May 1st.—Ninety ladies and gentlemen had attended a ball at the Town Hall. The sum of £137 had been collected at the Consecration Services at St. John’s Church. The Communion plate and stone pulpit in this church had been paid for from the proceeds arising from the sale of the second edition of the “Story of John Brock.” May 5th.—Reference is made to the drowning of the only son of Captain Ellis, R.N., at Southwold. The Poor’s rate was 1s. 4d. in the £. The Summer excursion trains had commenced running, and had brought many visitors from Norwich. May 8th.—Seventy invalids from Colchester camp were under treatment at the Naval Hospital. The officers in charge were Captain Jervois, Commandant; Captain Naylor, Pay-master; Staff-Surgeons, Bradford and Joy, and Mr. Rippon, Purveyor. May 15th.—Disturbances had taken place between some of the Fermanagh Militia and townsmen at Southtown, and the conduct of the Mayor was impugned with regard to his desire to repress the report of this, when Mr. de Caux vindicated the reports sent by him to the newspapers he represented. May 22nd.—The mackerel fleet (about 100 sail) were nearly all at sea, and prices had varied from 35s. to 45s. per hundred. The “Nil Desperandum” (500 tons) had been launched from Mr. Rust’s yard. June 12th.—Records the death of Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., one of the M.P’s. for East Norfolk. June 16th.—Sir Henry Stracey, a candidate for the seat thus vacant, had met the Conservative electors at the Angel-hotel, when Mr. E. H. L. Preston occupied the chair. It was stated that “Sir Henry is a favourite in Yarmouth from the interest he has taken in all that relates to the interest of the town.” June 19th.—The Liberals had met at the Star Hotel, Mr. B. Dowson in the chair, when a resolution accepting the Hon. Wenman Clarence Walpole Coke as the candidate in the Whig interest had been adopted. John Berry had committed suicide by shooting himself on the South Denes. June 26th.—Mr. Falcke (a gentleman whose father formerly lived in the town) had given subscriptions to the Hospital and the Ragged and British Schools. June 30th.—At the County election, Mr. E. Fellowes, M.P., proposed, and Colonel Fitzroy seconded Sir H. J. Stracey, Bart., and Mr. Bulwer proposed, and Mr. Upcher seconded the Hon. Wenman C. W. Coke; the show of hands was in favour of Sir H. J. Stracey, whereupon Mr. Bulwer demanded a poll on behalf of the Hon. Mr. Coke. July 3rd.—The poll had been declared as follows:— The Hon. W. C. W. Coke 2933 Sir H. J. Stracey 2720 Majority 213 An analysis of the polling at Yarmouth showed— Coke. Stracey. Yarmouth Voters 288 301 E&W. Flegg ,, 150 195 Out ,, 36 58 Gorleston ,, 6 4 Southtown ,, 14 14