for the Borough, the Officers of the 16th Lancers, Mr. and Misses Lacon, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. I. Jermy, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Caldecott, Captain, Mrs. and Misses Pearson, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Tuck, Mr., Mrs. and Miss A. Steward, Mr. B. Dowson, &c., were present. The Rev. Geo. Hills, M.A., P.C. of St. Mary’s Quarry Hill, Leeds, had accepted the living then vacant by the resignation of the Rev. H. Mackenzie. It was remarked that none of the Corporation had attended the luncheon on the occasion of the re-opening of the Church, the Mayor stating that he could not attend the meeting as “the Church” was to be one of the toasts given. Sept. 9th.—The “Hudson” had been launched from Mr. Barber’s yard, after extensive repairs. Sept. 23rd.—The Rev. G. Hills had “read himself in” at St. Nicholas’ Church. Captain Kisbee, R.N., was making experiments with a “patent float.” Sept. 30th.—The Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield were staying at Yarmouth. The first buildings on the Britannia Terrace had been commenced. A proposition had been made to extend the esplanade and carriage drive from this to the Victoria Terrace. Oct. 7th.—The Good Samaritan Lodge, M.U.O.F., had held its anniversary at the Masonic Hall, F. Palmer, Esq., in the chair, when about sixty members sat down to dinner, and a silver watch and gold guard chain were presented to W. Hanworth, P.G., for his services to the Lodge during the then past three years. Oct. 14th.—The wards were likely to be hotly contested in November, Sir E. H. K. Lacon being one of the candidates; but at the Registration Court he could not substantiate his claim to be on the Burgess Roll. Richard Bell, Collector of customs, had died from an attack of the gout.