1.--Died, at Worstead, Mrs. Ann Miller, formerly of Yarmouth, aged 102
years.
4.--His Majesty the King entered upon the 70th year of his age. There
were great rejoicings in Norwich. The Mayor and Corporation attended
service at the Cathedral, the troops--Regular, Militia, and
Volunteer--paraded in the Market Place, fired a _feu de joie_, and
marched past. The Mayor gave a dinner, and the several corps dined at
their respective inns.
16.--Mr. Robert Herring was sworn into office as Mayor of Norwich, and
gave a dinner to 150 guests at Chapel Field House. "The Mayor's wine
being of the first flavour and quality, the festivity of the day was kept
up till past one o'clock the next morning."
22.--Holkham Sheep Shearing commenced. The implements exhibited included
an improved Norfolk plough, invented by Mr. Balls, of Saxlingham. Mr.
Herring, jun., of Norwich, produced goods of his manufacture, and stated
that 117 shawls had that year been made by his firm from 224 lbs. of Mr.
Coke's Southdown wool. Mr. Paul, of Norwich, showed some beautiful
specimens of shawls manufactured by himself, "including a flowered shawl,
a very close imitation of India, made wholly of Mr. Coke's marino wool."
The best implement shown this year was an ingenious device by Mr. Paul,
of Starston, for catching turnip fly.
29.--Mr. Bannister appeared at the Theatre Royal, Norwich, in
"Bannister's Budget, or an Actor's Ways and Means." The entertainment
was repeated on July 4th.