July 23rd. Another fire at Mr. R. Kemp’s premises at Gorleston, and damage estimated at £2,000; also on Dec. 8th (the sixth) on fishing premises.
July. The new valuation lists completed, and the town re-assessed, much to the dissatisfaction of many ratepayers. Oct. 3rd. Messrs. Lacons’ brewery assessed at £2,100 gross, on an estimated rental of £1,400. The brewery occupies la. 0r. 25p. On an appeal before the Recorder in June, 1882, these sums were reduced.
July. Mr. A. E. Gunton passed his preliminary examination in Pharmacy.
July 28th. Mr. Thos. Womack Branford, boat builder and inventor of a plan for speedily launching a boat from a ship’s deck, died at Burgh, aged 72 years.
July 28th. Mr. A. W. Morant died at Leeds, aged 53 years. (See March, 1856.)
Aug. 22nd. The Market tolls let by auction for five years to Mr. Percy, of London, at £970 per annum. They had let hitherto for £925 a year.
Sept. 17th. A viper, 25 inches long, killed at Caister, and found to have a common rat in its stomach.
Sept. 22nd. Captain Brown, 2nd N.R.V., presented with a handsome marble and bronze clock and a pair of bronzes to match, as a memento of esteem on his retirement from the corps.
Sept. 22nd. Rev. C. M. Hardy, B.A., ordained the minister of the Park Baptist Chapel in place of Rev. W. Vincent.
Sept. 29th. Mr. W. P. Creak, T.C., presented with a silver épergne by the teachers and officers of the Free Church Sunday School.