Yarmouth Notes Part 51

The case against Mr. Garson Blake had been heard as to non-payment of Church Rate and the usual order made.

Mr. S. Waters Spelman had submitted to public compet.i.tion various freehold estates, belonging to the late Mrs. Ann Marsh, which realised 8,672.

March 25th.-The Election was "a.s.suming all the features of a bitter, as well as a strong contest."

J. Sh.e.l.ly, Esq., had presided at another Liberal meeting held in the Corn Hall, and Mr. J. Royal at a meeting of non-electors in the same interest held at the Masonic Hall.

The Church Rate question had again been before the Justices, when Mr.

Chamberlin appeared for the defaulters, who were Henry Boulter (baker), 4s. 6d.; Joseph Neave (twine-spinner), 1s. 9d.; George Goodrich (shoemaker), 3s. 6d.; Henry Blyth (shoemaker), 4s.; George Clowes (ironmonger), 5s.; William Curtis (cork-cutter), 5s. 1d.; James Rivett (baker), 4s.; Frederick Starling (shoemaker), 1s. 10d.; Angelina c.o.x and W. P. Brown (brokers), 4s. 2d.; John Clowes (grocer), 4s.; William Livingston (draper), 3s.; Robert Browne (gentleman), 2s.; George Danby-Palmer (Esquire), 8s. 6d.; and George Danby-Palmer and Salmon Palmer (Esquires), 3s. 6d.

Mr. W. Sidney had again opened the Theatre.

March 28th.-A monster meeting of Liberals had been held on the Hall Quay in front of the Star, when Mr. W. Briggs occupied the chair; 500 Liberals had attended a meeting at the Globe Inn, Gorleston, where Mr. T. Burton Steward presided. Both meetings were very enthusiastic. It was said the Tory candidates were "Sir Edmund Lay-on and Colonel Very-queer."

April 1st.-The polling had resulted as follows;-

Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve. One. Two. Three. Four.

McCullagh 161 304 416 527 562 587 600 609 Watkin 150 296 405 507 541 568 582 596 Lacon 122 234 335 430 443 481 492 521 Vereker 115 220 305 383 393 419 428 451

Majority for the Liberals: 158.

After the declaration of the poll Messrs. McCullagh and Watkin addressed from 12,000 to 15,000 persons from the Star leads.

April 8th.-Messrs. W. Green, J. Borking, J. Clayton, and W. Harbord had been re-appointed overseers of the parish.

April 11th.-At the Election of Haven Commissioners Captain Scott proposed, and Mr. J. H. Harrison seconded the re-election of George Danby-Palmer, Esq., "to whom the town was greatly indebted for his long and valuable services." Mr. T. Lettis, junr., proposed, and Mr. Henry Danby-Palmer seconded Mr. J. Barker. Mr. F. Palmer proposed and Captain Briggs seconded H. Hammond Esq.; and Mr. G. Blake proposed, and Captain Manthorpe seconded Mr. D. A. Gourlay, whereupon the two former were declared to be elected Commissioners, and the two latter Supernumerary Commissioners.

Mr. J. Owles had presided at a meeting of the Liberal Registration Society.

The following was the result of the Guardians' Election:-_North Ward_: Messrs. J. Mainprice, S. Nightingale, and E. H. L. Preston re-elected.

_Market Ward_: Messrs. D. A. Gourlay, C. C. Aldred, and W. Laws, re-elected. _Regent Ward_: Messrs. W. Worship, S. C. Marsh, and R. D.

Barber, re-elected. _St. George's Ward_: Messrs. B. Fenn and J. G.

Plummer, re-elected, with Mr. T. Foreman in the place of Mr. J. Clark resigned, and in the _Nelson Ward_ (Mr. J. H. Harrison having resigned) the polling was-Brightwen 402, Woolverton 431, Reynolds 309, Clark 339, and Moore 287, Mr. Clark thus taking the place of Mr. Harrison.

April 18th.-At the annual Vestry Meeting there was a large attendance.

The Rev. George Hills presided, and Mr. Hammond proposed, and Mr. T.

Brightwen seconded, the re-election of C. S. D. Steward as Churchwarden.

Mr. Lawn then proposed Mr. George Danby-Palmer, but that gentleman declined the honour and explained that the reason why he would not pay the Church Rate was that the Churchwardens, while pressing the poor, discharged the rich, and especially Mr. Talbot, from payment of that tax.

Mr. B. Fenn proposed, and Mr. S. C. Marsh seconded Mr. Edward Aldred; Mr.

J. H. Harrison and Mr. Neave addressed the meeting amid "great uproar,"

and eventually the appointment of Mr. Steward and Mr. Aldred was carried by a large majority. Messrs. Hammond, Fenn, and Harrison were appointed a Committee to look into the question of the St. Nicholas Estate, and Mr.

R. Hammond was re-appointed Auditor of the Vestry's accounts.

Measures were being taken by Mr. M. Butcher and others with a view to establishing a School of Art.

April 22nd.-The Artillery Band was performing on the Hall-quay.

Trade at the Fair "had been brisk."

April 25th.-The Rope-walks "which had caused such great annoyance" were to be removed, and the following compensations had been paid to owners of them:-Mr. Bracey, 750; Mr. T. Lettis, jun., 550; Mr. Green, an annuity for himself and Mrs. Green equal to 420; and to Mr. R. Barber (who had refused 200), 615 under the award of C. Evans, Esq., of Norwich.

April 29th.-A meeting had been held at Mr. Paget's late residence for the purpose of forming a School of Navigation in connection with the School of Art.

May 2nd.-A pet.i.tion in favour of the removal of Jewish Disabilities was being signed in the town, and the Mayor (C. C. Aldred, Esq.), George Danby-Palmer, R. Hammond, J. W. Sh.e.l.ly, J. Fenn, D. A. Gourlay, W.

Johnson, P. Pullyn, and R. Steward, Esqs., had supported the movement.

The East Norfolk Militia Band had performed on the Hall-quay.

The Poor's rate was 1s. 4d. for the quarter.

The Insignia belonging to the Corporation had been sent to the Manchester Art Exhibition.

May 6th.-The entire Police force (with the exception of the Superintendent) had received one month's notice to quit the force, with liberty to apply for re-appointment.

May 16th.-A pet.i.tion, signed by E. H. L. Preston and R. Ferrier, Esqs., (Mr. C. Moore being surety for the required 1,000), was about to be lodged against the return of Messrs. McCullagh and Watkin.

May 20th.-This pet.i.tion had been presented to the House of Commons.

May 23rd.-A young woman, residing in the Star and Garter Row, had been charged before the Justices "with illegally detaining a silver mace, the property of the Corporation." Defendant said that she did not know where it was, but that her mother, who had been dead three years, "wished it to be buried with her." The case was adjourned for a week, when the defendant "bounced out of Court."

May 27th.-Several friends of the sitting Members had received Speaker's warrants, as also had Sir E. H. K. Lacon, who was served as he was about to start on a Continental tour; Messrs. B. Powell and George Byford had also been served.

May 30th.-The guarantee fund for opposing the pet.i.tion had reached the sum of 2,400.

Two Russian guns had been received by the Corporation.

It was proposed to carry on the trawl fishery by means of "iron screw welled smacks of 150 tons burden."

June 3rd.-The police had been re-modelled. Originally the force consisted of 4 sergeants, 16 privates, beside 4 non-permanent men who formed the "river watch." Of these a sergeant and six privates had been discharged, and in their stead a sergeant and 13 privates appointed; the force, therefore, then consisted of a Superintendent, four sergeants, and 23 privates.

The "small silver mace" above referred to had been delivered up by the Carter family to the Corporation.

June 6th.-Fourteen hundred persons had visited the town by excursion train from Norwich on Whit-Monday.

June 10th.-Contains an obituary notice of Mr. Rumbold, who had died at Brighton on the 31st. ult., aged 69. It was stated that he had "not left behind him _one enemy_."

The _Yarmouth Standard_, started three months since as an advocate "of Conservative and true Christian principles," had ceased to exist.

June 13th.-The mackerel fishery had improved, Mr. Mainprice's Company of 14 boats had sent in 12,000, and Mr. Shuckford's 10,000 fish.

June 20th.-Mackerel were selling from 31s. to 32s. per 100. The "Fisherman" (Mr. James Woolverton) being the "head boat."

June 24th.-The "Russian guns" were to be placed either on the Marine Parade, Hall Quay, or Chapel Denes.

One thousand silver penny pieces of the reign of King John, the two first Edwards, and Alexander I. of Scotland had been found at a depth of about 17 feet in Mr. Ambrose Palmer's dry dock.

The "Eastern Unitarian Christian Society" had celebrated its 44th Anniversary at Great Yarmouth. The Rev. Dr. Sadler preached from 1 Cor.

xii., 27. At the subsequent meeting, Sir Thomas Beevor, Bart., presided, and Mr. J. W. Dowson, Mr. Mills (Norwich), Mr. W. N. Burroughs, the Rev.

H. Squint, Mr. S. Dowson, Rev. D. Davis, Mr. Welham and Mr. C. Freeman took part in the proceedings, afterwards 70 members partook of a cold collation at the Victoria Hotel.