Nov. 14th.—At the Council on the 9th, Mr. G. D. Palmer proposed Mr. Jay as Mayor for the ensuing year, and he was elected to that office. Dec. 5th.—Capt. Pearson had been elected an Alderman in the place of John B. Palmer, Esq., deceased. An anti-poor law meeting had been held; only 52 persons present. Dec. 19th.—The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had commenced a round of Civic entertainments of a most “recherchê” character. The Yarmouth Savings’ Bank had 2,137 accounts and £63,513 13s. 7d. on deposit. Dec. 26th.—The Mayor and Corporation had attended St. Nicholas’ Church, after which his Worship entertained a large party of friends at lunch. The “Blue” freemen had held a meeting to receive a very handsome blue banner, inscribed “Presented to the freemen in commemoration of their victory over the attempt to enslave them, and ‘United we stand, divided we fall. Wilshere’s majority 38.’” 1840. Jan. 2nd contains the following as to “Yarmouth Hospital”:— The half-yearly meeting of the governors of this institution was held at the Town Hall on Saturday. William Steward, Esq., took the chair, and stated that the building was expected to be completed for the reception of patients by Lady-day. The cost of the building, including furniture and the tower (a very ornamental building, to be used as a look-out), with other incidental charges, would amount to £1,600. (Expressions of surprise, and “What! no more?”) He believed that £1,600 would cover the whole expense, to meet which they had already received by benefaction (including £200 from the Norwich Musical Festival) upwards of £600, while upwards of £1,000 had been raised among the shareholders. It would be highly desirable to pay off the shareholders as the funds would allow, and to keep up the annual subscriptions. At present they were adequate to the annual expenditure, but he trusted the inhabitants would do their utmost to increase the annual income. This was the only charitable institution founded on the day of her Majesty’s Coronation, and he was induced to hope that an application to Her Majesty’s advisers would obtain a benefaction from her privy purse. He was sanguine in his anticipation that in a short time the shares would be reduced to one for each shareholder, which it was thought desirable should remain. F. R. Reynolds, Esq., thought the reduction would be made in less than seven years. The Rev. M. Waters said that, allowing them to remain in their present position, the new institution would not be more rent than the present Hospital in Queen Street. Mr. Steward then submitted a resolution, that all monies arising from benefactions or otherwise, except from annual subscriptions, be applied in paying the shareholders till such shareholders should have but one share each; and that the annual subscriptions should be kept as a distinct fund.