Part 53 (1/2)

July 2nd. The Rev. W. Sumpter Beevor, senior curate of St. Nicholas'

Church, had the degree of M.A. conferred by the Trinity College, Dublin.

July. Mr. Arthur Vores pa.s.sed his preliminary examination for the Fellows.h.i.+p of the College of Surgeons.

Aug. 16th. Mr. H. Jay elected to the office of Fishwharf Master, on the resignation of Mr. W. Capon.

Aug. A fine new fis.h.i.+ng smack, ”The Shah,” launched, also the ”Falcon”

and the ”Albion.”

Aug. 26th. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales consented to become a patron of the Yarmouth Marine Regatta, and forwarded a cheque of 26 5s. through Sir Wm. Knollys for a compet.i.tion prize.

Sept. 12th. The King of the Belgians' superbly-fitted yacht, ”Prince Baudoin,” put into Yarmouth harbour for coal previous to conveying his Majesty across the Channel from Dover to Ostend on the 16th.

Sept. 15th. The new smack ”Mercy” launched from Messrs. Mack's yard.

Sept. 25th. The will of Mrs. Jemima Bacon Ciocci, formerly the wife of Raffaelle Ciocci, late of Yarmouth, proved under 25,000.

Sept. 29th. A new steam tug, the ”Star,” the property of the Star Steam Tug Company, launched from Messrs. Beeching's s.h.i.+pyard. Length, 88 feet; width, 16 ft. 7 in.; depth, 9 ft. 9 in.; builders' measurement, 113 tons; gross register, 88 tons, and cost over 2,000. Her lever engine of 45 h.p. was saved from the ”Minnet.” (See March 24th.)

Sept. Shadingfield Lodge, the Royal residence during the Prince of Wales' stay in Yarmouth, in June, 1872, purchased by S. Nightingale, Esq., for 3,000.

Oct. 1st. Destructive fire at the farm of Mr. T. W. Daniel, at Caister; damage over 1,000.

Oct. 1st. Loss of the s.s. ”Whittington,” of Newcastle, with 400 tons of coal, on the Middle Cross Sand.

Oct. 7th. Three men lost belonging to the smack ”Ellen,” whilst ferrying 29 packages of fish to the London carrying steamer, near the Dogger Bank.

Oct. 7th. R. Morgan, Esq., C.E., visited Yarmouth on behalf of the Local Government Board, and took evidence upon the matter of the Market Gates'

Improvement, for which a loan of 2,500 was required for 30 years.

Sanction to the loan given.

Oct. 8th. The lugger ”Young Charles” run down by the s.s. ”Osborne,” off Smith's Knowl (14 miles off Lowestoft), and the whole of her crew, 10 hands, unfortunately lost.

Oct. 10th. Demonstration of Freemasons at Yarmouth, on the opening of the Provincial Grand Lodge at the Hospital School by the Hon. F. Walpole, M.P., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Norfolk.

Oct. 11th. The reputed fastest schooner yacht afloat, the ”Livonia,” 128 tons burthen, and a crew of 16 hands, put into Yarmouth harbour.

Oct. 11th. Dr. James Borrett, late of Yarmouth, died at Clifton, near Bristol. His remains were interred in Castleton Churchyard.

Oct. 15th. The high lights on the N.E. corner of the Sailors' Home, at an alt.i.tude of 60 ft. above high water, and the lower light on the Britannia Pier, at an elevation of 20 ft., used for the first time.

Oct. 23rd. The new smack ”Livonia,” belonging to Messrs. Smith and Son, launched from their s.h.i.+pyard.

Oct. 24th. Inspector Berry resigned from the borough police force, having been unanimously chosen Chief Constable of Police for Gravesend out of 40 candidates for the appointment, at a stipend of 200 per annum.

He entered on his new duties on Nov. 1st. (See Jan., 1865.)

Oct. 30th. A testimonial, comprising a gilt-framed doc.u.ment and a sealskin purse, containing 20, presented to Police-sergeant Brown by Captain Matthews, on behalf of 64 subscribers, as a mark of respect from the inhabitants of Gorleston.