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
—A county meeting was held at the Shirehouse, Norwich, when resolutions
protesting against the mood of proceeding by Bill of Pains and Penalties
against her Majesty, Queen Caroline, were adopted. A petition for
presentation to the House of Commons against the Bill was also agreed to.
The resolutions were moved by the Hon. George Walpole, seconded by the
Ven. Archdeacon Bathurst, and supported by Mr. T. W. Coke, M.P. The High
Sheriff (Mr. S. Kett) declined to preside, and Mr. Edmond Wodehouse,
M.P., dissented from the proceedings as impolitic and unnecessary.
29.—This being the anniversary of the Decollation of St. John an assembly
was held at the Church Hall, Yarmouth, at which the Mayor and Corporation
were present, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, chamberlain,
churchwardens, and other officers of the borough for the year ensuing.
“The inquest was balloted for and locked up on Tuesday afternoon, and
kept without fire, candle, meat, or drink till ten o’clock on Thursday
morning, when they returned the following gentlemen as being elected to
fill the respective offices:—Mr. John Goat Fisher, Mayor; Mr. William
Barth, chamberlain; Mr. T. Bateman and Mr. John Preston, churchwardens.”
—A contest for freemen’s Sheriff took place at Norwich. Mr. E. T. Booth
was elected with 929 votes, against 478 recorded for Mr. Peter Finch.
SEPTEMBER.
1.—Mr. Robert Hamond, shooting in West Norfolk, killed to one brace of
pointers, and “without cleaning his gun,” 53 brace of partridges, a hare,
and a landrail. He missed eight shots, lost only one brace of birds, and
had only one double shot. The gun was by Scarlett, of Swaffham.
5.—A prize fight took place on Ashby Common, near Thurton, between Cox,
the Norwich blacksmith, and Barlee, the Berghapton Groom, for a purse of
£25. Walkley and Payne seconded Cox, and Ned Painter and Teasdale waited
upon Barlee. “The odds were greatly in favour of Cox till the 30th
round, when Barlee planted some severe blows, and in the 47th round
floored his opponent. In the 53rd round Cox made a desperate effort and
beat, or rather ran down, his opponent in every round till the 80th. The
betting was now seven to four in favour of Cox. Barlee again exerted
himself, and in the next six rounds planted several desperate hits on his
adversary’s face, and in the 88th round brought Cox to the ground by a
tremendous blow under the jaw, and won the fight in one hour twenty-three
minutes. Cox’s head and face presented a frightful spectacle, and not a
feature of his countenance could be distinguished.”
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