9.*--(Advt.) "To be seen alive (from Mr. Kendrick's menagerie, 42,
Piccadilly), in a commodious room at Mr. Peck's, the Church Stile, in the
Market Place, Norwich, a most surprising crocodile from the Nile ever
seen in this kingdom. He is so remarkably tame that any lady or
gentleman may touch him with safety."
13.--The Norwich Society of Artists opened an exhibition in their room in
Sir Benjamin Wrenche's Court. The exhibitors included A. Brown, W.
Browne, and Stone, architectural subjects; Crome, Dixon, Gordon, C.
Hodgson, Ladbrooke, Leeds, and Thirtle, landscapes; Cooper, horses and
cattle; Mrs. Coppin, Freeman, and Thirtle, portraits; and Sillett,
flowers and still life. "The exhibition is such as to authorise our
predicting that the seeds of genius, which have evidently taken deep root
in some of the artists, will secure them most respectable places in the
roll of fame."
14.--The anniversary sermon for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital was
preached by the Bishop of Norwich at St. Peter Mancroft. The sum
collected was 185 pounds 16s. 6d., and the proceeds of the dinner at the
Swan Inn amounted to 41 pounds 9s. 6d.
28.--The Comus frigate, 22 guns, was launched from the dockyard of
Messrs. Custance and Co., at Yarmouth.
30.--The Norwich Paving Commissioners advertised that they were "ready to
contract with any person or persons for watch boxes, to be made of good
and well-seasoned yellow deal, and painted on the outsides of a lead
colour three times in oil. Also to receive proposals for and contract
with any person or persons for 36 strong and well-made watchmen's coats
of a dark drab coloured cloth, large double collar, with belt of the same
sewed to the coat, and white and strong metal buttons."