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,, Livingston 57
Sept. 30th.—James Scott and William Briggs, Esqs., had qualified as
Justices.
Oct. 3rd.—Corporal H. H. Baker had won the Champion Medal at the
Artillery Volunteer Prize Shooting.
Oct. 7th.—The Market had been “glutted” with fish, and the prices
consequently remained very low.
Oct. 17th.—The Mayor (R. Steward, Esq.,) had given his third banquet at
the Town Hall, the Members for the Borough (Sir E. Lacon and Sir H.
Stracey), the Recorder (N. Palmer, Esq.), and many others being present.
Oct. 21st.—Mr. Newcomb had been appointed Postmaster.
Oct. 24th.—At a dinner, given by Sir E. Lacon, to the members of the
Conservative party, it had been determined to again offer the Mayoralty
to R. Steward, Esq.
The Bishop had confirmed 180 young persons at St. Nicholas’ Church.
The prospects of the fishing were “of a most gloomy character.” Two
vessels, the “Leda” and “Isis” had left for Ancona, the former with 2,900
and the latter with 2,550 barrels of fish, and several thousand barrels
had been despatched by steamships trading with the Italian ports.
Oct. 28th.—Three hundred lasts of herring had been landed on the Quay on
Sunday, which had caused a great disturbance there, and the Magistrates
proposed to take steps to prevent a recurrence of such scenes on the
Lord’s day.