Marine Parade commenced. (See Mar. 7th, 1876.)

Deaths: Aug. 10th, Henry Humphrey, in the 100th year of his age.—Aug.

21st, Captain Charles Pearson, aged 72.

1857.

Jan. 8th. “Volunteer” steam-tug on fire in the harbour.

Jan. 13th. Inauguration Dinner of the Eastern Star Provident Association

Friendly Society held at the Corn Hall. The society started with near

900 members in 12 branches established in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Jan. Rorqual whale, 45 feet in length, and weighing about 20 tons,

caught at Winterton, and exhibited on Wrestler’s Plain.

Feb. 6th. Mr. J. B. Beales appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures,

succeeded by Mr. E. D. Louttid, who resigned the office in Jan., 1871;

and on Feb. 27th, 1871, Mr. F. W. Robinson was appointed. (See 1874.)

Feb. 20th. Man-of-war ship “Blenheim,” 74 guns, anchored in the

Roadstead.

Feb. 28th. The schooner “Branch” launched from Mr. Fellows’ yard.

Mar. 1st. The iron screw-collier “Isby” run ashore south of Caister.

Mar. 28th. E. Watkin and W. Torrens McCullagh, Esqs., returned to

Parliament for the Borough, by a majority of 158. Parliament dissolved

on Mar. 21st. Grand procession of the United Seamen’s Association.

Mar. Mr. George Tewsley appointed Superintendent of the Borough Police.

(See 1872, 1877, and 1878.)

April. A fine sturgeon, a Royal fish, caught off Yarmouth.

A mammoth tusk picked up at sea, which measured 4 ft. on the bend and 21

in. in girth.

May 15th. Thackeray, the novelist, lectured in Yarmouth: Subject—Georges

III. and IV.

May 16th. Emily Major, dressed in male attire, attempted to escape from

Gaol.

May 27th. Two Russian trophies received at Yarmouth. The Mayor applied

to Lord Panmure for them in June, 1856.

June 7th. Corner-stone of St. John’s Church laid. This building, which

cost £2,000, was opened Feb. 7th, 1858. In 1859 the southern aisle was

added as a memorial to the late Miss Maurice, and opened by Bishop Hills

before his departure for British Columbia.

June 8th. The Bill authorising the construction of the Britannia Pier

read a third time and passed. This Pier was opened by a public company,

July 13th, 1858, which has since dissolved.

Aug. 28th. Meeting of the British Archæological Association at the Town

Hall.

Aug. 29th. The House of Commons decided the election to Parliament of W.

T. McCullagh and E. Watkins, Esqs., as invalid. A. W. Young and J.

Mellor, Esqs., were returned to Parliament in their place; the next day a

monster meeting, between 10,000 and 12,000 people being present, was held

on the Quay. E. Watkin, Esq., was drawn by men, by means of a rope

attached to his carriage, from the Railway Station round the town.

Sept. 15th. Two Prize Fights took place on the banks of the Yare,

between Batson and Slack, and Stamp and Turner.

Sept. 18th. Meeting at the Town Hall on the Indian Mutinies; £233 17s.

subscribed in the room for the sufferers.

Sept. 24th. Organ at St. Peter’s Church opened. It was built by Messrs.

Bishop and Starr, at a cost of £400.

Sept. 30th. Day of National Fasting and Humiliation.

Oct. 14th. Dinner given to Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., at the Town Hall.

Oct. 22nd. Loss of the s.s. “Ontario” and 24 of her crew, on the Barber

Sand. A dreadful gale and great destruction to the shipping.

Oct. Government Schools of Art and Navigation established, mainly

through the exertions of the Rev. J. B. Bampton.—Exhibition of Paintings,

&c., held at these schools in 1860. These schools occupy part of a

Mansion formerly the residence of the Paget family.

Oct. 29th. Demonstration of the Liberal party at the Town Hall.

Nov. 12th. A warm Vestry Meeting (the second) at the Town Hall for

making a Church Rate of 1½d. in the £, to include St. Peter’s. The

report of the Church property in the town was made by a committee

appointed at the first meeting, and it was resolved that no rate should

be made. The Church party demanded a poll, which lasted till the

following afternoon, but they lost it by 121 majority. The Church party

finding they were defeated, the Parish Church and St. George’s Chapel

Clocks were stopped till Dec. 22nd, when they were set going after nearly

six weeks’ rest.

Nov. 17th. T. P. Burroughs, Esq., passed his examination for admission

as a Solicitor.

Dec. 4th. The steamship “Rapid,” of Leith, sunk on the Cross Sands, and

in 1858 divers were employed to raise some of her stores, consisting of

wine, drapery goods, hearthrugs, smoked meats, tins of herrings, &c.,

which were sold at St. George’s Hall, Corn Hall, and on Hall Quay.

1858.

Jan. 1st. Fire in Jane Place, destroyed the roofing of three houses, and

entirely demolished the whole of a net chamber. It originated in Mr.

Moore’s workshop.

Jan. 11th. Testimonial, consisting of a splendid tea and coffee service,

with an oval 24-inch waiter, weighing 203 ozs., presented to B. Fenn,

Esq., by the Fishermen’s Provident Society.

Jan. 18th. The Aztec Lilliputians, the reputed Gods of the Pagan Temple

of Iximaya, exhibited at the Corn Hall, Regent Street.

Feb. 11th. An Address voted by the Town Council to her Majesty on the

marriage of H.R.H. the Princess Royal to H.R.H. Prince Frederick William

of Prussia.

Feb. The Lord Chancellor appointed six (out of 15 candidates) new

Magistrates for the Borough, viz., P. Pullyn, D. A. Gourlay, F. Palmer,

W. T. Clarke, J. Barker, and J. Owles, Esqs.

Feb. 11th. The Town Battery ordered to be removed. The materials were

sold for £84 12s.

Mar. 8th. The Fermanagh Light Infantry Militia (845 rank and file),

commanded by Lord Enniskillen and the Hon. S. Crichton, arrived in

Yarmouth.

Mar. 14th. The “Frederica,” 420 tons register and 600 tons burthen,

launched from Mr. T. Branford’s yard. Between 8,000 and 4,000 persons

witnessed the sight.

April 15th. Collision between the s.s. “Ernestide” and the Prussian ship

“Thomas” off Yarmouth. The former foundered.

April 22nd. St. John’s Church consecrated, and in the same month the

stone pulpit and the communion plate at this church were bought out of

the proceeds of sale of the book, “Story of Samuel Brock.” The Church

was opened Feb. 7th; enlarged in 1859, 1866, and 1868.

May 4th. Riot at Southtown between the Fermanagh Militia and some

coalheavers.

May 19th. The brig “Nil Desperandum,” 800 tons register and over 500

tons burthen, launched from Mr. J. Rust’s yard. Thousands of persons

witnessed the sight.

May 26th. The Corn Exchange, Regent Street, sold to R. Steward, Esq.,

for £1,540; and in 1870 was purchased by Government for the New Post and

Telegraph Offices, &c.

June 10th. Sir E. N. Buxton, M.P., died at Cromer, aged 46 years.

June 15th. Congratulatory address voted by the Town Council to J. Paget,

Esq., on his appointment as Surgeon-Extraordinary to her Majesty the

Queen.

June 20th. Dawson Turner, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., F.R.S., &c., died at

Brompton, aged 83 years, and his will was sworn under £70,000

personality. He was born Oct., 1775, at Yarmouth, where his father was a

banker. He was educated at the Grammar School at North Walsham, and

entered Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1793. At his father’s decease he

became a partner in the firm of Messrs. Gurneys and Co., and managed the

Yarmouth bank. He married the daughter of the late William Palgrave,

Esq., of Coltishall. His library comprised 40,000 volumes.

June 29th. County Election between Cooke and Stracey, for the vacancy

caused by the death of Mr. Buxton. The former returned by a large

majority. Each party had a booth in the Yarmouth Market Place.

July 4th. Rev. William Tritton, of Cambridge, preached his first sermon

at the Independent Chapel, King Street.

July 13th. Britannia Pier opened. _Déjeûner_ given in the afternoon on

the Pier to the shareholders and their friends, 150 in number. The

structure cost about £6,000.

July 16th. Grand Procession of the Freemasons to and from St. Nicholas’

Church to the Town Hall, where about 125 gentlemen sat down to an

excellent dinner.

July 20th. Nottingham Order of Oddfellows opened a new Court in

Middlegate Street, and next day was publicly commemorated by a procession

through the town, headed by Hulley’s Saxhorn Band.

July. Fifty-seven invalids, mostly Indian sufferers, arrived at the

military Hospital on the South Denes from Chatham.

Aug. 26th. The Norfolk Hotel sold by auction to Messrs. Hills and

Underwood for £2,160.

Aug. 30th. G. Wells Holt, Esq., Magistrates’ Clerk, tendered his

resignation to the Magistrates. He ably filled the office for over 22

years. His son William succeeded to the office, to whom a dinner was

given at the “Crown and Anchor” on Oct. 4th. (See Dec. 4th, 1884.)

Sept. 2nd. Riot in Charlotte Street and Broad Row with the Fermanagh

Militia. Tradesmen obliged to close their shops.

Sept. 4th. Royal yacht “Grille,” belonging to the King of Prussia,

arrived in the Harbour.

Sept. 8th. Two Prussian frigates, “Thetis” and “Gefion,” under the

command of the High Admiral Prince Adalbert, arrived in the Roadstead.

Sept. 23rd. The Louth Rifles, under the command of Sir John Robinson,

and comprising 500 men and 24 officers, arrived in Yarmouth.

Oct. 1st. First Evening Service held at St. George’s Chapel after the

gas had been laid on.

Oct. 6th. An elegant Church Service, bound in turkey morocco, presented

to the Rev. Robert Boyle, LL.D., by the inhabitants of Gorleston, as a

farewell token of their esteem.

Nov. 15th. The s.s. “Hunwick” sunk off the Jetty. Ship and cargo valued

at £8,500. The crew saved.

Nov. The Rev. G. Hills, B.D. resigned the incumbency of St. Nicholas’

Church, on his appointment to the Bishopric of British Columbia. The

degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred by diploma at a convocation at

Durham on the 30th.

Nov. Mr. G. Dowey appointed Station Master, and resigned in 1884.

Dec. 13th. The Rev. W. D. Wade, B.A., incumbent of St. Mary’s Church,

Southtown, presented with a purse of 60 guineas.

Dec. 23rd. S. C. Burton, Esq., solicitor, sworn as a Commissioner to

Administer Oaths in the High Court of Chancery of England.

Dec. Rev. H. R. Nevill, incumbent of St. Mark’s Church, Lakenham, near

Norwich, appointed to the incumbency of Yarmouth; and the Rev. G. I.

Pellew, curate of St. Nicholas’ Church, appointed to fill the vacancy at

Lakenham.

Dec. Mr. J. M. Petts, late chief officer at the Coast Guard Station at

Gillingham, Chatham, promoted by the Admiralty to be chief officer of the

Yarmouth Coastguard. In March, 1866, he was presented with a gold watch

and guard (value £65) and a silver cup (value £85), subscribed for by 121

gentlemen of the town, and presented at the Town Hall by the Mayor (C. C.

Aldred, Esq.), in recognition of many acts of bravery in saving

shipwrecked crews. He resigned the office on Oct. 1st, 1870. From Oct.

5th, 1859, to Feb. 14th, 1870, no less than 40 vessels were wrecked on

the beach and off the coast, from which Mr. Petts, in conjunction with

those under his command, was instrumental in rescuing 295 lives. Joined

the service June 22nd, 1827.

Deaths: Jan. 17th, Rev. J. Pike, the much-esteemed minister of the

Independent Chapel, Gorleston, died directly after leaving the pulpit,

where he officiated in the service.—Mar. 4th, Sir Eton S. Travers, aged

69 years.—Mar. 15th, Mr. S. V. Moore, a respected member of the Town

Council.

1858–9.

The winter was remarkably fine, neither wind, rain, nor snow interrupting

fine weather till 31st March, when snow fell, and a severe frost

followed.

1859.

Jan. 1st. Sailors’ Home established. Its completion on Feb. 2nd was

celebrated by a tea given to a large party of beachmen and their wives at

the Norfolk Hotel. The Home cost about £2,000.

Jan. 12th. Mr. James Buddrell, master of the fishing vessel “Hosannah,”

presented with a first-class silver medal and diploma from the Emperor of

the French for saving the lives of 11 men, the crew of the French brig

“La Prospère,” off Hasbro’.

Jan. 12th. The Queen constituted the Colonies of British Columbia and

Vancouver’s Island to be a Bishop’s See, and appointed the Rev. George

Hills, D.D., to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of it. This ceremony

was performed at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury and

the Bishops of Norwich and Oxford, on Feb. 24th. In Jan. Dr. Hills was

presented with a handsome communion service by the members of his

congregation, and on the 26th of May was presented at the Town Hall with

a testimonial, value £400, as a token of esteem. He reached his new

diocese in March, 1860.

Jan. 17th. The Rev. H. Hitcham died, aged 40 years.

Jan. 19th. The sloop “Eliza” launched from Mr. J. Rust’s yard.

Feb. 10th. An Address voted by the Town Council to her Majesty on the

birth of a grandson, heir to the Throne of Prussia.

Feb. 17th. Cuthbert Collingwood Hall, Esq., of Beach House, on the

Marine Parade, died at his seat, Collingwood Court, near Windsor. Mr.

Hall was one of the earliest advocates of our Marine Parade, and gave £50

towards its construction. He married the granddaughter and co-heiress of

the celebrated Admiral Cuthbert Lord Collingwood, who commanded at

Trafalgar after Lord Nelson received his death wound.

Feb. 20th. The “reading-in” ceremony and first sermon preached by the

Rev. H. R. Nevill at St. Nicholas’ Church. The text chosen was 1 Cor.

ii. 1, 2.

Feb. Portrait of Lord Sondes, High Steward of the Borough, placed in the

Town Hall.

Mar. 17th. St. Patrick’s Day was ushered in at break of day by the band

of the Louth Rifles playing through our streets the Irish air dedicated

to the patron saint.

Mar. 21st. East Suffolk Railway Bill read a third time in the House of

Commons and passed. The line was opened at Southtown on the 1st of June.

April 5th. E. W. Watkin and A. W. Young, Esqs., addressed a large

meeting of between 2,000 and 3,000 persons on the Hall Quay; and again on

the 15th.

April 13th to 16th. Charles Stratton, commonly known as “General Tom

Thumb,” with a company, gave an entertainment at the Theatre.

April 19th. The “Athelstan” launched from Messrs. Fellows’ yard. This

fine vessel was commanded by Captain John Braccy, of Yarmouth. (See Aug.

18th, 1882.)

April 29th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Sir Henry J. Stracey, Bart.,

returned to Parliament.—Votes—L., 693; S., 653; Watkin, 568; Young, 537.

This was the first time of polling in wards. No hustings. Nomination

from the “Crown and Anchor” balcony.

May 12th. Cardinal Wiseman, accompanied by Lord Stafford and a party of

friends, paid a visit to Yarmouth.

May 26th. The house of Mr. Bradnum, at Gorleston, struck by lightning,

the fluid knocking a chimneypot through the roof, smashing the windows

and frames, and doing other damage.

May 27th. First meeting, called by the Mayor at the Town Hall,

respecting the enrolment of Rifle Volunteers at Yarmouth.

June 7th. Miss Ann Turner, daughter of the late Dawson Turner, Esq.,

presented the Town Council with 17 rolls, &c., relative to the History of

Yarmouth.

July 11th. Eighty invalids, mostly Indian sufferers, arrived at the

Military Hospital on the South Denes from Chatham.

July. The schooner “Alma” brought to Yarmouth nine 68 and one 54-pounder

guns from Woolwich for the North and South Batteries. There were six

guns mounted on each battery, namely, three 82, two 68, and one long

24-pounders, some of them weighing as much as five tons.

July. B. Dowson and F. Worship, Esqs., appointed Deputy-Lieutenants of

the County.

Aug. 12th. The fine vessel “Himalaya,” 375 feet in length, with her

saloon of 100 ft., brought a portion of the Donegal Militia to Yarmouth,

who were landed by the steam-tug “Robert Owen” at the Barrack Wharf; and

on the 14th the vessel left, having previously embarked the Louth Rifles

for Preston.

Sep. 1st. Appointment of officers for the Rifle Volunteers, and the

services of the men accepted by Government.

Sept. 7th. Rev. W. Griffiths, M.A., minister of the Congregational body,

ordained at King Street Chapel.

Sept. 12th. Fire at Mr. S. Ives’ premises, in Howard Street; estimated

damage, £150. Another fire originated at the same place on June 5th,

1867, doing damage to the amount of £600.

Sep. 26th. C. P. Molly, Esq., of Liverpool, contributed a Mural Drinking

Fountain for the Borough. R. Steward, Esq., contributed one in Nov.,

which is now placed in front of the Sailors’ Home.

Sept. 28th. Services of the Artillery Volunteer Corps accepted by

Government, and the appointment of officers confirmed.

Sept. Water supplied by the Yarmouth Water Works Company to the

inhabitants of Southtown.

Oct. 8th. Riot in King Street with four of the Donegal Militia, one of

whom when in custody at the Police Station attempted to set fire to his

cell, and a _melée_ took place before it could be extinguished.

Oct. 25th. Violent gale, 14 lives lost off this coast, and 80

shipwrecked seamen lodged at the Sailors’ Home. A sloop driven through

the Britannia Pier and severed it in two.

Nov. 30th. First stone of St. Andrew’s Church laid. Contract for

building was £1,050 10s. In March, 1864, a schoolroom was built

adjoining the church, which cost £500 more.

Dec. 16th. The _Norfolk Standard_, published by Mr. J. Cooper, was

discontinued. The same publisher printed the _Yarmouth Weekly News_ and

the _Yarmouth Standard_ previously.

Dec. 20th. Rev. F. W. Johnson, who was appointed in Jan., 1858, minister

of St. John’s Church, died in London. By will he bequeathed £3,000 to

endow the Beach and Harbour Mission.

Dec. 27th. Jacob Astley, Baron Hastings, and a baronet of England, died

at his town residence, aged 62 years. He was born on Nov. 13th, 1797,

and was the eldest son of Sir Jacob Henry Astley. The late lord married,

on Mar. 22nd, 1819, Georgiana Caroline, youngest daughter of Sir Henry W.

Dashwood, Bart., and sister of the late Marchioness of Ely. (See Dec.

24th, 1875.)

Francis Worship, E. P. Youell, and J. Clark, Esqs., appointed as

Magistrates.

Bastard shark caught off Yarmouth.

Thirty-two thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine barrels of herrings

shipped at Yarmouth for foreign ports.

Vice-Admiral Lovell, K.H., who had served under Nelson at Trafalgar,

died, aged 72.

New Lifeboat-house erected by the National Association at a cost of £400.

1860.

Jan. 3rd. Three cases of wine, eight of spirits, and five of oil, and a

cask of vinegar, landed here, having been picked up by the smack

“Chance.”

Jan. 4th. Schooner “Hero,” of and for Yarmouth, went ashore on Palling

Beach and became a total wreck. Sold for £9.

Jan. 20th. The people in Southtown alarmed by the report of a

“Spring-heel’d Jack” in the locality for some days previous. The

supposed fiend, who assaulted one of the employés on the East Suffolk

railway, and left him insensible on the ground, was said to be a man clad

in a white tight-skin dress, and goat’s horns fixed to his head.

Jan. F. Palmer, Esq., appointed hon. surgeon to the Rifle Volunteer

Corps.

Feb. 2nd. The fishing lugger “Paymaster,” belonging to Mr. B. Fenn,

sailed from Yarmouth to Portsmouth, a distance of 240 miles, in 23 hours.

Feb. 14th. A detachment of the Donegal Militia (162) left Yarmouth for

Deptford.

Feb. 16th. The premises of Messrs. Bullimore, West, and Todd,

coachbuilders, carpenters, &c., destroyed by fire.

Feb. 16th and 18th. Officers of the Donegal Militia performed at the

Theatre on behalf of the Hospital. _Used Up_ and the _Irish Attorney_

were represented.

Feb. 17th. The fishing smack “John Bull” driven on Yarmouth beach in a

gale. The crew of five were taken out of the rigging by a lifeboat crew,

and all saved except one boy. George Milligan, at the risk of his own

life, bravely rescued a helpless man who was lashed to the rigging. In

March, he and Capt. T. Davies, R.N., inspecting commander of the Yarmouth

Coastguards, received silver medals for their bravery on this occasion,

and the lifeboat crew £24.

Feb. 24th. Enquiry opened in the House of Commons upon the petition

against the return of Sir E. Lacon and Sir H. Stracey, Barts., as M.P.’s

for the Borough. After seven days’ investigation, the Chairman of the

Committee announced them as duly elected.

Feb. 28th. A tremendous hurricane, which for about half-an-hour in the

afternoon raged with the greatest fury, the pressure per square foot

being 30 lbs. The like not known before for many years. In 1839 it

reached only 28 lbs.

Feb. A beautiful silver épergne, of Eastern design, representing a

giraffe feeding under a palm tree, presented to the Rev. J. B. Bampton on

his leaving Yarmouth for Dover, by the supporters and students of the

Yarmouth Government School of Art and Navigation, as a token of esteem.

March 7th. At a Levée at St. James’ Palace, Captains S. C. Marsh and W.

J. Foreman; Lieut. A. W. Morant and Dr. Stephenson, of the 1st Norfolk

Artillery Volunteers; and Capt. J. H. Orde, Lieut. E. P. Youell, Ensign

J. Tomlinson, and Hon. Assistant Surgeon F. Palmer, 2nd Norfolk Rifle

Volunteers, were introduced to her Majesty by the Earl of Leicester, Lord

Lieutenant of the County.

March 13th. A new fishing smack, “Harriett Todd” launched. Mr. Todd

lost the smack “Viper,” and had three others damaged in the gale of the

20th Nov., 1861.

March. The brave crew of the Gorleston Lifeboat “Ranger” awarded the sum

of £233 by the owner of the brig “Martin Luther,” for assisting his

vessel into Harbour during the hurricanes of Feb. 28th.

March. Petition sent to the House of Commons for total abolition of

Church rates; also a petition to suppress Bribery by a condign punishment

upon all guilty of the practice. The latter was signed by 230 electors,

and presented to the House on the 24th instant, by J. Mellor, Esq., M.P.

March. Loss of the Yarmouth fishing smack “Emerald,” and seven hands,

about twenty miles east of the Leman and Owen Sands.

April 6th. Artillery and Rifle Volunteers’ first demonstration on the

South Denes.

April 10th. Conservative Banquet at the Theatre. The entire pit was

boarded over on a level with the stage, where the tables were arranged;

and a military band played in the gallery. A marquee was erected on the

plain as a reception room.

April 23rd. First stone of the Gorleston Methodist New Connexion Chapel

laid. Building cost £250. It was opened July 22nd.

May 17th. The barque “Caroline” launched, after being repaired at an

outlay of £5,000, from Mr. Powell’s yard. The band of the Donegal

Militia played “Rule, Britannia” as she glided off the incline.

May 28th. Fearful gale and loss of life at sea; eight vessels—brigs,

schooners, and a barge—lost on Scroby and in the Cockle Gat, with their

crews; also 14 fishing vessels and 156 men and boys, lost off Yarmouth.

The appeal to the town and nation on behalf of 50 widows and 160 orphans

left destitute resulted in the handsome sum of £10,000. Her Majesty and

Prince Consort headed the list with £100 each. In a former gale the

north-east pinnacle of St. Peter’s Church fell over the nave and crashed

through the roof into the organ gallery, the organ narrowly escaping.

Damage estimated at £250.

June 5th. G. S. Harcourt, Esq., resigned the Secretaryship of the

Sailors’ Home owing to ill-health.

June 30th. The Channel Fleet of 13 vessels, under the command of Sir C.

Freemantle, anchored in the Roads, and comprised the “Royal Albert,” 121

guns; “Donegal,” 101; “Edgar,” 91; “Aboukir,” 91; “Conqueror,” 101;

“Trafalgar,” 91; “Centurion,” 91; “Algiers,” 91; “Mars,” 80; “Mersey,”

40; “Diadem,” 32; also the “Greyhound” corvette, and “Locust.”

July 9th. Procession through the town of the Foresters and Members of

the Eastern Star Provident Association to the Victoria Gardens, where a

gala was given.

July 18th. Sir Samuel Morton Peto presented with a superb china dessert

service, and an elaborately-worked plateau épergne candelabrum and other

plate, value about £2,000, by 300 subscribers, as a token of regard and

obligation to him in making the East Suffolk Railway.

July 24th. Prince of Wales’ Own Donegal Militia, under the command of

Lieut.-Colonel Lord Claude E. Hamilton, left Yarmouth for Ireland, after

staying twelve months.

Aug. 8th. The Norfolk Militia Artillery arrived at the Southtown

Barracks, and were disbanded on the 20th. This regiment was embodied in

April, 1859, and in May left for Sheerness, and thence for Woolwich.

Sept. 3rd. First prize competition meeting of the Rifle Volunteers held.

Sept. W. Strike, Esq., Collector of Customs, promoted to the

Collectorship at Waterford; he was succeeded by W. C. Maclean, Esq.,

Comptroller at Portsmouth.

Oct. 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, the celebrated Tragedians,

appeared at the Theatre Royal in _The Wife’s Secret_.

Oct. 26th. A short sun-fish caught on the North Beach. It was 4 ft. in

length, and weighed about 11 stone. A fine specimen was also caught off

Yarmouth in 1821.

Nov. 3rd. Frightful boiler explosion on board the steamer “Tonning,” off

Yarmouth.

Nov. 7th. Race by two herring traders—the brig “Susan Bailey,” of

Ipswich, and schooner “The Belle,” of Brixton—from Yarmouth to Leghorn.

The latter arrived at her destination after a run of nearly 17 days, the

“Susan Bailey” being two days behind her.

Nov. 10th. The brig “Eleanor,” 300 tons register, launched in full rig

from Messrs. Beeching’s yard.

Dec. 28th. Melancholy occurrence at the Theatre, caused by the sudden

death of Tom Algar, the clown, during the Christmas Pantomime. On Jan.

4th Mr. Owen, the manager, gave a benefit to the widow and orphans.

Dec. 29th (Saturday). The town, in consequence of a hard frost, had the

gas cut off from 5 p.m. till 9, and then only partially.

Dec. The Rev. Henry Ralph Nevill, M.A., nominated to the Honorary

Canonry in the Cathedral Church in Norwich, vacated by the death of the

Rev. W. M. Hanson.

Fish Depôt, near the Jetty, erected.

The sum collected in Market Tolls this year was £220 12s., about the

average for the last 22 years.

Parliamentary returns show that the number of houses in Yarmouth

compounded for by landlords was 1,098, of the annual gross-rent of £6;

and 229 at £7.

About 1,300 Voters on the Register this year.

1861.

Jan. 1st. Yarmouth specially appointed as one of the 32 Ports into which

wine in casks was allowed to be imported, but the “testing” not permitted

unless by special grant.

Jan. 6th to 11th. Colder weather than had been experienced in Yarmouth

within living memory.

Jan. 15th. Meeting at the Town Hall for the relief of the poor in the

town; £330 subscribed in the room.

Feb. 1st. “Iconoclast” lectured at the Theatre to a crowded house.

Subject, “What Must a Man Do to be Saved?” Admission, 6d. and 2d.

April 8th. Census taken. The returns were as follows: Population of

Yarmouth, 13,207 males; 16,881 females—30,088. Gorleston and Southtown,

2,029 males; 2,456 females—4,485. Houses inhabited in Yarmouth, 6,861;

uninhabited, 239; building, 73; inhabited in Gorleston and Southtown,

975.

April 13th. A detachment of the Royal Artillery, comprising 403 men,

officers included, with 15 women and 19 children, arrived at the Armoury

from Woolwich.

April 24th. The barque “Harmony,” 300 tons register, or about 450

burthen, launched from Mr. H. Fellows’ yard, after which a religious

service was held on board. She was built for carrying Missionaries to

Labrador, and was the second built by Mr. Fellows for the Moravian

Mission, the one built in 1833 being of the same name.

May 20th and 21st. Riot in the town between the Royal Artillery and the

E. N. Militia. About 100 men, armed with sabres, broke out of the

Armoury, and rushed down the road towards the bridge like wild men, where

several hundred civilians had congregated, but who fled before the

soldiers, spreading terror in the neighbourhood. Tradesmen had to close

their shops.

May 24th. Gable-end of a three-storey house, built on the site of the

Convent of Blackfriars, in Friar’s Lane, fell out from top to bottom.

May 29th. The Rev. James Tann, 14 years Pastor of the Particular

Baptists of this town, died.

June 18th. Stormy meeting at the Town Hall respecting the election of a

Vestry Clerk. The four following days a poll was taken, which resulted

in the return of Mr. S. B. Cory by a majority of 233 votes. Cory, 856;

Mr. C. H. Chamberlin, 623. Mr. Cory died in Oct. 1876. (See Aug. 16th,

1861, and Nov. 1876.)

June 23rd. Rev. H. Squire, Unitarian Minister of this town, terminated

30 years’ Ministry. On Aug. 5th he was presented with a silver inkstand,

value £30, by the members of the congregation. He died in London, Aug.

1869, aged 62.

June 30th. Comet first seen in Yarmouth. Its brightness and length of

tail rivalled Donati’s, which appeared in 1858.

June. Mons. A. A. Desfougerais appointed as French Maritime Consul and

Agent in Yarmouth, by the French Government.

June. Mr. F. Danby Palmer passed legal examination in honours, he being

the first local candidate who obtained that distinction.

June. Lieutenant E. Leeds, R.A., instructor to the Artillery Volunteers,

presented by the officers and men of the corps with a gold watch and

chain, as a memento of their esteem.

July 6th. Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., Deputy-Keeper of her Majesty’s

Records, died, aged 72 years. He married the daughter of the late Dawson

Turner, Esq., of Yarmouth, and was Knighted in 1832 for his services and

attention to Constitutional and Parliamentary literature.

July. Mr. George Tyrrell, builder, of Southtown, received the Government

contract for altering and re-constructing the Redoubt at Harwich. In

May, 1862, he also obtained the Government contract for the erection of a

Fort at Bembridge Town, Isle of Wight, at an outlay of about £40,000.

Aug. 16th. Purse of £70 presented to Mr. S. B. Cory, the newly-appointed

Vestry Clerk. (See June 18th.)

Aug. Turkish Baths on Regent Road established, but were not in existence

many months.

Aug. Mr. J. S. Cobb passed his examination at the Royal College of

Surgeons, and obtained his diploma as a dental surgeon.

Sept. 1st. Mr. F. W. Rolfe played his opening service at St. Peter’s

Church, and received his appointment as organist. In Nov., 1870, he was

presented with a purse of £11 by the members of the St. Peter’s Musical

Association. He died in 1884.

Sept. 12th. Yarmouth and other Norfolk Volunteers reviewed at the Earl

of Leicester’s Park at Holkham.

Oct. 26th. Alarming Fire at Mr. J. Self’s fish storehouse and

drying-rooms, in Row 145. Estimated damage, £400. And on Nov. 25th, Mr.

T. W. Downing’s fish-stores; damage, £200.

Nov. 2nd and 3rd. Heavy gale and great loss of life and property; 19

shipwrecked seamen received at the Home; the previous ten days, 44.

Nov. 21st. New Lifeboat sent to Yarmouth by the National Institution.

Nov. 26th. A site on the South Denes, for erecting an Iron Mission

Church and Schools, granted by the Town Council to the Rev. H. R. Nevill.

The Church was opened for Service on March 4th, 1862. Cost, £500. (See

May 26th, 1869.)

Nov. 28th. Artillery Volunteers’ First Distribution of Prizes and

Presentation of eight Saluting Flags, which cost £14, the gift of fifty

lady subscribers, took place at the Corn Hall.

Nov. The fishing-lugger “Triumph,” of Yarmouth, lost in a gale in the

North Sea, and 11 hands, principally belonging to Sherringham. Mr. J. W.

De Caux, assisted by the Mayor (R. Steward, Esq.), collected £52 13s.

for the widows and orphans.

Nov. The Rev. Hezekiah Martin, B.A., Curate of Caister Church, presented

by the parishioners with a silver salver as a tribute of esteem.

Dec. 14th. H.R.H. the Prince Consort died, aged 42. During the ensuing

week all outward manifestations of sorrow were paid in Yarmouth to the

deceased Prince—shops were partly closed, flags raised half-mast,

mourning uniform worn by volunteers, &c. On the 23rd the Town Council

adopted a vote of condolence to her Majesty.

Dec. The Rev. F. C. Skey, late Curate of St. Nicholas’ Church, appointed

Minor Canon in Bristol Cathedral. A gold pencil case was presented to

him (Dec. 19th) by the scholars and teachers of St. Peter’s School.

St. John’s School erected.

St. Andrew’s Institute established in Charlotte Street, but removed to

the North Quay in 1865.

Deaths: Oct. 21st, Mr. David Hogarth, who ably filled the position of

Postmaster of Yarmouth for upwards of twenty years, aged 68.—Nov. 1st,

John Goate Fisher, Esq., aged 82.—Nov. 4th, Mr. T. W Chevalier, Head

Master of the School of Design, aged 30.

1862.

March 1st. 1862 changes of grandsire triples, composed and conducted by

Mr. William Lee, were rung on eight bells in the Parish Church Steeple.

April 9th. Suffolk Militia Artillery, commanded by Colonel Adair (460

men), arrived at Southtown.

May 5th. Corner stone of the Bethel laid, and the Chapel opened Aug.

15th. Cost about £300.

May 23rd. The Priory Musical Class presented Mr. Musgrave with a silver

inkstand.

May 27th. A portion of the Channel Fleet anchored in the Roadstead. It

comprised the “Revenge,” 91 guns; “Trafalgar,” 90; “Emerald,” 51;

“Chanticleer,” 17; and the gunboat “Porpoise.” They waited the arrival

of the “St. George,” the vessel in which H.R.H. Prince Alfred sailed.

May. C. J. Palmer, Esq., presented the Corporation with a scarlet gown

and a black gown, originally worn by the Mayors. The former to be worn

on extraordinary and the latter on ordinary occasions.

June 1st. The man-of-war ship “St. George,” 90 guns, with. 900 men on

board, joined the Channel Fleet in the Roadstead. On the following

morning (Monday) a royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the North

Battery, and a gay display of colours hoisted by every ship in the

Harbour, in honour of Prince Alfred. The same afternoon the Sailor

Prince, accompanied by Major Cowell, the Rev. W. Lake Onslow, and the

Hon. Manners Sutton, landed on the Beach, and proceeded to the South

Denes, where a cricket match was played by 11 Officers of the Fleet

against 11 Gentlemen of Great Yarmouth.

June 19th. Review of the Eastern Counties’ Volunteers at Yarmouth. No

less than 30,000 spectators from all quarters of the country assembled on

the South Denes to witness the review, which was of the grandest

description. A dinner was afterwards given to the Volunteers (3,500) and

about 250 other guests, on the St. George’s Denes, which passed off

admirably. Purveyor, Mr. J. Franklin, Crown and Anchor. The cost to the

town was about £530.

July 9th. Blondin, the Niagara rope-walker, appeared at the Victoria

Gardens.

July 16th. Caister lifeboat, while lying on Caister Beach, was struck by

lightning during a heavy thunderstorm.

July. H. R. Harmer, Esq., solicitor, appointed a Commissioner to

Administer Oaths in Admiralty.

Aug. 19th. Sir E. Lacon assumed the command of the Artillery Volunteer

Corps on the resignation of Major S. C. Marsh.

Sept. 12th. Grand fête of Norfolk Volunteers at Crown Point, Norwich.

Oct. 8th. The celebrated Rev. C. H. Spurgeon preached at the Wesleyan

Chapel.

Oct. 20th. Fearful gale. About 1,000 vessels sheltered in the

Roadstead. Five others were reported to have gone down on the Sands with

their crews.

Nov. 21st. Public meeting at the Town Hall, for raising a fund to

relieve the distressed Lancashire operatives. £160 was subscribed in the

room.

Nov. The Trustees of the Municipal Charities received the sanction of

the Charity Commissioners to erect a Grammar School at Yarmouth, which

was built and opened July 29th, 1863.

Dec. 20th. High tide. On the Southtown Road the water was a foot deep,

and many parts of the town were inundated. The tide was higher than that

recorded in 1816. Mr. T. W. Downing lost the smack “Gem” in the gale.

Dec. 22nd. The brig “Lotus” launched from J. W. Rust’s yard.

Dimensions—length, 103 ft.; breadth, 24 ft.; depth, 24 ft.; burthen, 258

tons.

Deaths: Feb. 27th, the Rev. Thomas C. Clowes, formerly Incumbent of St.

Mary’s Church, and Head Master of the Preparatory Grammar School,

Southtown, at Ashbocking Vicarage, aged 61.—March 20th, Mr. Henry Danby

Palmer, third son of George Danby Palmer, Esq., aged 47.—Nov. 12th,

Nathaniel B. Palmer, Esq., aged 37.

1863.

Jan. 1st. Assembly Rooms opened by a company. On Feb. 13th, 1870, the

Billiard Rooms were destroyed by fire; damage, £700.

Jan. 20th. Smack “Baron Campbell,” belonging to Mr. Yaxley, foundered in

a heavy gale. The crew, after battling with the fury of the waves for 13

hours, and being nearly exhausted at the pumps, were gallantly rescued by

the crew of the smack “Greyhound.”

March 10th. Marriage of Prince Albert Edward with Princess Alexandra of

Denmark, at Windsor. The display of enthusiasm at Yarmouth somewhat

resembled the Volunteer Review of June 19th, 1862, with this

difference—the town in the evening was brilliantly illuminated, and a

display of fireworks took place in the Market Place. Nearly 600

Volunteers were entertained by Sir E. Lacon to a sumptuous repast at his

stores on the North Quay. 4,669 school children were regaled with a tea

at the town’s expense, which, with all other expenses, incurred an outlay

of £259. The subscriptions amounted to £322.

March. 19th. The Yarmouth Gas Bill Clauses to incorporate the Company,

and make further provisions for lighting the town, were agreed to by a

Committee of the House of Commons. The bill was read a third time, and

passed March 23rd.

March. The Rev. John Beazor ordained as Deacon by the Bishop of

Tasmania.

April 18th. A fine otter captured on the Hall Quay.

April. The Royal Marriage Celebration Committee presented R. Steward,

Esq., and Capt. W. J. Foreman with a silver medal as a souvenir of the

eventful occasion, and in recognition of their valuable services.

May 12th. Sardinian barque “Mississippi,” with 1,000 tons of cargo,

sprang a leak and was beached, but got off again by the Gorleston boatmen

for £300, when (on the 16th) she stranded on the Bar. In June she was

dry-docked in the yard of Messrs. Fellows and Sons.

May 26th. Charles Marsh, a nigger acrobat, went up the Nelson Monument,

got outside, and after clambering up the caryatides to the figure of

Britannia, performed some of his gambols, but accidentally missing his

footing, fell headlong from the trident to the ground, a distance of 140

ft., and was killed.

May 31st. First service for the ordaining of priests and deacons held at

St. Nicholas’ Church by the Bishop of Norwich. Five ordained as deacons

and four as priests.

June 17th. The Norfolk Agricultural Society held their Annual Show of

Stock and Implements for the first time at Yarmouth. The prizes offered

were £558 in money, £53 in silver medals, and £37 in four silver cups.

June 24th. Bishop Hills returned to England upon a visit from British

Columbia, and preached at St. Nicholas’ Church, Aug. 16th.

June 25th. Mr. N. Clowes, Secretary to the Young Men’s Association, was

presented with “Routledge’s Edition of the Poets” (19 vols.), as a mark

of esteem.

June 25th. The Yarmouth Gas Bill read a third time and passed, and

received the Royal assent June 29th.

June. David Falcke, James Scott, and William Briggs, Esqs., were

approved as Magistrates by the Lord Chancellor.

July 1st. The barque “Egbert,” 400 tons burthen, launched from Messrs.

Fellows and Sons’ yard.

July 6th. Two men accidentally killed by the falling of a hatchway

belonging to the wherry “Rigby,” while at Burgh Water Frolic with a

freight of 90 or 100 pleasure-seekers, many of whom were precipitated

into the water.

July 14th. The Channel Squadron, under the command of Admiral Dacres,

visited Yarmouth Roads. It comprised the “Edgar,” 71 guns; “Black

Prince,” 41; “Warrior,” 40; “Liverpool,” 39; “Royal Oak,” 35; “Emerald,”

35; “Resistance,” 16; “Defence,” 16; and the corvette “Trinculo.”

Totals—293 guns, 6,800 horse-power, and 4,799 men.

Aug. 26th. Memorial stone of the new Baptist Chapel, St. George’s Park,

laid. Contract for building, £1,500.

Sept. 15th. Review on Mousehold Heath of the Norfolk Volunteers, on

which occasion Corporal J. Wilshak, of Yarmouth, was presented with the

Champion’s Prize (£20 and bronze medal) from the hands of Lady Suffield.

Sept. 18th. Messrs. Churchwardens Steward and Aldred presented with a

silver tea service each, by members of the congregation of St. Nicholas’

Church, in testimony of their esteem. (See Nov. 23rd, 1879.)

Sept. 26th. First number of _Yarmouth Chronicle_ published by Messrs.

Steer and Godfrey.

Oct. 3rd. The cutter “Samuel and William” (60 tons), belonging to

Messrs. Smith and Sons, launched, this being the first built at Runham,

near the Suspension Bridge. She was built by Messrs. Winter and Pigg.

The father of the latter built the yacht, “Red Rover,” the property of S.

Nightingale, Esq.

Oct. Mr. C. C. Newcombe, appointed Postmaster.

Oct. A pedestrian named Elson, of Nottingham, walked for several days

from Yarmouth to Lowestoft and back three times each day—a distance of

sixty miles a-day.

Nov. 2nd. The Board of Health decided to borrow £3,000 for extending the

Parade south, on the suggestion of C. J. Palmer, Esq.

Nov. 9th. R. Steward, Esq., elected as Mayor. On March 10th, 1864, Mr.

Steward was presented with a testimonial, value £200, subscribed for by

the town. It comprised an elegant tea and coffee service, a silver

salver, and a cake basket.

Nov. 16th. The Royal Sea Fisheries Commissioners held an enquiry at the

Sailors’ Home.

Nov. 20th. Destructive fire at the farm of Mr. J. Hammond, at Gorleston.

Nov. 21st. Mr. Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant, died in Yarmouth, aged

43 years. He was born at West Somerton, May 2nd, 1820. In the prime of

life his height was 7ft. 6in., and he weighed 33 stone. He measured

round the chest 64in., waist 62in., thigh 36in., calf of leg 21in.,

across the shoulders 36in. His father was 6ft. 6in., and mother 6ft. in

height. His brothers averaged 6ft. 5in., and sisters 6ft. 3in.

Nov. 29th. Rear-Admiral Sir J. H. Plumridge, K.C.B., died at Hopton. He

was distinguished for many gallant services in Egypt, Denmark, Genoa, and

Bomarsund. He was Knighted in 1855.

Nov. 30th. Mr. H. Panks presented with a silver watch and chain, and a

book, as a mark of esteem and appreciation of his efficient services as

organist, by the congregation of St. John’s Mission Room.

Nov. The Rev. W. T. Harrison presented with a handsome pocket communion

service.

Nov. The lifeboat “Friend of all Nations” launched from Mr. Critton’s

yard. Cost nearly £400.

Dec. 3rd. Furious gale (more disastrous than recorded May 28th, 1860),

attended with loss of 17 smacks, 2 schooners, and 1 brig, belonging to

Yarmouth, and all their crews; also seven other vessels lost off the

coast. The total number of lives lost was 145 men and boys, leaving 73

widows and 110 orphan children. Her Majesty’s gunboat “Ruby,” one of the

vessels despatched from the Humber to search for the missing smacks, was

lost on Texel Beach. On the 21st, the Government sent from Sheerness the

steamer “Medusa” (800 tons) to search the North Sea for missing smacks,

but she returned unsuccessful. On the 28th a meeting was convened at the

Town Hall by the Mayor, for relieving the sufferers, £222 being

subscribed in the room, which, with other subscriptions, amounted to

nearly £2,000, her Majesty heading the list with £100.

The Yarmouth College, South Quay, established; and Sutherland House

School in 1875.

Dec. 8th. Case of arbitration at the Town Hall between the Corporation

and the Gas Company as to the value of 10,000 square yards of land for

building the new Gas Works. The Corporation demanded £7,646, but the

arbitrator (Mr. Rodwell, Q.C.) awarded £4,106 15s.

Dec. 14th. The schooner “Spray” on fire, and was run ashore near the

Wellington Pier. She was laden with deals, coal, and coke; valued at

about £700.

Dec. 16th. Owing to the death of Major S. C. Marsh on Aug. 30th, the

Artillery Volunteers presented his family with a solid silver working

model of a field piece, with a miniature officer at the trail end, the

whole standing on a chased silver plateau and an ebony stand, as a

memento of Mr. Marsh’s connection with the Corps.

Dec. 17th. Conversazione at the Public Library, many objects of interest

exhibited.

Great Yarmouth Building Society established.

Deaths: Mar. 25th, William Yetts, Esq., J.P., aged 67.—April 6th, John S.

Coxon, Esq., who held the office of Postmaster for one year, aged 32.

April 29th, Joseph G. Plummer, Esq., J.P., aged 58.—May 8th, William T.

Clarke, Esq., J.P., aged 49.—May 19th, Mr. William Green, many years

Overseer of the Parish, aged 74.—Sept. 18th, Rosamond Matilda, widow of

the late Dawson Turner, Esq., at Kirkley, Lowestoft, aged 52.—Sept. 25th,

John Youell, Esq., A.L.S., aged 89.—Oct. 7th, Ambrose Reeve Palmer, Esq.,

of Haddiscoe Hall, aged 51.—Nov. 4th, Edmund Reeve Palmer, Esq., for many

years Registrar of Yarmouth County Court, aged 63.—Nov. 30th, Capt. B.

Love, E.N.M., aged 71.

1864.

Jan. 28th. Rev. John Walker, M.A., instituted to the Rectory of

Bradwell; and the Rev. John James licensed to the Curacy of Southtown.

Jan. Rev. T. K. Richmond, six years Curate of St. Nicholas’ Church,

elected Chaplain of St. George’s Hospital, London. On the 17th of March

this gentleman was presented with a gold lever watch, value £27, and a

purse of £10, by a number of parishioners; and a silver communion service

by the Clergy.

Feb. 10th. The Danish corvette “Neils Juel,” 450 men and 47 guns, and a

powerful ironclad gunboat captured a Prussian ship outside the sands, and

after putting a prize crew on board, took her to Copenhagen.

Feb. 27th. D. Tomkins, Esq., elected a member of the College of

Preceptors.

March 1st. The brig “William and Richard” foundered off the Monument.

Seven men belonging to the Admiralty cutter “Dolphin,” seven beachmen,

and five from the screw-collier “Ryhope,” were immersed in the water,

four being drowned.

March 2nd. Petition presented to the House of Commons by Edward Howes,

Esq., M.P., from the Haven Commissioners of Yarmouth, in opposition to

the East Norfolk Railway Bill.

Launches: March 31st, the first barge, “The Garson;” April 26th, barge

“Whitwell;” July 5th, the barque-rigged vessel “Oriental;” Aug. 20th,

schooner “Shepherdess.”

March. The Rev. Arthur P. Holme, M.A., licensed by the Bishop of Norwich

to the Incumbency of St. Andrew’s Church.

March. James Morris Hill, Esq., late Major Military Train, approved of

by her Majesty to fill the Adjutancy of the 1st Norfolk Artillery

Volunteers.

April 28th. John Dawson, Esq., admitted a member of the Royal College of

Surgeons.

July 20th. The East of England Joint Stock Bank (established in Dec.,

1835) suspended payment, with liabilities amounting to £576,963 7s. 5d.,

and assets £453,256.

Aug. 1st. Mr. S. Allies appointed Borough Gaoler.

Aug. Rev. A. B. Crosse resigned the Incumbency of St. John’s Church. On

Dec. 30th this gentleman was presented with a handsome clock, value £30,

and a purse of 60 guineas, previous to his leaving for Kessingland.

Aug. 15th. Three fishermen out of seven belonging to Cromer lost off the

Haven’s mouth, out of the crab-boat “Garibaldi.”

Sept. 9th. Review of the members of the Norfolk Rifle Volunteer

Association on the South Denes, in the presence of 9,000 people. Four

battalions were reviewed, viz.—1st Norfolk A. V., 178; 1st Norfolk

Rifles, 356; 2nd Norfolk, 218; and 2nd Norfolk Administrative Battalion,

294; Norwich Light Horse, 68—numbering in all, officers and men, 1,106.

Oct. 16th. The three-decked steamer “Ontario,” 4,000 tons burthen, 350

h.p., and laden with 2,000 tons of coal and iron, struck on Hasbro’

Sands. All efforts to get her off having failed, she was abandoned by

her crew of 80, inclusive of officers, and on the 21st she foundered. 70

of the crew, rescued by the tug “Pioneer,” were afterwards forwarded to

their respective homes by the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. The

“Ontario” was built this year at Jarrow, Durham. Her registered tonnage

was 2,083, length 370 feet, and depth 48 feet, and her estimated value

£120,000—£90,000 covered by insurance.

Oct. 21st. Festival service to commemorate the partial restoration of

St. Nicholas’ Church, which was thrown open for the first time for 200

years—the time of Cromwell, 1649.

Nov. 15th. The Rev. G. Firth, five years and four months pastor of the

Independent Chapel, Gorleston, presented with an electro-plated tea

service, as a mark of esteem, by his friends, previous to his leaving

Gorleston.

Nov. 24th and following nights, very heavy gales. Six vessels out of

several hundreds then lying in the Roadstead were driven ashore, and 10

lives lost off the coast. The barque “Sea Serpent” came ashore 20 yards

off the Wellington Pier. Through the exertions of Capt. Bevon and Mr. J.

M. Petts, ten men were brought ashore in the cradle of Manby’s apparatus.

The s.s. “William Hull,” laden with 600 tons of coal, foundered in St.

Nicholas’ Gat, and her crew of 16 hands all perished, except one. At

Gorleston 23 sailors were saved by the beachmen and Manby’s apparatus.

Dec. 7th. A crew of 13 hands gallantly rescued by the Yarmouth lifeboat

from the Austrian brig “Zornizza,” which foundered on Scroby Sands. The

National Lifeboat Institution sent the beachmen £25, and they also

received an acknowledgment of thanks from the Austrian Government.

Dec. 15th. The Haven Bill adopted by the Town Council.

St. Nicholas’ Churchyard contained 3,847 gravestones.

Deaths: Jan. 17th, Wm. Briggs, Esq., J.P., aged 63.—May 7th,

Lieut.-Colonel C. S. Naylor, at Bognor, aged 75.—May 21st, John

Brightwen, Esq., partner in Gurney’s banking firm, died at Thorpe, near

Norwich, aged 81.—July 23rd, George W. Steward, Esq., M.B., M.A., second

son of the Rev. G. W. Steward, Incumbent of Caister, aged 28.—Oct. 19th,

the Rev. Mark Waters, Incumbent of St. George’s Chapel, aged 57.—Nov.

10th, Capt. Barry Haines, R.N.—Nov. 11th, Rev. E. B. Frere, M.A., aged

82.

1865.

Jan. 8th. Hopton Church destroyed by fire. On Sept. 27th, 1866, the new

Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Norwich.

Jan. 11th. Mr. Robert Warner Durrell, organist of the Independent

Chapel, Gorleston, presented with a splendid timepiece by the choir as a

memento of their esteem; and on Jan. 11th, 1870, an easy chair.

Jan. Sergt. Berry promoted to the rank of Inspector; and on Dec. 15th,

1870, the town presented him with a gold watch, value £20, and a purse of

£140 in money, in recognition of his valuable services.

Feb. 1st. Royal Hotel Company proposed to be formed in Yarmouth at a

cost of £25,000, in 2,500 shares at £10 each. On Jan. 23rd, 1868, 1,182

shares had been taken by 48 shareholders, and the claims against the

Company were £7,379 10s., including a mortgage of £3,000 on the Royal

Hotel, which led to serious litigation.

Feb. 27th. The Haven and Port Bill passed its second reading in the

House of Commons by a majority of 112.

March 8th. Mr. A. W. Morant appointed to the Town Surveyorship of

Norwich. His office in Yarmouth was filled by Mr. H. H. Baker, on May

13th.

March 31st. Mr. J. R. Jones, who had been Head Master of the Government

School of Navigation since its establishment on Oct. 1st, 1857, resigned

his appointment, having accepted the post of Head Master of the Board of

Trade Navigation School at Aberdeen.

June 13th. Lieut. H. R. Harmer presented with a silver salver by the

Yarmouth Rifle Volunteers, as a mark of esteem on his retiring from the

corps.

July 12th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and J. Goodson, Esq., returned to

Parliament for the Borough. Votes—L., 828; G., 784; A. Brogden, Esq.,

634; P. Vanderbyl, Esq., 589. J. C. Marshman, Esq., retired from the

contest in favour of the latter.

Oct. 12th. Henrich Erenschiusen, a Dutch sailor, committed a shocking

tragedy on a fellow-shipmate by stabbing him through the heart, at the

City of London Tavern, Charlotte Street. Sentenced to twenty years’

penal servitude.

Oct. 25th. The lifeboat “James Pearce” launched from Messrs. Mills and

Blake’s ship-yard.

Dec. The Gospel Hall erected by Mr. T. C. Foreman, subsequently

proprietor of the _Free Lance_ Newspaper.

Deaths: Jan. 8th, Benjamin Dowson, Esq., aged 77.—Jan. 14th, John Barker,

Esq.—July 21st, Mr. Matthew Hastings Swann, aged 58. In 1835 this

gentleman penned and published a “Guide to Yarmouth.”—Nov. 21st, B. Fenn,

Esq., aged 73.

1866.

Jan. 13th. The lifeboat “Rescuer” upset at Gorleston Pier, and twelve of

her crew drowned. The names of the rescued were E. Woods, Wm. Austin,

Geo. Palmer, and Robt. Warner. Eight widows and over thirty orphan

children were left unprovided for.

Jan. 27th. Exhibition of curiosities, &c., at the Town Hall, closed

after five weeks.

Feb. St. George’s Denes laid out as a park and promenade, at a cost of

£449 to the town. June 21st, 1807, an épergne of frosted silver and a

silver salver were presented to Mr. Edward Stagg, by 200 subscribers, for

the promoting and laying out of these grounds. A portion of it was laid

out in 1884 as a lawn tennis ground.

Apr. 23rd. Foundation stone of the Gorleston Wesleyan Chapel laid.

May 7th. First Yarmouth Annual Spring Meeting held.

July 10th. H.M.S. “Dauntless,” 36 guns, and carrying 280 men; July 14th,

H.M.S. “Trafalgar;” and on the 15th, H.M.S. “Irresistible,” anchored in

the Roadstead.

July 19th. General holiday. Volunteer Review day; 1,300 Volunteers

practised on the South Denes.

July 20th. Fishwharf and Tramway Bill passed in the House of Lords.

July 31st. The lifeboat “Leicester,” presented by Mrs. Hodges, launched

at Gorleston. Cost, £600.

Aug. 16th. Royal Commission of Inquiry into the state of bribery at

Parliamentary elections opened before Wyndham Slade, Lucius Henry

Fitzgerald, and George Russell, Esqs., barristers-at-law, at the Town

Hall. The inquiry lasted 34 days, and over 700 witnesses were examined.

(See Feb. 15th, 1867.)

Dec. 3rd. The town, through an accident at the Gas Works, put in total

darkness. Loss of gas estimated at about 100,000 cubic feet, value

£1,000.

Dec. 12th. Loss of the fishing-lugger “William and Mary,” belonging to

Mr. Utting, and nine lives, off Pakefield.

Dec. 30th. Meeting at the Town Hall on behalf of the sufferers from a

colliery explosion in Yorkshire and Staffordshire.

“Chapters on the East Anglian Coast,” in two vols., 800 pages, published.

_The London Quarterly Review_ of April, 1807, says, “We have seldom met

with a more elaborate, exhaustive, beautiful, and ably-written guide-book

and local history.” It was penned by Mr. John Greaves Nall, who died in

June, 1876.

Messrs. Lacons, Youell, and Co.’s Bank re-erected.

Top of Recent Road, near Town Wall House, widened by the Corporation.

A wooden circus building, on Mr. De Canx’s garden, converted into the

Regent Hall, and used as a Theatre, &c. It has since been demolished.

Deaths: Feb. 2nd, Mr. W. P. Windham, at Norwich.—Feb. 9th, John Bessey

Hilton, Esq., aged 44.—Feb. 18th, Isaac Preston, sen., Esq., aged

92.—Sept. 4th, David Falcke, Esq., J.P., at Paris.—Dec. 18th, Mr. Joseph

Tomlinson, sen., brewer, aged 78.

1867.

Jan. 1st. Oddfellows’ Hall opened in Gorleston.

Jan. 5th. Eighteen hands lost from the brigs “Sarah” and “The Ark,” in

collision in the South Ham, 500 yards off Gorleston Pier.

Jan. 8th. Mr. F. W. Maryson presented with a silver star, at the Steam

Packet Tavern, by the Nottingham Order of Oddfellows.

Jan. 12th. Heavy gale. Six vessels lost, and 48 shipwrecked mariners

afterwards taken to the Sailors’ Home.

Jan. Fish Wharf scheme proposed, and on April 20th the wharf was

commenced by “turning the sod.” The Fish Wharf and Tramway Bill cost

£2,481. (See Feb. 16th, 1869.)

Jan. 16th. Loss of the “Eclipse,” at Dieppe, and three lives.

Feb. 15th. The report of the Royal Commissioners laid before the House

of Commons; March 15th, Petition presented by Sir Edmund H. K. Lacon,

Bart., against the Disfranchisement of the Borough; May 30th, the Borough

disfranchised; June 7th, another Petition presented to the House of

Commons against the Disfranchisement; and one to the House of Lords, July

29th, but all proved unavailing.

Feb. 22nd. Mr. C. Rumbold appointed as a Relieving Officer.

Feb. 26th. The Elizabethan house of C. J. Palmer, Esq., sold by auction

for £1,150, and the fixtures for £64 14s. 6d.

March 21st. Mr. S. Durrell resigned the Overseership of Gorleston

Parish.

April 2nd. First meeting of the Port and Haven Commissioners under the

new Act of Parliament. H. N. Burroughes, Esq., resigned the

chairmanship.

April 4th. Foundation stone of the Gourlay Wesleyan Day Schools laid.

The founder, D. A. Gourlay, Esq., J.P., gave £1,000 towards the building.

April 20th. A party of gentlemen, comprising Messrs. Spence, Fenner,

Everard, R. Veale, Moore, Silvers, Douglas, Neave, and Harrison, had

their boat upset on Ormesby Broad, 100 yards from the shore, and narrowly

escaped drowning.

April 21st. Heavy gale, and loss of the smacks “Swan” and “Talisman” and

twelve hands.

May 8th. Service of plate presented at the Duke’s Head Hotel to W.

Heath, Esq., of Ludham Hall.

May 16th. Foundation-stone of the new Primitive Methodist Chapel,

Queen’s Road, laid. Chapel opened Sept. 26th. Building cost £1,000.

May 20th. Reform meeting. Mr. Edmond Beales, the great Reformer,

addressed from 2,000 to 3,000 people from the balcony of the Steam Packet

Tavern.

June 1st. A halibut, weighing 161 lbs., 6 ft. in length, and 30 inches

across, captured by a smack; and in March, 1868, two were caught off the

coast—one weighing 198 lbs., and the other 140 lbs.

June 24th. Resolved by the Town Council to have new fire engines and a

fire escape for the Borough; their capabilities were tested on Sept. 9th.

On Aug. 20th an engine was provided for Gorleston.

June. Sergeant John Quince presented with a gold-mounted meerschaum pipe

by the officers of the Artillery Militia.

July 6th. First London daily passenger boat to Yarmouth.

July. E. H. L. Preston, Esq., received from the Belgian Government the

Decoration of Knight of the Order of Leopold, in recognition of 28 years’

service as Consul.

Aug. 29th. Roman Catholic Mortuary Chapel opened by the Bishop of

Demerara. Foundation stone laid on Aug. 15th, 1866, by Lady Stafford.

Sept. 10th. “Routledge’s Magazine for Boys’” lifeboat for Caister

launched. Built by Messrs. Beeching at a cost of £300.

Sept. Mr. G. B. Kennett, managing clerk to Mr. W. Holt, appointed clerk

to the Norwich Magistrates.

Sept. Permanent Fund established. The surplus of £500 remaining from

the relief fund of Dec., 1863, was added to this institution, and in

Jan., 1868, the Princess of Wales sent a cheque for £25 to this Fund.

Oct. 3rd. The dead body of an infant found wrapped up in a bundle in Mr.

Knight’s yard; Jane Jarron was examined on 11th, and committed for trial

at the Assizes on the charge of murder on the 18th. Acquitted Dec. 5th.

Nov. 6th. Mr. James Sharman, keeper of the Nelson Monument, died, aged

82 years. He was a Trafalgar veteran, and one who assisted Lord Nelson

in his dying moments.

Nov. 10th. The Rifle Volunteer Drill Hall opened by the Mayor, Captain

E. P. Youell. Cost £1,200.

Dec. 2nd. High tide; the Southtown Road and various parts of the town

near the river were inundated, through the banks of Breydon being broken.

On the following day there was a heavy gale, when the Gorleston lifeboat

“Rescuer” was again capsized (see Jan. 13th, 1866) through collision with

the fishing lugger “James and Ellen,” and 23 were drowned, including 11

of the crew of the “George Kendall,” for whose widows and orphans a

special donation of £234 was received. The number of men lost off the

coast was 85, leaving 33 widows and 71 children destitute.

Launches: April 16th, fishing boat “Express,” from Messrs. Hastings

Brothers’ yard; May 20th, smack “Spring Flower,” from Messrs. King and

Baker’s yard; July 4th, smack “Pathfinder,” from Messrs. J. and H.

Beeching’s yard; July 8th, smack “Hermit,” from Mr. A. J. Palmer’s yard;

Aug. 13th, smack “Mermaid,” from Mr. Rust’s yard; Aug. 20th, model

pleasure boat “Nonpareil,” from Messrs. Aldred and Morl’s yard; Sept.

10th, smack “Olga,” from Messrs. Fellows’ yard; Oct. 24th, smack “Silver

Cloud,” from Messrs. Critten and Clarke’s yard; Oct. 31st, Mr. Lawrie’s

small steamtug “Enterprise,” she being the first iron vessel built at

this Port.

Dec. 6th. The Haven Commissioners resolved to borrow £27,188 15s. for

Haven improvements.

Dec. 26th. An original local Christmas pantomime, entitled _Neptune’s

Decree_, &c., was produced at the Theatre Royal, written by “Felix,” a

local author.

Deaths: March 2nd, W. H. Bessey, Esq., J.P.—Dec. 25th, W. Mayes Bond,

Esq., aged 66.—Dec. 31st, Mr. J. Norman, aged 80.

1868.

Jan. 3rd. The schooner “Roberts” driven on the North Sand near the mouth

of the Harbour, 300 yards from the shore, and her crew bravely rescued

out of her shrouds by Mr. J. M. Petts and four beachmen.—The brig “Carl

Frederick” was lost the same morning on Hasbro’ Sand, with seven of her

crew, two boys only being saved.

Jan. 9th. F. Diver, Esq., of Yarmouth, commander of the R.M.S. “Roman,”

presented with a handsome watch, subscribed for by the passengers of the

ship for having completed a voyage from this country to Table Bay in

thirty days.

Jan. 23rd. At midnight a destructive fire took place in a shop in the

Market Row, and three precious lives (a lady named Mrs. Pigg, and two

children) were sacrificed, and property destroyed and damaged to the

amount of £3,000.

Feb. 8th. The fishing lugger “Flying Fish” fouled the sunken wreck of

the barque “Lord Clyde,” and foundered in the Roadstead.

March 6th. The cigar steamship “Walter S. Winans,” of Havre, arrived in

the Harbour. Dimensions—length, 112 ft.; deck, 66 ft. in length; width

amidships, 5 ft.; 24 tons register.

April 29th. The brig “Ewerette” foundered opposite the Monument.

April 29th. The Rev. W. T. Harrison, minister of St. John’s Church,

presented with a chaste silver tea and coffee pot, cream jug, and sugar

basin, value £50, by 300 of the members of his congregation, previous to

leaving for Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk. He was succeeded by Rev. R. J.

Dundas.

May 11th. The Regent Hall, a wooden structure on Regent Road, opened,

after being converted from a circus to a music-hall. It was pulled down

in 1874. (See 1866.)

May 23rd. Mr. William Jones died. In the early part of his life he

served as a seaman in the navy, and was present at several engagements

under Sir Charles Napier.

June. Robert Cory, Esq., passed his examination and admitted an Attorney

of the Court of Queen’s Bench and other Courts, and as a Solicitor in

Chancery.

June 10th. Mr. Robert Clifton, master mariner, died at Southtown, aged

85. In early life and during the French war he was seized by the

press-gang while ashore at Newcastle, and carried on board a man-of-war,

where he served several years till being landed an invalid.

July 13th to 22nd. Chang, the Chinese Giant, aged 22, and nearly 9 ft.

in height, said to be the largest man in the world, with his wife

King-Foo, exhibited at the old Corn Hall.

July 18th. C. Woolverton, E. R. Aldred, R. D. Barber, and C. E. Bartram,

Esqs., sworn in as Magistrates for the Borough.

July 22nd. Horticultural and Floral Fête held at the Assembly Rooms.

July 27th. Balloon ascent by Professor Simmons from the Victoria

Gardens. This was the first aërial ascent in Yarmouth since Sept. 17th,

1852.

Aug. 11th. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Young, the well-known actor and actress,

presented with a testimonial—an address beautifully written on vellum, a

port-monnaie, and a sum of money—at the Corn Hall, in recognition of

their talented aid in an amateur entertainment given at the Regent Hall,

on June 23rd, on behalf of the Yarmouth Hospital.

Aug. 18th. The corner-stone of the Methodist New Connexion Sunday School

at Burgh laid by J. A. Horner, Esq., of Burgh Grange.

Aug. James Cherry, Esq., appointed Revising Barrister for Leicester and

Rutland.

Sept. 23rd. The B battery C brigade of Royal Horse Artillery, under the

command of Lieut.-Colonel Bishop, arrived at the Armoury.

Oct. 24th. Heavy gale and loss of three vessels. Upwards of sixty

French fishing boats (1,200 to 1,400 men) sought refuge in the Harbour.

The s.s. “Ganges,” 1,600 tons, struck on Hasbro’ Sands the previous day.

Oct. The Board of Health Act adopted in Gorleston, and on March 8th,

1869, 12 members, out of 27 nominated, were chosen for constituting the

Board.

Nov. 14th. First number of the _Yarmouth Gazette and North Norfolk

Constitutionalist_ published by Mr. C. W. Godfrey. This journal

subsequently became the sole property of Mr. E. W. Shortman.

Nov. 19th. The Scotch fishing-boat “Excellent” on fire in the Harbour,

and was scuttled to extinguish it. Estimated loss, £200.

Nov. 22nd. During a gale the schooner “Seagull” broke the massive piles

of the Britannia Pier, and smashed 100 ft. away. (See July 13th, 1858.)

In Oct. 1859, a sloop was driven through, and did damage to the Pier

amounting to £800 or £900. The Pier has since been shortened 50 ft.

Nov. 26th. The Hon. F. Walpole and Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., elected

M.P.’s for North Norfolk. Votes—W., 2,630; L., 2,563; Edmund R.

Wodehouse, Esq., 2,235; Robert T. Gurdon, Esq., 2,078; including Yarmouth

votes, viz., W., 913; L., 971; Wodehouse, 514; G., 476. On Sept. 15th,

1869, a Banquet was given at the Drill Hall, at which 800 or 900 persons

were present, and a testimonial, value £600, was presented to Sir Edmund

in honour of the successful issue of the petition. The testimonial was a

magnificent piece of plate, weighing nearly 900 ozs., and consisted of a

massive centre piece and plateau of silver; the base was flanked by three

elaborate buttresses supporting brackets, with fluted columns, around

which were grouped the figures of Agriculture, Commerce, and Art, the

capital being encrusted with a frieze of lions’ heads and festoons of

laurels, a figure of Fame crowning the summit. The Hon. F. Walpole died

on April 1st, 1876; and on April 21st Colonel James Duff was elected M.P.

for North Norfolk by a majority of 110.

Dec. 7th. The south aisle of St. Nicholas’ Church closed for

restoration. In 1864 Mr. Seddon, architect, estimated that the

restoration of the entire church would cost about £23,000.

Dec. 9th. A Grand Concert, under the patronage of the Mayor (S.

Nightingale, Esq.) and the Mayoress; Right Hon. Lord Sondes, Right Hon.

Lord and Lady Suffield, Sir E. Lacon, Bart., M.P., and the Deputy-Mayor

and Mrs. Worship, was given at the Regent Hall. Distinguished

artistes—Mdlles. Titiens and Sinico, Signors Bulterini and Campi, and Mr.

Santley. Mr. Wehli, solo pianoforte; and Signor Bevignani acted as

conductor.

Dec. 10th. The s.s. “City of Hamburg,” plying between this port and

London, stranded close to the North Pier, and thereby sustained

considerable damage.

Engine-house and reservoir erected on the north side of the Jetty for

supplying the Bath House with water. (See 1759.)

An octagonal tower and observatory, 75 ft. high, erected on South Quay by

the Trinity Corporation.

Launches: Aug. 17th, the carrier cutter “Chieftain,” from Messrs. Smith

and Son’s yard; Sept. 23rd, the brig “Sultana,” 310 tons, from Messrs.

Fellows and Son’s yard.

Deaths: Feb. 24th, Mr. Chas. C. Newcombe, postmaster, aged 49.—May 25th,

Edward Norris Clowes, Esq., Solicitor, New Buckenham, aged 61.—June 2nd,

Mr. W. Shuckford, 15 years Governor of the Workhouse, aged 62.—June 7th,

Thomas Bunn, Esq., Corn Merchant, and an Alderman, at Southtown, aged

87.—Sept. 18th, Captain Robert Bensley Davie, Commander of the Cape mail

steamer “Saxon,” at Southampton, aged 37.—Sept. 18th, John Palgrave,

Esq., son of the late William Palgrave, Esq., Collector of Custom Dues at

Yarmouth, and afterwards at Dublin, aged 55.—Nov. 2nd, John D’Ade, Esq.,

at Southtown, aged 86.—Dec. 5th, Mr. W. C. Nutman, many years

Relieving-officer, aged 45.—Dec. 27th, Richd. Ferrier, Esq., Brewer, aged

73.

1869.

Jan. 25th. The Chancellor (E. Howes, Esq., M.P.) decided the

long-pending question of removing St. Nicholas’ Church organ from the

west end of the south aisle to the North transept, in the affirmative.

This grand old organ, built by Jordan, Bridge, and Bayfield, in 1733;

repaired by England (Jordan’s grandson) in 1812, and by Gray in 1840; was

removed to the north transept in Feb., 1869.

Jan. Gaol Street Congregational Chapel (built in 1773) closed, and

pulled down for the purpose of building the Middlegate Church.

Feb. 9th. The North-end Church Mission Room opened. Cost about £100.

Mr. W. Wright was the architect.

Feb. 16th. The Fish Wharf, 2,251 ft. in length, shed 750 ft., completed.

Total cost, £20,627. The sum borrowed and advanced by the Corporation

for the works was £20,502 6s.; total amount of annual outgoings estimated

at £1,587 17s. Offices and premises let at £565 16s.

Feb. 23rd. While the s.s. “Buccleuch,” was on the point of leaving the

wharf in Yarmouth Harbour for Hull, with 20 passengers on board, her

boiler burst, and several persons were scalded and otherwise slightly

injured, the Captain (W. Wright) being seriously hurt. The steamer was

much damaged, and her fittings amidships blown to a considerable

distance.

March 1st. The full-rigged ship “Hannah Pattersen,” laden with 1,500

tons of coal, came ashore abreast of the Workhouse, where she became a

total wreck. Insured for £2,000.

March 2nd. Ten tenders opened for re-building the south aisle of St.

Nicholas’ Church, and Mr. Williams, of Cardiff, was selected, his

estimate for the work being £4,755, out of which sum £480 was deducted

for old materials.

March 9th. Mr. C. L. Chipperfield presented by Major Foreman with a

handsome timepiece, in acknowledgment of his valuable services as

Secretary of the Yarmouth Building Society.

March 10th. The smack “Silver Cloud” run into by the steamer “Earl of

Durham,” off Winterton, and foundered with loss of all hands.

April 3rd. Schooner “Hickman,” 98 tons, struck by lightning.

April 15th. The Great Yarmouth Water Works Bill, for further extending

its powers in a drainage scheme, passed in the House of Lords.

April 20th. The King of Prussia, through the Ambassador at the Court of

St. James’, awarded Capt. Balls, of the schooner “George,” of Yarmouth, a

gratuity of £10 for rescuing the crew of the Prussian schooner

“Christine.”

April 22nd. New organ opened at Belton Church by Mr. F. W. Rolfe,

organist of St. Peter’s, Yarmouth.

April 28th. Duke’s Head Hotel sold to Mr. J. Davy for £1,525.

April 29th. The iron s.s. “Lady Flora,” 1,000 tons burthen, 250 feet in

length, ran ashore on Caister beach, and after unremitting efforts on the

part of Mr. T. B. Carr, of Hull, Mr. Beeching, of Yarmouth, and a

numerous gang of men, who bodily raised her massive weight on to blocks,

she was again successfully launched on July 8th in the presence of

several hundred spectators. In Dec. this steamer was totally lost in the

Baltic.

May 19th. The Gorleston Company of the Yarmouth Rifle Corps first met

for recruit drill. First competition prize match, Oct. 14th.

May 26th. First stone of the St. James’ Church laid by the Very Rev. Dr.

Goulburn, Dean of Norwich.

June 4th. Violent explosion of gas at Mr. Gambling’s office at

Southtown, doing damage in and around the premises to the extent of £200

or £300.

June 9th. Charles Cory, Esq., 18 years Town Clerk of the Borough, died

at Lugano, Switzerland, aged 54 years. It was decided on June 28th to

place a memorial window to his memory in St. Nicholas’ Church. His

father and grandfather both held the office of Chief Magistrate of the

Borough; the former died in 1840.

June 24th. Charles Diver, Esq., appointed as Town Clerk at a salary of

£200, and £50 extra as Clerk to the Local Board of Health. (See Nov.

30th, 1875, and Dec. 5th, 1883.)

Aug. 24th. Comer stone of the residence of the Head Master of the

Grammar School laid next the site for the intended new Grammar School.

Aug. The Hon. and Rev. Edward Pellew, M.A. (about eight years Incumbent

of St. Nicholas’ Church, and which he resigned in 1844 in favour of the

Ven. H. Mackenzie, M.A.), died at Crowe Hill, Nottinghamshire, aged 69.

Sept. 6th. Two gentlemen started on a voyage by the rivers and streams,

a distance of about 130 miles—from Hitchin to Yarmouth, _via_ Norwich and

Reedham—in the canoes “Wanderer” and “Ruby,” which adventurous journey

was completed in six days.

Sept, 9th. The French iron steamer “Fulton,” worth about £5,000, and

cargo £650, through collision with the brig “Thomas Gales,” opposite the

Monument, foundered, but her crew were saved. Insured for £3,200.

Sept. 15th. Mr. T. Todd’s smack “Ann” foundered.

Sept. 20th. Mr. H. Stonex presented by the Yarmouth Musical Society with

a gold-mounted ivory baton and an inlaid walnut music-stool as a token of

their appreciation of him as their conductor.

Sept. 23rd. Mr. William James Palmer admitted a licentiate of the

Society of Apothecaries.

Sept. Commander T. S. Gooch, R.N., son of Admiral Gooch of Yarmouth,

appointed to the command of H.M.S. “Beacon,” on the coast of Africa.

Oct. 5th. Mr. Thomas H. Colley, on resigning the office of House Surgeon

at the Yarmouth Hospital, after 14 years’ service, was presented at the

Town Hall with a gold watch and chain, value about £40, and a purse of

250 guineas, by 500 subscribers, for his zeal and kindness in the

discharge of his duties.

Oct. 19th. Terrific gale. More than 70 smacks put in disabled, and some

seven lost their crews (41 men), besides 14 other men washed overboard;

13 widows and 25 children left destitute.

Oct. 29th. The Italian barque “Oceana Antonio,” 529 tons, ran ashore

south of the Wellington Pier.

Dec. 20th. Gas explosion at Messrs. Bracey and Son’s counting-house,

whereby two persons were injured.

Launches: Feb. 1st, the schooner “Maria,” from Mr. Rust’s yard after

extensive repairs.—Oct. 11th, the smack “Alice,” 40 tons register, from

Mr. Rust’s yard.—Nov. 12th, the self-righting lifeboat “Penny Readings,”

33 feet long, cost £500, launched at Lynn, the boat having been built in

Yarmouth.—Nov. 25th, the smack “Cambria,” from Messrs. Smith’s yard.

Deaths: Jan. 11th, Arthur Steward, Esq., aged 68.—March 4th, William Jex,

Esq., Master of the Hopton Hunt, aged 68.—April 14th, William Hill

Winmill, Esq., of Gorleston, aged 35.—Aug. 10th, Edward Trafford, Esq.,

of Wroxham.—Dec. 8th, Mr. Stephen Hardingham, aged 74.

1870.

Jan. 2nd. New organ at Roman Catholic Church opened.

Feb. 14th. The schooner “St. Cyran” came ashore south of the Britannia

Pier, and the crew rescued by the rocket apparatus; the Austrian brig

“Giovanning” came ashore in the South Ham; the steamer “Sea Queen,” 677

tons burthen or 903 dead weight, laden with 1,100 tons of coal, wrecked

off Yarmouth, and her crew of 24 hands perished; and the barque

“Victoria” wrecked on Gorleston Beach, 500 yards from the shore, and out

of a crew of 16 but fire were rescued.

Feb. 15th. The schooner “Favourite” came ashore between the Jetty and

Wellington Pier, and the crew, except one boy, saved; and on the same

morning, the crew of the lifeboat “Friend of All Nations” courageously

proceeded out of the harbour to a vessel in the South Ham, and the

perilous venture of the crew was hailed with lusty cheers from a crowd

assembled on the Gorleston Pier. In these gales the smack “Chance It”

was burnt to the water’s edge off Yarmouth, and the crew gallantly

rescued by the smack “William and Ann,” of this port.

Feb. 23rd. The organ at St. Nicholas’ Church, after being repaired by

Messrs. Hill, of London, at a cost of £820, was opened by a grand choral

service. Before removal it contained 2,133 pipes, which number has been

increased to 2,873, viz., great organ 1,311, swell 908, choir organ 504,

pedal organ 150; 45 stops and 7 couplers.

Feb. Rev. A. P. Holme appointed by the Bishop of Chester to the Rectory

of Tattenhall, Cheshire; and on Mar. 1st the rev. gentleman was presented

with a silver inkstand, value £25, marble timepiece £5, and an

electro-plated cruet stand.

March 5th. Collision in the Roadstead between the s.s. “Chester,” value

£8,000, and s.s. “Thames,” the former being run ashore north of the

Britannia Pier.

March 20th. Fire on board the iron s.s. “Emily.”

April 27th. The first portion of St. James’ Church, which cost about

£1,000, was opened by the Bishop of Columbia. The entire building, when

finished, will cost £8,000 or £10,000.

April 28th. The south aisle of St. Nicholas’ Church, after being

rebuilt, opened with a full choral service, the Lord Bishops of Rochester

and Norwich officiating in the service. This service was the grandest

since Aug., 1848, when Dr. Stanley and Dr. Wilberforce preached at the

opening services, after the old galleries, pews, &c., had been swept

away. The Church covers an area of 23,085 square feet; is 228 ft. long

and 110 ft. wide, transept 148 ft.; and will accommodate 5,500

worshippers.

April. Captains Spencer Smyth, R.N., and C. Dent promoted to the rank of

Rear-Admirals. The former served in several naval engagements from

March, 1803 (when he entered as Midshipman on board the “Dreadnought,” 98

guns), to Oct. 22nd, 1827, the date he was promoted to the rank of

Commander; and from 19th of March, 1833, to Oct., 1835, he filled the

position of Assistant-Commander of the Coastguard at Yarmouth; and

promoted to Captain on the reserve list F.G., July 28th, 1851, for

meritorious services. (See Aug. 3rd.) Admiral Dent also served in

several similar engagements since the year 1810.

May 18th. Gaol Street altered to its original name, Middlegate Street.

May. Baptist Chapel in Row 14 sold to Sir E. H. K. Lacon, and converted

into a beer store. In excavating, an immense leaden coffin was

discovered, besides the human bones of persons long since departed this

life, which were re-interred. On Aug. 25th the cornerstone of the new

Chapel on Wellesley Road was laid. (See April 7th, 1871.)

May 30th. Lord Mahon, eldest son of Earl Stanhope, returned as Member of

Parliament for East Suffolk, including Gorleston. Votes—Mahon, 3,456;

Colonel Sir Shafto Adair, Bart., 3,285; including Gorleston votes, M.,

245; A., 183.

June 6th. Mr. E. Cattermoul, librarian, presented with a watch, value

£25, and a cheque for £31 10s., by the subscribers to the Public library.

July 12th. Middlegate Congregational Church rebuilt and opened. This

building alone cost £4,000, the architect being Mr. J. T. Bottle, of

Yarmouth.

July 18th. John Bately, Esq., of Southtown, was admitted a licentiate of

the Royal College of Physicians of London, having passed on Sept. 24th,

1864, the examination in Arts at Apothecaries’ Hall; on May 6th, 1868,

admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons; and on July 2nd of

the same year, a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries of London. On

October 1st, 1868, this gentleman, at the opening of the Medical Session

of Queen’s College, Birmingham, by Lord Littleton, received from the

hands of the Bishop of Worcester the Council Prize of the Sydenham

College—the highest honour the College could confer.

July 27th. Mr. M. E. Sturge, the newly-appointed bandmaster of the East

Norfolk Militia, presented with a richly-chased ebony and gold baton by

the members of the band, as a mark of their respect and esteem.

Aug. 3rd. Police-constable Shreeve gallantly rescued a lady, who had

fallen overboard while in the act of landing from the London passenger

steamer “Albion,” from drowning.

Aug. 3rd. Mr. W. S. Stanford appointed Harbour Master in the place of

Rear-Admiral S. Smyth.

Aug. 7th. H.M.S. “Penelope” put into Yarmouth, but left on the 12th.

This ironclad vessel, under the command of Lieut. Mogel, is a double

screw corvette, 600 horse-power, 3,096 tons, carries ten guns, and a crew

of 400 all told.

Aug. 8th. Edward Youell, Esq., died at Yarmouth, aged 89 years. This

much respected gentleman was a partner for 42 years in the banking firm,

of Lacons, Youell, and Co., from which he retired in 1863, having been in

the house nearly 70 years.

Aug. 8th. A fishing trawler driven into the new works of the Jetty (see

Aug. 20th, 1808), carrying away one of the piles, and knocking down the

pile-driving machine, which fell on her deck and completely crushed it.

Aug. Mr. William James Palmer, L.S.A., admitted a Member of the Royal

College of Surgeons.

Aug. 18th. Mr. J. S. Dominy, previous to leaving for York, resigned the

position of Head Master of the Government School of Art in favour of Mr.

J. F. Ryan.

Aug. 20th. Mr. John Harrington gallantly rescued two men from drowning

on Yarmouth Beach; and during the present year he was instrumental in

saving the lives of two others, for which he was awarded a testimonial on

vellum by the Royal Humane Society.

Aug. 23rd. Great Yarmouth Annual Marine Regatta took place. The first

Annual Roads Regatta was held Aug. 1st, 1834.

Sept. 1st. Meeting convened by the Mayor at the Town Hall on behalf of

the sick and wounded in the Franco-German war; £297 6s. 7d. collected in

the town, out of which sum £291 16s. was forwarded, when the list closed

in Jan., 1871, to the National Society.

Sept. 22nd. S. J. F. Stafford, Esq., surgeon, presented with an elegant

crystal-and-gold claret jug, and on Dec. 29th with a silver salver by the

Nottingham Order of Oddfellows, as a token of their esteem.

Sept. Miss Emma Pearson, daughter of the late Capt. Pearson, of

Yarmouth, sacrificed the comforts of her home to undergo suffering and

privation in a foreign country as head nurse amidst the carnage of battle

fields, and too much cannot be said in praise of her conduct. On being

invited by Count Bernstoff to the Prussian Embassy, she received many

merited thanks for her kindness and attention to the German wounded.

(See Aug., 1872.)

Oct. 14th. Heavy gale, in which the “Ex,” of Yarmouth, foundered; and on

the 16th, the lugger “Proverb,” of Gorleston, and six other vessels.

Oct. 24th and 25th. The most beautiful display of the Aurora Borealis

witnessed since 1707.

Nov. 18th. The s.s. “M. E. Clarke” totally lost on Hasbro’ Sands, and

her crew of 16 hands landed at Cromer.

Nov. 26th. The s.s. “Dolphin,” with cattle for London, towed into

Yarmouth Roadstead. To save the vessel, 150 bullocks and 250 sheep were

thrown overboard.

Dec. 13th. The catch of herrings this season up to this date was 18,394

lasts, which realised no less a sum than £180,000. One boat brought in

142 lasts, another 132 lasts, and others were almost equally successful.

Last year’s catch was about 13,221 lasts; and in 1868, 15,476 lasts. 12

vessels left with 28,390 barrels of bloaters for exportation.

During the summer season, the town was visited by upwards of 78,000

people, viz., 63,000 by rail, and 15,000 by the passenger steamers

“Albion” and “Seine.”

A mackerel, 19 in. long, 10½ in. in girth, and weighing 2 lbs. 11 ozs.,

brought ashore.

One hundred and fifty-six fully-licensed public-houses, 16 hotels, and 88

beer-houses, including Gorleston—making a total of 260.

Deaths: Jan. 9th, Thomas Brightwen, Esq., J.P., senior local partner in

the banking firm of Messrs. Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co., aged 57.—Feb.

24th, D. Stewart, Esq., aged 79.—Feb., Mr. Henry Jay, shipowner, and

formerly a Member of the Corporation.—April 4th, the Rev. John Meffin, 50

years minister of the Countess of Huntingdon Connexion, aged 93.—May

25th, John Branch, Esq., aged 74.—May 31st, Mr. George Alexander, artist,

aged 64.—June 1st, at Yarmouth, Alex. John, son of the late Samuel

Grimmer, Esq., of Haddiscoe Hall, aged 61.—July 21st, Mr. Samuel Cubitt

Richmond, merchant, a Member of the Town Council.—Oct. 6th, at

Portsmouth, Col. Edwin Wodehouse, C.B., R.A., Aide-de-camp to the Queen,

eldest son of the late Admiral the Hon. Philip Wodehouse, aged 53.—Oct.

17th, Mr. Edward Stagg, a Member of the Town Council, aged 57 (see Feb.,

1866).—Nov. 14th, C. E. Bartram, Esq., J.P., and Town Councillor, aged

72.—Nov. 30th, Henry Holt Barber, Esq., a Member of the Town Council,

aged 38.—Dec. 19th, Mr. Henry Fellows, shipbuilder, at Southtown, aged

69.

The cost of lighting the town (330) lamps with gas this year was £1,178

12s.

Launches: Feb. 14th, the smack “Valentine;” June 20th, the brigantine

“Ethel,” 100 feet long, and 200 tons register, belonging to W. J.

Foreman, Esq., launched, after being repaired, from Mr. Rust’s yard; Aug.

29th, the new trawling smack “Bonny Boys;” Oct. 1st, the fishing lugger

“Guiding Star;” Nov. 17th, the lifeboat “Bolton,” built by Messrs.

Beeching, of Yarmouth, publicly inaugurated at Kessingland; Nov. 19th,

trawling smack “Statesman;” Dec. 14th, smack “Galatea.”

1871.

Jan. 3rd. A male otter caught in one of the Broads near Yarmouth. It

weighed 30 lbs., and was four feet long, the tail alone measuring 21

inches.

Jan. 9th. Lady King, late of Telegraph House, died at Maddingley Hall,

Cambridge.

Jan. 13th. Race for £100 on the ice covering the Southtown marshes,

between Mr. Barnes’ pony (ridden by the owner) and an excellent skater

named Woodhouse. The rough-shod pony won by several yards.

Jan. 13th. Public subscriptions for aiding the wounded in the

Franco-German war amounted to £297 6s. 7d. Jan. 27th. Forty-five screw

steamers passed up through the Roadstead within three hours.

Jan. 18,709 lasts of herrings caught during the last voyage, or 5,353

lasts more than the previous year’s catch.

The rateable value of the Borough as per last poor rate, £96,556 10s.,

and the number of ratepayers 9,750.

Seventy-five schools provided accommodation for 5,370 pupils, viz.,

Yarmouth, 65 schools, 4,587 children; Gorleston and Southtown, 10

schools, 781 children.

The total receipts of the Board of Health for the past year were £6,819

8s. 8d., and the expenditure £6,698 19s.

Feb. 4th. Robert Steward, Esq., J.P., died at Cambridge, aged 57. This

gentleman was five times Mayor of the Borough, and was also a Member of

the Town Council for upwards of 20 years.

Feb. 7th. Fire in Broad Row at the shop of Mr. J. H. Lay. About £100

worth of damage done.

Feb. 18th. Mantby Hall destroyed by fire.

Feb. Two whitings caught by the smack “Dutch Trader”—one measured 26

inches and the other 24 inches.—The number of fishing boats belonging to

Yarmouth, according to a Parliamentary return, amounted to 900, of the

aggregate tonnage of 14,788, giving employment to 4,051 men and 530 boys.

March. Lieut. Fyson appointed Captain of the 2nd Company of Rifle

Volunteers on the retirement of Capt. Tomlinson.

C. C. Aldred, Esq., appointed a Justice of the Peace for East Suffolk in

place of the late R. Steward, Esq.

March 3rd. Police-constable George Shreeve met with a fatal accident by

falling from the fire escape at the Police Station. (See Aug. 3rd,

1870.)

March 29th. Mr. A. D. Stone purchased the barque “Frederica,” with

stores, &c., for £1,425.

April 3rd. Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 33,880; Gorleston and

Southtown, 6,645; exclusive of about 700 absentees at sea. Number of

houses: Yarmouth, 8,098; Gorleston, 1,534. Population of surrounding

villages: Belton, 582; Bradwell, 387; Burgh Castle, 409; Fritton, 221;

Hopton, 309; Ashby, 95; Blundeston, 716; Corton, 530; Flixton, 52;

Gunton, 73; Herringfleet, 230; Lound, 422; Oulton, 860; Somerleyton, 592;

Flegg Hundreds, 9,381.

April 7th. The new Tabernacle on Wellesley Road opened for Divine

worship. It cost £2,496. (See May, 1870.)

April 19th. Mr. H. Fenner’s smack “Sebastopol” destroyed by fire whilst

at sea.

April 19th. Edmund Girling, Esq., formerly in Messrs. Gurneys and Co.’s

bank, died in London, aged 75. He was a talented artist.

April 22nd. The screw steamer “Kestrel,” with emigrants for America

(about 150), run down by the screw collier “Frankland,” near Cromer. All

hands saved.

April 24th. The smack “Otter,” launched.

April. A beautifully-stained window placed in St. Nicholas’ Church to

the memory of the late John Goate Fisher, Esq., Mayor of the Borough in

1820.

The number of wherries registered as belonging to the river Bure was 103,

of 1,846 tons burthen.

May 4th. Mr. J. R. Baumgartner passed his examination at Apothecaries’

Hall.

May 6th. Richard Hammond, Esq., J.P., died at Yarmouth, aged 78. This

much-respected gentleman was the oldest Magistrate of the Borough, having

been called to the Bench in 1841; he was also a Port and Haven

Commissioner. On the Bench he once remarked that our smacksmen “earned

their money like horses, but spent it like asses.”

Under the general poor rate and compounds in Yarmouth, there were 5,136

tenements, of the total value of £81,222 10s.

May 31st. David A. Gourlay, Esq., J.P., died at Yarmouth, aged 88 years.

He was elected Mayor of the Borough in 1849, and was for many years a

respected member of the Town Council. (See April 4th, 1867.)

June 6th. Salmon Palmer, J. W. de Caux, and Garson Blake, Esqs.,

nominated by the Town Council as new Magistrates for the Borough.

June 10th. Nearly 50 porpoises observed disporting themselves in the

Roadstead.

June 13th to 24th. The D. Battery B. Brigade of Royal Horse Artillery

encamped on the North Denes, under the command of Captain Strangways.

120 rank and file, having 116 horses, and 6 9-pound rifle-loading guns,

&c.

June 21st. Messrs. F. S. Smyth and R. G. Bately acquitted themselves

satisfactorily in their preliminary examinations at the Royal College of

Surgeons, London.

June. Major W. J. Foreman, 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers, passed his

examination and received a certificate of efficiency at the School of

Instruction formed at Woolwich, under Lieut.-Colonel Woolsey, R.A.

June. Messrs. J. T. Waters, F. Burton, and F. W. Dendy passed final

examination at the London Incorporated Law Society.

July 9th. Fire on the fishing premises of Messrs. Bland Brothers,

Queen’s Road. A public subscription was made on their behalf.

July 13th. Boat accident in the Roadstead, by which a man and two boys,

out of a crew of five, were drowned, the youths being members of a

Norwich Church Choir.

July 15th. The 1st Suffolk and (on the 18th) 1st Norfolk Rifle

Volunteers encamped for a week on the North Denes. The former mustered

in all about 600 men.

July 26th. H.M.S. “Repulse,” 12 guns, 3,749 tons burthen, 800 h.p.,

commanded by Capt. Rollins, came into the Roads to embark 50

coastguardsmen.

July 30th. A terrific thunder peal, the like not having been heard for

many years. The electric fluid did a considerable amount of damage to

the residence of Mr. Hinchman Hammond.

Aug. 1st. The new smack “Zephyr,” on Aug. 3rd the fishing boat “Henry

and Edmund,” and on Aug. 7th the dandy smack “Coral” launched. Since

August last year 30 smacks and fishing boats had been launched at the

various shipyards in Yarmouth and Gorleston.

Aug. 7th. Miss E. Pearson, accompanied by Miss L. E. MacLaughlin, paid a

visit to the Sailors’ Home, having just returned from the Franco-German

War. In October these two ladies had conferred upon them the bronze

cross and diploma of the Society de Secours aux Blessés of France, in

recognition of their services on the battle fields of Metz, Sedan, and

Orleans. (See Sept., 1870, Aug., 1872, and Aug. 8th, 1876.)

Aug. 11th. Fatal accident to Mr. Henry Worlledge, third son of the

County Court Judge, while bathing at Folkestone.

Aug. 14th. E. P. Youell, Esq., who had for 11 years previous been

Captain of the 2nd Company Rifle Volunteers, was presented by the members

of his company at the Drill Hall with a handsome silver salver, value

£13, as a mark of esteem.

Aug. 15th. Mrs. Levina Onslow died at Yarmouth, aged 75 years. This

lady was the widow of the late Capt. John James Onslow, R.N.,

post-captain in H.M.’s Royal Navy, and last commanding H.M.S. “Daphne,”

as senior officer in New Zealand in 1845; and mother of the late Rev. W.

Lake Onslow, M.A., R.N., formerly chaplain on board the “St. George” with

the Duke of Edinburgh, and subsequently domestic chaplain to the Prince

and Princess of Wales at Sandringham. (See June 1st, 1862.) The Rev.

Onslow was educated as a boy at the old Grammar School, under the Rev. T.

C. Clowes, M.A., of Queen’s College, Cambridge, and his grandfather, as

Admiral, commanded the squadron in the Roads after the Camperdown action.

Aug. 15th. A congratulatory address voted by the Town Council to Sir

James Paget, on her Majesty conferring upon him a baronetcy. Sir James

is the son of the late Samuel Paget, Esq., a long resident in this town.

The same honour was conferred by George IV. in 1821 on Astley Cooper,

Esq., son of Dr. Cooper, minister of St. Nicholas’ Church. (See June

15th, 1858.)

Aug. 15th. Brigantine “Edward,” belonging to Mr. W. J. Foreman,

launched, after extensive repairs, from Mr. Rust’s yard. The same

morning, a new lugger, belonging to Mr. G. Palmer, was launched from the

same shipbuilder’s yard.

Aug. 17th. Tenders opened for laying a common sewer through Gorleston

and Southtown, viz., 350 feet run of from 2 to 3½ feet brick sewer, and

about 5,500 feet run of pipe sewer, from 9 to 15 inches in diameter. A

tender of £1,725 was accepted by the Gorleston Board of Health. (See

June 25th, 1872.)

Aug. 23rd. The sale of Mr. J. Tomlinson’s business premises, Howard

Street, realised £11,390.

Aug. 25th. Fire at Mr. C. Garwood’s fish-house in Charlotte Street; very

little damage done.

Aug. 28th. H.M.’s paddle-frigate “Terrible,” 1,850 tons burthen, 800

horse power, 19 guns, commanded by Capt. Travenen, passed through the

Roadstead.

Aug. 31st. The Yarmouth Horticultural Society’s first show, held in St.

George’s Park, which was entirely enclosed with boarding, was a grand

horticultural and floral fête, and patronised by most of the élite of the

town. The East Norfolk Militia and Artillery Militia bands played at

intervals during the day.

Aug. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales accepted the hon. colonelcy of the

Norfolk Artillery Militia, rendered vacant by the death of Lord Hastings.

Sept. Mons. A. A. Desfougerais, Vice-Consul to the French Government,

after 11 years’ residence in Yarmouth, obtained an appointment in the

Foreign Office in Paris. On Sept. 22nd this gentleman was presented with

a claret jug and cup, value £40, as testimony of respect.

Sept. 11th. The dandy smack “Fern,” 54 feet long, 7 ft. 2 in. deep, and

32 4-100ths tonnage, launched from Mr. R. Rust’s yard.

Sept. 17th. Organ at St. George’s Chapel re-opened after being restored.

Sept. 17th. The Rev. C. Voysey, B.A., late Vicar of Heaulaugh, preached

at the Unitarian Chapel.

Sept. 22nd. The smack “Maria and Isabella,” belonging to Mr. Seago, of

this port, ran into by the barque “Rock City,” near the Dogger Bank,

where she foundered, and four of her crew were drowned.

Sept. 25th. The captain of the passenger steamer “Albion,” plying

between Yarmouth and London, fined £6 11s. for having on board 448

passengers, or 111 more than the vessel was chartered to carry.

Sept. 29th. The new General Post Office, Regent Street, opened.

Sept. 29th and 30th. The brig “New Fair Trader,” and the fishing lugger

“Black-eye’d Susan,” of this port, received much damage.

Oct. Number of persons by excursion trains during the summer

was—Vauxhall Station, 47,176; Southtown, 35,383; total, 82,559. Last

season, V., 32,103: S., 26,009; total, 58,112.

Oct. 4th. The schooner “John Watson,” belonging to Messrs. Watling, of

this port, collided with the barque “Thomas Knox,” in the Roadstead, and

the former sunk. Crew saved.

Oct. 5th. Mr. William Mallam Vores admitted a licentiate of the Society

of Apothecaries.

Oct. 16th. The screw steamer “Annie Bronghton,” 120 h.p., 782 tons

register, 230 feet long, 32 ft. beam, drawing 19 ft. of water, and valued

at £22,000, while on a voyage from Newcastle to Alexandria with 1,650

tons of coal, got on Hasbro’ Sands, but was assisted off after four days’

hard exertions. The salvage claims amounted to £1,300.

Oct. 16th. Fire at Mr. A. Tabraham’s jewellery shop on St. Peter’s Road.

Considerable damage done.

Oct. 16th. A royal sturgeon caught off Yarmouth. It was 7 ft. 10 in.

long, and weighed 28 stone.