_Gorleston Ward_. E. H. L. Preston, (C) 185 W. Hammond, (C) 170 S. Crowe, (L) 78 F. S. Costerton, (L) 64 _North Ward_. J. Jackson, (L) 108 W. N. Burroughs, (L) 105 S. Nightingale, (C) 90 C. Cory, (C) 68 _Regent Ward_. S. C. Marsh, (C) 105 J. D. Chapman, (L) 103 H. R. Harmer, (C) 94 F. Palmer, (L) 83 _St. George’s Ward_. J. G. Plummer, (C) 130 J. C. Smith, (C) 116 J. Barker, (L) 101 _Nelson Ward_. G. D. Palmer and T. Lettis, (unopposed). _Market Ward_. C. Aldred, (C) 129 F. Worship, (C) 123 J. Owles, (L) 104 J. Cobb, (L) 84 Nov. 16th.—At the Council Meeting on the 9th, 46 members being present, Mr. George Danby-Palmer proposed and Mr. P. Pullyn seconded Capt. Charles Pearson, R.N., for the office of Mayor, and Mr. Wm. H. Palmer proposed and Mr. E. H. L. Preston seconded, Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., for that office. Upon taking the votes it appeared 25 were for Capt. Pearson and 21 for Sir E. H. K. Lacon. Mr. Ferrier then remarked “The majority for Capt. Pearson is 4, and as 10 Aldermen voted for him, he is in fact returned by gentlemen who are now out of office.” Messrs. J. Fyson, Chas. J. Palmer, J. C. Smith, H. Jay, W. Yetts, (Conservatives) and the Mayor and Messrs. J. Pike, J. Fiddes, J. Bayly, J. Barker and B. Fenn, were then nominated for Aldermen, when 42 members voted for Mr. Fenn and 21 for the other 5 party candidates, whereupon Mayor gave his casting vote in favour of the Whig Nominees. The Mayor’s dinner was held at the “Star” on the following Monday, when His Worship occupied the chair and R. Hammond, Esq., the Vice-chair. D. A. Gourlay, Esq. (Deputy-Mayor) P. Pullyn, G. Danby-Palmer, H. Worship, F. Palmer, W. N. Burroughs, Esqs., and the principal Liberal members of the Corporation were present. The price of Gas had been reduced to 5s. per thousand cubic feet. H. Palmer, Esq., had notified his intention to resign the Town Clerkship. Mr. Cufaude, Mr. C. Cory, and Mr. J. Clowes, were spoken of as probable candidates. Mr. G. Johnson had been elected master of the Workhouse. Nov. 23rd.—The crew of a Sheringham smack had been fined £100 each, or six months’ imprisonment for smuggling 2,760 lbs. of tobacco. Dec. 14th.—Several houses on the Denes had been broken into, and some brushes stolen from Mr. J. Palmer’s warehouse at the Bridge foot, where the thieves missed taking a considerable amount of gold and silver carelessly left on the premises. Dec. 21st.—W. Lee, Esq., had held an Inquiry as to the drainage of the Denes. [Picture: Decorative graphic] THIRD SERIES, 1851–60. “When found, make a note of”—