Oct. 21st.—A meeting had been held, the Mayor in the chair, for purpose of considering the question of the establishment of Water Works. Nov. 4th.—At the Municipal election there had been a return to the corrupt system of “feasting,” and at Gorleston certain voters were so detained all day until after the poll had closed in order to avoid a contest. The following was the result:— _North Ward_.—Mr. W. H. Bessey and Mr. Henry Danby Palmer re-elected, no opposition. _Market Ward_.—Mr. Sewell retired, and Mr. Lawn was unseated. The poll being— John E. Barnby, C 123 John Fenn, C 120 (sic) James Lawn, L 120 Christopher Steward, L 120 _Regent Ward_ (sic), (_a_) The Mayor (P. Pullyn, Esq.) was re-elected with Mr. R. Ferrier, jun., a Tory, in the place of Mr. Lettis (a Whig) resigned. _Nelson Ward_.— John Symonds, L 120 A. J. Impey, L 114 W. H. Barnby, C 105 H. Jay, C 96 _Gorleston Ward_.—Messrs. Wm. H. Palmer, (L), and S. Miller (C), returned without opposition. The result was a Conservative gain of 5 seats. (_a_) Evidently this should be St. George’s Ward. There is no return for the Regent Ward, but Sir E. Lacon and Mr. Cherry appeared to have been in fact then returned for that Ward. [ED. Y. M.] Nov. 11th.—At the Council meeting on the 9th, Mr. Richard Hammond proposed and Mr. Dawson Turner seconded, the re-election of Philip Pullyn, Esq., to the Mayoralty, and Mr. E. H. L. Preston, proposed and Mr. Fenn seconded, Mr. S. C. Marsh for that office, but upon a division being taken, Mr. Pullyn was re-elected by 28 to 15 votes. For Mr. Pullyn—Messrs. Fiddes, Bayly, Barker, Cobb, Pearson, Pike, Fellows, Walpole, R. Hammond, sen., Boulter, E. R. Palmer, H. D. Palmer, P. White, R. Hammond, jun., W. N. Burroughs, D. A. Gourlay, C. Miller, W. Johnson, J. Owles, S. Palmer, J. D. Chapman, D. Turner, J. Symonds, W. T. Clarke, G. D. Palmer, T. Hammond, A. J. Impey and J. Hammond. For Mr. Marsh—B. Fenn, W. H. Bessey, J. Fenn, J. E. Barnby, J. Cherry, R. Ferrier, W. Worship, B. Jay, J. G. Plummer, J. C. Smith, W. H. Palmer, S. Miller, J. G. Rivett, E. H. L. Preston and W. Hammond. Nov. 18th.—The case of Reg. _v._ Preston had been decided, the Court of Queen’s Bench holding that the appointment of Overseers rested with the Mayor alone, and not with the Magistrates generally. The friends of Mr. S. C. Marsh, who voted for him as Mayor had dined together at the Bear. It was stated that the Tories could not find a Mayor (mare) without going to _Marsh_. A high tide had flowed up to the Victoria and Britannia Terraces. Dec. 2nd.—A dinner had been given to the Mayor at the “Star” Tavern, at which Mr. W. N. Burroughs presided. The town had been thrown “into a complete ferment by the report of the catastrophe at Stanfield Hall.”