Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury — John Shaqi
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
remuneration for their services, nay, the very beggar wished his ‘honour
good luck and a safe journey,’ without laying him under further
contribution. He says that he has been charged in all instances to the
very utmost extent in England; we could have wished it had been
otherwise, for the honour of our national character. During his rambles,
it is said he had given £550 to different charities, that receipts for
which are lodged for safety with John Stuart, Esq., of 19, Cleveland Row,
Finsbury Square, London.”
Oct. 25th.—The wandering piper had begun his rounds and had lunched with
the Mayor.
Nov. 8th—Electioneering partizanship was displaying itself. A “True Red
Committee (composed of the lowest order of beer-loving Burgesses) had
been formed” and Andrew Colville, Esq., had been requested to stand for
the Borough in that interest.
Nov. 15th.—Mr. Colville had arrived in the Borough and addressed the
electors from the “Star” balcony.
Dec. 6th.—Contains the following article:—
Tuesday last was a proud day for the friends of Reform, comprising as
they do a vast majority of all ranks of our town’s-people. It having
been announced by hand-bill the day previous that Col. Anson and Mr.
Rumbold would arrive the following day, as early as the hour at noon,
the Southtown Road was crowded with pedestrians and equestrians of
all classes. Between twelve and one o’clock the entire body of the
Political Union (full 400 strong) assembled at the Guardian Angel,
with blue ribbons and their badges round their necks. The worthy
candidates having arrived at the above inn, the procession began to
move in the following order:—Two trumpeters on horseback;
banner—Yarmouth Union of the Working Classes; flags—Union Jack, Royal
Standard of England; ‘Universal Suffrage and Vote by Ballot’; ‘Short
Parliaments and Liberty of the Press’; ‘The love of our Country leads
us’; ‘Close Corporations abolished’; ‘Equal Laws and Equal Rights’;
‘United we stand, divided we fall’; banners of the King and Reform.
Flags—‘Gorleston and Southtown Voters’; ‘Anson and Rumbold’;
‘Friends.’ Flags—‘The People’s Cause’; ‘The Poor Man’s Rights’;
‘Reduction of Taxation’; ‘Close Corporations Opened’; ‘Abolition of
Slavery’; ‘Cheap Government and Equal Rights’; ‘The Liberty of the
Press’; ‘Knowledge is Power’; ‘Civil and Religious Liberty’; ‘Freedom
of Election.’ The procession, on entering the town by the Bridge,
was welcomed by the exultant shouts of an innumerable concourse of
expectant individuals, who had by this time lined the new Hall Quay,
eager to witness the imposing spectacle. The blue pennons of
numerous ships, ‘floating in the breeze,’ added not a little to the
joyousness of the occasion. The procession moved on, adding to its
numbers as it advanced along the Quay, up South Street, along King
Street, down our beautiful Market Place, and back to the Committee
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