Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich MercuryPalmer, Frederick Danby
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Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury
Palmer, Frederick Danby
Great Yarmouth (England) -- History
We are authorized to state that the Report of the hearing of this
cause, in our last week’s paper, is incorrect, Lord Tenterden having
observed that there was no ground for an attachment, as the parties
had acted _bona fide_; that the business of the Corporation must be
done, and directed that the rule should be enlarged, to give the
Defendants an opportunity of doing so. The Counsel for the
Defendants said they were ready to proceed, but could not compel the
Mayor to call an Assembly, or the Common Councilmen to
meet,—whereupon his Lordship, on the motion of Defendants’ Counsel,
directed a mandamus to be issued for the filling up all vacancies,
and then transacting the other necessary business; and upon a Return
being made to the Writ, the Rule will be discharged.
Feb. 16th—A general meeting of the inhabitants was proposed to be held to
take into consideration the expediency of erecting a new Workhouse, “it
appearing by a report of the select Vestry now published, that the
present one is quite inadequate to the purpose, both as to extent and
arrangement, and as being utterly incapable of affording room for that
classification which is indispensable to the moral improvement and
employment of its inmates, and also to the comfort of the aged and
infirm. It is now about fifty years since any room was added to it. The
increase of inhabitants in the town, and not less so of pauperism during
that period, calls for enlarged accommodation. It appears by the report
that they are without a day room for the females, or any means of
separating the sick from the healthy, and so cramped for lodging room,
that a considerable number of the inmates are compelled to sleep three in
a bed. It is intended to proceed agreeably to the directions of the 59th
Geo. III. cap 12, and 1st and 2nd of William IV. cap. 42.”
March 22nd.—The National Fast had been observed “with a decent
solemnity.”
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