April 4th.—H.M.S. “Harrier” (17 guns) was then stationed in the Roads, and a rendezvous had been opened for Volunteers to the North Sea fleet.
Three hundred men of the East Norfolk Militia had claimed a right to be dismissed, having served 56 days in the then year under the terms of their enlistments, and they were dismissed accordingly.
April 7th.—Messrs. Green, Borking, Clayton, and Harbord had been appointed Overseers, which, as a “partizan” step, was justified by Mr. C. C. Aldred, and objected to by Mr. R. Hammond.
April 14th.—A militiaman had been buried with military honours.
Messrs. Aldred and Steward had been re-elected Churchwardens by the Vestry.
The Vestry decided on the question of making a Church rate, when there appeared 64 for and 87 against the rate, but the majority did not press the matter any further, and ultimately a rate of 1½d. in the £ was agreed to.
The Guardians’ Election had resulted as follows:—
NorthWard. | |
Mr. J. Jackson (L) | 258 |
Mr. J. Mainprice (L) | 252 |
Mr. J. W. Craske (L) | 198 |
Mr. S. Nightingale (C) | 246 |
Mr. E. H. L. Preston (C) | 214 |
Mr. W. Wright (C) | 193 |
MarketWard. | |
Mr. D. A. Gourlay (L) | 226 |
Mr. C. Steward (L) | 165 |
Mr. A. Ames (L) | 136 |
Mr. H. Laws (C) | 252 |
Mr. C. C. Aldred (C) | 247 |
Mr. J. Browne (C) | 200 |
RegentWard. | |
Mr. John Clowes (L) | 120 |
Mr. F. Palmer (L) | 147 |
Mr. J. A. Norman (L) | 147 |
Mr. W. Worship (C) | 198 |
Mr. S. C. Marsh (C) | 196 |
Mr. T. Foreman (C) | 164 |
St.George’s Ward. | |
Mr. T. Lettis, Jun., (L) | 159 |
Mr. J. Scott (L) | 127 |
Mr. B. Fenn (C) | 223 |
Mr. R. Ferrier (C) | 217 |
Mr. J. G. Plummer (C) | 194 |
NelsonWard. | |
Mr. J. H. Harrison (L) | 203 |
Mr. G. Danby-Palmer (L) | 225 |
Mr. S. V. Moore (L) | 193 |
Mr. W. T. Fisher (L) | 131 |
Mr. W. C. Reynolds (C) | 176 |
Mr. J. Clark (C) | 187 |
Mr. C. Woolverton (C) | 249 |
Mr. T. Brightwen (C) | 218 |
April 18th.—A proposal had been made to have all the houses in the town numbered.
April 25th.—A purse of money had been presented to Mr. Farrow, the Secretary of the Liberal Association, “for his long-continued service in the Reform cause.”