Feb. 16th. Very high tide, the sea and river meeting over the South Denes. A similar event had not occurred since Feb. 3rd, 1791.
Feb. 19th. Corporation petitioned Parliament for a continuance of the Property Tax.
Feb. 26th. Mr. Incledon, Master Taylor, and Mr. Collyer appeared at the Theatre Royal, in _The Minstrel_; _or_, _a Tour Through England and Ireland_. Prices—4s., 3s., 2s. 6d., and 1s.
Nov. 2nd. Thomas Penrice, Esq., of Yarmouth, to whom the late Lord Chedworth, of Ipswich, left the bulk of his immense property, died at Narford Hall, the seat of A. Fountaine, Esq., his son-in-law. (See Oct. 28th, 1804.)
Jan. 1st. £1,000 subscribed at Yarmouth to relieve and employ the labouring poor; 460 men were employed to form roads to the Bath House, Jetty, &c.
Feb. 4th. The Corporation voted a loyal address to the Prince Regent, expressive of their abhorrence of the attack made upon his Royal person on his return from opening Parliament on the 28th ult. Presented at the levée by Isaac Preston, Esq. (Mayor), accompanied by the High Steward and the Members for the Borough.
Feb. 13th. The new silver coinage of crowns, half-crowns, shillings, and sixpences exchanged for the old at the Town Hall.
Between 7,000 and 8,000 lasts of Herrings taken by 193 boats.
An Act passed to continue two former Acts for widening and amending the road from Yarmouth Bridge to Gorleston.
April 4th, Good Friday morning. Explosion on board the Norwich and Yarmouth steamer—ten persons killed and five injured—just as she was leaving the Foundry Bridge, Norwich. She had 22 men, women, and children on board. £350 raised for relief. These steamboats were first employed on Aug. 10th, 1813.
June 5th. The celebrated Mr. Betty performed at the Theatre in the _Iron Chest_, as “Sir Edward Mortimer;” and as “Frislam Fickle,” in _The Weather Cock_.
June 11th. Mr. Matthews appeared at the Theatre as “Goldfinch,” in the _Road to Ruin_; and as “Somno,” in the _Sleep Walker_. On 12th, as “Sir David Dundee,” in _Ways and Means_, “Chip,” in _A Chip of the Old Block_, and “Buskin,” in _Killing no Murder_. On the 16th, as “Rover,” in _Wild Oats_; and in the _Adventures of a Mail Coach_.
June 23rd. Munden appeared at the Theatre as “Sir Abel Handy,” in _Speed the Plough_, and as “Crack,” in the _Turnpike Gate_. On the 25th, as “Old Rapid,” in a _Cure for the Heartache_, and as “Dozey,” in _Past Ten o’clock_. On the 26th, as “Sir Anthony Absolute,” in the _Rivals_, and as “Sam Dabbs,” in _Who’s Who?_ On the 28th, as “Bonus,” in _Laugh When You Can_, as “Nipperkin,” in the _Rival Soldier_, and “Lazarillo,” in _Two Strings to Your Bow_.