Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich MercuryPalmer, Frederick Danby
History
Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury
Palmer, Frederick Danby
Great Yarmouth (England) -- History
April 19th.—Two more emigrant vessels, the Syren and Miser, were
advertised to sail for America.—On Friday, then last, (here commonly
called Black Friday) the annual meeting had been held at the Guild Hall
for the purpose of “reading over” the income and expenditure of our local
affairs when “secundum custom (sic.) it was proved that the receipts of
any sum, say £5,299, and the payment of £5,298 was balanced by £1 being
added to the credit side.” Mr. Shelly and other gentlemen protested
against the manner in which these accounts were made out and presented to
the freemen.
April 26th.—The newly elected Common Councilmen, Messrs. John Lacon, E.
H. L. Preston, Henry Costerton, and Samuel Jay entertained the
Corporation and others. John Lacon, Esq., presided, and the following
toasts were given:—The King, Queen Adelaide, Princess Victoria, and the
Royal Family, Lord Hill and the Army, Sir James Graham and the Navy, Lord
Viscount Exmouth, the County Members, &c.
Burglaries had been committed on the premises of Mr. William Green,
Messrs. Bracey and Son, Mr. Benjamin Welch, and Mr. Joseph Stevenson, and
a man named Woolsey had been charged with the offences.
May 3rd.—The Fair had been held without “A Yarmouth Fair Wind,” and was
“very numerously and respectably attended, nor could its visitants
complain of lack of amusements, for of remarkable giantesses, as
remarkable dwarfs, optical dioramas, &c., &c., there were quantum suff,
while roundabouts, Russian swings, and ups-and-downs displayed themselves
in abundance to allure the juvenile part of the company out of their
stray half-pence and pence.”
May 10th.—The southern bastion of the fort had fallen “with an immense
crash.”
The “first fruits of the fishing season” had been landed by a boat, (No.
3), belonging to Mr. George Giles. The night’s haul had produced 48
mackerel, which sold at 1s. 6d. each.
The following vessels had been launched:—The brig Sarah, 190 tons (from
Messrs. Tuck’s yard), and the brig Sarepta, 160 tons (from Mr. Lubbock’s
yard.)
May 17th.—The news that the Duke of Wellington had “given in and that
Lord Grey was then at the palace” was received with joy, and the bells
had been rung.
May 24th.—The Rattlesnake (180 tons) had been launched from Mr. F.
Preston’s yard.
The mackerel fishery was going on badly, and there was great distress in
the town, as thousands depended on that industry for a living.
May 31st.—There had been a great fire at Messrs. Grout and Co’s. Factory,
the loss estimated at £12,000, the premises were uninsured.
Two female factory hands, aged respectively 16 and 17, had “fought it
out” on the Denes, the prize, a “young tar,” when the “shorter combatant”
proved victorious.
June 7th.—The King’s birthday had been celebrated with a great display of
flags, the firing of the Church bells, salutes from the Forts, batteries,
etc.
June 14th.—The following notice appears as to the Reform Act:—
REFORM.
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