_St. Nicholas’ Ward_.
W. Worship (C) 405
J. B. Hilton (C) 405
Henry Danby-Palmer (L) 262
John Mainprice (L) 262
_Regent Ward_.
R. D. Barber (C) 224
R. R. B. Norman (C) 224
John Clowes (L) 159
John Fish (L) 159
The names of the other re-elected Councillors are not given.
Four gun-boats had come into the Roads from the Baltic.
Nov. 10th.—The Mayor of Norwich had given a grand ball, in St. Andrew’s
Hall; Mr., Mrs. and the Misses Marsh, the Officers of the East Norfolk
Militia and Norfolk Artillery Militia, the Misses Steward, the Mayor of
Yarmouth and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. W. Danby-Palmer, Mr. F. Danby-Palmer, and
others had attended it from Yarmouth.
Nov. 14th.—The “Meander,” 44 gun frigate, was at anchor off the Monument.
Nov. 28th.—Lieut. Matthew Gooda, late of the East Norfolk Militia, had
died at Southtown, aged 76.
Dec. 1st.—The dinner, commemorative of the re-election of C. J. Palmer,
Esq., to the office of Chief Magistrate, had been held at the Town Hall.
His Worship was supported on his right by the Hon. H. Byng, Sir E. H. K.
Lacon, Bart., M.P., Lieut.-Colonel Astley, the Rev. George Hills, and J.
Harcourt, Esq., and on his left by the Recorder (N. Palmer, Esq.), Sir H.
J. Stracey, Bart., M.P., the Mayor of Norwich and Captain Broadhead, R.N.
The Mayor’s guests on this occasion numbered upwards of 100 persons.
George Danby-Palmer, Esq., had presided at a meeting called for the
purpose of promoting a national testimonial to Admiral Sir Charles
Napier, K.C.B.
Dec. 8th.—Mr. Wright (of the Adelphi) had been performing at the Theatre.
Dec. 12th.—The Mayor had attended the magnificent reception given to the
King of Sardinia by the Corporation of London.
Dec. 22nd.—The stormy easterly winds had driven several vessels on to the
Beach.
On the north of the Jetty were four brigs, viz., the “Friends,” of
London; the “George,” of Yarmouth; the “Boa,” of Colchester; and another.
And on the south, one brig, a sloop (the “Telegraph,”) and a billy-boy.
Dec. 26th.—The Norfolk Artillery Militia had marched into the Southtown
Barracks under the command of Colonel Astley.
The following Magistrates had been selected to hear salvage cases:—George
Danby-Palmer, R. Steward, R. Hammond, J. G. Plummer, J. W. Shelly, B.
Fenn, E. H. L. Preston, and W. H. Palmer, Esqs.
Dec. 29th.—The Hon. Colonel Vereker was spoken of as a colleague for Sir
E. H. K. Lacon, should Mr. Rumbold resign his seat, but this rumour as to
Mr. Rumbold’s resignation, the _Globe_ stated on authority, was without
foundation.
At the Quarter Sessions, a conviction of R. Steward, Esq., by the
Justices, for obstructing the quay, was quashed with costs.
The question of the legality of the Rev. G. Hills’ appointment as
chaplain to the gaol was again considered by the Recorder and Justices.
_N.B.—The file for the Year_ 1856 _is missing_.
1857.
Jan. 3rd.—The fourth anniversary of Court “Crown and Anchor” A.O.F. had
been celebrated by a dinner at Bro. Franklin’s, Hall Quay. Mr. C. B.
Dashwood occupied the chair, and it was stated that the Court then
consisted of 90 members.
Jan. 10th.—There had been a loan exhibition at the Priory Hall.
Messrs. Charles J. Palmer, B. Fenn, Rev. H. Squire, Dumbleton, R. R. B.
Norman, Burton, and J. Bayly had been elected the members of the Public
Library Committee.
Jan. 17th.—The “Britannia Pier Bill” was projected, and the Wellington
Pier Company had determined not to oppose that undertaking.
The body of a whale, which had been taken at Winterton, was being
exhibited on the Church Plain.
The Rev. W. D. Wade, the new minister of St. Mary’s, Southtown, had,
before leaving Southsea, been presented with a purse of £61.
Jan. 21st.—The “Sisters” had been in collision with one of the stone
piers of the Bridge, which it had considerably damaged.
Feb. 4th.—An Anti-Income Tax meeting had been held at the Town Hall. The
Mayor presided, and the following took part in the proceedings:—Messrs.
George Danby-Palmer, Bradbeer, Garson Blake, W. Livingston, S. B. Cory,
R. Hammond, J. Clowes, J. H. Harrison, J. Rivett and J. Fiddes. Mr. S.
Bradbeer appeared to be the mover in this matter.
The Poor’s Rate was 1s. 6d. for the quarter.
Feb. 18th.—H.M. Line of Battle-ship “Blenheim,” 74, had steamed into the
Roads.
Feb. 21st.—A “Poor’s Rate” meeting had been held at the Masonic Hall.
Mr. W. Livingston presided, and a resolution protesting against the 1s.
6d. quarterly rate was adopted. Messrs J. Rivett, Joseph Neave, Royal,
R. Bailey, Nichols, and F. Starling spoke on the subject, while the
conduct of the Guardians was defended by Mr. J. H. Harrison, one of the
Board.
Feb. 25th.—A case which excited considerable interest, had been heard at
the County Court, Tolhouse-hall, before the Judge (T. J. Birch, Esq.)
The plaintiff was Mr. John Cobb, leather merchant, for whom Mr. C. H.
Chamberlin appeared; the defendants were Messrs. W. N. Burroughs and G.
D. Palmer, who were represented by Mr. J. L. Cufaude. The plaintiff
stated that he was a candidate for the office of Councillor for the
Market-ward, in November, 1851, and that he became such at the
solicitation of Messrs. W. N. Burroughs and G. D. Palmer. At the time he
became a candidate he distinctly told them that he would not pay out of
his own pocket more than £10 towards the expenses of the election, and it
was understood that the Liberal party, to which he belonged, would
subscribe the remainder. The evening before the election he received an
estimate of what the expenses were likely to be, and in consequence of
that he at once saw both Mr. Burroughs and Mr. G. D. Palmer. That
estimate, he believed, amounted to about £45, while the subscriptions
altogether amounted to but £42. After some conversation they agreed to
hold him harmless of the amount of the expenses that might exceed the sum
subscribed, and he and Mr. Burroughs then went to the Committee-room of
the North-ward, where Mr. Burroughs said they had made arrangements for
their friend John Cobb winning the Market-ward. The expenses of the
election, which he (the plaintiff) lost, amounted altogether to £58 1s.
7d. The balance, therefore, which he now claimed from the defendants was
£16 1s. 7d.—The plaintiff, in cross-examination by Mr. Cufaude, admitted
that £39 of the whole amount was for — —.—Mr. Cufaude contended that if,
as the plaintiff stated, the defendants had given him a guarantee for the
surplus expenses, the guarantee ought to have been in writing. And,
assuming the evidence was true, which, however, he disputed, it was
impossible for the plaintiff to recover, inasmuch as he himself had
allowed that a large part of the whole of the expenses was for — —, which
was an illegal act.—Mr. Chamberlin contended that the plaintiff, after
receiving the promise from the defendants, acted only upon the faith of
that promise, and that therefore, as they had entered upon an engagement
to pay the money, they were liable. The money, moreover, had not been
spent by the plaintiff, but by the committee appointed to conduct the
election, and until the election was over, the plaintiff was not aware
that any of the money had been spent in — —.—His Honour said it was clear
the guarantee should have been in writing. He was of opinion, also, that
the plaintiff was not bound to pay the illegal charges, and consequently
he could not bring his action for the money which he claimed.—The
plaintiff was, accordingly, non-suited.
March 4th.—The “Branch,” a schooner of 150 tons, had been launched from
Messrs. Fellows and Son’s yard.
A distress warrant had been issued against the effects of Mr. James Lawn,
draper, Broad Row, for 5s. 3d. due for Church rate. Mr. Cufaude, who
appeared for the Churchwardens, stated that the amount of defalcations on
the present rate was “about £14 or £15.”
A meeting of the shareholders in the Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway had
been held at the Star Hotel. R. Hammond, Esq., presided, and there were
present—C. C. Aldred, Esq., (the Mayor), C. J. Palmer, T. Brightwen,
William H. Palmer, E. H. L. Preston, W. C. Reynolds, E. P. Youell, G. G.
Day, H. Danby-Palmer, and William Day, Esqs.
March 11th.—N. Palmer, Esq., (Recorder), had appointed John B. Bales
(late Sergeant-at-Mace) an Inspector of Weights and Measures in the room
of Mr. Wall.
The address of Messrs. Torrens McCullagh and Edward Watkin to the
electors appears in this issue.
March 14th.—The Liberal electors had held a meeting at the Corn Exchange,
J. Shelly, Esq., in the chair, when both candidates delivered addresses,
and a resolution pledging the meeting to support them was unanimously
carried.
Mr. Cufaude had applied for 17 more summonses against Church Rate
defaulters, and Mr. Garson Blake had been summoned for a like default by
the Gorleston Churchwardens.
There had been a high tide, which had dashed over the new Marine Drive
works.
March 16th.—Mr. J. W. Shelly had presided over a meeting at the ‘Star,’
when Messrs. McCullagh and Watkin were adopted as the Liberal candidates.
There was a suggestion of a local gentleman’s name as a candidate, to
which the Editor refers to by the quotation—“and palm to palm is holy
_Palmer’s_ kiss.”
March 18th.—The Liberal electors and non-electors had been addressed by
both the Liberal candidates at the Duke’s Head public-house at Gorleston.
S. Dowson, Esq., presided, and there were present—Messrs. J. H. Fellows,
N. Sterry, A. Markland, Captains Manthorpe, Stanford, and Tunbridge, and
Messrs. J. Page, A. King, J. Ling, G. Reynolds, C. E. Bartram, and J.
Cobb.
The four candidates, Messrs. McCullagh and Watkin and Sir E. H. K. Lacon
and Colonel Vereker, had been invited to attend a meeting of electors at
the Masonic-hall. None of them were present, but, nevertheless, a
resolution pledging the meeting to support the Liberal candidates was
carried.
The “Venus,” 150 tons register, had been launched from Mr. Rust’s yard.
March 21st.—D. A. Gourlay, Esq., had presided at a great Liberal meeting
held in the Corn Exchange, when Messrs. J. W. Shelly, P. Pullyn, S.
Dowson, F. S. Costerton, W. Briggs, C. Sayers, S. Palmer, C. E. Bartram,
J. D. Chapman, J. Bailey, F. Dendy, J. Cobb and others were present.
The Conservatives had also convened a meeting at Crowe’s Assembly-rooms,
Chapel-denes, when E. H. L. Preston, Esq., presided. Sir E. H. K. Lacon,
Colonel Vereker, and J. Cherry, Esq., addressed the assembly.
Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., and Major-General C. A. Windham, the Liberal
candidates for East Norfolk, had held a meeting in the Corn-hall. Mr. R.
Hammond presided, and was supported by Messrs. Benjamin Dowson, J.
Clowes, C. H. Chamberlin, P. Pullyn, A. W. Biddulph, S. Palmer, T. Burton
Steward, F. Palmer, W. N. Burroughs, C. E. Bartram, E. R. Palmer, J. H.
Harrison, J. Owles, J. Cobb, &c.
George Tewsley, Sergeant in the London Constabulary, had been elected
Superintendent of the Borough Police Force.
The case against Mr. Garson Blake had been heard as to non-payment of
Church Rate and the usual order made.
Mr. S. Waters Spelman had submitted to public competition various
freehold estates, belonging to the late Mrs. Ann Marsh, which realised
£8,672.
March 25th.—The Election was “assuming all the features of a bitter, as
well as a strong contest.”
J. Shelly, Esq., had presided at another Liberal meeting held in the Corn
Hall, and Mr. J. Royal at a meeting of non-electors in the same interest
held at the Masonic Hall.
The Church Rate question had again been before the Justices, when Mr.
Chamberlin appeared for the defaulters, who were Henry Boulter (baker),
4s. 6d.; Joseph Neave (twine-spinner), 1s. 9½d.; George Goodrich
(shoemaker), 3s. 6d.; Henry Blyth (shoemaker), 4s.; George Clowes
(ironmonger), 5s.; William Curtis (cork-cutter), 5s. 1d.; James Rivett
(baker), 4s.; Frederick Starling (shoemaker), 1s. 10½d.; Angelina Cox and
W. P. Brown (brokers), 4s. 2½d.; John Clowes (grocer), 4s.; William
Livingston (draper), 3s.; Robert Browne (gentleman), 2s.; George
Danby-Palmer (Esquire), 8s. 6¾d.; and George Danby-Palmer and Salmon
Palmer (Esquires), 3s. 6d.
Mr. W. Sidney had again opened the Theatre.
March 28th.—A monster meeting of Liberals had been held on the Hall Quay
in front of the Star, when Mr. W. Briggs occupied the chair; 500 Liberals
had attended a meeting at the Globe Inn, Gorleston, where Mr. T. Burton
Steward presided. Both meetings were very enthusiastic. It was said the
Tory candidates were “Sir Edmund Lay—on and Colonel Very—queer.”