Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury

Transcribed from the 1889 J. Buckle edition by David Price, email [email protected]. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly allowing their copies t...

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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 pr...

Oct. 31st.—“On Monday evening last, as Mr. Marsh, of the house of Marsh and Barnes, wine and spirit merchants, was returning in his gig from Beccles, he overtook a female on the...

April 23rd.—The members (Messrs. Baring and Praed) attended a dinner to which they had been invited by their constituents, at the Town Hall. Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., presided. Jo...

“Yesterday there was a grand public dinner at the Angel Inn, to celebrate what the Tories call ‘the defeat of the Attorney-General and the Yarmouth Radicals;’ but what we should...

August 16th.—The new Writ had been moved for, and the blue flag with the inscription of “Wilshere, the Reformer,” had been displayed at the Committee Room in Regent Street.

The Secretary observed that the balance of subscriptions would be less at the end of the present year than it was at the end of the preceding one, and this he mentioned that the...

Jan. 20th.—A public meeting of the inhabitants had been held for the purpose of considering the way in which they should celebrate the Royal Christening, when Sir E. Lacon, the...

Dec. 30th.—The Temperance Society had held their annual festival at the Town Hall, and in the course of the afternoon some members of Rechabite Tent had walked in procession rou...

Then came a scene scarcely less heartrending. With an energy, activity, and stern determination of purpose, which are among the wise and merciful provisions of the Almighty, twe...

Nov. 15th.—The Mayor (S. Palmer, Esq.) had entertained about 50 members of the Council and others at the “Star Tavern.” The following toasts were given:—The Queen, H.R.H. Prince...

Aug. 14th.—It was reported that from 200 to 300 freemen had been bribed to vote for Lord Lennox and Mr. Coope, and it was “confidently anticipated” that those gentlemen would re...

Nov. 4th.—At the Municipal election there had been a return to the corrupt system of “feasting,” and at Gorleston certain voters were so detained all day until after the poll ha...

Upon taking the votes it appeared 25 were for Capt. Pearson and 21 for Sir E. H. K. Lacon. Mr. Ferrier then remarked “The majority for Capt. Pearson is 4, and as 10 Aldermen vot...

William Bee, John Creak, Benjamin Mallett, Edward Brooks, and Robert Willgrass (charged with having taken part in the riot and disturbance) were committed for trial, but Bee, Ma...

A high tide had washed over the west side of the Harbour with such force that a vessel belonging to W. H. Palmer, Esq., had been driven from her moorings. On the Beach it flowed...

Dec. 11th.—Messrs. George Danby-Palmer, W. N. Burroughs, John W. Shelly and R. Hammond, junr., had petitioned the House of Commons for redress as regarded the action of the Exam...

July 15th.—The mackerel fishing had been very successful, the returns then amounting to £30,000, which sum would be probably increased to £40,000 before the boats made up.

July 21st.—At the Regatta the following prizes were offered for luggers:—£50, £20, and £10, and there were ten entries; during the match the “Race-horse” (Mr. I. Shuckford) was...

May 16th.—A petition, signed by E. H. L. Preston and R. Ferrier, Esqs., (Mr. C. Moore being surety for the required £1,000), was about to be lodged against the return of Messrs....

A meeting of the Town Council had been held to consider the question of the proposed appointment of Justices, when Mr. E. H. L. Preston moved, and Mr. B. Fenn seconded, the adop...

April 2nd.—The question as to who were to be the Liberal candidates for the Borough was being “mooted”; it was reported that Mr. McCullagh was to be put on one side, that Mr. Me...

The following gentlemen then gave in their names as members of the corps:—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, M.P., Sir H. Stracey, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Beckham, S. C. Marsh, C. J. Palmer,...

June 13th.—Fayerman (one of the witnesses at the hearing of the Election Petition) had been charged by Sir E. Lacon with perjury, while arising out of this charge actions for sl...

Sept. 22nd.—The Yarmouth Volunteers had attended the Review of the County Corps held on Mousehold Heath, Norwich, by the Lord Lieutenant, who was accompanied by Major-General Wo...

The following account is given of this:—“With the exception of two or three of the candidates who came forward as Liberals, the aspirants for Municipal honours did not this year...

June 18th.—The Dinner to the Volunteers on this occasion was to take place on St. George’s Denes; there were to be 17 tables, and the dining room to cover 7,550 feet of ground....

June 24th.—The Norfolk Agricultural Society had held its annual show at Yarmouth in the Militia Barrack Square (with a considerable extra space which was boarded in to form the...

July 5th.—The Editor states “that it is evident from the numbers who hold back their promises, that there is a great expectancy that the value of votes will rise in the market.”

Jan. 8th.—“Fenian scare.” The Magistrates had held a private Meeting, which was attended by Major Jones and Captain Scovell, (96th Regiment) with a view to adopting measures for...

Feb. 19th.—A meeting had been held at the Town Hall for the relief of the poor. The Mayor presided, and the Rev. Canon Nevill, Mr. Hammond, Major Orde, Mr. W. N. Burroughs, Mr....

“We regret to record the death of this gentleman who expired suddenly at his residence in Cambridge, on Saturday evening. Mr. Steward for a number of years occupied a very promi...

Mr. Harmer, who was still speaking excitedly, was understood to say that he did not go between the bark and the tree, but that he wished to tell the whole truth about the conver...