Part 35 (1/2)

Sept. 22nd. Richardson's Rock Band Concert at the Town Hall.

Oct. 7th. Mr. Norman's warehouse, in Blind Middle Street, burnt down.

Lord Fairfax, with a large retinue, arrived in the town.

Nov. 6th. Murder at Stanfield Hall of Mr. Isaac Jermy and his son, by James Blomefield Rush, who also wounded with pistol shots the son's wife and a domestic. The victim's family resided in Yarmouth. (See Dec.

27th, 1879.)

Deaths: Feb. 26th, at Southampton, Rev. H. G. Maul, formerly curate of St. Nicholas' Church.-Sept. 1st, Rev. Alexander Creak.-Nov. 20th, James Gidney, Esq., at Southtown.-Dec. 9th, John Lacon, Esq., at Hopton.-Dec.

27th, James Norton Sherrington, Esq.

1849.

Feb. 12th. Stone coffin, containing a perfect skeleton wrapped in hempen sackcloth, discovered in the north wall of St. Nicholas' Church.

The Fis.h.i.+ng boat ”William Tell,” of Yarmouth (and crew), lost off North Foreland.

Sept. 18th. Mr. John Driscoll buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery; this was the first interment there.

Nov. 15th. General Thanksgiving Day for Deliverance from Cholera.

The remains of Bishop Stanley landed at the Crane Quay.

The new Bridge crossing the River Yare, and connecting Southtown with Yarmouth, commenced. Cost 50,000, including the site. 2,600 tons of stone and about 300 tons of iron were used in the construction, the two leaves of iron weighing about 45 tons each. (See 1427 and 1854.)

1850.

Jan. 28th. Parliamentary and Financial Reform Meeting held at the Corn Hall.

Mar. 31st. Mr. Waters' Mill burned down.

Sept. 5th. Primitive Methodist Chapel opened. The Schoolroom adjoining was opened Oct. 29th, 1855, and cost about 450. (See Aug. 3rd, 1874, and June 22nd, 1875.)

Sept. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church completed. Cost 10,000.

St. Peter's National Schools erected.

Mr. Archard, with the a.s.sistance of Mr. C. C. Wilkinson (a resident of Yarmouth in 1880, and a relative of Mr. J. W. Argyle, of this town), brought out the invention for perforating postage stamps. They were before this date cut up with scissors. The former gentleman received a Government grant of 4,000 as inventor, and the latter 150 for constructing the machine. (See March 14th, 1881.)

Deaths: March 21st, William Glenister, Esq., architect.-March 24th, Rev.

G. S. Barlow, rector of Burgh.-June 7th, Capt. Larke, R.N.-July 11th, J.

Pritchard, Esq., surgeon.