Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth CenturyMackie, Charles
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Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century
Mackie, Charles
Norfolk (England) -- History
16.—Guild Day at Norwich. Many members of the freemen’s clubs, with blue
and white favours in their hats, and with party flags flying, marched
into the Market Place in order to attend the new Mayor to the Cathedral.
Alderman Herring protested against such a display of party feeling on
this day. Mr. Smith, the Parliamentary candidate, addressed the people
from a window in the Market Place, saying that anything like party
appeared to be indecorous on such an occasion, and he for one should put
his colours into his pocket. His example, however, was not generally
followed. After service at the Cathedral Mr. Barnabas Leman was sworn in
as Mayor, and the guild feast, given in St. Andrew’s Hall, was attended
by 300 guests.
17.—Norwich Election began on this day, and the poll closed on the day
following at 1.30 p.m., with the following result:—W. Smith, 2,089; R. H.
Gurney, 2,032; the Hon. Edward Harbord, 1,475. The two first-named were
returned.
—Thetford Election: Lord C. Fitzroy and Mr. N. R. Colbourne were returned
without a contest, on the withdrawal of Mr. Webster.
—Castle Rising Election: Lord Rocksavage and the Hon. F. Greville Howard
were returned unopposed.
18.—Lynn Election: Lord Walpole and Sir M. B. ffolkes were returned
unopposed.
19.—Yarmouth Election: The Hon. George Anson, 780; C. E. Rumbold, 760; E.
K. Lacon, 651; General Loftus, 612. The two first-named were elected.
23.—Norfolk Election: Mr. T. W. Coke and Mr. E. Wodehouse were returned
unopposed. Mr. Philip Hamond, of Westacre, opened a canvass in
opposition to Mr. Wodehouse, but relinquished it on the eve of the
election. After the chairing Mr. Coke and his friends dined at the Swan
Inn, Norwich, and Mr. Wodehouse and his supporters at the Angel Inn. At
night the members attended the ball at Chapel Field House, where the
dancing was opened by Mr. Coke and Mrs. Micklethwaite and by Mr.
Wodehouse and Mrs. N. Bacon.
Dr. C. Brown, of Margaretta Farm, and Mr. T. B. Plestow, of Watlington
Hall, received, this month, the honour of knighthood.
JULY.
4.—Spring, Scroggins, Purcell, and other celebrated pugilists, gave a
boxing display at the Swan Inn, Norwich.
6.—Died, aged 78, Mr. Richard Beatniffe, many years a well-known
bookseller in Norwich.
—Holkham Sheep Shearing commenced. The only new implements exhibited
were a manure drill, by Mr. Frost, of Saham, and a self-sowing dibbling
machine, by Mr. Woodward, of Norwich.
12.—A severe drought of nine weeks’ duration was ended on this day by a
“joyful rain.”
—A new light post coach, called “The Day,” carrying four insides and ten
outsides, commenced running from the Angel Inn, Market Place, Norwich, to
the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the Quay, Yarmouth. The journey occupied
three hours each way, and the coach was owned by T. S. Coldwell and Co.
13.—Races for hackneys, hunters, and ponies, took place at
Wells-next-the-Sea, upon “a fine level width of firm beach sand.” An
immense concourse of spectators attended.
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