Yarmouth Notes Part 26

The "Enterprise" had encountered bad weather, and had to throw half of her cargo of sheep and bullocks overboard.

Nov. 7th.-One of Mr. Shuckford's boats had brought in an enormously large quant.i.ty of herrings.

The following notice of the Munic.i.p.al Election appears:-

"At the Ward meeting of the const.i.tuency of St. George's Ward, on Friday night, not one of the Councillors attended, and the result was that Mr. George Playford being called to the chair, a resolution was come to, to return Messrs. Ferrier and Benjamin Jay _if they could_.

An effort was made, a poll was demanded, even the partizans of the Blue candidates themselves forgot, for once, the distinction of party. Our friends at least will have the pleasure of knowing that if they have two opponents, they, at least have two honourable gentlemen, whose intimate acquaintance with business will qualify them for the office."

On Monday evening last a supper was given by the two re-elected Councillors of the Regent Ward, Samuel Palmer, Esq. and J. D. Chapman, Esq., to the ratepayers in the above Ward, at the "Crown and Anchor"

tavern. The chair was taken by B. Fenn, Esq. The cloth having been removed, the healths of "Her Majesty the Queen," "Prince Albert and the Royal Family," "The Members for the Borough," "The re-elected Councillors," &c., were given. Several songs were sung during the evening, and appropriate speeches were delivered by several gentlemen present, and the parties retired at a late hour highly pleased with the evening's entertainment. Great credit is due to the hostess (Mrs. Reeve) for so excellent a collation which was served up in the best style.

Nov. 14th.-Mr. W. N. Burroughs had been elected Mayor, and a dinner given at the Star to celebrate the event.

Nov. 21st.-The Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Steam Packet Company was providing suitable vessels for the station.

F. R. Reynolds, Esq. had been appointed Receiver of Admiralty Droits for Yarmouth.

Nov. 28th.-And Samuel Palmer, Esq. to the like office for the Norfolk coast.

It was stated that the New Catholic Church would be 100 feet in length, 50 feet wide, and have a steeple 70 feet in height.

Dec. 5th.-It had been resolved to place gas lamps on the South Market Road.

Dec. 12th.-Spencer T. Smyth, Esq., had lectured at the Young Men's Inst.i.tute on "Physiological Anatomy."

2,256, 12s. 4d. had been raised for S. Nicholas' Church restoration.

Dec. 19th-An ancient footpath, nearly 6 feet below the present surface of the street leading from the Quay to Regent Street, had been discovered.

Dec. 26th.-Upwards of 200 had been subscribed for the Ragged School on the Caister Road.

The Chancel of S. Nicholas' Church was being cleared for Divine Service; the Sunday School service and teaching being then conducted in the Guild Hall and North aisle of the Church.

About 80 electors of St. George's Ward had given a dinner to Messrs Ferrier and Jay "to commemorate their recent triumph" at the Masonic Hall. Among the guests were W. S. Ferrier, R. Ferrier, jun., C. C.

Aldred, J. C. Smith. Esqs., and Messrs. J. T. Bracey, J. G. Plummer, J.

Playford, B. Miller, C. Woolverton, Bradbeer, W. Nolloth, P. Coble, W.

Green, &c., &c., Mr. G. S. Shingles occupying the chair.

1847.

Jan. 2nd.-The Mayor had purchased a seventy stone ox, and distributed the meat from it to the poor.

Jan. 9th.-Chas. J. Palmer, Esq., had been appointed Receiver of Admiralty Droits in the place of F. R. Reynolds, Esq., deceased.

Jan. 16th.-A meeting had been held to consider the distress in Ireland, and a subscription list opened for the purpose of affording relief.

A meeting had been held to consider and forward, if possible, the building of a new bridge over the river.

The frost in Holland had caused the steamers to cease running between that country and Yarmouth.

Jan. 23rd.-A densely crowded Railway meeting had been held at the Town Hall.

Charles John Palmer, Esq., had been appointed Clerk to the Southtown Turnpike Trust, in the place of F. R. Reynolds, Esq., deceased.

Jan. 30th.-There had been heavy gales, at one time approaching a "complete hurricane."

Feb. 6th.-Seven persons had recently died in the Workhouse, whose joint ages amounted to 562 years.

A meeting had been held to protest against the "light dues" on shipping.

Feb. 13th.-There had been a heavy fall of snow accompanied by frost, and the traffic with Rotterdam was again interrupted.

The Chancel of S. Nicholas' Church was already occupied for Divine service.

Feb. 27th.-The Rev. W. Stokes had delivered a lecture upon the subject that "All war is inconsistent with the Christian religion, and the best interests of nations."

March 6th.-James Paget, Esq., had been elected one of the a.s.sistant Surgeons of St. Bartholemew's Hospital, London.

There was at this time a uniform depth of nine feet of water on the bar at low water.

Joseph Turner, of Row 14, having applied to the Guardians for relief, his house had been searched by the Relieving-Officer, when 40 was found in it, and he and his sister appeared also to have 180 to their credit on a banking account.

March 13th.-Mrs. Gooderham had bequeathed 500 to be invested for the benefit of the New Meeting House.

A Commission of inquiry had been opened on the state of mind of Philip Blundell Nesbitt, Esq., a gentleman aged 35, and ent.i.tled to property valued at 100,000, when the Jury found "that Mr. Nesbitt had been of unsound mind since the 21st October, 1813, without any lucid intervals."

March 20th.-There was only one prisoner for trial at the Sessions, an old man charged with stealing a cask of pickled herring, for which he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

Mr. C. J. Palmer had addressed a letter to the local press on the subject of the discoveries made during the restoration of S. Nicholas' Church.

Mr. Hilling, engineer, had prepared a scheme for draining the town.

March 27th.-The Dissenters were agitating against the proposals of the Committee of the Council on education.

A solemn fast had been observed.

April 3rd.-Miss Lettis had been presented with a silver salver by the poorer members of the Unitarian Congregation.

The "Media" had been launched from Mr. Henry Fellows' yard.

March 10th.-The burial ground at the east-end of the Churchyard had been consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.

J. T. Birch, Esq., the newly-appointed Judge, had held the first County Court "simply for the appointment of officers"; causes were to be heard on the 20th inst.

The right of appointing overseers had been claimed by Mr. E. H. L.