The Southtown Barracks had been repaired at considerable expense.
Sept. 6th.—At the rifle prize shooting, Colour-Sergeant Chipperfield had taken the ladies’ challenge cup from Sergeant Fenner by one point. Corporal Denew had won the Chief Officers’ prize, and Sergeant Dick the Borough Members’ prize.
Sept. 10th.—This shooting had been continued, and prizes won by Sergeant Pearson, Sergeant Swann, and Volunteer Barrett.
Sept. 17th.—The High Sheriff of Norfolk had given a grand Volunteer Review and Fête at Crown Point, the Norfolk Artillery (Norwich and Yarmouth), mustered on the field 7 Officers, 42 Non-Commissioned Officers, 105 Gunners, and 23 Band, total 178; the Yarmouth Rifles (4 Companies) were 235 strong, viz., one field Officer, 4 Captains, 8 Subalterns, 5 Staff, 12 Sergeants, 4 Drummers, 185 rank and file, and 16 Band.
In the afternoon, the Volunteers and some 2,000 guests were entertained at dinner in marquees erected for the purpose, and various amusements provided. The following Yarmouth names appear in the list of the competitors for the prizes:—Major Orde, Lieut. C. Diver, and Privates Mark Waters, Isaac Preston, J. B. Pearce, and C. Marsh, while among the guests were the following ladies and gentlemen from this locality:—Col. and Mrs. Baddeley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, junr., Mr. B. Button, Mr. and Mrs. F Clowes, Capt. and Mrs. Cubitt, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Frere, Mr. and Mrs. Harmer, Sir E. H. K. Lacon and Lady Lacon, Capt. and Mrs. Lacon, Mr. T. Matravers, the Mayor of Yarmouth, Lieut. G. W. and Mrs. Moore, Lieut. and Mrs. Morant, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Danby-Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. F. Palmer, Mr. F. Danby-Palmer, Mr. and Miss I. Preston, the Rev. J. J. and Mrs. Raven, Mr. W. C. Reynolds, Mr. R. Rising, Capt. Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. S. Reeve, Capt. Turnour, Ensign and Mrs. Watling, Mr. W. and Mrs. Worship, Lieut. and Mrs. Wynyard, and Mr. E. P. and Mrs. Youell.
Next day the High Sheriff also entertained upwards of 4,000 poor people at Crown Point.
Sept. 20th.—Mr. Fenner and Mr. Chipperfield had been shooting well at the County Association Meeting.
Messrs. Youell and Co., (Florists) had won two prizes at the Kensington Autumn Flower Show.
Sept. 27th.—The Liberals claimed a gain of 50 upon the revision of the Borough Voters’ List, and it was stated the “the Liberal cause was much indebted to Mr. J. Eagleton, their Yarmouth agent, whose exertions in the Registration Court, in which the late Sir R. Peel said elections were to be won, had been unceasing.”
Mr. G. V. Brooke was attracting crowded houses at the Theatre.