Nov. 29th.—Three companies of the 33rd Regiment had arrived at the Southtown Barracks.
Captain Harvey was making experiments with his sea torpedoes in the Roads, accompanied by Baron de Grancy and M. Vavasseur.
Dec. 6th.—There had been disastrous gales, causing great destruction of shipping property and loss of life.
Dec. 16th.—A meeting had been held at Gorleston with a view to the restoration of the Church; the Mayor presided, and Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., M.P., the Revs. H. Nevill, T. Allnutt (Vicar), J. Walker, S. N. Vowler, and Messrs. E. P. Youell, H. E. Buxton, C. J. Palmer, E. H. H. Combe, W. Teasdel, G. B. Palmer, Stanier, Wilton, Holt, Baumgartner, Bottle, S. Bately, Bellamy, Ling, S. Dowson, W. S. Sandford, Dr. Bately, Capt. Matthews, Capt. Aldrich, &c., were present.
Dee. 30th.—Reference is made to the “New Law of Merchant Shipping” (Plimsoll’s Act.)
The Prince of Wales being restored to health, it was expected that he would visit Yarmouth with the N.A.M., of which Regiment he was Hon. Colonel, during their training in the Spring.
Mrs. Walpole, of Southtown, had bequeathed legacies of £50 to the Hospital and £19 19s. to the Sailors’ Home.
It was estimated that the 600 boats hailing from Yarmouth paid “something like £4000 for towage to the Tug Companies.”
Mr. J. F. Neave had erected a new Primitive Methodist Chapel at Bradwell.