Part 43 (1/2)

May 21st.-The East Norfolk Militia had been disbanded.

A Spanish hen, the property of Mr. Josiah Stevenson, had laid an egg measuring 8 inches round, 6 inches in length, and weighing more than 3 ounces.

May 28th.-The Queen's Birthday had been celebrated, the Mayor and a number of gentlemen dining at Bird's Royal Hotel on the occasion.

The Reform a.s.sociation of Great Yarmouth had been addressed by Mr.

McCullagh in a speech of two hours' duration.

June 4th.-Experiments in ”table moving” were being made at the Young Men's Inst.i.tute by the Hon. Secs., Messrs. John Fellows, S. C. Sothern, John Beattie and Barcham Sayer.

June 11th.-Sir C. Napier, K.C.B., had been appointed Vice-Admiral of the Blue.

June 26th.-The driving of the first pile of the Wellington-pier was advertised to take place on the 28th inst.

July 2nd.-A report of which event appears in this issue, when a marquee was erected near the Victoria Hotel, and at the request of Mr. Waddington (Chairman of the Company), Mr. S. C. Marsh (the Mayor), performed the ceremony. The following was the inscription:-”This, the first pile of the Wellington Pier, was driven on the 28th of June, 1853, by S. C.

Marsh, Esq., Mayor of this borough; David Waddington, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors; Peter Ashcroft, Esq., Engineer; Charles J. Palmer, Esq., Secretary.” In the evening between 50 and 60 gentlemen dined at the Victoria Hotel, the Mayor in the chair and C. J.

Palmer, Esq., in the vice-chair.

July 9th.-At the Regatta the ”Phantom,” ”Thought,” and ”Maude,” yachts, contended for the prize, which was won by the former.

July 30th.-At the Water Frolic the ”Shannon” (lateen), Brighten, Beccles, won the first, and the ”Oberon” (cutter), Morton, Aylsham, the second prize.

The Monument was still in a dilapidated state.

Aug. 6th-The Baptist Chapel in Row 15 had been re-opened after extensive repairs.

Aug. 20th.-Mr. W. C. Nutman (clerk to Mr. J. L. Cufaude) had been elected a Relieving-officer in the place of Mr. Thomas Thornton.

Sep. 3rd.-John Mortlock Lacon, Esq., had died suddenly; he was in his 68th year.

At the general Licensing day it was moved by James Cherry, Esq., and seconded by R. Steward, Esq., ”That no fresh licenses be granted.”

Mr. Clinker Newson had appealed against the poor rate on the novel ground that he was rated at too low an amount.

Sep. 10th.-The ”Clarissa” barque, of 335 tons register, had been launched from Mr. Chapman's yard.

Oct. 1st.-Mr. Peter Coble had died suddenly from disease of the heart before his medical adviser, Mr. C. C. Aldred, could attend him.

Oct. 8th.-The Registration Court had been held, Mr. Watson (of Norwich) and Mr. Preston appearing for the Tories, and Mr. J. Clowes and Mr. W. S.

Costerton for the Liberals, who claimed a gain of 120 on the Borough Register.

Nov. 5th.-Five hundred and fifty feet of the Wellington Pier had been opened to the public, the Corporation attending, and in the evening there was a public dinner at the Victoria Hotel in honour of the event.

At the Munic.i.p.al Election in the _North Ward_, Messrs. Burroughs (L) and Jackson (L) were re-elected without opposition.

In the _Market Ward_ the polling was-

F. Wors.h.i.+p (C) 125 E. R. Aldred (C) 118 J. Owles (L) 92 J. Cobb (L) 68