2.--Dibden gave his entertainment, "Sans Souci," at the Theatre Royal,
Norwich. The performance was repeated on the succeeding evening.
5.--Parliament having been dissolved on June 29th, the election of
members for the city of Norwich took place on this day. The candidates
were the Right Hon. Wm. Windham, of Felbrigg, and Mr. John Frere, of
Roydon; Mr. Robert Fellowes, of Shottesham, and Mr. William Smith. At
the close of the poll the numbers were:--Fellowes, 1,532; Smith, 1,439;
Windham, 1,356; Frere, 1,328. There was great rioting. The chairing
took place on the day following the declaration of the poll.
12.--After the lapse of 34 years, a contested election took place for the
county of Norfolk. The poll opened on the 12th, and continued for eight
days. The result was declared as follows:--Mr. Thomas Wm. Coke, 4,317;
Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 3,612; the Hon. Col. Wodehouse, 3,517. A
scrutiny was demanded by the friends of the latter and granted. It
commenced on July 30th, and continued till August 28th, when Col.
Wodehouse's counsel retired from the case, and Sir J. H. Astley and Mr.
Coke were declared duly elected. The expenses of the contest were
estimated at 35,000 pounds, and the amount spent by the successful
candidates to bring distant voters to the poll was enormous.
Mr. John Hookham Frere, of Roydon, was this month appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid.