Yarmouth Notes Part 2

"FIRST DAY-Tuesday, September 6th.

THE GOLD CUP STAKES of 100 sovs. (8 subscribers 10 sovs. each) with 20 sovs. added; the second horse to withdraw his stake. The winner to be sold for 400 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles and distance.

Mr. S. Palmer named Lord Exeter's ch m 1 2 1 Schumla, by Selim, out of Bess, 4 years old, 8st. 1lb. (Hornsby) Col. Wilson's ch h Ringleader, by Merlin, out 2 1 0 of Spotless, 4 years old, 8st. 4lbs.

Lord Stradbroke's b f by Morisco, out of 3 dis.

Arethusa, 3 years old, 6st. 11lbs.

A good race after the second heat. Two to one was freely betted on Ringleader; the last heat was very close, and was won by half a head.

Lord Stradbroke's filly lost her rider by a stirrup leather breaking in the second heat.

HALF-BRED STAKE. Heats, one mile and distance; 5 sovs. each.

Mr. Munro's b h Charley, aged, 11st. 2 2 Mr. Smith's ch g Sportsman, aged, 11st. 1 1

THE MEMBERS' PLATE of 50 sovs. The winner to be sold for 180 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles and distance.

Mr. Bromley's ch m Miss Nicolo, 4 years old, 3 dr.

7st. 13lbs.

Mr. Pett.i.t's b m Ipsala, by Sultan, 4 years 1 2 1 old, 8st. 21bs. (C. Edwards) Col. Wilson's br c Whiskey, by Tuesias, out 4 3 dr.

of Schedam, 3 years old, 6st. 12lbs.

Lord Stradbroke's b m Gallopade, 5 years old, 2 1 0 8st. 13lbs.

Mr. S. Palmer's gr m Christina, 4 years old, 5 4 3 8st. 2lbs

An excellent race; the heats with difficulty decided. The winner was well rode by C. Edwards.

SECOND DAY-Wednesday, 7th September.

TOWN AND COUNTRY GENTLEMEN'S PLATE of 50 sovs. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles and distance.

Mr. Pett.i.t's b m Ipsala, by 1 2 2 (A dead Sultan, 4 years old, 8st. heat.) 6lbs.

Col. Wilson's ch h 2 1 1 Ringleader, 4 years old, 8st.

9lbs. (Gosling)

A severely contested race of four heats.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, with the remainder added. Heats, one mile and distance.

Lord Stradbroke's b f by Morisco, out of Arethusa, 3 1 w.o.

years old, 7st. 2lbs Mr. Pett.i.t's b m Ipsala, by Sultan, 4 years old, 8st. 2 dr.

5lb.

After the above account of sport, it is needless to say that everyone who attended the Races was delighted. The severe running on the first day prevented several of the horses starting on the second, but the four well-contested heats for the Town and Country Gentlemen's Plate more than compensated for the deficiency in the number of horses. The ordinaries and Ball were well attended-a very liberal subscription was entered into for the Races of 1832. The Gold Cup Stakes is already filled, and the Norfolk and Suffolk Hunters' Stake of 5 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added, for horses not thoroughbred, which have been regularly hunted in either of the above counties, has already six subscribers. The ladies at the Ball on Tuesday evening commenced a subscription for a Ladies' Plate of 50 sovs. for next year, which will be in addition to the two Fifty Pounds Plates usually given. Edmund Preston, Esq., is appointed one of the stewards for 1832."

Sept. 29th.-The Reformers of Yarmouth "had an excellent meeting" at the Town-hall. Mr. Alderman Barth was in the chair, and Messrs. Clowes, S.

Cobb, Sh.e.l.ley, Hammond, Sewell, and Munsey took part in the proceedings.

Oct. 6th.-The Mayor (John Preston, Esq.,) "celebrated his inauguration at the Town-hall on Thursday sennight by a sumptuous entertainment, which was attended by the Lord Lieutenant, Judge Alderson, Sir W. Folkes, M.P., the Hon. E. Pellew, and about 300 gentlemen of the county and town."

Nov. 17th.-A Board of Health had been established for the better cleansing the streets and lanes, and the removal of nuisances.

The "Star" coach, when about a mile this side of Eye, was driven into by "a fellow in a drunken state," and one of the leaders was killed on the spot.

Nov. 24th.-The dairy of John Waters, Esq., of Ormesby, had been broken into and 16 pints of b.u.t.ter, 14 cheeses, a fat goose, and a quant.i.ty of meat and flour stolen.

Large flocks of "Stormy Petrels" had visited our sh.o.r.es, and between 6 and 7 dozen of them taken alive; several "Little Auks" and "Arctic Gulls"

had also been shot.

Dec. 29th.-A poor man known as "Do you know him" was insulted, by a man pulling a nightcap over his face, and at the same time informing him that he was about to be "burked," which so much "alarmed the poor creature, that he was taken to his home in a desponding state."

1832.

Jan. 5th.-The Hon. and Rev. E. Pellew had distributed the prizes to the Sunday School children.

Jan. 12th.-Dr. c.o.x had delivered a very interesting lecture on "Physiology."

Feb. 2nd.-The Rev. Henry Squire was advertised to deliver a course of lectures at the Old Meeting.

The case of the King against the Aldermen of Yarmouth is reported.

Feb. 9th.-With regard to which the following notice appears this week:-

THE KING AGAINST THE ALDERMEN OF YARMOUTH.

We are authorized to state that the Report of the hearing of this cause, in our last week's paper, is incorrect, Lord Tenterden having observed that there was no ground for an attachment, as the parties had acted _bona fide_; that the business of the Corporation must be done, and directed that the rule should be enlarged, to give the Defendants an opportunity of doing so. The Counsel for the Defendants said they were ready to proceed, but could not compel the Mayor to call an a.s.sembly, or the Common Councilmen to meet,-whereupon his Lords.h.i.+p, on the motion of Defendants' Counsel, directed a mandamus to be issued for the filling up all vacancies, and then transacting the other necessary business; and upon a Return being made to the Writ, the Rule will be discharged.

Feb. 16th-A general meeting of the inhabitants was proposed to be held to take into consideration the expediency of erecting a new Workhouse, "it appearing by a report of the select Vestry now published, that the present one is quite inadequate to the purpose, both as to extent and arrangement, and as being utterly incapable of affording room for that cla.s.sification which is indispensable to the moral improvement and employment of its inmates, and also to the comfort of the aged and infirm. It is now about fifty years since any room was added to it. The increase of inhabitants in the town, and not less so of pauperism during that period, calls for enlarged accommodation. It appears by the report that they are without a day room for the females, or any means of separating the sick from the healthy, and so cramped for lodging room, that a considerable number of the inmates are compelled to sleep three in a bed. It is intended to proceed agreeably to the directions of the 59th Geo. III. cap 12, and 1st and 2nd of William IV. cap. 42."

March 22nd.-The National Fast had been observed "with a decent solemnity."

April 5th.-The appointment of a Recorder is noticed as follows:-"At a Corporate a.s.sembly, held on Tuesday last, the long-contested question of 'who should fill the office of Recorder for the borough?' (vacant by the resignation of Robert Alderson, Esq.,) was decided. The first business which came before the Court was the accepting of that gentleman's resignation, after which Isaac Preston, Sen., Esq., proposed the Sub-Steward (I. Preston, Esq.,) to fill the vacant office; this was seconded by C. Symonds, Esq. R. Cory, Esq., then proposed Mr. Sergeant Merewether; this nomination was seconded by Samuel Paget, Esq. On a ballot being demanded, the numbers were found to be equal, viz., 20 for Merewether and the same number for Preston. There were 41 members of the body present, one of whom declined voting. A second ballot was proposed and acceded to, and the same result followed. The Deputy-Mayor (who presided in consequence of the extreme ill health of the Mayor) then said that he would give the members of the Court the chance of a third ballot, on which the gentleman before mentioned voted for Merewether, which gave the learned Sergeant a majority of one, the numbers being for Merewether 21, for Preston 20. Thus has terminated this long agitated question, the product of much squabbling, aye, and of much litigation too. Lord Viscount Exmouth was unanimously chosen Lord High Steward; Isaac Preston, Jun., Esq., and J. Baker, Esq., were elected Aldermen; and Messrs. J. E.

Lacon, E. H. L. Preston, Henry Costerton and Samuel Jay, Common Councilmen. At this Court, Mr. J. Seaman received the appointment of Parish Clerk, and Mr. J. Daniel, s.e.xton; 50 guineas were also voted to St. Mary's Church, Southtown; 15 per year granted to Mrs. Breeze (widow of the late hall-keeper), and 12 annuity settled on Mrs. Absolon (widow of the late Parish Clerk.) It was likewise ordered that the usual fee of 20s. upon apprentices' indentures should be taken off. It is only right to state that the entire business of the day was conducted in the most amicable way possible, and that the greatest good temper and gentlemanly feeling was displayed during the discussion on the pending Recorders.h.i.+p."

April 12th.-The thanks of the Corporation were voted to the Rev. R.

Turner upon his resignation of his office of Chaplain to that body.

The Sylvan (owned by J. H. Palmer, Esq., and commanded by Captain W.

Gilham) and the Preston (belonging to I. Preston, Esq.) had respectively sailed with 100 and 110 emigrants.

April 19th.-Two more emigrant vessels, the Syren and Miser, were advertised to sail for America.-On Friday, then last, (here commonly called Black Friday) the annual meeting had been held at the Guild Hall for the purpose of "reading over" the income and expenditure of our local affairs when "secundum custom (sic.) it was proved that the receipts of any sum, say 5,299, and the payment of 5,298 was balanced by 1 being added to the credit side." Mr. Sh.e.l.ly and other gentlemen protested against the manner in which these accounts were made out and presented to the freemen.

April 26th.-The newly elected Common Councilmen, Messrs. John Lacon, E.

H. L. Preston, Henry Costerton, and Samuel Jay entertained the Corporation and others. John Lacon, Esq., presided, and the following toasts were given:-The King, Queen Adelaide, Princess Victoria, and the Royal Family, Lord Hill and the Army, Sir James Graham and the Navy, Lord Viscount Exmouth, the County Members, &c.

Burglaries had been committed on the premises of Mr. William Green, Messrs. Bracey and Son, Mr. Benjamin Welch, and Mr. Joseph Stevenson, and a man named Woolsey had been charged with the offences.

May 3rd.-The Fair had been held without "A Yarmouth Fair Wind," and was "very numerously and respectably attended, nor could its visitants complain of lack of amus.e.m.e.nts, for of remarkable giantesses, as remarkable dwarfs, optical dioramas, &c., &c., there were quantum suff, while roundabouts, Russian swings, and ups-and-downs displayed themselves in abundance to allure the juvenile part of the company out of their stray half-pence and pence."