The annual distribution of prizes had been made by the Rev. H. Mackenzie at the Proprietary school. July 17th.—The Mayor had refused to allow the use of the Town Hall for the Regatta Ball. July 25th.—The Regatta had been held on the 21st inst., when 100 ladies and gentlemen attended the Ball at the Corn Hall. The town was very full and £1 1s. a night was given for beds. A steamer from Lynn had landed a large number of passengers at the Jetty. The Regatta cups had been supplied by Mr. Simpson, Mr. Last, and Mr. Hunt. Aug. 22nd.—Annoyance had been caused by bathing from the Beach between the Victoria Hotel and Nelson’s Monument. The Theatre was “doing well”; on Monday, 100 persons had been turned away from its doors. Sept. 12th.—The Races had been held when immense crowds of people had flocked into the town, the “Orwell,” steamer, bringing 200 from Ipswich, and the first train from Norwich 1,500, and “by the time the trumpet was sounded for the first race there could not have been less than 10,000 people on the Race ground.” The Race ordinary was at the “Angel,” and the Race Ball at the Town Hall, where 170 persons were present, including the Earl of Stradbroke, Mr. W. Wiltshere, M.P., Sir E. H. K. and Lady Lacon, the Mayor and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wythe, Mr. Percival and family, Mrs. and Miss Ives, Mr. and Mrs. J. Jermy, junr., Mrs. and Miss Burton, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Dr. G. Bateman, M.D. and family, Mrs. and Miss Chevalier, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. L. Preston, Mr. A. Steward and family, Capt. Pearson, R.N., and family, the Misses Love, the Misses Penrice, Mrs. and Misses Muskett, Mr. G. Tompson, Mr. W. Worship, Mr. I. Preston, jun., and Mr. C. J. Palmer. Dancing was kept up till three o’clock in the morning with great spirit. The Tradesmen’s Ball at Noverre’s room was thinly attended. Sept. 19th.—The “Norfolk” and “Enterprise,” steamers, had arrived with cargoes from Rotterdam. Herring was selling at from £35 to £40 per last. There was a great demand for vessels for the export of grain. Sept. 26th.—“Sunday had been ‘Dutch Sunday,’ so called from the circumstance of its being the first Sunday in the home fishing when many Dutch Schuytz visit our coast.” Oct. 3rd.—The Rev. H. N. Burrows had left the Proprietary School, on which occasion he had been presented with a handsome silver waiter. A Committee had been appointed to carry out the building of S. Peter’s Schools. Several locusts had been captured at Youell’s nursery ground and at Ormesby. Oct. 17th.—About 70 lunatics had arrived at the Naval Asylum (late Hospital) on the South Denes. The “Enterprise” had encountered bad weather, and had to throw half of her cargo of sheep and bullocks overboard. Nov. 7th.—One of Mr. Shuckford’s boats had brought in an enormously large quantity of herrings. The following notice of the Municipal Election appears:—