The “Sir William Jolliffe” had been placed on the station in the place of the “Tourist.” Dec. 13th.—Messrs. Dumbleton, Bradbeer, Palmer, and Bunn had complained to the Bench of the obstructions on the Quay. Dec. 23rd.—The Council had “suspended” the sexton for alleged misconduct. The grocers and drapers had determined to close their shops on the day following Christmas Day. “The Skimmer of the Sea,” a barque of 320 tons, had been launched from Mr. Branford’s yard. Dec. 30th.—The East Norfolk Militia having been permanently embodied, had assembled under the command of Colonel Mason, but the Norfolk Militia Artillery had not been called up. T. Brightwen, Esq., had qualified as a Magistrate. Several large packages of warm clothing had been forwarded by the ladies of the town for the use of the soldiers in the Crimea. C. J. Palmer, Esq., had entertained the inmates of the Gaol. Pickpockets were again in town, and John Webb had been robbed by them of £4 15s. Mr. Smyth had been appointed Surgeon to the Gaol in the place of Mr. H. Worship deceased. 1855. Jan. 6th.—There had been a high tide and heavy flood; 130 yards of the rails between Yarmouth and Reedham had been carried away by the latter. The following gentlemen had been chosen as the Library Committee.—The Mayor (C. J. Palmer, Esq.), Rev. J. B. Bampton, Rev. H. Squire, and Messrs. B. Fenn, R. R. B. Norman, J. Bayly, and S. C. Burton. It was considered too cold to drill the Militia on the South-denes. Jan. 13th.—The following quantity of fish had been forwarded from Yarmouth during the preceding year:— Packages. Tons. Cwt. From Jan. to Sep. 282,441 10,591 10 ,, Oct. to Dec. 250,981 9,411 15 Total 533,422 20,003 5 During the week 20 men of the East Norfolk Militia had volunteered for the line. At the Tract Lenders’ Festival 400 persons had partaken of tea at the Priory. They were addressed by the Rev. G. Hills, Rev. G. W. Grogan and other friends. Jan. 17th.—The Norfolk Artillery Militia had received an order to be permanently embodied from the 23rd inst. Jan. 20th.—Sixty more men had volunteered from the East Norfolk Militia for the line, making a total of 300 of such volunteers in all. Winter had set in “with all the vigour and severity peculiar to this portion of the Eastern Coast.” Jan. 24th.—The weather continued intensely cold, and the navigation of the rivers were stopped by the accumulation of ice. The District Visiting Society was doing great work in the way of alleviating distress. Pickpockets were still at work. A woman had been robbed by one of them in the Market Row of 8s. 6d., and Mrs. Pole, of Burgh Castle, had suffered a loss of £2 17s. in this way.