NORTH WARD.
J. N. Sherrington 119 J. C. Smith 98
C. G. Doughty 116 J. F. Costerton 68
NELSON WARD.
M. Butcher and J. G. Connell (no opposition.)
ST. ANDREW’S WARD.
Wm. Barth 100 John G. Rivett 77
Wm. Danby Palmer 88 Henry Teasdell 56
ST. GEORGE’S WARD.
Joseph Bayly 89 John Algar 89
John L. Cufaude 89 Charles Cory 83
And the Alderman gave his casting vote in favour of Messrs
Bayly and Cufaude
REGENT WARD.
Samuel Palmer and John Barker (no opposition.)
MARKET WARD.
D. A. Gourlay and Charles Miller (no opposition.)
A deputation had waited on Mr. Samuel Palmer and presented a requisition
to him, to be put in nomination for the office of Mayor. Mr. W. Johnson
presented this, signed by 40 members of the Council.
The “Hamlet,” 400 tons, had been launched from Mr. A. Palmer’s, jun.,
yard.
Nov. 12th.—Mr. Samuel Palmer had been elected Mayor.
Nov. 26th.—Richard Ferrier and Charles Cory, Esqs., refused to pay the
Poor’s Rate, and a distress warrant was issued, under which a clock, a
silver cup, and a hat stand had been seized. The object of these
gentlemen appeared to be to dispute the validity of a Rate of 1s. 3d. in
the £.
Dec. 3rd.—The Council had voted the usual loyal addresses on the birth of
the Princess Royal.
Dec. 10th.—A public meeting had been held for the like purpose when the
address to Her Majesty was moved by the Hon. and Rev. E. Pellew, and
seconded by Wm. Steward, Esq.
That to Prince Albert, by Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and George Danby
Palmer, Esq.
And that to the Duke of Kent by Sir George Parker, K.C.B., and J. G.
Fisher, Esq., S. Palmer, Esq., Sir E. H. K. Lacon, and Sir George Parker,
were deputed to present such addresses.
Dec. 17th.—A meeting of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society had been held.
The local committee then consisted of Messrs. G. W. Manby, Isaac Preston,
W. J. Hurry, G. D. Palmer, J. W. Shelly, Costerton, Capt. Harmer, J. G.
Fisher, D. Turner, Gunthorpe, Ambrose Palmer, W. Barth, John Penrice, M.
Butcher, and Capt. Pearson.
Dec. 24th.—An anti-slavery meeting had been held (the Mayor in the
chair.)
Dec. 31st.—The teetotallers had had a procession. Among their flags a
new one by the workmen of Mr. Brand (tailor) on which was painted a
lifeboat, with the motto “Total Abstinence, the Drunkard’s Lifeboat.”
Samuel Jay, Charles Pearson, William Johnson and J. W. Shelly, qualified
as Magistrates at the Quarter Sessions.
[Picture: Decorative graphic]