3.--The Old Buckenham Volunteers marched into Norwich from Yarmouth, and
next day proceeded to their homes. The corps numbered 5 officers and 125
non-commissioned officers and privates.
--Capt. Dickens, of the Shropshire Militia, "undertook for a considerable
wager to walk from the Angel at Yarmouth to the Angel at Norwich and back
again (47 miles) in twelve hours, which he performed with apparent ease
in eleven hours and a half."
7.--Died, at Colchester, aged 65, Sir William Gordon, Bart., captain in
the West Norfolk Militia, and for many years a resident in Norwich.
12.--A meeting was held at the Shirehall, Norwich, as to the depressed
state of the corn trade. It was resolved to petition Parliament on the
subject. (The prices quoted at this date were:--Wheat, 14s. to 26s.;
barley, 9s. 6d. to 10s.; oats, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per coomb.)
13.--The Wymondham troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Capt. the Hon.
Wm. Wodehouse, attended at Kimberley and "thanked Lady Wodehouse for the
colours lately presented by her ladyship, when they had the honour of
dining with the family."
14.--The colours of the Norwich Juvenile Regiment of Infantry were
presented to them by "a young lady of the city." (This was a cadet
corps, armed with dummy muskets and tin bayonets.)
14.*--(Advt.) "The Norwich and Yarmouth Volunteer Coach leaves the Bell
Inn, Hog Hill, every morning at eight o'clock, to the Wrestlers Inn,
Great Yarmouth, and returns at four o'clock."
18.--The City of Norwich Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, Lieut.-Col.
Harvey, were presented with colours by the Mayor and Corporation. The
colours were consecrated by the Rev. E. S. Thurlow, Prebendary of
Norwich, and handed to the colonel by the Mayor (Mr. John Morse); and the
King's and regimental standards were delivered to the ensigns. The
artillery, on Castle Hill, fired salutes, and the regiment discharged
three volleys in the Market Place in the presence of an immense crowd.
22.--This day (Sunday) John Baker, a private in the Loddon Volunteers,
was dismissed, "with every mark of ignominy at the head of the company,
for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to his Majesty. His arms and
accoutrements, together with the Volunteer clothing, were stripped off on
parade, much to the satisfaction of the whole corps."
31.--A baker of Norwich, named Winter, undertook, for a wager of 40
pounds, to carry 6s. worth of bread in a basket from Norwich to Yarmouth
within six hours. He accomplished his task in 5 hours 35 minutes.
Mr. T. W. Coke was this month promoted to be lieutenant-colonel of the
Western Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry; Mr. Hammond Alpe to be
lieutenant-colonel of the Eastern Regiment; and Mr. John Smyth to be
lieutenant-colonel of the Midland Regiment.
The several companies of Norfolk Volunteer Infantry were this month
formed into battalions as follow:--1st (Lynn), Lieut.-Col. E. Everard;
2nd (Wells, &c.), Lieut.-Col. Francis Bedingfeld; 3rd (not then
appointed); 4th (Cromer, &c.), Lieut.-Col. the Right Hon. Wm. Windham;
5th (Aylsham, &c.), Lieut.-Col. Thomas Hutton (afterwards Sir Thomas
Preston, Bart.); 6th (Yarmouth), Lieut.-Col. Wm Gould; 7th (Norwich),
Lieut.-Col. Harvey; 8th (Loddon, &c.), Lieut.-Col. John Kerrich; 9th
(Diss, &c.), Lieut.-Col. T. J. Woodward; 10th (Swaffham, &c.),
Lieut.-Col. R. W. Ottley; 11th (Freebridge Lynn, &c.), Lieut.-Col. A.
Hamond.
300 pikes were sent to Norwich for the use of the special constables, who
were called out to receive instruction in the pike exercise.
Flag staffs were placed at Rainham Hall, Holkham Hall, and Houghton Hall.
The red flag was only to be hoisted in case of actual invasion or on the
appearance of an enemy on the coast.
The ladies of Lynn inaugurated a movement for making flannel
underclothing for the use of the men of the Lynn Volunteers.