_North Ward_: Messrs. S. Nightingale, J. T. Buston, and J. F. Neave.
_Market Ward_: Messrs. W. Laws, C. C. Aldred, and J. Rivett.
_Regent Ward_: Messrs. W. Worship, R. D. Barber, and C. Diver.
_St. George’s Ward_: Messrs. W. T. Foreman, C. Moore, and E. Stagg.
_Nelson Ward_: Messrs. G. W. Moore, J. Clowes, C. Woolverton, and H. H.
Barber.
The following tenders had been accepted for the new Fish
Wharves:—Bricklaying. Norfor, £533; masonry, Bartram, £1,780; paviour,
Chappel, £1,866 7s. 1d.; slater, Dawber, £530; carpenter, Norfor, £1,820;
smith, Barnes, £700; plumber, Wright, £600; total, £7,899 7s. 1d.
April 24th.—Messrs. Spence, Everard, Moore, Fenner, Veale, Neave,
Harrison, Douglas and Silvers had been upset on Ormesby Broad and
narrowly escaped drowning.
April 27th.—The bell-ringers had “struck,” owing to their not being
allowed to ring a peal on the occasion of a marriage which took place in
Passion week.
May 4th.—The East Norfolk Militia had been inspected by Colonel Ross, and
the Officers had given a ball at the Town Hall.
May 11th.—Some Races, called “The Spring Meeting,” had been held on the
Denes under the management of Messrs. D. R. Fowler, E. Stagg, A. Watling,
C. Steward, J. T. Savage, and H. Crowe, Mr. Cufaude acting as judge and
Mr W. Crowe as starter.
May 22nd.—Mr. Edmond Beales had attended a Reform Demonstration held on
the Hall Quay, when the Rev. Shelley occupied the chair.
May 29th.—The first stone of the Volunteer Drill Hall (Ensign F.
Danby-Palmer, hon. secretary) had been laid by the Mayor (Captain
Youell), after the Rev. B. Vaux had offered up a prayer. Major Orde and
Lord Suffield then addressed the corps, which fired several volleys, the
band playing “God Save the Queen.”
The Ringers being still “on strike,” the Church bells were silent on this
occasion.
June 5th.—The House of Commons had passed the clause disfranchising the
Borough.
A halibut had been caught by one of the fishing craft, measuring 6 feet
long, 30 inches broad, and weighing 161 lbs.
June 8th.—The marriage of Joseph Tomlinson, Esq., to Miss Ellen Larkman,
had been celebrated, with much rejoicing, at Belton Church.
June 12th.—There had been an alarming fire on Mr. Barnes’ and Mr. Gooda’s
premises at Southtown.
June 29th.—And another fire at Gorleston on Mr. Kemp’s premises, where
the damage was estimated at from £1,200 to £1,500.
Captain Smyth, R.N. (Pier Master) had been granted a Greenwich Hospital
out-pension of £65 a year.
July 6th.—Bro. William Danby-Palmer had been installed W.M. of Lodge
“United Friends” 313, and during the subsequent banquet at the Star
Hotel, the band of the Rifle Volunteers had performed on the “leads.”
E. H. L. Preston, Esq., had been nominated a Knight of the Belgian Order
of Leopold.
July 13th.—The “Hermit” (smack) had been launched for Mr. H. K. Swann,
from Mr. Ambrose J. Palmer’s yard.
July 24th.—Mr. I. Preston, jun., acted as secretary at the “Water Frolic”
(vice Tomlinson resigned), when the following yachts competed:—“Spray,” 8
tons, F. Foster, Esq.; “Iris,” 7, Messrs. Harrison and Veale;
“Fleur-de-Lis,” 5, P. Gandy, Esq.; “Fleetwing,” 9, Messrs. Hart and
Asker; “Warrior,” 9, H. K. Thompson, Esq.; “Blue Bell,” 6, J. E. Preston,
Esq.; “Syren,” 4, Press Bros.; “Vixen,” 10, P. S. Millard, Esq.; and
“Enchantress,” 10, H. H. Barber, Esq. The “Blue Bell” won.
Aug. 3rd.—At the Regatta, the “Red Rover” declined to try conclusions
with the “Satanella” and the “Eva,” the former of which yachts won the
prize.