On the revision of the Proxy Book, Mr. C. Diver had appeared for the Conservatives and Mr. F. Danby-Palmer for the Liberals. Mr. Copeman, of Long Stratton, had purchased No. 4, South-quay, (the Elizabethan mansion restored by the late John Danby-Palmer, Esq.), for £1,150 and £60 for fixtures. Eighteen hundred and sixty-seven changes had been rung on St. Nicholas’ bells on the 1st and 2nd inst., by the Parish ringers. March 6th.—The proposal of the Government to disfranchise the Borough was the subject of general comment. W. H. Bessey, Esq., J.P. and Town Councillor, had died in his 68th year. March 9th.—The Town Council had adopted a petition to Parliament deprecating the proposed disfranchisement of the Borough. Lord Bury (accompanied by Mr. F. Danby-Palmer) was sounding the constituency of East Norfolk with a view to contesting the division upon the next vacancy. The seat on the newly constructed Haven Board held by the shipowners had been contested with the following result:— For Mr. Watling 191 „ Mr. Scott 91 And the former was consequently elected. March 13th.—The Conservative electors had met at the “Star” (W. Worship, Esq., in the chair), and proposed, if disfranchisement could be avoided, a compromise as to the future representation of the Borough. March 16th.—The Liberals had also held a meeting at the “Angel,” when the majority of those present repudiated the suggested compromise; Mr. R. Hammond (chairman), Mr. J. Clowes, Mr. J. Lawn, Mr. R. Barber, Mr. J. Garratt, Mr. L. Blake, Mr. J. W. de Caux, Mr. W. Livingston, Sir Thomas Beevor, and Mr. J. Scott took part in this discussion. April 6th.—There had been a “Magisterial field-day” for the appointment of Overseers, when the following Justices were present:—Conservatives—The Mayor and Messrs. R. Steward, C. C. Aldred, J. Fenn, B. Jay, J. C. Smith, J. C. Clark, and F. Worship; and Liberals—Messrs. R. Hammond, P. Pullyn, F. Palmer, J. Owles and J. Scott. The Tory nominees were appointed after a warm altercation, in which Mr. Steward, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Aldred took prominent parts. The following Guardians had been elected:— _North Ward_: Messrs. S. Nightingale, J. T. Buston, and J. F. Neave. _Market Ward_: Messrs. W. Laws, C. C. Aldred, and J. Rivett. _Regent Ward_: Messrs. W. Worship, R. D. Barber, and C. Diver. _St. George’s Ward_: Messrs. W. T. Foreman, C. Moore, and E. Stagg. _Nelson Ward_: Messrs. G. W. Moore, J. Clowes, C. Woolverton, and H. H. Barber. The following tenders had been accepted for the new Fish Wharves:—Bricklaying. Norfor, £533; masonry, Bartram, £1,780; paviour, Chappel, £1,866 7s. 1d.; slater, Dawber, £530; carpenter, Norfor, £1,820; smith, Barnes, £700; plumber, Wright, £600; total, £7,899 7s. 1d. April 24th.—Messrs. Spence, Everard, Moore, Fenner, Veale, Neave, Harrison, Douglas and Silvers had been upset on Ormesby Broad and narrowly escaped drowning.