1st round. 2nd round. 3rd round.
H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S.
Thought 12 56 0 1 48 0 2 41 6
Phantom 12 58 45 1 50 48 2 45 5
In the yawl match the “Queen Victoria” beat the “Eclipse,” “Royal
Victoria” and “Cambridge Lass.”
The dinner was held at the Victoria Hotel, the Mayor in the chair. The
Earl of Albemarle, Mr. Butcher, Mr. C. Cory, Mr. C. J. Palmer, and Mr.
Seaman took part in the after dinner proceedings.
Steamers continued to pass through the Roads on their way to the Baltic.
Aug. 9th.—Edward Tupman and Edward Gill, captains of vessels, bound for
the North, had been charged with assaulting S. C. Marsh, Esq.,
Deputy-Mayor, and fined £5 each or two months’ imprisonment, and also
50s. each and 15s. damage to clothes, for assaulting Mr. Joseph Giles
(gaoler).
Aug. 12th.—Sir John Walsham had held an Inquiry as to the Election of
Guardians and “impounded” several voting papers.
The screw frigate “Horatio” had been in the Roads and visited by numbers
of persons.
It was rumoured that some 40 vessels, known as “Barking Smacks” were
likely to be added to the local fishing fleet.
The Centenary of the Baptist Church, Church Plain, had been celebrated.
Messrs. Charles Gill and William Sidney had become lessees of the
Theatre.
Aug. 19th.—The “Amateur,” latteen (F. Brown), Norwich, won the prize at
the Water Frolic.
Aug. 26th.—Seven thousand excursionists had been brought by train from
Norwich and other places to the Races.
George Winkfield (Yarmouth), John Chambers (Hull), George Bell,
(Fakenham), Robert Todd (Yarmouth), J. Bitten (Yarmouth), Charles Reed
(Yarmouth), and T. R. Mills (Southtown), were charged with obstructing
the Hall Quay (but in fact for holding a religious service there.) They
were defended by Mr. Tillett, of Norwich; Chambers was fined 40s. and
costs.
Aug. 30th.—“Lodgings was scarcely to be obtained” in the town.
There was a band of thieves about who had extracted “the contents of many
pockets.”
The question of the “open air preachers” was again before the Justices,
when the fine proposed to be inflicted on Chambers was abandoned, it
being, in fact, admitted that, under the circumstances of the case there
was no power to inflict it.
Sep. 2nd.—A meeting had been held (the Rev. G. Hills presiding) to
consider the further restoration of St. Nicholas’ Church.
Thirty boats were gone to the Scotch fisheries, and herring was selling
at from £8 to £14 per last.
A foot race for £5 over 100 yards had been run on the South-denes, when
Mr. Browne beat Mr. George Diver by half a yard.
Sep. 6th.—The gas lamps at Gorleston and Southtown had been lighted for
the first time.
No minister had attended at St. Mary’s, Southtown, to conduct the Sunday
morning service.
Sep. 9th.—The Justices had again refused to grant any fresh licenses.
Sep. 18th.—The “Ada,” a barque of 435 tons, had been launched from Mr.
Thomas Barber’s yard.
The Russian Barque “Carolina” had been sold by E. H. L. Preston, Esq., at
the Star, for £1,110, and her cargo of 321 tons of salt for £347, making
a total of £1,457.
Sep. 20th.—The proposed grant of a piece of land by the Corporation, for
the purpose of a cemetery, had been approved by the Secretary of State.
Sep. 23rd.—The French frigate “Expeditive,” 20 guns, was anchored in the
Roads, and a dead body had been landed from her for interment.
Sept. 27th.—The coal trade was unusually brisk; during the week 70
colliers had arrived at the port, and these, with the other daft there,
crowded the Harbour.
After the 1st of October the drapers had determined to close their shops
at seven o’clock.
Messrs. Mann, Giles, and Freeman, “extensive fish salesmen,” had been
summoned for allowing “swills” to remain on the Quay longer than
necessary for their business purposes.
Oct. 4th.—At the revision of the Burgess List, the Liberals had lodged 59
objections and put in 347 new claims, and the Tories had made 373
objections.
The telegraphic announcement of the great victory of the allied armies
over the Russians (Battle of the Alma) had been received shortly after
eleven o’clock, and created intense excitement; the flags had been
hoisted on the Town Hall and the Church, and but for the interference
with divine service, the bells, doubtless, would have sent forth a merry
peal.
Thanksgivings had been offered in all places of worship for the abundant
harvest.
Oct. 7th.—The Borough Revision Court had been engaged with the Lists for
three days and a half; the Liberals sustained 300 claims, as against 50
sustained by the Tories.
Oct. 11th.—Mr. Wright (who had been objected to) was charged before the
Justices for assaulting Sergeant James Gowen (the Tory objector) and
bound over to keep the peace. There was a warm discussion on the Bench
during these proceedings between Mr. R. Hammond and Mr. R. Steward.
At the Revision of the Parliamentary List, Mr. Cufaude and Mr. Preston
appeared for the Tories, and Mr. Costerton for the Liberals, and the
latter claimed a gain upon the proceedings.
Oct. 18th.—A “great meeting” of Liberals had been held at the Star Inn;
G. Danby-Palmer, Esq., (chairman), Captain Pearson, R.N., J. W. Shelly,
Esq., R. Hammond, Esq., W. T. McCullagh, Esq., J. Clowes, Esq., J. Owles,
Esq., and Mr. Jackson took part in the proceedings.
At the Gaol Sessions, N. Palmer, Esq., (Recorder) and R. Steward, Esq.,
(acting as Visiting Justices) had dismissed the Gaol Chaplain (Rev.
George Hills). This action was deprecated by some of the Justices, and
ultimately the question was referred by them to the Quarter Sessions.
An “impudent thief” had picked a woman’s pocket, while she was in the
Police-court.
Oct. 21st.—The New Bridge had been completed, and formally opened to the
public, at a cost of little less than £60,000.
H.M. yacht “Fairy” had arrived in the Harbour.
Ladies were collecting linen rags for the wounded soldiers in the East.
Oct. 25th.—Mr. R. Hammond and the Mayor (Mr. Cherry) were at
“loggerheads” with regard to certain statements made by the former
gentleman at the Liberal meeting.
The “Gælan,” a French man-of-war, had entered the Harbour for the purpose
of coaling.
One hundred and thirteen young persons had been confirmed at St.
Nicholas’ Church by the Bishop of Norwich.
Nov. 1st.—A “patriotic fund” meeting had been held at the Town Hall, the
Mayor (J. Cherry, Esq.) in the chair. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P.,
Sir E. Travers, K. H., Rev. J. S. Russell, Rev. B. Vaux, Rev. J. B.
Bampton, Rev. McSwiney, C. J. Palmer, R. Steward, R. Hammond, George
Danby-Palmer, J. W. Shelly, C. C. Aldred, Esqs., and Captains Gilbertson
and Roberts, and others were present, and a subscription list opened,
which was headed by donations of £25 each from Messrs. Gurney & Co.,
George Danby-Palmer, Esq., and Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P.
Nov. 4th.—At the Municipal Election “it was rumoured that no small amount
of ready cash had been sent into circulation.”