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AWFUL CALAMITY AT YARMOUTH,

... NORFOLK. NORWICH, Saturday Night. The journalist has but seldom to record an event of such a distressing character as one which occurred on Friday evening last, at Yarmouth, by which there is little doubt that upwards of one hundred persons lost their lives. In the afternoon of Friday, Nelson, the Clown at Cooke's Circus, proceeded to perform a feat which has excited some attention, both in ...

THE BAL MASQUE AT VAUXHALL

... The lessee of the Royal property last evening gave his first Grand Bai Masque and Carnival for the season. It was numerously attended, and deservedly so, inasmuch as the entertainments provided were of an unusually attrac- tive character. The illuminations were splendid and the entertainments in the theatre were magnificent. The amusements were of a most varied nature, and were duly ...

THE LATE ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH,

... As the naval profession may feel some interest in the subject of the late accielent, we feel desirous of putting it in possession of the principal facts, more particularly as much mis-statement hasappeared onthesnbject. Theaccident occurred at six o'clock in the evening of the 2d inst., by one of the chains suspending the bridge over the river Bure breaking (when crowded with people) ; this ...

THE CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH

... Tuesday Evening. The jury re-assembled this morning shortly after nine o'clock, and an additional list of bodies found and persons missing was laid before them: — The following presentment to the town council was agreed to:— We the undersigned, now acting as jurymen npon the inquisitien upon the bodies of th ■_ several persons who met their death from tbe falling of the suspension bridge on ...