Yarmouth Notes Part 13

The Yarmouth Savings' Bank had 2,137 accounts and 63,513 13s. 7d. on deposit.

Dec. 26th.-The Mayor and Corporation had attended St. Nicholas' Church, after which his Worship entertained a large party of friends at lunch.

The "Blue" freemen had held a meeting to receive a very handsome blue banner, inscribed "Presented to the freemen in commemoration of their victory over the attempt to enslave them, and 'United we stand, divided we fall. Wilshere's majority 38.'"

1840.

Jan. 2nd contains the following as to "Yarmouth Hospital":-

The half-yearly meeting of the governors of this inst.i.tution was held at the Town Hall on Sat.u.r.day. William Steward, Esq., took the chair, and stated that the building was expected to be completed for the reception of patients by Lady-day. The cost of the building, including furniture and the tower (a very ornamental building, to be used as a look-out), with other incidental charges, would amount to 1,600. (Expressions of surprise, and "What! no more?") He believed that 1,600 would cover the whole expense, to meet which they had already received by benefaction (including 200 from the Norwich Musical Festival) upwards of 600, while upwards of 1,000 had been raised among the shareholders. It would be highly desirable to pay off the shareholders as the funds would allow, and to keep up the annual subscriptions. At present they were adequate to the annual expenditure, but he trusted the inhabitants would do their utmost to increase the annual income. This was the only charitable inst.i.tution founded on the day of her Majesty's Coronation, and he was induced to hope that an application to Her Majesty's advisers would obtain a benefaction from her privy purse. He was sanguine in his antic.i.p.ation that in a short time the shares would be reduced to one for each shareholder, which it was thought desirable should remain.

F. R. Reynolds, Esq., thought the reduction would be made in less than seven years.

The Rev. M. Waters said that, allowing them to remain in their present position, the new inst.i.tution would not be more rent than the present Hospital in Queen Street.

Mr. Steward then submitted a resolution, that all monies arising from benefactions or otherwise, except from annual subscriptions, be applied in paying the shareholders till such shareholders should have but one share each; and that the annual subscriptions should be kept as a distinct fund.

This resolution was moved by H. V. Worship, Esq., and seconded by C.

J. Palmer, Esq., and carried unanimously.

The Secretary observed that the balance of subscriptions would be less at the end of the present year than it was at the end of the preceding one, and this he mentioned that the public might know it would depend on themselves whether so excellent an inst.i.tution should continue as efficient as it had hitherto been.

It was stated that the number of out-patients had never been less than 100 throughout the past half-year.

Jan. 16th.-The first subscription Ball had been held at the Town Hall, when about 70 or 80 of the _elite_ were present. Howlett's band had been engaged for the occasion.

Jan. 23rd.-A "dreadful storm" had visited the town, and considerable damage had been done to the roofs of houses, while a schooner in making for the Harbour had been caught in the squall and sunk, with the loss of four lives.

George Danby Palmer, Esq., had entertained a large party of the members of the "Yarmouth Fishing Clubs" and others in the new room at Bird's Royal Hotel, when the Mayor, Sir George Parker, Capt. Pearson, R.N., Capt. Harmer, R.N., George Penrice, M.D., W. Barth, R. P. Kemp, S.

Palmer, W. H. Palmer, W. S. Ferrier, R. S. Lonsdale, S. P. Edwards, W.

Yetts, G. Steward, T. Hammond, R. Hammond, S. C Marsh, Esqs., and most of the influential gentlemen and merchants of the town were present.

Feb. 13th-The Queen's Marriage had been celebrated as a general holiday, with the usual demonstrations of loyalty, and 150 gentlemen had dined together at the Town Hall, when the Mayor presided.

Feb. 20th.-Ambrose Palmer, Esq., had complained to the Magistrates of the late delivery of the mails, which it appeared often did not arrive until after 12 o'clock in the day.

March 5th.-Samuel Jay, Esq., and William Barth, Esq., had proceeded to London to present an address to Her Majesty from the Town Council upon her marriage.

Messrs. Fellows had launched the "Lucy," a schooner of 100 tons register.

March 12th.-The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had been presented at Court by William Wilshere, Esq., M.P., on the occasion of taking up the Corporation address.

Capt. Love had been elected Inspector of Police by thirteen votes to one vote. There were twelve candidates for the office.

March 26th.-Mr. Joseph Fiddes had been elected an Alderman in the place of Mr. William Barber, deceased.

April 2nd.-The Hospital having been completed, was opened for public inspection, and had been visited by nearly 1,000 inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. Eight hundred patients had been relieved by this Charity since the previous August.

April 9th.-Sixteen Whigs had been elected Guardians by very large majorities.

April 23rd.-Messrs. C. Davie, William Johnson, and S. V. Moore had been nominated at the Vestry meeting as Churchwardens, and a poll demanded.

The Conservatives had dined together at the Angel Hotel, Sir E. H. K.

Lacon, Bart., in the chair, when a magnificent silver waiter, weighing 221 ozs., was presented to Mr. Edward H. L. Preston. Upon it was the following inscription: "Presented to Edward Harbord Lushington Preston by the Conservatives of Great Yarmouth, as a testimonial of their esteem and high approval of his firm and active support of those princ.i.p.als which const.i.tute the best bulwark of the Throne, and the surest safeguard of the people." Messrs. Aldred and Son supplied it.

The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had received the Sacrament at St. Nicholas'

Church, and afterwards entertained the Town Council and a party of friends with a sumptuous cold collation.

April 30th.-Messrs. Davie and Johnson had been elected Churchwardens, three votes only having been polled for Mr. Moore.

Not a single case of theft or disorderly conduct had been reported at the Fair, "a circ.u.mstance unparallelled in the history of Yarmouth."

May 14th.-A pet.i.tion for the repeal of the Corn Laws had been signed by 1,400 persons.

May 21st.-Mr. and Mrs. Bird's "opening dinner" had been held at the Royal Hotel. The Mayor occupied the chair, and was supported by the Rev.

Richard Gooch, G. Danby Palmer, W. Barth, T. Brown (Thrigby), R. Ferrier, W. Ferrier, T. Fowler, C. Marsh, G. Steward, A. Tompson, W. Carpenter, and F. Lloyd, Esqs., Captain Nelson, Messrs. Paul, Christmas, Primrose, Smith, E. Browne, Hart, Middleton, and upwards of 100 gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood.

May 28th.-Complaints had been made of the "screaming" and "bell-ringing"

of the steamboats, which the editor thought should be "reformed altogether."

The London letters had not been received on Sat.u.r.day last, owing to those intended for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, having been forwarded to this town, while "our mails" were sent on to Edinburgh.

June 6th.-The carcase of a grampus had been towed on to the Beach.

June 11th.-The Mayor (S. Jay, Esq.) had again entertained his friends at luncheon after Divine Service.

The "Eleanor Palmer," schooner, had been launched from Mr. A. Palmer, junr.'s, yard, for W. H. Palmer, Esq., who, in the evening, entertained a large party of friends at the Royal Hotel.

June 19th.-The Council had voted addresses of congratulation to H.M. the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Duke of Kent, on the "escape of Her Majesty from a.s.sa.s.sination." This was moved by Mr. E. Sewell, and seconded by G.

D. Palmer, Esq.

July 2nd.-The new police had made "their maiden turn out" under Capt.

Love. Mr. J. Nolloth had supplied the uniforms.

The annual Hospital meeting had been held at the Board Boom of that inst.i.tution.

July 9th.-The Mayor had attended the Annual Water Frolic, accompanied by some 30 gentlemen, including the Deputy-Mayor, G. D. Palmer, Esq., Capt.

Harmer, Capt. Pearson, S. P. Edwards, Esq., and several members of the Council.

Three young men were capsized and two of them, Mr. John Rivett and Mr.

Walter Feek, drowned.

"A fellow named Cullingford had cut down the doorstalls of Mr. Wm.

Sayer's house in which he was engaged nearly two hours without being detected by any of the new police."