11.*--"The duty on port wine expected at Lynn alone will, it is said,
amount to 80,000 pounds."
--*"The Postmasters General have permitted the mail coach to be
established from Lynn to unite with that from Norwich and Yarmouth at
Barton Mills."
17.--Wroxham Regatta took place. "The novelty of a sailing match
attracted a great deal of company." It was won by the Union, the
property of the Rev. Mr. Preston.
18.--The population of Norfolk was returned as 274,221, of whom 130,249
were males and 143,972 females.
28.--At a general meeting of the Deputy-Lieutenants and magistrates,
presided over by the Lord Lieutenant (the Marquis Townshend), it was
resolved to adopt measures for the effectual defence of the county and
the preservation of property.