1768.
C. Townshend, Esq., returned to Parliament, with the Hon. Richard
Walpole. (Also in 1770, 1774, and 1780.)
1769.
Sept. 16th. Elizabeth Martin executed for the murder of her illegitimate
child.
1770.
April 18th. The day of John Wilkes’s releasement from the Tower
celebrated at Yarmouth with great rejoicings. He was an eminent English
politician.
Nov. 8th. Rev. John Manclarke, minister of the parish, died, aged 38
years.
During a gale, thirty vessels and two hundred men lost.
Four of the Town Gates pulled down.
One guinea bounty offered to every able seaman at Yarmouth who would join
the fleet to suppress the war with Spain.
1771.
“Clappermen” appointed to watch the vessels in the Harbour, and prevent
any fire or light being used on board.
1772.
Jan. 11th. Henry Swinden, a diligent antiquary, who for twenty years
collected and digested a large mass of information respecting his native
town, author of “History of Great Yarmouth,” died, the same year his work
was published, and while the last sheet was in the press, aged 55 years.
(See 1776.)
1774.
Charles Townshend, Esq., and the Hon. Richard Walpole returned to
Parliament. Votes—T., 310; W., 310; W. Beckford, 218; Sir Charles
Saunders, K.B., 216. In 1777, Charles Townshend, Esq., vacated his seat,
but was returned with W. Beckford, Esq. Votes—T., 502; B., 199.
The overseers’ account for the past year, ending at Easter, was—Money
received, £2,694 16s.; money paid (including everything, and a new
building at £201 10s.) left a balance in hand of £61 15s. 7d.
1775.
The “Nine houses” at Southtown built by John Eggoty, on the site of
public tea-gardens and cream house.
1776.
“The History and Antiquities of Yarmouth,” by the Rev. Charles Parkin,
M.A., Rector of Oxburgh, published.
John Ives, F.R.S., F.S.A., died. He was born at Yarmouth in 1730, and
became eminent for his skill in antiquarian science. He published
“Manship’s History,” wrote the preface, and erected a marble monument in
St. Nicholas’ Church to Manship’s memory.
1778.
Dec. 4th. Theatre erected, and opened with the comedy of the _English
Merchant_. Building cost £1,500. Renovated in 1828.
1779.
Jan. 1st. A tremendous storm and flood, and much damage done to
shipping.
First Map of Yarmouth published by Mr. M. J. Armstrong. It was prepared
by Swinden in 1722.
1780.
March 6th. A Monthly Book Club established by the Rev. R. Turner, B.D.
Armed Associations formed at Yarmouth.
1781.
William Penn, a pirate, hanged in London, and afterwards put on a gibbet
on the North Denes.
Two batteries on the North Denes erected.
1782.
A fort erected on Gorleston heights, armed with six 24-pounders and a
battery of nine 18-pounders, for the defence of St. Nicholas’ Gat. An
invasion expected.
The Fisheries protected by an armed force.
Parliamentary Reform agitated; and the town was filled with troops, much
to the annoyance of the inhabitants.
An Act passed for the better securing the duties payable on the
importation of coal and cinders.
The Norfolk Rangers first established.
1783.
The celebrated John Wesley preached in Yarmouth, and on Oct. the 22nd
opened a chapel. He paid the town several visits, the last in 1790, not
five months before his death in 1791. Aged 87.
Right Hon. C. Townshend re-elected to Parliament.
1784.
First Census taken. Population 12,608.
Two vessels fitted out for the Greenland whale fishery.
Mr. S. Bream, of Yarmouth, advocated the extension of the North Pier for
the removal of the Bar. Mr. J. Nichalls, an engineer, suggested in a
report that the river should be straightened, and a weir placed across
the river near its junction with Breydon.
1784.
June 22nd. A great part of the outward wall of the east end of the
Parish Church fell down, and destroyed the tombs and gravestones to some
distance.
Mr. Barrett died, aged 100 years.
Oct. The Prince of Wales (afterwards Geo. IV.) invited by the
Corporation to dine at the Town Hall. Not accepted.
Sir John Jervis, K.B., returned to Parliament with H. Beaufoy, Esq.
1785.
Another town gate pulled down.
The Dutch sent over 87 boats for the herring fishery off our coast.
Wooden drawbridge across the stream near the Town Hall built, and existed
till 1843.
1786.
Second drawbridge connecting Yarmouth with Southtown over the Yare
re-built and opened to the public.
Josiah Curtis appointed town crier, an office which he held for 32 years.
1788.
Martha Stanninot, a peculiar woman known as “Queen Martha,” who fancied
she should be Queen of England, lived and died in Row 28.
1789.
Nov. 1st. Forty vessels driven ashore between Yarmouth and Southwold; 80
fishing boats wrecked, and 120 bodies washed ashore between Yarmouth and
Cromer.
An appointed day of thanksgiving for the King’s recovery, and the town
illuminated.
Seven hundred lasts of herrings taken by 180 boats.
1790.
June 18th. Right Hon. Charles Townshend and Henry Beaufoy, Esq.,
returned to Parliament. Votes—T., 632; B., 455; J. T. Sandys, 182.
A pottery established at Yarmouth.
1791.
George Townshend, Marquis Townshend, High Steward of the Borough.
Feb. 3rd. Part of the Jetty carried away by a destructive high tide, and
the Denes under water. On the Southtown-road the water was deep enough
for boats to ply.
Oct. 27th. Riot on account of the dearness of provisions, but suppressed
by the magistrates.
1792.
Feb. 7th. House of Commons petitioned by Yarmouth for the abolition of
slave trade.
May 29th. The “Church and King Club” established, and first meeting held
at the “Wrestler’s Inn.”
Dec. Meeting held in Yarmouth, pledging themselves to support the
Constitution of King, Lords, and Commons, as established in 1688.
1793.
Feb. 11th. Embargo laid on all vessels at Yarmouth.
Feb. 28th. H.M.S. “Savage” brought in the French privateer, “Custine,”
she being the first prize taken in the war.
Matthew Champion died at the age of 111 years.
The title of Earl of Yarmouth was revived as the secondary title of the
Marquis of Hertford.
1794.
July. Subscription entered into and a benefit play performed at
Yarmouth, for the relief of the widows and orphans of those killed on
board the fleet in Lord Howe’s victory on June 1st.
1795.
May 29th. On the death of H. Beaufoy, Esq., Colonel S. Howe was elected
to Parliament with George Anson, Esq. Votes—H., 483; A., 347.
Sir Edmund Lacon, Knt., Mayor. This hon. gentleman was knighted for
quelling the riot which began in the Market Place, occasioned by the high
price of provisions.
The Distillery, on the site of the Silk Factory purchased by Government,
and Barracks made of wood, erected there for 1,600 men.
Jan. 19th. The illustrious fugitive, the Princess of Orange, with her
daughter-in-law, little granddaughter, and the child’s nurse, accompanied
by two gentlemen, embarked on board a fishing boat. They took up their
quarters in the hold of the vessel, and were covered with the sails as a
defence against the inclement weather. After being safely landed at
Yarmouth, the military were drawn up, and their Royal Highnesses driven
twice round the Market Place, and then entertained by the Mayor. The
Prince unexpectedly came also and took his wife away. The next day the
Duke of York visited Yarmouth for the purpose of welcoming them, and,
though disappointed, was enthusiastically received by the inhabitants.
Another unfortunate Princess near landing on our shore. Princess
Caroline of Brunswick, accompanied by the English envoy, Lord Malmesbury,
embarked at Cuxhaven on board the “Jupiter,” 50 guns, and through stress
of weather came within six leagues of the Beach.
A line of packets to Cuxhaven was started from our Port, and the Dover
and Harwich packets removed.
Congratulatory address from the Corporation and inhabitants of Yarmouth
presented to George III. on his escape from the attack made on his person
while proceeding to Parliament House.
1796.
June. Lord C. P. T. Townshend and Colonel S. Howe returned to
Parliament. Lord Charles on the day following his election was found
dead in his carriage, shot in the mouth by a pistol ball. The same year
(Oct. 26th), Major-General W. Loftus and H. Jodrell, Esq., were elected
to Parliament. Votes—L., 599; J., 561; Sir J. Jervis, K.B., 418.
June 25th. First time that a squadron of men-of-war ships entered
Yarmouth Roads. There were 13 British and 3 Russian, under the command
of Admiral Macbride.
Freedom of the Borough presented to Captain Trollope, for defeating 8
French ships of war off the coast of Holland.
Aug. 19th. Whilst Thelwall, a political lecturer, was declaiming in a
room at Yarmouth, a party of armed sailors from the ships in the Roads
broke in, and in their attempt to seize the orator, knocked down every
person who opposed them. Upwards of 40 persons were wounded in the
scuffle; the orator escaped unhurt.
1797.
June 1st. Mutiny on board the North Sea Fleet at Yarmouth, and several
sail of the line hoisted the red flag of defiance.
Sept. 18th. Admiral Duncan assumed the command of the North Sea Fleet in
the Roadstead, _vice_ Admiral Macbride.
Oct. 3rd. Admiral Duncan put into Yarmouth Roads, and six days
afterwards went in search of the Dutch fleet, which was totally defeated
(Oct. 11th) off Camperdown. The British fleet returned in triumph to
Yarmouth Roads, bringing seven sail of the line as prizes. The wounded
men were landed and conveyed to the Barracks and to Norwich—there being
no Naval Hospital. Yarmouth for several days was thronged with visitors
to see the victorious British fleet and their prizes. A subscription was
raised on behalf of the wounded.
A high tide nearly demolished the Bath House.
Somerset Militia quartered in the town.
Captain Rysoort, of the “Hercules” (one of Admiral Duncan’s prizes), died
in Yarmouth, and was buried with military honours.
A boat on the river Breydon upset, and six out of seven youths drowned.
Freedom of the town presented to Lord Duncan and Sir Richard Onslow for
their victories over the Dutch fleet; also to Earl St. Vincent for the
victory over the Spanish fleet on the 14th of February.
Mutiny broke out at the Nore, and extended itself to the vessels in
Yarmouth Roads, but was quickly suppressed.
1798.
Mar. 2nd. Through financial pressure at the Bank of England, Yarmouth
banks paid in their own notes, and fractional parts were paid in specie.
Two Volunteer Companies of Yeomanry Cavalry formed at Yarmouth under
Samuel Barker and H. Worship, Esqs.
Oct. 1st. Intelligence of Admiral Viscount Nelson’s ever memorable
victory off the mouth of the Nile received at Yarmouth with great
rejoicing.
Oct. 1st. The _Times_ says: At half-past twelve the following men-of-war
in Yarmouth Roads got under weigh to cruise off the Texel:—“Monarch,” 74
guns, Admiral Sir Richard Onslow, Captain Sutton; “Monmouth,” 64, Deane;
“Belligneux,” 64, England; “Ardent,” 64, Bertie; “Agamemnon,” 64,
Fancourt. Remaining in the Roads:—“Kent,” 74, Lord Duncan; “Ganges,” 74,
Captain M’Dowall; “America,” 64, Smith; “Veteran,” 64, Mosse; “Glatton,”
54, Cobb; with the “Europa” and “Mististoff” men-of-war.
1799.
Sept. 28th. The Duke of York’s army returned from an unsuccessful
campaign, and the Guards and 24 other regiments, comprising 25,000 troops
(infantry and cavalry), were landed at Yarmouth on their return from
Holland.
An embargo laid on all shipping at Yarmouth.
Hospital for sick and wounded soldiers erected on the site of Grout’s
Silk Factory. The wounded from Copenhagen were taken here.
1800.
Sept. 25th. Freedom of the Borough voted to Sir A. Dickson and Mr. Pitt.
Nov. 6th. Admiral Lord Nelson landed here after the battle of Aboukir,
having been absent 2½ years from his native county, and was presented
with an enthusiastic welcome and the freedom of the town. He stayed at
the “Wrestler’s” Inn, Church Plain, and in a speech he made there, said,
“I am myself a Norfolk man, and I glory in being so.” When he
subsequently visited the Parish Church, the organ played, “See the
Conquering Hero comes.” He was accompanied by Lady and Sir William
Hamilton.
Nov. 20th. The herring fishery off Yarmouth was unusually productive
this year, the catch being so great that one of Mr. Batley’s boats, after
taking on board 14 lasts, was obliged to throw two lasts overboard.
1801.
Jan. 1st. This day being the first of the 19th century, and the day on
which the union of Great Britain and Ireland took place, the Durham
Militia fired a _feu de joie_ at Yarmouth; and the ships in the Roadstead
gave a royal salute and hoisted their new colours in honour of the union.
Mar. 7th. The St. “George,” carrying 98 guns, and bearing the flag of
Lord Nelson, arrived in the Roadstead.
Mar. 12th. The grand fleet of 47 ships of war, with 3,000 mariners,
under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker in the “London,” 98 guns,
with Lord Nelson as his Vice-Admiral, sailed from Yarmouth, and
proceeded, after they had been joined by seven sail of the line in Leith
Roads, to Copenhagen to destroy the Danish navy.
Mar. 16th. The “Invincible,” 74 guns (built in 1766), Rear-Admiral
Totty, on her way to join the grand fleet, got on the ridge near Hasbro’
Sand, and remained till daybreak next morning, but had no sooner floated
into deep water than she went down with her captain (J. Lawford), several
officers, and about 300 men. By the exertions of Daniel Grigson, master
of the cod-smack, “Nancy,” the Admiral, 7 officers, and about 190 of the
crew, were saved.
April 14th. Intelligence received at Yarmouth of the destruction of the
Danish navy in Copenhagen by the British fleet, on April 2nd, after four
hours’ fighting. Great rejoicing in this town and country generally.
July 1st. Owing to Lord Nelson’s ill-health he again landed at the Jetty
from the gun-brig, “Kite.”
Nov. 2nd. The Prince of Orange arrived at Yarmouth from London, and on
the 6th sailed in the packet “Diana,” for Cuxhaven.
Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 14,854; with Gorleston and
Southtown, 16,573.
The batteries erected on the verge of the beach, and mounted with
32-pounders. The harbour was also defended on each side by two bastions
of a mural construction. They were dismounted after the general peace,
and guns returned to Woolwich.
1802.
Jan. 6th. The Public Library first instituted by a certain number of
subscribers. In 1808 the Corporation granted the lease of the present
building. The Dutch clock (removed in 1861) was erected on the exterior
in 1600, when the building was used as a Dutch Chapel by the Hollanders;
was afterwards used as an English Chapel, and previous to the Theatre
being built the back premises were converted into a room for dramatic
entertainments. New Reading Room opened Feb. 19th, 1859.
May 5th. The town illuminated on the proclamation of peace.
May 24th. The Duke of Cambridge sailed from Yarmouth in the frigate,
“Amphion,” for Hanover, of which kingdom he was appointed Regent. (See
June 13th, 1803.)
June 28th. Custom House opened.
July. Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Trowbridge, Bart., and Thomas Jervis,
Esq., returned to Parliament. The boat built for Sir Thomas to be
chaired in, made of oak, 14 ft. long, and 3 ft. 9 in. wide, is still
preserved (1884). On the stern is “Trowbridge and the Navy,” under which
is a naval crown and trophy. It was built by Mr. James Hurry.
Three hundred persons impressed, but 250 were afterwards liberated. (See
1805.)
Montgomeryshire and Cheshire Militia left the town.
1803.
May 5th. An active press at Yarmouth.
May 16th. Embargo laid on all vessels in the Roads.
June 13th. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge and suite left Yarmouth for
Norwich. They came in the same frigate which brought Prince William of
Gloucester from Cuxhaven, where their Royal Highnesses were nearly being
made prisoners by the advanced guard of the French army. Had they
remained there another hour they would have shared the fate of the
Hanoverian army. The French General in Holland put an immense number of
fishing boats in requisition for the avowed purpose of invading England.
Oct. 25th. The Volunteer Regiments in Norfolk and Norwich resolved to
perform permanent duty in Yarmouth in case of an invasion, and on Nov.
the 9th two troops of Norfolk Rangers (established 1782), headed by the
Marquis Townshend, the Lord Lieutenant, and commanded by Captain Sir M.
B. Ffolkes, Bart., and Capt. Beauchamp, marched to Yarmouth on permanent
duty; also the Norwich and the Fakenham Volunteers.
Nov. 5th. The Lord Lieutenants of the maritime counties received
warrants under his Majesty’s sign-manual, commanding them, “as there was
actual appearance of invasion,” to give the necessary orders in pursuance
of the late statute, that on the approach of the enemy all waggons and
carts, cattle, and stores of corn, likely to fall into their hands, be
removed or destroyed, and also that all women and children be likewise
removed. The proprietors to be indemnified.
Nov. 7th. Lieut.-Col. Harvey’s battalion of Norwich Volunteers arrived
here for garrison duty; also the Norfolk Rangers and Norwich and Fakenham
Corps.
Nov. 10th. The Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry received their colours
(presented by the Corporation) from the hands of the Mayoress.
Dec. 6th. On the Norwich Volunteers’ return to Norwich, this regiment
was succeeded in their fortnight’s garrison duty by the Yarmouth
Volunteer Infantry (550), commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Gould.
Dec. 15th. The Lynn and Freebridge Yeomanry Cavalry, with the Artillery
and Rifle Corps, marched through Norwich to Yarmouth, to relieve the
Dereham and South Erpingham troops.
Dec. 22nd. The Dereham and Swaffham troops of Yeomanry Cavalry marched
through Norwich for Yarmouth, to relieve the Lynn and Freebridge troops;
and the Diss, North Walsham, Wells, and Old Buckenham Volunteer Companies
of Infantry marched into Yarmouth for a fortnight’s duty.
Dec. 30th. The Hingham and Wymondham troops marched to Yarmouth, to
relieve the Swaffham and Dereham troops.
Tower and spire of St. Nicholas’ Church removed; rebuilt in 1807 at a
cost of £1,890. (See 1806.)
The Militia regiments of the county assembled at Yarmouth and were
embodied.
1804.
April 4th. The “Antelope,” (Commodore Sir W. Sydney Smith,) the brig
“Cruizer,” and the cutter “Prince of Wales,” arrived at Yarmouth, from
the Flushing station, which made an unsuccessful attempt to cut out an
armed brig near the Scaw. They were attacked by an armed schooner, and
obliged to abandon their enterprize, with the loss of five killed and ten
wounded.
April 11th. Rear-Admiral Sir W. Sydney Smith left Yarmouth for Norwich.
The hero of St. Jean d’Acre proceeded next day on a tour of the country
before accompanying the King of Portugal to Brazil.
May 2nd. The gibbet on which Payne was hung in 1781 taken down by order
of the Corporation.
May 14th. Lynn Volunteers and (May 26th) North Walsham Light Infantry,
came for a fortnight’s training.
The first newspaper, _The Yarmouth Herald_, printed in the town by a Mr.
Black.
May 23rd. Blickling and Gunton Rifle Corps arrived here for a
fortnight’s garrison duty.
May 25th. A general fast observed. The Shropshire Militia and the
Volunteers at Yarmouth (nearly 25,000 men) attended divine service.
May 26th. The sloop “Helena,” 20 guns, and on Sept. 4th the brig
“Musquito,” 18 guns, launched from Mr. J. Preston’s yard.
Sept. 6th. Sloop of war “Cygnet,” 18 guns, launched from Mr. Nathaniel
Palmer’s yard.
Oct. 28th. Lord Viscount Chedworth, of Ipswich, died worth £500,000.
Thomas Penrice, Esq., surgeon, of Yarmouth, was left a legacy of £20,000
and also residuary legatee, by which he came into possession of at least
£300,000.
Nov. 26th. The Corporation and merchants of Yarmouth voted their thanks
to Captain Hancock and his officers for capturing the notorious Blackman,
who commanded a French privateer of 18 guns, and 98 prisoners were also
taken.
Nov. 22nd. The “Romney,” 50 guns, which sailed from Yarmouth Roadstead
on the 18th with bullocks and vegetables for the blockading fleet off the
Texel, under Admiral Russell, was lost in a dreadful gale of wind on the
South Haak Sand. All the officers and crew saved themselves on rafts,
but were made prisoners by the Dutch. The officers were afterwards
liberated on their parole by the Dutch Admiral Kikkert.
William Gould, Esq., appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 6th (Yarmouth)
Norfolk Volunteer Infantry.
Night signals established along the coast, and special constables sworn
in at Yarmouth.
Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry embodied for 14 days’ garrison duty.
The Rows first numbered; they formerly bore the names of houses in or
near them, or persons living near them.
The public mind was much excited by a possible French Invasion, under
Napoleon, and many Volunteer and Militia Regiments of Norfolk and Suffolk
did garrison duty here.
The Gorleston Volunteers had a field day, when the manœuvres were done in
a masterly style, under Captain J. B. Bell. They afterwards dined at the
“Feathers” Inn.
Hay was sold at £4 10s. per ton.
The winter was a very severe one, more intense than in 1740. Coals were
2s. a chaldron.
Capt. Dickens, of the Shropshire Militia, walked from the “Angel” Inn, at
Yarmouth, to the “Angel” Inn, at Norwich, and back again (47 miles) in
11½ hours, for a wager.
A very large sale of 50 prize ships was advertised to take place at
Yarmouth on the 25th. These were principally Dutch vessels used as
privateers and fishing vessels, and the description of them took about
one column of space. No auctioneer was named, but catalogues were to be
had of Mr. A. H. Steward, of Great Yarmouth.
Mr. Aldred, of Yarmouth, met with a serious loss by being robbed in Long
Lane, Smithfield, of notes, bills, and jewellery, to the amount of
£2,000. He was seized from behind a chaise by a daring street robber,
who eluded the vigilance of the police.
1805.
April 27th. Two gun-brigs, 14 guns each, built in Mr. J. Preston’s yard,
launched.
May 9th. One of the sharpest presses ever remembered in Yarmouth took
place. No fewer than 300 persons of the town were impressed, of whom
only about 50 were ultimately detained. (See 1802.)
Nov. 7th. Intelligence received of the glorious victory over the
combined fleets of France and Spain, off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st of
October, though purchased by the ever-to-be-lamented death of
Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, who was born at Burnham Thorpe,
Norfolk, September 29th, 1758. Congratulatory addresses were voted to
his Majesty by Yarmouth; _feu de joie_ fired by the military and
volunteers.
Several regiments of Volunteers did garrison duty in the town till
relieved by the Shropshire Militia.
1806.
April 19th. The frigate, “Boreas,” 28 guns, launched from Messrs. Stone
and Constance’s yard; the sloop, “Ariel,” 18 guns, from Mr. N. Palmer’s
yard.
June 9th. Vice-Admiral Russell, accompanied by several officers of the
North Sea Fleet who were stationed at Yarmouth, visited Norwich.
July 26th. French frigate “La Guerrière,” brought into the Roadstead by
the frigate “Blanche.” The former was captured on the 18th, after a
desperate action of 45 minutes; she had taken eight Greenlandmen and one
Yarmouth vessel, all of which she destroyed.
Aug. 14th. Frigate “Comus,” launched from Messrs. Constance and Co.’s
yard.
Nov. 4th. Hon. E. Harbord (second son of Lord Suffield) and Stephen
Lushington, Esq., returned to Parliament, but on June 25th, 1808, Dr.
Lushington vacated his seat in favour of Giffin Wilson, Esq.
An Act of Parliament passed for repairing the Parish Church of Great
Yarmouth and rebuilding the tower belonging to it. (See 1803.)
Southtown Armoury built by Wyatt, at a cost of £15,000. During the war
10,000 stand of arms were arranged in it, after the disposition observed
in the Tower of London. After the war the arms were removed to the
Tower.
The gun-brig, “Fancy,” built in Mr. J. Preston’s yard.
1807.
Feb. 17th. Gun-brig “Snipe,” with 30 French prisoners on board, wrecked
on the Beach. Many of them were drowned, together with part of her crew
and some women, in all upwards of 60. There were several other wrecks,
for the wind blew a hurricane, and a drifting snow rendered the highways
for a time impassable.
Feb. 18th. Capt. G. W. Manby, barrack-master at Yarmouth, first
succeeded in projecting a line over a stranded vessel; and on Feb. 12th,
1808, seven lives were saved from a vessel 150 yards from the Beach.
Parliament rewarded him at different times with grants amounting to
£6,000. He was born at Hilgay, Norfolk. Captain Manby, at the age of 88
years, had the satisfaction of knowing that he had been instrumental in
saving upwards of 1,000 lives in various parts of the world by his
invention. The two ingenious painters (the Joys), brothers and sons of a
mail-guard, owed much of their fame to the patronage and assistance
afforded them in their youth by Captain Manby.
May 9th. Hon. E. Harbord and S. Lushington, Esq., returned to
Parliament. Votes—H., 627; L., 604; William Jacob, 341; A. Upcher, 21.
July 3rd. Mrs. Cooper, relict of the Rev. D. Cooper, of Yarmouth, died.
This lady, with an ardent desire to inculcate Christian morality, penned
several publications, viz., “Fanny Meadows,” “The Daughter,” “The School
for Wives,” and “Exemplary Mother.”
July 26th. The fleet, under Lord Gambier and Vice-Admiral Stanhope (69
pennants in all), sailed from Yarmouth Roads. Sir W. Sidney Smith sailed
in Gambier’s flag-ship, “Prince of Wales,” 98 guns. Soon afterwards was
fought the second battle of Copenhagen (Sept. 7th). Most of their prizes
were brought to Yarmouth—64 vessels mounting 1,994 guns.
Aug. 14th. E. H. K. Lacon born. He was educated at Cambridge, and
created a baronet in 1820 on the death of his father.
Sept. 7th. Norwich Volunteer Infantry marched to Yarmouth for garrison
duty.
Oct. 29th. Several transports lost off Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
Nov. 14th. Privateer “Le Décide” brought into this port by the frigate
“L’Amiable.” She had made no less than 30 prizes.
Nov. 2nd. Louis XVIII. (under the title of Count de Lille) landed at
Yarmouth from a Swedish frigate. The Dukes d’Angouleme and De Berri, and
several French noblemen, came with him. This was the first time since
the memorable battle of Poictiers, in 1356, that a King of France had
been in England.
Dec. A Telegraph erected upon the hill at Thorpe communicating with
Yarmouth. An order from the Admiralty Office in London was received at
Yarmouth in seventeen minutes.
North Gate removed to widen the roadway. It was flanked with square
towers of curious workmanship.
One hundred and forty-four dead bodies washed ashore in this vicinity
after a heavy gale.
A new peal of ten bells put in the tower of St. Nicholas’ Church, and
first rung out on May 2nd, 1808. Cost £1,161 8s. 4d. The spire of the
Church was also rebuilt the same year.
1808.
Jan. 10th. Lord Hutchinson and Lord Gower landed here from the
“Bellette” sloop-of-war, from St. Petersburgh.
March 30th. Silver eel, 6 ft. long and 21 in. in girth, and weighing
42lbs., caught a mile below Yarmouth bridge in the harbour.
May 10th. Expedition, consisting of 105 transports, under Admiral Keats,
left the Roadstead for the Baltic and the protection of Sweden. Sir John
Moore commanded the troops. He sailed in the “Mars,” and Major-Generals
Paget and Murray in the “Audacious.”
Aug. 20th. First pile of the present Jetty driven, and finished building
and opened to the public Jan. 13th, 1809, at a cost of £5,000; 450 ft.
long, and platform 21 ft. wide. Extended 60 ft. in 1846 at a cost of
about £900, and again 60 ft. in 1870 at a further cost of £859 10s.
Constructed on the site of one built in 1560.
Charles Townshend, Lord Bayning, High Steward of the Borough.
Shropshire and Cambridgeshire Militia left the town.
1809.
Jan. 28th. Owing to a rapid thaw and the inundation of the meadows the
barges proceeding from Norwich to Yarmouth were obliged to return,
because the men were unable to find the channel of the river.
Oct. 25th. Fiftieth anniversary of George III.’s reign celebrated in
Yarmouth as a jubilee.
One thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds of fresh salmon from
Scotland landed in one day, and sold in Yarmouth market owing to the
embargo on all shipping.
A very productive herring fishery.
1810.
May 10th. Vice-Admiral Sir J. Saumarez’s fleet left the Roadstead for
the Baltic; also the “Victory” (100 guns) and seven other sail of the
line.
May 20th. The Eight Hon. Charles, Lord Bayning, of Honingham Hall, a
Privy Councillor and High Steward of Yarmouth, died in London, aged 81
years.
Aug. Yarmouth Annual Races first established by the Officers of the
Berkshire Militia.
Berkshire Militia left the town.
Mrs. Hunter died, aged 102.
By the Paving Act, provision was made against placing materials on the
Quays or other public places for a longer time than was necessary for
removing and housing the same.
Nov. 2nd. The Beach from Yarmouth to Wells covered with wrecks and dead
bodies after a heavy gale. Another gale and high tide on the 10th, and
many vessels and lives lost.
Nov. 14th. Gustavus Adolphus IV., ex-King of Sweden, who had abdicated
his throne, landed on the Beach from the sloop “Tartar.” He assumed the
title of Count Guttorp, and afterwards proceeded to London.
1811.
March 28th. Count Guttorp sailed from Yarmouth on his return to the
Continent.
Vice-Admiral Murray appointed to the Naval command of Yarmouth. In 1815
Admiral Drake was appointed Port-Admiral of Yarmouth, the last who held
the appointment.
Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 17,977; with Gorleston and
Southtown, 19,691.
The Royal Hospital or Asylum built by Government at a cost of £120,000.
Foundation-stone laid by Admiral Billy Douglas in 1809. (See 1815.) The
building was erected by Mr. Peto (father of Sir S. Morton Peto), from
designs by H. Parkington, Esq., for a naval Hospital. The 11 acres of
ground to the east cost the Government £11,000 in 1875.
1812.
March 13th. The South Gate sold for £26 to Jonathan Poppy.
July 27th. General Viscount Cathcart’s embassy to the Court of Russia
left the Roadstead in the frigate “Aquilon.” Lord Walpole, secretary of
Legation to Lord Cathcart, sailed in the “Calipso” to the headquarters of
the Russian army.
Oct. 6th. Edmund Knowles Lacon and William Loftus, Esqs., returned to
Parliament. Votes—Lacon, 607; Loftus, 387; G. Wilson, 329.
Oct. 26th. Tremendous gale, and eight vessels driven ashore in the
vicinity.
A. Royals died, aged 103.
1813.
Feb. A high wind blew down and completely demolished the Conventual
Church at Gorleston, dedicated to St. Nicholas.
Feb. 18th. Gorleston steeple (about 100 ft. high), which stood near the
Haven’s mouth as an immemorial sea-mark, was blown down in a gale.
March 24th. Volunteer Corps of Infantry disbanded, and deposited their
arms in store on the establishment of the local Militia.
April 15th. Prince of Orange landed at the Jetty.
April 29th. H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland arrived at Yarmouth, and
embarked on board the frigate “Nymphen” for the Continent.
July 4th. News of Wellington’s victory over the French at Vittoria in
Spain received here with great rejoicings.
Aug. 10th. First steam barge proceeded from Yarmouth to Norwich at the
rate of five miles per hour.
Sept. 29th. Regent Street formed and opened at a cost of £30,000.
Before the opening of this street there was no roadway between King
Street and the Quay, except Fuller’s Hill and Friar’s Lane, the latter of
which was widened in 1866.
Nov. 14th. Great rejoicing at Yarmouth on the splendid victories gained
over the French in Spain and Germany.
The Lancasterian or British School erected; enlarged in 1861.
William III. landed at the Jetty.
North Mayo Militia left the town, and the Wexford Militia the following
year.
Sept. 3rd. John Hannah (70) tried at the Yarmouth Sessions for the
murder of Elizabeth, his wife, he being the last man executed in the town
for murder. A bill issued, with the imprint of Clark, Broad Row,
Yarmouth, read as follows: “Monday Morning, Sept. 6th, at about 11
o’clock. Everything being ready, the prisoner, attended by the gaoler
and a number of constables, with a great concourse of spectators, moved
from the Gaol at 11.15. They went at a slow pace, and at the entrance of
Regent Street were joined by the Mayor and other Borough Officers. It
was past 12 o’clock when the prisoner arrived at the place of execution;
on his way thither he was perfectly composed, turning from one side to
the other, viewing the populace. After ascending the scaffold, he spent
some time in prayer, and when the hangman had placed the rope round his
neck, he was asked if he had anything farther to say. He then confessed
as follows: ‘That he was the murderer of his wife by strangling her with
his hands, and not with a rope, as had been stated; he said they had
lived a very uncomfortable life for many years past, owing to his wife
giving her company to other men, which was the cause of his committing
the murder.’ The instant before being turned off, he particularly
requested to see his daughter, when he was informed it was not possible,
as she was confined in Bedlam; he also desired the gaoler to look under
the step of the cell, and he would there find four shillings and
sixpence. A signal was then given, and the unhappy man was immediately
launched into eternity. The body, after hanging the usual time, was
delivered to the surgeons for dissection. The gaoler, on his return,
found the money as described in the cell.”
1814.
July 6th. Peace proclaimed at Yarmouth; Mayor and Corporation went in
procession, and at night the town was illuminated.
The Duke of Clarence (afterwards King William IV.), accompanied by his
Duchess (Queen Adelaide), landed at Yarmouth, and stayed one night at the
“Angel Hotel.”
March 11th. Henry Joddrell, Esq., Bayfield Hall, many years Recorder and
Representative of Yarmouth, Chairman of the Norfolk Quarter Sessions,
died in London.
April 21st. Restoration of Louis XVIII. to the throne of France. The
inhabitants of Yarmouth subscribed £1,106 8s. 6d., for providing a grand
dinner to all the inhabitants who chose to partake of it. Fifty-eight
tables were spread in the open air along the Hall and South Quays, at
which 8,028 persons were seated, and made an excellent dinner of roast
beef and plum-pudding. A man personating Neptune in a car attended by
Tritons and other deities paraded the town, headed by a band of music.
In the evening a large bonfire was made on the North Denes, in which the
effigy of Napoleon was consumed amidst much rejoicing, and in the
presence of nearly 30,000 persons.
July 14th. First division of West Norfolk Militia landed at Yarmouth
from Edinburgh, and marched to Norwich, and joined their Colonel, the
Earl of Orford.
Aug. 11th. The Hon. John Wodehouse proposed, and T. W. Coke, Esq.,
seconded, resolutions recommending that a subscription should be opened
for erecting a monument at Yarmouth to the memory of the late Lord
Nelson. Lord and Lady Wodehouse, the Hon. Colonel Wodehouse, and Mr. and
Miss Coke headed the list with £700. The Corporation of Norwich
subscribed £200. (See Aug. 15th, 1817.)
1815.
Jan. 24th. A sea-eagle shot at Rollesby, which measured from tip to tip
of its wings 7 ft. 6 in.
May 10th. Sharp press for seamen at Yarmouth.
John Thomas Townshend, Viscount Sydney, High Steward of the Borough. He
died in 1831.
Six hundred wounded men from Waterloo lodged in the Naval Hospital. (See
1811.)
March 29th. The Nelson Monument Committee at Thetford, after inspecting
44 beautiful plans and designs, selected an Athenian Doric Column, sent
by William Wilkins, Esq., architect, of London, a native of Norwich, and
author of “Magna Græcia.” Nearly £7,000 was subscribed.
1816.
Feb. 16th. Very high tide, the sea and river meeting over the South
Denes. A similar event had not occurred since Feb. 3rd, 1791.
Feb. 19th. Corporation petitioned Parliament for a continuance of the
Property Tax.
Feb. 26th. Mr. Incledon, Master Taylor, and Mr. Collyer appeared at the
Theatre Royal, in _The Minstrel_; _or_, _a Tour Through England and
Ireland_. Prices—4s., 3s., 2s. 6d., and 1s.
Nov. 2nd. Thomas Penrice, Esq., of Yarmouth, to whom the late Lord
Chedworth, of Ipswich, left the bulk of his immense property, died at
Narford Hall, the seat of A. Fountaine, Esq., his son-in-law. (See Oct.
28th, 1804.)
1817.
Jan. 1st. £1,000 subscribed at Yarmouth to relieve and employ the
labouring poor; 460 men were employed to form roads to the Bath House,
Jetty, &c.
Feb. 4th. The Corporation voted a loyal address to the Prince Regent,
expressive of their abhorrence of the attack made upon his Royal person
on his return from opening Parliament on the 28th ult. Presented at the
levée by Isaac Preston, Esq. (Mayor), accompanied by the High Steward and
the Members for the Borough.
Feb. 13th. The new silver coinage of crowns, half-crowns, shillings, and
sixpences exchanged for the old at the Town Hall.
Between 7,000 and 8,000 lasts of Herrings taken by 193 boats.
An Act passed to continue two former Acts for widening and amending the
road from Yarmouth Bridge to Gorleston.
April 4th, Good Friday morning. Explosion on board the Norwich and
Yarmouth steamer—ten persons killed and five injured—just as she was
leaving the Foundry Bridge, Norwich. She had 22 men, women, and children
on board. £350 raised for relief. These steamboats were first employed
on Aug. 10th, 1813.
June 5th. The celebrated Mr. Betty performed at the Theatre in the _Iron
Chest_, as “Sir Edward Mortimer;” and as “Frislam Fickle,” in _The
Weather Cock_.
June 11th. Mr. Matthews appeared at the Theatre as “Goldfinch,” in the
_Road to Ruin_; and as “Somno,” in the _Sleep Walker_. On 12th, as “Sir
David Dundee,” in _Ways and Means_, “Chip,” in _A Chip of the Old Block_,
and “Buskin,” in _Killing no Murder_. On the 16th, as “Rover,” in _Wild
Oats_; and in the _Adventures of a Mail Coach_.
June 23rd. Munden appeared at the Theatre as “Sir Abel Handy,” in _Speed
the Plough_, and as “Crack,” in the _Turnpike Gate_. On the 25th, as
“Old Rapid,” in a _Cure for the Heartache_, and as “Dozey,” in _Past Ten
o’clock_. On the 26th, as “Sir Anthony Absolute,” in the _Rivals_, and
as “Sam Dabbs,” in _Who’s Who?_ On the 28th, as “Bonus,” in _Laugh When
You Can_, as “Nipperkin,” in the _Rival Soldier_, and “Lazarillo,” in
_Two Strings to Your Bow_.
Aug. 15th. First stone of Nelson Monument laid by Col. Wodehouse. The
column is 144 ft. high, ascended by a flight of 217 steps. The architect
was Mr. Wm. Wilkin, R.A., a Norfolk man. There was a grand civic,
military, and masonic procession from the Town Hall. After the ceremony,
the Mayor, (Isaac Preston, Esq.) gave a dinner to the company; and in the
evening he gave a grand ball to 350 of the _élite_, at the Town Hall.
The Rev. Fisher Watson, M.A., elected minister of St. George’s Chapel, on
the death of the Rev. S. L. Cooper in June. On Aug. 9th, 1821, the Rev.
John Homfray, and April 16th, 1833, the Rev. Mark Waters, were appointed
at salaries of £100 per annum.
Aug. 20th. The great Edward Kean appeared at Theatre Royal in _Richard
the Third_, when nothing but full prices were taken—Lower Boxes, 5s.;
Green, 4s.; Pit, 3s.; Gallery, 1s.—and part of the Pit taken into the
Boxes, and part of the Gallery railed off for the use of the Pit. Free
list suspended during the engagement. On the 21st, Mr. Kean took the
character of “Sir Giles Overreach,” in _New Way to Pay Old Debts_. On
the 22nd, in _Othello_. On Sept. 5th, “Shylock,” in the _Merchant of
Venice_. On Sept. 6th (Mr. Kean’s benefit) he appeared as “Octavia,” in
the _Mountaineers_, and as “Paul,” in _Paul and Virginia_.
Nov. 19th. The remains of Princess Charlotte interred at Windsor. The
bells tolled, the shops closed all the day, and the day solemnly
observed.
Dec. 3rd. The Corporation voted addresses of condolence to the Prince
Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg on the death of Princess
Charlotte.
Dec. 31st. At the Concert Room, Mr. Matthews, the celebrated Irish
comedian, appeared in the entertainment of the _Union_, of the English,
Irish, and Scotch characters.
1818.
Jan. 19th. £6,000 subscribed for aiding a plan to extend the navigation
of the River Waveney from Bungay to Diss by the inhabitants of Yarmouth
at a meeting at the New Hall.
March 4th. Several ships driven ashore in a heavy gale from the
south-east.
June 1st. Miss Bryne sustained the part of “Adela,” at the Theatre
Royal, in the _Haunted Tower_. On the 2nd, in _Love in a Village_ as
“Rosella,” and in _No Song No Supper_ the part of “Margaretta.” On the
4th, “Rosina,” in _Rosina_, and “Leonora,” in the _Padlock_. On the 6th,
“Lilla,” in _Siege of Belgrade_, and “Virginia,” in _Paul and Virginia_.
June 8th. Mr. Bartley appeared at the Theatre Royal as “Sir John
Falstaff,” in _Henry IV._ On the 9th, as “Solas,” in _Every One has His
Fault_, and “Michael,” in the _Adopted Child_. On the 11th, “Sir John
Falstaff,” in the _Merry Wives of Windsor_. On the 13th, as “Governor
Heartall,” in the _Soldier’s Daughter_.
June 19th. Hon. T. W. Anson and C. E. Rumbold, Esq., returned to
Parliament. It was a three days’ poll, and one of the severest contests
ever known in the Borough. Anson polled 780; Rumbold, 760; E. K. Lacon,
Esq., 651; General Loftus, 612.
Aug. 3rd. At the Theatre Royal, Mr. Blanchard, of Covent Garden,
appeared in the _Soldier’s Daughter_, as “Governor Heartall,” and
“Crack,” in _Turnpike Gate_. On the 5th, as “Dr. Ollapod,” in the _Poor
Gentleman_; and “Abnego,” in the _Jew and Doctor_. On the 6th, as “Tobby
Allspice,” in _The Way to get Married_, and “Caleb Quotem,” in the _Wags
of Windsor_. On the 8th, “Dr. Panglos,” in the _Heir at Law_, and
“Davy,” in _Bon Ton_.
Sept. 4th. Miss O’Neil appeared at the Theatre as “Belvidere,” in
_Venice Preserved_. On the 5th, as “Juliet,” in _Romeo and Juliet_. On
the 7th, as “Mrs. Haller.”
Sept. 30th. Lord Viscount Anson died in London, aged 57; and the
newly-elected Member of Parliament succeeded to the title.
Oct. 3rd. Sir Edmund Lacon, Knt., of Great Yarmouth; Thomas Hare, Esq.,
of Stow Hall; and Edward Stracey, Esq., of Rackheath Hall, created
Baronets.
Dec. 2nd. The day of interment of her late Majesty Queen Charlotte at
Windsor, observed with great solemnity. Addresses of condolence to the
Prince Regent on the death of her late Majesty were voted by the
Corporation of Yarmouth on the 7th.
John Bennie, Esq., engineer to the Haven Commissioners, drew up a report
for improving the Bar and Haven. On 4th of Oct., 1821, he died in
London, aged 64.
The Yarmouth Savings Bank established. The deposits in 1843 amounted to
£80,246 19s. 7d., belonging to 2,550 depositors and 67 charities and
friendly societies.
Nearly 100 vessels building at one time in our shipyards.
The gun-brig “Havoc” built in Mr. Stone’s yard.
Borough Gaol enlarged and House of Correction added; it was strengthened
in 1835. The original built 609 years previously.
1819.
Feb. 15th. The Hon. George Anson unanimously elected Member of
Parliament for the Borough (there being no other candidate), in the room
of his brother, Lord Viscount Anson.
April. Velocipedes or Pedestrian Hobby-horses used this year. A person
could walk from eight to ten miles an hour on them. Like the
Kaleidoscope, they proved only “a nine-days’ wonder,” till 1872, when
velocipedes again came into general use.
June 1st. Mr. Thomas Sutton (as surveyor) died on the top of the Nelson
Monument, while giving directions. Aged 66 years.
June 14th. Mr. Edmund Kean again appeared at the Theatre as “Brutus,” in
_Brutus_; and on the 15th as “Mortimer,” in the _Iron Chest_.
July 18th. Mr. N. B. Palmer presented with a piece of plate (an
épergne), value 100 guineas, for his exertions in the election and firm
support of his principles, which seated the Hon. G. Anson and C. E.
Rumbold, Esq., as Members for the Borough.
Sept. 6th to 9th. The celebrated Young appeared at the Theatre in
_Hamlet_, _Revenge_, _Macbeth_, _King Lear_.
Duty on coals, 6s. 6d. per chaldron.
Paxton’s “Picture of Great Yarmouth” published, illustrated with
engravings of public buildings.
1820.
Jan. 29th. Death of George III., in the 82nd year of his age and 60th of
his reign. On Feb. 1st George IV. was proclaimed at Yarmouth with much
ceremony and rejoicing.
Feb. 28th. Parliament dissolved; and on the 10th of March, after four
days’ sharp contest, the Hon. George Anson and C. E. Rumbold Esq., were
returned to Parliament for the Borough. The Hon. G. Anson polled 754; C.
E. Rumbold, Esq., 752; Lieut.-General John Michell, 612; and J. H.
Stracey, Esq., 612 votes.
March 1st. A number of vessels stranded along the Beach. A high flood
and tremendous storm, the like not known since Jan. 1st, 1779. On Nov.
4th there was another great gale.
April 19th. Frigate “Boreas,” 28 guns, launched from Messrs. Stone and
Constance’s yard.
July 19th. Coronation day of George IV. at Westminster Abbey, which
auspicious event was celebrated at Yarmouth by a public dinner at the
Town Hall; bonfires, bullock roasting, fireworks, and other rejoicings
also marked the occasion.
Aug. 15th. A grand Musical Festival at the Town Hall. The next morning,
selections from the _Messiah_ were performed at St. Nicholas’ Church; on
Wednesday at the Town Hall; and again on the Thursday following the
entire first part of the _Creation_ was executed at the Church, with two
miscellaneous acts selected from the _Requiem_, _Mount of Olives_, _Judas
Maccabeus_, _Israel in Egypt_, and other esteemed compositions. The
Church presented a very brilliant appearance, from the number of lamps
and candles with which the orchestra (expressly built for the occasion)
and the other parts of the edifice were dedicated. Among the eminent
professors who aided in the festival was Lindley, the celebrated
violoncello performer; Mr. Eager, and his principal second Mr. Cooper,
conducted the instrumental band, and Mr. Buck presided at the organ.
Aug. 20th. Mrs. Bartley recited _Collins’ Ode to the Passions_, at the
Theatre Royal.
Sept. 6th. Mrs. Davidson appeared at the Theatre Royal in the _Jealous
Wife_, as “Mrs. Oakley.” On the 7th, in _The Belle’s Stratagem_, as
“Letitia Hardy.” On the 9th, in _The School for Scandal_, as “Lady
Teazle.” On the 11th, in _Know Your Own Mind_, as “Lady Bell.”
Nov. 3rd. Sir Edmund Lacon, Bart., died at Yarmouth, universally
regretted, aged 69 years. He was the senior Alderman of the Borough.
1821.
Feb. 28th. An unusual supply of herrings caught off Yarmouth; and sold
in the town twelve for one penny.
March 13th. Petition presented by E. Wodehouse, Esq., to the House of
Commons from the owners and occupiers of land in the vicinity of
Yarmouth, praying for a repeal of the Malt-tax, and a modified tax on
property.
April 10th. A committee appointed and subscription entered into for
forming a fund for rewarding boatmen who might save persons from
shipwreck.
Nov. 4th. Tremendous gale—a great number of vessels foundered in the
Roadstead, and also many came ashore near Yarmouth. It was just such
another gale as was recorded Nov. 1st, 1789.
Dec. 23rd. A fine new East Indiaman, the “Indian,” 400 tons, totally
wrecked off Yarmouth. The crew of twenty were saved, and a small part of
the stores. The value of ship and cargo estimated at £10,000.
Dec. 25th. Season unusually mild; the thermometer stood at 50, and so
continued throughout the following winter months. Many remarkable
specimens of early vegetation; and swallows were seen flying about at
Yarmouth. Since the 1st of Sept. there had been but eighteen days
without rain.
There were 1,229 men, women, and children receiving out-door parish
relief; and the income of the parish was £10,770. The income in 1875 was
about £15,000 a year.
Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 18,040; with Gorleston and
Southtown, 19,968. Houses inhabited, 3,981; inhabited by families,
4,318; uninhabited, 157; building, 20—total, 8,476.
1822.
Jan. 31st. George IV. arrived, and anchored his vessel in the Roads.
July 29th. Samuel Tolver, Esq., elected Town Clerk. He was succeeded by
Henry Palmer, Esq., on June 6th, 1848; John Clowes, Esq., on Nov. 26th,
1850; and Chas. Cory, Esq., on Nov. 9th, 1851. (See June 9th, 1869.)
Oct. 14th. The Revenue cutter “Ranger” lost at sea.
Oct. 21st and 22nd. Miscellaneous concert, under the direction of Mr.
Sippe, given at the Theatre. Leader, Mr. Eager. The principals were
Mrs. Salmon and the Misses Sapis and Beale.
Exported from the Port of Yarmouth—flour 105,377 sacks; barley, malt,
oats, beans, pease, rye, and wheat, 298,147 quarters.
J. Matchett, of Lakenham, published “The Norfolk and Norwich Remembrancer
and Vade Mecum.”
1823.
March 3rd. Samuel Hurst, Esq., died at Southtown.
Exported from the Port of Yarmouth—flour 126,768 sacks; barley, malt,
oats, beans, pease, rye, and wheat, 264,546 quarters.
Grout and Co.’s Silk Crape Factory erected.
Admiralty Sessions for trial of Pirates last held in Yarmouth.
Porpoise found on the Beach—7 ft. long, and weighing 4 cwt.
Masonic Hall erected in Gaol Paved Row.
James Sayer, son of a Yarmouth block-maker, a celebrated caricaturist,
and author of many satirical poems suitable to the political topics of
the times, died in London.
1824.
Exported from the Port of Yarmouth—flour 148,252 sacks; barley, malt,
oats, beans, pease, rye, and wheat, 326,789 quarters.
Gas Works constructed; enlarged in 1862 and 1864, and new additional
works afterwards erected. About five miles of the main iron pipe were
laid in the streets, and on Dec. 6th the street lamps, 150 in number,
were first lighted.
Five beachmen drowned in rescuing a crew.
Luke Waller died, aged 105 years.
The number of vessels of all classes registered at the Custom House
amounted to 549.
1825.
Sept. 3rd. Miss Cranmer appeared at the Theatre Royal in _Don Giovanni_;
and “Adela,” in the _Haunted Tower_.
Sept. 8th. Mr. Chippendale played “Useph,” in _The Siege of Belgrade_;
and “Chip,” in a _Chip of the Old Block_, at the Theatre Royal.
Oct. 11th. The Catholic Chapel, in George Street (the first built in the
town), finished, and consecrated by the Rev. Joseph Tate.
The mackerel brought to Yarmouth realized £17,000.
River overflowed the Quays and entered the houses and stores, doing much
damage.
1826.