Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth CenturyMackie, Charles
History
Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century
Mackie, Charles
Norfolk (England) -- History
21.—Mr. A. T. Fayerman, “surgeon professor” to the “Royal Medical
Institution,” Red Lion Street, Norwich, presented to the Prince Regent,
at the Levée at Carlton House, the first annual report of the proceedings
of the institution, with an address from “the Brunswick Knights of
Norwich, and the two lodges of the Ancient and Royal Order of
Stagorians,” congratulating his Royal Highness on his “escape from the
late attack.” The Knights and Stagorians, with a band of music and
colours, set out from the Rampant Horse Inn to meet their President on
his return to Norwich on the 22nd, “but the harmony and conviviality of
the meeting were completely outraged by the assembled mob, who broke the
windows of Mr. Simmon’s house at Prussia Gardens, tore up the shrubs,
threw vollies of stones at the processionists who were on horseback, and
broke the windows of Mr. Fayerman’s house in Red Lion Street.” (The
Stagorians were a society founded in 1728.)
28.—Died, at his house in Berners Street, London, aged 61, Sir Jacob
Henry Astley, Bart., M.P. He was succeeded in his title by his eldest
son.
—Died in St. Giles’, Norwich, Mrs. E. Layton, aged 100 years.
MAY.
1.—Mr. Crisp Brown and Mr. Thomas Thurtell, the two senior aldermen below
the chair, were returned to the Norwich Court of Aldermen without
opposition, and on the 3rd Mr. Brown was unanimously elected Mayor.
5.—Mr. A. Guggle, of Wells-next-the-Sea, introduced an “improved double
bathing machine, so constructed as to render it perfectly safe at all
times, and regulated in a few seconds to any depth of water preferred by
the bather.”
8.—The Norwich Court of Guardians ordered a new valuation of property in
the city and hamlets.
19.—The election to fill the vacancy caused in the representation of the
county by the death of Sir H. J. Astley, commenced at Norwich. The
candidates were Mr. E. R. Pratt, of Ryston, and Mr. Edmond Wodehouse, of
Sennowe Lodge. The polling continued for five days and closed on the
23rd, when the result was declared as follows:—Wodehouse, 3,896; Pratt,
3,321.
27.—Died at his seat, Great Melton Hall, aged 86, Sir John Lombe, Bart.
He was succeeded in his title by his great nephew, Mr. Richard Paul
Jodrell. The deceased baronet bequeathed his large estates to Mr. Edward
Beevor, of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, who by special Act of
Parliament, which received the Royal Assent on July 7th, was authorised
to assume the surname and bear the arms of Lombe instead of those of
Beevor, in compliance with a condition in the will of the deceased.
28.—The birthday of Mr. Pitt was celebrated by a dinner at the Assembly
Rooms, Norwich, at which Mr. Charles Harvey, M.P., presided.
—Died at St. George’s Tombland, Norwich, Mrs. Phœbe Crow, aged 77, “who
in 40 years’ practice as a midwife brought into the world 9,730
children.”
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