April 20th.—Messrs. C. Davie and D. A. Gourlay had been re-elected churchwardens by the Vestry. April 27th.—The petitions against the Educational Clauses of the Factories Regulation Bill from the parents of Sunday School Children had received upwards of 500 signatures in the course of a few hours. May 11th.—The Acle Turnpike Road was being thoroughly repaired; it was stated that these Tolls were then let for upwards of £400 a year. May 18th.—R. Rising, Esq., of Horsey, had shot a crested Cormorant, which had been stuffed by Mr. Harvey, and could be seen at his shop. May 25th.—A meeting of the Victoria Building Company had been held, when Mr. Dowson admitted “that much money had been mis-spent,” and a warm discussion took place between Mr. Worship and Mr. Nelson (the architect); Mr. Spilling threatened to file a Bill in Chancery against the Directors, and Messrs. R. P. Kemp and W. Johnson refused to be re-elected to the Board. This meeting, “which was frequently one of great confusion,” lasted six hours. June 1st.—A new Jetty was projected opposite the Victoria Terrace, at which steampackets could land passengers and goods. June 18th.—A single-wicket game of cricket had been played on the Denes between six members of the Amateur Club, the players being Messrs. Chamberlin, Tyrrell, and Diver, _v._ Greenacre, Aldred and Nolloth, the latter won by 23 to 8 runs. June 24th.—Mr. H. Worship had resigned the office of Parish Surgeon. June 29th.—Mr. F. N. Palmer had been elected to that office in Mr. Worship’s place. Many gentlemen had been fined for riding across the corner of the pavement near the Star. July 6th.—The London letters now arrived before eight o’clock by “Patent Mail” in lieu of the Telegraph Coach. July 13th.—The “Hudson” had been lengthened and launched from Mr. F. Preston’s yard. A shark, seven feet long, had been taken by some fishermen. July 20th.—S. Tolver, Esq., had presented an hydraulic bed to the Hospital. Robert Stevenson, Esq., had been in Yarmouth and determined on the site for the Terminus. July 27th.—The “Good Samaritan” Lodge had held its anniversary at the Masonic Hall. The chair was filled by the N. G. William Freeman, P. G. Borking occupying the vice-chair. Among the company present were R. H. Beart and F. Palmer, Esqs., and Messrs. W. Hammond, W. H. Perkins, G. Rainer, G. R. Storey, R. Symonds, C. Hall, C. Bartram, W. Sayers, &c. The Water Frolic had been held, the Mayor and Corporation attending in a Barge. August 10th.—Wm. Steward, Esq., had bequeathed £100 to the Hospital. The intelligence of the death of Capt. Harmer, R.N., of H.M.S. “Driver,” had been received, and the flags thereupon hoisted at half-mast on the Town Hall. August 17th.—The Races had afforded little real sport; the Gold Cup race was “drawn” as there were only two entries for it. The Magistrates had issued a notice against gambling. There had not been a single case of pocket picking reported at the Races.