Jan. 16th.—There had been a contest in St. George’s Ward to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. R. Ferrier’s death; when the following was the poll:— Mr. T. W. Doughty (Con.) 104 Mr. H. Hammond (Lib.) 82 Jan. 27th.—A faculty had been obtained for the removal of St. Nicholas’ organ from the west end of that church to the North Transept; this had been strongly opposed by Mr. E. H. L. Preston. Feb. 17th.—There had been severe gales from the Eastward, causing much damage to shipping. Feb. 21st.—Mr. John L. Cufaude (Clerk to the Guardians) had been arrested in respect of a claim “for which (as he stated to that Board) he had no right in justice to be arrested”; subsequently he made himself a bankrupt, when it appeared that he had been involved in racing transactions, where he had figured as Mr. De La-Cè. Feb. 27th—The boiler of the “Bold Buccleugh,” Hull steamer, had exploded while that vessel was at her Yarmouth Wharf. March 13th.—Mr. Williams, of Cardiff, had been given the “St. Nicholas’ Church Contract,” although his price (£4,755) exceeded that of Mr. Hood (Norwich), which was £4,194. The following gentlemen (out of 27 candidates) had been elected members of the newly-formed Gorleston Board of Health:—Messrs. Dendy, Baumgartner, Gooda, J. Hammond, Beevor, Gambling, Teasdel, W. Nelson and J. Nelson. Mr. Chipperfield (the late Secretary) had been presented with a testimonial by the Yarmouth Building Society. Two otters had, during a run of the harriers, been captured in a field near Thrigby Hall. March 20th.—Mr. S. B. Cory had been elected Clerk to the Gorleston Board at a salary of £50 per annum, and Mr. F. Dendy chairman of that body. April 7th.—The following Guardians had been elected:—North Ward: S. Nightingale, J. T. Buston, and J. F. Neave. Market Ward: C. C. Aldred and W. Laws (with a tie between J. A. Norman and R. Tunbridge). Regent Ward: W. Worship, R. D. Barber and C. Diver. St. George’s Ward: J. W. de Caux, J. Scott, and J. Rivett. Nelson Ward: C. Woolverton, J. T. Bracey, J. H. Harrison, and G. W. Moore. Messrs. C. S. D. Steward and E. R. Aldred had been re-elected Churchwardens. April 14th.—Mr. J. A. Norman had been seated as a Guardian for the Market Ward; there were then 9 Conservatives and 7 Liberals upon the Board. The Rifle Corps had held a Church parade. April 17th.—William Danby-Palmer, Esq., had accepted the command of the local batteries of Artillery Volunteers. Major Orde had presided at the soireé of the Norfolk and Suffolk Building Society held in the Corn Hall. May 1st.—The Rifle Corps had given a series of amateur dramatic representations at the Drill Hall, in which Messrs. Wiltshire, Youell, Applewaite, Giles, Watson, Chipperfield, and others had taken part. The Duke’s Head had been purchased by Mr. Davey for £1,520. May 12th.—The Officers of the East Norfolk Militia had given a ball to 200 persons at the Town Hall.