Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth CenturyMackie, Charles
History
Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century
Mackie, Charles
Norfolk (England) -- History
He was brought to England, _viâ_ Marseilles,
reached Norwich on August 14th, and underwent his preliminary examination
before the magistrates on the 15th, on charges of forgery and
embezzlement. After several remands he was committed for trial at the
Norwich Assizes. At the Central Criminal Court, on November 25th, Fish
was placed upon his trial, on the charge of stealing £39 2s., and of
aiding and assisting Buttifant in the embezzlement, and was sentenced by
Mr. Baron Pollock to sixteen calendar months’ imprisonment, with hard
labour. (_See_ March 25th, 1875.)
JULY.
6.—The first prize-day was held at the resuscitated Grammar School at
North Walsham. In 1606 Sir William Paston founded a free Grammar School
in the town for forty boys, sons of inhabitants of the Hundreds of
Tunstead, North Erpingham, Happing, and East and West Flegg. The school
gradually decayed until only the head-master remained. In 1871 Mr.
Robert Wortley called attention to the fact that the endowment was lying
perfectly useless; an appeal was made to the Endowed School Commission to
take action, and finally the Committee of Council on Education adapted a
scheme for the management of the school. New governors were appointed,
with Lord Suffield as president, the school house and master’s house were
restored, and the Rev. F. R. Pentreath, formerly master of Retford
Grammar School, appointed head-master. The school was re-opened in
February, 1874.
8.—The foundation-stone of the Baptist church in Unthank’s Road, Norwich,
was laid by Mr. J. J. Colman, M.P. The building, which was designed by
Mr. Edward Boardman, and was estimated to cost £5,000, was opened for
public worship on July 8th, 1875.
11.—During the week ending this date the 3rd Dragoon Guards marched from
the Cavalry Barracks, Norwich, _en route_ to York.
18.—The 3rd Norfolk Rifle Volunteers went into camp at Hunstanton Park,
and were inspected on the 23rd by Colonel T. E. Knox, C.B.
21.—The Norwich Town Council, at a special meeting, decided to comply
with the order of the Home Secretary, directing them to build a new
asylum for the reception of pauper lunatics; and a memorial was adopted
praying the Public Works Loan Commissioners to grant the necessary loan
at 3½ per cent., repayable in fifty years. (_See_ February 5th, 1875.)
24.—At a meeting of the Church Missionary Society, held at Wymondham
Vicarage, Mr. Edward Hutchinson, lay secretary of the society, presented
to Jacob Wainwright, one of the Nassick boys in attendance upon Dr.
Livingstone in his last journey, the bronze medal of the Royal
Geographical Society. Wainwright, who addressed the meeting in very good
English, described how they preserved the body of Livingstone and
conveyed it to Zanzibar.
25.—A new lifeboat, presented to the Royal Lifeboat Institution by Mrs.
Boettefure, was launched at Brancaster. It was christened by Mrs. Simms
Reeve, in the name of the Joseph and Mary.
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