Oct. 20th.—There had been a fire at the “New Commercial” club house. Nov. 3rd.—A prisoner named Lessey complained to the Judge of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court that he had lain in prison for 23 weeks before he obtained his discharge, and had then been arrested again at the suit of his solicitor for £19 19s. 4d. and was thus again a prisoner. The following Councillors had been elected:— _North Ward_: Mr. W. H. Bessey and Mr. C. May (vice Mr. E. H. L. Preston retired.) _Market Ward_: Mr. E. Sewell and Mr. S. Miller, jun. (vice Mr. E. N. Clowes, resigned). The polling being for Sewell 162 Miller 142 Richmond 29 J. Lawn 29 _Regent Ward_: Messrs. C. Davie and J. Fish (re-elected.) _St. George’s Ward_: Mr. Lettis and P. Pullyn, Esq. (vice A. Woods, Esq., resigned.) _Nelson Ward_: Messrs. Robinson and Symonds (re-elected.) _St. Andrew’s Ward_: Messrs. Thrower and W. H. Palmer (re-elected.) Nov. 10th.—At the Council meeting on the 9th, Mr. R. Hammond proposed and Capt. Pearson seconded, the election of Samuel Palmer, Esq., as Mayor; and Mr. Brightwen moved and Mr. C. Davie seconded, William Hurry Palmer, Esq., for that office. A warm debate ensued, during which Mr. S. Cobb was somewhat violent, and in the result Mr. S. Palmer was elected by 23 to 13 votes. Those voting for Mr. S. Palmer were Messrs. W. Hammond, C. Pearson, W. D. Palmer, G. D. Palmer, J. Fiddes, H. Fellows, T. Lettis, jun., S. C. Marsh, J. Tomlinson, T. Hammond, J. G. Cannell, J. Fish, M. Butcher, J. Crow, W. Chambers, J. L. Cufaude, J. Bayly, T. Lettis, R. Hammond, J. Barker, B. Fenn, A. Thrower, and S. Cobb. And for Mr. W. H. Palmer—Messrs. J. Brightwen, C. Miller, E. Sewell, C. Davie, S. Robinson, D. A. Gourlay, S. Miller, jun., W. Worship, C. May, J. Owles, J. N. Sherrington, J. Symonds, and W. N. Burroughs. In the evening a dinner took place at the Star Hotel, the Mayor in the chair. A meeting of the Victoria Building Company had been held, when it appeared that £14,000 raised by shares and £6,000 raised on mortgages, had been expended on the buildings. Nov. 17th.—A “Total Abstinence” lecture had been delivered by Mr. Smeeton, at the Guild Hall. Nov. 24th.—The Amateur Musical Society had held a concert at the Town Hall, when Mr. Suggate, Mrs. Barnwell, and Mr. Norfor’s performances were specially praised. The opening dinner had been held at the “Bear.” Nine hundred lasts of herring had been caught “between Thursday se’night and the succeeding Sunday,” which was considered an extraordinary catch of fish. Dec. 22nd.—Savings’ Bank meeting showed 2507 depositors and upwards of £75,591 funds. The Rev. M. Waters was elected a trustee of the institution. The Poor Law Commissioners having refused to sanction a Christmas Dinner at the Workhouse, a subscription was being got up to provide the inmates with one. 1843.