Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood Part 37

Aug. Laing's Map of Yarmouth published. It took fifteen months to complete, and cost 600. (See March, 1856.)

Sept. 5th. Brig "Venilia" launched from Mr. Rust's yard.

Sept. 25th. Address voted by the Town Council to the Queen, on the fall of Sebastopol.

Sept. 30th. National Thanksgiving Day for the successful issue of the Crimean war.

Oct. 3rd. Three French gun boats came into the harbour.

Oct. 6th. Russian schooner "Sampo" captured by H.M.S. "Tartar," and brought into our harbour.

Oct. 25th. Loss of the steamer "Isle of Thanet," off Yarmouth, and three lives.

Oct. 26th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., entertained the East Norfolk Militia at Hopton.

Oct. The New Cemetery walled-in, and consecrated by Bishop Spencer, July 16th, 1856. (See Sept. 7th, 1876.)

Nov. 3rd. Two war-s.h.i.+ps, "Phnix" and "Maeander," anch.o.r.ed in the Roadstead.

Nov. 28th. Miss f.a.n.n.y Kemble read Shakespeare's _Julius Caesar_ at the Corn Hall.

Dec. 17th to 20th. Heavy gales; fifteen vessels driven ash.o.r.e on the Beach.

Yarmouth Water Works Company completed laying the water-pipes throughout the town, and opened the works at Ormesby.

Deaths: Jan. 25th, Rev. Lithgoe, minister of the Roman Catholic Church.-April 24th, Charles Day, Esq.

The Rev. C. Smyth, formerly a curate of St. Nicholas' Church, ascended to the summit of Monte Rosa and Monte Blanc.

The Yarmouth mackerel fishery realised a sum of 20,000, and 14,045 tons of fish of all kinds were sent from this town by rail. 20,248 barrels of herrings s.h.i.+pped at Yarmouth for foreign ports.

The Dene Well, Albion Road, covered up, and the ancient mode of drawing water replaced by a pump, which was ordered to be removed in Nov., 1876, on account of the impurity of the water.

Yarmouth Elocution Society established.

1856.

Jan. 30th. The Norfolk Artillery Militia left by rail for the camp at Colchester.

Mar. 19th. Sarah Hunnibell attempted to set fire to the Gaol.

Mar. J. Laing, Esq., appointed Town Surveyor of Hastings, a similar office to which he had held for several years in Yarmouth, and was succeeded by A. W. Morant, Esq. (See Aug., 1875, and July, 28th, 1881.)

April 16th. Steam tug "Robert Owen" sunk at the Haven's mouth.

May 29th. Peace celebration at the conclusion of the Russian War.

May. The Rev. J. H. H. McSwinney, minister of St. Peter's Church, presented with a silver salver before his departure for Cronstadt.

Appointed minister of St. John's on his return in 1884.

July 13th. Wesleyan Free Church, Regent Road, opened.

Sept. 24th. First general meeting of the directors of the Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway held at the Star Hotel.

Oct. 20th. Brigantine "Lizzie Lee" launched from Mr. J. Powell's yard.

Oct. 23rd. "Parallax" lectured at the Corn Hall, and caused great excitement by his public discussions.

Nov. 25th. Very high tide and heavy gale.

Dec. Rev. W. D. Wade appointed to the inc.u.mbency of St. Mary's Church, Southtown.

Commander Kisbie, R.N., awarded by the National Lifeboat Inst.i.tution a medal for saving 90 lives.

Thirty thousand two hundred and twenty-seven barrels of herrings s.h.i.+pped at Yarmouth for foreign parts.

Marine Parade commenced. (See Mar. 7th, 1876.)

Deaths: Aug. 10th, Henry Humphrey, in the 100th year of his age.-Aug.

21st, Captain Charles Pearson, aged 72.

1857.

Jan. 8th. "Volunteer" steam-tug on fire in the harbour.

Jan. 13th. Inauguration Dinner of the Eastern Star Provident a.s.sociation Friendly Society held at the Corn Hall. The society started with near 900 members in 12 branches established in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Jan. Rorqual whale, 45 feet in length, and weighing about 20 tons, caught at Winterton, and exhibited on Wrestler's Plain.

Feb. 6th. Mr. J. B. Beales appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures, succeeded by Mr. E. D. Louttid, who resigned the office in Jan., 1871; and on Feb. 27th, 1871, Mr. F. W. Robinson was appointed. (See 1874.)

Feb. 20th. Man-of-war s.h.i.+p "Blenheim," 74 guns, anch.o.r.ed in the Roadstead.

Feb. 28th. The schooner "Branch" launched from Mr. Fellows' yard.

Mar. 1st. The iron screw-collier "Isby" run ash.o.r.e south of Caister.

Mar. 28th. E. Watkin and W. Torrens McCullagh, Esqs., returned to Parliament for the Borough, by a majority of 158. Parliament dissolved on Mar. 21st. Grand procession of the United Seamen's a.s.sociation.

Mar. Mr. George Tewsley appointed Superintendent of the Borough Police.

(See 1872, 1877, and 1878.)