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 15th.—The following Guardians had been elected:—North Ward: Messrs.
Nightingale, Neave, and Buston. Market Ward: Messrs. Laws, Aldred, and
Fenn. Regent Ward: Messrs. Worship, Barber, and Diver. St. George’s
Ward: Messrs. Scott, Foreman, and Palmer. Nelson Ward: Messrs.
Woolverton, Moore, Bracey, and Clowes.
April 22nd.—Large numbers of codling, plaice, and whiting were being
taken in the dykes near the Acle New Road. It was supposed that these
salt-water fish were left there by the floods of the previous December,
when the Breydon Wall had been broken.
May 2nd.—The “Everette” had foundered at her anchors in the Roads.
The Fish Wharf was to be extended 1,100 feet, for which work Mr.
Parmenter’s tender of £1,375 had been accepted.
May 23rd.—The property “without the Walls” had been for the first time
assessed to the land tax.
May 27th.—The Queen’s Birthday had been observed as a general holiday,
and a salute of 21 guns fired from the South Battery by the Norfolk
Artillery Militia, under the command of Colonel Lord Suffield.
May 30th,—That Regiment had been inspected by Colonel Knox.
June 6th.—Mr. Shuckford, Master of the Workhouse, had died.
June 10th.—A meeting, convened by Messrs. O. Diver and H. Brand, had been
held for the purpose of organising an opposition Steam-packet Service.
June 27th.—The following had taken part in an Amateur performance at the
Regent Hall for the benefit of the Hospital:—Miss Lawes, Miss T. Lawes,
Messrs. Colley, Meadows, Lawes, Cattermole, Fenn, Watson, Godfrey, Cooke,
Spence, H. Baker, J. Franklin, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Young.
July 4th.—Mr. and Mrs. Blyth had been elected Master and Matron of the
Workhouse.
The British Medical Association had held a meeting at the Town Hall, Dr.
Vores in the chair; the following Yarmouth medical men were also
present:—Dr. Macleod, R.N., Dr. Smyth, and Messrs. J. C. Smith, Frederick
Palmer, Charles Palmer, D. Meadows, T. Moxon, R. R. B. Norman, Bately and
C. B. Rose.
July 11th.—Fifty thousand mackerel had been landed in one day and sold at
from 10s. to 12s. per 120.
July 22nd.—Messrs. E. R. Wodehouse and R. T. Gurdon had been accepted as
Liberal, and Sir E. H. K. Lacon and Major Walpole as Tory, candidates for
the then newly-constituted division of North Norfolk.
Messrs. C. Woolverton, E. R. Aldred, C. E. Bartram, and R. D. Barber had
been “secretly” appointed Justices by the Lord Chancellor.
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