Part 48 (1/2)

Nov. 26th. The s.s. ”Dolphin,” with cattle for London, towed into Yarmouth Roadstead. To save the vessel, 150 bullocks and 250 sheep were thrown overboard.

Dec. 13th. The catch of herrings this season up to this date was 18,394 lasts, which realised no less a sum than 180,000. One boat brought in 142 lasts, another 132 lasts, and others were almost equally successful.

Last year's catch was about 13,221 lasts; and in 1868, 15,476 lasts. 12 vessels left with 28,390 barrels of bloaters for exportation.

During the summer season, the town was visited by upwards of 78,000 people, viz., 63,000 by rail, and 15,000 by the pa.s.senger steamers ”Albion” and ”Seine.”

A mackerel, 19 in. long, 10 in. in girth, and weighing 2 lbs. 11 ozs., brought ash.o.r.e.

One hundred and fifty-six fully-licensed public-houses, 16 hotels, and 88 beer-houses, including Gorleston-making a total of 260.

Deaths: Jan. 9th, Thomas Brightwen, Esq., J.P., senior local partner in the banking firm of Messrs. Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co., aged 57.-Feb.

24th, D. Stewart, Esq., aged 79.-Feb., Mr. Henry Jay, s.h.i.+powner, and formerly a Member of the Corporation.-April 4th, the Rev. John Meffin, 50 years minister of the Countess of Huntingdon Connexion, aged 93.-May 25th, John Branch, Esq., aged 74.-May 31st, Mr. George Alexander, artist, aged 64.-June 1st, at Yarmouth, Alex. John, son of the late Samuel Grimmer, Esq., of Haddiscoe Hall, aged 61.-July 21st, Mr. Samuel Cubitt Richmond, merchant, a Member of the Town Council.-Oct. 6th, at Portsmouth, Col. Edwin Wodehouse, C.B., R.A., Aide-de-camp to the Queen, eldest son of the late Admiral the Hon. Philip Wodehouse, aged 53.-Oct.

17th, Mr. Edward Stagg, a Member of the Town Council, aged 57 (see Feb., 1866).-Nov. 14th, C. E. Bartram, Esq., J.P., and Town Councillor, aged 72.-Nov. 30th, Henry Holt Barber, Esq., a Member of the Town Council, aged 38.-Dec. 19th, Mr. Henry Fellows, s.h.i.+pbuilder, at Southtown, aged 69.

The cost of lighting the town (330) lamps with gas this year was 1,178 12s.

Launches: Feb. 14th, the smack ”Valentine;” June 20th, the brigantine ”Ethel,” 100 feet long, and 200 tons register, belonging to W. J.

Foreman, Esq., launched, after being repaired, from Mr. Rust's yard; Aug.

29th, the new trawling smack ”Bonny Boys;” Oct. 1st, the fis.h.i.+ng lugger ”Guiding Star;” Nov. 17th, the lifeboat ”Bolton,” built by Messrs.

Beeching, of Yarmouth, publicly inaugurated at Kessingland; Nov. 19th, trawling smack ”Statesman;” Dec. 14th, smack ”Galatea.”

1871.

Jan. 3rd. A male otter caught in one of the Broads near Yarmouth. It weighed 30 lbs., and was four feet long, the tail alone measuring 21 inches.

Jan. 9th. Lady King, late of Telegraph House, died at Maddingley Hall, Cambridge.

Jan. 13th. Race for 100 on the ice covering the Southtown marshes, between Mr. Barnes' pony (ridden by the owner) and an excellent skater named Woodhouse. The rough-shod pony won by several yards.

Jan. 13th. Public subscriptions for aiding the wounded in the Franco-German war amounted to 297 6s. 7d. Jan. 27th. Forty-five screw steamers pa.s.sed up through the Roadstead within three hours.

Jan. 18,709 lasts of herrings caught during the last voyage, or 5,353 lasts more than the previous year's catch.

The rateable value of the Borough as per last poor rate, 96,556 10s., and the number of ratepayers 9,750.

Seventy-five schools provided accommodation for 5,370 pupils, viz., Yarmouth, 65 schools, 4,587 children; Gorleston and Southtown, 10 schools, 781 children.

The total receipts of the Board of Health for the past year were 6,819 8s. 8d., and the expenditure 6,698 19s.

Feb. 4th. Robert Steward, Esq., J.P., died at Cambridge, aged 57. This gentleman was five times Mayor of the Borough, and was also a Member of the Town Council for upwards of 20 years.

Feb. 7th. Fire in Broad Row at the shop of Mr. J. H. Lay. About 100 worth of damage done.

Feb. 18th. Mantby Hall destroyed by fire.

Feb. Two whitings caught by the smack ”Dutch Trader”-one measured 26 inches and the other 24 inches.-The number of fis.h.i.+ng boats belonging to Yarmouth, according to a Parliamentary return, amounted to 900, of the aggregate tonnage of 14,788, giving employment to 4,051 men and 530 boys.