Chapter C: J. Harley, Esq., had bequeathed £100 to the Hospital (2)

The “Cordelia” (400 tons) had been launched from Mr. Barber’s yard.

At the Town Council meeting on the 9th, Mr. Geo. Danby Palmer moved and Mr. R. Hammond seconded, Philip Pullyn, Esq., for Mayor.

And Mr. Ferrier proposed and Mr. E. H. L. Preston seconded, the re-election of the Mayor (Mr. Burroughs).

The following was the voting on this:—

For Mr. Pullyn—Messrs. Cobb, Pike, Fellows, Barker, R. Hammond, H. D. Palmer, P. White, Owles, Lawn, D. A. Gourlay, Marsh, Fish, F. Palmer, S. Palmer, J. D. Chapman, Lettis, G. D. Palmer, Chambers, Symonds, Cannell, and Clarke.—21.

For Mr. Burroughs—Messrs. Bessey, Worship, C. Miller, Ferrier, Jay, Plummer, Smith, W. H. Palmer, John Hammond, Rivett, Preston, W. Hammond, and Rivett.—13.

The retiring Aldermen were Messrs. John Brightwen, C. S. D. Steward, A. Steward, W. Walpole, C. Pearson, and S. Cobb. Nine gentlemen, were nominated to fill their places, and the following was the result of the voting:—

Votes. For C. Pearson 24 ,, S. Cobb 27 ,, Geo. Bateman 12 ,, C. J. Palmer 15 „ W. Walpole 22 ,, Edmund R. Palmer 24 ,, R. Hammond 25 „ H. Boulter 19 ,, A. Steward 1

In the evening about fifty gentlemen dined with the Mayor at the Star.

Nov. 20th.—A new gas holder, which had been “dignified” by being named after the Queen, had been erected.

Six vessels had taken in cargoes of herring for the Straits.

Dr. C. L. Robinson had delivered a lecture on the Sanitary condition of Yarmouth, in which he alluded pointedly to the Corporation. This was considered extremely uncourteous to the Mayor, who had presided on the occasion.

Dec. 4th.—Capt. Manby having completed his 82nd year, had made his annual distribution of bread to 37 poor families.

Dec. 18th.—There had been 150 cases disposed of in the County Court.

A young gentleman had been fined £5 for wrenching off knockers from houses on the Denes.

Dec. 25th.—The fishowners had formed a society for the prosecution of thieves, subscription 10s. for each member.

1848.

Jan. 1.—The elder Brethren of the Trinity House had declined to take Nelson’s Monument into their hands.

The “Earl Grey,” London trader, had been lost. It was said that 35 years had elapsed since a similar fate had befallen one of these vessels.

Jan. 8th.—Five vessels had been fitted out for the sole and turbot fishery in the style of the Barking smacks.

Jan. 15th.—The Mayor had entertained 140 guests at a dinner in the Town Hall.

The pumps in Regent street had suddenly become dry.

Jan. 22nd.—The second subscription ball had been held at the Town Hall, 120 persons were present, the Stewards being Capt. Ellis, R.N., and Richard Bell, William H. Palmer, W. Worship, and C. J. Palmer, Esqs.

Jan. 29th.—The “Venus,” belonging to G. D. Palmer, Esq., had been lost off Elsinore.

Feb. 5th.—A wild duck had been shot just above the Haven Bridge.

Feb. 12th.—The following Committee had been appointed to try the Yarmouth Petition:—Mr. E. Ellice, Mr. Charles Lushington, Mr. W. H. C. Plowden, and Mr. H. Stuart, and they had chosen Mr. Ker Seymour their chairman. Evidence had then been taken and the proceedings adjourned.

Feb. 19th.—The Members had been unseated and the disfranchisement of the freemen suggested by this Committee.

Mr. Goldsmid had arrived at the “Royal,” but even his own friends were of opinion that his visit was “inopportune,” owing to the Committee having recommended the disfranchisement of the freemen.

Feb. 26th.—A requisition was being signed requesting Mr. John E. Lacon to offer himself as a candidate for the Borough.

March 11th.—An election for a councillor in the Nelson Ward, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. W. Chambers had been held as follows:—

Thomas Hammond (Lib.) 152 Robins Purdy (Con.) 52 Majority for Hammond 100

March 25th.—There had been an eclipse of the moon.

Three hundred idle characters had proceeded to the Workhouse and demanded out-door relief, but dispersed on the appearance of the Mayor and a few constables.

April 8th.—Mr. W. R. Last had erected an illuminated clock in King Street which was a great accommodation to the inhabitants.

Messrs. George Danby Palmer and John Barker had been elected Haven Commissioners, and Messrs. D. A. Gourlay and R. Hammond Supernumary Commissioners.

April 15th.—The Mayor had appointed Messrs. George Arbon and William Livingston (Whigs), and Robert Breeze and John E. Barnby (Tories) Overseers in the place of the “party” nominations hitherto made of these officials.

May 6th.—The fair “although pretty well attended so far as numbers was concerned was altogether as spiritless a concern as could be desired.”

May 13th.—From the report of the Gas Company’s meeting it appeared that the balance of profit, after paying dividend on the new shares, was £625 17s. 7d.; the rentals amounted to £2164 11s. 5d., and the total income to £2720 3s., the expenditure being £2094 6s. 11d.

Mr. Tolver (Town-Clerk) had, at the Council meeting, formally announced his intention to retire, when the deepest regret was expressed by Messrs. George Danby Palmer, Dawson Turner, and Alderman Fenn, who wished him to re-consider his decision.

William S. Ferrier, Esq., coroner, had died.

May 20th.—The Race Committee had resolved (as there were no Borough Members) not to hold any Races this year.

A meeting of the Council had been held to elect a coroner, when, in the absence of the Mayor and Deputy-Mayor who were attending the Leveè, Simon Cobb, Esq., was called to the chair.

Dawson Turner, Esq., proposed, and Mr. D. A. Gourlay seconded, Mr. Frederick Nathaniel Palmer (surgeon).

Mr. Richard Hammond proposed, and Mr. Walpole seconded, Mr. Charles H. Chamberlin for the office.

Capt. Pike and Messrs. Worship and Sewell left the Council before the voting, which was, for Mr. Chamberlin: Messrs. J. Barker, S. Cobb, Walpole, R. Hammond, sen., H. Boulter, H. D. Palmer, P. White, R. Hammond, jun., C. Miller, J. Owles, J. Fish, J. D. Chapman, R. Ferrier, J. G. Plummer, W. T. Clarke, G. D. Palmer, T. Hammond, J. G. Rivett, E. H. L. Preston, H. Butcher, and W. Hammond—21. For Mr. Palmer: Messrs. H. Fellows, E. R. Palmer, W. H. Bessey, J. Lawn, D. A. Gourlay, S. C. Marsh, D. Turner, and S. Miller—8. Neuter: J. C. Smith.

June 3rd.—Mr. Chamberlin had held his first inquest at the “New Fountain Tavern,” on the body of Elizabeth Maria Crowe.

June 10th.—Mr. Goldsmid had signified his intention of standing for the Borough, Mr. Rumbold also was likely to come forward, and Mr. Sandars, of Taplow House, Bucks, had offered himself (Mr. Lacon not being able to stand) to the electors.

July 1st.—The Rev. W. Langley Pope, one of the curates, had married a girl of 16, the granddaughter of Mr. Woodhouse, painter, and had been dismissed from his curacy.

Mr. Goldsmid had determined not to contest the Borough.

July 8th.—Mr. Bagshaw had met the electors at the Corn Exchange, (George Danby Palmer, Esq., in the chair,) Mr. J. Bagshaw, M.P., and Mr. J. W Shelly also addressing the meeting.

July 15th.—At the nomination Mr. S. Cobb proposed and Mr. Sewell seconded, C. E. Rumbold, Esq.

Mr. S. H. Aldred proposed, and Mr. W. H. Bessey seconded, John Sandars, Esq.

And Mr. T. Hammond and J. Jackson proposed and seconded, Robert John Bagshaw, Esq.

The following statements of the poll were issued during the contest:—(The small number of votes recorded was consequent on the disfranchisement of the freemen, and the election taking place before those freemen who were entitled to do so, could qualify as Householders.)

Sandars. Rumbold. Bagshaw. 10 a.m. 121 134 156 12½ p.m. 292 279 244 1 „ 312 301 253 1½ ,, 330 323 264 2 „ 358 338 275 3½ „ 393 366 298 4 „ 416 386 300

After the declaration of the poll only Mr. Sandars’ friends made any preparation for the chairing. “Not a bit of blue ribbon was seen, and Mr. Rumbold’s friend seemed all to have been dyed deep red.”

Mr. Bagshaw addressed the electors from the “Star Hotel,” when Mr. J. W. Shelly made some strong observations on the conduct of Mr. Rumbold’s friends in supporting Mr. Sandars jointly with that gentleman, which appear to have caused a great deal of “heart burning” in the borough and this especially so with regard to a combination known as the “Star clique.”

July 22nd.—Mr. Edward Sewell (a quaker) who had been denounced by Mr. Shelly for voting for Sandars and Rumbold, vindicated his conduct in this issue.

The gigs of Mr. C. C. Aldred and Mr. Spencer Smyth (surgeons) had been in collision in Regent Street, and the latter gentleman and his assistant upset.

The Regatta had been held, the band of the 16th Lancers coming from Norwich, and there was an immense concourse of people present.

In the first match, a purse of £60 for yachts, the following entered:—

1.—“Esk,” R. Antrem, Esq., 25 tons, white with red border, R.T.Y.C.

2.—“Prima Donna,” J. L. Ives, Esq., 25 tons, white with blue cross, R.T.Y.C.

3.—“Mosquito,” C. Mare, Esq., 50 tons, blue and orange quartered, R.T.Y.C.

4.—“Secret,” I. Wicks, Esq., 25 tons, blue and white crescent, R.T.Y.C.

5.—“Gauntlet,” J. Penrice, Esq., 15 tons, red and white zigzag, R.V.Y.C.

6.—“Blue Bell,” Lord A. Conyngham, 30 tons, light blue, S.Y.C.

7.—“Daring,” G. Cook, Esq., 31 tons, red burgee R.T.Y.C.

The “Daring” and “Secret” withdrew under protest that the “Mosquito” did not start from her moorings. This she had done, but the hour for starting having been delayed she was obliged to remove. At ten seconds past one o’clock they all started with a stiff breeze from the S.W. The “Mosquito” took the lead after rounding the first buoy, and maintained it throughout. The “Esk” gave up the contest at 2.30, and the “Blue Bell” in rounding the second buoy carried away her foremast.

The times at which they came in were as follows:—

1ST RND. 2ND RND. 3RD RND. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. “Mosquito” 1 55 20 2 54 8 3 52 47 “Blue Bell” 2 3 33 3 12 54 4 19 31 “Prima Donna” 2 7 54 3 33 38 5 10 31 “Gauntlet” 2 18 44 3 59 30

The “Mosquito,” is a very superior vessel, built by Mr. Mare of Blackwall, who built the “Norfolk,” steampacket, of this port. Immediately after the receipt of the prize, which was awarded by the Committee to whom the protest was referred, she set off for Hull to contend for the prize on Thursday.

Sailing match for a purse of 20 sovereigns. Time race by Yawls of any length; the first Yawl to have £12, the second £5, and the third £3. Four to start or no match. Time 30 seconds to a foot. Entrance 2s. 6d.

9. “Reindeer,” Young Company, 70 feet. 8. “Royal Victoria,” Denny’s Company, 60 feet. “Royal Sovereign,” Young Company, 60 feet, drawn. 7. “Bees’ Wing,” Star Company, 65 feet. 4. “Queen Victoria,” Holkham Company, 64 ft. 0. “Swiftsure,” Southwold, 49 feet. 3. “Greyhound,” Lowestoft, 45 feet. X “Royal Standard,” Standard Company, 51 feet. 6. “Gratitude,” Star Company, 53 feet.

They started 3h. 7m. 10s. The “Reindeer” and “Bees’ Wing” carried away their foremasts in the first round. The “Swiftsure” and “Greyhound” gave up in the first round. The “Royal Standard” completed her first round at 4h. 34m. 51s., after which she gave up, having carried away her foremast, considerable time being lost in rigging out another which she had on board. The other boats came in:—

1ST RND. 2ND RND. 3RD RND. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. “Royal Victoria” 4 10 42 5 13 44 6 15 5 “Queen Victoria” 4 15 47 5 20 46 6 21 20 “Gratitude” 4 19 33 5 37 54 6 49 45

Sailing match by Shrimp Boats for £8. Not to exceed 21 feet in length, over all, first boat £5, second boat £2, third boat £1; no sail allowed but their customary mainsail and foresail, six to start or no match; entrance 1s. The following boats were entered, and started at 3h. 51m. 10s.:—

The four which came in first, arrived at the winning point at the time affixed to their names, the others were not timed:—

H. M. S. “Caroline,” Richard Sutton, 19½ feet. “Four Sisters,” John Edmonds, 20 feet 6 11 27 “Defiance,” Robert Blake, 19 feet 6 32 48 “Who would have thought it,” Jas. Woods, 20 feet. “Paragon,” William Lodge, 20 feet. “Anne,” Robert Drane, 18½ feet. “Viper,” Richard Harrod, 19 feet. “Blossom,” Mrs. Larn, 19 feet 6 14 19 “Robert and Maria,” Robert Garwood, 21 6 16 8 feet “Providence,” Henry Hellenburgh, 20 feet. “Elizabeth,” Georges Ives, 20½ feet.

Rowing Match for a purse of 6 sovereigns, by Beach Gigs, not exceeding six oars, and to be rowed by men belonging to distinct companies. First gig £4; second, £2; three to start or no match; entrance 1s. They started at 6h. 36m. and came in:—

“Guardian,” Young Company 1 “Star,” Star Company, did not start. “Fearnought,” Holkham Company 3 “Jenny Lind,” Lowestoft 2

The first of these came in at 6h. 48m. 5s.

A dinner was provided at the Norfolk Hotel, at which several gentlemen were present.

“The ball in the evening was held at the Town Hall, and was very well
attended, although some families in the town were prevented being
present by a recent removal by death. Among those whose names we
have been able to procure, were some of the Officers of the 16th
Lancers and their ladies, Lord A. and Lady Conyngham, the Right
Worshipful the Mayor of Yarmouth and the Misses Boulter, the Mayor of
Norwich, F. Tattershall, Esq., R. Ferrier, Esq., Captain, Mrs. and
Misses Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Chevallier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Steward, Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. E.
H. L. Preston, J. Wicks, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Caldecott, Rev. E. B. and
Mrs. Frere.”

July 26th.—On the previous Thursday “a very calamitous accident” had occurred; Capt. Pearson and his family had been to the Theatre, and on their return Miss Mary Sayers walked straight from Regent Street over the Quay Head and was drowned.

The body was picked up on the following morning.

Mr. J. W. Shelly returned to the charge against Mr. Sewell, and accused him of unduly influencing a voter named Carr.

At the Water Frolic the “Stranger” won the cup. The “Thorn,” a “Bermudian cutter-rigged boat,” belonging to Capt. Ellis, R.N., attracting much attention.

Aug. 5th.—Mr. Carr and Mr. Sewell repudiated Mr. Shelly’s suggestions, and totally denied his statements to be correct.

The following is the report of the inquest held on the body of Miss Sayers:—

“On the 27th ult., at the house of Captain Pearson, an inquest was
held before Mr. C. H. Chamberlin, on the body of Miss Mary Sayers,
aged 72. The body of the deceased was identified by W. H. Palmer,
Esq., who stated that he left her the previous night at the door of
the Theatre about ten minutes before eleven; her sister, Miss E.
Sayers, went home in a sedan chair and deceased walked. The night
was extremely dark and rainy, but no gas lamps were lighted. Captain
Pearson and his family were spending the evening out, and on
returning at about half-past eleven, found Miss E. Sayers in some
anxiety that her sister was so long in following her. Captain
Pearson immediately went to the police office to procure assistance
in searching for her, for which purpose Police-constable Page took a
lantern. About half-past three in the morning he dragged the river
opposite the Town Hall, and there found the body. The watch of
deceased stopped precisely at eleven o’clock. The Jury returned a
verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned by walking over
the Quay-head, in consequence of the extreme darkness of the night.”

There had been a considerable discussion on the question of the election of surgeons to the Hospital, and ultimately a poll was taken as follows:—

A. J. Impey, M.D. 173 John Dunn, M.D. 74 Spencer Smyth 227 C. B. Dashwood 184 Josh. Bayly 143 G. Dimock 28

and Dr. Impey and Messrs. Smyth, Dashwood and Bayly were declared duly elected.

Aug. 26th.—An explosion had taken place on board the “Earl of Liverpool,” London steam packet, off Lowestoft, by which two of the crew had been killed.

St. Nicholas’ Church had been re-opened after the work of restoration, when the Lord Bishop of Norwich preached, and 150 ladies and gentlemen partook of a luncheon at the Town Hall, amongst those present being Baron Alderson and M. Guizot and his daughter.

Sept. 2nd.—At the races it was remarked that the Railway, while increasing the number of people, had decreased the number of vehicles on the course, gigs, horses and private carriages being superseded by cab flies and omnibuses.

The ordinary had been held at the “Angel,” when sixty-five gentlemen sat down to dinner, for which two haunches of venison had been sent by the M.P’s.

One hundred and eleven ladies and gentlemen had attended the ball at the Town Hall, when the Members for the Borough, the Officers of the 16th Lancers, Mr. and Misses Lacon, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. I. Jermy, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Caldecott, Captain, Mrs. and Misses Pearson, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Tuck, Mr., Mrs. and Miss A. Steward, Mr. B. Dowson, &c., were present.

The Rev. Geo. Hills, M.A., P.C. of St. Mary’s Quarry Hill, Leeds, had accepted the living then vacant by the resignation of the Rev. H. Mackenzie.

It was remarked that none of the Corporation had attended the luncheon on the occasion of the re-opening of the Church, the Mayor stating that he could not attend the meeting as “the Church” was to be one of the toasts given.

Sept. 9th.—The “Hudson” had been launched from Mr. Barber’s yard, after extensive repairs.

Sept. 23rd.—The Rev. G. Hills had “read himself in” at St. Nicholas’ Church.

Captain Kisbee, R.N., was making experiments with a “patent float.”

Sept. 30th.—The Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield were staying at Yarmouth.

The first buildings on the Britannia Terrace had been commenced. A proposition had been made to extend the esplanade and carriage drive from this to the Victoria Terrace.

Oct. 7th.—The Good Samaritan Lodge, M.U.O.F., had held its anniversary at the Masonic Hall, F. Palmer, Esq., in the chair, when about sixty members sat down to dinner, and a silver watch and gold guard chain were presented to W. Hanworth, P.G., for his services to the Lodge during the then past three years.

Oct. 14th.—The wards were likely to be hotly contested in November, Sir E. H. K. Lacon being one of the candidates; but at the Registration Court he could not substantiate his claim to be on the Burgess Roll.

Richard Bell, Collector of customs, had died from an attack of the gout.

Oct. 21st.—A meeting had been held, the Mayor in the chair, for purpose of considering the question of the establishment of Water Works.

Nov. 4th.—At the Municipal election there had been a return to the corrupt system of “feasting,” and at Gorleston certain voters were so detained all day until after the poll had closed in order to avoid a contest. The following was the result:—

_North Ward_.—Mr. W. H. Bessey and Mr. Henry Danby Palmer re-elected, no opposition.

_Market Ward_.—Mr. Sewell retired, and Mr. Lawn was unseated.

The poll being—

John E. Barnby, C 123 John Fenn, C 120 (sic) James Lawn, L 120 Christopher Steward, L 120

_Regent Ward_ (sic), (_a_) The Mayor (P. Pullyn, Esq.) was re-elected with Mr. R. Ferrier, jun., a Tory, in the place of Mr. Lettis (a Whig) resigned.

_Nelson Ward_.—

John Symonds, L 120 A. J. Impey, L 114 W. H. Barnby, C 105 H. Jay, C 96

_Gorleston Ward_.—Messrs. Wm. H. Palmer, (L), and S. Miller (C), returned without opposition.

The result was a Conservative gain of 5 seats.

(_a_) Evidently this should be St. George’s Ward. There is no return for the Regent Ward, but Sir E. Lacon and Mr. Cherry appeared to have been in fact then returned for that Ward. [ED. Y. M.]

Nov. 11th.—At the Council meeting on the 9th, Mr. Richard Hammond proposed and Mr. Dawson Turner seconded, the re-election of Philip Pullyn, Esq., to the Mayoralty, and Mr. E. H. L. Preston, proposed and Mr. Fenn seconded, Mr. S. C. Marsh for that office, but upon a division being taken, Mr. Pullyn was re-elected by 28 to 15 votes. For Mr. Pullyn—Messrs. Fiddes, Bayly, Barker, Cobb, Pearson, Pike, Fellows, Walpole, R. Hammond, sen., Boulter, E. R. Palmer, H. D. Palmer, P. White, R. Hammond, jun., W. N. Burroughs, D. A. Gourlay, C. Miller, W. Johnson, J. Owles, S. Palmer, J. D. Chapman, D. Turner, J. Symonds, W. T. Clarke, G. D. Palmer, T. Hammond, A. J. Impey and J. Hammond. For Mr. Marsh—B. Fenn, W. H. Bessey, J. Fenn, J. E. Barnby, J. Cherry, R. Ferrier, W. Worship, B. Jay, J. G. Plummer, J. C. Smith, W. H. Palmer, S. Miller, J. G. Rivett, E. H. L. Preston and W. Hammond.

Nov. 18th.—The case of Reg. _v._ Preston had been decided, the Court of Queen’s Bench holding that the appointment of Overseers rested with the Mayor alone, and not with the Magistrates generally.

The friends of Mr. S. C. Marsh, who voted for him as Mayor had dined together at the Bear. It was stated that the Tories could not find a Mayor (mare) without going to _Marsh_.

A high tide had flowed up to the Victoria and Britannia Terraces.

Dec. 2nd.—A dinner had been given to the Mayor at the “Star” Tavern, at which Mr. W. N. Burroughs presided.

The town had been thrown “into a complete ferment by the report of the catastrophe at Stanfield Hall.”

Dec. 16th.—A meeting had been held at the Town Hall for the purpose of impressing the “obligation of the Christian Sabbath.” Wm. H. Palmer, Esq., occupied the chair, and was supported by J. W. Shelly, Esq., and all the local Dissenting Ministers.

John E. Lacon, Esq., had died, to the great grief of the townsfolk.

Dec. 23rd.—Thos. Brightwen, C. J. Palmer and C. L. Robertson, Esqs., had waited on the Rev H. Mackenzie and presented him with a testimonial of plate.

The question of the drainage of the Denes was being considered, and a meeting had been held on the subject, R. Ferrier, Esq., in the chair.

1849.

Jan. 13th.—The “Cosmopolite,” 312 tons register, had been launched from Mr. Brandford’s yard.

Feb. 3rd.—There were 1,145 boys and 1,461 girls attending the Sunday Schools, about 1,000 of whom belonged to the Established Church.

Feb. 10th.—Mr. John Lomas Cufaude had been unanimously elected Clerk of the Peace, in the place of Mr. J. Barth resigned.

Feb. 17th.—Mr. Ferrier, upon wishing 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. Worship the following resolution was passed:—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. Shelly, 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. Worship 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 passed 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 midshipman on board the “Prince George,” 98 guns.

A petition 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. Coke, 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 passengers 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 fishing 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 quantity 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. Worship, 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. Preston to that office, when the voting was, for Mr. Gourlay 27 and for Mr. Preston 14.

Nov. 17th.—A “Sanitary Inquiry” had been held before Wm. Lee, Esq.

Dec. 22nd.—Mr. Jas. Jackson had been elected a Councillor for the North Ward in the place of Richard Hammond, Esq., who had been appointed an Alderman, vice S. Cobb, Esq., deceased.

Dec. 30th.—£35 13s. 6d. had been paid by Mr. Sloman to the funds of the Hospital, on account of the profits derived from the sale of hymn books.

The inmates of the Workhouse had been regaled with a dinner of plum pudding and roast beef, with a pint of strong beer each.

1850.

Jan. 5th.—At the Hospital meeting it was stated that £96 4s. 11d. had been collected for that institution on the general Fast Day. Mr. B. Dowson occupied the chair, and Messrs. G. D. Palmer, J. G. Cannell, W. Steele, W. H. Palmer, and Dr. Impey took part in the proceedings.

Jan. 12th.—The Haven Commissioners were being urged to lengthen the Jetty, to enable vessels to land there when they could not enter the port.

Jan. 19th.—An address of condolence had been voted by the Town Council to the Queen on the occasion of the death of the Queen Dowager.

The parsonage house had been purchased from the Corporation by private subscription.

The Revs. J. Everitt, S. Dunn, and W. Griffiths, three Wesleyan Ministers, expelled by the Conference, had held a meeting of their friends at the Corn Hall.

Jan. 26th.—The annual meeting of the Royal Life Fund had been held, W. H. Palmer, Esq., in the chair, when the expenditure for the year appeared to have been £174 11s. 9d., as against assets amounting to £172 15s. 9d.

The Rev. Bowyer Vaux had delivered a lecture on “Nineveh.”

The “Enterprise,” steamer, was being repaired by Mr. A. R. Palmer, prior to her resuming her passage between this port and Rotterdam.

Feb. 9th.—The fishery business was in a very depressed state, and it was computed that from £15,000 to £20,000 less cash would on that account be circulated in the town.

Ninety volumes of books had been given to the library of the Young Men’s Institute by the Mayor (D. A. Gourlay, Esq.), Admiral Hills and Robert Steward, Esq.

Feb. 16th.—An endeavour was being made to reduce the wages paid to coalheavers.

Feb. 23rd.—Disturbances had arisen on this account, and a man named Lightning had complained to the Mayor that he had been assaulted by James Miller and others because he agreed to the owners’ terms.

Mr. Henry Pickard (relieving officer) had been charged before the Magistrates for the manslaughter of Sarah Auger (aged 20) and acquitted.

The smack “Good Intent” had been seized and condemned as a smuggler, and Richard Parmenter, of the White Swan Inn, and George Shirley, fish curer, had been committed to Norwich Castle upon Exchequer writs for £8,230 each.

A meeting had been held with regard to the legalisation of marriage with a deceased wife’s sister (the Mayor in the Chair), when a petition in favour of that measure was adopted.

March 9th.—The “Sacramento” (400 tons) had been launched from Mr. H. Fellows’ yard.

March 16th.—Mr. Worship, Mr. Ferrier, and Mr. Jay, had attended a meeting of the Haven Commissioners, and suggested that the first stone of the bridge should be laid with Masonic honours.

Mr. Benjamin Button had been appointed one of the parish surgeons in the place of Mr. William Burgess deceased.

The highest tender for the ballast dues had not been taken owing to a mistake of the Deputy Town Clerk.

The conduct of the prisoners in the gaol had been of an extremely disorderly character.

March 23rd.—The “Eagle” (recently launched from the yard of Mr. T. Barber) had been lost off Jaffa. Mr. Barber was insured to the extent of £4,000.

Five wherries had broken adrift at night and fouled the Haven bridge but they had all been secured by the river watch.

March 30th.—There had been a heavy fall of snow and intense cold, the thermometer standing at 23 deg.

Two new oyster beds had been discovered in the roadstead, and oysters vended at 1d. to 3d. per quarter.

April 6th.—The first boilers ever made in the town had been manufactured by Mr. S. V. Moore, for the “Enterprize,” and fixed in her at the Crane. They weighed 13 tons each.

William Barth, Esq., had died in London.

Mr. Robert Waters’ mill at Southtown had been burnt. It was insured for £1,600 in the Sun and Norwich Union Fire Offices.

April 13th.—The death of Admiral Hills is recorded.

The following Guardians had been elected:—The Mayor (D. A. Gourlay, Esq.), T. Brightwen, James Jackson, George Danby-Palmer, S. C. Marsh, J. Fish, J. Fiddes, and B. Fenn, Esqs., and Messrs. M. Blowers, R. Ecclestone, C. Steward, J. Lawn, T. Lettis, jun., S. Norman, J. D. Chapman, and S. J. Fill.

April 20th.—A petition for the abolition of Church Rates was being signed in the town.

April 27th.—The Congregationalists had determined to build a new chapel upon part of the site of the late Mansion of John Penrice, Esq., in King Street, and £1,107 10s. 7d. had already been subscribed.

Dr. Smyth had delivered a lecture on “Respiration and Atmospheric Air,” at the Y.M.I. The attendance was small.

May 4th.—Contains the record of the death of Samuel Palmer, Esq., from the effects of an accident. Mr. Palmer was taking a drive in the afternoon, and while going over the Bridge his pony took fright at the firing of some cannon in commemoration of the marriage of Miss Costerton, Mr. Palmer in attempting to jump out of his gig was thrown with great force upon his head, which injury proved a fatal one.

A finely-toned bell weighing 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lbs. in the key G, bearing the inscription “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,” had been fixed in the tower of the new Roman Catholic Church.

The Poor’s box in the Parish Church had been broken open, and the contents, believed to be a large amount, stolen.

May 11th.—Mr. E. H. L. Preston had been appointed Receiver of Admiralty Droits in the place of Mr. Samuel Palmer deceased.

The following compensation had been awarded, with regard to the properties taken for the approach to the new bridge:—

Mr. Puncher £1,757 Mr. Teasdel £418

Messrs. Preston’s case was going to a Suffolk jury.

May 18th.—The “Bear Hotel,” was being demolished for the new bridge approach.

The Jury impannelled in the case of Preston _v._ The Haven Commissioners, after hearing the evidence of the plaintiff, and Mr. Palmer in reply, awarded them £950 damage and £100 for the value of the land taken.

May 25th.—Rustic sports had been provided on the South Denes, at Whitsuntide, when there had been a great influx of people brought by rail and the “Earl of Liverpool” steamer.

The “Prince of Wales,” Revenue cutter, Lieut. John Allen, had brought into the harbour the “Seaflower,” having on board 122 parcels of leaf tobacco of 50 lbs. each.

June 1st.—The Queen _v._ The Justices of Great Yarmouth, as to rating Vauxhall Gardens, had been heard and the rule obtained for the parish, discharged with costs. Mr. O’Malley appeared for Mr. C. Cory, and Mr. Palmer for the parish.

The Southtown tolls had been let by auction to Mr. W. Matson for £344 per annum. In 1820 these tolls had only realised £248.

A large meeting had been held at the Angel inn on the subject of the exceedingly high Poor’s rate levied in the parish, Mr. Richard Ferrier in the chair.

June 15th.—It appeared from the Guardians accounts that 25 per cent. was allowed in their accounts “for waste in the consumption of meat.”

June 22nd.—The following persons had been elected Poor’s rate collectors, viz., Mr. Robert Bullen, Mr. Thomas Kelf, Mr. High, Mr. R. Harbert, and Mr. William Nutman.

Bro. Richard Ferrier had entertained his brother Masons at Burgh Castle, in commemoration of the completion of his new mansion, the foundation of which was laid with Masonic honours.

July 6th.—Mr. Joseph Clarence had obtained a license for the Theatre for six months, subject to certain more stringent regulations than had previously prevailed.

July 13th.—The flag on the church and the town flags on the hall had been hoisted at half-mast upon the day of Sir R. Peel’s funeral.

William Johnson, Esq., of Southtown, had given an entertainment on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter to William Mart, Esq., of London.

July 27th.—A meeting had been held with regard to the “Public Health Act.”

Aug. 3rd.—A Mrs. Baker (a visitor) had attempted to commit suicide in one of Mr. Brown’s bathing machines.

Aug. 10th.—Youell’s nurseries were in full bloom.

Mr. John Morton, of Caister, had taken the degree of a M.C.S. Edin.

Aug. 17th.—The late high tide had removed nearly 60 acres of beach and sandbanks at Caister, and a shoal called the Hood, lying to the North of the village had disappeared. Consequent upon this there had been a large deposit of sand upon Yarmouth Beach.

Robert Rising, Esq., the auditor, having applied for a summons against Mr. Henry Pickard, late assistant overseer and rate collector, on a charge of embezzling £675 13s. 8¾d., at the hearing of such information the prisoner pleaded “guilty,” and failing sufficient distress he was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. He had sureties to the amount of £400 who were being proceeded against.

Aug. 24th.—Col. Peel, M.P., J. S. Dunkald, Esq., and Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., had acted as Stewards of the Races.

The Ferries had been let by William Walpole, Esq., by auction, the upper ferry for £250, and the Gorleston ferry for £175 per annum.

Aug. 31st.—Lady Bolton, a niece of Lord Nelson, had visited Capt. Manby, who had been a schoolmate of his Lordship 79 years previously.

Sept. 14th.—The churchwardens and overseers had been summoned before the Justices to show cause why they neglected or refused to pay over to the Guardians the sum of £789, in accordance with their order, and the hearing of the case adjourned.

Sept. 21st.—A supplemental rate of 2d. in the £ had been made to meet this demand. It appeared that the Guardians asked for £2,800 for the current quarter, but the overseers insisted that £2,200 would suffice, and only in the first instance raised that amount, hence the deficiency.

Sept. 28th.—There was likely to be an appeal against this supplemental poor’s rate.

A meeting of the electors for the Regent Ward had been held at the “Star and Garter” Inn, at which Mr. Thomas George presided, when S. C. Marsh and R. H. Harmer, Esqs., offered themselves as candidates, the determination of D. Turner, Esq., to retire was announced by Mr. W. Worship.

Oct. 12th.—The season, in consequence of the high position Lowestoft had taken as a watering place, had been far from prosperous.

Sept. 26th.—The new Roman Catholic Church had been licensed for marriages.

The following tenders had been sent in for the draining the Denes:—J. Thompson, (Yarmouth), £4,424; W. Johnson, (London), £4,393; G. Piggins, (Yarmouth), £4,234 19s.; R. Page, (Yarmouth), £3,922; and R. Pratt, (Yarmouth), £3,715. The lowest tender was accepted; about 7,400 feet of sewer being required.

A Vestry Meeting had been held as to the Rating of small tenements, when the poll taken on an amendment in favour of applying the Act, was 329 as against 68 against it.

A special Sessions had been held to hear upwards of 250 appeals against the recently made Poor’s Rate.

Mr. J. H. Harrison’s was the case taken, and after hearing Mr. Chamberlin on his behalf, and examining the Rate Book, Mr. Preston moved and Mr. G. Danby-Palmer seconded, and it was carried by the vote of the bench that an unequal assessment existed and the rate was accordingly quashed. Mr. Cufaude on behalf of the Overseers, then stated that he agreed to this. The decision was received with applause.

Sir J. Walmesley, M.P., J. Hume, Esq., M.P., and T. Norton, Esq., attended a meeting as a deputation from the Financial Reform Association.

Nov. 9th.—The result of the Municipal Election had left the parties equally balanced in the Council; the means used in these contests having in most instances been “disgusting and disgraceful.”

The following was the polling:—

_Gorleston Ward_. E. H. L. Preston, (C) 185 W. Hammond, (C) 170 S. Crowe, (L) 78 F. S. Costerton, (L) 64 _North Ward_. J. Jackson, (L) 108 W. N. Burroughs, (L) 105 S. Nightingale, (C) 90 C. Cory, (C) 68 _Regent Ward_. S. C. Marsh, (C) 105 J. D. Chapman, (L) 103 H. R. Harmer, (C) 94 F. Palmer, (L) 83 _St. George’s Ward_. J. G. Plummer, (C) 130 J. C. Smith, (C) 116 J. Barker, (L) 101 _Nelson Ward_. G. D. Palmer and T. Lettis, (unopposed). _Market Ward_. C. Aldred, (C) 129 F. Worship, (C) 123 J. Owles, (L) 104 J. Cobb, (L) 84

Nov. 16th.—At the Council Meeting on the 9th, 46 members being present, Mr. George Danby-Palmer proposed and Mr. P. Pullyn seconded Capt. Charles Pearson, R.N., for the office of Mayor, and Mr. Wm. H. Palmer proposed and Mr. E. H. L. Preston seconded, Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., for that office.

Upon taking the votes it appeared 25 were for Capt. Pearson and 21 for Sir E. H. K. Lacon. Mr. Ferrier then remarked “The majority for Capt. Pearson is 4, and as 10 Aldermen voted for him, he is in fact returned by gentlemen who are now out of office.” Messrs. J. Fyson, Chas. J. Palmer, J. C. Smith, H. Jay, W. Yetts, (Conservatives) and the Mayor and Messrs. J. Pike, J. Fiddes, J. Bayly, J. Barker and B. Fenn, were then nominated for Aldermen, when 42 members voted for Mr. Fenn and 21 for the other 5 party candidates, whereupon Mayor gave his casting vote in favour of the Whig Nominees.

The Mayor’s dinner was held at the “Star” on the following Monday, when His Worship occupied the chair and R. Hammond, Esq., the Vice-chair. D. A. Gourlay, Esq. (Deputy-Mayor) P. Pullyn, G. Danby-Palmer, H. Worship, F. Palmer, W. N. Burroughs, Esqs., and the principal Liberal members of the Corporation were present.

The price of Gas had been reduced to 5s. per thousand cubic feet.

H. Palmer, Esq., had notified his intention to resign the Town Clerkship.

Mr. Cufaude, Mr. C. Cory, and Mr. J. Clowes, were spoken of as probable candidates.

Mr. G. Johnson had been elected master of the Workhouse.

Nov. 23rd.—The crew of a Sheringham smack had been fined £100 each, or six months’ imprisonment for smuggling 2,760 lbs. of tobacco.

Dec. 14th.—Several houses on the Denes had been broken into, and some brushes stolen from Mr. J. Palmer’s warehouse at the Bridge foot, where the thieves missed taking a considerable amount of gold and silver carelessly left on the premises.

Dec. 21st.—W. Lee, Esq., had held an Inquiry as to the drainage of the Denes.

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THIRD SERIES, 1851–60.

“When found, make a note of”—

CAPT. CUTTLE.

1851.

Jan. 4th.—At the meeting of the Town Council, the Councillors for the St. George’s, Market and Gorleston Wards refused to appoint Ward Aldermen “as they had no confidence” in the Aldermen recently appointed by the casting vote of the Mayor.

The “Water question” was before the public, when, as to the Ormesby water with which it was proposed to supply the town, Mr. Cooper, an eminent analytical chemist, stated that such water “was turbid from the green and brown matter in it” and that “the large quantity (four grains) of vegetable organic matter that it contained rendered it wholly unfit for domestic purposes other than cleansing.”

Jan. 11th.—Chas. J. Palmer had presided at the Annual Public Library meeting, when it was stated that upwards of 5,000 books belonged to that institution.

J. Tolver, Esq. had sent in his resignation as Clerk to the Paving Commissioners.

Jan. 25th.—It was stated that a provisional order was about to be issued, applying the “Health of Town’s Act” to the Borough, thus threatening the Paving Commissioners with extinction.

There was great complaint against these Commissioners for not properly lighting the Denes.

Wm. Sumner, an ex-constable was bound over to keep the peace at the instance of Samuel Tolver, Esq.

Feb. 1st.—The following notice appears as to No. 4, South Quay:—

A tradition has long existed in connection with the Elizabethian
House upon the Quay, formerly belonging to John Carter, the regicide,
but now the residence of C. J. Palmer, Esq., F.S.A., (mentioned by
Noble, vol. 2, p. 340), that of the “many secret consults” which the
rebels held prior to the trial and execution of King Charles I. the
fatal and final one took place in a chamber in the above mentioned
house, in which Carter then lived. A meeting of the chief
Parliamentarian Generals was summoned, and the regicides, it is said,
met early in the afternoon, and the conference, which was one of
‘great secrecy,’ did not terminate until near the hour of midnight,
the dinner which had been ordered for four o’clock not being served
until the meeting broke up. This tradition, though generally
credited, had hitherto received no confirmation to render it of
historical value. The important fact has, however, been placed
almost beyond a doubt, as we can state on the authority of F.
Worship, Esq., that in the course of the labours of the Committee
recently appointed by the Town Council to inquire into the ancient
records and muniments of the Borough, a record has been found of the
visit of Oliver Cromwell to our town about the time alluded to, it
having never yet been definitely ascertained that the Protector
visited Yarmouth. We hope this very interesting discovery will
induce the Committee to prosecute their labours, and when the
valuable town documents have been arranged and restored, the Council
will see the propriety and necessity of providing some suitable
depository for them.

Feb. 8th.—The New Mercantile Marine Act had excited much dissatisfaction, and several handbills had appeared urging the sailors to take action, and on Tuesday morning having “struck,” they mustered in groups on the Hall-quay. Subsequently they formed in procession to the number of 1,000 and paraded the town for several hours; they had a band and flags with them, and a board on which was written “Do not sign the laws” and “Wages £2 15s. Summer and Winter.”

A Seaman’s Union had been formed having 450 members, and Mr. J. Teasdel having given notice that he did not intend to reduce the wages paid to his men to 50s. a month, several hundred of the men on strike, went over the Bridge and manned the yards of a vessel belonging to that gentleman, for whom they gave some loud and hearty cheers.

The Magistrates refused to sign a 1s. 9d. Poor rate, but such rate was subsequently signed by Mr. W. H. Palmer and Mr. J. Fenn and the rate for that amount made.

Feb. 15th.—A meeting of the shipowners had been held at the Town-hall to consider the seamen’s grievances, the Mayor in the chair, when upon the motion of Mr. George Danby-Palmer, a resolution was carried to obtain a repeal of the act of Parliament complained of, and a Committee formed consisting of six owners and six seamen with the Mayor as chairman to give effect to such resolution; the wages question was, however, not discussed.

Feb. 22nd.—A further meeting had been held “to take into consideration the present complaint of seamen respecting their wages, that the same may be equalized throughout the year whether by voyage or month.”

About 30 owners were present, and also the Sailors’ Committee; the Mayor was in the chair, and the sailors refused to be bound by their “old agreement;” the following account is given of their subsequent proceedings:—

Since the above meeting a letter has been sent to the Mayor,
announcing that the sailors were determined not to abide for the
future by the old agreement; and handbills were also publicly issued,
announcing a “grand procession” of the seamen of the port for the
following day. Accordingly on Saturday the sailors assembled
opposite to their rendezvous, at the Royal Exchange on the Quay, to
the number of about 1,500, and flags, union jacks, &c., with a band
of music having been procured, a procession was formed, which paraded
the town for several hours. The men were mostly respectably attired,
and wore rosettes of various colours, from which were suspended the
medals of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. Some of the men were
dressed in various emblematical characters, such as Britannia,
Neptune, Amphitrite, Triton, &c., and were borne upon the shoulders
of the crowd in boats, dolphin cars, &c., which were decorated with
evergreens, &c., in short the whole assemblage seemed more like a
triumphal procession than that of a demonstration occasioned by one
of those unfortunate breaches between employers and employed, termed
a “strike.” Throughout the crowd a number of placards were
distributed, bearing the following inscription:—“We, the seamen of
Yarmouth, hereby testify our gratitude to the inhabitants, for the
handsome manner in which they have come forward to assist us in
obtaining our just rights.” Also a number of poles, terminating in
tridents, fishes, &c., were borne aloft, together with a handsomely
carved model ship, covered with the flags of all nations.

Mr. S. S. Barber had applied to the Bench for the assistance of the civil force to protect his seamen, who had just arrived by the “Maid of the Yare,” London Trader, and who had been persuaded to leave their vessel, and even threatened to be taken away by force if they did not leave. The Superintendent and some of the police went down to the spot, but, as the men remained perfectly peaceable, their presence was not at all required.

The following members of the Council had addressed a letter to the Treasury protesting against a proposed loan for drainage purposes, which was said to have been carried by a majority of the Council at its last meeting:—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, R. Ferrier, E. H. L. Preston, F. Worship, William H. Palmer, R. Steward, R. D. Barber, E. R. Aldred, J. C. Smith, J. G. Plummer, J. Cherry, J. E. Barnby, C. C. Aldred, B. Jay, R. Ferrier, junr., S. Miller and William Worship, and thereupon at the Council meeting a very warm discussion ensued, during which Mr. C. C. Aldred was accused of having called Mr. George Danby-Palmer “a liar,” and Sir E. H. K. Lacon (by Mr. Henry Danby-Palmer) of having made a disturbance by “kicking against the panels.”

March 1st.—The following Councillors subsequently addressed a letter to the Treasury in respect of these proceedings:—D. A. Gourlay, H. Danby-Palmer, J. Bayly, R. Hammond, J. Lettis, junr., J. Fish, W. T. Clarke, J. Barker, P. Pullyn, J. Jackson, J. D. Chapman, R. Hammond, junr., G. Danby-Palmer, W. N. Burroughs, C. E. Bartram, M. Butcher, J. G. Cannell, H. Boulter, P. White, J. Fiddes and J. Pike.

This issue contains the following report of the Sailors’ Strike and Riot:—