Four deserters from the Royal Navy had been captured in the town.
A meeting had been held for the relief of the poor, the Mayor presided, and the Rev. G. Hills, and Messrs. R. Hammond, E. H. L. Preston, T.
Brightwen, S. Dowson, R. Steward, R. Ferrier, and W. N. Burroughs took part in the proceedings. Mr. George Danby-Palmer sent 10 to the fund, and more than 200 was then collected in the room.
Feb. 24th.-Full power to act as a Burial Board had been vested in the Town Council, and the following Committee of that body appointed to carry out the Act:-The Mayor, and Messrs. R. Ferrier, F. Worship, E. R. Aldred, W. N. Burroughs, J. Jackson, C. E. Bartram, P. Pullyn, and T. Foreman.
Feb. 28th.-A thaw had commenced, and it was hoped that the River traffic would soon be able to be resumed.
Mr. Gyngell had superintended a grand display of fireworks on the Star Quay, which was witnessed by about 7,000 or 8,000 persons.
March 3rd.-A ship of war was likely to be stationed in the Roads to protect the shipping there.
The first of the frozen-in wherries had been liberated at Reedham, and the Steam Packet communication had been resumed with London.
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 a.s.saults 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 1d. in the was agreed to.
The Guardians" Election had resulted as follows:-
_North Ward_.
Mr. J. Jackson (L) 258 Mr. J. Mainprice (L) 252 Mr. J. W. Craske (L) 198 Mr. S. Nightingale (C) 246 Mr. E. H. L. Preston (C) 214 Mr. W. Wright (C) 193 _Market Ward_.
Mr. D. A. Gourlay (L) 226 Mr. C. Steward (L) 165 Mr. A. Ames (L) 136 Mr. H. Laws (C) 252 Mr. C. C. Aldred (C) 247 Mr. J. Browne (C) 200 _Regent Ward_.
Mr. John Clowes (L) 120 Mr. F. Palmer (L) 147 Mr. J. A. Norman (L) 147 Mr. W. Worship (C) 198 Mr. S. C. Marsh (C) 196 Mr. T. Foreman (C) 164 _St. George"s Ward_.
Mr. T. Lettis, Jun., (L) 159 Mr. J. Scott (L) 127 Mr. B. Fenn (C) 223 Mr. R. Ferrier (C) 217 Mr. J. G. Plummer (C) 194 _Nelson Ward_.
Mr. J. H. Harrison (L) 203 Mr. G. Danby-Palmer (L) 225 Mr. S. V. Moore (L) 193 Mr. W. T. Fisher (L) 131 Mr. W. C. Reynolds (C) 176 Mr. J. Clark (C) 187 Mr. C. Woolverton (C) 249 Mr. T. Brightwen (C) 218
April 18th.-A proposal had been made to have all the houses in the town numbered.
April 25th.-A purse of money had been presented to Mr. Farrow, the Secretary of the Liberal a.s.sociation, "for his long-continued service in the Reform cause."
April 28th.-The Poor"s Rate was estimated at 1s. 6d. in the , to meet 3,000 required by the Guardians for the Quarter, who had then 430 in hand to meet demands amounting to 1,450.
May 2nd.-Mr. Lane had been appointed Collector of Poor"s rates for the Market Ward.
George Danby-Palmer, Esq., had almost entirely recovered from the indisposition which he had been suffering from during the winter, and it was proposed to entertain him at a public dinner.
May 5th.-The new burial ground comprised about 10 acres in extent, and the following tender was recommended by the Committee to the Council: J.
Thompson, for walls, 1,388; gates, 50; levelling, 110; total, 1,548, with respect to fitting it for use.
Nelson"s Column was still allowed to fall into decay.
May 9th.-Mr. Allc.o.c.k had been appointed Poor"s Rate Collector for the Nelson and Regent Wards.
The sale of part of the landed property of the late Mr. Ambrose Palmer had taken place, the ship-yard and docks bringing 1,100 and 900 respectively. The leasehold premises on the west side of the river were bought by Mr. Joseph Powell, and the building sites near Queen"s Road fetched about 20s. per foot frontage with a ground rental of about 2s.
per yard upon the same.
Letters could now be posted as late as 8.10 p.m.
Water had been conveyed by the Company"s mains to Yarmouth from Ormesby for the first time. One of these pipes burst near the "Gallon Can."
May 12th.-The Victoria Gardens had been laid out and were likely to outvie any in the neighbourhood.
May 19th.-Mr. Lummis had resigned the office of Librarian.
The Workhouse had been lighted with gas.
A meeting for the purpose of advocating "Administrative Reform" had been held at the Town Hall, when Mr. R. Hammond presided, and Mr. McCullagh delivered a stirring address.
The Tories complained that this meeting was "got up" by the Liberals for party purposes.
May 23rd.-The Water Company had offered to supply water for street-watering purposes free of expense.
H.M.S. "Harrier" had been firing sh.e.l.l to a distance of 1,200 yards in the direction of Scroby; the Queen"s Birthday had been observed in the usual way.
May 26th.-The Water Works had been opened, and in the evening 80 gentlemen dined at the Town Hall, under the presidency of the Mayor (C.
J. Palmer, Esq.), who was supported by Sir E. H. K. Lacon, M.P., and Lieut.-Col. Mason.
Mr. F. Maryson and Mr. D. D. Offord, the candidates for the post of Librarian, having each obtained 27 votes, the Mayor gave his casting vote in favour of Mr. Offord, who was thus elected to the post.