Yarmouth Notes Part 32

Feb. 17th.-Mr. Ferrier, upon wis.h.i.+ng to leave the Council found the door locked, and made a disturbance by kicking it "with great violence."

The Mayor was requested to take notice of this, and on the motion of Mr.

W. Wors.h.i.+p the following resolution was pa.s.sed:-That "we as a Council hold the Mayor blameless for taking anyone into custody in protecting this Council in its deliberation."

March 3rd.-Complaint was made as to the decay of the South Quay trees.

March 10th.-A religious service had been held on board the "Cosmopolite,"

before her first voyage, she being bound to Singapore.

The Mayor (P. Pullyn, Esq.) had entertained the Recorder, the Bar, and several friends at a sumptuous dinner at the "Star."

March 30th.-Contains a full account of the trial of Rush for the Stanfield Hall murders.

April 14th.-The appointment of Overseers having become vested in the general body of the Justices by Act of Parliament, the first appointment by them had been made. The following Justices being present:-The Mayor, S. Cobb, R. Hammond, G. D. Palmer, and J. W. Sh.e.l.ly, Esqs., (Whigs), and Geo. Bateman, W. H. Bessey, W. Thurtell, W. Yetts, J. C. Smith, Wm.

Danby-Palmer, J. F. Costerton, E. H. L. Preston, and B. Jay, Esqs.

(Tories). The following were appointed:-Wm. Green, James Borking, John Key, and Samuel Lessey.

The Vestry meeting at the Guildhall had been crowded to suffocation. R.

Hammond proposed Mr. C. S. D. Steward for re-election, and Mr. Burroughs nominated Mr. F. Wors.h.i.+p for re-election, and they were re-elected accordingly churchwardens for the ensuing year.

April 21st.-One hundred and ten ladies and gentlemen had attended the second Subscription Ball.

April 28th.-Mr. Gourlay had been elected chairman, and Messrs. Lawn and S. Norman, vice-chairmen, of the Board of Guardians. There had been no contest at the election of the Board.

May 19th.-The Mayor had given a dinner at the Star.

June 2nd.-The "Yarmouth Bridge Bill" had pa.s.sed the Committee stage, and it was confidently expected that Breydon would now be deepened.

On Whit-Monday the Temperance Society had held a meeting at the Masonic Hall, Mr. W. T. Fisher in the chair.

Captain Wm. Larke, R.N., had received from the Admiralty a war medal issued for the action fought off Cape St. Vincent, on the 14th February, 1797, in which glorious engagement he was signal mids.h.i.+pman on board the "Prince George," 98 guns.

A pet.i.tion in favour of a national poor's rate was in course of signature.

June 9th.-Col. Mason had presented a very handsome carved lectern to St.

Nicholas' Church.

Most of the lodging houses on or near the Victoria Terrace were let. The Marchioness of Wellesley was staying in the town.

June 16th.-The report of the British School showed that there were then 200 scholars at that establishment.

June 23rd.-A tailor, on tramp, had (having procured a bed at the Neptune Public-house) drank 9 pints of beer at night and 4 the next morning before proceeding to Lowestoft.

June 30th.-The Lord Lieutenant, with Lady Leicester, several members of the Digby family, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Whitbread, the Hon. Mr. c.o.ke, Col.

Porter, Lord Hastings, the Hon. Mr. Astley, Mr. F. Astley, and Mr.

Norris, had secured rooms at the Victoria Hotel.

The Guildhall was in progress of demolition.

There had been a good catch of mackerel, one boat having brought upwards of 6,000 fish.

July 14th.-At the Regatta the following yachts competed:-"Hilda,"

R.T.Y.C., 25 tons; "Cynthia," R.V.Y.C., 50 tons; "Foam," R.V.Y.C., 20 tons; "Mosquito," R.T.Y.C., 50 tons; "Secret," R.T.Y.C., 20 tons; and the "Juvenile," R.H.Y.C., 15 tons.

The "Cynthia," won the cup.

Upwards of 2,300 pa.s.sengers were conveyed to Yarmouth by the Railway to witness these sports.

The Mayor's windows had been broken and a reward of 10 offered.

Aug. 25th.-Complaint was made that when fis.h.i.+ng boats arrived at the Quay on Sunday, a crowd collected round the door of some public-house, and on the arrival of a salesman he was accompanied into such house and held a sale there of the fish, and that the police never interfered to prevent this violation of the Sabbath.

Sept. 1st.-Lady Agnes Buller, Sir William and Lady Wimper, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood had taken houses on Brandon Terrace.

An individual resident in the town, had, for the wager of a bottle of rum, driven a pony and cart to the end of the Jetty, for which he was taken before the Justices and fined 20s.

Great complaint had been made of persons smoking cigars on Victoria Terrace to the annoyance of ladies.

Reports as to the appearance of cholera were prevalent in the town.

Sept. 8th.-G. D. Palmer, Esq., had presided at a meeting of sixty of the paving Commissioners, and with a view to the threatened appearance of cholera, the following special committee as to scavengering was appointed:-Messrs. G. D. Palmer, J. Fish, C. E. Bartram, C. Pearson, and W. Squire.

St. Peter's Church had been lighted with gas and opened for evening service.

Sept. 15th.-The Theatre had been closed after a disastrous season, it was considered that Mr. Clarence had lost 100 by this venture.

Mr. Cufaude and another gentleman amateur had appeared at the Theatre, in _A new way to pay old Debts_, and had been received with "rapturous applause."

The Drainage question had been discussed at a meeting of the inhabitants (the Mayor in the chair).

Sept. 22nd.-The transfer of the parsonage house from the Corporation to the Vicar, had been virtually completed.

Oct. 13th.-The tide had flowed up to Britannia Terrace.

A bed of oysters had been discovered between the Monument and North Pier.

"Dogfish" had damaged the fishermen's nets and devoured a "large quant.i.ty of herring."

Oct. 20th.-Friday having been the day appointed for "Humiliation and Prayer," upwards of 2,900 persons attended St. Nicholas' Church services; in the morning the Rev. Geo. Hills preached from Micah vi., 6, 7 and 8; in the afternoon the Rev. H. Neville; in the evening the Rev. G. Hills, from Numbers xxi., 48. The collections amounted to 100.

Nov. 3rd.-The Market and Regent Wards had been contested. Messrs.

Gourlay and Steward (Whigs) against Messrs. W. Aldred and Fyson (Conservatives) in the Market Ward, and Messrs. J. Fish and J. D. Chapman (Whigs) against Messrs. R. D. Barber and H. R. Harmer (Conservatives) in the Regent Ward. The elections terminated in favour of Messrs. Barber and Fish in the Regent, and Messrs. Aldred and Gourlay in the Market Ward.

In the North, St. George's, and Nelson Wards there were no contests, consequently Messrs. Wm. Wors.h.i.+p, P. White, R. Ferrier, B. Jay, G.

Cannell, and M. Butcher had been re-elected. In the Gorleston Ward Messrs. Clarke (Whig) and R. Steward (Conservative) had been returned.

Nov. 10th.-At the Council meeting on the 9th, Mr. Owles proposed, and Mr.

W. Johnson seconded, Mr. D. A. Gourlay for the Mayoralty, and Mr. R.

Steward proposed and Mr. Cherry seconded, the election of Mr. E. H. L.