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July. Invalid shelter on South Parade ordered by the Council. Cost 60.

July 9th. Retired Commander Francis Harris, R.N., a Trafalgar veteran, died at Southtown, and buried at Gorleston. He was born May 17th, 1795, and was 11 years old when the great battle was fought. He entered the Navy as First-cla.s.s Volunteer on board the ”Temeraire;” was at the battle of Trafalgar with his father, at the defence of Cadiz until Feb., 1811; removed to the ”Unite;” a.s.sisted at the capture in 1811 of the French store s.h.i.+p ”Dromedaire,” 800 tons; in the following May, in the same frigate, in company with the ”Pemone” and ”Scout,” at the destruction of the ”Giraffe” and ”Nourrice.” He partic.i.p.ated in many boat affairs in the Adriatic; and in the same s.h.i.+p shared in a partial action, fought, 13th Feb., 1814, with the Toulon fleet, under Sir E. Pellew. He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in 1815, and made Commander in 1860.

The _Graphic_, March 1st, 1879, published the portraits of the then seven survivors, including Commander Harris and Admiral Spencer Smyth, of this town.

July 13th. Sydney Stalley (20) drowned on Oulton Broad.

July 17th. Columbia Fish Market, London (built some ten years ago by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, at a cost of 300,000), re-opened, to which large quant.i.ties of fish are consigned from Yarmouth.

July 22nd. On Sunday a man (name unknown) hung himself on one of the trees on Trafalgar Road, near the Grammar School.

Aug. 1st. The ”Duke's Head” and Corn Hall let by auction for seven years to Mr. Seaman at an annual rent of 460.

Aug. 23rd. Mr. A. E. Welch saved a gentleman from drowning, and received a testimonial from the Royal Humane Society; and in Sept. Rev. G. Wilson and J. W. Duffield were similarly recognised for their bravery.

Aug. 29th. Messrs. Ferrier and Co.'s brewery, Middlegate Street, with plant, machinery, residence, &c., also 21 public-houses and beerhouses, sold in one lot for 15,750 (exclusive of 669 for rolling stock).

Sept. 2nd. Very heavy gale.

Sept. An elegant obelisk, 24 ft. high, erected in the churchyard at the north-east corner of the Parish Church. It is made of polished red Aberdeen granite, resting on die and steps of the same beautiful stone, while under these is a ma.s.sive grey granite platform, a single block, 9 ft. square, surrounded with posts of like material, and rails of s.h.i.+ning gun metal. It is erected by Mrs. Mills, of Nelson Road, to the memory of George J. Mills (died Nov. 6th, 1827, aged 37), and other members of her family. (See April, 1878.)

Sept. 17th. Steamer ”Isis” stranded on Hasbro'.

Sept. 22nd. Rev. Henry Stebbings, D.D., F.R.S., died in London. He was born at Yarmouth in 1799, took his degree of B.A. at Cambridge in 1828, and ordained by Bishop Bathurst. He was the first editor of the _Athenaeum_, and wrote the ”Lives of the Italian Poets.”

Oct. 5th. Batt.-Sergt. Major Quince presented with a handsome timepiece by the pupils in his swimming cla.s.s, in recognition of his kindness to them.

Oct. 22nd. Destructive fire on the premises of Messrs. Robert Yaxley and John Beckett, and total demolition of the intended Salvation Army barracks. It broke out about 6 p.m., and the group of buildings, comprising fish and tan houses, stable, net stores, &c., were soon one ma.s.s of ruins. On Nov. 1st 100 worth of damage by fire was done to Messrs. S. K. Smith and Son's fis.h.i.+ng premises, on St. Peter's Road.

Nov. Remarkable sunsets, the western horizon night after night being resplendent, the sky changing from pale orange to blood red.

Nov. 19th. Smack ”Puss” lost in the North Sea, through collision; and on Dec. 28th the fis.h.i.+ng boat ”Raven” collided with the ”Daylight,” and sunk.

Nov. 27th. Mad pranks of a bull belonging to Mr. Southgate. It entered Mr. Harrison's grocer's shop in the Market, injuring one of the a.s.sistants and damaging the goods. Afterwards running down Regent Street and along the Hall Quay, it found its way to the Broad Row, where it smashed windows and did other injury, till being secured by a rope round a lamp-post, it was killed, and the carcase removed on a cart. The inhabitants were much terrified, and tradesmen quickly closed their shops.

Dec. 4th. William Holt, Esq., Magistrates' Clerk and Borough Coroner, died, aged 57 years.

Dec. 4th. Mr. C. A. Goodwin pa.s.sed a very successful examination as second mate at the London Local Marine Board.

Dec. 4th. Gale and heavy thunderstorm.

Dec. 5th. Mr. Charles Diver resigned his seat in the Council for Regent Ward, and paid the 25 fine; and Mr. Walter Brown was elected to the seat on 24th, by 224 votes, or 52 more than Mr. F. Burton. On Dec. 11th Mr.

Diver was appointed Borough Coroner, and Dec. 13th as Magistrates' Clerk.

(See June 24th, 1869, and Jan. 8th, 1884.)

Dec. 8th. John Reeve (38), of Hopton, fell off a load of hay in Gorleston, and died from injuries received.

Dec. 9th. William Jackson, porter on the Eastern and Midlands Railway, at Yarmouth, was run over by a railway carriage, and one of his legs was subsequently amputated at the Hospital.

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