About 80 electors of St. George’s Ward had given a dinner to Messrs Ferrier and Jay “to commemorate their recent triumph” at the Masonic Hall. Among the guests were W. S. Ferrier, R. Ferrier, jun., C. C. Aldred, J. C. Smith. Esqs., and Messrs. J. T. Bracey, J. G. Plummer, J. Playford, B. Miller, C. Woolverton, Bradbeer, W. Nolloth, P. Coble, W. Green, &c., &c., Mr. G. S. Shingles occupying the chair. 1847. Jan. 2nd.—The Mayor had purchased a seventy stone ox, and distributed the meat from it to the poor. Jan. 9th.—Chas. J. Palmer, Esq., had been appointed Receiver of Admiralty Droits in the place of F. R. Reynolds, Esq., deceased. Jan. 16th.—A meeting had been held to consider the distress in Ireland, and a subscription list opened for the purpose of affording relief. A meeting had been held to consider and forward, if possible, the building of a new bridge over the river. The frost in Holland had caused the steamers to cease running between that country and Yarmouth. Jan. 23rd.—A densely crowded Railway meeting had been held at the Town Hall. Charles John Palmer, Esq., had been appointed Clerk to the Southtown Turnpike Trust, in the place of F. R. Reynolds, Esq., deceased. Jan. 30th.—There had been heavy gales, at one time approaching a “complete hurricane.” Feb. 6th.—Seven persons had recently died in the Workhouse, whose joint ages amounted to 562 years. A meeting had been held to protest against the “light dues” on shipping. Feb. 13th.—There had been a heavy fall of snow accompanied by frost, and the traffic with Rotterdam was again interrupted. The Chancel of S. Nicholas’ Church was already occupied for Divine service. Feb. 27th.—The Rev. W. Stokes had delivered a lecture upon the subject that “All war is inconsistent with the Christian religion, and the best interests of nations.” March 6th.—James Paget, Esq., had been elected one of the Assistant Surgeons of St. Bartholemew’s Hospital, London. There was at this time a uniform depth of nine feet of water on the bar at low water. Joseph Turner, of Row 14, having applied to the Guardians for relief, his house had been searched by the Relieving-Officer, when £40 was found in it, and he and his sister appeared also to have £180 to their credit on a banking account. March 13th.—Mrs. Gooderham had bequeathed £500 to be invested for the benefit of the New Meeting House. A Commission of inquiry had been opened on the state of mind of Philip Blundell Nesbitt, Esq., a gentleman aged 35, and entitled to property valued at £100,000, when the Jury found “that Mr. Nesbitt had been of unsound mind since the 21st October, 1813, without any lucid intervals.” March 20th.—There was only one prisoner for trial at the Sessions, an old man charged with stealing a cask of pickled herring, for which he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.