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
Aug. 13th.—Eliza, second daughter of S. C. Marsh, Esq., had been married
to Captain Burke, of the Louth Rifles, at the Roman Catholic and St.
Nicholas’ Churches. The bridesmaids were Miss Marsh, the Misses
Victoria, Louisa and Emily Marsh and Miss Waters; the bridegroom’s men
were Major Taafe and the officers of the Louth Rifles, and the carriages
of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Danby-Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Walpole, Mr. and Mrs. Dashwood and others
were present on the occasion.
The Donegal Regiment was to succeed the Louth Rifles at Yarmouth.
Aug. 17th.—The transport “Himalaya” had brought the former, and taken
away the latter regiment; the Louth Rifles had given a ball on board that
ship.
Aug. 20th.—The porch of the Parish Church was being restored.
There had been a great deal of rain, but the town was very full of
visitors.
Aug. 24th.—It was reported that the shock of an earthquake had been felt
at Hopton.
One hundred and fifty Horse Artillery had been encamped on the North
Denes.
Mr. Marsh’s Company of Volunteers were to be equipped as Artillery.
Mr. Orde’s Company had drilled on the South Denes in public for the first
time.
The expenses of the Borough Election had been returned by the auditor as
follows:—Conservatives, £809 15s.; Liberals, £603 17s. 4d.
Visitors were flocking to the town, and it was supposed that the standard
population had thus been doubled; beds were fetching the “highest
prices.”
The “Prophet Jack” was preaching on the Beach.
Sept. 3rd.—Among the company present at the Races were Count Batthyany,
Lord W. Powlett, the Hon. Harbord Harbord, Colonel Wilson, Sir E. H. K.
Lacon, M.P., and Sir H. J. Stracey, M.P.
Sept. 7th.—Colonel Henderson had attended at Yarmouth to report on the
proposed Artillery Corps, and had informed the Mayor and Mr. Marsh that
it “would have every encouragement from the Government.”
William Ingram, a labourer, had been scalded to death in Mr. Frosdick’s
Tanning Copper.
Sept. 10th.—The Magistrates had had another “warm” discussion on
Licensing Day, as to the granting of new licenses.
There were 400 cases of appeal against the Poor’s Rate from the St.
George’s Ward. The Overseers proposed to compound up to a rental of £6
10s. per annum.
The Rev. W. Griffiths had been “ordained” at the King Street Chapel.
Two or three “Dutch schuyts” had visited the port.
The officers of Mr. Orde’s Company had received their commissions.
The Donegal Militia had marched out for their first drill on the Denes
under the command of Major Todd.
Sept. 17th.—The 6th annual meeting of the Elocution Society had been
held, Mr. W. Gill in the chair, when Mr. Lovewell Blake, the Secretary,
brought up a favourable report of the proceedings of the Society.
There were a great number of Rate appeals from the North Ward.
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