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
March 10th.—The Norfolk Militia Artillery had been removed to London _en
route_ for Eastbourne; when 170 men and the following officers, Captain
Penrice, Adjutant Gilbertson, Lieutenants Tredcroft, North, and
Micklewaite, left the town.
A meeting, at the Angel Hotel, had been held for the purpose of
establishing a pack of harriers; Mr. H. Grimmer was chairman, Mr. Jex, of
Hopton, undertook to purchase the hounds, and Mr. J. L. Cufaude to act as
honorary secretary to the Committee.
March 14th.—The Market was to be held on Tuesday the 20th, as Wednesday,
the 21st, had been proclaimed a day for fasting and humiliation.
The Batteries were being armed with 24-pounders, and it was proposed to
construct a fort on Gorleston Cliff, to be armed with 68 pound guns.
March 17th.—Lectures had been delivered by the Rev. R. Cory on
“Jerusalem,” and by Mr Craft (a man of colour) upon “American Slavery.”
Bro. Robert Harmer had presided at the annual dinner of the “Druids,
Trinity Lodge, 220.”
March 21st.—Several complaints had been made of unprovoked assaults by
members of the East Norfolk Militia upon respectable inhabitants of the
town.
March 24th.—At the Quarter Sessions, the Grand Jury presented the foul
state of the Court House at the Tolhouse.
The national Fast Day had been strictly observed.
Robberies continued to be very frequently committed in the town.
April 4th.—H.M.S. “Harrier” (17 guns) was then stationed in the Roads,
and a rendezvous had been opened for Volunteers to the North Sea fleet.
Three hundred men of the East Norfolk Militia had claimed a right to be
dismissed, having served 56 days in the then year under the terms of
their enlistments, and they were dismissed accordingly.
April 7th.—Messrs. Green, Borking, Clayton, and Harbord had been
appointed Overseers, which, as a “partizan” step, was justified by Mr. C.
C. Aldred, and objected to by Mr. R. Hammond.
April 14th.—A militiaman had been buried with military honours.
Messrs. Aldred and Steward had been re-elected Churchwardens by the
Vestry.
The Vestry decided on the question of making a Church rate, when there
appeared 64 for and 87 against the rate, but the majority did not press
the matter any further, and ultimately a rate of 1½d. in the £ was agreed
to.
The Guardians’ Election had resulted as follows:—
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