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
—At noon William Bray, aged 20, was executed at the foot of the bridge,
Castle Hill, Norwich, for a burglary at Shouldham. “Almost continually
night and day he was crying out to God for mercy in so lamentable a
manner as to leave little room for religious impressions. His parents
were too poor to send for his remains, which were interred the same day
in St. Michael-at-Thorn churchyard.”
11.—At the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, the county justices appointed a
committee to consider the best means of procuring the holding of the Lent
Assizes at Norwich instead of at Thetford. On April 14th the Norwich
Corporation petitioned his Majesty in favour of two gaol deliveries each
year. (The NORFOLK CHRONICLE contained the following editorial note:
“The holding of the Lent Assizes for Norfolk at Thetford has been long
and justly complained of as a serious grievance. It is high time to put
an end to the disgraceful scene annually exhibited of a body of criminals
being exposed in open waggons from Norwich to Thetford, and there
congregated for a week without regard to age or crime.”)
16.—Died at Great Malvern, Mrs. Bathurst, wife of the Lord Bishop of
Norwich.
23.—On the occasion of the celebration of the King’s birthday, the
members of the Norwich Light Horse Volunteers presented to Lieut.-Col.
Harvey “a valuable scymetar, in recognition of his services during the 26
years that he had commanded the corps.”
25.—Pursuant to requisition a meeting was held at the Guildhall, Norwich,
presided over by the Mayor, “to take into consideration the state of the
British West Indian Colonies with the view to the gradual and complete
abolition of slavery.” Resolutions were passed in favour of the
movement.
30.—A man who sold sand about the streets of Norwich drove his cart and
pair of horses up the flight of ten steps, leading from Davey Place to
the Castle ditches. “The horses did it with much ease and without
receiving any injury, to the astonishment of the spectators.”
—A singular case came before the Mayor of Norwich. A man named Stebbings
had sold his wife to a person named Turner for £6 10s., who, having paid
down £4 on account, took home his “bargain” and brutally turned his
lawful wife out of doors. On Mrs. Turner applying to the court for
relief, the parties were summoned before the Mayor, who obliged Turner to
relinquish his bargain and Stebbings to support his own wife.
MAY.
1.—Four candidates were nominated for the Mayoralty of Norwich, and the
polling resulted as follows: Alderman Patteson, 835; Alderman Francis,
774; Alderman Leman, 101; Alderman Yallop, 94. Mr. Patteson was returned
by the Court of Aldermen on May 3rd.
3.—At a quarterly assembly of the Norwich Corporation, it was resolved
that a former order for taking toll for cattle standing for sale on the
Castle Meadow be rescinded.
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