Jan. 31st.—An Anti-Corn Law meeting had been held at the Town Hall. Feb. 7th.—Meetings of the freemen had been held as to the question of whether Mr. Wilshere should be called on to resign his seat. At the Quarter Sessions, Mr. Edward Woodrow was convicted for selling “short weight” bread to the Guardians, and sentenced to pay a fine of £50, which he paid, but “not until the Recorder (N. Palmer, Esq.) had twice threatened to commit him for contempt of Court.” Feb. 14th.—The Town Council adopted a petition for the abolition of the Corn Laws with only two dissentients. Feb. 21st.—Mr. John Owles had been elected a Councillor in the place of Mr. Cobb, who had been raised to the Aldermanic Bench. Mr. Wilshere had presented the town petition against the Corn Laws; it was signed by 2,355 persons. Mr. Owen had delivered a lecture on “Socialism.” March 7th.—The use of the Town Hall had been refused to Mr. Hallock, a “Socialist” lecturer. March 14th.—Mr. Rumbold had presented the Corporation’s petition for the repeal of the Corn Laws. A meeting of the Chartists had been held at the Masonic Hall, Mr. Fleet in the chair, and was addressed by Messrs. Gill and Deegan, delegates. March 21st.—The Rev. W. Squire had lectured at the Masonic Hall in reply to Mr. Owen. More than 1,200 persons were present. March 28th.—The sixteen Liberal candidates had been elected Guardians. April 4th.—A meeting had been held for the purpose of forming a local branch of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, S. Cobb, Esq. (Mayor) in the chair. Sir George Parker and Messrs. James H. Palmer, Matthew Butcher, and George Danby Palmer took part in the proceedings. April 11th.—The election of Haven Commissioners had resulted as follows:— For George Danby Palmer 511 W. Barth 473 E. H. L. Preston 380 C. J. Palmer 277 April 18th.—A petition had been adopted in favour of a penny postage. May 2nd.—Mr. Pickard (a Guardian) had complained to the Mayor that he was continually being insulted by Mr. E. Woodrow since that person had been convicted at the Sessions. May 9th.—An endeavour was being made to revive the “Dutch Fair,” in order to which such vessels were to be exempted from dues from the 17th to 30th September. There were 23 prisoners for trial at the Sessions. May 23rd.—An address had been voted to the Queen to congratulate her upon the issue of the “Bed Chamber” plot. The Mayor was in the chair and G. Penrice, R. Palmer Kemp, William Danby Palmer, W. Johnson, George Steward, and E. H. L. Preston, Esqs., took part in the proceedings.