The screw frigate “Horatio” had been in the Roads and visited by numbers of persons.
It was rumoured that some 40 vessels, known as “Barking Smacks” were likely to be added to the local fishing fleet.
The Centenary of the Baptist Church, Church Plain, had been celebrated.
Messrs. Charles Gill and William Sidney had become lessees of the Theatre.
Aug. 19th.—The “Amateur,” latteen (F. Brown), Norwich, won the prize at the Water Frolic.
Aug. 26th.—Seven thousand excursionists had been brought by train from Norwich and other places to the Races.
George Winkfield (Yarmouth), John Chambers (Hull), George Bell, (Fakenham), Robert Todd (Yarmouth), J. Bitten (Yarmouth), Charles Reed (Yarmouth), and T. R. Mills (Southtown), were charged with obstructing the Hall Quay (but in fact for holding a religious service there.) They were defended by Mr. Tillett, of Norwich; Chambers was fined 40s. and costs.
Aug. 30th.—“Lodgings was scarcely to be obtained” in the town.
There was a band of thieves about who had extracted “the contents of many pockets.”
The question of the “open air preachers” was again before the Justices, when the fine proposed to be inflicted on Chambers was abandoned, it being, in fact, admitted that, under the circumstances of the case there was no power to inflict it.