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
—The Norwich Society of Artists announced its 15th annual exhibition of
pictures at its room in Sir Benjamin Wrenche’s Court. This year there
was no rival exhibition.
23.—The Duke of Sussex, as Grand Master of England, installed Mr. T. W.
Coke, M.P., as Provincial Grand Master at a Masonic gathering which took
place in Norwich.
—The proprietors of the Expedition coach commenced running the Defence
day coach, from the White Swan Yard, St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, to the
Angel Inn at the back of St. Clement’s Church, Strand. The up journey
was performed on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the down on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday. Fares.—inside, 21s.; outside, 12s. The
Expedition night coach ran as usual.
28.—Edward Fisher, convicted at the previous Norfolk Assizes of stabbing
William Harrison, was executed on the Castle Hill, Norwich. “After
receiving the sacrament he long held the cup and bread with the wildest
expression of agony in his eyes and features. He left a wife and seven
children to lament the unhappy end of a husband and father. He was of a
reserved, sullen, and gloomy temper, in his religious profession a
Methodist, and to a certain degree of unsound mind.”
SEPTEMBER.
2.—A cricket match between Holt and Bungay was played on Bungay Common.
“The Bungay players, although allowed Fennex, had smuggled into their
side two more professed Marylebone players.” Much wrangling took place
on the 3rd, when Bungay refused to go on with the game, and the match was
claimed by Holt. The return match was played at Holt on the 13th; Bungay
had Fennex, Sparks, and Razell on their side. Scores: Holt, 120-73;
Bungay, 73-104. “Mr. Pilch, of the Holt club, made 57.” The following
notice was appended to the report of the match:—“The Holt club take this
opportunity of publicly declaring their determination to decline any
further contest or connection whatever with the Bungay club.”
11.—Mr. Young, who had previously appeared at Yarmouth, commenced an
engagement at Norwich Theatre. His characters included Hamlet, Macbeth,
Penruddock (“The Wheel of Fortune”), King Lear, and Zanga (“The
Revenge”).
13.—The corner-stone of the new pump-room and baths at the Thetford
chalybeate spring was laid with appropriate ceremony by the Duke of
Grafton. His Grace and the Duchess drank of the water of the spring,
dinner was served at the Guildhall, and a ball took place in the evening.
15.—A prize fight took place on Tasburgh Common, between Barlee, the
Berghapton Groom, and Belasco. Between 8,000 and 10,000 persons were
present. Hundreds of women attended, “some of very dashing and many more
of respectable appearance to be spectatresses of bloody noses and cross
buttocks.” Forty-one rounds were fought, and the contest ended in favour
of Belasco.
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