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 his well-wishes, and courtesy in allowing the book to be 
 dedicated to him; and also to Lord Suffield, K.C.B., 
 for granting, subsequently, the same permission, as well as 
 for becoming a subscriber; but in so doing we must not 
 forget our obligation to a long list of other patrons, in¬ 
 cluding the Mayor and Deputy-Mayor; Sir E. Id. X. Lacon, 
 Bart., M.P. , J J. Column, Esq., M.P. ; the Vicar of 
 Yarmouth ; Rev. W. Lake Onslow (Chaplain to the Prince 
 and Princess of Wales); and a large number of Clergy, 
 Magistrates, Town Councillors, and leading families in the 
 Borough, and Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. 
 
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF LIEHT.-COLOHEL DUFF, l.P. 
 
 Colonel Duff having kindly permitted us to dedicate this work to 
 him, a brief sketch of his career cannot fail to be read with interest. 
 Colonel Duff is the son of the late James Duff, Esq., and grandson of 
 the late Sir James Duff, who resided at Funtington, in Sussex. His 
 mother was Eliza Charlotte, eldest daughter of the late Sir G. B. 
 Prescott, Bart., of Theobalds Park (once a favourite Boyal residence) in 
 Hertfordshire. He was born at Innes House, Morayshire, Scotland, '29th 
 July, 1831. At Rugby School he received his education, under Dr. Tait, 
 Archbishop of Canterbury. In his 20th year he joined the 23rd Royal 
 Welsh Fusiliers, then on service in North America. Not long had 
 the young soldier borne arms before he was called upon to engage in 
 one of the severest campaigns recorded in history—the Crimean War. 
 The 23rd Fusiliers fought in all the engagements, and in the memorable 
 battle of Inkerman, Captain Duff was taken prisoner by)the Russians; 
 but upon an exchange of prisoners being made at Odessa, he was 
 restored to the English, and acted as Aide-de-Camp to General Ly sons, who 
 was commanding the 2nd Brigade, Light Division, until the end of the war. 
 He subsequently embarked with his regiment for China, but news of the 
 Indian Mutiny reaching them at the Cape, they were ordered to Calcutta. 
 Here Capt. Duff distinguished himself at the Capture of Lucknow. 
 When the rebellion was effectually put down, he left India with his 
 regiment for Malta, and remained there until he left the service. In April, 
 1859, the gallant soldier married Mary, the only daughter of Edward 
 Dawkins, Esq., and niece of John Berney Petre, Esq., of Westwick- 
 house, Westwick, where Col. Duff now resides. It is a handsome Manor, 
 situate in one of the most picturesque inland spots in Norfolk. Colonel 
 Duff, besides being Colonel of the 3rd Battalion Norfolk Rifle 
 Volunteers, is a Magistrate for the County, one of the Governors of 
 the Paston Grammar School at North Walsham, a Visiting Magistrate 
 of the County Lunatic Asylum, and a Member of the Castle Committee. 
 He is also a distinguished member of the Freemason craft, being 
 P.G.J.W. of the Grand Lodge of Norfolk, and Worshipful Master of 
 Unanimity Lodge (102) North Walsham. A vacancy for North Norfolk 
 having been occasioned by the much-lamented death of the Hon. F. 
 Walpole, M.P., a new writ was moved for in the House of Commons 
 on the 7th of April, and on the following day the Conservative party 
 had to be prepared with a candidate, and the choice fell upon Colonel 
 Duff. He was subsequently nominated at Aylsham, with Sir Thos. 
 Fowell Buxton as an opposing candidate, and the result is given 
 on page 186. Colonel Duff, in writing on the 26th of April, 1876, to the 
 Secretary of the Regent Ward Conservative Association (W. F. 
 Crisp), says:—“I am fully alive to the great honor that has been 
 conferred upon me, and I shall at all times endeavor to follow in 
 the footsteps of my predecessor ; but you must not expect to find in 
 me the same talent and ability that he possessed—that is granted to but 
 very few.” 
 
INDEX TO “HISTORY OF YARMOUTH.” 
 
 (general Eittiev. 
 
 For Royal Visits , Testimonials, Elections, Fires, Wrecks and Launches, 
 Boat Accidents, Auctions, &>c., refer to Indices of Ships and Names. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 G Vessels Burnt . 31 
 
 11 Persons Hanged on the Beach... 32 
 
 15 Vessels Ashore . 87 
 
 20 Persons Drowned . 48 
 
 23 Vessels Stranded . 80 
 
 27 Persons Killed.164 
 
 38 Persons Drowned near Cantley 30 
 
 40 Vessels Ashore . 55 
 
 30 Vessels Lost. 53 
 
 45 Steamers in Roadstead.133 
 
 50 Vessels Wrecked . 35 
 
 60 Persons Drowned . 64 
 
 79 Persons Drowned . 83 
 
 100 Vessels Building. 73 
 
 120 Prisoners Taken . 33 
 
 140 Soldiers Imprisoned . 41 
 
 144 Bodies Washed Ashore. 65 
 
 200 Emigrants . 79 
 
 PAGE 
 
 200 Men Lost . 53 
 
 200 Vessels and nearly 1000 Lives ( , 7 
 
 Lost . J 
 
 300 Lives Lost. 59 
 
 300 Persons Impressed. 60, 62 
 
 600 Wounded Arrived. 69 
 
 700 Vessels in Port . 39 
 
 900 Men Guard the Coast . 31 
 
 1000 Vessels in Roadstead. 106 
 
 1200 Vessels in Roadstead.140 
 
 2500 Persons Died of Plague . 43 
 
 3000 Men Besieged Caister Castle . 32 
 
 4500 Men Killed . 31 
 
 7000 Persons Died of Plague . 30 
 
 20,000 Men Ravished East Anglia 27, 31 
 
 25,000 Troops Landed . 58 
 
 30,000 Frenchmen and 230 Ships Lost 30 
 40,000 Lives Lost. 28 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Accidents— 
 
 Boiler Explosions, 70, 
 
 101,149 
 
 Combe’s Maltings, at 161 
 Gas Explosions . 125,127 
 
 Sundry. 134, 171, 182 
 
 Yorkshire Colliery ... 116 
 Admiralty Sessions ... 75 
 Affrays with Militiamen 
 
 86, 91, 92, 96, 102 
 Aldermen 34, 35, 37, 
 
 42,45, 46 
 
 Gowns . 33,39, 49 
 
 Wives . 41 
 
 Amusements— 
 
 Races.49, 66,116 
 
 Regatta .79, 130 
 
 Ancient Government... 20 
 Aquarium— 
 
 168, 173, 176, 178, 188 
 Company ... 149, 153, 158 
 
 Artesian Well. 81 
 
 Armed Associations ... 51 
 
 Artillery Yard. 40 
 
 Assemdly Rooms 107,164 
 
 Fire at . 106 
 
 Aurora Borealis.131 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Bailiffs . 20, 31, 32, 46 
 
 Billoon Ascents ... 121, 170 
 
 Balls .182, 193 
 
 Banks.73, 86, 97, 116 
 
 Panic . 57 
 
 Suspension .112 
 
 Bath House . 52 
 
 Engine House.123 
 
 Turkish.103 
 
 Batteries ... 54, 59, 90, 96 
 
 Bell Factory. 44 
 
 Beer, Price of . 35 
 
 Benefit and other 
 Societies— 
 
 Archreological. 89 
 
 Building . Ill 
 
 Church and King ... 55 I 
 
 District Visiting. 78 
 
 Eastern Star Provi¬ 
 dent .88,100 
 
 Elocution . 87 
 
 Freemasons’ 92,154, 190 
 
 Foresters’.100 
 
 Glee. 78 
 
 Licensed Victuallers’ 149 
 
 Oddfellows’ . 92 
 
 Permanent Fuad ... 119 
 
 Benefit and other 
 
 Societies— page 
 
 Scientific .158 
 
 United Seamen’s ... 89 
 Young Men’s Chris¬ 
 tian .161 
 
 Bicycle Journey.175 
 
 Board of Health 85, 
 
 122,133 
 
 Borough —Assessment 41 
 
 Disfranchised . 117 
 
 Franchises . 28 
 
 Free. 29 
 
 Rateable Value 133, 
 
 135, 157 
 
 Bonfires. 41 
 
 Brewers, Public-houses, 
 and Restrictions 
 36, 37,38,39,40, 41, 
 
 
 48, 86, 132 
 
 Bridges . 
 
 31, 35. 36 
 
 Southtown.... 
 
 . 54, 84 
 
 Suspension .. 
 
 
 Ditto, Fall of 
 
 . 83 
 
 Burgesses. 
 
 28,29, 30 
 
 Butchers’ Shambles ... 33 
 
 Cages .40, 51 
 
 Capital Jurisdiction.., 79 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 Carmelites .29, 32 
 
 Castle, A.30, 34 
 
 Causeway Act. 48 
 
 Celebrations (see 
 
 Demonstrations) 
 Cemeteries ...87 170, 
 
 171,188 
 
 Roman Catholic. 84 
 
 Census...64, 59, 66, 75, 
 
 77, 8L, 85, 102, 134 
 
 Cerdic Shore.19, 27 
 
 Channel Fleet 100,105, 
 
 109, 116, 147 
 Charities 20, 28, 32, 35, 
 
 45, 46, 47, 48 
 
 Charity Trustees .170 
 
 Chapels—B aptist 109, 129 
 
 Bethel.105 
 
 Congregational...124, 129 
 Dutch and English... 59 
 
 Independent. 86 
 
 Mariners’ . 76 
 
 Methodist New Con¬ 
 nexion.155 
 
 Primitive Methodist 
 
 84, 118,170 
 Do. Temple 163,172,184 
 
 R. C. Mortuary.118 
 
 Roman Catholic. 76 
 
 St. George’s.49, 93 
 
 The Tabernacle.134 
 
 Unitarian.40, 83 
 
 Wesleyan . 80 
 
 Churches—I ron.104 
 
 Jewish Synagogue... 83 
 
 Mission Room.124 
 
 Dominicans . 32 
 
 Our Lady’s . 22 
 
 Parish (see St. Nicho¬ 
 las’) Church, 28, 29,128 
 
 Roman Catholic. 84 
 
 St. Andrew’s. S7 
 
 St. Bennet’s. 28 
 
 St. James’ .125,128 
 
 St. John’s.89, 91 
 
 St. Peter’s. 77 
 
 Wesleyan, Free . 88 
 
 Church Rates. 99 
 
 Churchyard (see 
 
 Cemeteries) ... 29,114 
 
 Body Snatching. 76 
 
 Cinque Ports 20, 22, 30, 43 
 Clappermen appointed 53 
 
 Coal, Price of. 31 
 
 Importations.43, 54 
 
 Codfish, Shoal of .179 
 
 Coinage, Exchange. 70 
 
 Comets. 103,163 
 
 Commercial Club- 
 
 Bouse . 81 
 
 Concert, First Ama¬ 
 teur . 69 
 
 Miscellaneous......75,123 
 
 Conference, Primitive 
 
 Methodist.145 
 
 Conge, The.21, 28 
 
 Corn, price of . 32 
 
 Conversazione.HI 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Conservative Banquets 
 
 99,190 
 
 Corporation 20,21,40, 
 
 42, 45, 46, 48 
 Addresses 47, 56, 63, 
 
 82, 83, 86, 90, 
 
 91, 94,137, 142 
 
 Inquiry . 78 
 
 Insignia ...36, 46, 47, 
 
 50, 51 
 
 Restrictions . 33 
 
 Vote of Thanks .62 
 
 Beach Rents .163 
 
 Crane, The.32, 76 
 
 Cromer Hoaxes .174 
 
 Curfew Bell . 29 
 
 Custom House. 60 
 
 Cyclone, violent .188 
 
 Dearth of Corn . 32 
 
 Dedication Page. 18 
 
 Demonstrations 44, 52, 
 56,59,63,68,74,87,90.158 
 
 Denes, South. 49 
 
 St. George’s.116 
 
 Di nner on a Sand Bank 37 
 
 On Hall Quay. 68 
 
 Dramas, Sacred . 32 
 
 Drinking Fountains ... 96 
 Distress in Lancashire 106 
 
 In Ireland. 41 
 
 Of the Poor. 70 
 
 Dutch Clock. 59 
 
 Earthquake. 31 
 
 “ East Anglian Coast ” 116 
 Elizabethan House 38, 117 
 
 Embargo .55, 58, 60 
 
 Executions 31, 32,41, 
 
 44, 50, 51, 52, 54, 68, 82 
 
 Exemption Law. 29 
 
 Expedition . 65 
 
 Exports .76, 83 
 
 Licenses.31 41 
 
 Fairs, Easter ...45, 49 160 
 
 Free .20, 28, 30 
 
 Herring.39, 42 
 
 Famine. 52 
 
 Ferries .31, 78 
 
 First Steam Barge. 68 
 
 Fish, &c., extraordi¬ 
 nary. 37 
 
 Halibuts.118, 149 
 
 Herrings.20, 86 
 
 Maigre .178 
 
 Mackerel . 86 
 
 Otters.107, 132, 160 
 
 Porpoises 32, 75, 135,177 
 
 Pike.165 
 
 Royal Sturgeons 89, 139 
 
 Salmon .144 
 
 Seal.153 
 
 Sharks .97,144 
 
 Silver Eel. 65 
 
 Sunfish .101 
 
 Whales.32, 88 
 
 Whitings . 133 
 
 Fish Depot.101 
 
 Wharf .116,117,124 
 
 Wharfmaster’s house 173 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Fkhing Licenses . 40 
 
 Vessels... 41, 54,133,141 
 Fisheries, 23, 54, 68, 
 
 66, 85,131, 133, 149, 
 
 166, 166, 181, 192 
 Herrings... 29, 30, 36, 
 
 37, 39, 55, 58, 71, 
 
 88, 97. 141, 176 
 Mackerel 56, 82, 87, 176 
 
 Whale . 54 
 
 Inquiries .171 
 
 Fire Engines and 
 
 Escape . 118 
 
 In Market Row .120 
 
 At Southwold. 43 
 
 Water’s Mill . 84 
 
 Fortifications... S8, 31, 
 
 38, 41, 79 
 
 Franco - German War 
 
 131, 133 
 
 Freemen .45,46, 83 
 
 Friaries. .. 23 
 
 Frosts, Intense ... 102, 140 
 
 Fuller’s Hill. 27, 68 
 
 Gales (see Storms) 
 
 Gallows Houses . 51 
 
 Removed . 61 
 
 Gaol.34,73, 167, 172 
 
 Insubordination in... 162 
 
 Gas Bills .108 
 
 Lights.107, 132 
 
 Works.76. Ill 
 
 General Fasts .62, 90 
 
 Guardians— 
 
 Inquiries ... 156,159, 163 
 
 A Deputation . 162 
 
 Halls— 
 
 Corn Exchange ...81, 91 
 
 Drill. 119 
 
 Gospel.115 
 
 Masonic. 75 
 
 New Corn .139 
 
 Old Guild. 49 
 
 Priory. 85 
 
 Regent . 123 
 
 Tolhouse . 28 
 
 Town . 49, 188 
 
 Victoria Gospel .187 
 
 Havens, 21, 22, 27, 28, 
 
 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 
 
 35, 36, 39 
 Acts 49, 51, 114, 117, 162 
 
 Blockaded. 47 
 
 Commissioners . 43 
 
 Dues.49, 81 
 
 Expenses...48, 50, 51, 120 
 Inspections ...46, 72, 151 
 
 Petition.112 
 
 Herrings exported. 41 
 
 Historical (Yarmouth) 
 Publications— 
 
 Chap, on E. Anglian 
 
 Coast. 116 
 
 Foundaeion and An- 
 
 tiquitye. 77 
 
 History &Antiquities 53 
 History of Yar¬ 
 mouth. 40, 53 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 Historical (Yarmouth) 
 Publications— 
 History, Gazeteer, & 
 
 Directory . 79 
 
 Laing’s Map of Yar¬ 
 mouth. 86 
 
 Lenteen Stuffe. 39 
 
 Manship’s History, 
 
 53,77, 180 
 
 Perlustratisn of Yar¬ 
 mouth .ISO 
 
 Pictures ofYarmouth 73 
 Remembrancer and 
 
 Vade Mecum . 75 
 
 Typographical An¬ 
 tiquities . 46 
 
 Yarmouth and its 
 
 Environs . 76 
 
 Horse Freaks ..175, 182 
 
 Drowned . 173 
 
 Hospitals, Contagious 
 
 Disease . 181 
 
 Fishermen’s. 47 
 
 Royal Naval...67, 82, 92 
 
 St. Mary’s. 29 
 
 Yarmouth. 80 
 
 Hotels, Crown and 
 
 . Anchor.92,106 
 
 Duke’s Head . 125 
 
 Norfolk.92, 94 
 
 Royal. 114 
 
 Hurricane(seeStorms) 98 
 Human Bodies Found 
 
 119,164,176 
 
 Indian Mutiny. 90 
 
 Sufferers.92, 95 
 
 Inhabitants Fined ... 30 
 
 No. of Householders. 41 
 Institute, St. Andrew’s 105 
 Invasion Threatened .. 60 
 Inundations and Floods 
 29, 35, 55, 66, 69, 
 
 76, 106, 119, 179, 193 
 
 Jacobuses. 39 
 
 Justices of the Peace . 32 
 Jetty, The ...36, 52, 65, 130 
 Jiermudor Jernemutha 19 
 Juries ansi Inquests 30, 79 
 
 Leets or Wards . 23 
 
 Leper Houses . 23 
 
 Library, Priory. 85 
 
 Public. 69 
 
 Lifeboat House . 97 
 
 Model. 85 
 
 New 104, 110, 115, 
 
 116,118 
 
 Local Mint . 43 
 
 London Quarterly HeviewllG 
 
 Loyal Corporation Ad¬ 
 dresses 70, 71, 91, 
 
 94, 158 
 
 Maiden Sessions. 182 
 
 Mammoth’s Tusk . 89 
 
 Mequinez Relief Fund 49 
 
 May Gale .100 
 
 Gale Fund.160 
 
 Mayors...17, 20,31,45, 
 
 46,47,48, 79 
 
 Mayors’— page 
 
 Remuneration. 49 
 
 Robes. 49, 105, 162 
 
 Inquests. 5o 
 
 Marriages Restricted . 40 
 Marine Parade 88,185, 186 
 Market— 
 
 Crosses ... 31, 35, 39, 79 
 
 Fish .40, 82 
 
 Paved. 31 
 
 Stalls. 39 
 
 Tolls .101, 141, 188 
 
 Methodism . 51 
 
 Meteor, Extraordinary 189 
 Military— 
 
 Depot Centre 166,175,179 
 Movements 32,38,46, 
 54,57,58,60,61,62, 
 
 68. 69. 87,92,96, 98, 
 
 100, 101, 102, 105, 
 
 121, 135, 136, 145 
 
 Militia Depot .148 
 
 Missionary Ship. 102 
 
 Missions, Beach and 
 
 Harbor. 97 
 
 Monastic Buildings, 23, 28 
 
 Mounds.33, 38 
 
 Musical Festival. 74 
 
 Municipal— 
 
 Government . 21 
 
 Reform Acts. 48, 78 
 
 Register.lot 
 
 Mutiny . 57 
 
 Naval Bounty Money 53 
 Engagements, 31, 44, 
 
 52, 57, 63, 112 
 
 Press . 69 
 
 Nelson Monument, 69, 71 
 Foolhardy Adven¬ 
 tures. 108, 180 
 
 Newspapers, Yarmouth 
 
 Chronicle . 109 
 
 Free Lance .115 
 
 Gazette . 122 
 
 Independent . 86 
 
 Norfolk Standard . 97 
 
 Standard . 97 
 
 Weekly News . 97 
 
 Night Signals. 62 
 
 Organs at Places of 
 Worship— 
 
 Baptist Chapel .176 
 
 Parish Church, 32, 42, 
 
 50, 124,128, 166, 173 
 R. Catholic Church... 127 
 
 St. George’s .58, 138 
 
 St. Mary’s . 145 
 
 St. Peter’s. 90 
 
 Overseers’ Accounts ... 53 
 
 Paget’s Brewery. 82 
 
 Paintings, Exhibition 
 
 of. 90 
 
 Parliament, “Little,” 42 
 
 “ Healing ”. 43 
 
 Petitions to .... 74, 98 
 Parliamentary Reform 54 
 
 Pauperism.102, 171 
 
 Paving Act . 66 
 
 Pedestrianism.109 
 
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 Petitions, Bribery ... 99 
 
 Slave Trade ..'. 55 
 
 Piers, Britannia ... 89. 92 
 Ditto Piles smashed 122 
 North . 22, 36, 54 
 
 Wellington . 85 
 
 Pilgrims. 31 
 
 Pillory and Stocks...31, 49 
 
 Pirates . 41 
 
 Plagues. 30, 34, 37, 43 
 
 Police Station. 81 
 
 Post Office... 81 , 91 , 138 
 
 Letters . 41 
 
 Prayer before Public 
 
 Business. 42 
 
 Preston v. Corporation 142 
 Priory Musical Class... 105 
 
 Prize Fights. 89 
 
 Property Tax . 69 
 
 Presbyterianism.109 
 
 Provost. 28 
 
 Guay, King’s . 21 
 
 Queen's Levee. 99 
 
 Railways... 78 , 82 , 88, 95 
 
 Loop Line. 143 
 
 Stalham.177, 187, 192 
 
 Fish Returns. ] 6 H 
 
 Rainfall, Heavy. 179 
 
 Reform Meetings ...84, 118 
 Riots and Rebellions 
 20, 21,31,34,46,55, 
 
 85, 91, 92, 156, 157 
 
 Rivers . 22 , 27 
 
 Frozen .39, 77 
 
 Navigation . 72 
 
 Race on Ice . 133 
 
 Voyagers . 126 
 
 Roads and Streets — 
 
 Regent. 68 , 129 
 
 South. 68 
 
 St. Peter’s.J 88 
 
 RoadsWidened 65,116, 
 
 „ 160, 176 
 
 Rock Band . 84 
 
 Rocket Apparatus. 64 
 
 Rows. 39 
 
 Numbered . 62 
 
 Royal Commissioners 
 
 110,116 
 
 Marriages. 107, 158 
 
 Yacht. 92 
 
 Russian Horn Band... 78 
 
 Trophies . 99 
 
 Sailors’ Home. 94 
 
 Ditto High lights ... 155 
 
 Riot . 57 
 
 Shipwrecked . 141 
 
 Sands and Gatways ... 37 
 Ecsool accommodation 133 
 
 Board Election .168 
 
 Ditto Accounts . 171 
 
 ScnooLS, Art and 
 
 Navigation . 90 
 
 Baptist . 191 
 
 Board. 187 
 
 British . 68 
 
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 Schools— page 
 
 Charity . 48 
 
 Gourlay Wesleyan... 118 
 Grammar 29, 34, 106, 
 
 126,145 
 
 Hospital.39, 81 
 
 Primitive Methodist 84 
 
 Priory. 85,149 
 
 St. Andrew’s . 97 
 
 St. James’.144 
 
 St. John’s.105 
 
 St. Peter’s. 84 
 
 Sea Eagle. 69 
 
 Eights . 43 
 
 Wall . 83 
 
 ShadingfieldLodgel44, 154 
 Shows, Agricultural... 108 
 
 Horse.189 
 
 Horticultural and 
 Floricultural 121,138 
 
 Silk Crape Faotory... 75 
 Ditto Burnt Down... 78 
 Smack Boys’ Home 172, 184 
 
 Small Debts Act. 52 
 
 Smuggling ...... 83 
 
 Soccagers. 28 
 
 South Foreland, The... 35 
 
 “ Spelling Bee ”.184 
 
 Spring-heeled Jack ... 97 
 
 Storms, remarkable 
 53, 66, 67, 72, 75, 80, 
 
 87, 88, 90, 96,98,100, 
 
 104, 106, 110, 113, 
 117, 123, 126. 140, 
 148, 169, 177, 179, 
 
 190 193 
 
 Thunder 60, 106,130, 
 
 145,187 
 
 Stag, picked up at sea 190 
 
 Steamers, Line of. 56 
 
 London Daily. 118 
 
 Norwich .76, 82 
 
 Stone Coffin. 84 
 
 St. Nicholas’ Church 
 Act for Re-building 63 
 
 Chancel.42, 78 
 
 Bells.65,105 
 
 Festival Services 74, 113 
 
 Heritics in . 33 
 
 Iconoclast. 33 
 
 Memorial Windows 
 
 81, 125, 134, 155 
 
 Ordinations.108 
 
 Ornaments Disposed 
 
 of . 
 
 ..33, 34 
 
 Pulpit Erected... 
 
 . 37 
 
 Re-opened .. 
 
 ..84,128 
 
 Restored . 
 
 123, 124 
 
 Spire on Fire ... 
 
 
 Tower and Spire 
 
 . 61 
 
 Tumult in. 
 
 . 33 
 
 St. Peter’s Clock... 
 
 . 187 
 
 Sunday Trading..., 
 
 .141 
 
 St. Patrick’s Day , 
 
 . 95 
 
 Tar Tank burst 
 
 . 180 
 
 Telegraph . 
 
 .65, 91 
 
 Thanksgiving Days 84, 
 
 86,143 
 
 Torpedoes.142 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Theatre.63, 59 
 
 Entertainments at 
 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 
 
 74, 75, 76, 77, 101, 
 
 120, 185 
 
 Explosion at .167 
 
 Tobacco, Sale of . 41 
 
 Smoking Forbidden. 35 
 
 Towers. 31 
 
 Blackfriars’. 30 
 
 King Henry’s . 29 
 
 Observatory .82, 123 
 
 Town Coin . 43 
 
 Gates 31,53,54, 65,67,80 
 
 Impressed. 60 
 
 Improvements, 157, 
 
 160, 176 
 
 Distressed. 32 
 
 In darkness . 116 
 
 Illuminated, 55,59,68,144 
 
 Wall.28, 31, 33, 36 
 
 Ordinance 36, 38, 41, 89 
 96,153 
 
 Tragedy in Cl arlotte 
 
 Street.115 
 
 Transports . 64 
 
 Trinity Observatory... 123 
 
 Turkish Atrocities.189 
 
 Union of Britain and 
 
 Ireland . 58 
 
 Urban Sanitary 
 
 Board. 146 
 
 Velocipedes and Hobby 
 
 ’Horses. 73 
 
 Vessels Registered. 76 
 
 Victoria Buildings. 80 
 
 Visitors, No. 131,138, 144 
 
 Ramble. 24 to 26 
 
 Volunteer Ladies’ Chal¬ 
 lenge Cup Winners 192 
 
 Prizes. 101, 104 
 
 Regiments, 58, 60, 61 
 
 64, 67, 95, 96, 151 
 
 Returns. 141 
 
 Reviews, 99, 104, 106 
 
 109,113,116 
 Water Supply ...47, 79, 87 
 
 Water Works Bill.105 
 
 Wells. 36, 37, 39, 87 
 
 Wherries .134,169 
 
 Workhouse. 80 
 
 HotWater Apparatus 165 
 
 War Ships .56, 58 
 
 Wine, price of .29, 36 
 
 Imports.101 
 
 Yarmouth, a Garrison 
 
 41,42,60, 61, 
 
 63 
 
 Troll Cart. 
 
 44 
 
 “ Great ” . 
 
 28 
 
 Staple Port . 
 
 31 
 
 Health of. 
 
 188 
 
 Early History. 
 
 18 
 
 Trade & Commerce 22, 
 
 23 
 
 Area, Boundary, and 
 
 
 Topography. 
 
 24 
 
 A Sandbank. 
 
 27 
 
 Incorporated 28, 31, 
 Island (Scroby) . 
 
 45 
 
 37 
 
 Yarmouth— page 
 
 Navy 22, 28, 29, 30, 
 
 37, 39, 40, 42 
 Bowling Green .187 
 
 DISTRICT. 
 
 Gorleston—A Fort at 64 
 Census (see preceding 
 Index) 
 
 Chapels 83.99,116,171, 177 
 Churches 07,141, 142 
 
 143. 153, 160, 172 
 
 Church Bells .150 
 
 Cliffs . 26 
 
 Fire at .187 
 
 Halls.117, 167 
 
 History . 33 
 
 Home and Reading 
 
 Room.165 
 
 Horse Feiry. 31 
 
 Incorpora ed . 52 
 
 Local Govt.142, 161 
 
 Museum . 82 
 
 Piers . 36 
 
 Reservoir .150 
 
 Schools . 80, 153, 193 
 
 Sewerage .137 
 
 Steeple ... . 67 
 
 Tramway 147,161,165,169 
 
 Volunteers .125 
 
 Southtown Armory... 63 
 
 Church . 77 
 
 Gas Works.85,185 
 
 Grammar School. 78 
 
 “ Little Yarmouth” 28 
 The “ Nine Houses ” 53 
 
 Road Act . 71 
 
 Water Supply. 96 
 
 Ashby, Census.134 
 
 Belton, Census.134 
 
 Church Organ.125 
 
 Tragedy at .182 
 
 Bradwell, Census.134 
 
 Church .141,170 
 
 Burgh..... 19 
 
 Accident at.108 
 
 Castle.26, 83 
 
 Census .134 
 
 Saxon Monastery .. 27 
 
 School . 121 
 
 Water Frolic . 37 
 
 Blundeston, Census... 134 
 
 Caister. 19 
 
 Castle.32, 39, 85 
 
 Ditto, Sale of . 36 
 
 Ditto, Besieged . 32 
 
 Chapel . 86 
 
 Lifeboats .178,182 
 
 Ditto, Station . 81 
 
 Corton, F l 1 x t o n , 
 Fritton, Flego 
 Hundreds, Gun- 
 ton, Herring- 
 fleet, L ® u n d , 
 OuLTON, SOMER- 
 leyton—C ensus... 134 
 
 Hopton— Census .134 
 
 Chureh . 114 
 
 Mautby—F ire at .133 
 
Sntoi in Itetonf nf 
 
 9 
 
 Dtbej; of SFcs&ds, 
 
 INCLUDING 1VAK SHIPS, STEAM AND SAILING SHIPS, AND 
 ALL OTHER CRAFT 
 
 Launched, Visited the Roadstead, on Fire, Wrecked, §'c. 
 
 
 
 PAGE 
 
 
 
 PAGE 
 
 
 
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 Abeona. 
 
 
 78 
 
 Challenger .. 
 
 
 
 Ethel. 
 
 
 
 Aboukir . 
 
 
 100 
 
 Chance . 
 
 
 
 Ethel wolf .... 
 
 
 
 Ace of Trumps ... 
 
 
 166 
 
 Chance It .... 
 
 
 
 Eunice . 
 
 
 
 Achilles. 
 
 
 147 
 
 Chanticleer . 
 
 
 
 Evangeline - 
 
 
 
 
 
 151 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Agenoria . 
 
 
 83 
 
 Cherub . 
 
 
 .... 189 
 
 Ex . 
 
 
 
 Albatross. 
 
 
 172 
 
 Chester. 
 
 
 
 Excellent .... 
 
 
 
 Albion.130, 
 
 138, 
 
 153 
 
 Chieftain .... 
 
 
 
 Express. 
 
 
 
 Alert. 
 
 
 165 
 
 Chosen . 
 
 
 
 Fairy Queen.. 
 
 
 .... 78 
 
 Alexander . 
 
 
 78 
 
 Christine . 
 
 
 . 125 
 
 Falcon . 
 
 
 
 Algiers . 
 
 
 100 
 
 City ef Hamburg 
 
 . 123 
 
 Fancy. 
 
 
 
 Alice . 
 
 
 127 
 
 Comus . 
 
 
 
 Favorite 127, 
 
 147, 
 
 165, 175 
 
 Alma. 
 
 
 96 
 
 Comet. 
 
 
 
 Fern . 
 
 
 
 Alpha. 
 
 
 159 
 
 Constantia ... 
 
 
 . 193 
 
 Flash. 
 
 
 .... 184 
 
 Amphion. 
 
 
 59 
 
 Conqueror. 
 
 
 . 100 
 
 Flower of the Fleet .. 175 
 
 Andrew Woodhou 
 
 se... 
 
 143 
 
 Coral . 
 
 
 
 Flying Fish.. 
 
 
 120, 153 
 
 Ann . 
 
 
 126 
 
 Cornelia... .o. 
 
 
 
 Frankland.... 
 
 
 ... 134 
 
 Ann and Jane. 
 
 
 83 
 
 Coronella .... 
 
 
 
 Frederica. 
 
 
 
 Annie Broughton 
 
 
 139 
 
 Countess of Zetland.. 192 
 
 Friend of All 
 
 Nations 
 
 Antelope . 
 
 
 61 
 
 Cruiser. 
 
 
 
 
 
 110, 127 
 
 
 
 188 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 .... M0 
 
 Aquilon. 
 
 
 67 
 
 Custine. 
 
 
 
 Fulton . 
 
 
 
 Ariel . 
 
 
 63 
 
 Cuvier . 
 
 
 116, 174 
 
 Galatea. 
 
 
 132, 181 
 
 Arthur . 
 
 
 191 
 
 Cygnet. 
 
 
 .62,186 
 
 Ganges . 
 
 
 .122 
 
 Assistance . 
 
 
 189 
 
 Cynthia. 
 
 
 
 Garibaldi. 
 
 
 . 112 
 
 Ark. 
 
 76, 
 
 117 
 
 Dagmar. 
 
 
 
 Garson . 
 
 
 . 112 
 
 Athelstan. 
 
 
 95 
 
 Daniel . 
 
 
 
 Gazelle . 
 
 
 .164 
 
 Audacious. 
 
 65, 
 
 147 
 
 Daphne. 
 
 
 
 Gefion. 
 
 
 . 92 
 
 Averne . 
 
 
 116 
 
 Dauntless ... 
 
 
 
 Gem. 
 
 
 106, 182 
 
 Baltic. 
 
 
 79 
 
 Defence. 
 
 
 
 George . 
 
 
 
 Baron Campbell... 
 
 
 107 
 
 Diadem. 
 
 
 
 George and Elizabeth 140 
 
 Beacon . 
 
 
 126 
 
 Diamond ... 
 
 
 
 George Kendall . 
 
 .... 119 
 
 
 
 147 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 .... 80 
 
 Belle The. 
 
 
 101 
 
 Dolphin. 
 
 
 112,131 
 
 Gihon. 
 
 
 
 Belle Vue. 
 
 
 162 
 
 Donegal. 
 
 
 . 100 
 
 Gladstone .... 
 
 
 .... 181 
 
 Bellette. 
 
 
 65 
 
 Dreadnought 
 
 
 
 Gleaner. 
 
 
 .... 190 
 
 Benjamin Whitworth 140 
 
 Druid. 
 
 
 . 149 
 
 Gnat . 
 
 
 
 Ben Nevis. 
 
 
 166 
 
 Dutch Trader 
 
 
 
 Giovanning .. 
 
 
 
 Betsy. 
 
 
 79 
 
 Earl of Durham.. 
 
 . 124 
 
 Glannabanta 
 
 
 176, 183 
 
 Black-Eyed Susan 
 
 
 138 
 
 Earl Grey. 
 
 
 
 Gloucester .. 
 
 
 
 Black Prince. 
 
 109 
 
 147 
 
 Eclipse. 
 
 
 117, 147 
 
 Good Advice 
 
 
 .... 148 
 
 Blanche. 
 
 
 63 
 
 Edgar . 
 
 100, 
 
 109, 162 
 
 Good Design 
 
 
 .... 162 
 
 Blenheim. 
 
 
 88 
 
 Edith. 
 
 
 . 165 
 
 Greyhound . 
 
 
 100, 107 
 
 Blue Jacket. 
 
 
 162 
 
 Edward. 
 
 
 
 Grille . 
 
 
 
 Blyham. 
 
 
 147 
 
 Egbert . 
 
 
 . 108 
 
 Guiding Star 
 
 
 .... 132 
 
 Bolton . 
 
 
 132 
 
 Effort. 
 
 
 . 167 
 
 Hannah Pattersen. 124 
 
 Bonny Boys. 
 
 
 132 
 
 Eleanor. 
 
 101 
 
 105, 162 
 
 Harkaway. 
 
 
 . 170 
 
 Boreas . 
 
 
 74 
 
 Eliza . 
 
 
 . 94 
 
 Harmony . 
 
 
 78, 102 
 
 Branch . 
 
 
 88 
 
 Eliza Jane .. 
 
 
 
 Harmston. 
 
 
 .178 
 
 Brilliant. 
 
 
 157 
 
 Elizabeth .... 
 
 
 . 80, 169 
 
 Harriet . 
 
 
 . 158 
 
 Buecleuch. 
 
 
 124 
 
 Elizabeth and Mary ... 163 
 
 Harriet Todd 
 
 
 ..99, 183 
 
 British Lion. 
 
 
 157 
 
 
 
 
 . 187 
 
 Calipso . 
 
 
 67 
 
 Ellen. 
 
 
 . 154 
 
 Havoc. 
 
 
 . 73 
 
 Cambria. 
 
 
 127 
 
 
 
 99, 109 
 
 
 
 ... 52 
 
 Carl Frederick. 
 
 
 120 
 
 Emily. 
 
 
 
 Hector . 
 
 
 . 147 
 
 Caroline. 
 
 
 99 
 
 Emm a . 
 
 
 . 141 
 
 Helena . 
 
 
 . 62 
 
 Carlisle. 
 
 
 191 
 
 Enterprise.... 
 
 
 . 83, 119 
 
 Henry. 
 
 
 . 86 
 
 Centurion. 
 
 
 100 
 
 Ernestide .... 
 
 
 
 Henry and Edmund ... 136 
 
 Ceres . 
 
 
 162 
 
 Ernestine ... 
 
 
 .... 169 
 
 Hercules . 
 
 
 . 57 
 
 Challenge. 
 
 
 188 
 
 Essex. 
 
 
 
 Hermit . 
 
 
 
10 
 
 Mo to 33istnrt( of ^itrinmttjj. 
 
 page! 
 
 Hero . 97 
 
 Hickman .125 
 
 Himalaya. 96 
 
 Hosannah. 94 
 
 Hudson. 78 
 
 Humboldt.186 
 
 Humility.147 
 
 Huntsman .176 
 
 Hunwick . 93 
 
 Imogen.147 
 
 Increase. 79 
 
 Indian . 75 
 
 Ingleborough.192 
 
 Invincible. 59 
 
 Iris.151 
 
 Iron Duke. 81 
 
 Irresistible .116 
 
 Isabella “Walker.143 
 
 Isby.89 
 
 Isis .79, 168, 174 
 
 Isle of Thanet . 86 
 
 James. 80 
 
 James and Ellen.119 
 
 James Pearce.116 
 
 J ane and Maria.169 
 
 Jessie.142 
 
 Jessie Brown .168 
 
 John . 82 
 
 John Bull. 98 
 
 John Watson.139 
 
 John Wray .......168 
 
 Jupiter . 66 
 
 Kate .168 
 
 Kestrel .134 
 
 Kite . 59 
 
 Krona.169 
 
 Labrador . 170 
 
 Lady Flora .125 
 
 La Guerriere . 63 
 
 L’Amiable . 64 
 
 La ProspOre. 94 
 
 La Subtile . 52 
 
 Le Decide. 64 
 
 Leicester .116 
 
 Linnet .169 
 
 Liverpool .109 
 
 Livonia.155 
 
 Lizzie Lee. 88 
 
 Locust .100 
 
 London. 58 
 
 Lord Clyde .120 
 
 Lord Nelson. 99 
 
 Lotus.106 
 
 Lucy .147 
 
 Maeander. 87 
 
 Magdeburg .141 
 
 Margaret.78,151 
 
 Mark Lane ..193 
 
 Maria .78,127 
 
 Maria and Isabella ... 138 
 
 Maria Soames. 81 
 
 Mars.65,100 
 
 Martin Luther . 99 
 
 Mary.168 
 
 M. E. Clarke .131 
 
 Medusa.110 
 
 Mercy.154 
 
 Mermaid .119 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Mersey .100 
 
 Minnet.150,154 
 
 Mispah.162 
 
 Mississippi .108 
 
 Monarch.164, 177 
 
 Morgan...150 
 
 Musquito. 62 
 
 Nancy . 59 
 
 Neils Juel.112 
 
 New Fair Trader .... 138 
 Nil Desperandum .... 91 
 
 Niobe.161 
 
 Nonpareil.119 
 
 Nora Creina.. 78 
 
 Norfolk Hero. 84 
 
 Norfolk Lass . 81 
 
 Northfleet.149 
 
 Northumberland ... 164 
 
 Notre Dame .177 
 
 Nymphen. 67 
 
 Ocean. 77 
 
 Oceana Antonio.126 
 
 Olympo.191 
 
 Olga .119 
 
 Olive Branch ....169,192 
 
 Ontario.90,113 
 
 Oriental.112 
 
 Orwell .144 
 
 Osborne.164 
 
 Otter .134 
 
 Pathfinder . 119 
 
 Paymaster . 98 
 
 Peep o’ Day.149 
 
 Penelope.130, 147 
 
 Penny Readings.127 
 
 Phoebe .190 
 
 Phoenix.83, 87 
 
 Pioneer ... 78,113,161,167 
 
 Ponda Chief.174 
 
 Porpoise .105 
 
 Prima Donna.. 147 
 
 Prince Baudoin .163 
 
 Prince of Wales ..61, 64 
 
 Proctor.160 
 
 Proverb.131 
 
 Puss .189 
 
 Queen of the Fleet 143,177 
 
 Racer. 78 
 
 Rachel .157 
 
 Ranger.75, 99 
 
 Rapid). 9n 
 
 Red Rover.109 
 
 Refuge .162 
 
 Reindeer .159 
 
 Reliance..136,140,141, 
 
 177, 181 
 
 Renown.144 
 
 Repulse.136 
 
 Rescuer. 155, 119 
 
 Resistance.109,147 
 
 Revenge.195 
 
 Rigby.108 
 
 Robert Anderson ....169 
 
 Robert Owen.87, 96 
 
 Roberts.120 
 
 Rob Roy. 80 
 
 Rock City,.138 
 
 Roman .120 
 
 PAGB 
 
 Romney. 62 
 
 Rosa .166 
 
 Routledge’s Magazine 
 
 for Boys.118 
 
 Royal Albert .100 
 
 Royal Oak....109 
 
 Rugby.110, 126, 187 
 
 Ryhope .112 
 
 Sailors’ Friend.140 
 
 Sampo . 86 
 
 Samuel Plimsoll.191 
 
 Samuel and William.. 109 
 
 Sarah.117 
 
 Saucy Jack .177 
 
 Savage . 55 
 
 Saxon.123 
 
 Seagull.122 
 
 Sea Queen.127 
 
 Sea Serpent.113 
 
 Sea Witch. 77 
 
 Sebastopol .134 
 
 Second Adventure .... 175 
 Serjeant Ballantine .. 149 
 
 Shah .133 
 
 Shamrock.167 
 
 Shepherdess.112 
 
 Silver Cloud. 119, 124 
 
 SingTai.141 
 
 Sir Roger Tichborne... 144 
 
 Snipe. 64 
 
 South Tyne .144 
 
 Spray.Ill 
 
 Spring Flower.119 
 
 Star. 80, 146, 154, 161 
 
 Statesman.132 
 
 St. Cyran .127 
 
 Steadfast . 191 
 
 St George.68,105 
 
 Sultan .164 
 
 Sultana.123 
 
 Surf . 177 
 
 Susan Bailey .101 
 
 Sunbeam .189 
 
 Swan .118 
 
 Sybil .141 
 
 Talisman .118 
 
 Tan jore.158 
 
 Tantivy.180 
 
 Tartar.66, 86 
 
 Terrible.137 
 
 Terrier .172 
 
 Thames.128 
 
 Thetis. 92 
 
 Thirteen . 169 
 
 Thomas. 91 
 
 Thomas and Edward... 148 
 
 Thomas Gales.126 
 
 Thomas Knox.139 
 
 Three Anns.181 
 
 Tonning.101 
 
 Tornate.144 
 
 Tradesman . 187 
 
 Trafalgar. 100, 106, 116 
 
 Transit .183 
 
 Trinculo .109 
 
 Triumph .104 
 
 True Blue..169 
 
 Tweedside.169 
 
11 
 
 Snkt tn TMm\ nf ^nrmmtfji. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Dnion Bayonnaise 
 
 .140 
 
 Valentine. 
 
 . 132 
 
 Valorous . 
 
 .192 
 
 Valeria . 
 
 . 80, 190 
 
 Valiant. 
 
 
 Vanguard. 
 
 . 147 
 
 Venilia . 
 
 . 86 
 
 Venus. 
 
 . 79 
 
 Vesper . 
 
 . 150 
 
 Victoria. 
 
 127, 164 
 
 Victory . 
 
 66, 189 
 
 Viper. 
 
 .... 99 
 
 Vivid.. .. 
 
 .78, 86 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Vixen.177 
 
 Volunteer. 8S 
 
 Vulcan. 190 
 
 Walter S. Winans.... 120 
 
 Walter and Ann. 80 
 
 Wanderer.126 
 
 Warrior.109 
 
 Wellington . 79 
 
 Whittington .154 
 
 Whitwell .112 
 
 Wild Wave.. 179,181, 182 
 
 William.157 
 
 William and Ann 127,172 
 
 PAGE 
 
 William and Charles.. 165 
 
 William Hull.113 
 
 William Crow.184 
 
 William andMary.... 11G 
 William & Richard.. 112 
 
 William Tell . 84 
 
 XL.181 
 
 Young Charles .154 
 
 Young England.177 
 
 Young Henry.169 
 
 Zephyr. 136 
 
 Zoar .169 
 
 I Zornizza .114 
 
 Antin' oi 1300 flames* 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Her Majesty Queen 
 Victoria ... 80, 82, 83, 86 
 91,94, 99,100,110, 142, 15S 
 Prince Consort 100,104,137 
 Prince of Wales ... 107, 
 
 119, 137, 13S, 142, 143, 
 
 141, 143, 153, 154, 174 
 Princess of Wales 107, 142 
 
 Princess Royal. 90 
 
 Duke of Edinburgh 
 
 105, 137, 158 
 Duchess of Edinburgh 158 
 Duke of Connaught... 163 
 
 Henry 1.28 
 
 Edward II. 29 
 
 Edward III. 30 
 
 Richard II. 31 
 
 Queen Elizabeth ..20, 37 
 
 Charles 1. 38 
 
 Charles II.43, 4S I 
 
 James II. 39 | 
 
 PAGE 
 
 William III. ... 14, 47, 68 
 
 George III.56, 66 
 
 George IV. 54, 73, 74, 75 
 King of Prussia ... 92, 125 
 
 King of Portugal . 61 
 
 King of Sweden.192 
 
 King of the Belgians . 153 
 King of the Netherlands 
 
 147 
 
 King of Anglia . 27 
 
 Napoleon 1. 6S 
 
 Louis XVIII.65, 68 
 
 Emperor of the French 94 
 
 Queen of France . 32 
 
 Emperor of Germany. 165 
 Gustavus Adolphus IV. 66 
 
 Prince of Wales. 54 
 
 Prince Fredk. William 
 
 of Prussia . 80 
 
 Prince Geo. of Denmark 46 
 Prince Regent.70, 71 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Prince of Orange 47, 
 
 56, 59, 67 
 
 Trince Leopold of 
 
 Saxe-Coburg. 71 
 
 Prince William of 
 
 Gloucester. 60 
 
 Prince Cerdic.19, 27 
 
 Prince Ccnriek. 27 
 
 Prince Adalbert. 92 
 
 Princess Charlotte. 71 
 
 Princess Caroline of 
 Brunswick. 56 
 
 Princess of Orange 41, 
 
 47, 56 
 
 Duke of York 43, 44, 
 
 45, 56, 58 
 Duke of Cambridge 59, GO 
 
 Duke of Cumberland . 67 
 
 Duke of Norfolk . 32 
 
 Duke of Monmouth ... 43 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Aberdeen, Earl of. 45 
 
 Ablitt, Captain . 183 
 
 Adair, Sir Shafto, Bart 129 
 Adams. Rev.E. R. 176, 178 
 
 Airy, Dr. Hubert . 174 
 
 Albertson. 47 
 
 Aldin and Sons... 178,191 
 Aldred, C. C. 85,93,133, 
 
 165, 170 
 
 Aldred,E. R. 109,121, 182 
 
 Aldred, S.141 
 
 Aldred and Mori. 119 
 
 Alexander, George. 132 
 
 Allies, Solomon. 112 
 
 Allout. Rev T.165 
 
 Ames. JoS 'ph. 46 
 
 Amphlett, Baron . 152 
 
 Angouleme, Duke de 65 
 An-on, George. 55 
 
 Anson, Hon. G. 73, 77, 78 
 Anson, Lord Viscount 
 
 72, 73, 76 
 Anson, Thos. Wm. 72, 79 
 
 Artis, James .49, 50 
 
 Astley Jacob (Baron 
 
 Hastings) . 97 
 
 Astley, Sir J. U. 97 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Atkinson, Horatio N. 189 
 
 Atkin-on, Thomas.189 
 
 Auger John.. 50 
 
 Bacon, John. . ;6 
 
 Baggallay,Lord Justice 1S3 
 
 Baking, S. 29 
 
 Baker, G.168 
 
 Baker, T. M.181 
 
 Baker, II. H.115, 192 
 
 Balls, Captain.125 
 
 Bampton, Rev. John B. 
 
 90, 93 
 
 Banks, Mr. 168 
 
 Barber, H. H.132 
 
 Barber, R. D. 121,167, 176 
 
 Barber, R.147 
 
 Bareham, John . 51 
 
 Bardolf, Baron -.. 31 
 
 Barker, IV.35, 36 
 
 Barker, Rev. R. V.176, 180 
 
 Barker, Samuel. 58 
 
 Barker, J.90, 115 
 
 Barnard, Chris. 50 
 
 Bame, Lieut.-Colonel 184 
 
 Barne, Colonel .190 
 
 Barries, Mr.133 
 
 Bartley..72, 74 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Baring, Thomas .. 79, 156 
 
 Barth, William. 79 
 
 Bartram, C. E. .. 121, 132 
 
 Barlow, Rev. G. S. 84 
 
 Barrett, Mr. 54 
 
 Barrett, Henry. 78 
 
 Barrett, Captain H. .. S3 
 
 Barrett, G. W. N.192 
 
 Lately, John .129 
 
 Bately, R. G.135 
 
 Bateley, Mr. 58 
 
 Bathropp, N. G.165 
 
 Batson and Slack .... 89 
 Baumgartner, J. R, ... 135 
 
 Baynmg Lord. 66 
 
 Beales, J. B.162, 185 
 
 Beaufort, Duke of. 186 
 
 Beauchamp, Sir Thos. 
 
 W. B. P , Bart.164 
 
 Beauchamp, Captain... 60 
 
 Beaufoy, H.54, 55 
 
 Beale, Miss . 75 
 
 Beales, Edmond. 118 
 
 Beazor, Rev. John 107, 148 
 
 Beck, G. M.. 189 
 
 Beckford, W. 53 
 
 Beeching, Messrs. 101, 118 
 132, 141, 154, 172, 177 ) 
 
12 
 
 Mn in n! 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Beeching, Jas. 84,125, 161 
 
 Beevor, Arthur . 80 
 
 Beevor, Bev.W.S. 153,160 
 
 Bell, E. W.172 
 
 Bell, Mrs. John Sayers 160 
 
 Bellamy, Mr. 74 
 
 Bendish, Sir Thos., Bt. 48 
 Bendish, Mrs. Bridget 49 
 Bendish, Thomas .... 48 
 
 Bern . 27 
 
 Berri, Duke de. 65 
 
 Bemstoff, Count .181 
 
 Berry, 8upt....ll4, 155,161 
 
 Bessey, W. H.83, 120 
 
 Betty. 70 
 
 Bevignani, Signor .... 123 
 Bevon, Captain ... 108, 113 
 Bishop of Carlisle .... 184 
 
 Bishop, Robt. 32 
 
 Bishop, Lieut-Col. 121 
 
 Bishop and Son.173 
 
 Bishop and Starr .... 90 
 
 Bishop, S.181 
 
 Blacking, W. F. N. .. 29 
 
 Blackman. 62 
 
 Blake, Admiral . 42 
 
 Blake, Rev. W. J.176 
 
 Blake, Garson 135,169, 177 
 
 Blanchard, Rev.184 
 
 Blanchard. 72 
 
 Bland Brothers .135 
 
 Blofeld, T. J.189 
 
 Blondin.106 
 
 Bly, John Henry.192 
 
 Blyth, Chas.134 
 
 Blyth, Mr.149 
 
 Boileau, Sir J. Bart. .. 83 
 
 Bode, Rev. H. J.176 
 
 Bond, W. Mayes. 120 
 
 Bond, ©. W.171 
 
 Bond, Dr. J.155 
 
 Banney, E. J.188 
 
 Bonnick, J.175 
 
 Booth, Hon. Selater ... 162 
 
 Booth, Captain . 44 
 
 Borton, Mr.143 
 
 Borrett, Henry . 48 
 
 Borrett, Giles . 81 
 
 Borrett, Dr. J.155 
 
 Bostock, E.139 
 
 Bothwell, Capt. Baron 92 
 
 Bottle, J. T.129 
 
 Bower, Messrs.188 
 
 Boycott, Rev. W.139 
 
 Boyle, Rev. Robert .. 93 
 Boyle, Hon. Courteney 163 
 Bradford, Thomas...48, 91 
 
 Bracey and Son .127 
 
 Bracey, J. T.159 
 
 Bracey, J., Captain ... 
 
 95, 168, 170, 175 
 
 Bracey, G. P.168 
 
 Bradnum . 95 
 
 Brandon, C. (Duke of 
 
 Suffolk) . 32, 33 
 
 Branch, John .132 
 
 Brand, Henrv. 459 
 
 Bream, tJ....". 64 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Brightwen, T. 
 
 ..85,132 
 
 Brigktwen, John... 
 
 . 114 
 
 Brinsley, Rev. J.... 
 
 . 43 
 
 Brock, Samuel. 
 
 79, 156 
 
 Brogden A. .. 
 
 . 115 
 
 Brogden, Inspector W. 161 
 
 Briggs, Wm. 
 
 108, 114 
 
 Brown, Poliee-Sergt.... 155 
 
 Brown, W. P. 
 
 155, 157 
 
 Browne, Wm.... 48 
 
 , 60, 51 
 
 Bryne, Miss. 
 
 . 72 
 
 Buck, G. W. 
 
 . 159 
 
 Buck, Mr. 
 
 . 74 
 
 Buckingham, Duke of 43 
 
 Buckle, J.. 
 
 .... 78 
 
 Buckland, Frank. 
 
 . 86, 171 
 
 Buddrell, James.. 
 
 .... 94 
 
 Buddery, R. J. 
 
 
 Bunn, Thos. 
 
 
 Bugg, Capt. W. .. 
 
 .... 177 
 
 Bullimore, Mr. .. 
 
 . 98 
 
 Bullen Robert ..... 
 
 
 Bulterini, Signor.. 
 
 . 123 
 
 Burleigh, Lord. 
 
 . 37 
 
 Burton, Wm. 
 
 . 43, 44 
 
 Burton, John . 
 
 . 47 
 
 Burton, Dr. Wm. 
 
 . 52 
 
 Burton, S. G. 
 
 . 93 
 
 Burton, G. M. 
 
 . 143 
 
 Burton, F. 
 
 . 135 
 
 Burrougri.es, II. N. 117, 143 
 
 Burroughes, Randall.. 143 
 
 Burroughs, T. P 
 
 90, 
 
 168,170, 189 
 
 Butler, Dr. John__ 61 
 
 Buxton, H. E. 150,155, 
 
 157, 168, 170, 189 
 
 Buxton, Sir E. N. 91 
 
 Buxton, Sir Thos. F. 4,186 
 Caird, Commissioner.. 171 
 
 Campi, Signor.123 
 
 Campbell, T. E. 77 
 
 Candler, Harriett - 82 
 
 Canterbury, Archbishop 94 
 
 Capon, Wn.153 
 
 Carter, J.38, 43 
 
 Carr, T. B.125 
 
 Cattermole, Edw. 129, ISO 
 Cator, Rev. W. .. 150, 162 
 
 Cator, Mrs. W.162 
 
 Cathcart, Gen. Viscount 67 
 Cecil, Wm. (Lord Bur¬ 
 leigh) . 37 
 
 Chamberlin, C. H. 102, 
 
 146, 149 
 
 Chamberlin, A. J. N... 172 
 
 Chamberlin, P.162 
 
 Chambers, Lieut.121 
 
 Champion, Matthew .. 55 
 Chang the Giant .... 121 
 Chedworth, Lord Vis¬ 
 count . 62, 69 
 
 Cherry, J.85, 121, 143 
 
 Chevalier, T. W .105 
 
 Chippendale. 76 
 
 Chipperfield, C. L.124, 
 
 172 192 
 
 Churchill, Col.! 45 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Cholmondeley,Dowager 
 
 Marchioness 
 
 .... 186 
 
 Ciocci, Ralfaelle .. 
 
 .... 154 
 
 Clark, J. 
 
 .... 97 
 
 Clarke, W. T. 
 
 90, 111 
 
 Clarke, J. T. 
 
 .... 141 
 
 Clifton, Robert .. 
 
 ....121 
 
 Clough, G. T. 
 
 .... 175 
 
 Clowes, J. C. 
 
 .... 162 
 
 Clowes, Rev. Thos. 
 
 107, 137 
 
 Clowes, N. 
 
 108 
 
 Clowes, Edw. Norris.. 123 
 
 Clowes, John .. 75 
 
 , 80, 193 
 
 Coble, Peter. 
 
 
 Cobb, J. S. 
 
 .... 103 
 
 Cobb, James .... 
 
 .... 167 
 
 Cock, C. J. 
 
 .... 43 
 
 Coode, Sir John... 
 
 ....151 
 
 Coke, T. W. 
 
 
 Coke, Miss . 
 
 .... 69 
 
 Coleridge, Lord ... 
 
 .... 152 
 
 Colvin? Rev. J. W. 
 
 151, 156 
 
 Collins, Miss Jane 
 
 .... 144 
 
 Collins, R. 
 
 
 Colley, T. H. 
 
 
 Collyer, Mr. 
 
 .... 69 
 
 Collingwood, Ad. Lord 94 
 
 Combe, E. H. H. 
 
 155, 
 
 JLL. J-Otf, 
 
 D7, 158, 161 
 
 Constance and Co. 63 
 
 Cooke. S. C.148 
 
 Cooke, Bat-Sgt-Major 151 
 
 Coope, 0. 83 
 
 Cooper, Astley.137 
 
 Cooper, Rev. D.64 
 
 Cooper, Dr.137 
 
 Cooper, Mrs. 64 
 
 Cooper, John . 97 
 
 Cooper, Rev. T. L. .. 71 
 
 Cooper, Mr. 74 
 
 Corbet, Sir J. 40 
 
 Corbet, Miles.. 40,41, 43 
 Cory, Robert ....76,121 
 Cory, Charles .. 75, 83, 125 
 Cory, S. B. 102,103,189, 190 
 
 Corrance, E. 139 
 
 Costerton, J. F. .. 81, 151 
 
 Cotton Rev. D. R. 33 
 
 Coventry, Sir W., Bart. 
 
 43, 44 
 
 Cowed, Major.105 
 
 Cowldham, J. 40 
 
 Cowper, B. 38, 40 
 
 Cowl, Henry.148 
 
 Cowl, A. E.148 
 
 Coxon, John S.Ill 
 
 Cranmer Miss. 76 
 
 Creak, Rev. A. 84 
 
 Crichton, Hon. S. 90 
 
 Crisp, Wm. Finch- 4 
 
 Critton.H.110, 176 
 
 Critten and Clarke-119 
 
 Cromwell, Oliver. 38, 
 
 42, 49, 51,118 
 Cromwell, Lord H. .. 42 
 
 Cromwell, Mrs. 51 
 
 Creme, John Berney.. 81 
 Cross, Rev. A. B.112 
 
Mn in 23istnnt nf ^nrinnntji, 
 
 13 
 
 PAOE 
 
 Crossley, Sir F., Bart. Ill 
 
 Crow, J ames. 160 
 
 Cuddon,J. Fletcher 144,145 
 Cufaude, John Lomas 
 
 142, 152 
 
 Curtis, James. 159 
 
 Dacrts, Admiral -109 
 
 D’Ade, John .123 
 
 Damett, T. 36,38, 39 
 
 Daniels, T. W.154 
 
 Daudy George.163 
 
 Dartmouth, Lord .... 46 
 Dashwood, SirH. W., 
 
 Bart. 97 
 
 Danby. 60 
 
 Davey, Mr.1S5 
 
 Davy, J.125 
 
 Davy, Mr.180 
 
 Dav.dson, Mrs. 74 
 
 Davie, Cufaude . 85 
 
 Davie, Gersham. 85 
 
 Davie, Captain R.B. .. 123 
 Davies, Captain C. .. 98 
 
 Dawson, John.112 
 
 Dawson, T.151 
 
 Dawkins, Edwd. 4 
 
 Day, Charles . 87 
 
 Day, Captain R. J. C. lsl 
 
 Dean, Sir A.46 
 
 De Botetourt, Sir J. .. 29 
 De Caux, J. W. 104, 
 
 135, 144, 168 
 
 De Drayton, T. 30 
 
 Demerara, Bishop of.. 118 
 
 Dent, Lady Selina.144 
 
 Dent, Admiral... .. 128, 144 
 Dent, Rear - Admiral 
 
 C. C.Ml 
 
 Dent, Lieut C. F. If. 114 
 
 Dendy, F. W.135 
 
 Dendy, F.146 
 
 Denman, Justice.152 
 
 De Ruyter, Commander 44 
 Desfougerais A. A. 103, 138 
 Devereux, Robert (Earl 
 
 of Essex) .39 
 
 Dickson, Sir A. 58 
 
 Diver, Charles 125, 178, 180 
 
 Divor, F. 120, 158 
 
 Dominy, J. S.130 
 
 Donati.103 
 
 Douglas, Admiral .... 67 
 
 Douglas, Mr.118 
 
 Dowey, George. 93 
 
 Downing, T. W... 104, 106 
 
 Dowsett, F. J.148 
 
 Dowson, Benjamin. .96,115 
 
 Dawson, R. E.168 
 
 D’Oyley, Sir W., Bart. 43 
 
 Drake, Fredk.183 
 
 Driscoll, John. 84 
 
 Druery, J. H. 76 
 
 Drury, Roger. 37 
 
 Duckett, Sir George .. 189 
 Dudley, J. (Duke of 
 Northumberland) .. 34 
 Dudley R. (Earl of Lei¬ 
 cester) . 36 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Duff, Lieut.-Colonel... 4, 
 122, 176, 186, 189 
 
 Duff, James . 4 
 
 Duff, Sir James . 4 
 
 Duffell, Messrs.141 
 
 Duncan, Admiral . 57 
 
 Dundas, Rev. R. J.120,139 
 
 Dunne, Thomas.42 
 
 Durrell, R. W. 114,149, 
 
 160, 167 
 
 Durrell, Samuel...ll7, 163 
 
 Eager, Mr.74, 75 
 
 Easton, Charles .184 
 
 Eaton, R.34 
 
 Edwards, J.171 
 
 Edwards, Police-const. 193 
 
 Elson .109 
 
 Ely, Marchioness of .. 97 
 
 Elliot, T.190 
 
 Ellys, Anthony . 47 
 
 England, Thomas .... 47 
 
 England, Benj.47, 48 
 
 England, Mr.124 
 
 England, George .. 44, 
 
 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 
 England, Sir George.. 48 
 Enniskillen, Lord .... 90 
 Erenschiusen, Henrich 115 
 Essex, Earl of .... 38, 39 
 Everard, Captain .... 118 
 
 Eyre, Robert . 35 
 
 Essex, Earl of .38, 39 
 
 Fairfax, Lord ....41, 84 
 Falcke, David .... 108, 117 
 Falstolf, William .... 29 
 Farnall, Inspector H. 
 
 B.156, 159 
 
 Farquhar, Lady Mary 186 
 Fastolfe, Sir John. .32, 36 
 
 Fastolfe, John. 35 
 
 Felton, Bishop . 40 
 
 “ Felix ” .120 
 
 Felton, J. 38 
 
 Fellows, Messrs., 95, 
 
 108,119, 123,157,140, 
 
 146, 163, 164,174, 1S2, 191 
 
 Fellows, II.102,132 
 
 Fellows, J.1S4, 153 
 
 Fellows, Rev. T. L. .. 183 
 Fenn Benjamin, 85, 90 
 
 98,115 
 
 Fenn, J. 83 
 
 Fenner and Suffling ..175 
 Fenner, H. .. 118, 134, 192 
 Ferrier, Richard ... 48, 123 
 
 Ferricr, Robert . 50 
 
 Ffolkes, Sir M. B., Bart. 60 
 
 Fil th, Rev. G.113 
 
 Fisher A.182 
 
 Fisher John Goat 105, 134 
 
 Fisher, W. T. 159 
 
 Fitzgerald, Lucias H. 116 
 Finch, Lady Louisa .. 186 
 
 Finch, Sir T. 39 
 
 Flakewell, J. 85 
 
 Fletcher, Cuddon . 145 
 
 Foreman, T. C.115 
 
 Fountaine, A. 69 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Foreman, Major W. J. 35 
 99, 107, 124, 132, 135, 137 
 159, 163, 170 
 
 Franklin, John . 106 
 
 French, Mr. 74 
 
 Frere, Rev. E. B. _114 
 
 Freemantle, Sir C.100 
 
 Frymage, N. 35 
 
 Fuller, Samuel . 47 
 
 Fuller, Richard ... .50, 51 
 
 Fursey . 27 
 
 Fyson, Captain E. 133, 145 
 Galloway, Dowager 
 
 Countess of .186 
 
 Galleway, R.178 
 
 Gambling, H.II... 125, 
 
 141, 173 
 
 Gambier, Lord. 64 
 
 Garton, Wm. 35 
 
 Garwood, C.137 
 
 Garnham, Capt. John 148 
 
 Geake, C. H. S.168 
 
 George, Philip.181 
 
 Gilbertson, Capt.J. 166,158 
 
 Gibson, Rev.172 
 
 Gidney, James. 84 
 
 Giles, H. E. B.190 
 
 Gillings, James .191 
 
 Girling, Edmund . 134 
 
 Glasgow, Bishop of ,. 30 
 
 Glenister, Wm. 84 
 
 Goblett, John & Betty 79 
 Goddard,Corporal J.G. 192 
 Godfrey, Thomas .... 48 
 Godfrey,C. W. ..1*9,122 
 
 Goffe, Colonel W. 42 
 
 Gooch, Admiral.. 126, 187 
 Gooch, Sir Thos. S. 126, 187 
 Gooch, Major-Gen. Sir 
 
 W. 44 
 
 Gould, Lieut.Col. 61,62, 65 
 
 Goodson, James.115 
 
 Goodwin, V. 36 
 
 Gott, Rev. Dr. J.156 
 
 Gourlay, D. A. 90, 118,135 
 Goulburn, Yery Rev. 
 
 Dr.126 
 
 Gower, Lord . 65 
 
 Gray .124 
 
 Grey of Werke, Lord... 41 
 
 Green, William.Ill 
 
 Green, Joseph.... 156,204 
 Green, Police-constable 158 
 
 Grice, W. 36 
 
 Grice, John. 45 
 
 Grigson, Daniel . 59 
 
 Griffiths, Rev. W. 96 
 
 Grissell and Peto .... 82 
 
 Grier, Pay-Sergt.189 
 
 Grimmer, Alex. J.132 
 
 Grimmer, Samuel .... 1S2 
 
 Grimmer, H. S.139 
 
 Grout and Co. 75 78 
 
 Gunton, Corporal .... 192 
 
 Gurney, John. 85 
 
 Gurney, Rev. J. J. . 184 
 Gurneys, Bukbcck, & Co. 
 
 132,134 
 
14 
 
 M n Id 3®!stnrtf nf 
 
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 Gurneys and Co. 
 
 91 
 
 Gurdon, Robert T. 
 
 122 
 
 Guttorp, Count . 
 
 66 
 
 Gwyn, Cant. R. T. 
 
 1S3 
 
 Haines, Capt. B. 
 
 114 
 
 Hales, R. (Norfolk 
 
 
 Giant) 110 
 
 Halsden. Mr. 
 
 51 
 
 Ilall, John . 
 
 45 
 
 Hall, C. 
 
 181 
 
 Hall, Cuthbert C. 
 
 94 
 
 Hamilton, SirWm. .. 
 
 5S 
 
 Hamilton, Lady. 
 
 58 
 
 Hamilton, Lord Claude 
 
 E. 
 
 100 
 
 Hammond, Rich. .. 81, 
 
 135 
 
 Hammond, J. 
 
 110 
 
 Hammond, Hinchman 
 
 
 136, 172 
 
 Hancock, Capt. 62 
 
 Hanlon, Sergt.-Major 164 
 Hanson, Rev. W. rVl. 101 
 
 Hannah, John. 68 
 
 Hannibell, Sarah .... 87 
 
 Harbcrd, Hon. E. 63 
 
 Harbord, Hon. Mrs. 
 
 Harbord.188 
 
 Harbrowne Mr. 36 
 
 Hardware, G.39, 40 
 
 Harcomt, G. S. ■ ■ 100, 139 
 Harvey, Lieut.-Col. .. 60 
 
 Harpley, N. 41 
 
 Hare, Thos. 72 
 
 Harmer, H. R. 
 
 106, 115, 165, 190 
 
 Hart, John .148 
 
 Harvey, George...146, 165 
 
 Harpour, A. J.192 
 
 Hardingham, Stephen 
 
 127 
 
 Harding, R. C.103 
 
 Harrington, John. 130 
 
 Harrison, C. W. S8 
 
 Harrison J. Thornhill 161 
 
 Harris, John .185 
 
 Harris, Howell . 51 
 
 Harrison, Rev. W. T. 
 
 110, 126,174 
 
 Harrison, Mr.118 
 
 Hastings, Lord ...138, 181 
 Hastings, Messrs. 119, 
 
 166,188 
 
 Haylett, Walter.147 
 
 Hazard, Wm. 7S 
 
 Heath, W. 118 
 
 Hertford, Marquis of 55 
 
 Hewitt, Fleming . 146 
 
 Hilton, J. Bessey .117 
 
 Hill, James M. ...112,166 
 
 Hill, Messrs. 128 
 
 Hills, Bishop of Co¬ 
 lumbia, 89, 93, 94, 108 
 
 128, 184 
 
 Hills and Underwood 
 
 92 
 
 Hinguar . 27 
 
 Hitcham, Rev. H. 94 
 
 Hobart, Sir H.38, 39 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Hodges, Mrs.116 
 
 Hogarth, David.105 
 
 Hogg, J. H. 78 
 
 j [oldrich, John . 49 
 
 Holt, G. Wells. 92 
 
 Holt, William 92, 146, 187 
 Holme, Rev. A. P. 112,128 
 
 Holmes, Mr.149 
 
 Homfray, Rev. J. 71 
 
 Hood, William . 129 
 
 Hooker, SirWm. J. ... 148 
 
 Hooker, Dr. 148 
 
 Horner, J. A...121 
 
 Howard, T. (Duke of 
 
 Norfolk .....'. 35 
 
 Howard, C. (Earl of 
 
 Nottingham) . 39 
 
 Howe, Col. S.55, 56 
 
 Howe, A. J. B.173 
 
 Howe, Lord. 55 
 
 Howes, E. 112 
 
 Howes, Chancellor E. 124 
 
 Howes, Edward. 83 
 
 Hubbard, Mr.142 
 
 Hubbard, R. W.181 
 
 Hubba . 27 
 
 Humphrey, George.... 88 
 
 Humphrey, H. 88 
 
 Hunt, William .192 
 
 Huntingdon, li. 44 
 
 Huntingdon, Lord, 44, 
 
 46, 144 
 
 Hunter, Mrs. 66 
 
 Hurst, Samuel. 75 
 
 Hurst, Rev. Samuel .. 176 
 
 Hutchinson, Lord. 65 
 
 Huxley, Dr.171 
 
 Hyde, E. (Earl of 
 
 Clarendon) . 43 
 
 Ineleden, Mr. 69 
 
 Ireton, H. 48 
 
 Ireton, Bridget . 48 
 
 Isaac, J. J.129 
 
 Ives, S. 96 
 
 Ives, John. 53 
 
 Ives, Hannah.182 
 
 Jacob, William . 63 
 
 James, Rev. J. Ill 
 
 Jarron,Jane.119 
 
 Jay, Henry .153 
 
 Jay, Benjamin .... 83, 170 
 
 Jay, H.132 
 
 Jervis, Sir John .... 54, 56 
 
 Jervis, Thomas . 60 
 
 Jex, E.149 
 
 Jex, William .127 
 
 JodrellH.56, 68 
 
 Johnson,J6ir Janies ... 45 
 
 Johnson, Thomas . 40 
 
 Johnson, Wm.80, 170 
 
 Johnson, Rev. F. W.... 97 
 
 Johnson, Joas. 21 
 
 Johnson, J.G. 158 
 
 Johnson, James.191 
 
 Jones, William .121 
 
 Jones, J. R. 115 
 
 Jordan, Bridge, and 
 Bayfield. 124 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Joys . 64 
 
 Joyce, Thomas.145 
 
 Keats, Admiral . 65 
 
 Kean, Edward.71, 73 
 
 Kean, Charles .101 
 
 Kean, Mrs. Charles ... 1"1 
 
 Kemp, R. P.151 
 
 Kemble, Miss Fanny... 87 
 
 Kent, W. Saville . 180 
 
 Kennett, G. B.146 
 
 Kett,William and Robt. 
 
 21, 34 
 
 Killett, Samuel . 50 
 
 King Foo, wife of 
 
 Chang .121 
 
 King, Lady.133 
 
 King, Master . 108 
 
 King, Mr. 83 
 
 King and Baker.119 
 
 Kirk, Thomas. 182 
 
 Kickkert, Admiral. 62 
 
 Kisbie, Commander ... 88 
 
 Knollys, Sir Wm.153 
 
 Knox, Lieut.171 
 
 LacoD, E. K.67, 72 
 
 Lacon, Sir Edmund, 55, 
 
 72, 74 
 
 Lacon, Sir E. H. K., 
 Bart., 76, 85, 86,90, 
 
 95, 98, 106, 107, 115, 
 
 117,122,123,129,139, 
 147,159,164,167,170, 
 
 177, 179 
 
 Laeon, Sir E. and Soss 81 
 
 Lncon, John. 84 
 
 L .c in, Fredk. Graham 179 
 Lacon, John Edmund. 179 
 Lacons, Youell, and 
 
 Co. 130 
 
 Lairg, J.86, 87 
 
 Larke, Captain . 84 
 
 Lauderdale, Earl of ... 41 
 
 Lawers, J. 31 
 
 Lawford, J. 59 
 
 Laws, Wm. 149, 159, 
 
 165, 170, 184 
 
 Laws, C. F. 162 
 
 Lawrie, W.119, 156 
 
 Lay, J. H.133 
 
 Layton, Police - con¬ 
 stable. 158 
 
 Leach Brothers .147 
 
 Lee, J. B.133 
 
 Leeds, Lieut. E. 103 
 
 Lefevre, Commissioner 171 
 
 Leggett, J.187 
 
 Leicester, Earl of, 36, 
 
 37, 99, 104, 144 
 Lennox, Lieut. - Col. 
 
 Arthur . 83 
 
 Lettis and Smith .134 
 
 Lichfield, Earl of . 77 
 
 Lindley. 74 
 
 Lincoln, W. J.165,189 
 
 Linay, Samuel .152 
 
 Littleton, Lord .129 
 
 Lithgoe, Rev. 87 
 
 Lodbroy. 27 
 
Mn tn 3jistnri{ nf ^nnnmttlr. 
 
 15 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Loftus, Major General, 
 
 W.56, 67, 72 
 
 Loiittid, E. D. 88 
 
 Love, Captain B . . Ill 
 
 Lozinga, Herbert de .. 28 
 
 Lubbock, Mr. 80 
 
 Luston, Hewling . 50 
 
 Lushington, Hr. S. 63, 149 
 
 Lysons, General. 4 
 
 Mack Mr.149,159 
 
 Mack, W. C. 145, 176, 192 
 Mack, J. & F. 154, 182, 204 
 
 Macleod, Dr.172 
 
 McCullagh, W. Torrens 
 
 85, 89 
 
 Mac Laughlin, Miss 
 L. E... 136, 145, 165, 188 
 Maebride, Admiral 56, 57 
 Mackenzie, Bisbop 82,126 
 Maclean, W. C. ...101, 157 
 McSwinney,Rev.J.H.H 88 
 Mahon, Viscount 
 
 129, 139, 159, 184 
 
 Major, Emily. 89 
 
 Malmesbury, Lord. 56 
 
 Malden, Mr.182 
 
 Manclarke, Rev. J. ... 53 
 
 Mansbip, H.40, 77 
 
 Manby, Capt. G. W.... 64 
 
 Mangan, Rev. I)r.184 
 
 Mannall, Samuel . 190 
 
 Mann, Richard .173 
 
 Martin, Elizabeth. 52 
 
 Martin, Sarah. 81 
 
 Martin, Rev. H.104 
 
 Maitin, F. J.145 
 
 Marsh, Charles .108 
 
 Marsh Major S. C. 
 
 99,106, 111 
 
 Marsham, J. 0.115 
 
 Maryson, E. W.117 
 
 Masters. 50 
 
 Masey, T. A.178 
 
 Massey and Norton .. 168 
 
 Matchett, J. 75 
 
 Matthews .70, 71 
 
 Matthews, Captain. 155 
 
 Maul. Rev. H. G. 84 
 
 Maurice, Miss. 89 
 
 Meadows, D.176 
 
 Mears and Hainbank.. 150 
 
 Medowe, Sir T. 46 
 
 Meed, Mrs. 51 
 
 Meliin, Rev. J.132 
 
 Mellor, J.89, 99 
 
 Melly, C.T. 96 
 
 Merriman, Rev. G.186 
 
 Mew, Mitchell. 43 
 
 Michael, Archbishop... 188 
 Micbell, Lieut.-Gen. J. 73 
 
 Middleton, Bishop. 29 
 
 Mills & Blake, 115,188,191 
 
 Mills, John . 146 
 
 Milligan, George. 98 
 
 Mitchell, James.151 
 
 Moger, Lieut.130 
 
 Money, Col. E.178 
 
 Montrose, Duke of 45 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Monk, General . 42 
 
 Moore, Mr.118 
 
 Moore, C. J.159 
 
 Moore, Sir John. 65 
 
 Moore, S. V. 94 
 
 Mjrant, A. W., 87, 99, 115 
 
 More, Simon . 35 
 
 Morgan, Inspector R., 186 
 Morton, the Misses ...178 
 
 Morgan, Edward . 103 
 
 Morgan, R.154 
 
 Morris. H. A.187 
 
 Moughton, James. 8S 
 
 Munden. 70 
 
 Musgrave, Mr.105 
 
 Nall, George . 180 
 
 Nall, John Greaves ... 116 
 Napier. Vice-Admiral 
 
 Sir Chas.85, 121 
 
 Nash, Rev. Thos. 39 
 
 Naylor, Colonel C. S. 114 
 
 Neave, J. W.172 
 
 Neave, Mr.118 
 
 Neave, J. F.167 
 
 Nelson, J. 186 
 
 Nelson, Earl.184 
 
 Nelson, Lord Viscount, 
 
 58, 59, 63. 69, £4, 119, 189 
 Nevill, Archdeacon, 93, 
 
 95, 101, 104, 151, 157, 
 
 15“, 163 
 
 Newcombe, C. C., 109, 123 
 Newington, Lieutenant 
 
 F. A. 164 
 
 Nichalls, J. 54 
 
 Nicholson, John. 47 
 
 No 1 1 humherland 
 
 Duke of. 34, 85 
 
 Norman, J., sen.120 
 
 Norman, J. H.163 
 
 Nutman, W. C. .123 
 
 Nightingale, Samuel 
 
 109, 123, 154 
 Norwich, Bishop of 78, 
 
 94, 97, 108, 114, 128, 
 
 153,188 
 
 O’Brien, Lord Edward 185 
 
 Oliver, Thus. 51 
 
 Olley, Mr.140 
 
 Onslow, Sir Richard ... 57 
 
 Onslow, Rev. W. Lake 
 
 105,137 
 
 Onslow,Mrs. Lavina.. 137 
 Onslow, Captain J. J. 137 
 
 O’Neil, Miss. 72 
 
 Opdam, Admiral. 43 
 
 Orde, J. II.99, 
 
 155. 157, 168, 178 
 Orde, Lady Elizabeth S. 
 
 162, 186 
 
 Orde, General James.. 186 
 Orforl, Earl of ....69, 185 
 Owner, Edward 36, 40, 41 
 
 Owen, Edward..171 
 
 Owles, J.90, 147, 150 
 
 Oxford, Bishop of ...94,148 
 
 Page, John . 156 
 
 Page, Mrs.161 
 
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 Paget Family.90, 155 
 
 Paget, Professor.155 
 
 Paget, Samuel.... 137, 155 
 Paget, Sarah Elizabeth 155 
 Paget, Sir Jas. 91, 137, 155 
 
 Pain, William. 54 
 
 Palgrave, R. H. I., 170, 
 
 175,182 
 
 Palgrave, Sir Francis 103 
 
 Palgrave, Sir J. 43 
 
 Falgrave, John .123 
 
 Palgrave, William 91, 123 
 
 Palmer, A. J.119 
 
 Palmer,Ambrose Reeve 111 
 Palmer, Charles John 
 38,77,105,109, 117,180,193 
 Palmer,Edmund Reeve 111 
 Palmer F. D. 103, 142, 
 
 168, 1S2 
 
 Palmer, F... 90, 98, 99, 103 
 
 Palmer, George... .76,137 
 Palmer, G. B. 80, 155, 157 
 Palmer, G. Danby .... 107 
 
 Palmer, H. Danby.107 
 
 Palmer, H. S.191 
 
 1 'aimer, Henry . 75 
 
 Palmer, John Danby 77 
 
 Palmer, J. 170 
 
 Palmer, Nathaniel B. 
 
 62, 73, 98, 107, 143, 
 
 146, 161 
 
 Palmer, Salmon .... 135 
 Palmer, Thomas H. .. 161 
 Palmer,William Hurry 83 
 Palmer,William James 
 
 126, 130 
 
 Panks, Henry.110 
 
 Panmure, Lord . 89 
 
 Parkins, Rev. C. 53 
 
 Parsley, J. W. ... 190,193 
 
 Parker, Admiral Sir H. 
 
 58 
 
 Parker, Admiral Sir G. 83 
 Parker, Everett Albert 162 
 Parker, Lady Arabella 85 
 
 Partridge, Rev. J. 150 
 
 Parkington, H. 67 
 
 “Parallax”. 88 
 
 Paston, Baron R. il 
 
 Paston Family.32, 36 
 
 Paston, J. 32 
 
 Paston, Sir John. 32 
 
 Paston, Sir William ... 44 
 
 Paston, William. 45 
 
 Paxton . 73 
 
 Pearson, Capt. Chas. 88 
 Pearson, Capt. 131 
 
 Pearson, Miss E. 131, 
 
 136, 145, 165, 188 
 Ptaton, Rev. A. 165, 
 
 168, 180 
 
 Tedle, John . 32 
 
 Pellew, Rev. G. 1. 93 
 
 Pellew, Hon. & Rev. E. 
 
 77,79, 126 
 
 Pellew, Edward (Ad. 
 Viscount Exmouth) 
 
 78, 79 
 
1G 
 
 Suite! tn listnrif nf ^antmutlj. 
 
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 Tcnrice, Thomas ...62, 69 
 
 Perebrown, J. 30 
 
 Percy, Sir H. 31 
 
 Percy, Faux. 31 
 
 Pestell, H. E.192 
 
 Peto, Sir Samuel Mor¬ 
 ton.67, ICO 
 
 Peto, James.173 
 
 Peto, Mr. 67 
 
 Petre, J. B. 4 
 
 Petts, J. M. ... 93,113, 120 
 
 Pettit, Capt.153 
 
 Phillimore, SirR. J.... 183 
 
 Pike, Rev. J. 94 
 
 Pigg, Mrs. 120 
 
 Pitt, Mr. 58 
 
 Platt, W. 156 
 
 Plummer, J. G.85, 111 
 
 Plumridge, Sir J. H. 110 
 
 Poppy, Jonathan . 67 
 
 Power, Mr. 77 
 
 Powell, J.88, 99 
 
 Praed, W. M. 79 
 
 Price and Son. 49 
 
 Pritchard, J. 84 
 
 Preston, J.62, 63 
 
 Preston, Isaac .70, 71 
 
 Preston, H. 77 
 
 Preston, E. H. L. 81, 
 
 118,139, 146, 166 
 Preston, Isaac, sen. 
 
 117,183 
 
 Preston, Rev. H. E. 129 
 Preston, Miss M. J. F. 183 
 Preston, Isaac, jun. 
 
 142,163 
 
 Preston,Edward Smyth 166 
 
 i. OIL VI■ I), j 
 
 Bart. 4 
 
 Probyn, Major-Gen. ... 144 
 
 Pullen, P . 90 
 
 Quince, Sergt. J.118 
 
 Randolph, Rear-Ad¬ 
 miral G. G. 147 
 Raven, Rev. Dr. J. J. 
 
 145, 150 
 
 Rawdon, Rev. J. H. ... 159 
 
 Rayson, Ziba . 139 
 
 Read, C. S.139 
 
 Reeve, Simms.144, 182 
 
 Rennie, John. 172 
 
 Rendlesham, Dol'd. 159 
 
 Riches, J.172 
 
 Richmond, Rev. T. K. 
 
 Ill, 184 
 
 Richmond, S. C. 132 
 
 Rivett, A. J. 148 
 
 Rivett, J.159 
 
 Robinson, F. W. ... 88, 162 
 
 Robinson, Sir John. 92 
 
 Roberts, Miss C.150 
 
 Roberts, Sir Randall... 185 
 Rochester. Bishop of... 128 
 
 Rodwell, Mr.Ill 
 
 Rolfe, F. W.103,125 
 
 Rollins, Capt. 136 
 
 Rose, H. 29 
 
 Rose, Caleb B.142 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Royals, A. 67 
 
 Rudd, AVm.191 
 
 Rumbold, O. E. 72, 76, 
 
 77, 78, 80, 83, 85 
 Rumbold, Charles 117,140 
 Rust, J. W. 86, 91, 94, 
 
 119, 127, 132, 137 
 
 Rust, R.138 
 
 Russell, Vice-Admiral 
 
 62, 63 
 
 Russell, George .116 
 
 Ryan, J. F.130 
 
 Rysoort, Capt. 67 
 
 Sapis, Miss . 75 
 
 Sackville E. (Earl of 
 
 Dorset). 41 
 
 Sadd, William .152 
 
 Salmon, Mrs.74, 75 
 
 Salmon, F.172 
 
 Salisbury, Marquis of 167 
 
 Sandys, J. T. 55 
 
 Santley, Mr. 123 
 
 Sanderson, Rev. E. M. 
 
 169, 172 
 
 Saunders, Sir C. 53 
 
 Saunders, J. 83 
 
 Saumarez, Vice-Ad¬ 
 miral Sir J... 66 
 
 Sayer, James . 75 
 
 Scott, James.108, 145 
 
 Seago, Mr.138 
 
 Seddon, Mr.123 
 
 Self, J. 104 
 
 Self, Sergeant G.192 
 
 Seppings, Rev. D. W. 167 
 
 Service, David . 76 
 
 Sharman, James. 119 
 
 Shadrake, Mr. 163 
 
 Sheppard, William ... 145 
 Shelley, Rev. A. T. ... 140 
 Shelley, Rev. R. ...151, 165 
 Shelly, John AVm. ... 80 
 Sherrington, James N. 84 
 
 Shiers, Sir H . 46 
 
 Shreeve, Police-con. G. 
 
 130, 134 
 
 Shuckford, Isaac. 157 
 
 Shuckford, AVilliam 
 
 123,161 
 
 Silvers, Mr. 118 
 
 Simmons, Professor ... 121 
 Sinico, Mademoiselle 123 
 
 Sippe, Mr. 75 
 
 Skey, Rev. F. C.104 
 
 Slade, Wyndham .116 
 
 Small, Thomas .191 
 
 Smith & Son, 109, 123, 
 
 127,143,144, 148,155, 
 
 172,175, 193 
 Smith, Captain John, 140 
 Smith, Sir W. Sydney, 
 
 61, 64 
 
 Smith, J. C.81, 162 
 
 Smith, Rev. James .. 162 
 
 Smyth, Rev. C. 87 
 
 Smyth, Rear Admiral 
 
 S.128,130, 153 
 
 Smyth, if, (3.135 
 
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 Soame, Thos. 42 
 
 Sondes, Right Hon. 
 
 Lord.86, 95, 123, 
 
 166.167 
 
 Spanton, B. M. .161 
 
 Spendlove, Rev. C. ... 62 
 
 Spence, Mr.118 
 
 Spencer, Rev. A. J. ... 180 
 
 Spencer, Bishop. 87 
 
 Spelman, S. AV.146 
 
 Spooner, William. 49 
 
 Spurgeon, Rev. C. H. 106 
 
 Squire, Rev. H.103 
 
 Stagg, Edward.115, 132 
 
 Stanley, Dr. 128 
 
 Stanley, Bishop . 84 
 
 Stanley, W. H.182 
 
 Stanhope, Earl .129 
 
 Stanhope, Vice-Admiral 64 
 
 Stamp and Turner. 89 
 
 Stanford, AV. S.... 130,178 
 
 Stafford, Lord .76, 95 
 
 Stafford, Lady .118 
 
 Stafford, S. J. E....131, 
 
 160.168 
 
 Steele, R. S....149, 156, 165 
 
 Stephenson, Dr. 99 
 
 Steer, C.109 
 
 Steward, Arthur.127 
 
 Steward, Burton.145 
 
 Steward, G. S. D.109 
 
 Steward, G. W.114 
 
 Steward, Robert, 85,91, 
 
 96, 104, 107, 109, 133 
 
 Steward, T. B.170 
 
 Steward, William. 80 
 
 Stewart., H. D.132 
 
 Stone, A. D....134, 155, 157 
 
 Stonex, Henry.126, 179 
 
 Stockton, W. 190 
 
 Stone and Constance, 
 
 63, 74 
 
 Stratton, Charles (Tom 
 
 Thumb). 95 
 
 Stracey, Sir H. J., 
 
 Bart.95,98,143, 188 
 
 Stracey J. H. 73 
 
 Stracey Edward. 72 
 
 Strangways Captain... 135 
 
 Stradbroke Lord .143 
 
 Strike W.101 
 
 Sturge E.130 
 
 Strutt Isaac. 178 
 
 Stubbs J. 37 
 
 Stuart Family. 38 
 
 St. Vincent, Earl . 57 
 
 Suffield, Lord 63, 76, 
 
 123, 143,176, 178 
 
 Suffield, Lady.109, 123 
 
 Suliling, J.147 
 
 Sullivan, John. 51 
 
 Sutton, The Honble. 
 
 Manners .105 
 
 Sutton, Francis .169 
 
 Sutton, Thomas. 73 
 
 Swarton, W. 33 
 
 Swann, M. H.115 
 
 Swnidcn, Hom y. 53 
 
Mn in Bistort} nf 
 
 17 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Swatman .182 
 
 Sydney, R. (Earl of 
 
 Leicester) . 40 
 
 Symonds, Mr. 99 
 
 Tabraham, A.139 
 
 Tacon, Rev. E. J.189 
 
 Taim, Rev. James. 102 
 
 Tarleton, Vice-Admiral 
 
 Sir J. AV. 172 
 
 Tate, Rev. Joseph. 76 
 
 Tate, Archbishop . 4 
 
 Taylor, Wat. 31 
 
 Taylor, Chris. 51 
 
 Taylor, George . 163 
 
 Taylor, Master . 69 
 
 Teasdale, Colonel. 144 
 
 Teasdel, Henry 83, 158,175 
 
 Teasdel, Mrs. H.159 
 
 Terrail, Mr. 74 
 
 Tewsley, Supt. George 
 
 89, 142 
 
 Thacker, John. 50 
 
 Thackeray. 89 
 
 Thaxter, E. 47 
 
 Thelwall . 57 
 
 Thompson, Arthur G. 182 
 Thompson, Elizabeth 50 
 
 Thurtell. W. 83 
 
 Thumb, Gen. Tom. 95 
 
 Timperley, Thomas ... 36 
 
 Titiens, Mdlle.123 
 
 Todd, Mr. 98 
 
 Todd, Thomas, 99,100, 126 
 
 Tolver, S. 75 
 
 Tomkins, D.112, 168 
 
 Tomlinson, J., sen. ... 117 
 Tomlinson, Captain J., 
 
 jun. 99, 133, 137 
 
 Tomline, Colonel .159 
 
 Tongue, J. D. 51 
 
 Totty, Rear-Admiral... 59 
 Townsend, C. ... 52, 53, 66 
 Townsend, Lord ...43, 56 
 Townsend, Hon. H. ... 49 
 Townsend, Hon. Cha9. 
 
 49. 51, 52, 54, 55 
 
 Townsend, Hon. AVm. 
 
 49, 50 
 
 Townsend, Hon. Roger 
 
 48, 50 
 
 Townshend, Marauis 
 
 55, 60 
 
 Townsend, J. T. (Vis¬ 
 count Sydney). 69 
 
 Travers, Sir Eton S.... 94 
 Trafford, Edward .... 127 
 
 Travenen, Captain.137 
 
 Tritton, Rev. W. 92 
 
 Trollope, Captain . 56 
 
 Troubiidge, Rear-Ad¬ 
 miral Sir T. 60 
 
 Turner, Dawson91,95, 
 
 103, 184 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Turner, Mrs. D.Ill 
 
 Turner, Miss Ann. 95 
 
 Turner, Sir Charles R. 191 
 
 Tyrrell, 0.82,103 
 
 Tyrrell, T...147 
 
 Ulph, H. W. ... ..164 
 
 XJpeher, A. 63 
 
 Upjohn, Rev. J.163 
 
 Utting, Mr. 116 
 
 Vanderbyl, R. 115 
 
 Vaughan, Mr. 74 
 
 Veale, R.118, 175 
 
 Venes, Miss. 74 
 
 Venables, Rev. G. 157, 
 
 160, 172, 183 
 
 Venables, Miss E. M. 172 
 Vores,W. Mallara 139, 155 
 
 Vores, Arthur. 153 
 
 Vowler, Rev. S. N. ... 161 
 
 Voysey, Rev. C.138 
 
 AVade, Rev. W. D....88, 93 
 Wakeman, Samuel.... 48 
 Wales, Ar.-Sergt. D. 192 
 Walker, Rev. John ... Ill 
 
 Walker, H. J. 149 
 
 Walrond, Rev. A. T.... 172 
 Walpole, Hon. Horatio 
 
 Bart. 
 
 49, 
 
 78 
 
 Walpole. Sir It. (Earl 
 
 
 of Orford). 
 
 . 50, 
 
 51 
 
 Walpole, H>n. E.. 
 
 . 50, 
 
 51 
 
 Walpole, Geo. (Earl of 
 
 
 Orford) . 
 
 
 51 
 
 Walpole, Sir E. 
 
 .. 51, 
 
 52 
 
 AValpolb, Hon. R.. 
 
 . 52, 
 
 53 
 
 Walpole, Lord ... 
 
 . 67, 
 
 79 
 
 Walj^ole, Hon. F. 
 
 .. 4, 
 
 
 122, 139, 154,159,176, 
 
 185, 186 
 
 Walmoden, Baroness 
 Amelia Sophia de .. 50 
 
 Wallis, John. 52 
 
 Waller, Luke . 76 
 
 Warwick, Earl of 34, 38, 41 
 
 Ward, Geo. 45 
 
 Warner and Loup.165 
 
 Watson, Rev. F. .. 71, 85 
 
 Watson, G. T. 150 
 
 Watson,..180 
 
 Waters, Rev. Mark 71, 114 
 
 Waters, J. T. 135 
 
 Watkin, Sir E. W....89, 95 
 AVatlingand Son... 139, 168 
 
 AVatling, R. S. 170 
 
 AVatts, Captain AV. .. 80 
 AVaveney, Lord ...105, 181 
 
 Webb, AV. 165 
 
 AVehli, Mr. 123 
 
 AVelch.Mary . 76 
 
 Wellington, Duke of 
 
 67, 145 
 
 Wentworth, Sir J. 40 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Wesley, John . 54 
 
 West, Mr. 98 
 
 Wh aites. Miss Jane ... 160 
 
 White, AVilliam. 79 
 
 Wheeler J. 39 
 
 Wilson, A. 38 
 
 Wilson, Griffin.63, 67 
 
 AVilkin, W. 69, 71 
 
 Wilkes, John . 52 
 
 Wilshere, W. 80 
 
 AVilberforce, Dr.128 
 
 Wiltshire, C. H.170 
 
 Wilshak, Corp. J., 109, 192 
 
 AVilliams, Mr. 124 
 
 Winmill, William Hill 127 
 
 Windham, AV. E.117 
 
 AVingfleld, Sir H. 33 
 
 Winter and Pigg.109 
 
 Wiseman, Cardinal ... 95 
 Wodehouse, Hon. J.... 69 
 AVodehouse, E, 74, 79, 143 
 Wodehouse, Lord and 
 
 Lady . 69 
 
 Wodehouse, Lord . S3 
 
 AVodehouse, Colonel, 69,71 
 Wodehouse, Edw. R. 122 
 AVodehouse, Colonel 
 
 Edwin.132 
 
 Wodehouse, Ad. the 
 
 Hon_P.132 
 
 Wodehouse, Sir T. 35 
 
 AVollnough, Rev. J. B. 158 
 
 Woodger, J.191 
 
 Woolverton, C. ..121,146 
 AVoolsey, Lieut.-Col... 135 
 AVoodhouse, Gunner... 192 
 AVoodhouse, Sir AV. ... 21 
 
 Woodhouse, Mr.133 
 
 AVorlledge, Judge, 134, 171 
 
 Worlledge, Henry. 136 
 
 AVorlledge, E. W._ 171 
 
 AVorcester, Bishop of.. 129 
 Worship, F. .. 96, 97, 193 
 Worship,Wm. 123, 147, 170 
 
 AVorship, H. 58 
 
 AVright, Captain.. 124, 192 
 
 Wright, Wm.124 
 
 Wright, Sergeant John 80 
 
 Wyatt. 63 
 
 Yarham. . 82 
 
 A'armouth, Lady. 45 
 
 Yarmouth, Earl of 46, 55 
 
 Yaxley, Mr.107, 161 
 
 Yetts. AVilliam .81, 111 
 
 Youell, Edward. 130 
 
 Youell, Captain E. P. 
 
 97, 99, 119, 136, 168, 
 
 190, 192 
 
 Youell, John .Ill 
 
 Young . 73 
 
 Young, A AV.89, 95 
 
 Young, J. F. and Mrs. 121 
 
CRISP’S HISTORY OF YARMOUTH, 
 
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 work. 
 
LIST OF MAYORS 
 
 The following dates 
 
 Abbon Robert .. 1749 
 Albertson John .. 1688 
 Aldred C. C. 1856, ’65 
 
 Artis James .. 1710 
 
 Artis Samuel .. 1727 
 
 Baker John .. 1832 
 
 Baker Richd. 1754, '69 
 Barber Robert D. 1874 
 Barker Samuel .. 1800 
 Barnby J. Eager 1875 
 Bamby John .. 1762 
 Barnard Chris. ..1740* 
 Barth W. 1824,’26,’36* 
 Bateman Dr. Geo. 1829 
 Bateman Dr. T. 1819 
 Bird John .. .. 1730 
 
 Borrett Henry ..1711* 
 Bracey Andrew.. 1714 
 Bradford Thomas 1685 
 Brightin Chris. .. 1721 
 Browne W., sen. 1744 
 Browne William 
 
 1709, ’33, ’48, ’56 
 Burroughs W. N. 1846 
 Butcher William 1753 
 Cherry James 1853 
 Cobb Simon .. 1838 
 Colby Dover .. 1796 
 Cooke Thomas .. 1732 
 Cory Robert .. 1803 
 Cory Robert, jun. 1815 
 Costerton Charles 1825 
 Coteman Joseph 
 
 1704, ’45, ’57, ’59 
 Cotman John 1742, ’55 
 Eagle Benjamin 1702 
 Ellys Anthy., jun. 1705 
 Elly s Anthony 1708, ’ 19 
 Ellys Thomas .. 1739 
 England Ben j. .. 1703 
 England George 1715 
 Jt'enn Samuel .. 1686 
 Perrier Richd. 1706, ’20 
 Perrier Rich., jun. 1724 
 Perrier Robert .. 1750 
 Pielding B. 1787, 1810 
 
 refer to the time of clt 
 after the year 1836 :— 
 
 Fisher J. 1767,1802,’ll 
 Fisher Jas. 1774,1809 
 Fisher William 
 
 1766,’ 75,’80,’94,1806 
 Fisher W., jn. 1786, ’99 
 Fisher J., jun. 1788, ’97 
 Fisher J. Goate 1820 
 Fuller Samuel .. 1707 
 Gooch Henry .. 1772 
 Gourlay David A. 1849 
 Harmer William 1741 
 Horsley Thomas 1738 
 Ireland John .. 1716 
 Jay Samuel .. 1839 
 Johnson William 1841 
 Killett Samuel .. 1746 
 Lacon Edmund.. 1792 
 Lacon Sir E.* 
 
 1795, ’98,1812 
 Lacon E. Knowles 1807 
 Lacon Mortlock .. 1828 
 Lancaster Robei't 1768 
 Le Grice Thomas 1717 
 Lombe Henry .. 1725 
 Love Barry .. 1734 
 Love John Goslin 1763 
 Manclark Colman 1770 
 Marsh S. C. 1843, ’52 
 Martin Thomas.. 1747 
 Blew Blitchell .. 1687 
 Bliles Thomas .. 1737 
 Bloyse Richard .. 1764 
 Bledowe Sir T. .. 1684* 
 Neech John .. 1743 
 Nightingale S. I860, ’68 
 Nor for John .. 1765 
 Pacey William .. 1722 
 Paget Samuel .. 1817 
 Palgrave William 
 
 1782, 1805, T4 
 Palmer J. D. 1821,’33 
 Palmer Chas. Jno. 
 
 1835,’54,’55 
 Palmer Samuel T. 
 
 1840, ’42, ’45 
 Palmer W. Hurry 1844 
 
 i, November 9th, 
 
 Pearson John 1723, ’36 
 Pearson Chas., r.n. 
 
 1850,’51 
 Penrice George.. 1837 
 Pitt Thomas .. 1776 
 Preston Isaac 1816, ’22 
 Preston Edm. 1818, ’30 
 Preston Jacob 
 
 1793, 1801, T3 
 Preston John 1827, ’31 
 Preston I., jun... 1834 
 Preston E. H. L. 
 
 1870, ’71* 
 Pue Jonathan .. 171S 
 Pullyn Philip 1847, ’4S 
 Ramey John 1760, ’73 
 Ramey Joseph .. 1778 
 Reynolds Jno. 1781, ’84 
 Reynolds F.R. 1804, ’23 
 Spooner William 1713 
 Spurgeon John .. 1712 
 Steward Robert 
 
 1858,’61,’62,’63,’64 
 Steward Thos. B. 1870 
 Svmonds N. 1726, ’77 
 Taylor Anthy 1731, ’71 
 Taylor Chris. .. 1752* 
 Taylor William.. 1783 
 Teasdel Henry .. 1873 
 Thompson George 1791 
 Tolver Samuel .. 1789 
 Turner James .. 1779 
 Wakeman Samuel 1735 
 Wakeman Giles.. 175S 
 Wallis John ..1761*’ 
 Ward G. ..1684*, 1728 
 Ward Robert .. 1729 
 Ward James .. 1751 
 Warmington Robert 
 
 1790, 1808 
 Watson John .. 1785 
 Woolverton Chas. 
 
 1869, ’71*, ’72 
 Worship Francis 1857 
 Worship W. 1859, ’67 
 Youell Edwd. Pitt 1866 
 
 Note— Those with an ! , see Historical Tages. 
 
TO 
 
 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES DUFF, 
 
 M.P. FOR NORTH NORFOLK, 
 
 (Son of the late James Doff, Esq., and Grandson of the late 
 Sir James Duff, Colonel of the 50 tk Regiment,J 
 
 THIS BOOK 
 
 (with permission) 
 
 IS 
 
 MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED 
 
 BY 
 
 HIS OBEDIENT AND HUMBLE SERVANT, 
 
 THE COMPILER. 
 
 Vide AntiL 21st, 1876. 
 
HISTORY OF GRE>T YARMOUTH, 
 
 AND 
 
 A RAMBLE ROUND THE BOROUGH AND 
 NEIGHBOURHOOD. 
 
 FTER the Romans, who had held this country in 
 subjection for about 360 years, had taken their final 
 departure (a.d. 446), nearly half a century elapsed before 
 
 ■ Cerdic, the Saxon Prince, is said to have effected a landing 
 on the sand-bank at the entrance of the broad and extensive 
 
 ■ estuary, which, not only in the time of the Iceni (its abori¬ 
 ginal inhabitants), but for a long period before the Saxon 
 Conquest, dissociated this part of the Eastern coast, and com¬ 
 memorated his conquest of putting to flight the Britons by 
 naming this, his landing place, Cerdic Shore, which was then 
 dry land. When the Saxons had gained a firm footing, 
 they began to turn their attention to trade and commerce ; 
 ■and as the waters had receded from the Roman stations at 
 ■Caister and Burgh, they founded a new town on the west 
 bank of the Yare, which they called “ Jiermud,” or “ Jerne- 
 mutha,” since corrupted to Yarmouth; but the town was 
 soon extended across the stream to Cerdic Shore, which for 
 some time had been the resort of fishermen from Norway, 
 
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 Cjjrnnnlngiral Im\m\ nf ^urnranijr. 
 
 Holland, and France, and where they had erected booths or 
 tents and other temporary residences during the herring 
 fishery, the place also being found convenient for drying nets 
 and salting fish. The town henceforth continued gradually 
 to increase; hut its local affairs under the government 
 of the Anglo-Saxons has long since sunk into oblivion. 
 After the dissolution of the Saxon heptarchy, and the con¬ 
 sequent union of the kingdom under one Sovereign, Yar¬ 
 mouth began to make rapid strides in the scale of commercial 
 importance, and certain port-reeves or bailiffs were sent by 
 the Barons of the Cinque Ports, whose influence and power 
 soon assuaged the frequent disputes of its fishermen and 
 merchants. Subsequently a “ free fair ” was established, 
 and a Burgh was founded, for the mutual consideration of 
 comfort and defence. But the disputes between the in¬ 
 habitants and the Barons of the Cinque Ports continued till 
 King Henry I. took the town under his protection, and 
 placed it under the government of a Provost. In the time 
 of Henry III., the long-subsisting disputes between the 
 burgesses and the inhabitants on the west side of the river 
 even then broke out at intervals with srrch acrimony and 
 violence as to call forth the interference of royalty ; but the 
 disagreements between Yarmouth and the Cinque Ports con¬ 
 tinued until Queen Elizabeth adjusted matters to the satisfac¬ 
 tion of both parties, after a quarrel of long duration, much 
 bloodshed, and great loss of property. Different charters since 
 1209, numbering 25, were granted to the burgesses by suc¬ 
 ceeding Sovereigns, each conveying additional immunities, 
 and the last in 1703 settled the Municipal government. 
 "When the Reform and Municipal Corporation Act was 
 passed, the Mayor was again required to be chosen from the 
 whole body of the Corporation, whether Aldermen or Town 
 Councillors. The Mayors elected have principally been 
 
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 (Cjirnitnlngirnl lusfnrq nf ^nnnnntlr. 
 
 -chosen from among the Town Councillors. By the Muni¬ 
 cipal Corporation Act, 1835, the government of the borough 
 Is vested in a Mayor, twelve Aldermen, and thirty-six Coun¬ 
 cillors. 
 
 In the time of Edward the Confessor, Yarmouth was an 
 island bounded on the north by the Haven called Grubb’s 
 Haven, which ran between Yarmouth and Caister, about a 
 mile and a half north of Yarmouth, at which ships came in 
 and unloaded at a quay by the Conge, called the King’s 
 Quay, at the north part of the town. On the west it was 
 bounded by the Yare, from Suffolk, which went out by 
 Gorleston, Gorton, and Gunton, south of Yarmouth about 
 six miles. It was bounded on the east by the sea. Grubb’s 
 Haven, which was the first Haven, was stopped up by the 
 north-east wind, and firm land was made between Yar¬ 
 mouth and Caister; ships therefore had to enter by the 
 south channel at Gunton. In 134G, what is known as 
 the first Haven was cut nearer to Yarmouth, by Gorton, 
 which continued but twenty-six years, being stopped up by 
 the north-east winds. A second Haven, cut at the north of 
 Gorleston in 1393, shared the same fate sixteen years after¬ 
 wards. A third, cut in 1408, “where ye Pole stands by 
 Loestof,”was kept open sixty years, and though decaying was 
 preserved at “ great charge ” for forty years longer, when it 
 succumbed to the east winds. In 1508, a fourth Haven was 
 c ut, and in 1529 a fifth, but the cast winds were again 
 fatal to both. In 1549, a Haven was cut by the south gate, 
 but the works were destroyed by Kett and his rebels. The 
 present Haven (the seventh) was cut in 15GO, about a mile 
 and a half from the town by Joas Johnson, an engineer from 
 Holland, sent for by “ advise of Sir William Woodhouse.” 
 Jolmson built a Pier at the south, “ with great charge of 
 timber, and 3807 tunn of stone they brought from France, 
 
22 Cjjrnnnlngitfll fustnnf nf ^mrantiilj. 
 
 and ye stone of our Lady’s Church, on ye west of ye 
 bridge, demolished by Henry ye Eighth.” He also 
 made a Pier to the north, but it “was not piled up 
 like that to the south till 1G60. This haven con¬ 
 tinued good for a hundred years. Various additions were 
 subsequently made to the “ Hew Horth Pier.” In 1691, an 
 order was made to carry it out 100 yards more, and to fill it 
 up with split piles, the effect of which was it was dry from 
 the Hew Horth Pier in 1692 about 240 paces into the sea, and 
 sixty-eight paces into the Haven. In 1694, after a storm at 
 H.E., a great dry bank of sand was made from this Pier 
 across the Haven to the south of the South Pier, so that the 
 ebb could not get out east to sea, but went through the 
 South Pier, having to turn like an S to get to sea; and the 
 haven was so bad that no ships could get out. The inhabi¬ 
 tants were summoned by beat of drum to go down and cut out 
 the Haven, which they did several days, but it had no effect 
 until “ ye great ships came and lay at ye South Pier head,” 
 which prevented the ebb from passing through ; and the ebb 
 was then forced out east to sea, carrying the bank of sand 
 with it. After this the South Pier was closed up and ex¬ 
 tended, and the piles at the Horth Pier were taken up. In 
 1740 it was shut up by a bank of sand, dry at low water, 
 after storms at E. and H.E. for almost a quarter of a year. 
 
 Though Yarmouth never obtained the honor to which it 
 long aspired, of being reckoned one of the Cinque Ports, it 
 was evidently an important naval station at an early period, 
 and in the glorious reign of Edward III. it had a large 
 number of man-of-war ships, which, in several engagements 
 in the 14th century, did great service. The situation of the 
 town for trade and commerce is most advantageous, lying as 
 it does on the estuary of the rivers Yare, Bure, lYaveney, 
 and "\Vensum, which are navigable to Horwich and several 
 
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 (Cjirniinlngirnl 33istnrt[ nf ^nrmnutlj. 
 
 market towns in the district; and connected with the 
 metropolis by rail and steamers. In its coasting trade, 
 Yarmouth imports a vast supply of coal for this and the 
 adjoining counties, and exports annually an immense 
 quantity of corn. But the chief business of the port lies 
 in its extensive and unrivalled herring and mackerel fisheries, 
 which have been a constant and uninterrupted source of 
 wealth and employment to the inhabitants from the founda¬ 
 tion of the borough to the present time. 
 
 There were formerly seven monasteries established in 
 Yarmouth, all of which suffered the general fate of such 
 institutions under the suppressing Acts of Henry VIII. and 
 Edward VI. Two leper houses, founded before the year 
 1374, stood near the north gate; and three Friaries were 
 founded in the reign of Henry III., viz., the Grey Friary, 
 near Broad Bow ; Black Friary, near South Street or Friar’s 
 Lane ; and the "White Friary, at the north end of the town’ 
 which was burnt down in 1505. 
 
 The town was formerly divided into four “ leets,” but for 
 local purposes is now divided into six wards or divisions, 
 including Gorleston and Southtown. Ecclesiastically, Yar¬ 
 mouth belongs to the Deanery of Flegg, Archdeaconry and 
 Bishopric of Norwich. 
 
A VISITOR'S RAJIBLE ROUND THE TOWN 
 AND NEIGHBOURHOOD* 
 
 V/TREAT Yarmouth, from the shape of the peninsula on 
 "which it stands, is built in the form of a long and irre- 
 v-i' - '- gular parallelogram, comprising about 140 acres, and ex¬ 
 tending upwards of a mile from north to south and half-a-mile 
 in breadth. It is bounded on the east by the German Ocean, 
 and on the west is separated from Southtown and Gorleston by 
 the River Yare, from which the town derives its name. It is 
 the principal seaport and second town and borough, as to mag¬ 
 nitude, in the county of Norfolk. Yarmouth is distant from 
 London 1461 miles by the Great Eastern Railway via Cam¬ 
 bridge ; 121 miles by the East Suffolk Branch via Ipswich ; 
 and 123 miles by turnpike road. From Norwich 19 miles 
 by road and 21 by rail; from Ipswich 54 miles; and from 
 Bury St. Edmund’s 59 miles ; being in 52 deg. 35 min. north 
 latitude, and in 1 deg. 46 min. east longitude from the 
 meridian of Greenwich. 
 
 We simply ask our courteous visitors for their kind 
 indulgence, and we will take them for a walk round the 
 town, and point out the various places of interest along 
 the route. Let us make our starting point at the bottom 
 of Regent Road, where will be observed the Britannia 
 Pier, to the north-west of which is the Aquarium ; beyond 
 this, along the drive to the north, is a long stretch of shore 
 leading to the fishing village of Caister (noted for the 
 bravery of its beachmen in rescuing shipwrecked crews, 
 and as possessing the ruined Castle of Sir John Fastolf, K.G.) 
 Proceeding up Regent Road on the right-hand side, 
 the first opening leads to the Baptist Tabernacle (Wellesley 
 Road); further up the Regent Road is the Catholic Church 
 and United Methodist Free Church. A roadway on the same 
 side in a diagonal direction leads to St. George's Park, and 
 
 * For description of the buildings under this head, and where to findL 
 thein, refer to names in General index. 
 
25- 
 
 (TjjrnuDlngirnl 3Tnstnrg nf ^nrninntli. 
 
 another Baptist Chapel (Crown Eoad). On the south side 
 of the Park is the Temporary Grammar School or Board 
 School (Trafalgar Hoad), and the British School (St. George’s 
 Hoad). At the top of Eegent Eoad is the Wesleyan Chapel, 
 and opposite is the Theatre Royal. We now reach King 
 Street, and cannot fail to notice some of the Rows so 
 graphically described by the late Charles Dickens. Pro¬ 
 ceeding to the right or north will lead to the Market 
 Place, the most prominent buildings surrounding this 
 immense area being the Yarmouth Savings’ Bank, Charity 
 School, the Fish Market and Butchery, the Hospital School, 
 Fisherman's Hospital ; and at the far end, through an avenue 
 of trees, the noble Parish Church of St. Nicholas (many 
 times referred to in this work), together with the Priory 
 Schools and Library ; and but a few paces from them, the 
 new Primitive Methodist Temple and School-rooms. Opposite 
 to these across the Church Plain is the Brewery of Sir 
 Edmund Bacon, ]\I.P. To the north of this, at the foot of 
 Fuller’s Hill, the road straight away (North Gate Street) 
 will bring us to the Workhouse, Contagious Diseases Hospital, 
 the North Denes, Roman Catholic Buried Ground and 
 Mortuary, and beyond these Caister village (as before 
 noticed). Eeturning and passing over Fuller’s Hill, we 
 observe on the right the Suspension Bridge and the North¬ 
 west Toicer ; to the left are St. Andrew's Church and Schools, 
 and the Vctuxhall Railway Bridge (North Quay). Continuing 
 our route along the North Quay southward will bring us to 
 the Hall Quay, where we shall notice an entrance to Broad 
 and Market Rows, the Southtown Bridge (a roadway to the 
 East Suffolk Kailway Station and the hamlet of Gorleston). 
 At the foot of the bridge is the London Steam Navigation 
 Company’s Wharf; opposite are a number of banks and 
 hotels; and at the south-east corner is the Toicn Hall, Police 
 Station, &c. ; also Regent Street (in which the General Post 
 Office is situate). If we direct our steps along the South 
 Quay, we shall get a good sight of the shipping in harbour. 
 Eacing the river Yare, we pass in succession the Custom 
 House, Public Library, Schools of Science and Art, Mariners’ 
 Chapel (close to which latter is St. James’ Church and 
 Schools, Primitive Methodist Chapel, and Naval Asylum, 
 Queen’s Eoad), Smack Boys’ Home, Hull and Newcastle 
 Wharves, Trinity Warehouses and Observatory, the Gas 
 Factory, Fish Wharf, and, on the South Denes, the Nelson 
 
26 ijjjnmnlDgiriil .lisinrg nf ^urimnttli. 
 
 Monument, and thence on to the harbour’s mouth; but being a 
 long journey, we prefer to make our way nearer the sea, on 
 to the Marine Parade, near to the South Battery. Passing 
 the Militia Barrachs, the site of the Militia Depot Centre, 
 and the east-front of the Naval Lunatic Asylum (as before 
 noticed), we arrive at the Wellington Pier, fronting which 
 are the Assembly Rooms and Shadingfield Lodge. Passing 
 several hotels, interspersed between large residences, will 
 bring us to The Jetty, Public Bath Rooms, Fish Depot, and 
 Sailors’ Llomc, to the rear being St. John’s Church (York 
 Uoacl). Near the Home, is the Coast Guard Station, and 
 further on the New Grammar School (Trafalgar Road), we 
 shortly arrive at the starting point—the Aquarium. If, when 
 we were in Regent Street, near the Town Hall, we had turned 
 up Middlegate Street, we should there have found MEcldlegate 
 Independent Chapel, The Old ( Unitarian ) Meeting House, the 
 Old Borough Gaol and Tolhouse-hall, and the Masonic Hall. 
 Turning to the left at the end of Middlegate Street into 
 ITiai’s Lane, we shall again reach King Street (south end) 
 and passing north from that point to Regent Street, we pass 
 the Methodist New Connexion Chapel, St. Peter’s Church 
 and Schools a little to the rear (St. Peter’s Road). Before 
 coming up to St. George’s Chapel, an opening (York Road') 
 takes us to the Rifle Drill Hall and New Board School (St. 
 Peter’s Plain). On a road at the back of St. George’s is the 
 Yarmouth Hospital (Dene Side), and adjoining each other 
 in King Street are the Independent Chapel and St. George’s 
 Hall, a few yards from Regent Street. This walk embraces 
 every place of interest in the borough, with the exception 
 of the Silk Factory (St. Nicholas’ Roadj, close to the pro¬ 
 posed Stalliam Railway Station (Nelson Road). To get to 
 Gorleston we may either take a ferry boat opposite the 
 Monument or cross over the Hall-quay Bridge, and pre¬ 
 ferring the latter, after passing the Southtown Railway 
 Station, we next come to St. Mary’s Church, the Armoury 
 (used as Barracks), and Southtown Gas Works. In Gor¬ 
 leston will be found several places of interest, including the 
 Parish Church, various Chapels and Schools, the Tramway 
 Terminus ; but the most delightful treat of all is a roam on 
 to the Pier at the Harbour’s mouth or on to the top of Gor¬ 
 leston cliffs, the latter commanding extensive views of land 
 and German Ocean, and is very picturesque. 
 
(pronolaigical gpsforg cf (Bitat JTarmoulfc 
 
 A. D. 
 
 4G—The Romans entered this part of Britain when the 
 valleys of the Yare, Waveney, and Bure, as well 
 as the sand-bank upon which Yarmouth stands, 
 were covered by the ocean. 
 
 100—Burgh Castle, a Roman encampment, supposed to 
 have been founded. 
 
 495—Cerdic, a Saxon Prince, and Cenrick his son, with 
 five ships, entered the port of Yarmouth and 
 named it Cerdic Shore. This Cerdic Shore seems to 
 have been a great sand-bank formed along the 
 shore between two branches or channels of the 
 Yare called Havens, by which two channels the 
 river entered the sea, one running near Caister and 
 the other near Gorleston. 
 
 G33—Between this and the year 640 a Saxon Monastery 
 was founded by Fursey, an Irish monk, at Burgh. 
 
 870—Lodbrog, the Dane, driven by a sudden tempest from 
 Denmark across the sea, and, entering the Yare, 
 landed at Reedham, where the Court of Edmund, 
 King of East Anglia, was then kept. Lodbrog is 
 said to have been received into Court favour, but 
 was soon afterwards murdered in a wood by the 
 King’s huntsman (Bern) through jealousy. This 
 led to the imprisonment and execution of Edmund, 
 and put an end to the Saxon dynasty in East 
 Anglia, after Hinguar and Hubba, two Danish 
 chieftains, at the head of 20,000 men, had ravished 
 all East Anglia. 
 
 1008—First houses and habitations erected in Yarmouth on 
 Fuller’s Hill, that being then the only dry land in 
 Yarmouth. 
 
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 1041—Yarmouth, belonged to the King in the reign of 
 Edward the Confessor, and had seventy burgesses, 
 besides a number of soccagers. 
 
 1045—Bishop Herbert born; and in 1091 was consecrated 
 Bishop of Thetford. 
 
 1066—Cocklewater, or Grubb’s Haven, stopped up with sand. 
 
 1100— St. Bennet’s Church, built in the time of Edward 
 
 the Confessor, pulled down. 
 
 1101— Bishop Herbert de Lozinga, the first Bishop of Nor¬ 
 
 wich [translated from the See of Thetford in the 
 7th year of William II. (Rufus) whose Chamber- 
 lain lie was], founded St. Nicholas’ Church, and 
 re-built a Chapel on the North Denes. He was 
 made Lord High Chancellor to Henry I. of England 
 in 1104, and died August 11th, 1119. 
 
 1109—Yarmouth governed by a Provost, the first constituted 
 magistrate, whose public office was in the Conge , 
 North Quay. Foreigners allowed only to come to 
 Yarmouth at the annual free-fair. 
 
 1119—St. Nicholas’ Church consecrated. Enlarged 1123, 
 1250, and 1338. The last attempt, after ten years’ 
 labour in trying to build a west aisle, failing, the 
 ruins were used in the building of a Chapel-of-Ease. 
 
 1199—40,000 lives lost at sea during the war between King 
 John and the Barons; a great multitude washed 
 ashore on Yarmouth beach. 
 
 1204— Monastery of Black Friars founded by St. Dominica. 
 
 1205— Yarmouth had three galleys or vessels of war. Two 
 
 were manned with seven score mariners. 
 
 1209—First Charter granted by King John, and Yarmouth 
 incorporated as a Borough. The document is still 
 preserved (1877). 
 
 1216—All vessels in the port with Scottish property on 
 board were arrested. 
 
 1257—Henry III. granted certain franchises. In 1261 he 
 granted licenses for fortifying the town; and on 
 September 28th, 1262, granted a Charter for 
 enclosing the town with a wall and moat, so as to 
 resist the power of an invading enemy. 
 
 1261—The Tolhouse Hall, Middlegate Street, erected. 
 
 1272—Yarmouth first called Magna (Great) in the reign of 
 Edward I., to distinguish it from Little Yarmouth, 
 or Southtown. 
 
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 1278—St. Mary’s Hospital founded. It was a free Grammar 
 School in 1551, and fitted up as a school for poor 
 children in 1631. 
 
 „ The Carmelites, or Wliitefriars, founded at Yarmouth, 
 and took the north and some other parts of the 
 town under their charge. 
 
 1285— King Henry’s Tower erected at the north-east corner 
 
 of St. Nicholas’ churchyard. 
 
 1286— St. Nicholas’ Church and churchyard consecrated by 
 
 Bishop Middleton of Norwich. 
 
 1287— The sea bowed into St. Nicholas’ Church four feet 
 
 deep, and the town was inundated. 
 
 1290— A beautiful ship built at Yarmouth for King Edwarcl 
 
 II., and sent to Norway for the King’s daughter, 
 upon her proposed marriage with the then Prince. 
 She was heiress of Norway and Scotland. 
 
 1291— No one allowed to draw wine after the Curfew bell 
 
 had rung. 
 
 1294— Yarmouth first summoned to send four Burgesses 
 
 annually to Parliament. 
 
 1295— Sir J. De Botetourt, a Norfolk Knight, had command 
 
 of a Yarmouth fleet of fifty-three vessels. 
 
 „ Ereslr herrings sold for 37s. per last. 
 
 1297—Simon Baking, of Martham, fled into St. Nicholas 7 
 Church, and confessed to having broken open a 
 house at Hemsby and the prison at Southtown, 
 and to having killed W. E. N. Blaking. The law 
 in those days was, if a murderer could reach a 
 church or churchyard before being apprehended, 
 and confessed his crime to a coroner, justice, &c., 
 he was set at liberty without taking a trial. 
 
 1299—¥m. Eastolf and H. Bose, Esqs., returned to Parlia¬ 
 ment, held at Lincoln. 
 
 1305—Yarmouth claimed a free Borough by the Burgesses. 
 1307—William Eastolf and II. Bose, Esqs., again returned 
 to Parliament, held at Nottingham. 
 
 „ Price of pipe (120 gals.) of “red wine,” 20s. 
 1308 to 1472—During the reigns of Edward II. and III., 
 Bicliard II., Henry IV., V., and VI., and Edward 
 IV., upwards of 160 Burgesses were returned to 
 Parliament, seventy-two of which were held at 
 Westminster, six at York, one at London, Bipon r 
 and New Sanun, and two at Gloucester. 
 
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 1314—Two Parliaments held, but not represented by the 
 same Burgesses. 
 
 1330—A Castle stood on the site of the King-street Inde¬ 
 pendent Chapel, but was demolished in 1G21. 
 
 1332— Great disputes between the Barons and the Cinque 
 
 Ports and the Bailiffs of this Borough, concerning 
 the free fair which the former attempted to remove. 
 
 1333— Burgesses exempted from serving on Juries, In¬ 
 
 quests, or Assizes, within the Borough. 
 
 1337— Blackfriarsj Tower completed. 
 
 „ Forty ships of war ordered to Yarmouth roads. 
 
 „ The Yarmouth navy, comprising twenty men-of-war, 
 had orders to proceed to the port of Dort, in order 
 to convoy the King’s four plenipotentiaries to the 
 Court of Hainault from those parts to England. 
 On their return they took two Flemish ships laden 
 with men, money, and provisions for Scotland, 
 with the Bishop of Glasgow on board, who died 
 of his wounds at Sandwich. 
 
 1338— Thomas De Drayton, a Yarmouth man, and who had 
 
 fifteen times held the office of bailiff, appointed 
 Admiral of the Kortli Fleet. 
 
 ,, Yarmouth fitted out a fleet of men-of-war, well 
 equipped, to go against the enemy at sea for the 
 space of a month, at their own cost and charge. 
 1340—John Perebrown, a burgess of Yarmouth, led the 
 King’s North Sea Fleet in the great battle of Sluys, 
 and did great service; 230 ships and 30,000 
 Frenchmen were lost. 
 
 1342—King Edward III. embarked on board the Yarmouth 
 squadron in his expedition to Brittany. 
 
 „ The principal inhabitants fined 1000 marks for com¬ 
 mitting trespasses, &c., on the sea coast. 
 
 1346— The first Haven cut. 
 
 1347— Yarmouth assisted Edward III. at the siege of Calais 
 
 with 43 vessels of war and 1075 mariners. 
 
 1349 —Jan. Plague carried off 7000 persons out of the 
 then population of 10,000. 
 
 1352_Yarmouth gave to the College of Windsor a last of 
 
 red herrings, to be delivered annually for ever, 
 concerning which many disputes have since arisen. 
 1353—Passenger boat from Yarmouth to Norwich sunk near 
 Cantley, and 3S persons drowned. 
 
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 1365—Six Yarmouth vessels captured and burnt in the Bay 
 of Brittany. 
 
 1368— John Lawers hung for not paying the Custom-House 
 
 dues. 
 
 1369— Yarmouth first appointed a staple port. 
 
 1372—Aug. 22nd. Kirkley Road united to the town and 
 port of Yarmouth by charter of Edward III., but 
 repealed four years afterwards. 
 
 1378—Price of coal, including freight, 5s. 6d. per chaldron. 
 
 1381— The memorable rebellion of Wat Taylor. The town 
 
 attacked by 20,000 rebels, who plundered houses 
 and did much damage, but who were defeated 
 after much bloodshed. 
 
 1382— June 20th. Violent shock of an earthquake, and 
 
 much damage done. 
 
 „ June. King Richard II. visited Great Yarmouth. 
 
 1384— Marketplace paved, and a Cross and Pillory built. 
 
 1385— William Bardolf, Baron Bardolf, died. He had 
 
 large estates near Yarmouth. 
 
 1386— Sir Henry Percy and Faux Percy sent to Yarmouth 
 
 with 300 men-at-arms and 600 archers, to guard the 
 coast, an invasion from France being apprehended. 
 
 1392— A Horse Ferry at Gorleston existed. 
 
 1393— The second Haven made, and a third in 1408. 
 
 1395— Several small Yarmouth ships taken by Danish 
 
 pirates in a sharp conflict off the coast. 
 
 1396— After a lapse of 111 years the fortifications of the 
 
 town were completed—20 towers, 10 gates, and 
 the wall, 2280 yards in extent. (See 1544.) 
 
 1403—Henry IV. granted, by the consent of Parliament, 
 that the shipping, weighing, and packing of wool, 
 hides, and skins, should be done at Yarmouth, it 
 being a frontier town. 
 
 1408—Third Haven cut. 
 
 1426— The annual election of four Bailiffs reduced to two, 
 
 and so continued until 1684, when a Mayor was 
 appointed in their stead. 
 
 1427— Yarmouth Bridge built, before which a horse, cart, 
 
 cattle, and foot ferry-boat existed. This was re¬ 
 placed by four successive drawbridges, cjj. 1553, 
 1570, 1785, and 1836. (See 1849.) 
 
 1428— About sixty pilgrims from Yarmouth left England 
 
 for the shrine of St. James of Compostella, at 
 Santiago, in Gallieia. 
 
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 1450—Caister Castle supposed to be founded by Sir John 
 Fastolf, K.G. He was born in 1377, and died 
 in 1459 in his Hall at Caister, aged 82 years, and 
 was buried in the Abbey Church of St. Bonnet, at 
 Holme, leaving his estate to John Paston, Esq. 
 1459—July 24th. Lord Lieutenants of Counties first 
 appointed. 
 
 14G2 to 1586—Sacred Dramas and Mysteries performed in 
 St. Nicholas’ Church. 
 
 1463—John Pedle, laborer, of Yarmouth, executed for 
 coining and uttering eighteen groats, made of cop¬ 
 per and lead, as good and lawful money of England. 
 
 1465— Our Lady’s organ in St. Nicholas’ Church ; the old 
 
 and new organs in 1485 ; great old organs in 1486 3 
 and Jesus’ organ in 1550. 
 
 1466— John Paston died in the Eleet Prison, after the 
 
 seizure of his estates. 
 
 1467— Fourteen persons hanged at one time upon a gallows 
 
 erected on the beach. 
 
 1469—The Duke of Norfolk, at the head of 3000 men, laid 
 siege to Caister Castle, which was surrendered to 
 his Grace. He died in 1475, and Caister Castle 
 again reverted to the Paston family. 
 
 1475—Yarmouth threatened by the French fleet—200 
 armed men sent from Norwich. 
 
 „ A whale came ashore south of Grubb’s Haven, which 
 was cut to pieces and carried away in carts. 
 1488—The Bailiffs feasted Sir John Paston, son of the late 
 John Paston, on porpoise, a Eoyal fish. 
 
 1493—May 16th. By charter of Henry VII., Burgesses 
 were empowered to constitute Justices of the Peace. 
 
 1508— The fourth haven made ; and the fifth Haven cut in 
 
 the reign of Henry VIII., 1529. 
 
 1509— House of Carmelites destroyed by fire; founded in 
 
 Edward I.’s time. 
 
 1515—Queen of France and her husband, Charles Brandon, 
 Duke of Suffolk, entertained tlnee days. 
 
 1525—Church of the Dominicans burnt down. 
 
 1527— The Crane erected by Eobert Bishop. 
 
 1528— Great dearth of corn. The extravagant sale price 
 
 then was 26s. 8 d. per quarter. Several men were 
 hanged for taking part in a riot arising from 
 the same. 
 
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 1528—Gorleston began to be built upon. 
 
 1529.—Duke of Suffolk suppressed a riot arising from the 
 dearness of corn. 
 
 1535—November 1st. Tumult in St. Nicholas’ Church; 
 
 twenty-four persons, with William Swarton, the 
 chaplain, at their head, disturbed the congregation 
 while the Eev. D. E. Cotton was preaching. 
 
 1538—The high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church, remarkable 
 for its richness and beauty, with the saint’s figures 
 and pictures, broken and destroyed. 
 
 1541—October 28th. Four merchant heretics entered St. 
 
 Nicholas’ Church, and created a great disturbance 
 during the service. 
 
 „ Nov. 2nd. A merchant and shoemaker were fined 
 2s. each for bargaining and selling a last of white 
 herring in the Church. 
 
 „ Sir Humphrey Wingfield returned to Parliament, held 
 at Westminster. 
 
 „ Ordered that Aldermen should wear scarlet gowns, 
 with fur tippets and straight hose, at assemblies 
 and festivals. 
 
 1544— Height of town wall, 23 feet. On war being declared 
 
 the following year with France, a large rampire 
 was thrown up on the eastern side, and afterwards 
 extended along the north and south walls. (See 
 1396.) 
 
 „ Sir II. Wingfield again returned to Parliament. 
 
 1545— At Corporate meetings no member allowed to depart 
 
 without leave of the Bailiffs ; otherwise was fined 
 for disorderly conduct. Members of the Corpora¬ 
 tion compelled to wear scarlet gowns and straight 
 hose, under penalty of fines. 
 
 1546— Two French ships and 120 prisoners taken by the 
 
 town. 
 
 ,, A house for country butchers built. 
 
 1549—The sixth Haven made. It was agreed that the 
 money, plate, ornaments, robes, vestments, tunicles, 
 albs, ameffes, &c., belonging to St. Nicholas’ Church, 
 should be disposed of, together with the bells in 
 the steeple and other property in the Church, and 
 the proceeds (£1816 9s. 7d.) devoted to its con¬ 
 struction. The Haven was then commenced, 100 
 men being employed daily upon it. 
 
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34 (Tljrnnnlngirnl listnrg nf ^anmnrflj. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 1549— A rebellion in the town. Kett’s adherents advanced 
 
 and destroyed all the materials for the Haven, and 
 laid it in ruins; and the work of the Harbor was 
 stopped till the following year. The next attempt 
 also proved as unsuccessful. Another report says—r 
 The Norfolk rebellion, under Kett the tanner, com¬ 
 menced ; but their designs were frustrated by Yar¬ 
 mouth men, who, setting lire to a stack of hay on the 
 west side of the Haven, were able to attack the enemy 
 unseen, and defeated them—several insurgents being 
 killed, thirty taken prisoners, and their ordnance 
 secured. They were afterwards defeated by the Earl 
 of Warwick at headquarters in Norwich, and lost 
 some 4500 men ; their leaders, William and Eobert 
 Kett, being suspended alive in chains on a gibbet. 
 
 1550— Another great Plague. (See 1349.) 
 
 „ The Castle, used as a Borough Gaol. During subse¬ 
 quent periods of alarm, it was again repaired. The 
 upper part of it Avas taken doAvn in 1620, and the 
 folloAving year the Avliole fabric Avas ordered to be 
 dismantled and demolished. 
 
 1551— Many of the brasses enclosing the inscriptions on the 
 
 A\ r alls of St. Nicholas’ Church sent to London to 
 be cast into weights and measures for the toAvn’s use. 
 
 A Grammar and Eree School in existence in 
 Yarmouth, the “Parson of Haddiscoe” being 
 appointed for a quarter of a year on trial. He 
 Avas succeeded the same year by an “ expert man 
 and it Avas agreed that each of the four-and 
 tAventies (Aldermen) should pay toAvards his living 
 18d., and each of the eiglit-and-forties (Common 
 Councilmen) 8d. a-year over the stipends, upon the 
 Avell-doing of the schoolmaster. From 1551 till 
 1757, twenty-eight gentlemen were appointed to 
 the Mastership. In 1757 the school appears to 
 have been closed, for Ave find the master quitting 
 possession and resigning his office; and on 
 February 5th, 1773, the chamberlains were 
 directed to do necessary repairs, and to let the 
 school to Mr. Eichard Eaton, the younger, for £4 
 a-year. The school Avas re-established in 1863. 
 
 „ John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, K.G., High 
 SteAvard of the Borough. 
 
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 1552— Sir "W. Wodehouse, Ivnt., and Id. Frymage, Esq., 
 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 „ Every inhabitant found smoking tobacco or overcome 
 with drink in any tippling-house was apprehended. 
 
 1553— Oct. 1st. Eobert Eyre and Simon More were chosen 
 
 Burgesses of the Parliament. 
 
 „ Drawbridge erected to connect Southtown with Great 
 Yarmouth, in place of the one built in 1427. 
 
 „ Beer sold at 3s. 4d. per thirty-two gallons. 
 
 „ This year and two following, six Aldermen were re¬ 
 turned to Parliament. 
 
 1554— Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, High Steward of 
 
 the Borough. 
 
 1555— Fifty vessels wrecked off Yarmouth within twenty- 
 
 four hours. 
 
 „ No brewer allowed to brew in the town unless by the 
 appointment of the Bailiffs. 
 
 „ Another attempt to form a Haven, a ship being sunk 
 at the mouth to stem the tide. But this project 
 was abandoned the following year, and it was 
 stopped up with furze bundles in 1557. 
 
 1557—Dec. 1st. The town inundated. Men were thus 
 enabled to row up and down the streets in boats, 
 and several ships were drawn over the Denes with 
 windlasses. 
 
 1558 to 1567—The ground upon which Major Foreman’s 
 houses are built (Hall Plain) was, in the time of 
 Queen Elizabeth, called “ The South Foreland,” or 
 “Furlong’s End.” In 1568 the houses there stand¬ 
 ing were given by William Garton to the church- 
 wardens for the use of the Church. In 1622 they 
 were repaired, and in 1674 rebuilt. John 
 Fastolf, the father of Sir John Fastolf, of 
 Caister Castle, had a house in the “ Foreland,” but 
 
 . whereabouts cannot now be discovered. These 
 
 houses were re-fronted by the present owner in 
 1866. 
 
 „ Sir T. Wodehouse, Knt., and Wm. Barker, Esq., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 „ The Market Cross repaired. 
 
 1559—May 26th. Queen Elizabeth granted a Charter for 
 the better security, defence, and protection of the 
 town. 
 
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 1560— Jan. 8th. The present (seventh) Haven commenced. 
 
 This Haven rvas cut near the spot of the one made 
 in 1529. Nearly 1000 persons, including women 
 and children, were employed about the works, 
 which were completed on March 4th to the 
 satisfaction of the inhabitants. In 1566 the water 
 broke through, and made its old channel towards 
 Newton Cross. 
 
 „ First Jetty erected, having a crane at the end to 
 facilitate the landing of goods from boats. 
 
 1561— Three town wells opened. 
 
 1562— Thomas Timperley and William Grice, Esqs., were 
 
 returned to Parliament; the latter was also re¬ 
 turned in 1570 with William Parker, Esq. ; in 
 1571 Avith John Paeon, Esq.; and in 1584 and 
 1585 Avith Thomas Damett, Esq. 
 
 „ Three small silver maces, belonging to the Corpora¬ 
 tion, made. 
 
 1563— Herrings very scarce, and sold for £9 a last. 
 
 1567—Piers built on each side of the Haven. 
 
 1569— Three ships of war compelled to leave by the town guns. 
 „ The Paston family sold Caister Castle to meet their 
 
 embarrassments. 
 
 „ Herrings sold for £8 a last; a tun (4 liogshds.) of 
 Avine Avas also of the same value. 
 
 „ Part of the town Avail fell through being overcharged. 
 
 1570— Mr. Vincent GoodAvin first preacher appointed at St. 
 
 Nicholas’ Church. 
 
 „ Drawbridge carried aAvay by high tide, and another 
 constructed in 1785, at a cost of £403 15s. 9d., 
 notwithstanding £225 had been expended the year 
 previous in repairs. 
 
 1572— Eobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, E.G., High Steward 
 
 of the Porough. 
 
 „ -Prewers ordered to breAV Avith coals instead of wood. 
 
 „ Every ale-house licensed by the Pailiffs. 
 
 1573— Eegulations made to prevent goods lying on the Quay 
 
 longer than necessary. 
 
 1575— Feb. 10th. Mr. HarbroAvne elected to Parliament 
 
 in place of John Paeon, Esq., but only served one 
 day, the latter being re-elected. 
 
 1576— Edward OAvner born. He represented the town in 
 
 Parliament four times, and died August 13th, 1650. 
 
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 1577— Burgh Water Frolic first spoken of, being a grand 
 
 event, and patronised by the Mayor and Corpora¬ 
 tion. 
 
 1578— Inhabitants prohibited from washing their clothes 
 
 near the public wells. 
 
 „ Lord Burleigh and the Earl of Leicester paid Yar¬ 
 mouth a visit, and were entertained at the Priory. 
 Queen Elizabeth was expected, and a silver cup, 
 costing £16, made for presentation to her Majesty, 
 but she reached no further than Norwich. 
 
 ,, Scratby Sand became entirely dry land, and raised its 
 head so much above high-water mark, that grass, 
 &c., grew on it, and sea birds built their nests. 
 It was called “ Yarmouth Island.” 
 
 1579— May to September. Great plague; 2000persons died, 
 
 and the Grammar School shut up for six months. 
 (See 1349 and 1550). 
 
 1580— August 2nd. Dinner provided for forty-three gentle¬ 
 
 men on a sandbank out at sea near Scratby sand. 
 In 1582 it was swept away by a strong easterly 
 wind and tide. 
 
 „ 2,000 lasts (2,640,000 single fish) of herrings brought 
 
 in on one tide. 
 
 1582— Large fish, 17 yards long, the jaw 3j yards long, 
 
 body ib yards thick, caught at Caister. 
 
 1583— No one could be elected a Burgess in Parliament 
 
 unless he ■was an Alderman. 
 
 1585— The Privy Council requested the town to provide 
 
 ships for the transport of 400 soldiers into the Low 
 Countries. To raise funds every Alderman advanced 
 £5, and every Common Councilman £2 10s., the 
 rest of the money being raised by assessment. 
 
 1586— -Pulpit erected at the west-end of St. Nicholas’ 
 
 Church ; removed in 1635, another erected in the 
 south-east corner of the south aisle, which was 
 also removed in 1S46. 
 
 „ Number of “ tippling houses ” in Yarmouth restricted 
 to sixteen. 
 
 1588—John Stubbs and Boger Drury, Esqs., elected to 
 Parliament. 
 
 „ William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, K.G., High Steward 
 of the Borough. In 1578 he visited Yarmouth in 
 company with the Earl of Leicester. 
 
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 1588— Preparations to receive the Spanish Armada. The- 
 
 fortifications put into the best state of defence, a 
 boom thrown across the Haven at the South-gates, 
 and a mound of earth raised higher than the walls, 
 called the “ South Mount,” on which were placed 
 several pieces of ordnance. Another mound, the 
 “ Hew Mount,” was afterwards thrown up near 
 St. George’s Chapel, and a war-like ship fitted 
 out at the town’s expense to annoy the enemy at 
 sea, and preparations made to lodge and provision a 
 garrison of 1,000 men. The sum of £1,355 4s. 9d. 
 was assessed on the County. 
 
 1589— Ho victualler or innkeeper allowed to retail any 
 
 “strange beer” under pain of forfeiture. 
 
 1591— An ale-house or tavern could only be kept by a 
 
 Freeman or the widow of a Freeman. 
 
 „ Two Yarmouth ships required to carry out 150 soldiers 
 to Hormandy. 
 
 1592— T. Damett, Esq., again returned to Parliament with 
 
 John Felton, Esq. 
 
 1596—John Felton, Esq., again returned to Parliament with 
 Sir H. Hobart. 
 
 „ Elizabethan House on the Quay, built by Benjamin 
 Cowper. It was sold to John Carter, a friend of 
 Oliver Cromwell. The supporters of Cromwell 
 frequently assembled in this house, and it is sup¬ 
 posed that the death of Charles I. was here 
 determined on. It was for many years previous to 
 February 26th, 1807, the residence and property of 
 Charles J. Palmer, Esq., E.S.A. 
 
 „ Arthur Wilson born at Yarmouth. He published an 
 account of the life and reign of James I., written 
 with much freedom, and displaying a thorough 
 knowledge of Court intrigues; but the liberties he 
 took in exposing the propensities of that monarch 
 and his son towards the Catholic cause, brought 
 upon him the vehement censure of the friends of 
 the Stuart family, who said that he had written 
 
 . ■ from conjectures rather than from records, and 
 
 that his work was more like a pasquinade than an 
 authentic history. He was for many years an 
 attendant on the Earl of Essex, and afterwards 
 steward to the Earl of Warwick. He died in 1652. 
 
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 1597— 700 Vessels in the Haven at one time. 
 
 1598— The number of Rows was seven score (140). 
 
 „ The south-side of the Hospital School used as a 
 
 House of Correction. 
 
 „ Bobert Devereux, Earl of Essex, K.G., High Steward 
 of the Borough. 
 
 1599— Eev. Thomas Hash published the “Lenten Stuff®,” 
 
 containing a description of Yarmouth, &c., and a 
 play in praise of the red herring. He was born at 
 Lowestoft in 1558. 
 
 „ to 1660.—Caister Castle deserted as a residence. 
 
 1600— Sir Henry Hobart and T. Damett, Esq., again returned 
 
 to Parliament; the latter, with John Wheeler, 
 Esq, also returned on the accession of James I. 
 
 „ Every Alderman, or his deputy, with a constable, 
 ordered to visit all ale-houses and taverns twice a 
 week, and make inquiries respecting the customers. 
 
 1601— The washing and rinsing of nets near the public wells 
 
 forbidden. 
 
 „ The town required to provide and provision ships 
 for transporting 600 soldiers to the Low Countries. 
 „ Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, K.G., Lord 
 High Admiral of England, elected High Steward 
 of the Borough. 
 
 1604—A third Market Cross erected. 
 
 1607—The three rivers frozen over for forty days. 
 
 1611— Drapers, mercers, grocers, and haberdashers prohibited 
 
 from having stalls in the market. 
 
 „ Herring Fair held. A great scarcity of herrings this year 
 —a last of Windsor herrings being sold for £15 5s. 
 
 1612— Great damage done to the Piers by a raging tide. 
 
 „ Aldermen, who had held office as bailiffs, compelled 
 to wear scarlet gowns with tippets, under pain of a 
 40s. fine. 
 
 1613— The present Haven completed at a cost of £38,632, 
 
 and from this date to 1770 inclusive, £215,644 
 had been expended about the Haven and Piers. 
 
 1614— Sir Theophilus Finch and G. Hardware, Esq., re¬ 
 
 turned to Parliament, but the former was succeeded 
 soon after by Sir Henry Hobart. 
 
 ,, 100 jacobuses (a gold coin struck in the time of 
 
 James I.) presented to King James II. by the 
 town, as a mark of loyalty and affection. 
 
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 1615— At Corporate meetings no gentleman allowed to make 
 
 uncomely and indecent speeches out of time and 
 order, or create a disturbance when touching upon 
 any public good, or even allowed to make a remark 
 till the previous speaker had sat down, under 
 penalty of fine or dismissal. 
 
 1616— About fifty Yarmouth fishermen laid up their vessels, 
 
 having no licenses for exportation. 
 
 1617— License granted for the export of 600 lasts of her¬ 
 
 rings, which was annually renewed till 1624. 
 
 1618— -The Cage oi Stock-house set up. 
 
 1619— The last demand made by the Crown for furnishing 
 
 vessels of war, until Charles I. resorted to that 
 means of raising a revenue without the sanction of 
 Parliament. 
 
 1620— December 21st. John Cowldham, four times a 
 
 Bailiff, and Magistrate, died, aged 84 years. 
 
 ,, B. Cowper and Edward Owner, Esqs., free Burgesses, 
 elected to Parliament. 
 
 1622— “Tippling houses” had increased to forty, and were 
 
 restricted to that number. 
 
 1623— Benjamin Cowper, Esq., re-elected withG. Hardware, 
 
 Esq., to serve in Parliament. 
 
 1624— Artillery-yard on the site of present Unitarian 
 
 Chapel. 
 
 1625— December 29th. Poor people not allowed to marry 
 
 unless sanctioned by the Chief Alderman or Chief 
 Constable, by order made this year. 
 
 „ Manship, who wrote the “ History of Great Yar¬ 
 mouth,” died. He was Town Clerk in 1579. 
 
 Sir John Corbet and E. Owner, Esq., elected to 
 Parliament; and in the same year Sir John was 
 re-elected with Thomas Johnson, Esq. 
 
 „ Eishmarket, on the site of the present, covered in 
 and paved. Covering removed in 1844. 
 
 1626— Robert Sydney, Earl of Leicester, K.G., High 
 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
 ,, Nicholas Pelton, Bishop of Ely, died. He was a 
 native of Yarmouth, and one of the prelates em¬ 
 ployed by James I. in the new translation of the 
 Bible. 
 
 1627— Sir John Wentworth and Miles Corbet, Esq., elected 
 
 to Parliament. 
 
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 1628 and 1629—The town obtained leave to export 1000 
 lasts of herrings, which continued till 1637, when 
 £50 per annum was demanded by the Trinity for 
 ten years, and afterwards for forty years. 
 
 1629—1200 Householders in Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset, K.G., High Steward 
 of the Borough. 
 
 1632— Tobacco allowed only to be retailed in this town by 
 
 one apothecary, six grocers, two hosiers, one 
 merchant, and a chairmaker. 
 
 „ June 26th. Four Frenchmen executed for murder¬ 
 ing Nicholas Harpley. 
 
 1633— Aldermen’s wives compelled to wear velvet hats up 
 
 to this date, when the ordinance was annulled. 
 1637—Thirty-four brewing-houses in Yarmouth. 
 
 1639—Miles Corbet, Esq., re-elected with Edward Owner, 
 Esq., as members of Parliament. 
 
 1642— Sept. Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral, visited 
 
 Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Oct. 12th. A ship, with 140 armed soldiers onboard, 
 through stress of weather, put into Yarmouth port; 
 she was seized by the townsmen, and her crew and 
 soldiers imprisoned on behalf of the Parliament. 
 
 „ Dec. 23rd. A rate of £1200 assessed upon the 
 inhabitants for the fortifications. 
 
 „ The town collected £136 for the relief of distressed 
 subjects in Ireland. 
 
 1643— Feb. Lord Grey of Werke required Yarmouth to 
 
 send eighty dragoons to Cambridge. 
 
 1644— The number of “ tippling-houses ” increased to eighty, 
 
 besides great inns and taverns; and in 1705 
 augmented to 120. 
 
 „ Letters between Yarmouth and London only passed 
 once a week. 
 
 „ Twenty Iceland fishing barques belonging to Yarmouth 
 merchants taken by pirates, only three escaping. 
 
 1645— Additional fortifications made. Breastworks and 
 
 platforms built at the seaside, and ordnance 
 mounted on them. 
 
 „ The Earl of Lauderdale visited Yarmouth, and 
 was sumptuously entertained at the town’s expense. 
 1648—Sept. 9th. Lord Fairfax marched into Yarmouth, 
 and the town was converted into a garrison. 
 
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 1648— Three men-of-war ships sent to convoy the fishers and 
 
 guard the coast. 
 
 „ The Burgesses raised 600 foot and 50 horse soldiers, 
 in lieu of having other forces marched into the 
 town to do garrison duty. 
 
 1649— Tour Aldermen and sixteen Common Councillors 
 
 resigned office in the Corporation ; six were after¬ 
 wards reinstated. 
 
 1650— The Puritans removed a fine old organ from St. 
 
 Nicholas’ Church. 
 
 „ The Presbyterians made a doorway in the north wall 
 of St. Nicholas’ Church, and opened the north 
 aisle of the chancel for public worship. 
 
 1651— Up to this date prayer was always used before the 
 
 commencement of public business. 
 
 1652— Admiral Blake sent several ships to Yarmouth, which 
 
 he had captured from the Dutch. 
 
 „ Dr. Thomas Soame died. He was the son of a 
 fisherman at Yarmouth, but related to a wealthy 
 family of the same name at Burnham. He lived 
 in the reign of Charles I., and having entered 
 holy orders he became minister of Staines in 
 Middlesex, and Prebendary of Windsor. During 
 the civil wars, he was so zealously attached to 
 Eoyalty that he sent all he had to the King, so that 
 when the rebels came to plunder him he had nothing, 
 for which he was imprisoned, first in Newgate and 
 afterwards in the Pleet Prison, where he died. 
 
 1653— June 6th. Yarmouth sent five members to the “ Little” 
 
 Parliament, summoned by Cromwell. Eesigned 
 December 12th. 
 
 „ Aug. 29th. General Monk granted a warrant to free 
 Yarmouth fishermen in the herring fair from being 
 pressed into the service of the State. 
 
 „ Lord Henry Cromwell, youngest son of Oliver, High 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
 ,, and 1654—Norfolk sent ten members to Parliament. 
 
 1654— Dec. 16tli. Oliver Cromwell proclaimed in the 
 
 Market Place Protector of the Commonwealth of 
 the United Kingdom. 
 
 „ Colonel William Goffe and Thomas Dunne, Esq., 
 were elected Burgesses to Parliament by three 
 Aldermen and twenty-six Common Councilmen. 
 
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 165G—William Burton and C. G. Cock, Esqs., elected to 
 Parliament. 
 
 1659—Yarmouth people sent to Southwold thirty coombs of 
 wheat and ten coombs of rye lor the sufferers from 
 a fire which consumed the greater part of Southwold. 
 ,, W. Burton and C. G. Cock, Esqs., re-elected to 
 Parliament. 
 
 1GC0—Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, High Steward of 
 „ the Borough. 
 
 ,, A “ Healing Parliament ” called, and Sir J. Palgrave, 
 Bart., and Miles Corbet, Escp, elected. 
 
 1GG1—Sir William D’Oyley, Bart., and Sir W. Coventry, 
 Bart., Secretary to the Admiralty, returned to 
 Parliament. 
 
 1662—Contention and bloodshed through concurrent juris¬ 
 diction ceased, when the Cinque Ports dissolved 
 government with Yarmouth. 
 
 1664— Jan. 22nd. Bev. John Brinsley, sen., lecturer in 
 
 Yarmouth, died, aged 64. 
 
 „ 2500 persons died of plague, including two ministers 
 
 of St. Nicholas’Church. (See 1349, 1550, and 1579). 
 
 1665— June 3rd. Great sea fight off Lowestoft, when the 
 
 Dutch Admiral (Opdam) was defeated. 
 
 1667— John Carter, twice Bailiff and one of the Elders, 
 
 died, aged 73. 
 
 „ Town farthings coined by the Overseers “ for the use 
 of the poor.” In 1673 they were cried down, and 
 the town fined TOO for setting up a local mint; 
 Lord Townshend petitioned the King on their 
 behalf that he would pardon the offence. 
 
 1668— 22,760 chaldrons of coal imported. 
 
 1670— An Act of Parliament passed appointing Haven 
 
 Commissioners, viz., three for Norfolk, three for 
 Suffolk, two for Norwich, and two for Yarmouth. 
 
 „ April 21st. Mitchell Mew, twice Bailiff, and once 
 Mayor, died, aged 71 years. 
 
 1671— Sept. 27th. Charles II. visited Yarmouth, accom¬ 
 
 panied by the Duke of York, Duke of Monmouth, 
 and Duke of Buckenham, and publicly entertained 
 at a cost of £1000.—The Corporation presented 
 the King with four golden herrings and a chain, 
 value £250. The King knighted three gentlemen 
 of the town. 
 
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 1672— May 28th. Duke of York, commander of the 
 
 English fleet, defeated the Dutch fleet under De 
 Kuyter, in Sole hay, or Southwold hay. The guns 
 were heard at Yarmouth, and the sick and wounded 
 afterwards brought here. Yarmouth sent presents 
 to the Duke of York, previous to the engagement. 
 
 1673— April 8th. William Burton, sen., twice Bailiff of 
 
 the town, died, aged 65 years 
 
 „ Son of Sir Wm. Paston created Baron Paston and 
 Viscount Yarmouth ; also created Earl of Yar¬ 
 mouth in 1679. In 1676 he was shot at and 
 wounded while in his coach. He died in 1682. 
 
 1674— Eobert Paston, Viscount Yarmouth, High Steward 
 
 of the Borough. 
 
 „ The famous “ Yarmouth Troll Cart” in use. At this 
 date they were known by the name of “ Yarmouth 
 Coaches,” being more elegantly made, and let out 
 to pleasure parties. 
 
 ,, Bell factory supposed to have existed. 
 
 1677— Grand celebration in Yarmouth on the marriage of 
 
 William III., Prince of Orange, with Princess 
 Mary. 
 
 „ Captain Booth executed in the town for stabbing a 
 seaman. 
 
 1678— Bonfires, by order of the Corporation, made in the 
 
 Market Place and other parts of the town, on the 
 passing of the “Test Act” by both Houses of 
 Parliament. 
 
 1679— Sir W. Coventry, Knt., re-elected to Parliament with 
 
 Lord Huntingdon. 
 
 1680— Bichard Himtingdon and George England, Esqs., 
 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 1681— October 21st. Sir William Gooch, Bart., born in 
 
 Yarmouth. Early in life he entered the army, 
 and distinguished himself in the Eebellion of 1715. 
 George I. made him Lieutenant - Governor of 
 Virginia in 1727 ; and in 1740 lie was appointed 
 Colonel of an American Eegiment, and assisted at 
 the memorable siege of Carthagena. Eor his 
 services he was promoted; being first made Briga¬ 
 dier and then Major-General, in which capacity, in 
 1747, he commanded in the expedition to Quebec. 
 Died at Bath, December 17th, 1751. 
 
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 1681—The whole body of Freemen claimed a right of' 
 electing members for the town, and accordingly 
 chose Sir James Johnson, Knt., and George 
 England, Esq. Before this, the Corporation had 
 usually taken upon themselves this business, some¬ 
 times by a majority of the assembly, and sometimes 
 by an inquest of six Aldermen and six Common 
 Councilmen. 
 
 „ H.R.H. the Duke of York entertained to a sumptuous 
 dinner in Yarmouth ; afterwards embarked in the 
 frigate “ Gloucester,” but (May 6th) the vessel strik¬ 
 ing on the Leman and Ower sand, 12 leagues from 
 Yarmouth, she filled with water, and the Duke 
 escaped in a shallop with Colonel Churchhill, Earl 
 of Aberdeen, Duke of Montrose, and a few other 
 persons. 
 
 1683— William Paston, Earl of Yarmouth, High Steward of 
 
 the Borough. 
 
 „ Spire of St. Nicholas’ Church, being of wood and 
 lead, set on fire by lightning. John Grice received 
 from the Corporation a piece of plate, value £10, 
 for extinguishing it. 
 
 1684— April 26th. First Yarmouth Fair held. 
 
 „ May 7th. John Hall, Esq., died, aged 61 years. He 
 was a merchant, Alderman by the old and new 
 charter, and twice Bailiff of the town. 
 
 ,, July 22nd. The charter granted by which a Mayor 
 was substituted for the two Bailiffs, 18 Aldermen 
 instead of 36, and 36 Common Councilmen instead 
 of 48. By Charles II. a High Steward, a Eecorder, 
 a Sub-Steward, two Coroners, two Chamberlains, 
 and a Clerk of the Courts, were also appointed. 
 Southtown was added to the liberties of the 
 Borough (see 1687 and 1763). (This charter also 
 empowered them to hold two fairs yearly.) The 
 instrument was brought from London by the 
 eldest son of the Earl of Yarmouth to Haddiscoe, 
 and given to George Ward, Esq., the first Mayor 
 elected. He, accompanied by a large train of 
 carriages, and from 300 to 400 horsemen, proceeded 
 to Haddiscoe to receive it. Great rejoicing in the 
 town. 
 
 „ Lady Yarmouth, wife of the above Earl, died. 
 
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 1684—The Corporation Sword of Justice, carried before the 
 Mayor, adopted. 
 
 ,, Sir Thomas Medowe, Mayor, being the second elected 
 the same year. 
 
 „ Lord Huntingdon and George England, Esq., returned 
 to Parliament; also in 1686 and 1688. 
 
 „ Town Charters surrendered to Charles II. 
 
 16S5—Earl of Yarmouth invited Sir A. Dean and Sir H. 
 
 Sliiers to view the Haven and Piers. The latter 
 was presented with 105 guineas for his journey. 
 He also visited the town in 1687, accompanied 
 by Lord Dartmouth, who recommended that a 
 ship be sunk, or jetty made, northward of the 
 north Pier, to prevent the sand from coming into 
 the Haven, and that a basin be formed westward 
 of the “ brush,” with a sluice to let out the water 
 forcibly into the Haven towards the latter ebb. 
 
 1686— Lord Huntingdon and George England, Esq., elected 
 
 by the Ereemen to serve in Parliament. The right 
 of Ereemen to vote was ever acquiesced in by the 
 Corporation. 
 
 1687— Aug. 12th. Prince George of Denmark landed at 
 
 Yarmouth, and went post to Windsor. 
 
 „ James II. ejected 5 Aldermen and 12 Common 
 Councilmen from the Corporate Body ; and in the 
 following year 3 Aldermen and 4 Councilmen, and 
 placed others in their stead. This right of dis¬ 
 placing the Corporate body was reserved by the 
 King. 
 
 1688— June 24th. Tumult and riotous proceedings took 
 
 place in the town through the bigoted conduct of 
 King James II. 
 
 „ Lord Huntingdon and G. England Esq., again elected, 
 and sent to the Convention Parliament the same 
 year. Ee-elected in 1690 and 1695. 
 
 „ Bellasis’ Eoyal Eusileers quartered in the town. 
 
 „ The office of Mayor ceased, and the Government of 
 the town again reverted to two Bailiffs, under King 
 James II.’s proclamation. This continued till the 
 time of Queen Anne. (See 1702.) 
 
 Joseph Ames, author of the “ Typographical Anti¬ 
 quities, or Memoirs of Printing and Printers in 
 England,” was born at Yarmouth, and died in 1759. 
 
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 1689— February 16th. Prince of Orange and the Princess 
 
 Mary proclaimed in the Market Place. 
 
 „ George England and Samuel Fuller, Esqs., returned 
 to Parliament ; also in 1695, 1698, and 1700. 
 
 1690— May 16th. Edmund Thaxter, Alderman, and twice 
 
 Bailiff, died, aged 62. 
 
 „ The Maces carried by the Mayor’s officers ordered to 
 be made. 
 
 1691— Anthony Ellys, Bishop of St. David’s, and author of 
 
 several theological works, was born at Yarmouth. 
 Died in 1761. 
 
 1692— Oct. 18th. William III. landed at Yarmouth, and 
 
 received with great enthusiasm. The Corporation 
 spent ,£10G in entertaining him. 
 
 „ 200 vessels and nearly 1000 lives lost in one night 
 
 off this coast. 
 
 1693— Sept. 11th. Thomas, second son of Sir Geo. England, 
 
 Alderman and twice Bailiff, died, aged 48 years. 
 
 „ Oct. 28th. John Albertson, Esq., Alderman and 
 Bailiff in 1G55, died, aged 71 years. 
 
 1694— A Bar having formed across the Harbor’s mouth, the 
 
 dangerous state of the Haven was made known by 
 the beat of a drum, and the inhabitants desired to 
 cut and dig a “ gut ” or trench through the Bar. 
 
 „ and 1810—Proposed to break up the streets and lay 
 pipes to supply the inhabitants with spring water 
 from a large reservoir, collected from the wells on 
 the Denes. (See 1835 and 1855.) 
 
 1697—Corporation voted an address to the King upon his 
 safe return, and peace with the French King. 
 
 1701— Jolm Nicholson and John Burton, Esqs., returned to 
 
 Parliament. 
 
 1702— June 30th. George England, Esq., eldest son of Sir 
 
 George, died, aged 58 years. He was Recorder, and 
 several times member of Parliament for the borough. 
 (See 1693 and 1711.) 
 
 „ Fisherman’s Hospital (for forty persons) erected by 
 the Corporation. 
 
 „ The Corporation obtained a new Charter, granted by 
 Queen Anne, which again allowed them to chooso 
 a Mayor instead of two Bailiffs. 
 
 „ Benjamin England and J. Nicholson, Esqs., returned 
 to Parliament; also in 1705. 
 
48 Cjjrnnnlngirnl Jjistani af ^armnuiii. 
 
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 1703— July 3rd. Thomas Bradford, Esq., Mayor, died, aged 
 
 74 years. 
 
 „ March 11th. Twenty-fifth and last Charter granted 
 by Queen Anne, re-appointing certain governors of 
 the town. (See 1684.) When the Parliamentary 
 and Municipal Reform Acts were passed (1832 and 
 1835), the Mayor was again required to be chosen 
 from the whole body of the Corporation, whether 
 Aldermen or Town Councillors. 
 
 1704— April 30th. Thomas Godfrey, twice Bailiff, and 
 
 many years Town Clerk of this Borough, died, 
 aged 63 years. 
 
 1706— The expenses of Yarmouth Haven amounted to 
 
 £2,710 7s. 5d. 
 
 1707— April 27th. Thomas Bendish, Esq., died, aged 61 
 
 years. He was a descendant of the ancient family 
 of Sir Thomas Bendish, Bart., of Essex, who was 
 ambassador from Charles II. to the Grand Seigneur. 
 He married Bridget, daughter of H. Ireton, Esq., 
 of Ireton, for some time Lord Lieutenant of 
 Ireland. 
 
 q708—Hon. Roger Townshend and Richard Ferrier, Esq., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 1710— November 7th. William Browne, Esq., Mayor, died, 
 
 aged 46 years. 
 
 ,, Richard Ferrier and George England, Esqs., returned 
 to Parliament; also in 1713. 
 
 1711— April 30th. Benjamin England, Esq., third son of 
 
 Sir George, died. He was several times Bailiff, 
 Mayor, and Member of Parliament for the Borough. 
 „ Henry Borrett, Esq., was Mayor, but dying before his 
 term of office was completed, Samuel Wakeman, 
 Esq., was chosen. 
 
 „ Ordered that no license be granted to any person to 
 draw or retail ale or any other liquor at any house 
 by the sea-side, except during the fishing seasons. 
 
 1712— Oct. 3rd. Twenty persons drowned on Breydon from 
 
 the upsetting of a wherry. 
 
 „ An Act obtained for making a causeway over the 
 Denes from Yarmouth to Caister. 
 
 1713— The Charity School erected by a few benevolent 
 
 persons; and in 1723 the Corporation built two 
 large rooms. 
 
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 1713—Tlie Cliarity School erected in the Market Place. 
 
 1715— Mayors and Justices allowed to wear different gowns 
 
 to those of other Corporate members. 
 
 „ St. George’s Episcopal Chapel finished building. The 
 contractors were Messrs. Price and Son, who after¬ 
 wards built the Town Hall. It was consecrated 
 December 8th, 1815. Cost £3,800. 
 
 „ South Denes laid out as a race-course by John 
 Holdrich and other innkeepers of Yarmouth ; but 
 annual races not held till 1810. 
 
 ,, Easter fair held on Good Friday until this date, when 
 the Corporation ordered it to be held on the Friday 
 following. 
 
 „ Geo. England, Esq., and the Hon. Horatio Townshend 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 1716— Town Hall erected at a cost of £880. 
 
 1718—It was agreed that the two last and every succeeding 
 Mayor should receive £100 each, in lieu of the 
 fishing thousand. 
 
 1721— An Act passed enforcing half the amount of ordinary 
 
 duties on the Haven to be expended in improving 
 the Haven, Piers, and Jetties ; one-fourth part to 
 be expended in deepening and cleansing the three 
 rivers, and repairing the bridge and public quays 
 at Yarmouth ; and the remaining fourth part in 
 cleansing and deepening Breydon. 
 
 1722— Oct. 2nd. William Spooner, Bailiff, and afterwards 
 
 Mayor, died, aged 67 years. 
 
 „ Hon. Charles Townshend and Hon. Horatio Walpole 
 returned to Parliament. The latter created a 
 Baronet in 1756. 
 
 1723— Guildhall, near St. Nicholas’ Church, pulled down 
 
 and re-placed by an unsightly building, where 
 Corporate assemblies were held till 1835. 
 
 1724— Jan. 28th. James Artis, Esq., Bailiff, Mayor, and 
 
 Captain of Fusileers, died, aged 68 years. 
 
 1726—July 14th. Mrs. Bridget Bendish, granddaughter of 
 Oliver Cromwell, died at Soutlitown. 
 
 1728—Hon. W. Townshend and Hon. Horatio Walpole 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 •1729—The Pillory removed. 
 
 „ £50 raised by the town for the relief of the English 
 
 prisoners at Mequinez. 
 
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 1730—July. A remarkable storm and tempest • hailstones 
 of prodigious magnitude fell. 
 
 1732— Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, K.G., High. 
 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
 1733— Organ now at the Parish Church first opened. (See 
 
 Jan. 25th, 1869.) 
 
 1734— A poor fisherman named Danby obtained a verdict,. 
 
 with £15 damages, against William Browne, Esq. 
 (the Mayor), Justice Artis, and Masters (the 
 Bridewell man), for whipping and false imprisoning, 
 the plaintiff. 
 
 „ The Mayor’s chain and medal appendant subscribed 
 for. The cost of the chain alone was £141 18s. 3d. 
 „ Organ at St. George’s Chapel built by Jordan. 
 
 „ Hon. Edward Walpole and the Hon. William 
 Townshend returned to Parliament, but the latter 
 dying in 1737, was succeeded by his brother, the 
 Hon. Roger Townshend. 
 
 1736— Elizabeth Thompson hanged for the murder of a 
 
 Dutchman in the Gaol-row. 
 
 1737— George II. landed a few miles south of Yarmouth. 
 
 1739— Sir R. "Walpole sent 50 guineas to be expended in 
 
 coal for the poor. 
 
 „ Robert Ferrier appointed Town Clerk, and eleven 
 years afterwards filled the civic chair. 
 
 1740— -Chris. Barnard, Esq., elected Mayor, but died before 
 
 completing his term of office. 
 
 „ Expenses of Yarmouth Haven were £3,299 15s. 9d. 
 „ Amelia Sophia cle Walmoden, presumed to have been 
 the mistress of George II., was created Baroness 
 and Countess of Yarmouth for life. She died in 1750. 
 
 1741— Hon. Roger Townshend and E. Walpole, Esq., re¬ 
 
 turned to Parliament. Votes—T., 400 , W., 391; 
 Hewling Luston, 104 ; Richard Fuller, 97. 
 
 1742— John Thacker hanged for killing John Auger with a 
 
 pistol ball in a shop near the Wheel of Fortune. 
 1744—The inquest, chosen for electing a Mayor, locked up 
 in the Guildhall for ten days ; in 1765, six days ; 
 in 1767, three days and three nights; and in 1814, 
 fifty-four hours. 
 
 „ Samuel Killett, Esq., Alderman, gave the Corpora¬ 
 tion of Yarmouth a silver oar, double gilt, the 
 insignia of the Admiralty Court. 
 
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 1745— Eobert Walpole, Earl of Orford, High Steward of 
 
 the Borough. 
 
 1746— Mayor’s medal appendant sold; its value applied for 
 
 adding links to the chain. 
 
 1747— Hon. E. Walpole and the Hon. Clias. Townshend 
 
 elected to Parliament. 
 
 „ The Cage or Stock-house removed. 
 
 1748— Nov. 30th. John Dobson Tongue hanged for rob¬ 
 
 bing Mr. Halsden on the Southtown-road. 
 
 1749— Oct. 13th. John Sullivan hanged for robbing Mrs. 
 
 Meed on the Denes. 
 
 1750— John Bareham, mariner, executed for the murder of 
 
 Eobert Bullen. 
 
 „ An Act passed appointing a committee of twelve in¬ 
 habitants of Yarmouth to inspect the Haven 
 works, and to summon the Commissioners in cases 
 of need. 
 
 „ Mrs. Cromwell, lineally descended from Oliver 
 Cromwell, died at Yarmouth, at an advanced age. 
 
 1751— George Walpole, Earl of Orford, High Steward of 
 
 the Borough. 
 
 ,, Dr. John Butler minister at St. Nicholas’ Church, 
 and afterwards Bishop of Oxford and Hereford. 
 He died in 1802. 
 
 „ An Act passed to open the port of Yarmouth for the 
 importation of wool and woollen yarn from Ireland. 
 
 1752— Chris. Taylor, Esq., Mayor, died before com¬ 
 
 pleting his term of office. 
 
 ,, The Gallows-house on the North Denes removed. 
 
 1753— Expenses of Yarmouth Haven amounted to 
 
 £3360 3s. 9d. 
 
 1754— April 18th. Eight Hon. C. Townshend and his 
 
 former colleague, then Sir E. Walpole, K.B., and 
 Chief Secretary for Ireland, elected to Parliament. 
 Votes—T., 541 ; W., 518 ; E. Puller, 397 ; and 
 | William Browne, 342. 
 
 „ Mr. Thos. Olivers made an unsuccessful attempt to 
 introduce Methodism into the town. He and a 
 friend were assailed on the Sunday with dirt, 
 stones, and missiles of every description without 
 mercy, and driven out of the town. Mr. Howell 
 Harris made an attempt in 1760, which was more 
 successful, though at great risk of his life. 
 
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 1756—July 23rd. William Burton, M.D., died, aged 53. 
 
 „ September 1st. Naval engagement off Lowestoft 
 between H.M.S. “ Hazard” and a French privateer, 
 “La Subtitle,” carrying 12 guns and 86 men. 
 After six hours the Frenchman struck off Winter- 
 ton, and the next day (Sunday), the prisoners were 
 landed and lodged in gaol. By undermining the 
 prison wall, fourteen broke out, and only four were 
 re-taken. 
 
 „ C. Townshend, Esq., a cousin to the Hon. Charles, 
 was elected to Parliament by a majority of 32 
 votes, on the latter accepting the office of Treasurer 
 of his Majesty’s Chamber. Mr. C. Townshend 
 was elected eight times in thirty-three years. 
 
 1758— An Act for the better recovery of small debts within 
 
 the liberties of the Borough obtained. 
 
 1759— Yarmouth Sea-baths built. Cost £2000. A hand¬ 
 
 some public room added in 1785. 
 
 1761—John Wallis, Esq., Mayor, but died before com¬ 
 pleting his term of office. 
 
 „ Hon. Sir Walpole, K.B., and C. Townshend, Esq., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 1763—Gorleston parish, with the Hamlet of Soutlitown, in 
 Mutford and Lotliingland Hundreds (Suffolk) in¬ 
 corporated for the maintenance of the poor of its 
 24 parishes, and by an amended Act in 1833. 
 
 1765— December 10th. Eev. Christopher Spendlove, sen., 
 
 lecturer, of Yarmouth, died, aged 69 years.- 
 
 1766— January 8th. Much distress caused through the high 
 
 price of food, and a subscription was opened and 
 liberally supported by the inhabitants—60,138 
 quartern loaves, weighing 4 lbs. 14 oz., at 3d. each, 
 distributed for three months, among the poor till 
 April 25th. 
 
 1767— 100 feet of the Jetty carried away by high tide. 
 
 1768— C. Townshend, Esq., returned to Parliament, with the 
 
 Hon. Richard Walpole. (Alsoin 1770, 1774, 1780.) 
 
 1769— Sept. 16th. Elizabeth Martin executed for the 
 
 murder of her illegitimate child. 
 
 1770— April 18th. The day of John Wilkes’s release- 
 
 ment from the Tower celebrated at Yarmouth 
 with great rejoicings. He was an eminent English 
 politician. 
 
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 1770— November 8tli. Bev. John Manclarke, minister of 
 
 the parish, died, aged 38 years. 
 
 „ During a gale, thirty vessels and two hundred men lost. 
 ,, Four of the Town Gates pulled down. 
 
 „ One guinea bounty offered to every able seaman at 
 Yarmouth who would join the fleet to suppress the 
 war with Spain. 
 
 1771— “ Clappermen ” appointed to watch the vessels in 
 
 the Harbor, and prevent any fire or light being used 
 on board. 
 
 1772— January 11th. Henry Swinden, a diligent antiquary, 
 
 who for twenty years collected and digested a large 
 mass of information respecting his native town, 
 author of “ History of Great Yarmouth,” died, the 
 same year his work was published, and while the 
 last sheet was in the press (see 1776), aged 55 
 years. 
 
 1774— Charles Townshend, Esq., and the Hon. Eichard 
 
 Walpole returned to Parliament. Votes—T., 310 ; 
 W., 310 ; W. Beckford, 218 ; Sir Charles Saunders, 
 Iv.B., 216. In 1777, Charles Townshend, Esq., 
 vacated his seat, but was returned with W. Beck- 
 ford, Esq. Votes—T., 502 ; B., 199. 
 
 „ The overseers’ account for the past year, ending at 
 Easter, was—Money received, £2694 16s.; money 
 paid (including everything, and a new building at 
 £201 10s.) left a balance in hand of £61 15s. 7d. 
 
 1775— The “ Nine houses ” at Southtown built, on the site 
 
 of public tea gardens. 
 
 1776— “The History and Antiquities of Yarmouth,” by 
 
 the Eev. Charles Parkins, M.A., Eector of 
 Oxburgh, published. 
 
 „ John Ives, F.E.S., E.S.A., died. He was born at 
 Yarmouth in 1730, and became eminent for his 
 skill in antiquarian science. He published “ Man- 
 ship’s History,” wrote the preface, and erected a 
 marble monument in St. Nicholas’ Church to 
 Manship’s memory. 
 
 1778— December 4th. Theatre erected, and opened with 
 
 the comedy of the English Merchant Building 
 cost £1500. Benovated in 1828. 
 
 1779— January 1st. A tremendous storm and flood, and 
 
 much damage done to the shipping. 
 
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 1780— Armed associations formed at Yarmouth. 
 
 1781— William Pain, a pirate, hanged in London, and after¬ 
 
 wards put on a gibbet on the North Denes. 
 
 „ Two batteries on the North Denes erected. 
 
 1782— A fort erected on Gorleston heights, armed with six 
 
 24-pounders and a battery of nine 18-pounders, for 
 the defence of St. Nicholas’ Gat. An invasion 
 expected. 
 
 „ The fisheries protected by an armed force. 
 
 „ Parliamentary Keform agitated ; and the town was 
 filled with troops, much to the annoyance of the 
 inhabitants. 
 
 „ An act passed for the better seeming the duties pay¬ 
 able on the importation of coal and cinders. 
 
 „ The Norfolk Eangers first established. 
 
 1783— The celebrated John Wesley preached in Yarmouth, 
 
 and on October the 22nd opened a chapel. He 
 paid the town three subsequent visits—1786, 1788, 
 and 1791; the last not five months before his 
 death. 
 
 „ Eight Hon. C. Townshend re-elected to Parliament. 
 
 1784— Pirst Census taken. Population 12,608. 
 
 „ Two vessels fitted out for the Greenland whale fishery. 
 „ Mr. Barrett died, aged 100 years. 
 
 „ Oct. The Prince of Wales (afterwards Geo. IY.) 
 invited by the Corporation to dine at the Town 
 Hall. Not accepted. 
 
 Mr. S. Bream, of Yarmouth, advocated the extension 
 of the North Pier for the removal of the Bar. Mr. 
 J. Nichalls, an engineer, suggested in a report 
 that the river should be straightened, and a weir 
 placed across the river near its junction with 
 Breydon. 
 
 „ Sir John Jervis, K.B., returned to Parliament with 
 H. Beaufoy, Esq. 
 
 1785— Another town gate pulled down. 
 
 „ The Dutch sent over 87 boats for the herring fishery 
 off our coast. 
 
 „ Wooden drawbridge across the stream near the Town 
 Hall built, and existed till 1843. 
 
 1786— Second drawbridge connecting Yarmouth witli South- 
 
 town over the Yare re-built and opened to the 
 public. 
 
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 1789— November 1st. Forty vessels driven ashore between 
 
 Yarmouth and Southwold; 80 fishing boats 
 
 wrecked, and 120 bodies washed ashore between 
 Yarmouth and Cromer. 
 
 „ An appointed day of thanksgiving for the King’s 
 recovery, and the town illuminated. 
 
 „ 700 lasts of herrings taken by 130 boats. 
 
 1790— June 18th. Eight Hon. Charles Townshend and 
 
 Henry Eeaufoy, Esq., returned to Parliament. 
 Votes— T., G32 ; B., 455 ; J. T. Sandys, 182. 
 
 1791— February 3rd. Part of the Jetty carried away by a 
 
 destructive high tide, and the Denes under water. 
 On the Soutlitown-road the water was deep enough 
 for boats to ply. 
 
 ,, October 27th. Eiot on account of the dearness of 
 provisions, but suppressed by the magistrates. 
 
 „ George Townshend, Marquis Townshend, High 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
 1792— February 7th. House of Commons petitioned by 
 
 Yarmouth for abolition of slave trade. 
 
 „ May 29th. The “ Church and King Club ” estab¬ 
 lished, and first meeting held at the Wrestler’s Inn. 
 „ December. Meeting held in Yarmouth, pledging 
 themselves to support the Constitution of King, 
 Lords, and Commons, as established in 1688. 
 
 1793— Feb. 11th. Embargo laid on all vessels at Yarmouth. 
 „ Feb. 28tli. H.M.S. “ Savage” brought in the French 
 
 privateer “ Custine,” she being the first prize taken 
 in the war. 
 
 „ Matthew Champion died at the. age of 111 years. 
 
 „ The title of Earl of Yarmouth was revived as the 
 secondary title of the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 1794— July. Subscription entered into and a benefit play 
 
 performed at Yarmouth, for the relief of the widows 
 and orphans of those killed on board the fleet in 
 Lord Howe’s victory on June 1st. 
 
 1795— May 29th. On the death of H. Beaufoy, Esq., 
 
 Colonel S. Howe was elected to Parliament with 
 George Anson, Esq. Votes—H., 483 ; A., 347. 
 
 „ Sir Edmund Laco.n, Knt., Mayor. This hon. gentle¬ 
 man was knighted for quelling the riot which began 
 in the Market-place, occasioned by the high price 
 of provisions. 
 
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 1795— January 19th. Tlie illustrious fugitive, the Princess 
 
 of Orange, with her daughter-in-law, little grand¬ 
 daughter, and the child’s nurse, accompanied by 
 two gentlemen, embarked on board a fishing boat. 
 'They took up their quarters in the hold of the 
 vessel, and were covered with the sails as a defence 
 against the inclement weather. After being safely 
 landed at Yarmouth, the military were drawn up, 
 and their Eoyal Highnesses driven twice round 
 the Market-place, and then entertained by the 
 Mayor. The Prince unexpectedly came also and 
 took his wife away. The next day the Duke of 
 York visited Yarmouth for the purpose of welcom¬ 
 ing them, and, though disappointed, was enthu¬ 
 siastically received by the inhabitants. 
 
 „ Another unfortunate Princess near landing on our 
 shore. Princess Caroline of Brunswick, accom¬ 
 panied by the English envoy, Lord Malmesbury, 
 embarked at Cuxhaven on board the “Jupiter,” 5Q> 
 guns, and through distress of weather came within 
 six leagues of the Beach. 
 
 „ A line of packets to Cuxhaven was started from 
 our Port, and the Dover and Harwich packets 
 removed. 
 
 „ Congratulatory address from the Corporation and in¬ 
 habitants of Yarmouth presented to George III. on 
 his escape from the attack made on his person 
 ■while proceeding to Parliament House. 
 
 1796— June. Lord C. P. T. Townshend and Colonel S. 
 
 Howe returned to Parliament. Lord Charles on 
 the day following his election was found dead in 
 his carriage, shot in the mouth by a pistol ball. 
 The same year (October 26th), Major-General "VV. 
 Loftus and H. Jodrell, Esq., were elected to Parlia¬ 
 ment. Votes—L., 599 ; J., 561 ; Sir J. Jervis, 
 KB., 418. 
 
 „ June 25th. Eirst time that a squadron of men-of- 
 war ships entered Yarmouth Eoads. There were 
 thirteen British and three Eussian, under the com¬ 
 mand of Admiral Macbride. 
 
 ,, Ereedom of the Borough presented to Captain 
 Trollope, for defeating eight French ships of war 
 off the coast of Holland. 
 
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 1796— August 19th. Whilst Thelwall, a political lecturer, 
 
 was declaiming in a room at Yarmouth, a party of 
 armed sailors from the ships in the Roads broke in, 
 and in their attempt to seize the orator, knocked 
 down every person who opposed them. Upwards 
 of forty persons were wounded in the scuffle ; the 
 orator escaped unhurt. 
 
 1797— June 1st. Mutiny on board the North Sea Fleet at 
 
 Yarmouth, and several sail of the line hoisted the 
 red Hag of defiance. 
 
 „ Sept. 18th. Adifliral Duncan assumed the command 
 of the North Sea Fleet in the Roadstead ; vice 
 Admiral Macbride. 
 
 „ Oct. 3rd. Admiral Duncan put into Yarmouth 
 Roads, and six days afterwards went in search of 
 the Dutch fleet, which was totally defeated (Octo¬ 
 ber 11th) off Camperdown. The British fleet 
 returned in triumph to Yarmouth Roads, bringing 
 seven sail of the line as prizes. The wounded men 
 were landed and conveyed to the Barracks and to 
 Norwich—there being no Naval Hospital. Yar¬ 
 mouth for several days was thronged with visitors 
 to see the victorious British fleet and their prizes. 
 A subscription was raised on behalf of the 
 wounded. 
 
 „ Somerset Militia quartered in the town. 
 
 „ Captain Rysoort, of the “ Hercules ” (one of Admiral 
 Duncan’s prizes), died in Yarmouth, and was buried 
 with military honours. 
 
 ,, A boat on the river between Yarmouth and Breydon 
 overset, and six out of seven youths drowned. 
 
 „ Freedom of the town presented to Lord Duncan and 
 Sir Richard Onslow for their victories over the 
 Dutch fleet; also to Earl St. Vincent for the 
 victory over the Spanish fleet on the 14tli of 
 February. 
 
 „ Mutiny broke out at the Nore, and extended itself to 
 the vessels in Yarmouth Roads, but was quickly 
 suppressed. 
 
 1798— March 2nd. Through financial pressure at the 
 
 Bank of England, Yarmouth banks paid in 
 their own notes, and fractional parts were paid 
 in specie. 
 
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 1798— July. Two 'Volunteer Companies of Yeomanry 
 
 Cavalry formed at Yarmouth under Samuel Barker 
 and H. Worship, Esqs. 
 
 „ October 1st. Intelligence of Admiral Viscount 
 Nelson’s ever-memorable victory off the mouth 
 of the Nile received at Yarmouth with great 
 rejoicing. 
 
 1799— September 28th. The Duke of York’s army returned 
 
 from an unsuccessful campaign, and the Guards 
 and twenty-four other regiments, comprising 25,000 
 troops (infantry and cavalry), were landed at 
 Yarmouth on their return from Holland. 
 
 „ An embargo laid on all shipping at Yarmouth. 
 
 .1800—September 25th. Freedom of the Borough voted to 
 Sir A. Dickson and Mr. Pitt. 
 
 „ November 6th. Admiral Lord Nelson landed here 
 after the battle of the Nile, having been absent 
 two years and seven months from his native 
 county, and was presented with due honors and 
 the freedom of the town. He was accompanied by 
 Lady and Sir William Hamilton. 
 
 „ November 20th. The herring fishery off Yarmouth 
 was unusually productive this year ; the catch 
 being so great that one of Mr. Batley’s boats, after 
 taking on board fourteen lasts, was obliged to 
 throw two lasts overboard. 
 
 1801—January 1st. This day being the first of the 19th 
 century, and the day on which the union of Great 
 Britain and Ireland took place, the Durham Militia 
 fired a feu de joie at Yarmouth, and the ships in 
 the Roadstead gave a royal salute and hoisted their 
 new colours in honour of the union. 
 
 „ March 7th. The “ St. George,” carrying 98 guns, 
 and bearing the flag of Lord Nelson, arrived in the 
 Roadstead. 
 
 „ March 12th. The grand fleet of forty-seven ships of 
 war, with 3000 mariners, under the command of 
 Admiral Sir Hyde Parker in the “ London,” 
 98 guns, with Lord Nelson as his Vice-Admiral, 
 sailed from Yarmouth, and proceeded, after they 
 had been joined by seven sail of the line in 
 Leith Roads, to Copenhagen to destroy the Danish 
 navy. 
 
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 1801— March 16th. The “ Invincible,” 74 guns (built in 
 
 1766), Rear-Admiral Totty, on her way to join the 
 grand fleet, got on the ridge near Hasbro’ Sand, 
 and remained till daybreak next morning, hut had 
 no sooner floated into deep water than she went 
 down with her captain (J. Lawford), several 
 officers, and about 300 men. By the exertions of 
 Daniel Grigson, master of the cod-smack “Nancy,” 
 the Admiral, seven officers, and about 190 of the 
 crew, were saved. 
 
 „ April 14th. Intelligence received at Yarmouth of 
 the destruction of the Danish navy in Copen¬ 
 hagen by the British fleet, on April 2nd, after four 
 hours’ fighting. Great rejoicing in this town and 
 country generally. 
 
 „ July 1st. Owing to Lord Nelson’s ill health he again 
 landed at the Jetty from the gun-brig “ Kite.” 
 
 „ November 2nd. The Prince of Orange arrived at 
 Yarmouth from London ; and on the 6 th sailed in 
 the packet “ Diana ” for Cuxhaven. 
 
 „ Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 14,854; 
 with Gorleston and Soutlitown, 16,573. 
 
 „ The batteries erected on the verge of the beach, and 
 mounted with 32-pounders. The harbor was also 
 defended on each side by two bastions of a mural 
 construction. They were dismounted after the general 
 peace, and guns returned to Woolwich. 
 
 1802— Jan. 6th. The Public Library first instituted by a 
 
 certain number of subscribers. In 1808, the Corpo¬ 
 ration granted the lease of the present building. 
 The Dutch clock (removed in 1861) was erected 
 on the exterior in 1600, when the building was 
 used as a Dutch Chapel by the Hollanders; was 
 afterwards used as an English Chapel, and previous 
 to the Theatre being built the back premises w T ere 
 converted into a room for dramatic entertainments. 
 New Reading-room opened Feb. 19th, 1859. 
 
 „ May 5 th. The town illuminated on the proclama¬ 
 tion of peace. 
 
 „ May 24th. The Duke of Cambridge sailed from 
 Yarmouth in the frigate “ Amphion ” for Hanover, 
 of which kingdom he was appointed Regent. 
 (See June 13th, 1803). 
 
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 1802— June 28th. Custom House opened. 
 
 „ July. Eear-Admiral Sir Thomas Trouhridge, Bart., 
 and Thomas Jervis, Esq., returned to Parliament. 
 
 „ 300 persons impressed, hut 250 were afterwards 
 
 liberated. (See 1805.) 
 
 ,, Montgomeryshire and Cheshire Militia left the town. 
 
 1803— May 5th. An active press at Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, May lGth. Embargo laid on all vessels in the Eoads. 
 
 „ June 13th. H.E.H. the Duke of Cambridge and 
 suite left Yarmouth for Norwich. They came in 
 the same frigate which brought Prince William 
 of Gloucester from Cuxhaven, where their 
 Eoyal Highnesses were nearly being made 
 prisoners by the advanced guard of the French 
 army. Had they remained there another hour 
 they would have shared the fate of the Hanoverian 
 army. The French General in Holland put an 
 immense number of fishing boats in requisition 
 for the avowed purpose of invading England. 
 
 „ October 25th. The Volunteer Regiments in Norfolk 
 and Norwich resolved to perform permanent duty 
 in Yarmouth in case of an invasion, and on 
 November the 9th two troops of Norfolk Eangers 
 (established 1782), headed by the Marquis Towns- 
 hend, the Lord Lieutenant, and commanded by 
 Captain Sir M. B. Ffolkes, Bart., and Captain 
 Beauchamp, marched to Yarmouth on permanent 
 duty; also the Norwich and the Fakenham 
 Volunteers. 
 
 „ November 5th. The Lord Lieutenants of the 
 maritime counties received warrants under his 
 Majesty’s sign-manual, commanding them, “ as 
 there was actual appearance of invasion,” to give 
 the necessary orders in pursuance of the late 
 statute, that on the approach of the enemy all 
 waggons and carts, cattle, and stores of corn, likely 
 to fall into their hands, be removed or destroyed, 
 and also that all women and children be likewise 
 removed. The proprietors to be indemnified. 
 
 Nov. 7th. Lieut.-Colonel Harvey’s battalion of Nor¬ 
 wich Volunteers arrived here for garrison duty; 
 also the Norfolk Eangers and Norwich and Eaken- 
 ham Corps. 
 
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 1803— Nov. 10th. The Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry re¬ 
 
 ceived their colours (presented by the Corporation) 
 from the hands of the Mayoress. 
 
 ,, Dec. 6th. On the Norwich Volunteers’ return to 
 Norwich, this regiment was succeeded in their 
 fortnight’s garrison duty by the Yarmouth Volun¬ 
 teer Infantry (550), commanded by Lieut.-Colonel 
 Gould. 
 
 „ Dec. 15th. The Lynn and Frcebridge Yeomanry 
 Cavalry, with the Artillery and Rifle Corps, 
 marched through Norwich to Yarmouth, to relieve 
 the Dereham and South Erpingham troops. 
 
 ,, Dec. 22nd. The Dereham and Swaffham troops of 
 Yeomanry Cavalry marched through Norwich for 
 Yarmouth, to relieve the Lynn and Freebridge 
 troops ; and the Diss, North Walsham, Wells, and 
 Old Buckenham Volunteer Companies of Infantry 
 marched into Yarmouth for a fortnight’s duty. 
 
 „ Dec. 30th. The Hingham and Wymondham troops 
 marched to Yarmouth, to relieve the Swaffham and 
 Dereham troops. 
 
 „ Tower and spire of St. Nicholas’ Church removed; 
 re-built in 1807. (See 1806.) 
 
 „ The Militia regiments of the county assembled at 
 Yarmouth and were embodied. 
 
 1804— April 4th. The “ Antelope,” Commodore Sir W. 
 
 Sydney Smith, the brig “ Cruizer,” and the cutter 
 “Prince of Wales,” arrived at Yarmouth, from the 
 Flushing station, which made an unsuccessful 
 attempt to cut out an armed brig near the Scaw. 
 They were attacked by an armed schooner, and 
 obliged to abandon their enterprise, with the loss 
 of five killed and ten wounded. 
 
 „ April 11th. Rear-Admiral Sir W. Sydney Smith 
 left Yarmouth for Norwich. The hero of St. 
 Jean d’Acre proceeded next day on a tour of the 
 country before accompanying the King of Portugal 
 to Brazil. 
 
 „ May 2nd. The gibbet on which Payne was hung in 
 1781 taken down by order of the Corporation. 
 
 „ May 14th. Lynn Volunteers and (May 26th) North 
 Walsham Light Infantry, came for a fortnight’s 
 training. 
 
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 1804— May 23rd. Blickling and Girnton Rifle Corps 
 
 arrived here for a fortnight’s garrison duty. 
 
 „ May 25th. A general fast observed. The Shrop¬ 
 shire Militia and the Volunteers at Yarmouth 
 (nearly 25,000 men) attended divine service. 
 
 „ May 26th. The sloop “ Helena,” 20 guns, and on 
 Sept. 4th the brig “ Musquito,” 18 guns, launched 
 from Mr. J. Preston’s yard. 
 
 „ September 6th. Sloop of war “ Cygnet,” 18 guns, 
 launched from Mr. Nathaniel Palmer’s yard. 
 
 „ October 28th. Lord Viscount Chedworth, of 
 Ipswich, died worth £500,000. Thomas Penrice, 
 Esq., surgeon, of Yarmouth, was left a legacy of 
 £20,000 and also residuary legatee, by which he 
 came into possession of at least £300,000. 
 
 „ November 26th. The Corporation and merchants of 
 Yarmouth voted their thanks to Captain Hancock 
 and his officers for capturing the notorious Black¬ 
 man, who commanded a Erench privateer of 18 
 guns, and 98 prisoners were also taken. 
 
 „ Nov. 22nd. The “ Bomney,” 50 guns, which sailed 
 from Yarmouth Roadstead on the 18th with 
 bullocks and vegetables for the blockading fleet off 
 the Texel, under Admiral Russell, was lost in a 
 dreadful gale of wind on the South Haak Sand. 
 All the officers and crew saved themselves on rafts, 
 but were made prisoners by the Dutch. The officers 
 were afterwards liberated on their parole by the 
 Dutch Admiral Kikkert. 
 
 „ William Gould, Esq., appointed Lieutenant-Colonel 
 of the 6 th (Yarmouth) Norfolk Volunteer Infantry. 
 
 „ Night signals established along the coast, and special 
 constables sworn in at Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry embodied for fourteen 
 days’ garrison duty. 
 
 „ The Rows first numbered ; they formerly bore the 
 names of houses or persons in or near them. 
 
 1805— April 27th. Two gun-brigs, 14 guns each, built in 
 
 Mr. J. Preston’s yard, launched. 
 
 ,, May 9th. One of the sharpest presses ever remem¬ 
 bered in Yarmouth took place. No fewer than 300 
 persons of the town were impressed, of whom only 
 about 50 were ultimately detained. (See 1802.) 
 
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 1805—Xov. 7th. Intelligence received of the glorious 
 victory over the combined fleets of France and 
 Spain, off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st of October, 
 though purchased by the ever-to-be-lainentecl death 
 of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, who was 
 born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, September 29th, 
 1758. Congratulatory addresses were voted to his 
 Majesty by Yarmouth; feu de joie fired by the 
 military and volunteers. 
 
 „ Several regiments of Volunteers did garrison duty in 
 the town till relieved by the Shropshire Militia. 
 
 180G—April 19th. The frigate “ Boreas,” 28 guns, launched 
 from Messrs. Stone and Constance’s yard; the 
 sloop “Ariel,” 18 guns. 
 
 „ June 9th. Vice-Admiral Bussell, accompanied by 
 several officers of the North Sea Fleet, stationed at 
 Yarmouth, visited Norwich. 
 
 „ July 26th. French frigate “ La Guerriere” brought 
 into the Boadstead by the frigate “Blanche.” The 
 former was captured on the 18th, after a desperate 
 action of forty-five minutes; she had taken eight 
 Greenlandmen and one Yarmouth vessel, all of 
 which she destroyed. 
 
 „ Aug. 14th. Frigate “ Comus ” launched from Messrs. 
 Constance and Co.’s yard. 
 
 „ Nov. 4th. Hon. E. Harbord (second son of Lord 
 Suffield) and Stephen Lushington, Esq., returned 
 to Parliament, but on June 25th, 1808, Dr. 
 Lushington vacated his seat in favor of Giffin 
 "Wilson, Esq. 
 
 „ An Act of Parliament passed for repairing the Parish 
 Church of Great Yarmouth and re-building the 
 tower belonging to it. (See 1803.) 
 
 „ Southtown Armoury built by Wyatt, at a cost of 
 £15,000. During the war 10,000 stand of arms 
 were arranged in it, after the disposition observed 
 in the Tower of London. After the war the s^nis 
 were removed to the Tower. 
 
 „ The gun-brig “Fancy” built in Mr. J. Preston’s 
 yard. 
 
 1807—May 9tli. Hon. E. Harbord and S. Lushington, Esq., 
 returned to Parliament. Votes—H., 627 : L., 
 
 604 ; William Jacob, 341 ; A. Upcher 21. 
 
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 1807—Feb. 17 tli. Gun-brig “Snipe,” with, thirty French 
 prisoners on board, wrecked on the Beach. Many 
 of them were drowned, together with part of her 
 crew and some women ; in all upwards of sixty. 
 There were several other wrecks, for the wind blew 
 a hurricane, and a drifting snow rendered the high¬ 
 ways for a time impassable. 
 
 „ Feb. 18th. Captain G. W. Manby, the barrack 
 master at Yarmouth, first succeeded in projecting a 
 line over a stranded vessel; and in the following 
 year (Feb. 12th) brought this plan to a successful 
 issue, when seven lives were saved from a vessel 
 150 yards from the Beach. Parliament rewarded 
 him at different times with grants amounting to 
 £6000. He was born at Hilgay, Norfolk. Captain 
 Manby, at the age of 88 years, had the satisfaction 
 of knowing that he had been instrumental in saving 
 upwards of 1000 lives in various parts of the 
 world by his invention. The two ingenious painters, 
 the Joys, two brothers and sons of a mail guard, owed 
 much of their fame to the patronage and assistance 
 afforded them in their youth by Captain Manby. 
 
 , } July 3rd. Mrs. Cooper, relict of the Bev. D. Cooper, 
 of Yarmouth, died. This lady, with an ardent 
 desire to inculcate Christian morality, penned 
 several publications, viz., “Fanny Meadows,” 
 “ The Daughter,” “ The School for Wives,” and 
 “Exemplary Mother.” 
 
 „ July 26th. The fleet under the command of Lord 
 Gambier and Vice-Admiral Stanhope (68 pennants 
 in all), sailed from Yarmouth Loads. Sir W. 
 Sidney Smith sailed in Gambier’s flag ship “ Prince 
 of Wales,” 98 guns. Soon afterwards was fought 
 the second battle of Copenhagen (Sept. 7th). 
 Most of their prizes were brought to Yarmouth— 
 64 vessels mounting 1994 guns. 
 
 Sept. 7th. Norwich Volunteer Infantry marched to 
 Yarmouth for garrison duty. 
 
 Oct. 29th. Several transports lost off Yarmouth and 
 Lowestoft. 
 
 5 , Nov. 14th. Privateer" Lc Decide” brought into 
 this port by the frigate “ L’Amiable.” She had 
 made no less than 30 prizes. 
 
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 1807— Nov. 2nd. Louis XVIII. (under tlie title of Count 
 
 de Lille) landed at Yarmouth from a Swedish 
 frigate. The Dukes d’Angouleme and De Berri, 
 and several Drench noblemen, came with him. 
 This was the first time since the memorable battle 
 of Poictiers, in 1356, that a King of France had 
 been in England. 
 
 „ Dec. A telegraph erected upon the hill at Thorpe 
 communicating with Yarmouth. An order from 
 the Admiralty Office in London was received at 
 Yarmouth in seventeen minutes. 
 
 „ North Gate removed to widen the roadway. It was 
 flanked with square towers of curious workman¬ 
 ship, and was said to have been erected at the 
 expense of persons employed in the revolting office 
 of interring the dead during the plague. 
 
 „ 144 dead bodies washed ashore in this vicinity after 
 
 a heavy gale. 
 
 „ A new peal of ten bells put in the tower of St. 
 Nicholas’ Church, and first rung out on May 2nd, 
 1808. Cost £1161 3s. 4d. 
 
 1808— Jan. 10th. Lord Hutchinson and Lord Gower landed 
 
 here from the “ Bellette ” sluop-of-war, from St. 
 Petersburg. 
 
 „ March 30th. Silver eel, 6ft. long and 21 in. in girth, 
 and weighing 421bs., caught a mile below Yar¬ 
 mouth bridge in the Harbour. 
 
 „ The 3rd Eastern Division of the Norfolk Local 
 Militia, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Gould, disbanded. 
 
 „ May 10th. Expedition, consisting of 105 trans¬ 
 ports, under Admiral Keats, left the Roadstead for 
 the Baltic and the protection of Sweden. Sir 
 John Moore commanded the troops. He sailed in 
 the “ Mars,” and Major-Generals Paget and 
 Murray in the “ Audacious.” 
 
 Aug. 20th. First pile of the present Jetty driven, 
 and finished building and opened to the public 
 January 13th, 180D, at a cost of £5000; 450 feet 
 long and platform 21 feet in width. Extended 
 60 feet in 1846 at a cost of about £900, and again 
 60 feet in 1870 at a further cost of £359 10s. 
 Constructed on the site of one built in 1560. 
 
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 1808— Charles Townsliend, Lord Bayning, High Steward of 
 
 the Borough. 
 
 „ The Shropshire and Cambridgeshire Militia left tlio 
 town. 
 
 1809— Jan. 28th. Owing to a rapid thaw and the inunda¬ 
 
 tion of the meadows, barges proceeding from 
 Norwich to Yarmouth were obliged to return, 
 because the men were unable to find the channel of 
 the river. 
 
 „ Oct 25th. Fiftieth anniversary of George III.’s 
 reign celebrated in Yarmouth as a jubilee. 
 
 „ 1464 lbs. of fresh salmon from Scotland landed in 
 
 one day and sold in Yarmouth market, owing to 
 the embargo on all shipping. 
 
 ,, A very productive herring fishery. 
 
 1810— May 10th. Vice-Admiral Sir J. Saumarez’s fleet 
 
 left the Boadstead for the Baltic—the “ Victory ” 
 (100 guns) and seven other sail of the line. 
 
 ,, May 20th. The Eight Hon. Charles Lord Bayning, 
 of Honingham Hall, a Privy Councillor and High 
 Steward of Yarmouth, died in London, aged 81 
 years. 
 
 ., Aug. Yarmouth Annual Eaces first established 
 by the officers of the Berkshire Militia, which 
 regiment shortly afterwards left the town. 
 
 ,, Nov. 2nd. The Beach from Yarmouth to Wells 
 covered with wrecks and dead bodies after a heavy 
 gale. Another gale and high tide on the 10tli, and 
 many vessels and lives lost. 
 
 ,, Nov. 14tli. Gustavus Adolphus IV., ex-King of 
 Sweden, who had abdicated his throne, landed on 
 the Beach from the sloop “Tartar.” He assumed 
 the title of Count Guttorp, and afterwards 
 proceeded to London. 
 
 „ Mrs. Hunter died, aged 102. 
 
 „ By the Paving Act, provision was made against 
 placing materials on the Quays or other public 
 places for a longer time than necessary for removing 
 and housing the same. 
 
 1811— March 28th. Count Guttorp sailed from Yarmouth 
 
 on his return to the Continent. 
 
 „ Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 17,977 
 with Gorleston and Southtown, 19,691. 
 
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 1811— The Royal Hospital or Asylum built by Government 
 
 at a cost of .£120,000. Foundation stone laid by 
 Admiral Billy Douglas in 1809. (See 1815.) The 
 building was erected by Mr. Peto (father of Sir 
 Samuel Morton Peto) from designs by H. Paklng- 
 ton, Esq., for a Naval Hospital. The rooms in 
 front are 150 feet long, and the whole area 
 within the Asylum is about fifteen acres, and the 
 interior arrangements are admirable, to say nothing 
 of the spacious court-yard to the north. The eleven 
 acres of ground on the east cost the Government 
 £11,000 in 1875. 
 
 1812— March 13th. The South Gate taken down and sold 
 
 for £2G to Mr. Jonathan Poppy. It presented 
 two massive round towers, flanking a square curtain, 
 beneath which was the arch. 
 
 j, July 27th. General Viscount Cathcart’s embassy to 
 the Court of Russia left the Roadstead in the 
 frigate “ Aquilon.” Lord Walpole, secretary of 
 Legation to Lord Cathcart, sailed in the “ Calipso ” 
 to the head-quarters of the Russian army. 
 
 ,, Oct. 6th. Edmund Knowles Lacon and William 
 Loftus, Esqs., returned to Parliament. Votes—• 
 Lacon, G07 ; Loftus, 387 ; G. Wilson, 329. 
 
 ,, Oct. 2Gth. Tremendous gale, and eight vessels 
 
 driven ashore in the vicinity. 
 
 „ A. Royals died, aged 103. 
 
 1813— Feb. A high wind blew down and completely 
 
 demolished the Conventual Church at Gorleston, 
 dedicated to St. Nicholas. 
 
 ,, Feb. 18th. Gorleston steeple (about 100 feet high), 
 which stood near the Haven’s mouth as an. 
 immemorial sea-mark, was blown down in a gale. 
 
 „ March 24th. Volunteer Corps of Infantry dis¬ 
 
 banded, and deposited their arms in store on the 
 establishment of the local Militia. 
 
 ,, April 15th. Prince of Orange landed at the Jetty. 
 
 ,, April 29th. H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland 
 
 arrived at Yarmouth, and embarked on board the 
 frigate “ Nymplien.” 
 
 „ July 4th. News of Lord Wellington’s victory over 
 the French at Vittoria, in Spain, received here 
 with great rejoicings. 
 
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 1813— Aug. 10th. First steam barge proceeded from Yar¬ 
 
 mouth to Norwich, at the rate of live miles per 
 hour. 
 
 „ Sept. 29th. Regent-street formed and opened at a 
 cost of £30,000. Before the erection of this 
 street there was no carriage-way through the town 
 except by Fuller’s Hill on the north, and South 
 Street on the south, the latter of which was 
 widened in 1866. 
 
 „ Nov. 14th. Great rejoicing at Yarmouth on the 
 splendid victories gained over the French in Spain 
 and Germany. 
 
 „ William III. landed at the Jetty. 
 
 „ The Lancasterian or British School erected ; enlarged 
 in 1861. 
 
 North Mayo Militia left the town, and the Wexford 
 Militia the following year. 
 
 «, John Hannah, a miserable old man, upwards of 
 seventy years of age, executed for the murder 
 of his wife. He was the last person hung in the 
 town. 
 
 1814— March lltli. Henry Joddrell, Esq., Bayfield Hall, 
 
 many years Recorder and Representative of Yar¬ 
 mouth, Chairman of the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, 
 died in London. 
 
 p , April 21st. Restoration of Louis XVIII. to the 
 throne of France. The inhabitants of Yarmouth 
 subscribed £1106 8s. 6d., for providing a grand 
 dinner to all the inhabitants who chose to partake 
 of it. Fifty-eight tables were spread in the open 
 air along the Hall and South Quays, at which 8023 
 persons were seated, and made an excellent dinner 
 off roast beef and plum pudding. A man person¬ 
 ating Neptune in a car, attended by Tritons and 
 other deities, paraded the town, headed by a band 
 of music. In the evening a large bonfire was made 
 on the North Denes, in which the effigy of 
 Napoleon the First was consxuned amidst much 
 rejoicing, and in the presence of nearly 30,000 
 persons. 
 
 July 6tli. Peace proclaimed at Yarmouth; Mayor 
 and Corporation went in procession, and at night 
 the town was illuminated. 
 
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 1S14—July 14th. First division of West Norfolk Militia 
 landed at Yarmouth from Edinburgh and marched, 
 to Norwich, and joined their Colonel, the Earl of 
 Orford. 
 
 Aug. 11 th. The lion. John Wodehouse proposed, 
 and T. W. Coke, Escp, seconded, resolutions 
 recommending that a subscription should he opened 
 for erecting a monument at Yarmouth to the memory 
 of the late Lord Nelson. Lord and Lady Wode¬ 
 house, the Hon. Colonel Wodehouse, and Mr. and 
 bliss Coke, headed the list with .£700. The 
 Corporation of Norwich subscribed £280. (See 
 Aug. 15th, 1817.) 
 
 „ Nov. 30th. First amateur concert given in Yarmouth. 
 
 1815—Jan. 24th. A sea-eagle shot at Eollesby, which 
 measured from tip to tip of its wings 7ft. Gin. 
 
 „ March 29th. The Nelson Monument Committee at 
 Thetford, after inspecting forty-four beautiful plans 
 and designs, selected an Athenian Doric column, 
 sent by William Wilkin, Esq., architect, of Lon¬ 
 don, a native of Norwich, and author of “ Magna 
 Gracia.” Nearly £7000 was subscribed. 
 
 j, May 10th. Sharp press for seamen at Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, John Thomas Townshcnd, Viscount Sydney, High 
 Steward of the Borough. He died in 1831. 
 
 „ GOO wounded men from Waterloo lodged in the Naval 
 Hospital. (See 1811.) 
 
 181G—Feb. lGtli. Very high tide, the sea and river meet¬ 
 ing over the South Denes. A similar event had 
 not occurred since February 3rd, 1791. 
 
 „ Feb. 2Gth, Mr. Incledon, Master Taylor, and Mr. 
 Collyer gave a miscellaneous performance at the 
 Theatre Loyal, entitled The Minstrels, or a Tour 
 through England and Ireland. Prices—Lower 
 
 boxes, 4s. ; upper ditto, 3s. ; pit, 2s. 6d.; and 
 gallery, Is. 
 
 „ Feb. 19th. Corporation petitioned Parliament for a 
 continuance of the Property Tax. 
 
 „ Nov. 2nd. Thomas Penrice, Esq., of Yarmouth, to 
 whom the late Lord Chedworth, of Ipswich, left 
 the bulk of his immense property, died at Narford 
 Hall, the seat of A. Fountaine, Esq., his son-in- 
 law. (See October 28th, 1804.) 
 
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 1817—Jan. 1st. The sum of .£1000 subscribed at Yarmouth' 
 to relieve and employ the laboring poor; 4G0 
 were employed to form roads to the Bath House, 
 JetG. <^rc. 
 
 ,, Feb. 4th. The Corporation voted a loyal address to 
 the Prince Regent, explosive of their abhorrence 
 of the attack made upon his Royal person on his 
 return from opening Parliament on the 28th ult. 
 Presented at the levee by Isaac Preston, Esq. 
 (Mayor), accompanied by the High Steward and 
 the Members for the Borough. 
 
 j, Eeb. 13th. The new silver coinage of crowns, half- 
 crowns, shillings, and sixpences, exchanged for old 
 ones, at the*Town Hall. 
 
 „ April 4th, Good Friday morning. Explosion on 
 board the Norwich and Yarmouth steamer, ten 
 persons killed and five injured, just as she was 
 leaving the Foundry Bridge, Norwich. She had 
 22 men, women, and children on board. £350 
 raised for relief. These steamboats were first em¬ 
 ployed on August 10th, 1813. 
 
 5 , June 5th. The celebrated Mr. Betty performed at 
 the Theatre in the Iron Chest, as “ Sir Edward 
 Mortimer;” and as “Frislam Fickle” in The 
 Weather Cocl. 
 
 j, June 11th. Mr. Matthews appeared at the Theatre 
 Royal as “ Goldfinch ” in the Road to Ruin ; and 
 as “ Somno,” in the Sleep Waller. On the 12th, 
 as “ Sir David Dundee ” in Ways and Means,. 
 “ Chip ” in A Chip of the Old Blod, and 
 “Buskin” in Killing no Murder. On the 16th, 
 as “Rover” in Wild Oats; and in the Adventures 
 of a Mail Coach. 
 
 S3 June 23rd. Munden appeared at the Theatre Royal 
 as “ Sir Able Handy ” in Speed the Plough, and as 
 “ Crack ” in the Turnpike Gate. On the 25th, as 
 “ Old Rapid ” in a Cure for the Heartache, and as 
 “ Dozey ” in Past Ten o’clock. On the 26tli, as 
 “ Sir Anthony Absolute ” in The Rivals, and as 
 “ Sam Dabbs ” in Who’s Who ? On the 28th, as 
 “ Bonus ” in Laugh When You Can, as “ Nipper- 
 kin ” in the Rived Soldier, and “ Lazarillo ” in 
 Two Strings to Your Row. 
 
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 1817—Aug. 15th. First stone of Xelson Monument laid 
 liy Colonel Wodehouse. The column is 144 feet 
 high, ascended by a flight of 217 steps. The 
 architect was Mr. William Wilkin, It. A , a Norfolk 
 , man. There was a grand civic, military, and 
 
 masonic procession from the Town Hall. After the 
 ceremony, the Mayor (Isaac Preston, Esq.) gave a 
 dinner to the company ; and in the evening he gave 
 a grand ball to 350 of the elite, at the Town Hall. 
 
 „ Aug. 20th. The great Edward Kean appeared at 
 the Theatre Royal in Richard the Third, when 
 nothing but full prices were taken—Lower Boxes, 
 5s. ; Green, “ or Slips ” 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 
 Is.—and part of the Pit taken into the Boxes and 
 part of the Gallery railed off for the use of the Pit. 
 Free list suspended during the engagement. On 
 the 21st, Mr. Kean took the character of “ Sir 
 Giles Overreach ” in Ken: Way to Pay Old Debts. 
 On the 22nd, in Othello. On September 5th, 
 “ Shylock ” in the Merchant of Venice. On Sep¬ 
 tember 6th (Mr. Kean’s benefit) he appeared as. 
 “ Octavia ” in the Mountaineers, and as “ Paul ” 
 in Paul and Virginia. 
 
 „ Nov. 19th. The remains of Princess Charlotte interred 
 at Windsor. In Yarmouth the bells tolled, shops 
 closed, and the day otherwise solemnly observed. 
 
 „ Dec. 3rd. The Corporation voted addresses of con¬ 
 dolence to the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold 
 of Saxe-Coburg on the death of Princess Charlotte. 
 
 „ Dec. 31st. At the Concert-room, Mr. Matthews, 
 the celebrated Irish Comedian, appeared in the 
 entertainment of the Union, of the English, Irish, 
 and Scotch characters. 
 
 ,, Between 7UUU and 8000 lasts of Herrings taken by 
 193 boats. 
 
 „ An Act passed to continue two former Acts for 
 widening and amending the road from Yarmouth 
 Bridge to Gorleston. 
 
 „ The Rev. Fisher Watson, M.A., elected minister of 
 St. George’s Chapel, on the death of the Rev. S. L. 
 Cooper in June On Aug. 9th, 1821, the Rev. John 
 Homfray, and April 16tli, 1833, the Rev. Mark 
 Waters, were appointed at yearly salaries of £100. 
 
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 1818—Jan. 19th. .£6000 subscribed for aiding a plan to 
 
 extend the navigation of the River Waveney from 
 Bungay to Diss by the inhabitants of Yarmouth at 
 a meeting at the Mew Hall. 
 
 „ March 4th. Several ships driven ashore in a lreav^ 
 gale from the south-east. 
 
 „ June 1st. Miss Bryne sustained the part of “ Adela,” 
 at the Theatre Royal, in the Haunted Tower. On 
 the 2nd, in Love in a Village as “ Rosella,” and in 
 No Song Ao Supper the part of “ Margaretta.” 
 On the 4th, “ Rosina ” in Rosina , and “ Leonora ” 
 iu the Padlock. On the 6th, “ Lilia ” in Siege 
 of Belgrade, and “ Virginia ” in Paul and Vir¬ 
 ginia. 
 
 June 8th. Mr. Bartley appeared at the Theatre 
 Royal as “ Sir John Falstaff ” in Henri/ IV. On 
 the 9th, as “ Solas ” in Every One has His Fault, 
 and “Michael” in the Adopted Child. On the 
 11th, “ Sir John Falstaff” in the Merry Wives of 
 Windsor. On the 13th, as “ Governor Heartall ” 
 in the Soldier’s Daughter. 
 
 „ June 19th. Hon. T. 4V. Anson and C. E. Rumbold, 
 Esq,, returned to Parliament. It was a three days’ 
 poll, and one of the severest contests ever known in 
 the Borough. Anson polled 780 ; Rumbold, 760 ; 
 E. K. Bacon, Esq., 651 ; General Loftus, 612. 
 
 Aug. 3rd. Mr. Blanchard appeared at the Theatre 
 Royal. 
 
 ,, Sept. 4th. Miss O’ETeil appeared at the Theatre 
 Royal as “ Belvidere ” in Venice Preserved. On 
 the 5tli as “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet. On the 
 7th as “ Mrs. Haller.” 
 
 ,, Sept. 30th. Lord Viscount Anson died in London, 
 aged 57 ; and the newly-elected Member of Par¬ 
 liament succeeded to the title. 
 
 „ Oct. 3rd. Sir Edmund Lacon, Knt., of Great Yar¬ 
 mouth ; Thomas Hare, Esq., of Stow Hall ; and 
 Edward Stracey, Esq., of Rackheatli Hall, created 
 Baronets. 
 
 „ John Rennie, Esq., engineer to the Haven Commis¬ 
 sioners, drew up a report for improving the Bar 
 and Haven. On the 4th of October, 1821, died in 
 London, aged 64. 
 
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 1818— Yarmouth Savings Bank established. The deposits in 
 
 1843 amounted to ,£80,246 19s. 7d., belonging to 
 2550 depositors, 67 charities and friendly societies. 
 „ Nearly 100 vessels building in our shipyards. 
 
 „ The gun-brig “ Havoc ” built in Mr. Stone’s yard. 
 
 „ Borough Gaol enlarged and House of Correction 
 added ; it was strengthened in 1853. The original 
 built in 1261. 
 
 1819— Feb. 15th. The Hon. George Anson unanimously 
 
 elected Member of Parliament for the Borough 
 (there being no other candidate) in the room of his 
 brother, Lord Viscount Anson. 
 
 „ April. Velocipedes or Pedestrian Hobby-horses used 
 this year. A person could walk from eight to ten 
 ■ miles an hour on them. Like the Kaleidoscopes, 
 they proved only “ a nine-days’ wonder,” till 1872, 
 when they came again into general use. 
 
 „ June 1st. Mr. Thomas Sutton (as surveyor) died on 
 the top of the Nelson Monument, while giving 
 directions. Aged 66 years. 
 
 „ June 14th. Mr. Edmund Kean again appeared at 
 the Theatre as “ Brutus,” in Brutus ; and on the 
 15th as “ Mortimer” in the Iron Chest. 
 
 July 18th. Mr. N. B. Palmer presented with a 
 piece of plate (an epergne), A r alue 100 guineas, for 
 his exertions in the election and firm support of his 
 principles, which seated the Hon. G. Anson and 
 C. E. Kumbold, Esq., as members for the Borough. 
 „ Sept. 6th. The celebrated Young appeared at the 
 Theatre Koyol in Hamlet. 
 
 „ Paxton’s “ Picture of Great Yarmouth ” published, 
 illustrated with engravings of public buildings. 
 
 1820— Jan. 29th. Death of George III., in the 82nd year 
 
 of his age and 60th year of his reign. King 
 George IV. was proclaimed at Yarmouth with 
 much ceremony and rejoicing. 
 
 „ Feb. 28th. Parliament dissolved ; and on the 10th 
 of March, after four days’ sharp contest, the Hon. 
 George Anson and C. E. Bumbold, Esq., were re¬ 
 turned to Parliament for the Borough. The Hon. 
 G. Anson polled 754 ; C. E. Bumbold, Esq., 752 ; 
 Lieut. - General John Michel], 612 ; and J. H. 
 Stracey, Esq., 612 votes. 
 
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 1S20—March 13th. Petition presented by E. Wodehouse, 
 Esq., to the House of Commons from the owners 
 and occupiers of land in the vicinity of Yarmouth, 
 praying for a repeal of the Malt-tax, and a modified 
 tax on property. 
 
 „ April 19th. Frigate “Boreas,” 28 guns, launched 
 from Messrs. Stone and Constance’s yard. 
 
 „ July 19th. Coronation day of George IV. at "West¬ 
 minster Abbey, which auspicious event was cele¬ 
 brated at Yarmouth by a public dinner at the 
 Town Hall; bonfires, bullock roasting, fireworks, 
 and other rejoicings also marked the occasion. 
 
 „ Aug. 15th. A grand Musical Festival at the Town 
 Hall. The next morning selections from the 
 Messiah were performed at St. Nicholas’ Church ; 
 on Wednesday at the Town Hall; and again on 
 the Thursday following the entire first part of the 
 Creation was executed at the Church, with tAvo 
 miscellaneous acts selected from the Requiem, 
 Mount of Olives, Judas Maccabeus, Israel in Egypt, 
 and other esteemed compositions. The Church pre¬ 
 sented a A^ery brilliant appearance from the number 
 of lamps and candles Avith Avhich the orchestra 
 (expressly built for the occasion) and the other 
 parts of the edifice AA r ere decorated. The principal 
 vocalists Avere : Miss Venes and Mrs. Salmon, 
 Messrs. Vaughan, French Terrail, and Bellamy. 
 Prices: Single admission to St. Nicholas’ Church, 
 7s. ; ditto to the Toavu Hall, 10s. Gd. Entrance to 
 Church by small east door. Among the eminent 
 professors avIio aided in the festival Avas Bindley, 
 the celebrated A r ioloncello performer; Mr. Eager, 
 and his principal second Mr. Cooper, conducted the 
 instrumental band, and Mr. Buck presided at the 
 organ. 
 
 „ Aug. 20th. Mrs. Bartley cited Collins' Ode to the 
 Passions, at the Theatre 1 loyal. 
 
 „ Sept. 6th. Mrs. Davidson made her appearance at the 
 Theatre Eoyal in the Jealous Wife, as “ Mrs. 
 Oakley.” 
 
 „ Nov. 3rd. Sir Edmund Bacon, Bart., died at 
 Yarmouth, universally regretted, aged 69 years. 
 He Avas the senior Alderman of the Borough. 
 
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 1820— Nov. 4th. Tremendous gale. A great number of 
 
 vessels foundered in tlie roadstead, and also many 
 came ashore near Yarmouth. 
 
 1821— Dec. 23rd. A tine new East Indiaman, the “Indian,” 
 
 400 tons, totally wrecked off Yarmouth. The 
 crew of 20 saved. Value of ship and cargo, 
 £10,000. 
 
 ,, Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 18,040; 
 with Gorleston and Southtown, 19,9G8. Houses 
 inhabited, 3981; inhabited by families, 4318; 
 uninhabited, 157 ; building, 20—total, 8476. 
 
 1822— Jan. 31st. George IV. arrived, and his vessel was an¬ 
 
 chored in the Hoads. 
 
 „ July 29th. Samuel Tolver, Esq., elected Town 
 Clerk. He was succeeded by Henry Palmer, Esq., 
 on June 5th, 1848 ; John Clowes, Esq., on Nov. 
 26th, 1850 ; and Charles Cory, Esq., on Nov. 
 9th, 1851. (See June 9th, 1869.) 
 
 „ Oct. 14th. 'J'lio Revenue cutter “ Ranger ” lost at sea. 
 „ Exported from the Port of Yarmouth—flour, 105,377 
 sacks ; barley, malt, oats, beans, peas, rye, and 
 wheat, 298,147 quarters. 
 
 „ J. Hatchett, of Lakenham, published “ The Norfolk 
 and Norwich Remembrancer and Vade Mecum.” 
 
 „ Oct. 21st and 22nd. Miscellaneous Concert, under 
 the direction of Mr. Sippe, given at the Theatre 
 Royal. The principal vocalists were Mrs. Salmon 
 and the Misses Sapis and Beale. Leader of the band, 
 Mr. Eager. 
 
 1823— March 3rd. Samuel Hurst, Esq., died at Southtown. 
 „ Exported from the Port of Yarmouth—Hour, 126,763 
 
 sacks; bailey, malt, oats, beans, peas, rye, and 
 v heat, 264,546 quarters. 
 
 „ Messrs. Grout & Co.’s Silk Crape Factory erected. 
 
 „ Admiralty Sessions for trial of Pirates last held in 
 Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Porpoise found on the Beach—7 feet long, and 
 weighed 4 cwt. 
 
 „ Masonic Hall erected in the Gaol Paved Row. 
 
 „ James Sayer, son of a Yarmouth block-maker, a 
 celebrated caricaturist, and author of many satirical 
 poems suitable to the political topics of the times, 
 died in London. 
 
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 1824— Gas Works constructed; enlarged in 1862 and 1864, 
 
 and new additional works afterwards erected. 
 About five miles of the main iron pipe were laid 
 in the streets, and on Dec. 6th the street lamps, 
 150 in number, were first lighted. 
 
 „ Luke Waller died, aged 105 years. 
 
 „ The number of vessels of all classes registered at the 
 Custom House amounted to 549. 
 
 1825— Sept. 3rd. Miss Cramner appeared at the Theatre 
 
 Royal, and on September 8th Mr. Chippendale. 
 
 ,, Oct. 11th. A Roman Catholic Chapel, in George- 
 street (the first built in the town), finished, and 
 consecrated by the Rev. Joseph Tate. 
 
 ,, The mackerel brought to Yarmouth realised £17,000. 
 
 ,, , River overflowed the Quays and entered the houses 
 and stores. 
 
 1826— May 15th. Lord Anson and C. E. Rumbold, Esq., 
 
 presented with the freedom of the town, and re¬ 
 turned to Parliament June 9th. Yotes—R., 649; 
 A., 645 ; Sir E. K. Lacon, 250 ; Lord Suffield, 250. 
 ,, May 25th. The old Crane on South Quay blown 
 down during a heavy gale of wind, and a new one 
 erected at a cost of £1400. 
 
 „ Mariners’ Chapel built by G. Palmer, Esq., service 
 previously having been held in a vessel named the 
 Ark,” which fell into decay, and so became use¬ 
 less. 
 
 ,, “ Historical and Topographical Yotices of Great 
 
 Yarmouth and its Environs,” by John Henry 
 Druery, published. The work was dedicated to 
 the Right Hon. George William, Lord Stafford, 
 Baron Stafford and Baronet, of Costessy Park, 
 Norfolk. 
 
 1827— Eebruary 6th. Mary Welch died, aged seventy- 
 
 three years, leaving 102 children and grand¬ 
 children. 
 
 ,, Body snatching discovered in St. Nicholas’ Church¬ 
 yard, and the town thrown into great consternation. 
 
 1828— Mr. David Service, the Yarmouth poet, died. 
 
 1829— -Suspension Bridge opened. It was made chiefly of 
 
 iron, and thrown across the river Bure by Robert 
 Cory, Esq., under the powers of an Act of Parliament 
 passed in the year 1827. Bridge cost about £4000. 
 
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 1830— Feb. 8th. Intense frost; river frozen as far down 
 
 as the Public Library. 
 
 „ July 31st. Hon. Colonel G. Anson and C. E. 
 Kumbold, Esq., returned to Parliament. Votes : 
 A., 946; h., 945; T. E. Campbell, 754 ; H. 
 Preston, 751. 
 
 „ C. J. Palmer, Esq., elected a Fellow of the Society 
 of Antiquaries of London, and in 1838 made his 
 first contribution to Archaeology by printing 
 “ Illustrations of Domestic Architecture iu Eng¬ 
 land during the reign of Queen Elizabeth,” as ex¬ 
 emplified in the interior of the residence of his 
 father, John Panby Palmer, Esq., at Yarmouth. 
 In 1847 he published, from the original MS. then 
 first discovered, “A Looke of the Foundacion and 
 Antiquitye of the Towne of Great Yannouthe,” 
 written by Manship the elder, in the reign of 
 Queen Elizabeth, followed in 1853 by “The 
 History of Great Yarmouth,” by Henry Manship 
 the younger, written in 1619, and never previously 
 published. The notes by the Editor appended to 
 these AYorks were supplemented in 1856 by “A 
 Continuation of Manship’s History,” brought down 
 to that period by his own pen. He also edited in 
 1873 “Memorials of the Family of Hurry.” 
 
 1831— Launches: March 8th, schooner “Sea Witch;” 
 
 15th, brig “ Ocean;” Aug. 1st, brig “Earl Grey.” 
 
 „ May 2nd. Hon. G. Anson and C. E. Kumbold, 
 Esq., returned to Parliament. 
 
 „ July 7th. First stone of St. Peter’s Church laid, 
 and finished building and consecrated August 26th, 
 1833. Cost, £12,000. 
 
 ,, Sept. 12tli. Mr. Power, of Covent Garden, appeared 
 at the Theatre Eoyal, as “ Colonel O’Dillon ” in 
 the Married Lover. 
 
 „ Census taken. Population of Yarmouth 21,115 ; 
 with Gorleston and Southtown, 23,231. 
 
 „ St. Alary’s Church, Southtown, erected. Site pre¬ 
 sented by the Earl of Lichfield ; cost, raised by 
 subscription, about £3000. 
 
 1832—April 3rd. The Hon. and Kcv. E. Pellew appointed 
 Chaplain of St. Nicholas’ Church, at £40 per 
 annum. (See 1835). 
 
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 1832— April 17th. Mr. Win. Hazard died, aged 72 years. 
 
 ,, May 27th. Messrs. Grout’s Silk Factory burnt dorvn. 
 
 Present one erected in the same place. (See 1823). 
 ,, Oct. 11th. Russian Horn Band Concert at Town Hall. 
 „ Dec. 11th. The Hon. G. Anson and C. E. Rumbold, 
 Esq., returned to Parliament, after the passing of 
 the Reform Bill. 
 
 „ Edward Pellew, Admiral Viscount Exmouth, High 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
 „ District Visiting Society established, and foiled for 
 want of support ; but another attempt was made 
 to re-establish it April 10th, 1861. 
 
 ,, Yarmouth Glee Society gave their first concert. 
 
 „ to 1835—By Municipal Reform Act, the rest of 
 Gorleston parish added to Yarmouth Borough. 
 
 1833— Launches: Jan. 18th, schooner “Cornelia;” May 
 
 6th, brig “Hudson;” June 12tli, schooner 
 “Abeona;” July 21st, brig “Margaret;” same 
 year the barque “Harmony;” Dec. 10th, schooner 
 “ Fairy Queen ; ” and 12tli, brig “ Pioneer.” 
 
 „ Bishop of jNor.vicli inspected the plate at St. 
 
 Nicholas’ Church and St. George’s Chapel. 
 
 „ Horatio "Walpole, Earl of Orford, High Steward of 
 the Borough. 
 
 1834— -Jan. 15th. Divine Service performed in the Chancel 
 
 of St. Nicholas’ Church for the first time. 
 
 ,, Jan. 24th. Brig “ Pioneer,” of Yarmouth, stranded 
 near the Dungeness-light. 
 
 „ May 12th. Proprietary Grammar Sc'nool at South- 
 town opened ; the school cost £1,500. It was de¬ 
 molished in July, 1858, to make room for the 
 Goods Station of the East Suffolk Railway. 
 
 „ June 16th. Yarmouth and Southtown Ferry opened. 
 „ Launches: May 13tli, brig “Alexander;” Juae 
 21st, schooner “Racer; ’’Sept, lltli, schooner 
 “Maria;” 17th, brig “Vivid;” and Oct. 16th, 
 schooner “ Nora Creina.” 
 
 6 An inquiry opened at the Tolhouse Hall, before J. 
 H. Hogg and J. Buckle, Esqs., two of her Majesty’s 
 Commissioners, respecting the state of the Yar¬ 
 mouth Corporation. After nineteen days’ inquiry, 
 it was adjourned sine die. The evidence adduced 
 was published the same year by Air. Henry Barrett. 
 
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 Ctwmnliigintl listing nf ^nrinnnflj. 
 
 ■Aug. 1st. First Annual Hoads Eegatta lield. 
 
 Fort removed. 
 
 -Jan. 7th. Thomas Earing and W. M. Praed, Esqs., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 Jan. 23rd. Lord Walpole and E. Wodehpuse, Esq., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
 April 7th. The “ Ealtic,” “Venus,’ and “Wel¬ 
 lington,” left the Harbor with 200 emigrants for 
 Canada. 
 
 Oct. Gtli. Samuel Brock, a Yarmouth beachman, 
 with a crew, -went off in the yawl “ Increase ” 
 to the rescue of the crew of a Spanish ship, about 
 twelve miles from land. They reached the vessel, 
 and on returning (in a squall) the yawl was cap¬ 
 sized, and nine men were drowned. Brock, the 
 only surviving one, after battling with the waves 
 for seven hours, was safely taken on board the 
 brig “ Betsy ” at 1 a.m. the next morning, and put 
 ashore at Lowestoft. 
 
 The custom of electing Mayors by an inquest 
 abolished. They were elected previous to this 
 date on September 29th. 
 
 Scheme projected for supplying the Town with Fresh 
 Water by means of a Keservoir on the high lands 
 at Burgh Castle, but unsupported. 
 
 The Hon. and Eev. Edward Pellew, fourth son of 
 Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, appointed to the 
 incumbency of St. Nicholas’ Church, on the re¬ 
 signation of the Eev. Mr. Turner. 
 
 The two stuffed figures representing John and Betty 
 Goblett, annually exhibited in front of Tolhouse 
 Hall, prohibited being placed there. 
 
 Capital Jurisdiction abolished. 
 
 -William Barth, Esq., elected Mayor on January 1st 
 and November 9th. 
 
 Feb. 27th. Brig “ Isis ” wrecked on the South Beach. 
 
 “ The History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, 
 including Great Yarmouth,” by Mr. William 
 White, of Sheffield, published; second edition in 
 1845. 
 
 The last Market Cross removed. 
 
 Thomas William Anson, Earl of Lichfield, High 
 Steward of the Borough. 
 
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 1836— Great storm, twenty-three vessels stranded on Yar- 
 
 rnouth Beach. 
 
 1837— Nov. 12th. Captain William Watts died, aged 70 
 
 years. 
 
 ,, Dec. 2nd. Brig “ Yeleria ” launched from Mr. 
 Lubbock’s yard. 
 
 „ First stone of the Wesleyan Chapel, Begent Boad, 
 laid. The building cost £4,200. 
 
 „ On Queen Victoria Ascending the Throne, C. E. 
 Bumbold, Esq., was re-seated in Parliament, and 
 the election of AY. AYilsliere, Esq., secured as his 
 colleague. 
 
 ,, G. D. Palmer, Esq., appointed as a Magistrate. 
 
 1838— Aug. 28th. AVilliam AYilsliere, Esq., again returned to 
 
 Parliament. 
 
 „ The AWrkhouse opened. Cost up to 1860, about 
 £10000. 
 
 „ Sergeant John Wriglit died, aged 110 years. 
 
 ,, The last of the Town Gates (Pudding) pulled down. 
 „ Yarmouth Hospital founded, mainly through the exer¬ 
 tions of Mr. AA r m. Steward, and completed in 1839. 
 „ Crew of ten hands drowned from the fishing lugger 
 “ AValter and Ann.” 
 
 1839— Feb. 14th. Brig “ James ” of Yarmouth lost off the 
 
 coast of Scotland. 
 
 „ March 7th. A tremendous hurricane, and the streets 
 and rows were strewn with bricks and debris 
 from the roofs of houses. Much damage was done. 
 „ September 25th. Arthur Beevor, Esq., died, aged 
 82 years. 
 
 „ Launches: Jiuie 13th, schooner “ Bob Boy ; ” Aug. 
 29tli, schooner “ George Lord ; ” Oct. 2nd, brig 
 “Elizabeth ; ” and blov. lltli, schooner “ Star.” 
 
 1840— J. Clowes, Esq., presented with the silver medal of 
 
 the Lifeboat Association for personal exertions 
 rendered in the November gale. 
 
 John W. Shelly and AYm. Johnson, Esqs., were 
 appointed Magistrates. 
 
 „ Gorleston National Schools erected. 
 
 1841— March 22nd. First stone of the Victoria Buildings 
 
 laid. 
 
 s . June 29th. C. E. Bumbold and AY. AYilsliere, Esqs., 
 returned to Parliament. 
 
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 18-41—Nov. 18th. The barque “Iron Duke” came ashore, 
 and sunk near the Britannia Pier. The exact spot 
 cannot he found, but some of our oldest inhabitants 
 assert it was opposite the steps in front of 
 Britannia Terrace. 
 
 „ Launches: March 17th, the brig “Norfolk 
 Lass;” and May 24th, the barque “Maria Soanes.” 
 
 „ Richard Hammond, J. F. Costerton, E. H. L. Preston, 
 J. C. Smith, and W. Yetts, Esqs., were appointed 
 as Magistrates. 
 
 ,, Sir E. Lacon and Sons endeavored to make an Artesian 
 well on their premises, but an accident to the pipes 
 after boring 600 feet caused the undertaking to be 
 abandoned. 
 
 ,, Census taken. Population, 24,529—10,730 males and 
 13,529 females ; Gorleston and Southtown making 
 an addition of 3779—total, 28,038. Of the in¬ 
 habitants of Yarmouth, 3340 were not born in 
 Norfolk, and 13,430 were above twenty years of 
 age—5515 males and 7915 females. Gorleston 
 comprised 3201 acres of land, and had 6223 
 houses; of the latter, 5408 were considered in 
 Yarmouth, 164 were uninhabited, and 61 building. 
 
 ,, Lifeboat Station first established at Caister. 
 
 Deaths : John Berney Crome.—August 18th, Giles 
 Borrett, Esq., M.D. 
 
 q342—The present Hospital School erected on the site of the 
 one built in 1278. 
 
 „ The duties levied on vessels entering the Port and 
 discharging cargoes from the Roadstead amounted 
 to £10,074 17s. 
 
 „ Police Court, Station House, and detention cells 
 added to the Town Hall. 
 
 „ Corn Exchange, Regent Street, attached to the Com¬ 
 mercial Club-house, opened by a company, to whom 
 they both belonged. Pulled down in January, 1871, 
 for the purpose of building the new Post Office. 
 
 1843—Aug. 3rd. Children’s Hospital School opened after 
 its re-erection. 
 
 „ Oct. 15th. Sarah Martin, the prison visitor, died; 
 and in 1858 a memorial window toiler memory was 
 put in St. Nicholas’ Church. She was born in 
 1791, at Caister, and left an orphan at an early age. 
 
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 1843— Tlie Round Tower near the Hospital built; ascended by 
 
 a Wight of 42 stairs. It was built by the meichants 
 and shipowners, as an observatory tower, at a cost 
 of £150. It was afterwards appropriated to the 
 use of the Hospital. 
 
 1844— May 1st. Railway between Norwich and Yarmouth 
 
 opened, and the event was marked with great 
 festivity and rejoicing. Messrs. Grissell and Peto 
 contracted for the work at £10,000 per mile. 
 Previous to this, steam packets plied twice a day 
 on the Yare, to and from Norwich and Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, Oct. Fish Market erected and opened on the site of 
 the old one. 
 
 ,, Nov. 18th. Mrs. Harriet Chandler murdered in her 
 shop in Ho ward-street by Yarham, who was tried at 
 Norwich on March 27th, 1846, and executed there 
 on April 11 tli. 
 
 „ Dec. 13th. Paget’s Brewery, North Quay, pulled down. 
 
 „ Rev. Henry Mackenzie, incumbent of Bermondsey, 
 appointed to the incumbency of St. Nicholas’ Church, 
 but resigned in July, 1848, having the vicarage of 
 St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Westminster, conferred 
 upon him. On the 15tli of February, 1870, the 
 Town Council voted an address of congratulation 
 on his being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Not¬ 
 tingham, which was presented at the Town Hall, 
 April 1st. This was the first appointment of a 
 Suffragan Bishop in England for 200 years. 
 
 „ The Naval Hospital converted into a Lunatic 
 Asylum. The building was re-modelled in 1863, 
 and 37 new wards added, by Mr. O. Tyrrell. 
 Eighty inmates were received the same year (Sept.) 
 from Haslar, making a total of 169. (See 1811). 
 
 „ The Mackerel exported realised this year £14,500. 
 
 „ Gorleston Museum, containing many works of art, 
 curiosities, antiquities, &c., established. 
 
 „ Her Majesty Queen Victoria passed through the 
 Roadstead, on her way from Scotland, within a 
 short distance of the shore. The Beach was lined 
 with spectators, and several pleasure boats went off 
 close to the Royal yacht to testify their loyalty. 
 
 4845—Jan. 20th. Schooner “John” of Jersey stranded 
 
 on the South Beach. 
 
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 1845— Jan. 26th. The yawl “Phoenix” and seven lives 
 
 lost. Meeting convened on the 29th to relieve the 
 widows and orphans left destitute. 
 
 „ April 16th. First stone of Unitarian Chapel, Middle- 
 gate Street, laid. Opened October 13th. Built 
 on the site of the Old Meeting House. 
 
 „ May 2nd. Fall of the Suspension Bridge. 400 
 persons precipitated into the water, of whom 79 
 were drowned. 
 
 „ Sept. 24th. Mr. Henry Teasdel’s warehouses des¬ 
 troyed by fire. 
 
 ,, Gorleston Wesleyan Chapel re-built. 
 
 „ Yarmouth exported 327,000 quarters of com ; and in 
 1855, 258,000 quarters. 
 
 1846— Seprt. 2nd. Burgh Castle sold to Sir J. Boileau, Bart., 
 
 of Ketteringham. 
 
 „ W. H. Palmer, W. Thurtell, J. Fenn, B. Jay, and W. 
 
 H. Bessey, Esqs., were appointed Magistrates. 
 
 „ Lord Wodehouse, Lord Lieutenant of the County, 
 died at Kimberley. 
 
 1847— County Court first held at Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Steamer “ Enterprise ” seized for smuggling tobacco, 
 and the engineer fined £100. 
 
 „ The Sea Wall in front of Britannia Terrace erected 
 by C. Cory, Esq. Cost £2000. 
 
 „ June 17th. The schooner “ Ann and Jane ” launched 
 from Mr. King’s yard. 
 
 ,, July 29th. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Lennox and 
 O. Coope, Esq., returned to Parliament. 
 
 ,, Aug. 31st. Jewish Synagogue, in Bow 42, consecrated. 
 „ Nov. 29th. Cart load of hay burned on the Hall Quay. 
 „ Deaths: June 6th, Captain H. Barrett, ballast-master. 
 —Dec. 24th, Admiral Sir George Parker, K.C.B. 
 
 1848— April 8th. The brig “Agenoria” wrecked on the 
 
 North Beach. 
 
 ,, May 17th.-—Address of Loyalty presented to her 
 Majesty by the Mayor. 
 
 f , Juno 30th. A Bill brought into Parliament de¬ 
 priving the Freemen of Yarmouth of their votes. 
 The number on the Eegister was 1,106. Only 
 sucli householders as were on the Eegister allowed 
 to vote at the ensuing election, when J. Saunders and 
 C. E. Eumbold, Esqs., were returned to Parliament. 
 
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 1848— Aug. St. Nicholas’ Church re-opened after restoration. 
 „ Sept. 22nd. .Richardson’s Rock Band Concert at the 
 
 Town Hall. 
 
 „ Oct. 7tli. Mr. Norman’s warehouse, in Blind Middle 
 Street, burnt down. 
 
 „ Lord Fairfax, with a large retinue, arrived in the town. 
 „ Deaths: Feb. 26th, at Southampton, Rev. H. G. 
 Maul, formerly curate of St. Nicholas’ Church.— 
 Sept. 1st. Rev. Alexander Creak.—Nov. 20th, 
 James Gidney, Esq., at Southtown.—Dec. 9th, 
 John Lacon, Esq., at Hopton.—Dec. 27th, James 
 Norton Sherrington, Esq. 
 
 1849— Jan. 11th. Fishing boat “William Tell,” of 
 
 Yarmouth (and crew), lost off North Foreland. 
 
 ,, Feb. 12th. Stone coffin, containing a perfect skeleton 
 Avrapped in hempen sackcloth, discovered in the 
 north Avail of St. Nicholas’ Church. 
 
 „ Sept. 18th. Mr. John Driscoll buried in the Roman 
 Catholic Cemetery; this Avas the first interment there. 
 „ Nov. 15th. General Thanksgiving Day for Deliver¬ 
 ance from Cholera. 
 
 The remains of Bishop Stanley landed at the Crane 
 Quay. 
 
 „ The neAv Bridge crossing the River Yare, and con¬ 
 necting Southtown Avith Yarmouth, commenced. 
 Cost £50,000, including the site. 2,600 tons of 
 stone and about 300 tons of iron Avere used in 
 the construction, the tAvo leaves of iron Aveighing 
 about 45 tons each. (See 1427). 
 
 1850— Jan. 28th. Parliamentary and Financial Reform 
 
 Meeting held at the Corn Hall. 
 
 „ March 31st. Mr. Waters’ Mill burned doAvn. 
 
 ,, Sept. 5th. Primitive Methodist Chapel opened. The 
 Schoolroom adjoining Avas opened Oct. 29th, 1855, 
 and cost about £450. (See Aug. 3rd, 1874, and 
 June 22nd, 1875). 
 
 „ Sept. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church completed. 
 
 Cost £10,000. * 
 
 „ St. Peter’s National Schools erected. 
 
 „ Deaths: March 21st, William Glenister, Esq., archi¬ 
 tect.—March 24th, Rev. G. S. Barlow, rector of 
 Burgh.—June 7th, Capt. Larke, R.N.—July 11th,, 
 J. Pritchard, Esq., surgeon. 
 
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 1851— Feb. 22nd. Sailors’ Riot for advance of wages. 11th 
 
 Hussars sent from Norwich to suppress it. Eigh¬ 
 teen persons taken prisoners. 
 
 „ The Duke of Northumberland awarded Mr. James 
 Beeching 100 guineas for the Best Model of a 
 Lifeboat. There were 280 competitors for the 
 prize. 
 
 „ Census taken. The returns were as follow Popu¬ 
 lation of Yarmouth, 11,867 males ; 15,014 females; 
 total 26,881—321 males included being at. sea. 
 Gorleston, 1195 males, and 1391 females. South- 
 town, 572 males, and 840 females. The number 
 of houses in Yarmouth was 6328 ; and in Gorleston 
 and Southtown, 948 houses—6886 being inhabited. 
 „ Deaths : March 18th, Cufaude Davie, Esq , J.P., aged 
 56.—Oct. 23rd, Rev. J. Watson, D.D.—Lady 
 Arabella Parker. 
 
 1852— Sir Edmund H. K. Lacon, Bart., and C. E Rumbold, 
 
 Esq., returned to Parliament. They were opposed 
 by Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Napier, and W. T. 
 McCullagh, Esq. Votes: L., 611; B., 547 ; 
 M’C., 521 ; N„ 487. 
 
 ,, B. Steward, T. Brightwen, B. Fenn, J. G. Plummer, 
 J. Cherry, and C. C. Aldred, Esqs., were appointed 
 Magistrates. 
 
 „ Caister Castle sold by auction to John Gurney, 
 Esq., of Hoveton Hall, Norfolk. 
 
 „ Southtown Gas Works erected; enlarged in 1859. 
 (See March 23rd, 1876). 
 
 „ Priory Schools opened, and built from a design by 
 J. Flakewell, Esq. Cost, £1850. Library and 
 Museum built in 1863. 
 
 „ Local Board of Health established, succeeding the 
 Board of Paving Commissioners. 
 
 „ Eeb. Gerslranr Davie, master of the Charity School, 
 died. 
 
 1853— June 28th. First pile of the Wellington Pier driven, 
 
 and completed and opened in 1854. Construction 
 cost £7000. 
 
 „ About 90 boats employed in the mackerel fishery, 
 each carrying ten men, and 65 trawling smacks, 
 belonging to the Port of Yarmouth. Sale of lish 
 realised nearly £27,000. 
 
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 1853— A herring, 17J-in. long hy 7^ in. in girth, and 
 
 weighing 13 ozs., caught near Yarmouth.—In 
 Nov., 1870, a mackerel was caught off Yarmouth, 
 and presented to F. Buckland, Esq. It weighed 
 21bs. lloz., length 19 inches, and girth 10] inches. 
 ,, Sept. Mr. Peter Cohle, Mayor’s officer, died. 
 
 1854— July 19th. First stone of the Independent Chapel, 
 
 King-street, laid. Building opened in June 1855 ; 
 cost £3700 including site. 
 
 „ 184 licensed public-houses and 50 beer-sliops in the 
 
 town. 
 
 ,, George John Milles, Lord Sondes, High Steward of 
 the Borough. 
 
 ,, Messrs. Gurneys’ Bank erected. 
 
 1855— July 28th. First number of the Yarmouth Free 
 
 Press published; enlarged January 19tli, 1856; 
 and name altered to Yarmouth Independent, June 
 27 th, 1857. 
 
 „ Aug. 11th. Collision between the Dover and Calais 
 mail steamer “ Vivid ” and the schooner “ Henry,” 
 of Yarmouth, by which the latter was run down in 
 Dover Roads. 
 
 „ Aug. 12th. Wesleyan Reform Chapel at Caister 
 opened. 
 
 „ Aug. 20th. Affray with Militiamen. Several in¬ 
 fluential gentlemen sustained severe injuries. 
 
 „ August. Laing’s Map of Yarmouth published. It 
 took fifteen months to complete, and cost £600. 
 (See March, 1856.) 
 
 „ Sept. 5 th. Brig “Venilia” launched from Mr. 
 Rust’s yard. 
 
 ,, Sept. 25th. Address voted by the Town Council to 
 the Queen, on the fall of Sebastopol. 
 
 „ Sept. 30th. National Thanksgiving Day for the 
 successful issue of the Crimean war. 
 
 „ Oct. 3rd. Three French gun-boats came into the 
 Harbor. 
 
 „ Oct. 6th. Russian schooner “ Sampo ” captured by 
 H.M.S. “ Tartar,” and brought into our harbor. 
 
 „ Oct. 25th. Loss of the steamer “ Isle of Tlianet ” off 
 Yarmouth, and three lives. 
 
 ,, Oct. 26th. Sir E. II. K. Lacon, Bart., entertained 
 the East Norfolk Militia at Hopton. 
 
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 1855— Oct. Tlie New Cemetery walled-in, and consecrated 
 
 by Bishop Spencer July 16th, 1856. (See Sept. 
 7th, 1876), 
 
 „ Nov. 3rd. Two war-ships, “ Phoenix ” and 
 
 “ Mseander,” anchored in the Eoadstead. 
 
 ,, Nov. 28th. Miss Fanny Kemble read Shakspeare’s 
 Julius Ccesar at the Corn Hall. 
 
 „ Dec. 17th to 20th. Heavy gales; fifteen vessels 
 
 driven ashore on the Beach. 
 
 „ Yarmouth Water Works Company completed laying 
 the water-pipes throughout the town, and opened 
 the works at Ormesby. 
 
 „ Deaths : Jan. 25th, Eev. Lithgoe, minister of the 
 Boman Catholic Church. — April 24th, Charles 
 Day, Esq. 
 
 ,, The Rev. C. Smyth, formerly a curate of St. 
 Nicholas’ Church, ascended to the summit of 
 Monte Rosa and Monte Blanc.—The Yarmouth 
 mackerel fishery realised a sum of £20,000, and 
 14,045 tons of fish of all kinds were sent from this 
 town by rail. 20,248 barrels of herrings shipped 
 at Yarmouth for foreign ports.—The Dene Well, 
 Albion Road, covered up, and the ancient mode of 
 drawing water replaced by a pump, which was ordered 
 to be removed in Nov., 1876, on account of the 
 impurity of the water. 
 
 „ Yarmouth Elocution Society established. 
 
 1856— January 30th. The Norfolk Artillery Militia left 
 
 by rail for the camp at Colchester. 
 
 ,, March 19th. Sarah Hunnibell attempted to set fire 
 to the Gaol. 
 
 „ March. J. Laing, Esq., appointed Town Surveyor of 
 Hastings, a similar office to which he had held for 
 several years in Yarmouth, and was succeeded by 
 A. W. Morant, Esq. (See Aug. 1875.) 
 
 ,, April 16th. Steam-tug “ Robert Owen ” sunk at the 
 Haven’s mouth. 
 
 „ May 7th. Gable end of a house near the Beach 
 blown down in a gale, snow and sleet falling at 
 the time. Considerable damage done to the ship¬ 
 ping in the Roadstead. 
 
 „ May 29th. Peace Celebration at the conclusion of 
 the Russian war. 
 
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 G—May. The Eev. J. H. H. McSwinney, minister of 
 St. Peter’s Church, presented with a silver salver 
 before his departure for Cronstadt. 
 
 ,, July 13th. Wesleyan Free Church, Eegent Eoad, 
 opened. 
 
 „ Sept. 24th. First general meeting of the directors 
 of the Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Eailway held at 
 the Star Hotel. 
 
 „ Oct. 20th. Brigantine “ Lizzie Lee ” launched from. 
 Mr. J. Powell's yard. 
 
 „ Oct. 23rd. Parallax lectured at the Corn Hall, and 
 caused great excitement by his public discussions. 
 
 „ Nov. 25th. Very high tide and heavy gale. 
 
 ,, Dec. Eev. W. D. Wade appointed to the incumbency 
 of St. Mary’s Church, Southtown. 
 
 „ Commander Kisbie, B.N., awarded by the National 
 Lifeboat Institution a medal for saving 90 lives. 
 
 ,, 30,227 barrels of herrings shipped at Great Yarmouth 
 
 for foreign parts. 
 
 „ Marine Parade commenced. (See March 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 Harbor. 
 
 „ Jan. 13th. Inauguration dinner of the Eastern Star 
 Provident Association Friendly Society held at the 
 Com Hall. The society started with near 900 
 members in twelve branches established in Norfolk 
 and Suffolk. The first chief officers elected were 
 —Mr. Edward Howes, President ; Mr. James 
 Moughton, Vice-President ; Mr. George Humphrey, 
 Treasurer ; and Mr. C. W. Harrison, Secretary. 
 
 „ Jan. Eorqual whale, 45 feet in length, and weigh¬ 
 ing 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. Eobinson was appointed. 
 
 „ Feb. 20th. Man-of-war ship “ Blenheim,” 74 guns, 
 anchored in the Boadstead. 
 
 „ Feb. 28th. The schooner “ Branch ” launched 
 from Mr. Fellows’ yard. 
 
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 1857—March 1st. The iron screw-collier “ Isby ” run 
 ashore south of Caister. 
 
 ,, March 28th. E. Watkin and W. Torrens McCullagli, 
 Esqs., returned to Parliament for the Borough, by 
 a majority of 158. Grand procession of the 
 United Seamen’s Association. 
 
 „ March. Mr. George Tewsley appointed Superintend¬ 
 ent of the Borough Police. 
 
 „ April. A fine sturgeon, a Royal fish, caught off 
 Yarmouth.—A mammoth tusk picked up at sea, 
 which measured 4ft. on the bend and 21 in. in 
 girth. 
 
 ,, May 15th. Thackeray, the novelist, lectured in Yar¬ 
 mouth : Subject—“Georges HI. and IV.” 
 
 „ May 16th. Emily Major, dressed in male attire, at¬ 
 tempted to escape from Gaol. 
 
 „ May 27th. Two Russian trophies on the Hall Quay 
 were received at Yarmouth. The Mayor applied to 
 Lord Pamnure 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 ; and consecrated April 22nd, 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 Archaeological 
 Association at the Town Hall. 
 
 ,, Aug. 29th. The House of Commons decided the 
 election to Parliament of W. T. McCullagh and 
 E. Watkin, 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, was held on the 
 Quay. E. Watkin, Esq., was drawn in a carriage 
 by men, by means of a rope attached to it, from 
 the Railway Station round the. town. 
 
 „ Sept. 15th. Two Prize Eights took place on the 
 banks of the Yare, between Batson and Slack, and 
 Stamp and Turner. 
 
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 1857— Sept 18th. Meeting at the Town Hall on the 
 
 Indian Mutinies; £233 17s. subscribed in the 
 room for the sufferers. 
 
 „ Sep. 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 Pasting and Humilia¬ 
 tion. 
 
 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. 29th. Demonstration of the Liberal party at 
 the Town Hall. 
 
 „ Oct. Government Schools of Art and Navigation 
 established, mainly through the exertions of the 
 Bev. J. B. Bampton.—Exhibitions of Paintings, 
 &c., held at these schools in 1860. These schools 
 occupy part of a Mansion formerly the residence 
 of the Paget family. 
 
 Nov. 17th. T. P. Burroughs, Esq., passed bis 
 examination for admission as Solicitor. 
 
 „ Dec. 4th. The steamship “ Rapid ” sunk ; and in 
 May, 1858, divers were employed to raise some of her 
 stores. 
 
 1858— Jan. 11th. Testimonial, consisting of a splendid tea 
 
 and coffee service, with an oval 24-inch waiter, 
 weighing 203 ozs., presented to B. Penn, Esq., by 
 the Pishermen’s Provident Society. 
 
 „ Peb. 11th. An Address voted by the Town Council 
 to her Majesty on the marriage of H.E.H. the 
 Princess Royal to H.R.H. Prince Frederick William 
 of Prussia. 
 
 Peb. 11th. The Town Battery ordered to be re¬ 
 moved. The materials were sold by auction on 
 Nov. 30th, and realised £84 12s. 
 
 Peb. The Lord Chancellor appointed six (out of 
 fifteen candidates) new Magistrates for the Borough, 
 viz., P. Pullyn, D. A. Gourlay, F. Palmer, W. T. 
 Clarke, J. Barker, and J. Owles, Esqs. 
 
 „ March 8th. The Fermanagh Light Infantry Militia 
 (345 rank and file), commanded by Lord Enniskillen 
 and the Hon. S. Crichton, arrived in Yarmouth. 
 
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 1858—March 14th. The “ Frederica,” 420 tons register 
 and GOO tons burthen, launched from Mr. T. 
 Branford’s yard. Between 3,000 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 pro¬ 
 ceeds of sale of the book “ Story of Samuel 
 Brock.” The Church was opened Feb. 7th; en¬ 
 larged in 1859 and 1866, and again in 1868. 
 
 „ May 4th. Eiotat Southtown between the Fermanagh 
 Militia and some coalheavers. 
 
 „ May 19th. The brig “ Nil Desperandum,” 300 tons 
 register and over 500 tons burthen, launched from 
 Mr. J. Rust’s yard. Thousands of persons wit¬ 
 nessed the sight. 
 
 „ May 26th. The Corn Exchange, Regent Street, sold 
 to R. Steward, Esq., for £1540; 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 15tli. 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. Few 
 individuals have been more distinguished by 
 literary honors, either foreign or domestic, than this 
 gentleman. He was born October, 1775, at Yar¬ 
 mouth, where his father was a banker, lie was 
 educated at the Grammar School at N ortli 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 
 Coltisliall. His library, comprising 40,000 volumes, 
 Avas sold by auction on the 24th November, 1858, 
 and his will was sworn under £70,000 personalty. 
 
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 •July 4th. Eev. William Tritton, of Cambridge, 
 preached his first sermon at the Independent 
 Chapel. 
 
 July 13th. Britannia Pier opened. D/'jeuner given 
 in the afternoon on the Pier to the shareholders 
 and their friends, 150 in number. The construc¬ 
 tion cost about £6,000. 
 
 July lGth. Grand Procession of the Freemasons to 
 and from St. Nicholas’ Church to the Town Hall, 
 where about 125 gentlemen sat down to an ex¬ 
 cellent 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. 2Gth. The Norfolk Hotel, South Beach, sold 
 by auction to Messrs. Hills & 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 twenty two years. 
 His son William succeeded to the office, to whom 
 a dinner was given at the Crown and Anchor on 
 October 4th. 
 
 Sept. 2nd. Plot in Charlotte Street and Broad Eow 
 Avith the Fermanagh Militia. Tradesmen obliged 
 to close their shops. 
 
 Sept. 4th. Eoyal yacht “ Grille,” belonging to the 
 King of Prussia, arrived in the Harbor, under the 
 command of Captain Baron Bothavell. She Avas 
 400 tons burthen, and her engines, 1G0 nominal 
 laorse-poAver, could be Avorked up to 800. Built 
 of mahogany throughout, by Norman of Ha\'re, at 
 a cost of £40,000. 
 
 Sept. 8th. Tavo Prussian frigates, “ Thetis ” and 
 “ Gefion,” under the command of the High Admiral 
 Prince Adalbert, arrived in the Eoadstead. 
 
 Sept. 23rd. The Louth Eifles, under the command 
 of Sir John Eobinson, and comprising 500 men, 
 and 24 officers, arrived in Yarmouth. 
 
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 1858—Oct. 1st. Evening Service first held at St. George’s 
 Chapel after the gas was laid on. The Eev. G. 
 Hills officiated. 
 
 „ Oct. 6th. An elegant Church Service, hound in 
 Turkey morocco, presented to the Eev. Eohert 
 Boyle, LL.D., hy the inhabitants of Gorleston, as 
 a farewell token in recognition of their esteem for 
 him after two years’ labor amongst them. 
 
 ,, Nov. 15th. The (s.s.) “ Hunwick ” sunk off the Jetty. 
 Ship and cargo valued at £8500. The crow saved. 
 
 „ Nov. The Eev. G. Hills, B.D., resigned the in¬ 
 cumbency of St. Nicholas’ Church, on his appoint¬ 
 ment 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. 
 
 „ Dec. 13th. The Eev. W. D. Wade, B.A., incumbent 
 of St. Mary’s Church, Southtown, presented by 
 his friends with a purse of sixty guineas. 
 
 „ Dec. 23rd. S. C. Burton, Esq., solicitor, sworn as a 
 Commissioner to Administer Oaths in the High 
 Court of Chancery of England. 
 
 Dec. Eev. Id. E. Nevill, incumbent of St. Mark’s 
 Church, Lakenliam, near Norwich, appointed to 
 the incumbency of Yarmouth ; and the Eev. G. I. 
 Bellew, 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 Yar¬ 
 mouth Coastguards. In March, 1866, he was 
 presented with a gold watch and guard (value £65) 
 and a silver cup (value £35), 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 ship¬ 
 wrecked 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 con¬ 
 junction with those under his command, was in¬ 
 strumental in rescuing 295 lives. Joined the 
 service June 22nd, 1827. 
 
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 1858— Deaths : Jan. 17th, Eev. J. Pike, the much-esteemed 
 
 minister of the Independent Chapel, Gorleston, 
 died directly after leaving the pulpit, where he 
 officiated in the service.—March 4th, Sir Eton S. 
 Travers, aged 69 years.—March 15th, Mr. S. V. 
 Moore, a respected member of the Town Council. 
 
 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 Euddrell, master of the fish¬ 
 ing vessel “ Hosannah,” presented with a first-class 
 silver medal and diploma from the Emperor of the 
 French for saving the lives of eleven men, the crew 
 of the French brig “ La Prospere,” 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 Eev. Geo. 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 congre¬ 
 gation, 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, but returned again upon a visit in 1863. 
 
 „ Jan 17th. The Eev. H. Hitcliam died, aged 40 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 19th. The sloop “ Eliza ” launched from Mr. 
 J. Eust’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 grand-daughter and co-heiress of 
 the celebrated Admiral Cuthbert Lord Collingwood, 
 who commanded at Trafalgar after Lord Nelson 
 received his death wound. 
 
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 1859—Feb. 20tli. The “ reading-in ” ceremony and first 
 sermon preached by the Rev. H. E. Nevill at St. 
 Nicholas’ Church. The text chosen was i Cor., ii, 
 
 1 and 2 verses. 
 
 „ Feb. Portrait of Lord Sondes, High Steward of the 
 Borough, placed in the Town Hall. 
 
 „ March 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. 
 
 „ March 21st. ' East Suffolk Railway Rill read a third 
 time in the House of Commons and passed. The 
 line was opened on the 2nd of June. 
 
 „ April 5th. E. W. Watkin and A. W. Young, Esqs., 
 addressed a large meeting of between 2000 and 
 3000 persons on the Hall Quay ; and again on the 
 15th. 
 
 „ April 13th to lGth. Charles Stratton, commonly 
 known as “ General Tom Thumb,” with a company, 
 gave an entertainment at the Theatre. 
 
 ,, April 19th. The “Atlielstan” launched from Messrs. 
 Fellows’ yard. This fine vessel was commanded 
 by Captain John Bracey, of Yarmouth. 
 
 „ April 29th. Sir E. H. Iv. Lacon, Bart., and Sir 
 Henry J. Stracey, Bart., returned to Parliament. 
 Votes—L., 693; S., 653 ; Watkin, 568 ; Young, 537. 
 
 „ 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 chimney¬ 
 pot 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 seventeen rolls, &c., relative to the history of 
 Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, July lltli. Eighty invalids, mostly Indian sufferers, 
 arrived at the Military Hospital on the South 
 Denes from Chatham. 
 
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 1859—July. The scliooner “Alma” brought to Yarmouth 
 nine 68 and one 54-pouuder guns from Woolwich 
 for the North and newly-restored South Batteries. 
 The Boyal Artillery finished mounting them on 
 the 21th of August, and returned to Woolwich 
 the next day. There are now 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 ft. 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. 
 
 „ Sept. 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 Con¬ 
 
 gregational body, ordained at the 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. 
 
 „ Sept. 26th. C. P. Melly, Esq., of Liverpool, contri¬ 
 buted a Mural Drinking Fountain for the Borough. 
 R. Steward, Esq., contributed one in November. 
 
 „ Sept. 28th. Services of the Artillery Volunteer 
 Corps accepted by Government, and the appoint¬ 
 ment 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 melee took place before it could be extinguished. 
 
 „ Oct. 25th. Violent gale, fourteen lives lost off this 
 coast, and thirty shipwrecked seamen lodged at the 
 Sailors’ Home. A sloop driven through the 
 Britannia Pier and severed it in two. 
 
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 1859— Nov. 30th. First stone of St. Andrew’s Church 
 
 laid. Contract for building was £1,050 10s. This 
 church was consecrated by the Bishop of Norwich 
 on Oct. 9th, I860, and celebrated by a public 
 luncheon at the Town Hall. In March, 1864, a 
 school-room was built adjoining the church, which 
 cost £500 more. 
 
 ,, Dec. 16th. The Norfolk Standard, published by 
 Mr. J. Cooper, was discontinued. The same pub¬ 
 lisher printed the Yarmouth Weekly News and the 
 Yarmouth Standard previously. 
 
 „ Dec. 20th. Bev. F. W. Johnson, who was appointed 
 in January, 1858, minister of St. John’s Church, 
 died in London. By will he bequeathed £3,000 
 to endow the Beach and Harbor 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 March 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, F.sqs., 
 appointed as Magistrates.—Bastard shark caught 
 off Yarmouth.—Penny Bank opened.—32.799 
 barrels of herrings shipped at Yarmouth for foreign 
 ports. 
 
 „ New Lifeboat-house erected by the National Associa¬ 
 tion 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 employes 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. 
 
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 I860—Jan. 31st. The Recorder, N. Palmer, Esq., narrowly 
 escaped a railway accident at Wymondliam, while 
 crossing the line. 
 
 „ Jan. F. Palmer, Esq., appointed lion, surgeon to the 
 Rifle Volunteer Corps. 
 
 ,, Feb. 2nd. The fishing lugger “ Paymaster,” belong¬ 
 ing to Mr. B. Eenn, sailed from Yarmouth to Ports¬ 
 mouth, a distance of 240 miles, in twenty-three 
 hours. 
 
 „ Feb. 14th. A detachment of the Donegal Militia 
 (159 men and 3 officers) left Yarmouth for 
 Deptford. 
 
 „ Feb. 16th. The premises of Messrs. Bullimore, 
 West, and Todd, coachbuilders, carpenters, &c., 
 destroyed by fire. 
 
 „ Feb. 17 th. 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, 
 one of the beachmen, at the risk of his own life 
 and under great difficulty, bravely rescued a help¬ 
 less man who was lashed to the rigging. In March, 
 he and Captain T. Davies, R.N., inspecting com¬ 
 mander 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 Com¬ 
 mons upon the petition against the return of Sir 
 E. Lacon and Sir H. Stracey, Bart., 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 Lalf-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 epergne, 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. 
 
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 I860—March 7th. At a Levee at St. James’ Palace, Cap¬ 
 tains S. C. Marsh and W. J. Foreman; Lieutenant 
 A. W. Morant and Dr. Stephenson, of the 1st 
 Norfolk Artillery Volunteers; and Captain J. LI. 
 Orde, Lieutenant E. P. Youell, Ensign J. Tomlinson, 
 and Hon.-Assistant Surgeon E. Palmer, 2nd Norfolk 
 Pi tie Volunteers, were introduced to her Majesty 
 by the Earl of Leicester, Lord Lieutenant of the 
 County. 
 
 „ March 13th. A new fishing smack, “ Harriet Todd,” 
 belonging to Mr. T. Todd, launched from Mr. 
 Symonds’ yard. Mr. Todd lost the smack 
 “ Viper,” and had three others damaged, in the 
 gale of the 20th November, 1861. 
 
 ,, March. The brave crew of the Gorleston Lifeboat 
 “ Eanger ” awarded the sum of £233 by the 
 owner of the brig “ Martin Luther,” for assisting 
 his vessel into Harbor during the hurricanes of 
 February 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. Melloi, Esq., M.P. 
 
 „ March. Loss of the Yarmouth fishing smack 
 “ Emerald,” and seven hands, about twenty miles 
 east of the Leman and Ower Sands. 
 
 ,, April 6th. Artillery and Rifle Volunteers’ first 
 demonstration on the South Denes. 
 
 „ April lOtli. 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 £5000, from ]\Ir. 
 Powell’s yard. The band of the Donegal Militia 
 played “ Pule Britannia ” as she glided olf the 
 incline. 
 
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 I860—May 28th. Fearful gale and loss of life at sea; 
 
 eight vessels—brigs, 1 schooners, and a barge—lost 
 on Scroby and in the Cockle Gat, with their crews ; 
 also 14 fishing vessels and 156 men and hoys, lost 
 off Yarmouth. Eight boats were sent out in 
 search of those missing, but returned un¬ 
 successful. 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. Six bronze medals were forwarded in 
 July, 1861, by the Board of Trade, to the crew of 
 the smack “ Gihon,” belonging to Mr. T. Todd, 
 for rescuing the crew of a Prussian barque. The 
 “Gihon” and all hands were lost in Dec. 1863. 
 In the former gale the north-east pinnacle of St. 
 Peter’s Church fell over the nave and crushed 
 through the roof into the organ gallery, the organ 
 narrowly escaping. Damage estimated at £250. 
 
 „ June 5th. G. S. Harcourt, Esq., resigned the Sec¬ 
 retaryship of the Sailors’ Home owing to ill health. 
 
 „ June 30th. The Channel Fleet of thirteen vessels, 
 having in all 937 guns, under the command of Sir 
 C. Freemantle, anchored in the Eoadstead, and com¬ 
 prised the “ Eoyal 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 Fores¬ 
 ters 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 epergne candelabrum and other 
 plate, value about £2000, by 300 subscribers, as a 
 token of regard and obligation to him in making 
 the East Suffolk Eailway. 
 
 „ 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. 
 
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 1860— 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, pro¬ 
 moted to the Collector&hip at Waterford ; he was 
 succeeded by W. C. Maclean, Esq., Comptroller 
 at Portsmouth. 
 
 „ Oct. 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, the cele¬ 
 brated Tragedians, appeared at the Theatre Royal in 
 the Wife’s Secret. 
 
 ,, Oct. 26tli. A short sun-fish caught on the North 
 Beach. It was 4 feet 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 
 seventeen 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. The Rev. Henry Ralph Revill, M.A., nomi¬ 
 nated to the Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral 
 Church in Norwich, vacated by the death of the 
 Rev. W. M. Hanson. 
 
 „ Fish Depot, near the Jetty, erected.—About 1300 
 A r oters on the Register this year.—Parliamentary 
 returns shew that the number of houses in Yar¬ 
 mouth compounded for by landlords was 1,098, of 
 the annual gross rent of £6 ; and 229 at £7.—The 
 sum collected in Market Tolls this year was £220 
 12s., about the average for the last 22 years. 
 
 1861— Jan. 1st. Yarmouth specially appointed as one of 
 
 the thirty-two Ports into which wine in casks was 
 allowed to be imported, but the “ testing ” not 
 permitted unless by special grant. 
 
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 1861—Jan. 6tli to 11th. Colder rveather than has 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. 
 
 „ April 8th. Census taken. The returns were as 
 follow:—Population of Yarmouth, 13,207 males; 
 16,881 females—30,088. Gorleston and South- 
 
 town, 2029 males ; 2456 females—4485. Houses 
 inhabited in Yarmouth, 6861 ; uninhabited, 239 ; 
 building, 7 3 ; inhabited in Gorleston and South- 
 town, 975. 
 
 “ April 13th. A detachment of the Pioyal 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. Biot in the town between the 
 Iloyal 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 neighborhood. 
 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 Eev. James Tann, fourteen years 
 Pastor of the Particular Baptists of this town, died. 
 
 „ June 18tli. Stormy meeting at the Town Hall 
 respecting the election of a Yestry 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. Gory died in Oct. 1876. 
 (See August 16th, 1861, and November, 1876). 
 
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 1861—June 23rd. Eev. H. Squire, Uuitarian Minister of 
 this town, terminated thirty years’ Ministry. On 
 August 5th, he was presented with a silver ink- 
 stand, value =£30, by the members of the congre¬ 
 gation. He died in London, August, 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. Frederick Danby Palmer, son of F. 
 Palmer, Esq., surgeon, passed legal examination in 
 honors, he being the llrst local candidate who 
 obtained that distinction. 
 
 „ June. Lieutenant E. Leeds, E.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 Kecords, 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 Eedoubt 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 £4(J,000. 
 
 ,, Aug. 16th. Purse of £70 presented to Mr. S. B. Cory, 
 the newly-appointed Vestry Clerk. (See June 18th). 
 
 ,, Aug. 'J urkish Baths on Ecgent Eoad established, 
 but were not in existence many months. 
 
 „ Aug. Mr. J. S. Cobb passed his examination at the 
 lloyal College of Surgeons, and obtained his 
 diploma as a dental surgeon. 
 
 „ Sept. 1st. Mr. F. W. Eolfe 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 ot 
 the St. Peter’s Musical Association. 
 
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 1861—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 store¬ 
 house and drying-rooms, m Eow 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; nineteen shipwrecked seamen re¬ 
 ceived at the Home ; the previous ten days, forty- 
 four. 
 
 „ 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. E. 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 eleven 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 mani¬ 
 festations of sorrow were paid in Yarmouth to the 
 deceased Prince-—shops were partly closed, flags 
 raised half-mast, mourning uniform worn by volun¬ 
 teers, &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 pre¬ 
 sented to him (Dec. 19th) by the scholars and 
 teachers of St. Peter’s School. 
 
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 1861— St. John’s School erected. 
 
 „ St. Andrew’s Institute established in Charlotte-street, 
 hut removed to the North Quay in 1865. 
 
 ,, Deaths : Oct. 21st, Mr. David Hogarth, who ably 
 tilled the position of Post Master 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, com¬ 
 
 posed 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 
 Barracks. 
 
 „ May 5th. Corner stone of the Bethel laid, and the 
 Chapel opened August 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 Eoadstead. It comprised the “ Bevenge,” 
 91 guns; “Trafalgar,” 90; “Emerald,” 51; 
 “Chanticleer,” 17; and the gunboat “Porpoise.” 
 They waited the arrival of the “ St. George,” the 
 vessel iir 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 
 gims, with 900 men on board, joined the Channel 
 Fleet in the Eoadstead. On the following morning 
 (Monday) a royal salute of 21 guns was tired from 
 the North Battery, and a gay display of colors 
 hoisted by every ship in the Harbor, in honor of 
 Prince Alfred. The same afternoon the Sailor 
 Prince, accompanied by Major Cowell, the Bev. 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 Eleven Officers 
 of the Fleet against Eleven Gentlemen of Great 
 Yarmouth 
 
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 1862—June 19th. Beview of the Eastern Counties Volun¬ 
 teers 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 tlxe 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. 
 
 „ Jidy 9th. Blondin, the Niagara rope-walker, ap¬ 
 peared at the Victoria Gardens. 
 
 „ July 16th. Caister lifeboat, while lying on Caister 
 Beach, was struck by lightning during a heavy 
 thunderstorm. 
 
 „ July. TI. K. Harmer, Esq., solicitor, appointed a 
 Commissioner to Administer Oaths in A dmiralty. 
 
 ,, August 19th. Sir E. Bacon assumed the command 
 of the Artillery Volunteer Corps on the resignation 
 of Major S. C. Marsh. 
 
 „ Sept. 12th. Grand fete of Norfolk Volunteers at 
 Crown Point, Norwich. 
 
 ,, Oct. 8tli. The Bev. C. IT. Spurgeon preached at the 
 Wesleyan Chapel. 
 
 „ Oct. 20th. Pearful gale. About 1000 vessels sheltered 
 in the Boadstead. 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 opera¬ 
 tives. £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 Boad 
 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 Mr. 
 J. W. Bust’s yard. Dimensions—length, 103 feet; 
 breadth, 21 feet; depth, 24 feet; burthen, 258 
 tons. 
 
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 18G2—Deaths : Feb. 27th, the Eev. Thomas C. Clowes, 
 formerly Incumbent of St. Mary’s Church, and 
 Head Master of the Proprietary Grammar School, 
 Southtown, at Ashbocking Vicarage, aged 61.— 
 March 20th, Mr. Henry Danby Palmer, third son 
 of George Danby Palmer, Esq., aged 47 years.— 
 Nov. 12th, Nathaniel 13. Palmer, Esq., aged 37. 
 
 18G3—Jan. 1st Assembly Kooms opened by a company. 
 
 On Feb. 13th, 1870, the Billiard Eooms were 
 destroyed by tire. £700 damage. 
 
 „ Jan. 20th. The smack “ Baron Campbell,” belong¬ 
 ing to Mr. Yaxley, foundered in a heavy gale. The 
 crew, after battling with the fury of the waves for 
 thirteen 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 Eeview of June 19th, 
 1862, with this difference—the town in the even¬ 
 ing was brilliantly illuminated, and a display of 
 fireworks took place in the Market Place. A early 
 GOO Volunteers were entertained by Sir E. Bacon 
 to a sumptuous repast at his stores on the North 
 Quay. 4G69 school children v ere regaled with a 
 tea at the town’s expense, which, with all other 
 expenses, incurred an outlay of £259. The sub¬ 
 scriptions amounted to £322. 
 
 „ March 19th. The Yarmouth Gas Bill Clauses to 
 incorporate the Company, and make further pro¬ 
 visions 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 Eev. John Beazor ordained as Deacon 
 by the Bishop of Tasmania. 
 
 ,, April 18tli. A very fine otter captured on the Hall 
 Quay. 
 
 „ April. The Eoyal Marriage Celebration Committee 
 presented E. 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. 
 
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 18G3—May 12tli. Sardinian barque “Mississippi,” with 
 1000 tons of cargo, sprung a leak and was beached, 
 but got off again by the Gcrleston boatmen for 
 .£300, when (on the 16th) she stranded on the 
 Bar. In June she was dry-docked in the yard of 
 Messrs. Bellows 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 
 feet, 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, August 16th. 
 
 „ June 25th. Mr. N. Clowes, Secretary to the Young 
 Men’s Association, was presented with “ Bout- 
 ledge’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 Boyal 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; 
 commanded by Captain Bevon. 
 
 „ July 6th. Two men accidently killed b} r the falling 
 of a hatchway belonging to the wherry “ Eigby,” 
 while at Burgh Water Frolic with a freight of 
 90 or 100 pleasure-seekers, many of whom were 
 precipitated into the water. 
 
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 —July 14tli. The Channel Squadron, under the 
 command of Admiral Dacres, visited Yarmouth 
 Boads. It comprised the “ Edgar,” 71 guns; 
 “Black Prince,” 41; “Warrior,” 40; “Liver¬ 
 pool,” 39 ; “ Eoyal Oak,” 35 ; “ Emerald,” 35 ; 
 “ Eesistance,” 16; “Defence,” 16; and the 
 corvette “Trinculo.” Totals—293 guns, 6300 
 
 horse-power, and 4799 men. 
 
 Aug. 26th. Memorial stone of the new Baptist 
 Chapel, St. George’s Denes, laid. Contract for 
 building, £1500. 
 
 Sept. 15th. Grand Eeview on Household Heath of 
 the Norfolk Volunteers, on which occasion Cor¬ 
 poral J. Wilshak, of Yarmouth, was presented 
 with the Champion’s Prize (£20 and bronze medal) 
 from the hands of Lady Suflield. 
 
 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. 
 
 Sept. 26th. First number of Yarmouth Chronicle 
 published by Messrs. Steer and Godfrey. 
 
 Oct. 3rd. The cutter “ Samuel and William,” 60 
 tons register, belonging to Messrs. Smith and Sons, 
 launched, this being the first built near the Sus¬ 
 pension Bridge in the parish of Bunham. She 
 was built by Messrs. Winter and Pigg, the father of 
 the latter having built the yacht “ Bed Eover,” the 
 property of S. Nightingale, Esq. 
 
 Oct. Mr. C. C. Newcombe, of Portsmouth, appointed 
 Post Master. 
 
 Oct. A pedestrian named Elson, of Nottingham, 
 walked for several days from Yarmouth to Lowes¬ 
 toft and back three times each day—a distance of 
 sixty miles a-day. 
 
 Nov. 2nd. The Board of Health decided to borrow 
 £3000 for extending the Parade south, on the 
 suggestion of C. J. Palmer. Esq. 
 
 Nov. 9tli. E. 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, and a silver salver and cake basket. 
 
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 1863—Nov. 16th. The Royal Sea Fisheries Commissioner* 
 held an inquiry at the Sailors’ Home. 
 
 „ Nov. 20th. Destructive lire 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 Hop ton. He was distinguished for 
 many gallant services in Egypt, Denmark, Genoa, 
 and Bomarsund. He was Knighted in 1855. 
 
 „ Nov. 30th. Mr. H. Ranks 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 28tli 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 
 £2000, her Majesty heading the list with £100. 
 
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 1863— 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. Podwell, 
 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: March 25th, Wm. Yetts, Esq., J.P., aged 
 67.—April 6th, John S. Coxon, Esq., who held the 
 office of Post Master for one year, aged 32.—April 
 29th, Joseph G. Plummer, Esq., J.P, aged 58.— 
 May 8th, Wm. T. Clarke, Esq., J.P., aged 49.— 
 May 19th, Mr. William Green, many years Over¬ 
 seer of the Parish, aged 74.—Sept. 18th, Kosamond 
 Matilda, widow of the late Dawson Turner, Esq., 
 at Kirtley, Lowestoft, aged 52.—Sept. 25th, John 
 Youell, Esq., A.L.S., aged 89.—Oct. 7th, Ambrose 
 Peeve Palmer, Esq., of Haddiscoe Hall, aged 51.— 
 Nov. 4th, Edmund Peeve 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. Pev. John Walker, M.A., instituted to 
 
 the Pectory of Bradwell; and the Pev. John 
 James licensed to the Curacy of Southtown. 
 
 „ Jan. Pev. T. K. Richmond, six years Curate of St. 
 Nicholas’ Church, elected Chaplain of St. George’s 
 Hospital, London. On the 17 th 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. 
 
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 1864—Feb. 10th. The Danish corvette “ Neils Juel,” 450 
 men and 47 guns, and a powerful iron-clad gun 
 boat 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 belong¬ 
 ing to the Admiralty cutter “Dolphin,” seven 
 beachmen, and five from the screw-collier 
 “Kyhope,” were immersed in the water, four being 
 drowned. 
 
 „ March 2nd. Petition presented to the House of Com¬ 
 mons 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 “ Wliitwell; ” 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 28tli. John Dawson, Esq., admitted a member 
 of the Royal College of Surgeons. 
 
 ,, July 20th. The East of England Joint Stock Bank 
 (established in December, 1835) suspended pay¬ 
 ment, with liabilities amounting to £576,963 7s. 5d. 
 and assets £453,256. 
 
 „ Aug. 1st. Mr. Solomon Allies appointed Gaoler of 
 the Borough Gaol. 
 
 ,, Aug. Rev. A. B. Crosse resigned the Incumbency 
 of St. Jolm’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 Eessingland. 
 
 Aug. 15th. Three fishermen out of seven belonging 
 to Cromer lost off the Haven’s mouth, out of the 
 crab-boat “ Garibaldi.” 
 
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 1S64—Sept. Oth. Review of the members of the Norfolk 
 Rifle Volunteer Association on the South Denes, in 
 the presence of 8,000 or 10,000 people. Four 
 battalions were reviewed, viz.—1st Norfolk A. V., 
 178 ; 1st Norfolk Rifles, 356 ; 2nd Norfolk Rifles, 
 218; and 2nd Norfolk Administrative Battalion, 
 294 ; Norwich Light Horse, 68—numbering in all, 
 officers and men, 1,106. 
 
 „ Oct. 16th. The three-decked merchant steamer “On¬ 
 tario,” 4000 tons burthen, engines 350 h.p., aitd 
 laden with 2000 tons of coal and iron, struck on 
 the Hasbro’ Sands. All efforts to get her off 
 having failed, she was abandoned by her crew of 
 eighty, inclusive of officers, and on the 21st she 
 foundered. Seventy of the crew, rescued by the 
 steamtug “ Pioneer,” were afterwards forwarded 
 to their respective homes by the Shiptvrecked 
 Mariners’ Society. The “ Ontario ” was built 
 this year at Jarrow, Durham. Her registered 
 tonnage was 2083, 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 two hundred 
 years—the time of Cromwell, 1649. 
 
 „ Nov. 15th. The Rev. G. Firth, five years and four 
 months pastor of the Independent Chapel, Gorles- 
 ton, presented witli 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 16 lives lost 
 off tliecoast. The barque “Sea Serpent” came ashore 
 twenty 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. 
 
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 1864— Dec. 7tli. A crew of thirteen hands gallantly- 
 
 rescued by the Yarmouth life-boat 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 Bog- 
 nor, aged 75.—May 21st, John Brightwen, Esq., 
 partner in Gurney’s banking firm, died at Thorpe, 
 near Norwich, aged 81.—July 23rd, Geo. W. 
 Steward, Esq., M.B., M.A., second son of the 
 Eev. G. W. Steward, Incumbent of Caister, aged 
 28.—Oct. 19th, the Eev. Mark Waters, Incumbent 
 of St. George’s Chapel, aged 57.—Nov. 10th, Capt. 
 Barry Haines, E.N.—Nov. 11th, Eev. E. B. Erere, 
 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. Eobert 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. Eoyal 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., in¬ 
 cluding a mortgage of £3,000 on the Eoyal Hotel, 
 which led to serious litigation. 
 
 Eeb. 27th. The Haven and Port Bill passed its 
 second reading in the House of Commons by a 
 maj ority of 112. 
 
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 1865— 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. It. 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 13tb. Lieut. H. K. Ilarmer presented with a 
 silver salver by the Yarmouth Bifle Volunteers, as a 
 mark of esteem on his retiring from the corps. 
 
 July 12th. Sir E. H. Iv. Lacon, Bart., and J. Goodson, 
 Escp, returned to Parliament for the Borough. 
 Votes, L., 828 ; G., 784 ; A. Brogden, Escp, 634 ; 
 P. Vanderbyl, Esq., 589. J. C. Marshman, Esq., 
 retired from the contest in favor 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 “ Bescuer ” upset at 
 
 Gorleston Pier, and twelve of her crew drowned. 
 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. 
 
 „ Eeb. St. George’s Denes laid out as a park and 
 promenade, at a cost of £449 to the town. June 
 21st, 1867, an epergne 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. 
 
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 1866—April 23rd. Foundation stone of tlie Gorleston 
 Wesleyan Chapel laid. 
 
 ,, May 7 th. First Yarmouth Annual Spring Meeting 
 held. 
 
 „ July 10th. H.M.S. “Dauntless,” 36 guns, and 
 
 carrying 280 men ; July 14th, H.M.S. “Tra¬ 
 falgar ; ” 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 oven 
 700 witnesses. were examined. (See Feb. 15th, 
 1867). 
 
 „ Oct. H.I.M.’s (s.ss.) “Averne” and “Cuvier” in 
 the harbor. 
 
 „ 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 £ 1000 . 
 
 „ 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, 1867, 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 Hall, who died 
 in June, 1876. 
 
 „ Messrs. Lacan, Youell, and Co.’s Bank re-erected. 
 
 ., Top of Regent Road, near Dene House, widened by 
 
 the Corporation. 
 
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 I860—Deaths : Feb. 2nd, Mr. W. F. Windham, at Nor¬ 
 wich.—Feb. 9th, John Besscy Hilton, Esq., aged 
 44.—February 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 the parish of 
 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. 16th. Loss of the “ Eclipse,” at Dieppe, and 
 three lives. 
 
 „ Jan. Fish Wharf scheme proposed, and on April 
 20th the wharf was commenced by “ turning the 
 sod.” The Fish Wharf and Tramway Bill cost 
 £2,431. (See Feb. 16th, 1869.) 
 
 ,, Feb. 15th. The report of the Loyal 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 30tli, the Borough Disfranchised ; June 7th, 
 another Petition presented to the House of Com¬ 
 mons against the Disfranchisement ; and one to 
 the House of Lords, July 29th, but all proved 
 unavailing. 
 
 „ Feb. 22nd. Mr. C. Eumbold appointed as a 
 Believing Officer. 
 
 „ Feb. 26th. The Elizabethan House of C. J. Palmer, 
 Esq., sold by auction for £1150, and the fixtures 
 for £64 14s. 6d. 
 
 „ March 21st. Mr. S. Durrell resigned the Overseer- 
 ship of Gorleston Parish. 
 
 „ April 2nd. First meeting of the Haven and Pier 
 Commissioners under the new Act of Parlia¬ 
 ment. H. N. Burroughes, Esq., resigned the chair¬ 
 manship. 
 
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 —April 4th. Foundation stone of the Gourlay Wes¬ 
 leyan Day Schools laid. The founder, D.A. 
 Gourlay, Esq., J.P., gave £1000 towards the 
 building. 
 
 April 20th. A party of gentlemen, comprising 
 Messrs. Spence, Fenner, Everard, B. Yeale, Moore, 
 Silvers, Douglas, Heave, 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, Escp, of Ludham Hall. 
 
 May 16th. Foundation stone of the new Primitive 
 Methodist Chapel, Queen’s Eoad, laid. Chapel 
 opened Sept. 26tli. Building cost £1000. 
 
 May 20th. Eeform meeting. Mr. Edmond Beales, 
 the great Eeformer, addressed from 2000 to 3000 
 people from the balcony of the Steam Packet 
 Tavern. 
 
 June 1st. A halibut, weighing 161 lbs., 6 feet 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. Eesolved by the Town Council to have 
 new fire engines and a fire escape for the Borough ; 
 their capabilities rvere 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 Consid. 
 
 Aug. 29th. Boman Catholic Mortuary Chapel 
 opened by the Bishop of Demerara. Foundation 
 stone laid on Aug. 15th, 1866, by Lady Stafford. 
 
 Sept. 10th, “ Eoutledge’s Magazine for Boys’” 
 
 lifeboat for Caister launched. Built by Messrs. 
 Beeching at a cost of £300. 
 
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 18GT—Sept. Permanent Fund established. The surplus of 
 £500 remaining from the relief fund of December, 
 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 Jarronwas examined on 11th, and committed 
 for trial at the Assizes on the charge of murder on 
 the ISth. Acquitted Dec. 5th. 
 
 „ ISTov. 6th. Mr. James Sharman, keeper of the 
 
 Kelson Monument, died, aged 82 years. Ho was 
 a Trafalgar veteran, and one who assisted Lord 
 Kelson in his dying moments. 
 
 „ Kov. 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 re¬ 
 ceived. 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 II. Beeching’s yard; July 
 8th, smack “ Hermit,” from Mr. A. J. Palmer’s 
 yard; Aug. 13th, smack “Mermaid,” from Mr. 
 Rust’s yard; Aug. 20tli, model pleasure boat 
 “Konpariel,” from Messrs. Aldred and Mori’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. 
 
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 1867,—Dec. 6th. The Haven Commissioners resolved to 
 borrow .£27,188 15s. for Haven and Pier im¬ 
 provements. 
 
 ,, Dec. 26th. An original local Christmas pantomime, 
 entitled Neptune’s Decree, &c., was produced at 
 the Theatre Eoyal, written by “ Felix,” a local 
 author; also from the same pen the pantomime of 
 1876-7, Boy Blue, Little Bo-Peep, &c. 
 
 ss Deaths : March 2nd, W. H. Bessey, Esq., J.P.— 
 December 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 Harbor, 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. 
 
 f , Jan. 9th. F. Diver, Esq., of Yarmouth, commander 
 of the R.M.S. “ Roman,” presented with a hand¬ 
 some 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 the Market Row, in which three precious lives 
 (a lady, Mrs. Pigg, and two children) were sacri¬ 
 ficed, and property destroyed and damaged t® 
 the amount of £3000. 
 
 Eeb. 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 Harbor. Dimen¬ 
 sions—length, 112 ft. ; deck, 66 ft in length; 
 width amidships, 5 ft. ; 24 tons register. 
 
 „ April 29th. The brig “ Ewerette ” foundered 
 
 opposite the Monument. 
 
 j, 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 congre¬ 
 gation, previous to leaving for Thorpe Morieux, 
 Suffolk. He was succeeded by Rev. R. J. Dundas. 
 
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 18G8—May 23rd. Mr. William .Tones 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. Eobert 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 lOtlr. Mr. Eobert Clifton, master mariner, 
 died at Southdown, 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 nine feet in height, said to be 
 the largest man in the world, with his wife King- 
 Foo, exhibited at the Corn Hall. 
 
 „ July 18th. C. Woolverton, E. E. Aldred, E. D. 
 Barber, and C. E. Bartram, Esqs., sworn in as 
 Magistrates for the Borough. 
 
 „ July 22nd. Horticultural and Floral Fete held at 
 the Assembly Booms. 
 
 „ July 27th. Balloon ascent by Professor Simmons 
 from the Victoria-gardens. This was the first aerial 
 ascent in Yarmouth since Sept. 17th, 1852, when 
 Lieut. Chambers, E.N., went up from the Vauxliall- 
 gardens. 
 
 ,, Aug. 11th. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Young, the well- 
 known actor and actress, presented with a testimo¬ 
 nial—an address beautifully written on vellum, a 
 portmonnaie, and a sum of money—at the Corn Hall, 
 in recognition of their talented aid in an amateur 
 entertainment given at the Eegent Hall, on June 
 23rd, in 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 Eevising Bar¬ 
 rister for Leicester and Eutland. 
 
 „ Sept. 23rd. The B battery C brigade of Boyal 
 Horse Artillery, under the command of Lieut.-CoL 
 Bishop, arrived at the Armoury. 
 
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 1868—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 Harbor. 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. 
 
 „ Nov. 19th. The Scotch fishing-boat “Excellent ” 
 on fire in the Harbor, and was scuttled to extin¬ 
 guish it. Estimated loss £200. 
 
 „ Nov. 22nd. During a gale the schooner “Seagull” 
 broke the massive piles of the Britannia Pier, and 
 smashed 100 feet away. (See July 13th, 1858.) 
 In October, 1859, a sloop was driven through, 
 and did damage to the Pier amounting to £800 or 
 £900. The Pier has since been shortened fifty 
 feet. 
 
 Nov. 26th. The Hon. F. Walpole and Sir E. H. K. 
 Bacon, Bart., elected M.P.s for North Norfolk. 
 Votes, W., 2,630 ; L., 2,563 ; Edmund P. Wode- 
 house, Esq., 2,235 ; Bobert T. Gm'don, 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 honor 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 Avas elected M.P. for 
 North Norfolk by a majority of 110. 
 
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 1868—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; Eight Hon. Lord Sondes, Eight Hon. 
 Lord and Lady Suffield, Sir E. Lacon, Bart., M.P., 
 and the Deputy-Mayor and Mrs. Worship, was 
 given at the Eegent Hall. Distinguished artistes 
 —Mdlles. Titiens and Sinico, Signors Bulterini 
 and Campi, and Mr. Santley. Mr. Welili, solo 
 pianoforte ; and Signor Bevignani acted as con¬ 
 ductor. 
 
 „ 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 feet high, 
 erected on South Quay by the Trinity Corporation. 
 
 ,, Launches: Aug. 17th, the carrier cutter “Chief¬ 
 tain,” from Messrs. Smith and Son’s yard ; Sept. 
 23rd, the brig “ Sultana,” 310 tons, .from Messrs. 
 Eellows and Son’s yard. 
 
 „ Deaths: Feb. 24th, Mr. Chas. C. Newcombe, Post¬ 
 master, aged 49. May 25th, Edward Norris 
 Clowes, Esq., Solicitor, New Buckenham, aged 
 61. June 2nd, Mr. W. Shuckford, fifteen years 
 Governor of the Workhouse, aged 63. June 7th, 
 Thomas Bunn, Esq., Corn Merchant, and an Aider- 
 man, at Southtown, aged 87. Sept. 18th, Captain 
 Eobert Bensley Davie, Commander of the Cape 
 mail steamer “ Saxon,” at Southampton, aged 37. 
 Sept. 18tli, 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. Nutruan, many years 
 Eelieving-officer, aged 45. Dec. 27th, Eichd. Ferrier 
 Esq., Brewer, aged 73. 
 
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 ■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 re¬ 
 moved to the north transept in Feb., 1869. 
 
 Jan. Gaol-street Congregational Chapel (built in 
 1873) 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 feet in length, 
 shed 750 feet, completed. Total cost, £20,627. 
 The sum borrowed and advanced by the Corpora¬ 
 tion for the works was £20,502 6s.; total amount 
 of annual outgoings estimated at £1,537 17s. 
 Offices and premises let at £565 16s. 
 
 Feb. 23rd. The (s.s.) “ Buocleueh,” while on the 
 point of leaving the wharf in Yarmouth Harbor 
 for Hull, with twenty 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 ciamaged, and her fittings amidships blown 
 to a considerable distance. 
 
 March 1st. The full-rigged ship “ Hannah Patter- 
 sen,” 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’ Chinch, and Mr. 
 Williams, of Cardiff, was selected, his estimate foi 
 the work being £4,755, out of which sum £480 
 was deducted for old materials. 
 
 March 9tli. Mr. C. L. Chipperfield presented by 
 Major Foreman with a handsome timepiece, in 
 acknowledgment of his valuable services as Secre¬ 
 tary of the Yarmouth Building Society. 
 
 March 10th. The smack “ Silver Cloud ” run into 
 by the steamer “ Earl of Durham,” off Wiuterton, 
 and foundered with loss of all hands. 
 
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 —April 3rd. Schooner “ Hickman,” 98 tons, struck 
 ky 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 
 Captain Balls, of the schooner “ George,” of Yar¬ 
 mouth, 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. Eolfe, organist of St. Peter’s, Yar¬ 
 mouth. 
 
 April 28th. Duke’s Head Hotel sold to Mr. J. Davy 
 for £1525. 
 
 April 29th. The iron (s.s.) “ Lady Flora,” 1000 
 tons burthen, 250 feet in length, run 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 Yar¬ 
 mouth Kifle Corps first met for recruit drill. First 
 competition prize match, October 14th. 
 
 May 26th. First stone of the St. James’ Church 
 laid by the Very Eev. Dr. Goulburn, Dean of 
 Norwich. 
 
 June 4th. Violent explosion of gas at Mr. Gamb¬ 
 ling’s office at Southtown, doing damage in and 
 around the premises to the extent of £20Oor £300. 
 
 June 9th. Charles Cory, Esq., eighteen 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. 30tli, 1875). 
 
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 1869—Aug. 24tli. Corner stone of the residence of the 
 Head blaster of the Grammar School laid next the 
 site for the intended new' Grammar School. 
 
 ,, Aug. The Hon. and Eev. Edward Pellew, M.A., 
 (about eight years Incumbent of St. Nicholas’ 
 Church, and which he resigned in 1844 in favor 
 of the Yen. H. Mackenzie, M.A.) died at Crowe- 
 liill, 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 Eeedham—in the canoes “ Wanderer ” and 
 “ Euby,” which adventurous journey was com¬ 
 pleted 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 Monu¬ 
 ment, foundered, but her crew were saved. Insured 
 for £3,200. 
 
 „ Sept. 15th. Smack “Ann,” belonging to Mr. T. 
 Todd, foundered. 
 
 „ Sept. 20th. Mr. H. Stonex presented by the Yar¬ 
 mouth 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, E.N., son of Ad¬ 
 miral Gooch, of Yarmouth, appointed to the com¬ 
 mand 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 Hos¬ 
 pital, after fourteen 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 dis¬ 
 charge 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, run ashore south of the Wellington Pier. 
 
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 18G9—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. Bust’s yard after extensive repairs.—Oct. 
 
 11th, the smack “Alice,” 40 tons register, from 
 Mr. Bust’s yard.—Nov. 12th, the self-righting 
 lifeboat “Penny Beadings,” thirty-three 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.—August 
 10th, Edward Trafford, Esq., of Wroxham.— 
 December the 8th, Mr. Stephen Hardingham, 
 aged 74. 
 
 1870—Jan. 2nd. New organ at Boman Catholic Church 
 opened. 
 
 „ Eeb. 14th. The schooner “ St. Cyran” came ashore 
 south of the Britannia Pier, and the crew rescued 
 by the rocket apparatus ; the Austrian brig “ Gio- 
 vanning ” 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 twenty- 
 four hands perished; and the barque “Victoria” 
 wrecked on Gorleston Beach, 500 yards from the 
 shore, and out of a crew of sixteen, but five were 
 rescued. 
 
 „ Eeb. 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 Har¬ 
 bor 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 gal¬ 
 lantly rescued by the smack “ William and Ann ” 
 of this Port. 
 
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 1870—Feb. 23rd. Tlie organ at St. Nicholas’ Church, after 
 being repaired by Messrs. Hill, of London, at a 
 cost of £820, was opened by a grand choral ser¬ 
 vice. Before removal it contained 2133 pipes, 
 which number has been increased to 2873, viz., 
 great organ 1311, swell 908, choir organ 504, 
 pedal organ 150 ; 45 stops and 7 couplers. 
 
 „ Feb. Eev. A. P. Holme appointed by the Bishop of 
 Chester to the Rectory of Tattenhall, Cheshire ; 
 and on March 1st, the rev. gentleman was pre¬ 
 sented with a silver inkstand, value £25, marble 
 timepiece £5, and an electro-plated cruet stand. 
 
 March 5th. Collision in the Roadstead between the 
 (s.ss.) “ Chester,” value £8000, and “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. Janies’ Church, 
 which cost about £1000, was opened by the 
 Bishop of Columbia. The entire building, when 
 finished, will cost £8000 or £10,000. 
 
 „ April 28th. The south aisle of St. Nicholas’ Church, 
 after being re-built, opened with a full choral 
 service, the Lord Bishops of Rochester and 
 Norwich officiating in the service. This service 
 was the grandest since August, 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 228ft. long and 110ft. wide, transept 
 148 ft .; and will accommodate 5500 worshippers. 
 
 „ April. Captains Spencer Smyth, E.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 October 
 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. 
 
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 1870—May 18tli. Gaol Street altered to its original name, 
 Middlegate Street. 
 
 „ May. Baptist Chapel in Itow 11 sold to Sir 
 
 E. H. K. Lacon, and converted into a horn' store. In 
 excavating, an immense leaden c-.flin was dis¬ 
 covered, besides the human bones oi' persons long 
 since departed this life, which were re-interred. On 
 August 25th, the cornerstone of t he new Chapel 
 on Wellesley lfoad was laid. Mr. .1. .!. Isaacs was 
 the contractor. (See April 7th, 1 s71.) 
 
 „ June. The Bev. H. E. Preston, sun of the late 
 
 Edward Preston, Esq., of Yarmouth, presented 
 with a mahogany Davenport writing table and 
 mahogany easy chair, with a reading easel all imbed, 
 as a mark of esteem and affection by rim congre¬ 
 gation of St. Peter’s E. E. Chapel, Montrose. 
 
 „ May 30th. Lord Mahon, eldest son of Karl Stan¬ 
 hope, returned as Member of Parliament, ler East 
 Suffolk, including Gorleston. Votes : Million, 
 3,456 ; Colonel Sir Skafto Adair, Hart.. 3,285 ; 
 including Gorleston votes, M., 245 ; A.. I>3. 
 
 ,, June 6th. Mr. E. Cattermole, librarian, presented 
 with a watch, value £25, and a cheque IV, r £."> I I n.s., 
 by the subscribers to the Public Libra n in recog¬ 
 nition of their appreciation of his ten years' service. 
 
 „ duly 12th. Middlegate Congregational < 'liurch re¬ 
 built and opened. This building ahum rusi iiniOO, 
 the architect being Mr. J. T. Bottle, of Vermouth, 
 and contractor Mr.W. Hood,of Norwi, li. A Innclioon 
 took place the same afternoon at th Town I 1 11. 
 
 ,, July 18th. John Bately, Esq., of Southtowu was 
 admitted a licentiate of the Boval College of 
 Physicians of London, having passe, l <>n Sep! 2 llh, 
 1864, the examination in Arts at A potlwcm-ies’ 
 Hall ; on May 6th, 1868, admitted ,, member of 
 the Royal College of Surgeons ; and on .fuiv 2nd, 
 of the same year, a licentiate of the Society of 
 Apothecarii s of London. On October 1st. |S<;8, 
 this gentleman, at the opening of I lie Medical 
 Session of Queen’s College, Birmingham. by Lord 
 Littleton, received from the hands of the Bis bop 
 of Worcester the Council Prize of the Sy<l uham 
 College—the highest honor the Colic .., ■ -onld confer* 
 
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 1870—July 27th. Mr. E. Sturge, the newly-appointed 
 bandmaster of the East Norfolk Militia, pre ented 
 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 Harbor 
 Master in the place of Rear-Admiral S. Smyth. 
 
 ,, Aug. 4th. Mr. William James Palmer, L.S.A., 
 admitted a Member of the Royal College of 
 Surgeons. 
 
 ,. Aug. 7th. H.M.S. “Penelope” put into Yarmouth, 
 but left on the 12tli. This iron-clad vessel, under 
 the command of Lieut. Moger, is a double-screw 
 corvette, 600 horse-power, 3096 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 forty-two 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 com¬ 
 pletely crushed it. 
 
 „ Aug. 18th. Mr. J. S. Dominy, previous to leaving for 
 York, resigned the position of Head Master of the 
 Government School of Art in favor of Mr. J. F. 
 Ryan. 
 
 „ Aug. 20tli. 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. 
 
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 1870—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 for¬ 
 warded, 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-gohl claret jug, and on 
 Dec. 29tli with a silver salver by the Nottingham 
 Order of Oddfellows, as a token of their esteem. 
 
 „ Sept. Miss Emma Pearson, daughter of the late 
 Captain Pearson, of Yarmouth, sacrificed the com¬ 
 forts of her home to undergo suffering and priva¬ 
 tion 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 Em¬ 
 bassy, 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 \ essels. 
 
 „ Oct. 24th and 25th. The most beautiful display of 
 the Aurora Borealis witnessed since 1707. 
 
 „ Nor. 26th. The (s.s.) “Dolphin,” with cattle for 
 London, towed into Yarmouth Boadstead. To save 
 the vessel, 150 bullocks and 250 sheep were thrown 
 overboard. 
 
 ,, Nov. 18tli. The (s.s.) “ M. E. Clarke” totally lost 
 on Hasbro’ Sands, and her crew of sixteen hands 
 landed at Cromer. 
 
 ,, 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, 15,4761asts. 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.” 
 
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 1870—156 full-licensed public-houses, 16 hotels, and 88 
 beer-houses, including Gorleston—making a total 
 of 260. 
 
 „ The cost of lighting the town (330 lamps) with gas 
 this year was £1 178 12s. 
 
 1870—-Deaths: Jan. 9th, Thomas Briglitwen, 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, 
 fifty years minister of the Countess of Hunting¬ 
 don Connexion, aged 93.—May 25th, John 
 Branch, Esq., aged 74.—May 31st, Mr. George 
 Alexander, artist, aged 64.—June 1st, at Yar¬ 
 mouth, Alex. John, son of the late Samuel 
 Grimmer, Esq., of Haddiscoe Hall, aged 61.— 
 July 21st, Mr. Samuel Cubitt Richmond, mer¬ 
 chant, 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 Wodekouse, aged 
 53.—Oct. 17 th, Mr. Edward Stagg, a Member 
 of the Town Council, aged 57 (see Feb. 1866).— 
 Hov. 14th, C. E. Bartram, Esq., J.P., and Town. 
 Councillor, aged 72.'—Nov. 30tli, Henry Holt 
 Barber, Esq., a Member of the Town Council, 
 aged 38.—Dec. 19th, Mr. Henry Fellows, ship¬ 
 builder, at Southtown, aged 69. 
 
 „ 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; ” Hov. 17th, the lifeboat 
 “ Bolton,” built by Messrs. Beeching, of Yar¬ 
 mouth, publicly inaugurated at Kessingland ; 
 Nov. 19tli, 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. 
 
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 1871—Jan. 9th. Lady King, late of Telegraph-house, died 
 at Maddingley Hall, Cambridge. 
 
 „ Jan. 13th. Race for £100 on the ice covering the 
 SouthtoAvn marshes, between Mr. Barnes’ pony 
 (ridden by the owner) and an excellent skater 
 named Woodhouse. The rough-shod pony Avon by 
 several yards. 
 
 ,, Jan. 13th. Public subscriptions for aiding the 
 wounded in the Franco-German AA'ar amounted to 
 £297 6s. 7d. 
 
 „ Jan. 27th. Forty-five screAV steamers passed up through 
 the Roadstead Avithin three hours. 
 
 „ Jan. 18,709 lasts of herrings caught during the last 
 voyage, or 5353 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 9750.—Seventy-five schools provided 
 accommodation for ?,370 pupils, viz., Yarmouth 65 
 schools, 4587 children; Gorleston and SouthtoAvn, 
 10 schools, 781 children. The total receipts of the 
 Board of Health for the past year was £6819 8s. 8d., 
 and the expenditure £6698 19s. 
 
 „ Feb. 4th, Robert SteAvard, Esq., J.P., died at Cam¬ 
 bridge, aged 57. This gentleman Avas five times 
 Mayor of the borough, and Avas also a member of 
 the ToAvn Council for upwards of 20 years. 
 
 „ Feb. 7th. Fire in Broad Roav at the shop of Mr. 
 J. H. Lay. About £100 Avorth of damage done. 
 
 „ Feb. 18th. Mautby Hall destroyed by fire. 
 
 „ Feb. Tavo Avhitings 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 J ustice of the Peace for East Suffolk in place of 
 the late R. SteAvard, Esq.—Mr. J. B. Lee, B.A., 
 elected a FelloAv of the Geological Society of 
 London. 
 
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 1871—March 3rd. Police-constable George Shreeve met 
 with a fatal accident by falling from the fire escape 
 at the Police-station. (See Ang. 3rd, 1870.) 
 
 „ March 29th. Mr. A. D. Stone purchased the barque 
 “Frederica,” with stores, &c., for £1425. 
 
 ,, April 3rd. Census taken. Population of Yarmouth, 
 33,880; Gorleston and Southtown, 6645 ; ex¬ 
 clusive of about 700 absentees at sea. No. of 
 houses : Yarmouth, 8093 ; Gorleston, 1534. 
 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 ; Herring- 
 fleet, 230 ; Bound, 422 ; Oulton, 860 ; Somerley- 
 ton, 592 ; Flegg Hundreds, 9381. 
 
 .,, April 7th. The new Tabernacle on Wellesley Road 
 opened for Divine Worship. It cost £2496. (See 
 May, 1870). 
 
 ,, April 19th. Mr. H. Fenner’s smack “Sebastopol” 
 destroyed by firo whilst at sea. 
 
 „ April 19th. Edmund Girling, Fsq., 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 
 the hands were saved, and much of her cargo 
 was subsequently recovered and brought to Yar¬ 
 mouth. 
 
 „ April 24th. The smack “Otter,” 56 feet on keel, 
 belonging to Messrs. Lettis and Smith, launched 
 from Mr. J. Fellows’ shipyard. 
 
 April 25th. Mr. Charles Blyth passed his prelimi¬ 
 nary examination in Anatomy and Physiology at 
 the Royal College of Surgeons, London. 
 
 „ 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. 
 —John Worlledge, Esq., County Court Judge, 
 elevated to the dignity of the Chancellor of the 
 Diocese of Norwich.—The number of wherries 
 registered as belonging to the river Bure was 103, 
 of 1846 tons burthen. 
 
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 1—May 4th. Mr. J. It. Baumgartner passed his ex¬ 
 amination at Apothecaries’ Hall, and received 
 certificate. 
 
 May 6th. Richard Hammond, Esq., J.P., died at 
 Yarmouth, aged 78. This much-respected gentle¬ 
 man was the oldest Magistrate of the Borough, 
 having been called to the Bench in 1841 ; he was 
 also a Haven and Pier Commissioner. 
 
 May 9th. According to a poor-rate made this day, 
 it appeared that under the general rate and com¬ 
 pounds in Yarmouth, there were 5,136 tenements, 
 of the total rateable 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, Esq., J. W. De Caux, 
 Esq., and Garson Blake, Esq., nominated by 
 the Town Council as new Magistrates for the 
 Borough. 
 
 June 10th. Nearly fifty porpoises observed disport¬ 
 ing 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 Strang- 
 ways. Men (including officers) numbered about 
 120 , having 116 horses, and six nine-pound rifle- 
 loading guns, &c. 
 
 June 21st. Messrs. F. S. Smyth and R. G. Bately 
 acquitted themselves satisfactorily in their prelimi¬ 
 nary 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 AVoolwich, under Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Woolsey, R.A.—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 subscrip¬ 
 tion was made on then’ behalf. 
 
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 1ST t --Iuly i -"> 111 .. Boat accident in the roadstead, by which 
 a mm and two hoys, out of a crew of five, were 
 drowned, the youths being members of a Norwich 
 * 'Inuvh Choir. 
 
 duly 1 Mb. The 1st Suffolk and (on the 18th) 1st 
 Norfolk Bifie Volunteers encamped for a week 
 on the North Denes. The former mustered in all 
 a hunt G60 men. 
 
 duly 2GIh. IT.M.S. “ Repulse,” 3749 tons burthen, 
 8 UH horse power, having twelve guns on board, and 
 .-.munanded by Captain Rollins, came into the 
 roads to embark about fifty coastguardsmen. 
 
 duly doth. 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. 
 Sine.- August last year 30 smacks and fishing boats 
 had been launched at the various shipyards in 
 Vermouth and Gorleston. 
 
 «. Aug. 7th. Miss E. Pearson, accompanied by Miss 
 !.. E. Mac Langhlin, paid a visit to the Sailors’ 
 Home, having just returned from the Eranco- 
 1 do man AYar. In Oct. these two ladies had con¬ 
 ferred upon them the bronze cross and diploma of 
 tin- Societie de Secours aux Blesses of Erance, 
 in recognition of their services on the battle 
 .fields of Metz, Sedan, and Orleans. (tee 
 Sept., 1870, Aug., 1872, and Aug. 8th, 187G.) 
 
 ,, Aug. 0th. The steamtug “ Reliance,” while enter¬ 
 ing the Harbor with a freight of pleasure seekers, 
 a. - ibrutally fouled the South Pier. 
 
 Aug. 11th. Fatal accident to Mr. Henry AVorlledge, 
 third son of our respected County Court Judge, 
 while bathing at Folkeston. 
 
 ,. Aug. 14th. E. P. Youell, Escp, who had for eleven 
 years previous been Captain of the 2nd Company 
 of the Yarmouth 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 their esteem. 
 
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 1871—Aug. 15tli. Mrs. Lavina 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.AI.S. “ Daphne,” as senior officer in New Zea¬ 
 land in 1845 ; and mother of the Rev. W. Lake 
 Onslow, M.A., R.N., formerly chaplain on board 
 the “ St. George ” with the Duke of Edinburgh, 
 and now chaplain to the Prince and Princess of 
 Wales at Sandringham, where the deceased lady 
 used to reside. (See June 1st, 1862). The Rev. 
 Onslow was educated as a boy at the old Grammar 
 School, under the Rev. T. Clowes, M.A., of 
 Queen’s College, and his grandfather, as Admiral, 
 commanded the squadron in the roads after the 
 Camperdown action. 
 
 „ Aug. 15th. A congratulatory address voted by 
 the members of the Town Council to Sir 
 James Paget, just after her Majesty had con¬ 
 ferred upon him a baronetcy. Sir James was the 
 son of Samuel Paget, Esq., a long resident in this 
 town. The same honour was conferred by King 
 George IY. 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 Air. Rust’s yard. The same morning, a new 
 lugger, belonging to Air. 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 31 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 Air. J. Tomlinson’s business 
 premises, Howarcl-street, realised £11,390. 
 
 „ Aug. 25th. Eire at Air. C. Garwood’s fisli-liouse in 
 Charlotte-street; very little damage done. 
 
 „ Aug. 28th. H.M.’s paddle-frigate “ Terrible,” 1850 tons 
 burthen, 800 horse power, 19 guns, commanded by 
 Capt. Travenen, passed through the roadstead. 
 
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 1S71—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 fete, and patronised by most 
 of the elite of the town. The East Norfolk Militia 
 and Militia Artillery hands played at intervals 
 during the day. 
 
 „ Aug. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales accepted the 
 hon. colonelcy of the Norfolk Militia Artillery, 
 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 September 22nd, this gentle¬ 
 man was presented with a claret jug and cup, 
 value £40, as a testimony of respect. 
 
 „ Sept, lltli. The dandy smack “ Fern,” 54 ft. long, 
 7'ft. 2 in. deep, and 32 4-100tlis tonnage, launched 
 from Mr. E. Eust’s yard. 
 
 ,, Sept. 17th. Organ at St. George’s Chapel re-opened 
 after being restored. 
 
 „ Sept. 17tli. The Eev. C. Yoysey, B.A., late Vicar 
 of ITeaulaugh, preached at the Unitarian Chapel. 
 
 ,, Sept. 22nd. The trawling smack “ Maria and 
 Isabella,” belonging to Mr. Seago, of this port, 
 run into by the barque “ Eock City,” near the 
 Dogger Bank, where she foundered, and four of 
 her crew, including the master, drowned. 
 
 „ Sept. 25th. The captain of the passenger steamer 
 “ Albion,” plying between Yarmouth and London, 
 fined £6 11s. for having (on the 6th instant) on 
 board 111 passengers more than the vessel was 
 chartered to carry (337 persons), there being 448 
 passengers. 
 
 „ Sept. 29th. The new General Post Office, Eegent 
 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 ; South- 
 town, 35,383; total, 82,559. Last season, V., 
 32,103 ; S., 26,009 ; total, 58,112. 
 
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 1 —Oct. 4th. The schooner “ John Watson,” belonging 
 to Messrs. Watling, of this port, collided with the 
 barque “ Thomas Knox,” in the roadstead, between 
 the Britannia Pier and the Jetty, when the former 
 sunk. Crew of five saved. 
 
 Oct. 5th. Mr. William Mallam Yores admitted a 
 licentiate of the (Society of Apothecaries. 
 
 Oct. 16th. The screw steamer “Annie Broughton,” 
 120 horse power, 782 tons register, 230 ft. long, 
 32 ft. beam, drawing 19 ft. of water, and valued 
 at £22,000, while on a voyage from Newcastle to 
 Alexandria with 1650 tons of coal, got on Hasbro’ 
 Sands, from which precarious position she was 
 assisted off after four days’ hard exertions. The 
 salvage claims amounted to £1300. 
 
 Oct. 16th. Fire at Mr. A. Tabraham’s jewellery shop 
 on St. Peter's Eoad. Considerable damage done. 
 
 Oct. 16th. A monster royal sturgeon caught off Yar¬ 
 mouth. It was 7 ft. 10 in. long, and weighed 28 
 stone. 
 
 Oct. 18th. The new Corn Hall, Howard Street, 
 opened by a public dinner, to which nearly 200 
 gentlemen sat down, including Viscount Mahon, 
 M.P., Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., the Hon. 
 F. Walpole, M.P., C. S. Bead, Esq., M.P., E. 
 Corrance, Esq., M.P., and the Mayor (E. H. L. 
 Preston, Esq.) II. S. Grimmer, Esq., occupied the 
 chair. 
 
 Oct. 24th. George S. Harcourt, Esq., of Anker- 
 wych, formerly M.P. for Bucks, died at St. George’s 
 Square, Belgravia, aged 64 years. This gentleman, 
 established the Yarmouth Sailors’ Home. 
 
 Oct. 26th. A silver tea-kettle, value £25, presented 
 as a testimonial to the Rev. R. J. Dundas, prior to 
 his leaving the town for Albury, near Guildford, 
 Surrey. 
 
 Oct. 30th. The Rev. W. Boycott, rector and patron 
 of Burgh St. Peter, died at Ormesby, aged 7 3 years. 
 
 Nov. Mr. Ziba Rayson passed his third and final 
 examination at the Law Society’s Hall, London. 
 
 Nov. 3rd. Fire at the drapery shop of Mr. E. 
 Bostock, King-street, and damage done to the 
 amount of £350. 
 
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 1871—Nov. 14th. The iron screw steamer “ Benjamin 
 Whitworth,” G39 tons register, 99 horse power, 
 commanded by Gapt. John Smith, accidentally got 
 upon the Cross Sands and there encountered a 
 terrifically heavy sea ; but after great perseverance 
 she was floated olf on the following day. The 
 steamtug “Reliance,” value £2500, belonging to 
 the Standard Company, while rendering assistance 
 to the “ Whitworth,” struck against a piece of 
 sunken wreck, and so damaged her bottom as to 
 necessitate her being run on to Caister beach, 
 where she became a total wreck. (See Dec. 4th, 
 1875). 
 
 „ Nov. 14th. A fleet of some 1200 sailing vessels 
 passed through the roadstead. 
 
 „ Nov. 25th. The smack “ Evangeline,” 55ft. on keel 
 and 17ft. beam, built for Mr. Olley of this town, 
 launched from Mr. Fellows’ shipyard. 
 
 „ Nov. 25th. The fishing lugger “ Sailor’s Friend,” 
 value, with nets, &c., about £850, the property of 
 Mr. C. Rumbold, was run into by the French 
 screw steamer “ Union Bayonnaise,” which caused 
 the lugger to founder. The crew were, however, 
 all saved. 
 
 „ Nov. 30th to Dec. 2nd. Heavy gale. Lifeboat 
 crews performed several daring acts of bravery, and 
 although about twenty-fivo hands were unfortu¬ 
 nately lost near Yarmouth, no less than twenty- 
 three shipwrecked men were rescued and taken to 
 the Sailors’ Home. 
 
 „ Dec. 4th. The smack “ George and Elizabeth ” ran 
 ashore north of the North Pier, where she went to 
 pieces, her crew being rescued by the rocket 
 apparatus. 
 
 „ Dec. 4th. Rev. A. T. Shelley, Congregational minister 
 at Aylesbury, and formerly ot this town, died at 
 Aylesbury, Bucks, aged 45. 
 
 Dec. 6th. Intense frost. Every street and road one 
 mass of ice, and so smooth and slippery as to render 
 walking upright impossible. Several accidents- 
 occurred to people and horses. 
 
 Dec. 9th. The smack “ Friendship,” value £400, lost 
 in the North Sea. 
 
 
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 1871— Dec. 10th. The new steamer “ South Tyne,” stranded 
 
 on North Scrohy Sand. She was got off the next 
 morning after 100 tons of coals had been thrown 
 overboard. Salvage services amounted to £1000. 
 
 ,, Dec. 11th. The market tolls, &c., were let by public 
 competition by Mr. S. Aldred for £890 per annum. 
 (See Aug. 21st, 1876.) 
 
 ,, Dec. 15tli. The smack “Dagmar” on fire in the 
 harbor. Much damaged ; 19th, the smack 
 
 “ Emma,” valued at £300, totally destroyed by fire 
 while in the North Sea. Crew rescued. 
 
 „ Dec. 19th. The screw collier “Magdeburg” struck 
 on Scroby Sand, but was got off by the steamtug 
 “ Eeliance ” for £200. 
 
 ,, Dec. According to returns of efficiency in the 2nd 
 Norfolk Eitle Volunteers, it appears that in 1871 
 there were in the five companies 11 officers, 22 ser¬ 
 geants, and 460 men, 87 of whom were marksmen. 
 —The 600 fishing craft belonging to this port pay 
 annually for towage about £4000.—A new Primi¬ 
 tive Methodist Chapel opened at Bradwell.—The 
 entire restoration of Gorleston parish church esti¬ 
 mated to cost £4680.—Mr. J. T. Clarke, solicitor, 
 appointed a Commissioner to administer oaths in 
 the High Court of Admiralty in England.— 
 240,000,000 of herring landed at" the Fish Wharf 
 during the whole of the present season.—The num¬ 
 ber of shipwrecked men received during the year 
 at the Sailors’ Home was 228. 
 
 1872— Jan. 1st. A barque, of 500 tons register, “Sing 
 
 Tai ” (Eising Sun) launched from Messrs. Beech¬ 
 ing’s shipyard. 
 
 „ Jan. 1st. The brigantine “ Sybil,” belonging to Mr. 
 H. H. Gambling, while entering the harbor got on 
 the North Sand, and was wrecked. Value, £400. 
 
 „ Jan. 3rd. Rear-Admiral Charles Calmady Dent, of 
 Yarmouth, died. (See April 4th.) 
 
 „ Jan. oth. Sir Francis Crossley, Bart., M.P., of Somer- 
 ley ton Hall, died at Belle Vue, Halifax, aged 54 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 10th. First prosecution for Sunday trading in¬ 
 stituted, the magistrates fining two delinquents— 
 Messrs. Duffell—5s. each and costs, and continued 
 weekly for over five years. 
 
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 1872—Jan. 12tli. Restoration of Gorleston Church mooted. 
 
 On May 15th, Mr. Hubbard’s (East Dereham) con¬ 
 tract of £2642 accepted. (See June 12th, 1873.) 
 
 „ Jan. 16th. Congratulatory addresses voted by the 
 Town Council to her Majesty the Queen on the 
 recovery of the Prince of Wales from a severe ill¬ 
 ness ; also an address to the Prince himself, as well 
 as one of congratulation to the Princess of Wales. 
 
 „ Jan. 17th. Gallant lifeboat service by the Caister 
 beachmen during a heavy gale in the preservation 
 of the barque “ Jessie,” and the whole of her crew. 
 
 „ Jan. 25th. The Gorleston Board of Health resolved 
 to borrow £1000, in addition to the £3,500 pre¬ 
 viously borrowed, for the Southtown drainage. 
 (See Aug. 17th, 1871.) 
 
 „ Jan. 28th. John Lomas Cufaude, Esq., solicitor, 
 died, aged 61 years. The deceased gentleman was 
 Clerk of the Peace, Clerk to the Board of 
 Guardians, and Superintendent Registrar of this 
 Borough. 
 
 „ Jan. 29th. Caleb Burrell Rose, Esq., F.G.S., died, 
 aged 81 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 29th. Supt. G. Tewsley presented with a 
 richly-chased silver cup, at the Bear Hotel, by the 
 sergeants and constables of the Borough Police, as 
 a memento of their esteem. 
 
 „ Eeb. 2nd. F. Danby Palmer, Esq., elected Supt. 
 Registrar, and on the 9th, Clerk to the Board of 
 Guardians. 
 
 „ Eeb. 2nd. Further experiments in the roadstead 
 with Harvey’s sea torpedos, under the inspection 
 of gentlemen representing the American Govern¬ 
 ment. 
 
 „ Eeb. 9th, 10th, and 13th. Action in the Court of 
 Chancery—I. & C. A. Preston v. the Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough—to re¬ 
 cover £20,000, lent by various mortgagees on the 
 general district rates. Bill dismissed with costs. 
 An appeal was made against the judgment in the 
 same Court on June 19th, with a like result. 
 
 ,, Eeb. 13th. Isaac Preston, jun., Esq., elected Clerk 
 of the Peace by the Town Council; and on March 
 5th, Visiting Justices’ Clerk. 
 
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 1872—Feb. 23rd. Brigantine “Isabella Walker” collided 
 with the steamtug “Andrew Woodhouse,” the 
 latter sustaining damage to the amount of £50. 
 
 „ Feb. 27th. General Thanksgiving Day for the 
 
 recovery from sickness of the Prince of Wales 
 observed in Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Feb. £4680 required for the restoration of Gorleston 
 Church. (See April 28th, 1876.) 
 
 „ March 1st. Mr. G. M. Burton elected Vaccination 
 Officer. 
 
 „ March 2nd. Smack “ Queen of the Fleet ” launched 
 from Messrs. Smith and Son’s shipyard. 
 
 „ March 14th. J. Cherry, Esq., of the Norfolk 
 
 Circuit, took the oatbs and handed in his formal 
 appointment as Clerk of the Peace for Suffolk, 
 conferred by the Lord Lieutenant of the County 
 (Lord Stradbroke), vacated by the late Mr. 
 Borton, who held the office thirty years prior to 
 his death. 
 
 „ March 22nd. Henry Negus Burroughes, Esq., died 
 at Burlingham Hall, aged 82 years. This gentle¬ 
 man was elected M.P. for East Norfolk in August, 
 1837; July, 1841 ; August, 1847 ; and July, 
 1852, with the late Edmund Wodeliouse, Esq., as 
 a colleague, on the last two occasions without 
 opposition. In 1855, however, Mr. Wodehouse, 
 accepting the Cliiltern Hundreds, Sir Henry J. 
 Stracey was returned in the place of that lion, 
 gentleman, but at the dissolution in March, 1857, 
 they neither of them went to the poll. Mr. 
 Burroughes was a Haven and Pier Commissioner 
 for more than forty-five years. The Bev. Kandall 
 Burroughes, who married a sister of Lord Suffield, 
 succeeded to the possession of his fme landed 
 property. 
 
 „ March 30th. Nathaniel Palmer, Esq., died at Coltis- 
 hall, aged 79 years, being born in Yarmouth in 
 Oct. 1792. In 1827 he was called to the bar by 
 the Inner Temple, and in 1836 appointed Judge 
 of the Guildhall Court of Norwich and Becorder 
 of Great Yarmouth. 
 
 „ March. The loop-line between Somerleyton and St. 
 Olaves oil the Great Eastern Bailway opened. 
 
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 —April 4th. The marriage of Lieutenant Charles 
 Francis Hastings Dent, commanding her Majesty’s 
 ship “ Orwell,” eldest son of the late Admiral 
 -1 )ent (see Jan. 3rd) and Lady Selina (daughter of the 
 eleventh Earl of Huntingdon) to Miss Jane Collins 
 of Bury, was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church. 
 
 April 1 !itli. Corner stone of the new schools in con¬ 
 nection with St. James’ Mission laid. 
 
 April 24th. Simms Reeve, • Esq., took the declara¬ 
 tion at the Tolhouse Hall on acceptance of the 
 office of Recorder of Yarmouth. 
 
 May 2nd. The fine new lugger “ Sir Roger Tichborne” 
 launched from Messrs. Smith’s shipyard at Runham. 
 
 May 13th. The smaclc “Renown,” belonging to 
 Messrs. Smith and Son, collided with the South 
 Pier, and afterwards sunk with her cargo of fish in 
 the harbor. 
 
 May 13tli. The Dutch man-of-war brig “Tornate,”used 
 as a training ship and having on board 110 boys 
 and 10 men and officers, was towed into our harbor. 
 
 May 20th. A young shark, about six feet long, 
 caught off Yarmouth, and landed on the beach. 
 
 May 20th. Serious accident to John W. De Caux, 
 Esq., J.P., by falling from a cart on the Marine 
 Parade. 
 
 May. A salmon weighing 12 J- lbs., and two salmon 
 trout, one 15 lbs. in weight and tire other 2 ft. 4 in. 
 long, taken near Caister. 
 
 June 6th. Visit to Yarmouth of H.R.H. the Prince 
 of "Wales, attended by the Earl of Leicester, Major- 
 General Probyn, C.B., and Col. Teasdale. This 
 never-to-be-forgotten visit of the Heir Apparent 
 to the Throne was the grandest event in respect to 
 the general superb decorations and illuminations, 
 together with the rapturous enthusiasm and open 
 generosity of the populace, ever recorded in the 
 annals of local history. Some 3,500 excursionists 
 from Norwich, as well as numbers from neighbour¬ 
 ing districts, flocked into the town on the two first 
 days. The Prince and suite, who rvere entertained 
 here by James Cuddon, Esq., J.P., at Shadding- 
 fieid Lodge, left the borough on the 8th, by the 
 East Suffolk line, en route for London. 
 

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 —May 29th. James Scott, Esq., J.P., a shipowner 
 of this port, died, aged G9 years. (See June, 1863.) 
 
 „ June 6th. The new Grammar School opened by 
 the Prince of Wales. 
 
 „ June 6th. Primitive Methodist Conference opened 
 at Yarmouth, and lasted for a week. Number of 
 members in 1872, 161,464. 
 
 „ June 13th. Two Companies of 33rd Regiment of 
 Foot (Duke of Wellington’s) and the stall’ of the 
 Essex Rifle Militia, 152 rank and file, arrived at 
 the Southtown barracks, where they stayed for a 
 month. 
 
 „ June 15th. At Cambridge, the degree of Doctor of 
 Divinity conferred on the Rev. J. J. Raven, head 
 master of the Yarmouth Grammar School. 
 
 „ June 15th. Mr. Edward Eyson, a member of the 
 Town Council, and a Captain in the 2nd Norfolk 
 Rifle Volunteers, died, aged 37 years. 
 
 „ July 9th. Wm. Sheppard, Esq., died, aged 76. 
 
 „ July 11th. Heavy tempest. Mr. Burton Steward’s 
 house struck by lightning, and the interior of 
 more than one room was damaged by the electric 
 fluid. 
 
 ,, July 16th. The Royal Humane Society presented 
 Mr. Thomas Joyce with the usual honorary testi¬ 
 monial on parchment for saving the life of a lad 
 named F. J. Martin, while in a very precarious 
 state in the sea. This was the second testimonial 
 Mr. Joyce had received for his bravery. 
 
 „ July. Cuddon-Fletcher, Esq., of Somerton, (son of 
 James Cuddon, Esq., late of Shadingfield Lodge), 
 created a Justice of the Peace for Norfolk. 
 
 „ Aug. The decoration of. the Order of Sanitat Kreuz 
 Militar of Hesse Darmstadt, conferred on Miss E. 
 Pearson (of Yarmouth) and Miss L. E. MacLaugh- 
 lin, for their attention as nurses to the wounded 
 soldiers in the Fianco-German war. (See Sept. 
 1870 and Aug. 7th, 1871.) 
 
 „ Aug. 8th. The new organ in St. Mary’s Church, 
 Southtown, opened with a full choral service. 
 This fine-toned instrument was built by Mr. AY. C. 
 Alack, of Yarmouth, at a cost of £250. (See Sept 
 9th, 1S75.) 
 
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 -Aug. 9th. Air. E. Collins resigned the appoint¬ 
 ment of Town Hall keeper, which he had held 
 for twenty years, and was succeeded on Aug. 
 13tli by Mr. George Harvey. (See Oct. 20tli, 
 1874.) 
 
 Aug. 10th. By an Act of Parliament this day in 
 force different independent sanitary bodies were 
 placed under one authority, including the Yarmouth 
 and Gorleston Local Boards. Yarmouth Town 
 Council then became the sanitary authority for 
 the whole district, at the same time taking posses¬ 
 sion of the property in Gorleston and Soutlitown, 
 assessed at .£15,700. 
 
 Aug. 13th. H. Fellows, F. Dendy, and S. AY. 
 Spelman, Esqs., appointed as Magistrates for the 
 Borough. 
 
 Aug. 13th. Mr. C. H. Chamberlin’s resignation as 
 Borough Coroner accepted by the Town Council. 
 Mr. AYm. Holt was at the same meeting appoin d 
 his successor. Mr. G. B. Ivennett, who was form¬ 
 erly managing clerk to Mr. Holt, was appointed 
 clerk to the Norwich Magistrates in September, 
 1867. 
 
 Aug. 18th. John Hillam Mills, Esq., barrister, died 
 at Lowestoft. The deceased gentleman acted as 
 Deputy-Recorder of Yarmouth during the many 
 years’ protracted illness of the late Mr. N. Palmer. 
 (See March 30th, 1872.) 
 
 Aug. 20th. Edward Ilarbord Lusliington Preston, 
 Esq., died, aged 65 years. The deceased gentle¬ 
 man, who was Mayor of the Borough at the time 
 and held several offices of responsibility, was much 
 respected by his fellow townsmen. He was born 
 on Nov. 4th, 1806. The remains of the deceased 
 gentleman were interred on the 24th in the 
 family vault in St. Nicholas’ Churchyard, near 
 the Cemetery. 
 
 Aug. 20th. The new smack “ Star,” built for Air. 
 Fleming Hewitt, launched from the shipvard of 
 Air. J. H. Fellows. 
 
 Aug. 27th. Charles AYoolverton, Esq., elected Mayor 
 to the 1st of November, in the place of the late 
 E. H. L. Preston, Esq. 
 
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 s/2—Aug. 29th. Part of the fleet of H.M.’s ironclads, 
 under the command of Rear-Admiral G. G. Ran¬ 
 dolph, C.B., anchored in the roadstead. The fleet 
 comprised the “ Achilles,” 2G guns ; “ Hector,” 
 18; “Penelope,” 11; “Audacious,” 11; “Van¬ 
 guard,” 14; “Black Prince,” 28; “Resistance,” 
 1G ; “Favourite,” 10; “ Valient,” 18; and the 
 dispatch boat “ Imogen.” In the whole squadron 
 there were some 4500 men, including about 1500 
 coastguardsmen. The Admiral’s ship (“ Achilles”) 
 carried 750 men; had forty furnaces, and when 
 steaming at full speed consumed at the rate of 250 
 tons of coal a day. 
 
 „ Sept. 29tli. The lugger “ Bee ” (formerly “ Prima 
 Donna ”), belonging to Mr. T. Tyrrell of this port, 
 foundered about fifty miles abreast of Winterton, 
 during a very heavy gale. 
 
 „ Oct. 3rd. Destructive fire at the shop of Messrs. 
 Leach Brothers, oilmen, Ac., Market Place, which 
 resulted in the almost entire destruction of the 
 shop and stock-in-trade. Estimated loss, £1000 ; 
 property saved, value about .£400. 
 
 „ Oct. 11th. Heavy gale. Loss of the schooner 
 “ Lucy,” belonging to Mr. R Barber, of this port, 
 on "Whitby beach. 
 
 „ Oct. 14th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., laid 
 the first plate of the Gorleston tramway, which 
 ceremony was celebrated by a banquet at the Town 
 Hall in the evening. 
 
 „ Oct. 16th. Mr. J. Suffling’s smack “Humility” 
 
 driven ashore in a gale north of Britannia Pier. 
 
 ,, Oct. 17th. Terrible accident on the Great Eastern 
 Railway near Ivelvedon—eighteen people wounded 
 and one killed, among the former being William 
 Worship, Esq., of Yarmouth. 
 
 „ Oct. 26th. The schooner “Blyham” foundered 
 
 in the North Sea. Mr. Walter Haylett, master of 
 the smack “ Eclipse,” was subsequently awarded a 
 silver medal and certificate of honor by the King 
 of the Netherlands for rescuing the crew. 
 
 „ Oct. 29th and five following days. The sale of Mr. 
 J. Owles’ collection of pottery and porcelain, at 
 the Corn Ilall, realised £4,738. 
 
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 1872—Oct. Mr. A. J. Eivett passed tlie minor examination 
 of the Pharmaceutical Society. 
 
 „ Oct. The widow of Sir Wm. J. Hooker died. This 
 lady was the daughter of the late Mr. Dawson 
 Turner, F.R.S., of Yarmouth, and mother of Dr. 
 Hooker. She was married to Sir William in 1815. 
 
 „ Oct. The Pev. John Beazor, late of Yarmouth, ap¬ 
 pointed to the Pectory of Portland by the Bishop 
 of Oxford. This rev. gentleman had for six years 
 previously held the sole charge of Minster Lovell. 
 (See March, 1863). 
 
 „ Nov. 2nd. The lugger “ Good Advice,” belonging to 
 Mr. John Hart, cf Gorleston, run down by a brig. 
 
 „ Nov. lltli to 17th. Heavy gales, the smacks “ Coro- 
 nellaand “Thomas and Edward” lost, and all 
 hands, on the 12th, and Gorleston Pier was also 
 damaged to the extent of £3,339. 
 
 „ Nov. 13th. Mr. A. E. Cowl, third son of Mr. Henry 
 Cowl, passed his final examination prior to his 
 admission as an attorney, at the Institute of the 
 Incorporated Law Society, London. 
 
 „ Nov. 13tli. Sudden death of Mr. S. C. Cooke, of 
 Horstead, at the Thorpe Railway Station, aged 71. 
 The deceased was a member of the Port and 
 Haven Commission. 
 
 „ Nov. 26th. Captain John Garnham, P.N., died, 
 aged 83. The deceased was 42 years a Magistrate 
 for Suffolk, and was for some years a Lieutenant 
 in the Royal Navy, and taken prisoner by the 
 French in 1814, after -which he returned to 
 England. 
 
 „ Nov. 30th. The smack “ Challenger,” reputed to 
 be the largest built in Yarmouth, was launched 
 from Messrs. Smith and Son’s yard. 
 
 „ Nov. Mr. F. J. Dowsett passed his final examination 
 for an attorney at the Incorporated Law Society’s 
 Hall, Chancery Lane. 
 
 „ Dec. 8th and for several days, a succession of gales. 
 About fifteen vessels in all foundered, and 100 
 shipwrecked mariners were received at the Sailors’ 
 Home. 
 
 „ Dec. The Militia Depot at Yarmouth offered to the 
 Government at £12,500. 
 
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 io/ 2—Dec. 21st. 14,451 lasts of herrings delivered at the 
 
 Fish wharf, as compared with 19,639 lasts for the 
 corresponding period of 1871. 
 
 1873—Jan. 3rd. Three men lost in the North Sea out of 
 the smack “Peep o’ Day,” belonging to Mr. Jex, 
 whilst ferrying fish. 
 
 „ Jan. 6th. Boiler explosion on board the (s.s.) 
 
 “ Druid,” seven miles off Yarmouth, resulting in the 
 death of two men and serious injury to three others. 
 
 „ Jan. 8tli. Great Yarmouth Licensed Victuallers’ 
 
 Association established through the exertions of 
 Mr. B. S. Steele. 
 
 „ Jan. 10th. The new building annexed to the Priory 
 Schools for the accommodation of some 200 
 children opened by the Mayor. 
 
 „ Jan. 20th. Dr. Lusliington, judge, philanthropist, 
 and politician, and late M.P. for Yarmouth, died 
 at his seat near Ockham, aged 91 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 20th. Charles H. Chamberlin, Esq., Registrar 
 of the Yarmouth County Court and Borough 
 Coroner, died, aged 51 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Durrell presented 
 with a very handsome coffee-pot by the members 
 of the Gorleston Congregational Chapel choir. 
 
 „ Jan. 22nd. Mr. Blyth, of this port, and second 
 mate of the “ Nortlifleet,” lost in that ill-fated vessel 
 with over 300 passengers. 
 
 „ Jan. 27th. A halibut, 4ft. 6in. in length and 
 weighing about 5 stone, caught near Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, Jan. Henry John Walker, Esq., solicitor, of Bromp- 
 ton, appointed to the Registrarship of the 
 Yarmouth County Court. In March, 1875, re¬ 
 signed for a Registrarship in Southampton; and 
 in December, 1876, District Registrar of High 
 Court of Justice at Manchester. 
 
 „ Jan. A very handsome silver waiter presented to 
 Alderman W. Laws by the teachers of St. Nicholas’ 
 Sunday School, in token of their respect. 
 
 „ Eeb. 1st. Mr. Holmes’s new smack “Serjeant Ballan- 
 tine ” launched from Mr. Mack’s shipyard. 
 
 „ Eeb. 7th. Great Yarmouth and Eastern Counties’ 
 Aquarium Company registered, with a capital of 
 .£50,000 in shares of £2 each. (See June 18th.) 
 
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 1873—Feb. 26tli. The Rev. J. Partridge, formerly head 
 master of the Yarmouth Proprietary Grammar 
 School, Southtown, died at Tliornbury, near Bristol, 
 aged 46 years. 
 
 „ March 17th. Sir. George T. Watson, Secretary and 
 Superintendent of Sailors’ Home, presented with 
 a handsome gold ring by the members of the 
 Beaclnnen’s and Fishermen’s Friendly Society, as a 
 memento of respect. 
 
 ,, March 24th. The steamtug “ Minuet ” stranded on 
 the ISTorth Sand at the mouth of the harbor. 
 
 „ March 25th. The new brick-built reservoir at 
 Gorleston, belonging to the Great Yarmouth 
 Water Works Company, opened. It is 115 feet 
 square inside ; height from floor to roof 16 ft., and 
 holds 800,000 gallons of water, being, when full, 
 1-j feet from the top. 
 
 ,, March. The Rev. Dr. Raven was presented with a 
 handsome silver-plated coffee-pot, teapot, cream jug, 
 and sugar basin, by the pupils of the Yarmouth 
 Grammar School, of which he is head master, as a 
 mark of their esteem. 
 
 „ March. The Rectory of Buckenham, Kent, conferred 
 upon the Rev. William Cator, B.A., curate of St. 
 Nicholas’ Church. 
 
 „ April 11th. Loss of the fishing smack “Vesper,” 
 value £1,000, off the Holland coast; on the 19th, 
 in the North Sea, the dandy “ Morgan,” value 
 £400; and on the 27th, the smack “Proctor,” 
 value £720. Crews all saved. 
 
 „ April 13th (Easter Day). The new peal of bells at 
 Gorleston Parish Church, first rung out. These 
 six bells were cast by Messrs. Mears and Hainbank, 
 of Whitechapel, and presented to Gorleston by 
 Miss C. Roberts, of Horsham, Esher. The tenor 
 bell, weighing 10 cwt., is in the key of G, and has 
 a chiming apparatus. 
 
 „ April 14th. John Owles, Esq., died at Great 
 Yarmouth, aged 65 years. (See Feb. 1858 and Oct. 
 29th, 1872.) 
 
 „ April 17th. FI. E. Buxton, Esq., and Captain John 
 Gilbertson elected Churchwardens of the Parish 
 Church. Stormy vestry meeting. 
 
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 1873'—-April 18th. The Rev. R. Shelley, Unitarian minister 
 of Yarmouth, died at Newbury, Berks, aged 39 
 years. 
 
 „ April 24th. The Rev. H. R. Nevill, M.A., vicar of 
 Yarmouth, formally installed a Canon of Norwich 
 Cathedral. (See Jan. 25th, 1874.) 
 
 „ April 29th. The schooner “Margaret” sunk in the 
 harhor whilst crossing the bar. She subsequently 
 broke up, and the wreck and stores sold for £40. 
 
 „ April. Bat.-Sergt.-Major E. Cooke, 1st N.A.V., 
 presented with a massive electro-plated cup by T. 
 Dawson, Escp 
 
 „ May 1st and 2nd. Sir John Coode, E.C., visited 
 Yarmouth to inspect and report upon the South 
 Pier and Haven works, and on the 30th forwarded 
 his report to the Port and Haven Commissioners. 
 The estimated cost of improvements was put down 
 by Sir John at £12,830. 
 
 „ May 3rd. Mr. James Mitchell died, in the 100th 
 year of his age. 
 
 „ May 11th. Robert Palmer Kemp, Esq., J.P. for the 
 Borough and also for the County of Norfolk, died 
 at Coltishall, aged 70 years. 
 
 „ May 12th. The Rev. J. W. Colvin, M.A., minister of 
 St. Andrew’s Church, presented with a pair of 
 handsome oak study candlesticks and a plated- 
 chased biscuit caddy, by the Sunday-school teachers, 
 and members of the choir and Bible classes, as a 
 memento of their kindly feeling towards him. 
 
 „ May 25th. Loss of the smack “Active ” and three 
 of her crew in the North Sea, by being run down, 
 by the steamer “ Iris.” Value of smack £1000. 
 
 „ May 29tli. John Eisher Costerton, Esq., J.P., of 
 this borough, died at Yarmouth, aged 88 years. 
 (See 1841.) 
 
 „ May 30th. About fifty members of the Hon. Artillery 
 Company came from Finsbury, London, to this town 
 by rail, and marched from Yarmouth to Brundall— 
 a distance of fourteen miles—on the following 
 morning, en route for Norwich. 
 
 „ June 7tlr. Three of the crew of the smack “ Pioneer,” 
 and one of the “ Ethelwolfs,” lost at sea whilst 
 ferrying fish to the London carrying steamers. 
 
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 1873—Jirne 11th. Mr. Samuel Linay, of Norwich. 
 
 managing clerk to William Sadd, Esq., solicitor of 
 the same city, presented with a handsome silver 
 salver and 100 guineas as a testimonial in recogni¬ 
 tion of his services to some poor persons in re¬ 
 covering money for them through the Court of 
 Probate in California ; the previous year (Feb.) he 
 was also presented with a massive silver cigar 
 case for professional services. This gentleman 
 was formerly Clerk and Deputy-Superintendent 
 Itegistrar under the late J. L. Cufaude, Esq., of 
 Yarmouth (see Jan. 28th, 1872), hut left this town 
 and entered the service of Mr. Sadd, of Norwich, 
 on Nov. 30th, 1863, as managing clerk. On 
 Nov. 9th, 1868, the Lord Chief Laron of Her 
 Majesty’s Court of Exchequer granted him a fiat to 
 be articled without the delay and expense of a 
 preliminary examination. On April 29th, 1874, 
 Mr. Linay successfully passed examinations at 
 the Incorporated Law Society, London, before 
 admission as solicitor and attorney. On May 
 8th, 1874, he was duly admitted an attorney, 
 and also sworn in as a solicitor of the High 
 Court of Chancery and in the ensuing week ho 
 became a partner with Mr. Sadd (to whom he 
 served his articles) under the style of “ Sadd & 
 Linay;” on July 15th was granted the freedom 
 of the City of Norwich, and the following month 
 (Aug. 12th) the Lord Chief Laron and Mr. Laron 
 Amphlett appointed. Mr. Linay a Commissioner 
 for taking affidavits in the Court of Exchequer. 
 On Nov. 18th, 1874, Lord Coleridge and Mr. 
 Justice Denman appointed him a Commissioner 
 for taking affidavits in the Court of Common 
 Pleas; and at the end of the same year (Dec. 
 2nd), the Lord Chief Justice of England appointed 
 Mr. Linay a Commissioner to take affidavits in 
 Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Mr. 
 Linay, as a solicitor, is connected with several 
 Societies in Norwich; and since his residence in 
 that city he has obtained an extensive practice, 
 and is well known as a gentleman of considerable 
 professional ability. 
 
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 -June 12tli. Eear-Admiral Spencer Smyth promoted 
 to he retired Vice-Admiral in Her Majesty’s Fleet. 
 (See April, 1870.) 
 
 June 12th. Gorleston Parish Church opened by the 
 Lord Bishop of Norwich, after its restoration. 
 
 June 18th. A resolution passed at a meeting of the 
 Directors in London to dissolve the first Aquarium. 
 Company, the shares allotted being inadequate to 
 carry out the project as designed. At a meeting 
 in Yarmouth on July the 7th the scheme was pro¬ 
 nounced a failure. (See February 7th.) 
 
 June 24th. The new smack “ Daniel ” launched 
 from Mr. J. H. Fellows’ shipyard. 
 
 June. Six guns, weighing 5 tons each, and carrying 
 shot and shell weighing 50, 71, and 78 lbs. 
 respectively, landed at Yarmouth from Woolwich 
 for the North and South batteries, in place of the 
 old G8-pounders. 
 
 June. New Wesleyan school at Gorleston completed. 
 
 July 2nd. A young live seal, feet long, brought 
 ashore by the crew of the smack “ Flying Fish,” 
 who had captured it in the North Sea. 
 
 July 2nd. The Lev. W. Sumpter Beevor, senior 
 curate of St. Nicholas’ Church, had the degree of 
 M.A. conferred by the Trinity College, Dublin. 
 
 July. Mr. Arthur Vores passed his preliminary ex¬ 
 amination for the Fellowship of the College of 
 Surgeons. 
 
 Aug. 16th. Mr. H. Jay elected to the office of Fish- 
 wharf Master, on the resignation of Mr. Wm. 
 Capon. 
 
 Aug. 25th. A fine new fishing smack, “ The Shah,” 
 launched; and in the same month two others— 
 the “ Falcon ” and “Albion.” 
 
 Aug. 26th. H.E.H. the Prince of Wales consented 
 to become a patron of the Yarmouth Marine 
 Eegatta, and forwarded a cheque of £26 5s. through 
 Sir Wm. Knollys for a competition prize. 
 
 Sept. 12th. The King of the Belgian’s superbly- 
 fitted yacht “Prince Baudoin,” commanded by 
 Capt. Pettit, put into Yarmouth harbor for coal 
 previous to conveying his Majesty across the 
 channel from Dover to Ostend on the 16th. 
 
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 from Messrs. Mack's yard. 
 
 „ Sept. 25th. The will of Mrs. Jemima Bacon Ciocci, 
 formerly the wife of Raffaelle Ciocci, late of 
 Yarmouth, proved under £25,000. 
 
 „ Sept. 29th. A new steamtug, the “ Star,” the 
 property of the Star Steamtug Company, launched 
 from Messrs. Beeching’s shipyard. Length 88 ft., 
 width 16 ft. 7 in., depth 9 ft. 9 in., builders’ 
 measurement 113 tons, gross register 88 tons, and 
 cost over £2000. Her lever engine of 45 h.p. was 
 saved from the “Minuet.” (See March 24th.) 
 
 „ Sept. Shadingfield Lodge, the Royal residence, 
 during the Prince of Wales’ stay in Yarmouth in 
 June, 1872, purchased by S. Nightingale, Esq., 
 for £3,000. 
 
 „ Oct. 1st. Destructive fire at the farm of Mr. T. W. 
 Daniel, at West Caister, and property destroyed 
 amounting to over £1,000. 
 
 Oct. 1st. Loss of the (s.s.) “ Whittington,” of New¬ 
 castle, with 400 tons of coal, on the Middle Cross 
 Sand. 
 
 „ Oct. 7th. Three men lost belonging to the smack 
 “ Ellen,” whilst ferrying twenty-nine packages of 
 fish to the London carrying steamer, near the 
 Dogger Bank. 
 
 „ Oct. 7th. R. Morgan, Esq., C.E., visited Yarmouth 
 on behalf of the Local Government Board and 
 took evidence upon the matter of the Market 
 Gates’ Improvement, for which a loan of £2,500 
 was required for thirty years. On Dec. 2nd, 
 sanction to the loan was given by the Government 
 Board in a letter to the Corporation. 
 
 Oct. 8th. The lugger “ Young Charles ” run doAvn 
 by the (s.s) “Osborne,” off Smith’s Knowl (14 
 miles off Lowestoft), and the whole of her crew, 
 10 hands, unfortunately lost, while engaged hauling 
 in nets. 
 
 „ Oct. 10th. Demonstration of Freemasons at Great 
 Yarmouth on the opening of the Provincial Grand 
 Lodge at the Hospital School by the Honorable F. 
 Walpole, M.P., Deputy Provincial Grand Master 
 of Norfolk. 
 
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 1873—Oct. 11th. Tlie reputed fastest schooner yacht afloat, 
 the “Livonia,” 128 tons burthen and a crew of 16 
 hands, put into Yarmouth harbor. 
 
 „ Oct. 11th. Dr. James Borrett, late of Yarmouth, 
 died at Clifton, near Bristol. His remains were 
 interred in Castleton Churchyard. 
 
 „ Oct. 15th. The high lights on the north-east corner of 
 tire Sailors’ Home, at an altitude of 60 feet above 
 high water, and the lower light on the Britannia 
 Pier, at an elevation of 20 feet, used for the first 
 time. 
 
 ,, Oct. 23rd. The new smack “ Livonia,” belonging to 
 Messrs. Smith and Son, launched from their 
 shipyard. 
 
 „ Oct. 24th. Inspector Berry resigned from the borough 
 police force, having been unanimously chosen. 
 Chief Superintendent of Police for Gravesend out 
 of forty candidates for the appointment, at a 
 stipend of .£200 per annum. He entered on his 
 new duties on Nov. 1st. (See Jan., 1865.) 
 
 Oct. 30th. A testimonial, comprising a gilt-framed 
 document and a sealskin purse, containing £20, 
 presented to Police-sergeant Brown by Captain 
 Matthews, on behalf of sixty-four subscribers, as a 
 mark of respect from the inhabitants of Gorleston. 
 
 ,, Oct. Mr. W. M. Yores resigned the office of house- 
 surgeon to the Yarmouth Hospital. 
 
 „ Oct. A memorial window, admirable in design and 
 execution, placed in the Parish Church by the 
 eminent surgeon, Sir James Paget, a native of 
 Yarmouth, and brother of Professor Paget, in 
 memory of his father and mother. Samuel Paget 
 died in 1857, aged 83 ; Sarah Elizabeth Paget in 
 1843, aged 65. Twelve of their children rest with 
 them in and near the church. (See June 15th, 
 1858.) 
 
 ,, Oct. Henry E. Buxton. W. P. Brown, G. B. Palmer* 
 J. H. Orde, A. D. Stone, and E. H. II. Combe, 
 Esqs., appointed as Magistrates for the Borough by 
 the Lord Chancellor of England. (See Jan., 1874. 
 
 ,, Nov. 2nd. The Methodist New Connexion Chapel, 
 King Street, re-opened after extensive alterations 
 and improvements. 
 
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 -Nov. 3rd. .A Local Government Board Inquiry, 
 opened by Inspector H. B. Farnall, Esq., at the 
 Tolliouse Hall, and resulted in the ejection of 
 three Liberal Guardians from the Board in 
 February, 1874. This inquiry cost the town £187. 
 
 Nov. 10th. Disgraceful riot in Middlegate-street 
 and at the Fishwharf with Sherringham fishermen. 
 Q3ee Jan. 12th, 1874.) 
 
 Nov. 18th. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., died at 
 Fontmell-lodge, Bournemouth, aged 73 years. The 
 deceased represented this Borough in Parliament 
 in 1835. 
 
 Nov. 20th. Mr. E. S. Steele presented with a hand¬ 
 some electro-plated tea and coffee service by the 
 members of the Perseverance Lodge of Notting¬ 
 ham Order of Oddfellows, in recognition of his 
 valuable services. 
 
 Nov. 27th. The Eev. J. W. Colvin, minister of St. 
 Andrew’s, presented with a water-color drawing 
 by Mr. W. Platt; and on the following evening, 
 by his congregation, a marble timepiece, set of 
 bronze chimney ornaments and candlesticks, and a 
 pair of salts, as souvenirs of their esteem, previous 
 to his leaving Yarmouth. (See May 12th.) 
 
 Nov. 30th. Fire at the warehouse of Mr. J. Green, 
 King Street, and damage done to the amount of 
 about £15. 
 
 Dec. 10th. A gold Albert chain presented by the 
 Yarmouth Bathing and Swimming Association to 
 Mr. John Page, secretary, in acknowledgement 
 of his kindness to the members. 
 
 Dec. 12th. Mr. Samuel Brock, better known as 
 “ Brock the swimmer,” died at Yarmouth, aged 70 
 years. (See Oct. 6th, 1835.) 
 
 Dec. 17th. Fire at the premises of Mr. W. Lawrie, 
 manufacturer of vegetable black, ink, &c., and 
 damage done to the extent of about £150. 
 
 Dec. 21st. 18,806 lasts of herrings delivered at the 
 
 Fishwharf, and sold at the average price £11 10s., 
 4000 last (equal to £46,000) in excess of the pre¬ 
 vious year’s catch. 
 
 Dec. The Eev. Dr. Gott appointed by the Queen to 
 the Vicarage of Leeds. 
 
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 1873— Dec. The cutters “Brilliant,” “Diamond,” and 
 
 “ British Lion,” the property of Mr. I. Shuckford, 
 sold to the Steam-Cutter Carrying Company, for 
 £ 2 , 000 . 
 
 „ The rateable value of the parish in 1873 was £84,600, 
 of which sum £68,200 was apportioned to Yar¬ 
 mouth and the remaining £16,400 to Gorleston and 
 Southtown, including Cobliolm Island; and the 
 Corporation was indebted to the extent of £29,522 
 for town improvements (including Begent Street 
 and the Marine Parade). £14,000 out of the 
 above was an old Paving Bond debt contracted in 
 1810 and 1851, which was being paid off at £100 
 a year. 
 
 1874— Jan. 1st. Rev. D. W. Seppings, M.A., late minister 
 
 of St. Andrew’s, Yarmouth, died at Bramley, Leeds, 
 where he was for seven years the senior curate, 
 aged 37. 
 
 „ Jan. 1st. The screw smack “ Pioneer,” built for the 
 Steam Carrying Company, launched from Messrs. 
 Fellows’ shipyard at Southtown. Dimensions: 
 length of keel 83ft. 6in.; 20ft. beam ; depth of 
 hold 10ft., and capable of carrying 1200 packages 
 of fish. She made her first trial trip on the 24th, 
 at a speed of six or seven knots an hour. 
 
 „ Jan. 1st. Richard Ferrier, Esq., brewer, died at 
 Broughton, Chester, aged 51. 
 
 „ Jan. 3rd. William Maclean, Esq., for several years 
 Secretary of H.M. Customs, died at Camberwell, 
 Surrey, aged 78. 
 
 „ Jan. 5th. A. D. Stone, E. H. Combe, W. P. Brown, 
 and G. B. Palmer, Esqs., sworn in as Magistrates 
 before the Recorder. J. H. Orde and H. E. Buxton, 
 Esqs., subsequently took the oaths of office. 
 
 „ Jan. 9th. The smack “ William,” of this port, value 
 £300, lost in a gale, and her crew saved by the 
 smack “ Rachel.” 
 
 „ Jan. The Yicarage of Great Yarmouth (vacated by 
 the appointment of the Rev. H. R. Nevill as 
 Canon of Norwich Cathedral), offered to the Rev. 
 George Venables, S.C.L., four years the Vicar of 
 St. MattheAv’s, Leicester. (See Jan. 23rd, 25th, 
 and Feb. 22nd.) 
 
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 4—Jan. lOtli. Police-constable Layton bravely rescued 
 a man and woman from the river opposite Queen 
 Street. Another male and female fell over the quay- 
 head on Jan. 15th, when Police-constable Green 
 rendered good service. 
 
 Jan. 11th. Eev. J. B. Woolnougli, the new minister 
 of St. Andrew’s, preached his first sermon at this 
 Church after his appointment. 
 
 Jan. Captain Gilbertson, Adjutant of N.A.M., ap¬ 
 pointed a Gentleman-at-Arms at Windsor Castle. 
 He died on June 18th, 1876. 
 
 Jan. 12th. Six Sherringham fishermen convicted at 
 a special Session, for creating, with others, a riot in 
 the town. 
 
 Jan. H. Teasdel (Mayor) and E. H. H. Combe, 
 Esqs., appointed trustees of the Southtown Eoad. 
 Jan. 13th. First meeting of Scientific Society at the 
 Public Library. 
 
 Jan. 13th. John Godwin Johnson, Esq., late a member 
 of the Yarmouth Port and Haven Commission for 
 Norwich, died, aged 76. The deceased gentleman 
 was Mayor of Norwich in 1855. 
 
 Jan. 18tli. Mr. Frederick Diver, commander, Pinion 
 Steam Shipping Company, died at Woolston, 
 Southampton, aged 34. (See Jan. 9th, 1868.) 
 
 Jan. 23rd. A general holiday and day of rejoicing 
 in celebration of the marriage of H.E.H. the Duke 
 of Edinburgh to the Grand Duchess Marie of 
 Eussia, 200 gentlemen dining together at the Town 
 Hall being the main feature of note. On the 27th 
 the Town Council voted a congratulatory address 
 to the Queen and Eoyal pair. 
 
 January 23rd. Eev. Henry E. Nevill presented with 
 a massive antique oak cabinet by the school 
 teachers ; and a handsome escritoire by the scholars 
 of St. Andrew’s and Priory schools, as souvenirs. 
 Jan. 25th. Eev. H. E. Nevill preached his farewell 
 sermon at the Parish Church. (See Dec. 1858.) 
 Jan. 25th. The Yarmouth sloop “ Harriet ” run 
 down by the steamer “ Tanjore ” off Chapman- 
 head. Crew saved. 
 
 Jan. 26tli. The first Aquarium Company liquidated, 
 and the list of contributories settled. 
 
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 small river steamer “Alpha,” accidentally drowned 
 on Breydon. 
 
 „ Jan. 27th. General Election. The Members for 
 North Norfolk (Sir E. Lacon and tlie Hon. F. 
 Walpole) issued an address to their constituency 
 prior to the general election, but at the nomination 
 at Aylsham on Jan. 31st there was no opposition 
 to their return. (See Feb. 10th.) 
 
 „ Feb. 3rd. Rev. J. II. Eawdon, on leaving Yarmouth, 
 was presented, at the North-end Mission, with a 
 biscuit basket and a chased-silver inkstand, as a 
 mark of appreciation of his labours in the Northern 
 district of the town. 
 
 ,, Feb. 4th. Messrs. H. Brand, J. Rivett, and W. T. 
 Fisher, after an enquiry under Mr. H. B. 
 Farnall, were unseated as guardians, in favor of 
 Messrs. AY. Laws, AY. J. Foreman, and J. T. 
 Bracey. 
 
 „ Feb. 5th. Air. G. AY. Buck presented with a hand¬ 
 some silver watch, for his dutifulness as pupil 
 teacher in the Gorleston and Southtown National 
 Schools, prior to his leaving for the Borough Road 
 Training College. 
 
 ,, Feb. 6th. Airs. H. Teasdel, the Alayoress, died at 
 Southtown, aged 68. 
 
 Feb. 6th. Charles John, son of the late Charles John 
 Aloore, of Caister, killed by being thrown from his 
 trap on Caister turnpike, aged 26. 
 
 ,, Feb. 7th. The barque “Krona,” of Landskrona, 
 with 2,364 quarters of oats, struck on Hasbro' 
 Sand and remained fast till the 9th. 
 
 } , Feb. lUth. Election of Alembers of Parliament for 
 East Suffolk took place. Colonel Tomline (L), 
 opposed Lord Mahon (C) and Lord Rencllesham (C); 
 and the result of poll made known next day was:— 
 Rendlesham, 4136 ; Mahon, 3896 ; Tomline, 3014. 
 Gorleston and Southtown polled 511, out of about 
 700 voters. (See May 30tli, 1870, and Feb. 22nd, 
 1876.) The South Norfolk Election also took place 
 on Feb. 10th. 
 
 „ Feb. 16tli. The new smack “Reindeer” launched 
 from Air. Mack’s yard at Southtown. 
 
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 -Feb. 18tb. Mr. E. "W. Durrell, organist, presented 
 with a handsome electro-plated sugar basin and a 
 bottle by the members of the Gorleston Congrega¬ 
 tional Chapel choir as a memento of esteem. (See 
 Jan. 5th, 1875.) 
 
 Feb. 22nd. Eev. G. Venables, S.C.L., Vicar of 
 Yarmouth, read himself in and preached his first 
 sermons at the Parish Church, from (morning) 
 li Tim. i. 13 ; (evening) Psalm xlviii. 12; before 
 crowded congregations. 
 
 Feb. 24th. Eev. W. S. Beevor, assistant minister 
 at St. Peter’s Church, presented, by 157 sub¬ 
 scribers, with a silver inkstand, and a silver pen 
 holder with gold pen, by the Sunday School 
 teachers and friends, as a mark of esteem before 
 leaving for Diss. 
 
 Feb. 25th. Meeting to dispose of the balance of the 
 May Gale Fund. (See May 28th, 1860.) State¬ 
 ment ol accounts: Subscriptions, £10,410 4s. 7d.; 
 accumulated interest, £1,573 8s. 2d.; total, 
 
 £11,083 15s. 9d. Paid in relief, £10,923 15s. lid.; 
 printing, &c., £779 6s. 9d. A mitigated balance 
 of £50 or £60 was distributed among the remain¬ 
 ing 44 widows and 22 children. 
 
 Feb. Two stained-glass window's placed in the 
 • south wall of Gorleston church in memory of Mr. 
 and Mrs. John Sayers Bell and Miss Jane 
 Whaites by their relatives. 
 
 March 2nd. James Crow, Esq., of Gorleston, died, 
 aged 78. 
 
 March 6th. The result of the arbitration relative to 
 the pimchase by the Corporation of property for 
 the Market Gates’ improvement received by the 
 Town Clerk. The umpire’s award was £1,576. 
 
 March 10th. Excitable public meeting at the Town 
 Hall to consider the abolition or retention of the 
 annual Easter Fair. The latter chosen by a large 
 majority. 
 
 March 10th. A fine otter caught two miles from 
 Yarmouth, and subsequently made great havoc in 
 the residence of Mr. S. J. F. Stafford, prior to 
 that gentleman sending it to the Zoological Society, 
 London. 
 
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 -March 18th. Mrs. Page, sister of the late Hales, the 
 Norfolk giant, died in Yarmouth "Workhouse. 
 Deceased was 6ft. 3in. in height. 
 
 March 19tli. The smack “ Niobe,” and all hands, 
 lost in the North Sea. 
 
 March 27th. The Rev. S. N. Vowler appointed 
 chaplain of the Workhouse. 
 
 April 9th. Mr. Wm. Brogden, of Scarborough, ap¬ 
 pointed police detective and inspector by the Town 
 Council, in place of Inspector Berry, resigned. 
 Mr. Brogden entered on his duties in May. 
 
 April 14th. Seven smacks, late the property of Mr. 
 Yaxley, sold by auction, and realised £1,597. On 
 Dec. 29th, 1873, seven of Mr. W. Shuckford’s 
 smacks realised £4,525 at an auction. 
 
 April 20th. The roof of Mr. Combe’s new malting 
 premises at Southtown fell in, and resulted in 
 killing two workmen and wounding three others. 
 
 April 21st. Another new steamtug, “ Star,” launched 
 from Mr. J. Beeching’s yard. 1 )imensions : length 
 over all, 104 ft. ; beam, 18 ft. 4 in. ; depth, 9 ft. 
 6in. Propelled by two engines, each 25 nominal 
 horse power. 
 
 April 22nd. Thomas H. Palmer, Esq., of Norwich, 
 eldest son of the late Nathaniel Palmer, Esq., who 
 was formerly Recorder of Yarmouth, died, aged 
 53 years. 
 
 April 28th. Mr. B. M. Spanton, scripture reader, 
 presented by 230 members and friends of the 
 Market Mission with an eight-day timepiece, a purse 
 of 9 guineas, and a morocco-bound book, for his 
 zealous labours. 
 
 April 29th. The East Anglian Tramway Company 
 summoned before the Magistrates and lined £5 for 
 not keeping the Southtown Road in repair. 
 
 April 30th. John Thornhill Harrison, Esq., C.E., 
 after an inquiry, this day decided that a provisional 
 order would be issued by the Local Government 
 Board for merging the district late under the juris¬ 
 diction of the Gorleston and Southtown Local 
 Board into the Rural Sanitary District of the Mut- 
 ford and Lothingland Incorporation. 
 
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 —April 29th. Four smacks—the “ Edgar,” “ Ceres,” 
 “ Blue Jacket,” and “ Mispali”—lost on the Dutch 
 coast near Terschelling. 
 
 May 4th. A lad named Everett Albert Parker 
 thrown into a ditch at Flegg Burgh by four school 
 boys and drowned. 
 
 May. Mr. C. F. Laws passed his final examination 
 for an attorney. 
 
 May 14th. Mr. F. W. Eobinson resigned the office 
 of Inspector of Weights and Measures (see Feb., 
 1857), and Mr. E. J. Budddry was subsequently 
 appointed. 
 
 May 21st. Insubordination in the Gaol, and con¬ 
 spiracy to kill a warder. 
 
 May 27th. Mrs. Gator, wife of the Eev. Wm. Cator, 
 and daughter of Lady Elizabeth Orde, died at 
 Beckenham, Kent. 
 
 May 31st. The Mayor’s new robe first worn in 
 public. It was purchased by the Corporation, and 
 is made of flowered scarlet silk. 
 
 May 31st. Eev. Jas. Smith, B.A., eldest son of J. C. 
 Smith, Esq., M.D., died, aged 57. 
 
 June 10th. The brigantine “ Good Design,” of this 
 port, lost off the Spurn. Crew saved. 
 
 June. Messrs. P. Chamberlin and J. S. Clowes, jun., 
 passed examinations for attorneys. 
 
 June 11 th. The Great Yarmouth Provisional Order- 
 Port and Haven Bill confirmed in the House of 
 Commons. 
 
 June 11th. A deputation from Yarmouth waited 
 upon the President of the Local Government 
 Board (the Eight Hon. Sclater-Booth) in London, 
 respecting the “ trickery ” resorted to in the 
 Election of Guardians, and urged a remedy. 
 
 June 13th. The brig “ Eleanor,” of Yarmouth, collided 
 with the barque “ Belle Vue,” and was dismasted. 
 
 June 24th. Mr. J. E. Bales entertained at the Eose 
 to a luncheon by his friends on the attainment of 
 his. 80th birthday. (See March 27th, 1876.) 
 
 June 25th. The “ Eefuge,” a model floating battery 
 40ft. long, and in the form of two oblongs crossed 
 like a star, with a sliding keel, water-tight compart¬ 
 ments, &c., left the roadstead for Shields. 
 
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 1874—June 30th. A massive and elaborately-chased silver 
 salver and a sum of money presented by the 
 parishioners to Archdeacon Nevill, in token of 
 esteem. (See Jan. 23rd and 25th.) 
 
 „ July 2nd. Mr. Shadrake, master of the Gorleston 
 National schools, presented with a gold watch and 
 chain and a purse of twenty guineas, as a memento 
 of esteem. 
 
 „ July lGth. Mr. Edward Morgan saved the life of 
 George Dandy while bathing, and on the 26th of 
 Oct. received the Humane Society’s award on 
 vellum for his courageous conduct. 
 
 „ July 22 ml. A comet visible at Yarmouth for several 
 days previous to this date. Its distance from the 
 earth was 27,000,000 miles. 
 
 „ July 27th. The Eev. J. Upjohn, M.A., of Queen’s 
 College, Cambridge, for many years vicar of Gor¬ 
 leston, died in London. 
 
 „ July 30th. Kents first demanded by the Corporation 
 for stalls on the beach. 
 
 „ July 31st. The smack “Elizabeth and Mary” 
 launched from Messrs. Fellows’ yard. 
 
 „ Aug. 3rd. A new Primitive Methodist Temple, 
 Priory Plain, to accommodate 1100 persons—to 
 re-place the Chapel built in 1850—decided upon, at 
 a public meeting and luncheon held this day. 
 (See June 22nd, 1875.) 
 
 „ Aug. 10th to 24th. Local Government Board? In¬ 
 quiry, relative to the election of Guardians in St. 
 George’s and Eegent Wards in the previous April, 
 was opened at the Tolhouse Ilall, before George 
 Taylor, Esq. Mr. J. H. Norman was subsequently 
 unseated in favor of Mr. I. Preston, jun (Regent), and 
 Mr. W. J. Foreman gained the seat for St. George’s. 
 
 „ Aug. 20th. ILK. 11. the Duke of Connaught, accom¬ 
 panied by two or three officers of the 7th Hussars, 
 paid an unexpected visit to Yarmouth ; and again 
 on Aug. 28th, and proceeded to Lowestoft on the 
 following day. He Avas entertained here by the 
 Hon. Courteney Boyle, in apartments at No. 3, 
 Kimberley Terrace. 
 
 „ Aug. 23rcl, Mr. Sami. Durrell, many years assistant 
 overseer of Gorleston and Southtown, died, aged 82. 
 
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 -Aug. 27th. The Royal Assembly Rooms sold by 
 auction to Mr. Henry |V. Ulph for £2,050. (See 
 Jan. 1st, 1863.) 
 
 Sept. 4th. The dead body of a newly-born babe 
 found on the river-side ridge of the Bridge, but 
 how it came there was never traced out. 
 
 Sept. 10th. The fishing smacks “Gazelle” and 
 “Curlew” sold by auction for £615 and £905 
 respectively. 
 
 Sept. 10th. The never-to-be-forgotten appalling 
 Thorpe railway accident, in which the Yarmouth 
 night mail collided with the Norwich down train, 
 and resulted in the death of 27 persons, besides 
 wounding 50 others. 
 
 Sept. 16th. Sergt.-Major Hanlon, E.N.M. (on his 
 
 retiring from the service after 22 years) presented 
 with a chaste silver tea-service and silver inkstand 
 by Sir E. Lacon, Bart., M.P., and the officers and 
 non-commissioned officers of his regiment, at the 
 Town Hall. > 
 
 Sept. 19th. The new three-masted schooner “Eunice” 
 launched from Messrs. J. Fellows and Son’s yard. 
 Dimensions : 156 ft. over all; beam 24 ft. ; depth of 
 hold 13 ft. ; registered tonnage 260 tons. 
 
 Sept. 20th. The war ships “ Northumberland,” 
 “ Sultan,” and “ Monarch ” anchored in the roads, 
 but left again on the 23rd. 
 
 Sept. 23rd. Lieut. E. A. Newington, R.M.L.I., of 
 H.M.S. “ Sultan,” after leaving a ball at the Town 
 Hall, jumped into the river and rescued from 
 drowning two women who. had fallen overboard 
 while in the act of landing from the steamtug 
 “ Victoria,” at 3.30 a.m. A public subscription 
 amounting to £47 5s. 6d. was afterwards got up, 
 and Mr. Newington was presented with a breach¬ 
 loading gun, value £34, and an illuminated 
 testimonial, for his bravery; on Nov. 17th he 
 was also presented with a sword by the officers of 
 his ship. 
 
 Oct. 1st. First annual meeting of the Young Men’s 
 Christian Association, held at the Town Hall. 
 
 Oct. 7th. Sir Thos. W. B. Proctor Beauchamp, Bt., 
 died at Langley Park, aged 59. 
 
 
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 4—Oct. 18th. The Rev. T. Allnut, after eight years’ minis¬ 
 tration in Gorleston, preached his farewell sermons 
 at St. AndreAv’s Church, in that parish. On May 
 14th, 1875, Avas instituted to the Rectory and 
 Parish Church of Stibbard, Norfolk. 
 
 Oct. 19th. The smack “Alert,” of this port, run 
 into by the full-rigged ship “ Edith,” in the North 
 Sea, and foundered. Two hands Avere drowned. 
 
 Oct. 20th. Mr. W. J. Lincoln appointed ToAvn Hall 
 keeper in place of Mr. G. Harvey, resigned. 
 
 Oct. 29th. The settlement of the Rev. Arthur 
 Peaton, as Unitarian Minister at the Old Meeting, 
 Middlegate Street, in the place of the late Rev. R. 
 Shelley, decided by a public meeting. 
 
 Oct. H. R. Harmer, Esq., captured on Hoveton. 
 Broad a pike, 3 ft. 1 in. in length, and weighing 
 15 lbs. It Avas presented to the Mayor. 
 
 Oct. The Misses Pearson and MacLaughlin received 
 the War Medal granted by the Emperor of Ger¬ 
 many. (See Sept. 1870.) 
 
 Nov. 7th. The LoAvestoft, Yarmouth, and South- 
 town Tramway Company Avound-up by order of 
 the Master of the Rolls. 
 
 Nov. 9th. C. C. Aldred, Esq., elected an Alderman 
 in the place of W. LaAvs, Esq., resigned. 
 
 Nov. 11th. Mr. William Webb passed his final 
 examination before the Incorporated LaAV Society as 
 an attorney and solicitor. 
 
 Nov. 12th. N. G. Barthropp, Esq., died, aged 60. 
 
 Nov. 16th. Mr. R. S. Steele presented Avith a hand¬ 
 some marble timepiece and a purse of three guineas 
 by the Forester Brotherhood (Court Crown and 
 Anchor), in appreciation of services as secretary. 
 
 Nov. 18th. A Home and Free Reading Room for 
 Fishermen at Gorleston, mooted. 
 
 Nov. 27th. The tenders of Mr. Davey (.£276) and 
 Messrs. Warner and Loup, of Ipswich (£688) for 
 constructing a hot-water apparatus at the Work- 
 house, Avere accepted by the Guardians. 
 
 Nov. 29th. The fishing boat “ William and 
 Charles ” lost olf Winterton. 
 
 Dec. 5th. The smack “ Favourite ” reported to bo 
 lost and all hands—six with the boy. 
 
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 ■Dec. 11th. The smack “ Bosa ”• came ashore in a 
 gale near the Britannia Pier, where she became a 
 total wreck. The crew were saved by the rocket 
 apparatus. 
 
 Dec. 14th. James Morris Hill, Adjutant 1st Ad¬ 
 ministrative Brigade N.A.V., and late Major 
 Military Train, died at Southtown, aged 51, and 
 was interred with military honors in Gorleston 
 churchyard. Deceased served in the Kaffir war 
 in 1845, and received subsequently several marks 
 of honor for his services abroad. 
 
 Dec. 17th. Mr. Edward Smyth, eldest son of the 
 late E. H. L. Preston, Esq., died at Seaford, 
 Sussex, aged 37. 
 
 Dec. 17th. The Eight Hon. Lord George John 
 Sondes (fourth baron), Lord High Steward of the 
 borough for twenty years, and also Deputy- 
 Lieutenant and J.P. for the county, died at 
 Elmham Hall, in Norfolk, aged 80, and his remains 
 interred in Elmham Churchyard on the 23rd. 
 
 Dec. 21st. 17,724 lasts of herrings landed during 
 
 the season (from August to now) at the Fish 
 AVliarf. 
 
 Dec. 23rd. The dandy cutter “ Ben Nevis ” foundered 
 in Hollosley Bay. Crew saved. 
 
 Dec. The smack “ Ace of Trumps ” launched 
 from Messrs. Hastings’ yard. 
 
 Dec. About twelve acres of Corporation land on 
 the South Denes accepted by the Government at 
 £100 per acre, for establishing a Military Depot 
 Centre. 
 
 Dec. The removal of the Parish Church organ to 
 the north and south aisles of the chancel, esti¬ 
 mated to cost £1000. 
 
 The returns of the weight of fish carried from 
 Yarmouth by the Great Eastern Bailway this year 
 were 27,517 tons, as against 20,399 tons in 1860 ; 
 27,222 in 1861; 28,346 in 1862; 31,947 in 
 1863; 34,432 in 1864 ; 22,764 in 1869; 26,894 
 in 1870; 31,898 in 1871 ; 27,400 in 1872 ; and 
 27,864 in 1873. The railway books containing 
 the returns from 1865 to 1868 were destroyed by 
 fire. 
 
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 1875—Jan. 4th. At the Quarter Sessions held this day, 
 the Visiting Justices’ report was read, containing 
 a long reference to the closing of the Gaol and 
 sending all prisoners to Norwich, hy order of the 
 Home Secretary. 
 
 „ Jan. 5th. Mr. E. W. Durrell, organist, presented 
 with a superior silver watch by the choir and 
 congregation of the Gorleston Congregational 
 Chapel, in recognition of his services ; and on the 
 27th, Mr. and Mrs. Durrell were presented with 
 an electro-plated cream jug and a pair of sugar 
 tongs, as the remaining articles required to com¬ 
 plete a previously-subscribed service. 
 
 „ Jan. 7th and 8th. Two consecutive explosions of 
 oxygen gas, used in the pantomime of AH Baba, 
 took place at the Theatre Eoyal, but little damage 
 was done to the building. 
 
 ,, Jan. 8th. Board of Trade Inquiry at the Police- 
 court into the circumstances attending the strand¬ 
 ing and abandonment of the oak-built brigantine 
 “ Effort ” on the 23rd of December last. The 
 vessel (ICO tons register) was built in Yarmouth 
 in 1830, and had at the time of her abandonment 
 on the Cross Sand 120 tons of coals on board. 
 
 ,, Jan. lltli. Jas. Cobb, Esq., solicitor, died, aged 84. 
 
 „ Jan. 13th. Air. Joseph Fleming Neave, a late mem¬ 
 
 ber of the Town Council, died at the age of 59. 
 
 „ Jan. 18th. The new St. Andrew's Hall at Gorleston 
 opened by the then Mayor (E. D. Barber, Esq.) at 
 a public entertainment. This ball, built by a 
 company, and situate in New-street, is GO feet long 
 by 40 feet wide. It is lighted by windows on 
 both sides, and has a timbered roof. 
 
 „ Jan. 19th. The schooner “Shamrock,” of this port, 
 struck on Scroby Sand, and subsequently foun¬ 
 dered. The value of the vessel was £400, and 
 that of her cargo (1G7 tons of coals) £100. 
 
 „ Jan. 19th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., elected 
 by the Corporation to the office of High Steward 
 in the place of the late Lord Sondes. A counter 
 proposal that the Marquis of Salisbury, D.C.L., 
 Secretary of State for India, be appointed, was 
 negatived by 22 to 4. 
 
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 1875—Feb. 1st. Stormy meeting at Town Hall on the 
 question of the School Board formation, and sub¬ 
 sequently many other public meetings in various 
 parts of the borough. 
 
 ,, Feb. 11th Mr. G. P. Bracey passed examination as 
 Captain at the London Local Marine Board. 
 
 ,, Feb. 16th. Election of a School Board for Yarmouth, 
 and although twenty-six gentlemen were nominated, 
 but twenty-four went to the poll, the greatest ex¬ 
 citement being manifested as to the returns, which 
 were published the next morning, as follows :— 
 S. J. F. Stafford, 3975 ; G. Baker, 3149 ; D. 
 Tomkins, 2672 ; Bev. A. Peaton, 2615 ; C. H. S. 
 Geake, 2411 ; J. Bracey, 2131 • T. P. Burroughs, 
 2060 ; B. E. Dowson, 2041 ; J. W. De Caux, 
 1884 ; E. P. Youell, 1858 ; and J. H. Orde, 1827. 
 The total number of persons polled was 9901, and 
 the votes given 39,295. The above gentlemen 
 were elected for three years. (See May 28th.) 
 On Mr. Burroughs resigning in 1876, Mr. H. E. 
 Buxton took his seat. 
 
 .,, Feb. 23rd. Four of Messrs. Watling and Son’s vessels 
 sold by auction, and realised the following prices :— 
 “ Mary,” £890 ; “ Isis,” £390 ; “ Kate,” £385 ; 
 and “ John Wrey,” £340. 
 
 „ Feb. 24th. The schooner “ Jessie Brown,” of this 
 port, stranded on Scroby Sand, but she was sub¬ 
 sequently towed into harbor, her cargo of 1425 
 bags of flour (16 st. each) keeping the vessel afloat. 
 
 ,, Feb. F. I). Palmer, Esq., elected a Vice-President 
 of the Legal Practitioners’ Society, London. 
 
 „ March 1st. Eirst meeting of the School Board held at 
 the Tolhouse Hall. Mr. J. H. Orde elected chairman, 
 and Mr. I). Tomkins vice-chairman for three years. 
 
 ,, March 2nd. Messrs. Massey and Horton met the 
 Borough Lands Committee (after Mr. Bank’s 
 application), in compliance with a resolution passed 
 on February 4th, and obtained their consent to 
 lease from Michaelmas, 1876, for 999 years, a piece 
 of ground north of the Britannia Pier—430 ft. 
 
 100 ft.—for the purpose of making an Aquarium, 
 &c., at an estimated cost of £60,000, which was 
 confirmed by the Council on the 9th. 
 
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 1875—March 2nd. Action at the Police Court—-Board of 
 Trade v. Mr. Garson Blake—to recover costs for 
 surveying the “ True Blue,” £24 18s. Judgment 
 for the Crown with costs. 
 
 ,, March 2nd. Mr. Francis Sutton, of Norwich, appointed 
 by the Council as a public analyst for the borough. 
 
 .,, March 9th. Heavy gale and serious loss of life and 
 property. The schooner “ Elizabeth ” and all 
 hands lost near the Barber Sand ; the schooner 
 “ Jane and Maria,” of Yarmouth, and the smacks 
 “Olive Branch,” “ Zoar,” “Young Henry,” and 
 “ Linnet,” all of this port, received much damage. 
 
 March 19th. The brig “ Tweedside ” and the iron 
 brig “Bobert Anderson” collided in St. Nicholas- 
 gat, causing the former to founder. Crew saved. 
 
 ,, March 25th. The Yarmouth and Gorleston Tram¬ 
 way opened to the public by the Mayor, and a 
 luncheon afterwards given at the Star Hotel, in 
 celebration of the event. 
 
 „ March 25th. Number of wherries registered with 
 the Norfolk Port and Haven Commissioners during 
 the past year was 112, of the total burthen of 1963 
 tons, being an increase of 93 tons on the year. 
 
 March 25th. From this date to June 14th, the total 
 number of passengers conveyed by the tram cars to 
 and from Gorleston was 95,912. 
 
 „ March 27th. The brig “ Thirteen," of Sunderland, 
 struck on the Cross Sand in a heavy sea, and both 
 vessel and cargo, value £1100 and £350 re¬ 
 spectively, foundered. The crew were gallantly 
 rescued by the Caister lifeboatmen. 
 
 ,, March. The Lev. E. M. Sanderson, M.A., senior 
 curate of the Parish, presented by the Lord 
 Chancellor to the living of Weston St. Mary, near 
 Spalding, worth £300 year. 
 
 „ April 1st. The “Ernestine,” a full-rigged Dutch 
 East Indiaman, of 1,296 tons, with a crew of 27 
 hands, and having 2,000 tons of coal on board, 
 struck on Hasbro’ Sands, but was got off by the 
 aid of five tugs and another steam vessel the next 
 day, after 800 tons of coals had been thrown 
 overboard. Value of ship and cargo £7162. On 
 June 24th the Admiralty Court awarded £1800., 
 i.e., £1000 to beachmen and £800 to steamers. 
 
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 1875—April 2nd. Mr. C. H. Wiltshire selected Clerk to 
 the School Board, out of ten candidates nominated. 
 
 ,, April 5th. Last meeting held in the old Primitive 
 Methodist Chapel, Priory Plain. (See Sept., 1850.) 
 
 „ April 8th. Bradrvell Church (St. Nicholas’) re¬ 
 opened after £750 had been expended in restoring 
 the fabric and interior fittings. This church, 
 dating from the 14th century, consists of nave, 
 north and south aisles, chancel, south porch, and 
 round tower at west end. 
 
 ,, April 9th. Mr. William Laws, after serving as a 
 Guardian of the Poor for 25 years, retired from 
 the Board, at the age of three score and ten. 
 
 „ May 1st. The smack “ Iiarkaway ” lost on the 
 Barber Sand. Value £G00. 
 
 „ May. Petition forwarded to the Commissioners of 
 Charities for England and Wales against the ap¬ 
 pointment of new Charity Trustees for this town, 
 but on June 7th there was an excitable meeting 
 at the Town Hall, called “ for the purpose of con¬ 
 sidering the present position of the Children’s 
 Hospital and other local charities, and the nomi¬ 
 nation of new trustees in conjunction with the 
 existing five trustees—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., 
 M.P., and C. C. Aldred, B. Jay, W. Johnson, and 
 J. Palmer, Esqs.” July 28th, the Commissioners 
 “ concurred in the annual publication of local 
 charity accounts,” and thought fifteen trustees suf¬ 
 ficient. In July, 1876, the Charity Commissioners 
 appointed them as follows : The Vicar (for the 
 time being), and W. Worship, Ik S. Watling, T. 
 B. Steward, H. E. Buxton, R. H. I. Palgrave, J. 
 Bracey, C. II. Wiltshire, W. J. Eoreman, and T. 
 P. Burroughs, Esqs. 
 
 „ May 7tli. A paper balloon sent up at the Crystal 
 Palace at Sydenham, fell at Belton same evening. 
 
 „ May 18tli. Contracts for enclosing additional ground 
 to New Cemetery—amounting to £3,036, viz. r 
 brick-work, £2,230, stone work, £286, palisading, 
 &c., £520—accepted by the Corporation, the work 
 to be completed by 29th Sept. (See June 9th, 
 1875, and Sept. 7th, 1876.) 
 
 „ May 18th. The whaling ship “Labrador,” from the 
 Arctic Seas, anchored in the roadstead. 
 
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 —May 20th. The foundation stone of the new Baptist 
 Tabernacle on the Lowestoft-road, at Gorleston,. 
 laid by J. Edwards, Esq., of London. The 
 building, of ornamental brick, cost about £600,. 
 and will accommodate 300 persons. 
 
 May 20th. Mr. G. AY. Bond, of Pulliam, Norfolk, 
 was elected House-Surgeon to the Gt. Yarmouth 
 Hospital; vice Dr. Murrell resigned. 
 
 May 28th. The Returning Officer’s account for they 
 newly-appointed School Board was £220 11s. 7d. r 
 but the Education Department finally decided 
 (Sept.) that £173 9s. 2d. was sufficient. 
 
 June. The total cost of pauperism last year was— 
 out-relief £2,855, in-maintenance £2,131—total 
 £4,986. For the previous year £5,272. East 
 and AYest Fleggs for first-named period, £855. 
 
 June. Mr. E. AY. AYorlledge, solicitor (second son 
 of John AYorlledge, Esq., County Court Judge of 
 this district, and Chancellor of the Diocese), 
 appointed joint Registrar of Yarmouth County Court. 
 
 June. Dr. Macleod of Yarmouth Naval Hospital, 
 promoted to the rank of Inspector - General of" 
 Hospitals and Fleets ; and Sub-Lieut. F. C. N". 
 Knox to Lieut, in 2nd or East Norfolk Regiment. 
 
 June 8th and 9th. Frank Buckland, Esq., Inspector 
 of Salmon Fisheries, held an enquiry at the Town 
 Hall, as to “ the state of the crab, lobster, and 
 other sea fisheries along this coast, witli a view of 
 preserving them for the future.” On Nov. 16th, 
 1863, Commissioners Caird, M.P., Lefevre, M.P., 
 and Dr. Huxley held an inquiry here on the same 
 subject, but saw no reason for legislative measures. 
 
 June 9th. The memorial stone of the new Cemetery 
 laid by the Mayor. (See May 18th.) 
 
 June 14th. Mr. Edward Owen, a native of Shrews- 
 bury, schoolmaster and local preacher, in travelling 
 from Yarmouth to Gorleston, accidentally fell 
 while in the act of jumping from a tram car in 
 which he was riding, and the injuries received 
 resulted fatally. Deceased had resided in Gor¬ 
 leston for six years, and was 37 years of age. A 
 public subscription of £lO0 was raised for lxis- 
 widow and four children. 
 
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 1875—June 15th. Two new smacks—“Albatross” and 
 “ Terrier ”—launched from Messrs. Beechings’ 
 shipyard. 
 
 .,, June 22nd. The four chief stones of the Temple, 
 Priory Plain, laid by Messrs. J. Eiches, F. Salmon, 
 J. W. Neave, and A. J. N. Chamberlin. A tea 
 for a thousand persons was served in the Drill Hall, 
 and the same evening a public meeting was held 
 in the King Street Congregational Chapel. (See 
 August 3rd, 1874.) 
 
 June 22nd. The principal stone of the Walroml 
 Smack Boys’ Home laid by Vice-Admiral Sir John 
 Walter Tarleton, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief 
 of Her Majesty’s Naval Eeserve. The promoter 
 (the Eev. A. T. Walrond) died on Oct. 2nd, 1873, 
 but the family raised <£1000 toward the building 
 fund. (See February 15th, 1876.) 
 
 ,, June 23rd. The marriage between the Eev. E. M. 
 Sanderson, M.A., and Miss Eveline Mary Venables 
 (only daughter of the Vicar of this parish) solem¬ 
 nized, with much festivity. 
 
 ,, June 24th. The Yarmouth Gaol, after this date, to 
 be used only as a lock-up for prisoners on remand, 
 by order of the Home Secretary. 
 
 „ June 28th. Color-Sergeant Chipperfield presented, at 
 the New Eoyal Standard Tavern, with a handsome 
 marble timepiece by the officers and men of the 
 D Company of Eifle Volunteers, as a memento of 
 their esteem on his retirement and promotion to 
 the office of Paymaster-Sergeant, after fifteen years’ 
 service. 
 
 ,, June 29th. Mr. Ilinchman Hammond, a late 
 member of the Yarmouth Town Council, died, aged 
 46 years. 
 
 ,, June 30th. The new smack “ William and Ann ” 
 launched from the yard of Messrs. S. K. Smith 
 and Sons. 
 
 „ June 30th. The opening of St. Andrew’s Church, 
 Gorleston, after its complete restoration, was com¬ 
 memorated by a full choral service and sermons by 
 the Eev. George Venables, S.C.L., and the Eev. 
 Gibson, of Bound. The new pulpit Avas the gift of 
 E. W. Bell, Esq. 
 
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 1875—July 6tli. Full clioral service held at the Parish 
 Church at the re-opening of the fine old organ T 
 after being removed, thoroughly repaired, and 
 additional stops added, by Messrs. Bishop and Son, 
 of London. (See 1733, Jan. 25th, 1869, and 
 Feb. 23rd, 1870.) The organ is now divided into 
 two parts, and placed in the Chancel 60 ft. apart. 
 They contain 280 motor, and the same number of 
 pneumatic tubes for conveying the wind to the 
 manuals, supplied by two low and one high 
 pressure bellows. The number of stops is 48, 
 and of sounding pipes about 3,100, viz., Great 
 Organ CC to G 56 notes 17 stops; Swell Organ 
 CC to G, 17 stops; Choir Organ CC to G, 10 
 stops; north Pedal Organ CCC to F, 30 notes; 
 south Pedal CCC to F, 30 notes ; 7 couplers and 
 10 composition pedals. 
 
 „ July 13tli. Mr. A. J. B. Howes’ tender of £385 
 accepted by the Corporation for erecting the Fish- 
 wharf master’s house ; the same contractor on Aug. 
 17th was appointed to alter the Refreshment 
 Depot at the Fishwharf, at a cost of £145. 
 
 „ July 17th. A horse belonging to Mr. H. H. Gamb¬ 
 ling backed into the river near the Bridge and was 
 drowned. 
 
 „ July 19th. Richard Mann, Esq., died at Ditching- 
 ham, Suffolk, aged 72. Deceased was a County 
 Magistrate and a member of the Port and Haven 
 Commission for Suffolk. Mr. James Peto, of 
 Lowestoft, was elected in Oct. a Commisioner in 
 place of the above-named gentleman. 
 
 „ July 22nd. Public meeting at the Town Hall on the. 
 question of establishing an Aquarium at Yarmouth 
 and for obtaining local co-operation in the project. 
 A Committee of 17 gentlemen was appointed. It 
 was subsequently published that the capital 
 required was £100,000 to be raised in shares of 
 £5 each. The costs of the whole building would 
 be £75,000, leaving £25,000 not called up. The 
 Aquarium and skating rink would cost about 
 £23,000, and a public hall to hold 3000 people— 
 194 ft. by 60 ft.—£30,000. (See March 2nd, 
 
 Oct. 9th, and Nov. 3rd.) 
 
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 .1875—July 24tli. The French gunboat “ Cuvier,” -with four 
 guus and crew of 75 hands, put into Yarmouth, 
 roadstead. 
 
 „ July 28th. Eev. T. W. Harrison, late of Yarmouth, 
 instituted to the vicarage of Christ Church, Luton, 
 Beds, by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese. 
 
 „ July 30th. A hoax, resembling somewhat the ever¬ 
 green Cromer hoax of Sept. 2nd, 1868, apparently 
 perpetrated. On the first occasion, large bills were 
 previously posted over the town, representing that 
 on this eventful day “ a fine commodious steamer,” 
 with every comfort and convenience, named the 
 “ Isis,” from London, would take excursionists on 
 a day’s pleasure to Cromer and back, at the reason¬ 
 able charge of 2s. Gd. a-head. Tickets to be pro¬ 
 cured before Wednesday, the 2nd. About £14 
 worth— i.e. 112—were disposed of, and the money 
 handed over to the “enterprising swindler.” 
 Intending passengers waited long and patiently 
 on the Jetty and beach on the morning in question, 
 but the steamer never came to vierv, and our towns¬ 
 people retired home the wiser for their bought 
 experience. On the latter occasion, however, a 
 steamer did go to Cromer, but left some forty or 
 fifty of her passengers to get home as best they 
 could overland, owing to a heavy sea running. 
 
 „ July. Dr. Hubert Airy visited Yarmouth, by 
 
 order of the Local Government Board, to enquire 
 into the cause of zymotic diseases then prevalent. 
 He issued his report with numerous suggestions in 
 November. 
 
 „ July. The Norfolk Militia Artillery received the 
 honor of being called “The Prince of Wales’ 
 Own "Regiment of Norfolk Militia Artillery,’’H.B.H. 
 the Prince of Wales being the Hon. Colonel. 
 
 „ Aug. 2nd. The barque “ Ponda Chief,” named 
 
 after a Kaffir tribe in Africa, one of the finest 
 vessels ever built in Yarmouth, and the longest 
 by some six or eight feet, launched from Messrs. 
 J. Fellows’ ship yard. Dimensions—140 feet long, 
 28 feet beam, 14 ft. 6 in. deep, and 416 tons 
 register. A luncheon was afterwards given at the 
 Crown and Anchor. 
 
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 1875—Aug. 3rd. (Ecgatta day.) The armour-plated cor¬ 
 vette “ Favorite,” of 2094 tons and 400-horse 
 power, got on Scroby Sand, but came off with the 
 flood tide. 
 
 „ Aug. 10th. The "War Department applied for addi¬ 
 tional ground, 2a. 3r. Op., for the Military Centre 
 Depot, on the South Denes, at ,£100 per acre, but 
 it was decided by the Council (Aug. 17th) not 
 to dispose of the land for less than £500 for the 
 two acres. 
 
 ,, Aug. 11th. The new carrier-cutter, “Flower of the 
 Fleet,” launched from Messrs. S. K. Smith and Son’s 
 yard. 
 
 „ August 17th. The Council were apprised by a letter 
 from the Lord Chancellor’s Secretary, that Henry 
 Teasdel, John Braccy, Eobert Yeale, and Eobert 
 Henry Inglis Palgrave, Esqs., had been appointed 
 Justices of the Peace for the Borough. 
 
 „ August 31st. An extraordinary race horse named 
 Skardo jumped over the iron railings in front 
 of the Town-hall, dashed into an iron gate, which 
 was carried away, then crossing the garden to the 
 south side in its mad career, knocked down the 
 two entrance-gates ; also several feet of iron rail¬ 
 ings across the road, but the force of the blow" 
 against the wall of Messrs. Fenner and Suffling’s 
 office overpowered the animal. It has since won 
 several races, and the fame of Skardo (alias Iron 
 Duke) will be handed down to posterity among 
 the wonders of the past. 
 
 ,, Aug. 31st. Messrs. G. T. Clough and J. Bonnick 
 accomplished, on bicycles, the journey from London 
 to Yarmouth, 122 miles in 171> hours, or 12L 
 hours exclusive of the 5 ] hours they stopped for 
 refreshments. They left Bow at 4 a.m., and arrived 
 here at 9’30 p.m. The same two gentlemen on 
 Sept. 3rd completed 120 miles homeward in 
 llh. 55m., exclusive of 4h. 25m., stoppage. 
 
 „ Aug. 31st. Collision in the Tyne between the 
 steamer “ Glanabanta,” of ^Newcastle, and the 
 schooner “ Second Adventure,” of Lynn, the latter 
 being sunk and the crew drowned. (See Jan. 
 23rd, 187G.) 
 
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 —Sept. 3rd. The cost for purchasing property and 
 widening the Market-gates, up to this date, was 
 £1446 4s. ; £1400 being borrowed at 4 per cent, 
 on mortgage of the General District Bates. 
 
 Sept 6th. The new smack “ Huntsman ” launched 
 from Mr. H. Critten’s yard. Length, 55 feet over 
 all; depth of hold, 7ft. 4in. ; beam, 16ft. 8in. 
 
 Sept. 9th. The new organ in St. George’s Park 
 (Baptist) Chapel opened. The instrument, built 
 by Mr. W. C. Mack, contains 318 pipes, and one 
 row of manuals, 54 notes, from CC to F, and 1£ 
 octave of German pedals, from CCC to F. Five 
 stops are in general swell. The cost, including 
 alterations in fixing, was £200. (See Aug. 8th, 1872.) 
 Sept. 20th. Eevs. W. J. Blake and H. J. Bode, 
 B.A., were licensed as curates for Yarmouth, the 
 Eevs. E. Y. Barker and E. E. Adams being about 
 to be removed. (See Oct. 29th.) 
 
 Sept. 26th. One boat brought in 1,600 mackerel 
 caught off the coast, which sold at 2d. each. 
 
 Sept. 28th. The deliveries of herrings up to this date 
 far below those of last year and less than in 1873. 
 Sept. 30tli. The body of a male child discovered 
 in a rain-water cistern, after five or six months, on 
 the premises of D. Meadows, Esq., surgeon, King 
 Street, which was subsequently proved to have 
 been illegitimate, and concealed by a maid servant. 
 Oct. 7th. The Eev. Samuel Hurst, of Southtown, 
 died very suddenly at Gorton, near Lowestoft, 
 aged 80. The deceased gentleman was much 
 esteemed for his liberality to local charities. 
 
 Oct. 9th. The foundation stone of the Aquarium 
 laid by Lord Suffield, the ceremony being attended 
 by the Mayor and other members of the Corpora¬ 
 tion, and a large concourse of spectators. The 
 band of the P.W.O. Norfolk Militia Artillery 
 played at intervals. A luncheon was afterwards 
 spread at the Town Hall, to which about 100 
 gentlemen sat down, including the Mayor (E. D. 
 Barber, Esq.) and Deputy-Mayor ; Lord Suffield, 
 Hon. F. Walpole, M.P., Colonel Duff, and the 
 officials of the Aquarium Society. (See Sept. 5th, 
 1876.) 
 
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 -Oct. 9th. A dead porpoise, weighing 701bs., found 
 on Breydon, and sold for Is. to a smacksman. 
 
 Oct. 10th. The smack “ .Notre Dame,” of this port, 
 lost in a gale about 10 miles S. W. of the Newarp 
 lightship. Crew saved. 
 
 Oct. 10th. The smack “Vixen” lost three hands 
 whilst ferrying fish to a steamer. 
 
 Oct. 12th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., 
 addressed a letter to the Council, thanking them 
 for the honor they had conferred upon him, in the 
 appointment as Tiigh Steward of the Borough. 
 
 Oct. 14th. The Baptist Tabernacle at Gorleston 
 opened. It is of white brick, and of the Italian 
 order. The interior measures 57 ft. by 31 ft. (See 
 May 20th.) 
 
 Oct. 17th and 23rd. Very heavy gales. The barque 
 “ Young England,” of Middlesbro’, struck on the 
 Cockle Sand and foundered (on the 20th), and 
 twelve out of a crew of seventeen were unfortu¬ 
 nately drowned. 'The smack “ Queen of the Eleet ” 
 lost one hand (on 23rd) ; and both this vessel and 
 the smacks “Monarch” and “Eeliance” were 
 damaged. 
 
 Oct. 21st. The trawler “Surf” launched from Mr. 
 Beeching’s yard. Dimensions—Length, 66 ft. ; 
 
 beam, 18^ ft.; depth of hold, 8^ ft. 
 
 Oct. 22ml. Captain William Bugg, of the schooner 
 “ Eliza Jane,” and his wife, walked over the quay- 
 head near the Gorleston ferry, in the dark, and were 
 drowned, and a third person had a narrow escape. 
 
 Oct. 23rd. The brigantine “ Saucy Jack,” belonging 
 to Mr. G. Blake, of this port, run ashore opposite 
 the Coastgard Station, and became a total wreck. 
 The vessel was built in 1841, and valued at £500. 
 Wreckage sold for £38. 
 
 Oct. 27th. Public meeting in the Town Hall to 
 consider the projected Bail way from Yarmouth to 
 Stalham, at a cost of £70,000, the land alone 
 being calculated to cost £13,000. The total length 
 of the light line will be 22 miles and pass through 
 and near to 37 parishes. On Xov. 9th, the 
 Council accorded their approval of the whole 
 scheme. 
 
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 1875—Oct. 27th. Captain William Swann Stanford, live 
 years pier-master of this port, ancl eight years previ¬ 
 ously harbor-master, died suddenly at Gorleston. 
 
 „ Oct. 29th. Sale of six smacks by auction, late the 
 property of Mr. E. Galleway, realised £3,105. 
 
 „ Oct. 29th. The Rev. E. E. Adams presented with a 
 case of four elegant silver salt stands, by the con¬ 
 gregation of St. Andrew’s ; and the rev. gentle¬ 
 man’s wife received a walnut inkstand for her 
 services in the Sunday School—as mementos of 
 esteem. On the 31st Mr. Adams preached his 
 farewell sermon, and on Nov. 1st was presented 
 with a pair of silver fish calvers in morocco leather 
 case, by the Sunday School Teachers. 
 
 ,, Oct. 29th. Charles iJiver, Esq., tendered his resigna¬ 
 tion as Town Clerk of the Borough. (See Nov. 
 30th and Dec. 16th.) 
 
 ,, Oct. A handsome specimen of the Maigre (Scicena 
 aquila) caught off Yarmouth. The fish was 4 feet 
 9 in. long, and weighed 75 lbs. It is a Mediterra¬ 
 nean fish, and seldom caught on the English coast. 
 
 Nov. 3rd. Gallant lifeboat services rendered by the 
 Caister beachmen. The brigantine “ Harmston ” 
 lost on the Middle Cross Sand, but the crew of 
 seven, who were in the rigging for several hours 
 during a very heavy sea, were ultimately hauled 
 through the surf to the lifeboat and saved. Up 
 to 1874 the Caister boatmen, about forty in 
 number, had launched their boats on 122 occasions 
 and had rescued 541 lives. A public subscription 
 was opened in November through the exertions of 
 the Misses Morton. (See Dec. 25th.) 
 
 ,, Nov. 3rd. At a general meeting of the Shareholders of 
 the Yarmouth Aquarium Society (Limited), held 
 in London, Lord Suffield, K.C.B.., Colonel Edward 
 Money, and T. A. Masey, I. Strutt, and J. H. 
 Orde, Esqs., were appointed the Executive Com¬ 
 mittee of Directors. It was stated at this meeting 
 that the contractors, Messrs. Chas. Aldin and Sons, 
 offered to take shares to the amount of £20,000, 
 and that the contemplated outlay up to the date of 
 opening would be about £35,000. In July the 
 subscriptions amounted to £21,865. 
 
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 1875—Nov. 7th. Thirty-five large sound codfish captured 
 in the roadstead with hook and line by two men. 
 
 „ Nov. 9th. First school under the School Board 
 opened at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Gorleston; on 
 Nov. 26tli, the Yarmouth Temporary Grammar 
 School was hired ; and in Jan., 1877, the new 
 Cobholm Island aniTG orleston Schools were opened. 
 
 „ Nov. lltli. A conveyance made out to Her Majesty’s 
 principal Secretary of State for the War Depart¬ 
 ment of land and hereditaments situate on the 
 South Denes for the purpose of a Military Depot 
 Centre, and release of certain rights. Purchase 
 money, .£1635, was sealed by the Committee. 
 
 „ Nov. lltli. Heavy rain fall, no less than 120 tons 
 per acre fell in twenty-four hours. 
 
 „ Nov. 13th. Frederic Graham Lacon, late of the 
 17tli liegiment of Foot, of Tharston, Norfolk, only 
 son of John Edmund Lacon, Esq., died at Madeira, 
 aged 26 years. 
 
 „ Nov. 13th. Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P.’s 
 brougham overturned near the Workhouse, the 
 horse having become frightened and bolted, and 
 although the coachman was severely hurt, the 
 Baronet escaped with only a severe shaking. 
 
 „ Nov. 14th. Eloods, and much destruction of pro¬ 
 perty throughout the country. There were eighteen 
 feet of water on the bar at our harbour, i.e., 
 nine feet more than the usual flood. The 
 schooner “ Elizabeth and Susan,” of this port, 
 was lost off the Humber, and much damage done 
 to fishing craft and shipping generally. 
 
 „ Nov. 17th. Mr. H. Stonex, organist of the Parish 
 Church, presented, in the llecord-room of the 
 Town Hall, with a purse of £81, subscribed by 
 the parishioners of the town as a token of respect. 
 
 „ Nov. 19th and 20th. Very heavy gale and serious 
 loss of life and property. The schooner “ Wild 
 W ave ” (95 tons), of Sunderland, laden with 
 600,000 bottles, run on to Caister beach (after 
 fouling with the Cockle lightship) and two hands 
 —master and boy—were washed off the rigging 
 and drowned, but three men were rescued by the 
 hardy Caister boatmen. 
 
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 5 —Nov. 21st. A daring Scotchman, named Watson r 
 again climbed through the caryatides outside the 
 Nelson Monument on the roof, and after embracing 
 the figure of Britannia, &c., descended by the 
 lightning conductor wire outside, 144 feet, to the 
 amazement of several spectators. (See 1863). 
 
 Nov. 23rd. Mr. Edward Cattermole resigned the 
 office of librarian at the Public Library, which 
 lie had held fifteen years. (See Dec. 9th). 
 
 Nov. 26th. The Eev. A. J. Spencer presented by 
 the congregation of St. James’ with a silver 
 pocket Communion service and some volumes of 
 books, as tokens of regard. 
 
 Nov. 27tli. A tar tank, containing about 50,000 
 gallons, on the works of Mr. Davy, Cobholm 
 Island, burst, and the tar ran about in huge 
 streams. 
 
 Nov. 30th. A Committee of the Town Council 
 accepted Mr. Charles Diver’s resignation as Town 
 Clerk of the Borough, the term to expire on Jan. 
 3rd, 1876. (See Dec. 16th.) 
 
 Nov. 30tli. The smack “Chosen” ran ashore 
 near the North Pier. 
 
 Nov. The Eev. E. V. Barker, M.A., presented, 
 previous to his leaving Yarmouth for a sojourn 
 through the Holy Land, with a silver salver, 
 silver tobacco jar, gold pencil case, and a box of 
 mathematical instruments, by the congregation, 
 Bible-class, and teachers and scholars of St. John’s 
 Church. 
 
 Nov. The original manuscript of “ Mansliip’s History 
 of Yarmouth ” found by the Eev. A. Peaton, at an 
 old book shop in Bury St. Edmund’s. 
 
 Nov. The “ Perlustration of Great Yarmouth,” in 
 three vols., by Chas. John Palmer, Esq., E.S.A., 
 printed and published by Mr. George Nall. It is 
 a beautifully-illustrated work of 1282 quarto 
 pages. 
 
 Nov. Mr. W. Saville Kent, E.L.S., F.Z.S., appointed 
 Naturalist and Manager of the Aquarium. 
 
 Dec. 2nd. The schooner “Tantivy” of this port, 
 went ashore on Ixessingland beach during a dense 
 snowstorm. 
 
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 1875—Dec. 2nd. The Eoyal National Lifeboat Institution 
 voted a silver medal and its thanks on vellum to 
 Phillip George, coxswain ot the Caister Lifeboats ; 
 and to S. Bishop, chief boatman of H.M. Coast¬ 
 guard, at Caister, for their bravery in saving three 
 of the crew of the “Wild Wave” on the 19tli 
 ult. The Institution voted £10 for the others 
 who rendered assistance. 
 
 „ Dec. 4th. Another tug, named “ Beliance,” struck 
 the sunken wreck of the steamer “ Gladstone,” oft’ 
 Hasbro’, and was run on to Eccles beach, where 
 she became a wreck. Valued at .£3,500 ; but in¬ 
 sured for only £2,000. Crew saved. The hull 
 was subsequently sold for £140. (See Nov. 14th, 
 1871 ) 
 
 „ Dec. 4th. The schooner “ X. L.,” of Goole, lost oil 
 Winterton beach ; also two hands. 
 
 „ Dec. 5th. The billyboy “ Three Anns ” driven 
 among the breakers off Gorleston, and the crew 
 rescued by the lifeboat “Banger.” 
 
 „ Dec. Gth. The Corporation resolved to erect a Con¬ 
 tagious Disease Hospital next the Workhouse, at 
 a cost of £500, and £200 for an enclosing-wall 
 200 ft. square and 7 ft. high. A contract of £1,050 
 was afterwards accepted, to be paid out of the 
 Urban Sanitary Bate. 
 
 „ Dec. 6th. Captain B. J. C. Day, harbor master of 
 Ipswich, appointed as Pier-master by the Port and 
 Haven Commission at a salary of £150 and 
 residence. 
 
 „ Dec. 9th. Mr. C. Hall appointed librarian of the 
 Public Library. (See Nov. 23rd.) 
 
 „ Dec. 16th. Mr. T. M. Baker appointed by the 
 Town Council as Town Clerk, at a salary of £450 
 a year. 
 
 „ Dec. 21st. The returns of herrings landed at the 
 Fishwharf during the season from Aug. 23rd to 
 above date were 11,850 lasts and 2,600 fish. 
 (13,200 to the last.) 
 
 „ Dec. 21st. The smack “Galatea,” belonging to Mr. 
 B. W. Hubbard, struck on the North-sand. 
 
 „ Dec. 24th. Lord Hastings died at Calicut, Bombay, 
 aged twenty years. 
 
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 1875— Dec. 25th. The sum of £197 2s. subscribed as a 
 
 testimonial for the Caister Company of Beaehmen, 
 for their bravery at the wreck of the “ Wild Wave ” 
 on Nov. 19th, and many former acts of daring in 
 rescuing shipwrecked crews. On Jan. 4th the 
 money was distributed, each of the 40 men re¬ 
 ceiving 4 guineas tied up in blue satin bags. (See 
 Nov. 3rd). 
 
 „ Dec. 26th. Edward Reynolds Aldred, Esq., J.P., 
 died at Southtown, aged 68 years. 
 
 „ Dec. 29th. The new smack “ Gem,” belonging to 
 Mr. W. H. Stanley, of Southtown, launched from 
 Messrs. J. & F. Mack’s yard. 
 
 „ Dec. 30th. Singular freak of a horse, ridden by 
 Mr. F. Danby Palmer. The animal having 
 thrown his rider, bolted towards the sea, into 
 which it dashed, and swam out with considerable 
 energy for nearly a mile and a half, towards 
 Scroby, when it was captured by some boatmen, 
 and brought safely to shore again. 
 
 1876— Jan. 3rd. Quarter Sessions. No prisoners for trial, 
 
 a maiden session not having occurred for more 
 than twenty years, and the Mayor presented the 
 Recorder with a pair of white kid gloves.—R. H. I. 
 Palgrave, Esq., qualified as a magistrate for the 
 Borough. 
 
 ,, Jan. 4th. Arthur George Thompson (22), incau¬ 
 tiously walked on an overhanging cornice at the 
 top of the new Temple, Priory Plain, from which 
 he fell 45 ft. to the ground and was killed. The 
 falling debris so injured Thomas Kirk, as to 
 result fatally. 
 
 „ Jan. 6th. Five of Mr. Malden’s smacks sold for 
 £2775. 
 
 „ Jan. 6th. Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball at Town Hall. 
 
 „ Jan. 10th. A woman (73), named Hannah Ives, 
 was brutally murdered with a spade by an insane 
 woman named Swatman, at Belton. 
 
 „ Jan. 13th. Fire in the Card-room of the Town 
 Hall, under the hearth-stone, and damage done to 
 the extent of £15 or £16. 
 
 ,, Jan. 19th. The smack “ Charley,” belonging to Mr. 
 Alfred Fisher, launched from Mr. Fellows’ yard. 
 
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 1876—Jan. 20th. The marriage of Reginald Thorsby 
 
 Gwyn, Esq., Captain of the 4th King’s Own 
 Royals, and Adjutant of the 4th Norfolk Rifle 
 Volunteers, with Miss Mary Joanna Farr, youngest 
 daughter of Isaac Preston, sen., Esq., celebrated 
 at the Parish Church, by the Vicar, assisted by 
 the Rev. T. L. Fellows, Vicar of Honingham, 
 and Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral 
 
 „ Jan. 20th. The case of ill-treating a boy named 
 Frederick Drake on board the smack “ Harriett 
 Todd,” in December, whilst at sea, heard before the 
 Magistrates, and two out of three prisoners (on the 
 24th) committed for trial. One was sentenced at 
 the Quarter Sessions, on March 6th, to fifteen 
 months; and the other at Norwich Assizes in 
 April to four months. 
 
 „ Jan. 23rd. Collision in the roadstead about 1 p.m., 
 between the (s.s.) “ Glanabanta ” and (s.s.) 
 
 “ Transit.” The latter, with a crew of 21 all told, 
 of Dieppe (described in the Veritas to be 548 tons 
 gross, 373 tons net [French] engines 90 h.p., and 
 built at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1871), was laden 
 with 120 tons of coals and a general cargo of 290 
 tons, comprising machinery, silk, cotton, and light 
 manufactures, valued between £30,000and .£40,000. 
 The Transit was run on to the beach, between the 
 Jetty and Britannia Pier (opposite Trafalgar-road). 
 Divers were subsequently employed to get the 
 cargo out, which was sold in London. The 
 “ Glanabanta ” (commanded by Captain Ablitt, of 
 Yarmouth) was a new vessel (built in 1875), and 
 was insured for £1600, but did not sustain such 
 serious damage. This latter vessel claimed £5000 
 damages; but in a cross action the “Transit” 
 claimed heavier damages, as the loss was computed 
 to be £50,000. The first suit—“Glanabanta” v. 
 “ Transit ”—was tried in the High Court of 
 Admiralty, on March 20th and 21st, when Sir R. 
 Phillimore ruled that the “ Transit” was alone to 
 blame for the collision ; but on an appeal in the 
 High Court of justice on May 29th, Lord Justice 
 Baggallay reversed the decision. The salvors in 
 November were awarded £2000. 
 
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 1876—Jan. 23rd. The Rev. Mangan, D.D., LL.D., late Dean 
 of Limerick, after being appointed evening lecturer 
 at St. Peter’s Church, preached his first sermon. 
 
 „ Jan. 26th. The cabin of the brigantine “William 
 Crow,” whilst in harbor, caught fire, and damage 
 was done to the extent of about £200. 
 
 „ Jan. 30th. The smack “Flash” launched. 
 
 ,, Feb. 3rd. First “ Spelling Bee ” entertainment held 
 
 in Yarmouth. 
 
 ,, Feb. 15th. The Walrond Smack Boys’ Home 
 opened by Earl Nelson. (See June 22nd, 1875). 
 This Gothic building cost with fittings about 
 £2000, and will accommodate about 40 boys. 
 
 „ Feb. 21st. Mr. Wm. Laws, as superintendent of St. 
 Nicholas’ Sunday School since 1844, presented by 
 the teachers and friends with a silver inkstand, and 
 silver penholder and pencil, previous to his leaving 
 for Beccles, of which town his brother had been 
 four times Mayor. Mr. Laws had previously re¬ 
 ceived several similar tokens of respect; viz., a 
 handsome book from the Bishop of Columbia; an 
 inkstand and family Bible from the teachers. The 
 Bev. T. K. Richmond, the Right Rev. Dr. Harvey 
 Goodwyn (Bishop of Carlisle), and the Rev. 
 Blanchard, also acknowledged his zealous exertions. 
 
 ,, Feb. 22nd. East Suffolk Election. Lord Mahon 
 having been elevated to the House of Peers on the 
 death of his father, his seat in Parliament for East 
 Suffolk became vacant, and Lieut.-Colonel St. John 
 Barne (C) and Charles Easton, Esq. (L) contested 
 for the seat. On the following day (Feb. 23rd) 
 the result of the poll was given at Ipswich, viz :— 
 Colonel Barne, 3659 ; Mr. Easton, 2708—majority, 
 951. Colonel Barne’s election cost £4140, and 
 Mr. Eaton’s £2312. East Suffolk has given 
 nothing but a Conservative vote since the Reform 
 Bill. In 1832 it did return a Liberal, but repented 
 of that in 1836. In 1868 Colonel Adair (now 
 Lord Waveney) lost by only 229. 
 
 „ Feb. 22nd. The Rev. J. J. Gurney presented by the 
 parishioners of Martham with a handsome silver 
 claret-jug as a mark of their esteem, previous to 
 that gentleman’s leaving for Yarmouth. 
 
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 187G—Feb. 23rd. Fire at Mr. John Harris’ pipe manufac¬ 
 tory, Priory Plain. Damage about £150. 
 
 „ Feb. 23rd and 24tb. Sir Kandal Eoberts, Bart., 
 appeared at the Theatre Eoyal, and impersonated 
 “ Charles Devereux ” in the comedietta Under a 
 Veil, written by himself; and on the 25th and 
 26tli he appeared as “ Lieutenant Kingston, K.N.,” 
 in Naval Engagements, with the Maitland Blue 
 Beard Burlesque Company. 
 
 „ March 7th. The Town Council decided to widen 
 the Marine Drive 60 feet, extending from the 
 Britannia Pier to the Wellington Pier, a distance 
 of 3000 feet, at a cost of £2500. (See April 
 22nd.) It was commenced in July following. 
 
 „ March 23rd, 24th, and 27th. The Gorleston and 
 Southtown Gas Bill before Committee of the 
 House of Commons. This Gas Company was 
 formed on July 30th, 1852, under the Joint- 
 Stock Act, with a capital of £3500 ; but the 
 present Limited Company has a capital of 
 £25,000. In 1871, £^700 was spent in altera¬ 
 tions. The Bill passed the Lords on May 1st 
 without opposition. A new gasometer (No. 3), 
 capable of holding 63,000 cubic feet of gas, and 
 its tank 406,350 gallons of water, was erected in 
 1876, which, with other modern improvements, 
 cost £5000. 
 
 „ March 27th. Mr. John Barney Beales, sheriff's 
 officer, &c., died, aged 82 years. 
 
 „ April 1st. The Hon. Frederick Walpole, of Eain- 
 thorpe Hall, Flordon, Norfolk, M.P. for North 
 Norfolk, died in London. Deceased was third 
 surviving son of the third Earl of Orford, and 
 was born in 1822 ; entered the Eoyal -Navy in 
 1837, was gazetted Lieutenant in 1845, and 
 retired as Commander in 1864. In 1859 was 
 appointed Major of West Norfolk Militia, and 
 gazetted Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel in 1875. IIo 
 was, besides being the author of several books of 
 travel and one novel, Prov. Grand Master of the 
 Freemasons of Norfolk, &c., and a gentleman 
 thoroughly respected by all who had the honor of 
 his acquaintance. 
 
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 G—April 14th. Loss of the “ Cygnet ” and all hands. 
 
 April 18th. The full-rigged ship “ Humboldt,” with 
 349 emigrants on board, ran on to Winterton Beach, 
 but was got off again all safe. 
 
 April 19th. Fire at Mr. J. Nelson’s warehouse at 
 Gorleston. Much damage to sails, nets, Ac. 
 
 ,, April 20th. The Bev. (4. Merriman, M.A., presented 
 with a gold watch, silver tea service, and a silver 
 claret-jug, by the St. James’ congregation and other 
 parishioners, prior to his leaving Yarmouth, after 
 six years ministry, for Martham. 
 
 „ April 21st. Lieutenant-Colonel James Huff elected 
 as a Member of Parliament for North Norfolk, 
 in the place of the Hon. F. Walpole, deceased. 
 (See April 1st, 1876, and Nov. 26th, 1868.) The 
 declaration of the poll was made on the 22nd, as 
 follows:—Colonel Huff (C.), 2302 ; Sir Thomas 
 Fowell Buxton, Bart. (L.), 2192 ; majority, 110. 
 (Jut of the 6231 voters on register, only 4494 
 voted, thus leaving 1737 unpolled. Number on 
 register in the borough (including Runham), 1980 ; 
 number voted in Yarmouth, 1380. 
 
 „ April 22nd. R. Morgan, Esq., C.E., Government 
 Board Inspector, visited Yarmouth respecting the 
 borrowing of .£3,300 by the Corporation, for 
 widening the Hrive, &c. (See March 7th). 
 
 ,, April 23rd. Lady Elizabeth Susan Orde died at 
 Hopton, aged 77 years. She was eldest daughter 
 of Henry Charles, sixth Buke of Beaufort, and 
 was born June 23rd, 1798. Her first husband was 
 Lord Edward O’Brien, and second, General James 
 Orde, who died in May, 1850. Her Ladyship was 
 sister of the Howager Marchioness Cholmondeley, 
 Lady Louisa Finch, the Howager Countess of 
 Galloway, and Lady Mary Farquhar. Her ladyship’s 
 Yarmouth residence sold(Oct. 26th, 1875)for £1225. 
 
 „ April 28th. E. P. Youell, Esq., presented by the 
 parishioners of Gorleston with a massive silver 
 four-glass epergne, value about £80, “ in acknow¬ 
 ledgment of his great zeal and indefatigable exer¬ 
 tions in connection with the restoration of Gorleston 
 Church.” £5000 had already been spent about 
 the church, and only £1500 more were required to- 
 complete the work. (See Aug. 14th, 1871.) 
 
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 187G—May 8th. The designs for erecting St. Peter’s Plain 
 Board School chosen by the Board. On August 2nd 
 Mr. J. Leggett’s contract of £2370 for entire work 
 of the erection adopted by the Board. 
 
 „ May 8th and 9th. Yarmouth and Stalham Eaihvay 
 Bill was before Committee in the House of 
 Commons, and subsequently passed third reading. 
 It was in the Lords on June 1st and 22nd, and 
 passed. The first ordinary general meeting was 
 held at the Town Hall on January 2nd, 1877. 
 
 „ May 9th. The Yarmouth brig “ Tradesman ” lost 
 on the Normandy coast. 
 
 ,, May. The new smack “Ruby” launched at Gorleston. 
 
 „ June 2nd. Meeting at the Town Hall resolved to- 
 have a four-dial clock in St. Peter’s Tower, which 
 was placed there the same year. 
 
 ,, June 4th. The Victoria Gospel Hall, Blackfriars' 
 Road, opened. 
 
 „ June 8th. The Great Yarmouth Bowling Green, 
 North-end, opened. 
 
 „ June 13th. Vice-Admiral Thomas Lewis Gooch, 
 youngest son of the late Sir Thomas Sherlock 
 Gooch, Bart., died at Yarmouth, aged 69 years. 
 
 ,, June 22nd. Captain William Holt, 16 years con¬ 
 nected with the 2nd N.R.V., presented, on his 
 retirement, with four elegantly-chased silver dessert 
 spoons by the members of his Company (D) as a 
 memento of esteem. 
 
 „ July. The new yacht “Harry,” belonging to Mr. 
 H. A. Morris, of Gorleston, launched from that 
 gentleman’s yard. Her length is 30 feet, and 
 registered 15 tons. 
 
 „ July 8th. Heavy thunderstorm. The electric fluid 
 struck the chimney and entered a cottage in the 
 factory yard, disarranging and breaking the furni¬ 
 ture and ornaments in the room; it also did 
 damage to other property in the town. 
 
 „ July 10th. Fire in Church Street, Gorleston. Six 
 cottages burnt down, and three others partly 
 destroyed. Nearly 40 men, women, and children 
 rendered homeless for a time. A subscription (£57) 
 was subsequently raised to alleviate the losses of 
 furniture, Ac. 
 
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 .1876—July 11 tli. Hew Town Hall and public offices 
 mooted by the Corporation, as a substitute for 
 Tolhouse Hall. 
 
 „ July 27th. The Yarmouth Temple dedicated for 
 Divine worship before its completion. Interior 
 dimensions, 72 feet by 52 feet; height, 35 feet. 
 Cost £4000 ; accommodates 1100. 
 
 „ July. St. Peter’s Eoad footway laid with concrete. 
 
 ., Aug. 2nd. Mr. E. J. Bonney’s new fishing vessel 
 “ Arab Steed,” 50 feet long, 36 tons, launched 
 from Messrs. Hastings Bros.’ yard. 
 
 „ Aug. 8th. Miss E. Pearson, of Yarmouth, and 
 Miss MacLaughlin, left London for Servia, via 
 Vienna, their services as nurses to the sick and 
 wounded in the Eastern war having been accepted 
 by Archbishop Michael, at Belgrade. They were 
 greeted by a torchlight procession on their arrival. 
 (See Aug. 7th, 1871.) 
 
 „ Aug. 19th. Fishing dandy “ Challenge ” launched 
 from Messrs. Mills and Blake’s yard. 
 
 „ Aug. 21st. The stallage, rents, and tolls in the 
 Market and Fair let by auction for live years from 
 Jan. 1st, 1877, to Messrs. Bower, of Leeds, for 
 £925 per annum. (See Dec. 11th, 1871.) Some 
 thirteen years ago, the same lessees gave but £625 
 per annum. 
 
 Aug. 22nd. The Hon. Mrs. Harbord Harbord, 
 daughter of Sir H. J. Stracey, Bart., died. 
 
 „ Aug. 29th. A. cyclone of great violence swept over 
 some parts of this district, and carried trees, stacks, 
 &c., away in its narrow track. 
 
 Aug. The Registrar-General’s returns shew that the 
 mortality of Yarmouth was 15 per 1000—nine 
 other places only out of forty-six being lower. 
 
 ,, Sept. 5th. The Yarmouth Aquarium opened to 
 tire public with much ceremony, and a recherche 
 luncheon was spread in the corridor. The Concert 
 Hall and Winter Garden are not yet constructed. 
 
 Sept. 7th. Another new cemetery (Ho. 3) con¬ 
 secrated by the Bishop of Horwich. It comprises 
 about ten acres, and the cost, with the wall and 
 palisading, amounted to about £400. (See Oct. 
 18th, 1855.) 
 
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 1876—Sept,. 7th and 8th. East of England Great Horse 
 Fete held on Southdown Marshes. 
 
 „ Sept. 8th. Meeting at Town Hall protesting against 
 the Turkish atrocities. 
 
 „ Sept. 9th. Two young ladies, daughters of Colonel 
 Duff, M.P., had a narrow escape from drowning 
 at Halford, whilst out cruising. 
 
 „ Sept, lltli. Mr. W. J. Lincoln presented with a 
 handsome time-piece by the members of the 
 Foresters’ Court “Star of the East” (2728). He 
 had been eighteen years secretary. 
 
 ,, Sept 24th. At 6‘30 p.m. an extraordinary meteor, 
 resembling a brilliant ball of fire and shooting 
 stars, illuminated the heavens for several seconds. 
 
 ,, Sept. 27th. Horatio Nelson Atkinson, Commander 
 E.H., son of the late ’Thomas .Atkinson, master 
 of the flag-ship “ Victory ” at Trafalgar, and 
 godson of the late Admiral Lord Nelson, died at 
 Yarmouth, aged 73. 
 
 „ Sept. 28th. Sir George Duckett, Bart., of Bramfield 
 Hall, Suffolk, and his cook before the County 
 Court Judge. 
 
 „ Oct. 4tli. The smack “ Sunbeam ” launched, and 
 on the 5th, the smack “ Puss,” at Southtown. 
 
 „ Oct. 13tli. H. E. Buxton, Esq., elected a member of 
 the School Board in place of T. P. Burroughs, 
 Esq., resigned. 
 
 „ Oct. At" the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, the Levs. 
 K. J. Tacon (Rollesby), and T. J. Blofeld (Ormesby), 
 and G. M. Beck, Esq. (Ormesby), qualified as 
 County Magistrates. 
 
 „ Oct. 16th. Testimonials of £15 sterling, a richly- 
 mounted walking-stick, and a handsome pipe, 
 presented to Paymaster-Sergeant Grier, on his 
 leaving the E. N. Militia, after twenty-two years. 
 
 ,. Oct. 19th. The screw gunboat “Cherub,” 60 h.p., 
 and two guns, anchored in the roadstead. Also 
 the screw iron troop-ship “ Assistance,” 1300 h.p., 
 and two guns, 2037 tons burthen ; and two Tyne 
 gunboats, each having a thirty-five pounder. 
 
 Oct. 21st. Samuel Barnard Cory, Esq., solicitor, 
 many years Vestry Clerk, &c., died at Dunham, 
 aged 80. 
 
 
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 Cjirntinlngiml lustnrg nf ^armntttjj. 
 
 187G—Oct. 21st and 22nd. Heavy gales. Loss of the 
 fishing lugger “ Cynthia,” of this port, and all 
 hands. 
 
 „ Oct. 23rd. First burial in the new Cemetery— 
 
 Samuel Mannall, many years in the Trinity 
 service, aged 47. 
 
 „ Oct. 28th. A live stag found swimming at sea, 
 
 over three miles from land. The crew of the 
 
 smack “ Gleaner ” picked the animal up, and 
 brought it safely to the Eoyal Hotel stables. 
 
 „ Oct. 30th. The Gorleston St. Andrew’s Lodge 
 
 (Ho. 1631) of Freemasons consecrated. Bro. E. P. 
 Youell, Esq., was installed Worshipful Master. 
 
 „ Nov. 4th. The smack “Phoebe” on the Cockle 
 Sand. Value <£600. 
 
 „ Nov. 5tli. Mr. James William Parsley, smack 
 
 owner, late of Greenwich, died at Gorleston, 
 aged 46. 
 
 ,, Nov. 8tli. Schooner “ Essex ” driven ashore, and 
 wrecked south of Gorleston Pier. On the 11 tlx 
 the brig “Vulcan” shared the same fate in the 
 South Ham. A collier, “ Valeria,” of Yarmouth, 
 was caught in the same gale at ilartlejxool, and 
 was wrecked. Several other casualties occurred. 
 
 „ Nov. 15th. Mr. T. Elliot, of Ormesby, presented 
 
 at the Aquarium with a testimonial—a handsome 
 epergne or candelabrum, with a group of stags 
 at the base—in acknowledgement of public services 
 rendered to numerous charities. 
 
 ,,, Nov. 15th. Great Conservative Banquet held at 
 the Drill Hall. About 600 guests present, in¬ 
 cluding the members for North Norfolk, and 
 Colonel Barne, M.P. 
 
 ,, Nov. 17tlx. H. IL Harmer, Esq., appointed as 
 
 Vestry Clerk without a poll, in place of the late 
 Mr. S. B. Cory. 
 
 „ Nov. 18th. H. E. B. Giles, Esq., solicitor, died 
 
 at Yarmouth, aged 65. 
 
 ,, Nov. 23rd. Mr. W. Stockton, Master of the School 
 of Navigation, presented with a travelling bag, 
 completely fitted up, a silver pencil case, and set of 
 gold studs, by his old pupils and friends, as a token 
 of esteem. 
 
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 1876—Nov. The new steamtug “Comet,” built for the 
 
 Yarmouth Star Steam tug Company, arrived at this 
 port. 
 
 „ Nov. Mr. Henry Spelman Palmer attained the 
 degree of B.A. at the London University. 
 
 „ Nov. A patent wedge or railway key invented by 
 Mr. James Gillings. 
 
 „ Nov. 27th. The schooner “Arthur” (120 tons) 
 launched from Messrs. Fellows’ yard. 
 
 „ Nov. 29th. Mr. John Woodger, fish-merchant, of 
 this town and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, died at the 
 latter place, aged 63 years. Deceased was a mem¬ 
 ber of the Yarmouth Corporation and Board of 
 Guardians. 
 
 „ Nov. Mr. Thomas Small resigned the Consular 
 Agency after twenty-four years, and the French 
 Government presented him with a gold medal (in 
 case) in recognition of valuable services. 
 
 „ Dec. 3rd. The Austrian barque “ Olympo ” stranded 
 on Yarmouth beach. The smack “ Steadfast ” was 
 lost on the following day, with two hands. 
 
 „ Dec. 6 th. Mr. AVm. Budd presented with a hand¬ 
 some timepiece, silver inkstand and penholder, 
 and two bronze candelabra, by the Sunday school 
 teachers and congregation of St. Andrew’s. 
 
 „ Dec. 7th. Baptist school-rooms, Crown Load, built 
 and opened. Cost, £950. The corner stone was 
 laid July 20th. 
 
 „ Dec. 8th. A handsome black marble timepiece, inlaid 
 with malachite, presented to Mr. James Johnson 
 (foreman to Messrs. Aldin), by the Directors of the 
 Aquarium, for his skill and assiduity in conducting 
 these prodigious works. 
 
 „ Dec. 11th. The new trawling smack “Carlisle” 
 (55 tons) launched from Messrs. Mills and Blake’s 
 yard. 
 
 „ Dec. 12th. The smack “ Gnat,” of this port, after a 
 collision, foundered at the Silver Pits, value £1000. 
 
 „ Dec. 13th. Sir Charles Robert Turner, fifth son of 
 the late Rev. Richard Turner of this town, 
 died in London, aged 87. 
 
 Dec. 21st. The “Samuel Plimsoll” Lifeboat 
 launched at Lowestoft. 
 
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 187G—Dec. 21st. The number of lasts of herrings for the 
 present season landed at the Fislrvvharf was 13,836. 
 The aggregate earnings of 20 boats amounted to 
 £24,217, i.e., £1210 per boat, and the gross 
 expenses amounted to about £4907. The previous 
 year the aggregate of 20 boats was £18,787, i.e., 
 £931 per boat, and the expenses reached £4582. 
 
 „ Dec. 23rd. The barque “ Ingleborough,” of Hull, 
 lost on the Barber Sand. Value, £2000 ; cargo, 
 £900. On the 27th, the “ Countess of Zetland,” 
 damaged by the floating wreck of the above, was 
 run ashore opposite the Aquarium, where she be¬ 
 came a total wreck. 
 
 „ Dec. 28th. Captain James Wright, master of the 
 smack “ Olive Branch,” awarded a silver medal by 
 the King of Sweden and Norway for his bravery 
 in saving the crew of a Norwegian brig in 
 November last. The crew of the smack re¬ 
 ceived £26. 
 
 ,, December 30th. H.M. paddle-steamer “ Valorous,” 
 and four iron twin-screw gunboats, of 360 tons 
 each, arrived in the roadstead. 
 
 „ Winners of the Ladies’ Challenge Cups in the 
 Yarmouth Ahjlunteers : — 2nd Norfolk Rifles : 
 1876, Private AVilliam Hunt; first year presented 
 1860, J. Henry Ely; 1861, H. Fenner; 1862, 
 Color-Sergeant C. L. Chipperfield ; 1863, Bugle- 
 Major H. Fenner ; 1864, G. W. N. Barrett; 1865, 
 H. E. Pestell; 1866, Captain E. P. Youell; 1867, 
 Corporal Cunton ; 1868, Corporal J. Wilshak; 
 1869, Sergeant G. S. Pearson; 1870, A. J. 
 Harpour; 1871, Corporal J. Wilshak (who Avon 
 the Norfolk Champion Medal in August, 1863) ; 
 1872, A. J. Harpour ; 1873, Armoury-Sergeant 
 D. Wales ; 1874, William Hunt ; 1875, Corporal 
 J. G. Goddard.—1st Norfolk Artillery: 1875, 
 1876, Quartermaster-Sergeant W. C. Mack ; first 
 year presented 1869, Avon by Lieutenant H. H. 
 Baker; 1870, 1871, Sergeant G. Self; 1872, W. C. 
 Mack; 1873, Gunner Woodhouse ; 1874, G. Self 
 1877—Jan. A portion of the North Denes levelled, 
 preparatory to laying the rails of the Stalkam 
 Baihvay. (See October 27th, 1875.) 
 
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 1877—Jan. 6th. Francis Worship, Esq., J.P., and Deputy- 
 Lieutenant of the County, died at Yarmouth, aged 
 75 years. 
 
 „ Jan. 9th. Fifteen fishing craft belonging to Messrs. 
 Smith and Son sold at the Star for £13,320 ; and 
 on Feb. 5th ten of the late Mr. J. W. Parsley’s 
 realised £5,615. 
 
 „ Jan. 16th. Police-Constable Edwards presented 
 with a handsome timepiece and a purse of £4 14s. 
 by the salesmen, buyers, and boat owners, for his 
 attention and courtesy at the Fishwharf. 
 
 „ Jan. 19th. The Stradbroke Eoad Schools, Gorleston, 
 opened. Cost, with fittings, £3,000 ; accommo¬ 
 date 500 children. (See Nov. 9tli, 1875.) 
 
 ,, Jan. 30th. Calico fancy dress ball at Gorleston 
 St. Andrew’s Hall. 
 
 „ Jan. 30th. Very heavy gale and boisterous high 
 tide, many parts of the town being inundated. 
 At about 9 - 30 p.m., the huge waves covered the 
 Marine Parade within a few feet of the houses, 
 and the sea did considerable damage to the Jetty, 
 Piers, and the property placed on and near the 
 Beach. The Quays and other parts of the 
 Borough, and the Southtown Eoad, Gorleston Pier¬ 
 head, &c., were swamped in parts. Eighteen 
 Yarmouth smacks and over 100 hands were lost, 
 to say nothing of the damage to fishing- 
 craft generally. The Yarmouth “ Mark Lane ” life- 
 boatmen bravely rescued the crew (twelve) of the 
 barque “ Constantia,” wrecked on Scroby, and 
 on March 2nd, were presented with a testimonial 
 (£76) by the town. 
 
 „ Feb. 5th. C. J. Palmer, Esq., presented with a gold 
 watch, a silver flower basket, and a purse of 100 
 guineas, as a complimentary testimonial for his 
 local literary researches, &c. The amount sub¬ 
 scribed was £233 9s. 6d., by 235 subscribers, 
 (See 1830.) 
 
 „ Feb. 21st. J. Clowes, Esq., solicitor, died, aged 67. 
 (See 1822 and 1840.) 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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