MR. OVEREND’S SIDE. MR. WILLIS’ SIDE.
Mr. Lawry 7 Mr. Ling 1
Mr. Jackson 3 Mr. Borlase 5
Mr. Fenner 1 Mr. Ellis 0
Lieutenant Townley 12 Mr. Larke 0
Mr. Ablitt 7 Mr. Clarke 2
Mr. Overend 7 Mr. Willis 1
Mr. Cocks 0 Mr. Davey 8
Mr. Edwards 0 Mr. T. B. Stevenson 17
Mr. Baker 0 Mr. Tewsley 4
Dr. Stephenson 4 Mr. Stolworthy 0
Mr. Wright 4 Mr. Green 0
Byes 2 Byes 5
Wides 2 Wides 5
Total 41 Total 48
Afterwards the players dined at the Crown and Anchor Hotel.
July 16th.—Owing to his altercation with the Town Clerk, the Mayor
declined to attend the meetings of the Council.
July 20th.—One of the petitions against the M.Ps’ return had been
withdrawn.
The Rifle Companies numbered over 200. Mr. Orde’s Company mustered 80 at
their first drill in the Barrack Square.
There were then on the Parish Books 272 indoor and 1,247 outdoor paupers,
as against 1,134 in the preceding year.
July 27th.—Lieutenant-Colonel Mason had retired from the command of the
East Norfolk Militia.
The Foresters had held a “gala” at the Vauxhall Gardens.
Aug. 3rd.—A very large number of Speaker’s Warrants had been issued in
connection with the Election Petition.
Aug. 13th.—Eliza, second daughter of S. C. Marsh, Esq., had been married
to Captain Burke, of the Louth Rifles, at the Roman Catholic and St.
Nicholas’ Churches. The bridesmaids were Miss Marsh, the Misses
Victoria, Louisa and Emily Marsh and Miss Waters; the bridegroom’s men
were Major Taafe and the officers of the Louth Rifles, and the carriages
of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Danby-Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Walpole, Mr. and Mrs. Dashwood and others
were present on the occasion.
The Donegal Regiment was to succeed the Louth Rifles at Yarmouth.
Aug. 17th.—The transport “Himalaya” had brought the former, and taken
away the latter regiment; the Louth Rifles had given a ball on board that
ship.
Aug. 20th.—The porch of the Parish Church was being restored.
There had been a great deal of rain, but the town was very full of
visitors.
Aug. 24th.—It was reported that the shock of an earthquake had been felt
at Hopton.
One hundred and fifty Horse Artillery had been encamped on the North
Denes.
Mr. Marsh’s Company of Volunteers were to be equipped as Artillery.
Mr. Orde’s Company had drilled on the South Denes in public for the first
time.
The expenses of the Borough Election had been returned by the auditor as
follows:—Conservatives, £809 15s.; Liberals, £603 17s. 4d.
Visitors were flocking to the town, and it was supposed that the standard
population had thus been doubled; beds were fetching the “highest
prices.”
The “Prophet Jack” was preaching on the Beach.
Sept. 3rd.—Among the company present at the Races were Count Batthyany,
Lord W. Powlett, the Hon. Harbord Harbord, Colonel Wilson, Sir E. H. K.
Lacon, M.P., and Sir H. J. Stracey, M.P.
Sept. 7th.—Colonel Henderson had attended at Yarmouth to report on the
proposed Artillery Corps, and had informed the Mayor and Mr. Marsh that
it “would have every encouragement from the Government.”
William Ingram, a labourer, had been scalded to death in Mr. Frosdick’s
Tanning Copper.
Sept. 10th.—The Magistrates had had another “warm” discussion on
Licensing Day, as to the granting of new licenses.
There were 400 cases of appeal against the Poor’s Rate from the St.
George’s Ward. The Overseers proposed to compound up to a rental of £6
10s. per annum.
The Rev. W. Griffiths had been “ordained” at the King Street Chapel.
Two or three “Dutch schuyts” had visited the port.
The officers of Mr. Orde’s Company had received their commissions.
The Donegal Militia had marched out for their first drill on the Denes
under the command of Major Todd.
Sept. 17th.—The 6th annual meeting of the Elocution Society had been
held, Mr. W. Gill in the chair, when Mr. Lovewell Blake, the Secretary,
brought up a favourable report of the proceedings of the Society.
There were a great number of Rate appeals from the North Ward.
The Mayor having determined to commit a prisoner named Angel, (in which
course the other Justices did not concur) left the Bench, and had
intimated by letter “That he should not sit again as a Magistrate.” Next
day His Worship again informed the Bench that he had been misled by Mr.
Holt, and that he should not sit.
Sept. 21st.—Three “gents” having hired a house in Brandon Terrace, had
been victimising the tradesmen.
Sept. 24th.—Two of these persons, who gave the names of Thomas T. George,
and William Arnall, had been before the Bench and ordered to find two
sureties for the peace in £50 each, themselves being bound for £100 each;
subsequently George was bailed out by his stepfather, a London gentleman,
who stated that the prisoner was an articled clerk in receipt of £200 a
year from his mother.
The North Sea herring voyage was “fairly alive,” as much as £30 a last
having been realised for some of the fish.
Sept. 28th.—The following were the tenders for the Ballast dues:—James
Pumfrey. £405; D. S. Bayfield, £375; and Jacob Preston, £600. The late
lessee, Mr. J. H. Harrison, did not send in a tender.
Mr. Preston, however, subsequently threw up his tender, and the dues were
offered to Mr. Smith (an ex-lessee) for £550 per annum.
There had been a “fine illustration of the Northern Lights.”
Oct. 1st.—A special meeting of the Council had been held as to the
Ballast question, when Mr. C. C. Aldred stated “they had been called
together through Mr. Preston’s tomfoolery.”
Captain Marsh and Lieutenant Foreman had received their commissions, and
thereupon taken the oaths before the Magistrates.
Oct. 5th.—The Revision of the Voters’ Lists had been proceeded with
before Mr. Couch, Mr. W. C. Reynolds representing the Tories and Mr.
Costerton the Liberals. The latter claimed a gain of four votes as the
result of the proceedings.
Fifty members of the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers had been sworn in
by B. Fenn, Esq., and were subsequently entertained by their officers at
the Crown and Anchor Hotel.
A Poor’s Rate of 1s. 4d. in the £ (to raise £3,365 3s.) had been signed.
One Corporal and three Privates of the Donegal Militia had been heavily
fined by the Justices for assaulting Mr. Nall (printer) and several
policemen.
Oct. 22nd.—Lord Claude Hamilton and officers of the Donegal Militia had
entertained the officers of the French steamer “Galilee.”
Oct. 26th.—The appointment of officers and non-commissioned officers in
the Volunteer Companies had been made, as follows:—
Artillery Company: Captain: S. C. Marsh; Lieutenant: Foreman;
Sergeant-Major: Franklin; Sergeants: Dumbleton, Moody, and Stolworthy;
Corporals: Suffling, Clarke, and Clements; Armoury-Sergeant: Offord;
Orderly Clerk: Sergeant Crowe.
Rifle Company: Captain: J. H. Orde; Lieutenant: Youell; Ensign: J.
Tomlinson, junr.; Sergeants: Harmer, Bunn, Preston, and James; Corporals:
Dick, Willis, Fellows, and Pearson.
Oct. 29th.—Sixty feet of the Britannia Pier had been carried away by a
vessel during a gale which prevailed on the coast.
Mr. Chapman had retired from the representation of the Regent Ward.
Nov. 2nd.—The “Shipping Interest” was in a distressed state.
The Herring Fishing was going on satisfactorily, £15 per last being given
for fish.
Nov. 5th.—Five wards had been contested. In the _Regent Ward_ Mr. S. B.
Cory beating Mr. F. Palmer by one vote. The following were the
Councillors elected:—_North_: W. N. Burroughs and H. Boulter. _Market_:
C. C. Aldred and F. Worship. _Regent_: S. C. Marsh and S. B. Cory. _St.
George_: J. G. Plummer and J. C. Smith. _Nelson_: G. D. Palmer and C. E.
Bartram. _Gorleston_: E. H. L. Preston and H. Teasdel.
Among the company present at a Ball held at the Town Hall, were—The Mayor
and Miss Steward, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Hamilton, M.P., and Lady Hamilton,
the Hon. Harbord Harbord, Sir H. Stracey, Bart., M.P., and Lady Stracey,
Lady Plumridge, Mr. and Mrs. I. Preston and the Misses Preston, Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. L. Preston, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Steward, and the Misses Steward, Captain and Mrs. Marsh, Captain J. H.
Orde, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. F. Danby-Palmer, Dr. Smith, Mr. Tilson,
&c.
Herring was making from £18 to £20 per last.
Bribery had been practised (it was stated) in the Regent Ward, “to a
disgraceful extent.”
A drinking fountain was being erected at the north end of the Town Hall.
On Tuesday, the gale which had commenced on the previous Tuesday abated,
and the weather since that day, had continued to improve.
The Regatta Committee Accounts showed a balance in hand of about £60.
Nov. 12th.—At the Council Meeting, Mr. R. Ferrier proposed, and Mr.
Nightingale seconded, Mr. William Worship as Mayor, and he was
unanimously elected to that office.
The retiring Aldermen were Messrs. T. Bunn, G. S. Shingles, W. C.
Reynolds, J. G. Rivett, I. Shuckford, and E. P. Youell, the following
Aldermen were elected:—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., T. Bunn, G. S.
Shingles, I. Shuckford, E. P. Youell, and R. Purdy.
Nov. 16th.—Owing to the damage sustained by the structure, it had been
determined to shorten the Britannia Pier by about 100 feet.
“ON ALDERMANIC SIXES.”
“At Norwich, Tories loud complain,
’Cause Liberals are elected;
At Yarmouth, he’s alleged _insane_
Who growls that they’re rejected.”
Nov. 23rd.—The Municipal Elections on November 21st had been held as
follows:—
_Regent Ward_.
Mr. W. C. Reynolds 110
Mr. Frederick Palmer 77
_St. Andrew’s Ward_.
Mr. Richmond elected without
opposition.
Nov. 26th.—A dinner had been held at the Town Hall in honour of R.
Steward, Esq., the ex-Mayor. Sir E. H. K. Lacon presided, and C. J.
Palmer and J. B. Hylton occupied the vice-chairs.
It was proposed to raise, by shares, £8,000 for the purpose of building
Assembly-rooms on the Marine Drive.
Nov. 30th.—The Rifle Company had met “in full dress at the
Victoria-gardens,” mustering between 80 and 90 strong on this occasion.
Dec. 3rd.—The foundation-stone of the “Wherryman’s Church” had been laid
by W. Worship, Esq., the Mayor.
The Mayor had presented rich window hangings and carpets to the Town
Hall.
Dec. 7th.—It was proposed to form a second Company of Artillery
Volunteers.
The Rifle Corps had dined at the Corn Hall, when Captain Orde presided,
and the Mayor, Lord C. Hamilton, Captain Marsh, Lieutenant Foreman, and
Dr. Stephenson (1st N.A.V.), had been present.
Dec. 17th.—At the Mayor’s Inaugural Dinner, 150 gentlemen had attended,
the Volunteer Officers appearing in full uniform. The following took
part in the after-dinner proceedings:—The Mayor, Lord C. Hamilton, Rev.
H. Nevill, Lord Sondes, Mr. E. Howes, M.P., Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart.,
M.P., Stracey, Bart., M.P., the Recorder, (Mr. N. Palmer), Captain Orde,
Captain Marsh, Mr. F. Worship, the Town Clerk, Mr. R. Ferrier, and
Captain Donelly.
Mr. E. R. Palmer had offered a prize of £3 3s., to be shot for by the 1st
N.A.V.
The Mayor had presented £50 to the District Visiting Society.
About 100 Rate Summonses had been issued.
Dec. 21st.—The Rifle Volunteers had attended St. Nicholas’ Church on
Sunday in uniform.
The Magistrates were discussing the question as to who was entitled, in
the absence of the Mayor, to the chair at the Petty Sessions.
Dec. 24th.—The Rev. F. W. Johnson, Minister of St. John’s, had died in
London somewhat suddenly.
1860.
Jan. 4th.—The Artillery Company had secured the services of a band, and
armed the trumpeters “with swords.”
Several herring boats had again proceeded to sea.
Jan. 7th.—Mr. Hulley and Sergeant Cattermole were playing in the N.A.V.
Band.
Jan. 11th.—The “canard” that one of the M.Ps. intended to retire was
denied.
Petitions were being largely signed in favour of marriage with a deceased
wife’s sister.
About 30 gentlemen had attended the dinner of the Amicable Shipping Club,
including Mr. Gourlay (who presided), the Mayor, Mr. R. Hammond, Mr.
Burroughs, Mr. Martin, &c.
Jan. 14th.—It was stated that Mr. French (whose smacks had been sold
under a deed of assignment) had lost his wife’s stays, in which a sum of
£400 was sewn up, and that the reward offered was £50 or £100.
Jan. 18th.—The daughter of Mr. R. Guthrie (aged 6 years) had been run
over by a cart.
Mr. Bowgin’s house at Southtown had been broken into and several articles
stolen therefrom.
Court “Bear of the Forest,” 3187, had celebrated its first anniversary at
the Bear Inn, Southtown. Fifty members sat down to dinner, Bros.
Mitchell and Palmer occupying the chair and vice-chair respectively.
Several houses had been broken into by thieves.
Jan. 25th.—The Rev. H. Nevill had “politely requested” well dressed
persons not to frequent the Beachman’s Church.
“Ghosts” were said to haunt Southtown, and had specially amazed one
Macdonald, an engine cleaner at the Southtown Station.
Jan. 28th.—The following further appointments had been made in the
N.A.V.:—Corporal: W. Marsh. Bombardiers: Rees, J. Fish, J. Taylor, and
J. Myhill. Acting ditto.: J. Bartram, R. Dumbleton, T. W. Larke, and W.
Hunt.
Feb. 4th.—At a meeting of the N.A.V., held at the Victoria Gardens,
Lieut. Foreman and Gunner Morant were recommended to the Lord Lieutenant
as Captain and Lieutenant of the second Battery which it was proposed to
raise.
The Donegal Militia had given an entertainment at the Town Hall from 2.30
to 6.30 o’clock; the Band attended, and the company enjoyed a dance.
A second Company of Volunteers was being raised.
Bro. W. Wright had been installed W.M. of Lodge “Friendship.”
Feb. 8th.—It was supposed that the Prince of Orange was likely to become
the husband of the Princess Alice.
Wild rifle practice was being indulged in at Cobholm Island and other
parts of the town, to the danger of the inhabitants.
Feb. 11th.—W. Rising, Esq. had presided at the annual Market Dinner at
the White Horse, when Mr. Mortlock Lacon had repudiated the suggestion
that Sir Edmund intended to retire from the representation of the town.
The Medical Staff of the Military Hospital had given a ball to 120 guests
at the Town Hall.
Mr. C. Melly had erected a drinking fountain in front of the Port Dues
Office.
“Tom Sayers” was reported to be about to spend three weeks in the town
previous to his “set to” with Heenan, the American.
Feb. 15th.—W. Worship, Esq., (Mayor and Chairman of the Board of
Guardians) had given a treat to 293 inmates of the Workhouse.
Feb. 18th.—An amateur performance had been given at the Theatre in aid of
the Hospital. In the first piece _Used Up_, Captain Hayes, Mr. Robert
Harmer, Dr. Kingdom, Sergeant-Major Greaves, Captain Darcus, J.
McCormick, Esq., Ensign Lecky and two professional ladies appeared.
Sergeant Bonner then danced an Irish jig, after which the _Irish
Attorney_ was given, in which the parts of the Attorney and Hawk were
taken by Mr. Courtenay and Mr. Burton Steward, and the performance
terminated with _Done on both sides_. About £25 was thus realised for
the charity.
There had been a “great fire” on the Middle Market Road.
Many persons who had promised to subscribe to the “Petition Fund” were
“backing out.”
E. P. Youell, Esq., was to be Captain of the 2nd Company of Rifle
Volunteers.
On Valentine’s Day the ladies took great advantage of the fact of its
being “Leap Year” in sending these missives to the gentlemen.
Feb. 22nd.—The Donegal Militia had given a second afternoon dance at the
Town Hall.
Mr. T. M. Read had been elected second Lieutenant in the N.A.V.
“Monday was Cock (antique) or Orange Fair, when the Market Place was
thronged by the usual ‘fair’ attractions.”
March 3rd.—“A most violent and destructive hurricane” had visited the
town and country.
The petition had been heard, and the members retained their seats, which
news had caused great rejoicing amongst the Tories, while “the money”
question was likely to cause some trouble to the petitioners.
Captain Foreman and Lieutenant Morant had been gazetted to the first
N.A.V.
The following had been elected officers of the second Company of
Rifles:—Captain, Mr. Youell; Lieutenant, Mr. Harmer; Ensign, Mr. E.
Preston.
An untanned leather bag, containing 70 coins of the reign of Henry VIII.
had been found on the Beach after a great thickness of sand had been
blown away by the late westerly gale.
March 10th.—Lieutenant Read and 70 members of the N.A.V. had escorted
Captain Marsh, Captain Foreman, Lieutenant Morant, and Dr. Stephenson to
the Railway Station on their proceeding to the Leveè; the other officers
then present were Captain Orde, Lieutenant Youell, Ensign Tomlinson, and
Surgeon Frederick Palmer, of the Rifles.
March 24th.—The “Donegals” had celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, beginning at
five o’clock in the morning. In the afternoon the Officers gave another
dance at the Town Hall and entertained a numerous party of friends at
their mess at the Southtown Barracks.
April 7th.—Mr. J. Lee-Barber had been elected a Second Lieutenant in the
N.A.V.
In the Rifle Corps, Corporals Dick and Pearson and Privates Barber and
Cobb had been elected Sergeants.
April 11th.—On Good Friday both Volunteer Corps had “fraternised” and
drilled together on the Denes; it was estimated that on this occasion,
which was the first “turn out” of the kind, from 8,000 to 10,000
spectators, including Sir E. Lacon, M.P., Captain Holmes, Major Todd, and
many ladies and gentlemen, were present.
April 14th.—There had been a grand Conservative banquet at the Theatre,
at which 350 persons were present. Mr. R. Dumbleton occupied the chair,
and was supported by Sir E. Lacon, Bart., M.P., Sir H. Stracey, Bart.,
M.P., the Mayor (W. Worship, Esq.), F. Worship, C. Cory, and C. J.
Palmer, Esqs., Captain Marsh, Captain Mansfield, and Officers of the
Donegal Militia and others; Mr. W. Wright and Mr. R. Breeze occupied the
vice-chairs; Mr. Franklin catered for the party.
Messrs. Steward and Aldred had been re-elected Churchwardens by the
Vestry.
April 25th.—The following Volunteer officers had been entertained at the
Donegal Mess:—Captain Marsh, Lieutenants Burton Steward, A. W. Morant,
John Lee Barber, and T. M. Read, and Dr. Stephenson (1st N.A.V.), and
Captain Youell, Lieutenants Tomlinson, and Harmer, Ensigns Preston and
Brown, and Surgeon Frederick Palmer (4th N.R.V.).
April 28th.—Great complaint was made as to the mode of levying the Poor’s
Rate.
In the Divorce Court, James Cherry, Esq., had obtained a decree for the
restitution of conjugal rites against his wife, who was entitled to the
income derived from a sum of £8,000.
May 5th.—The Mayor had given a grand Ball at the Town Hall, when dancing
was kept up until four o’clock in the morning.
The E.N.M. had been inspected on the Denes by Major-General Douglas. The
Rifle Volunteers were also on the ground.
Bro. Hanworth, Secretary of the “Good Samaritan” Lodge, M.U.O.F., had
been presented with an ornamental silver inkstand.
May 9th.—A Ball “of a very elegant character” had taken place at the Town
Hall.
The E.N.M. had been disembodied, when “many of the men celebrated the
event by getting drunk.”
The 1st N.A.V. had received 19,000 cartridges and 23,000 percussion caps.
A fine porpoise had been gambolling in the river, near the Haven Bridge.
May 16th.—The first lot of mackerel (300 fish) had been landed, and
realised £4 per hundred.
May 23rd.—On the Queen’s Birthday, the 1st N.A.V. had fired a salute from
the South Star Battery.
There was a scarcity of labour in the town.
May 26th.—The “launching foy” of the “Caroline” had been held in the Town
Hall (this vessel had been launched from Powell’s yard, after being
repaired at the expense of £5,000.)
May 30th.—From 40 to 50 lives had been lost off Yarmouth in a “fearful
hurricane,” during which one of the pinnacles had been blown off St.
Peter’s Church and damage done to the fabric to the extent of some £200.
June 2nd.—Sixty recruits were drilling for the Rifle Corps.
Mr. Watkin had addressed a “Reform” meeting at the Corn Hall.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton had confirmed 50 children and
adults at St. Mary’s Church, Regent Road.
June 7th.—It was now stated that eleven fishing luggers had been lost
with all hands.
Twelve fishermen out of the village of Horsey alone had been drowned.
The 1st. N.A.V. were forming a 3rd Company, of which Lieutenant
Lee-Barber was to be Captain, Mr. Trafford 1st Lieutenant, and Mr. Green
2nd Lieutenant.
June 13th.—Fayerman (one of the witnesses at the hearing of the Election
Petition) had been charged by Sir E. Lacon with perjury, while arising
out of this charge actions for slander were being brought against that
gentleman by some aggrieved “Blues.”
June 16th.—A meeting had been held at the Town Hall to raise a fund for
the relief of the widows and children of the fishermen lost in the recent
gales. About £500 was raised in the room.
June 20th.—The Mackerel voyage was only a “moderate success.” This fish
was making 36s., and herring 12s. 6d., per hundred.
June 23rd.—Henry Fayerman had been committed for trial on a charge of
perjury.
The Rifle Volunteers had shown themselves “remarkably well instructed in
the theory and practice of the rifle.”
£2,240 had been raised for the families of the drowned fishermen.
“The actions against Sir E. Lacon for libelling the Liberal Committee had
been postponed to next term.”