13.--The Duke of Clarence, accompanied by the Earl and Countess
Cholmondeley, visited Lynn. The Corporation presented an address to his
Royal Highness, who was afterwards admitted a free burgess.
19.--Blickling races were this year supplemented by wrestling matches.
22.--Died, aged 40, at Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, on his way from
Liverpool, where he had arrived from America, Robert Murray, merchant, of
New York, fifth son of Dr. John Murray, of Norwich. He had been absent
more than 16 years, and had revisited England, in the hope of alleviating
the symptoms of a pulmonary complaint.
24.--Died, in Dublin, aged 72, Mr. James Bradfield, of Stoke Ferry, who
by his will endowed a school in that village for 25 poor children.
28.--Lord Cathcart, Commander-in-Chief of the Army employed against
Copenhagen, arrived in Norwich from Yarmouth, and next day proceeded to
London.
29.--Louis XVIII., travelling as Count de Lille, arrived off Yarmouth in
a Swedish frigate, and landed on November 2nd. He was accompanied by the
Duke D'Angouleme, the Duke de Berri, and by other representatives of the
French nobility.
--A severe storm occurred off the Norfolk coast, and several transports
were lost at Yarmouth, where Admiral Gambier arrived with 32 sail of the
line, several Dutch prizes, and a great number of frigates.
31.*--"The Militia ballot has commenced. The quota for Norfolk and
Norwich is 907."
--At the Old Bailey, J. Hopgrave was indicted for an assault, with intent
to murder his Majesty's officers of Excise in a smuggling affray at
Cawston. The ringleader, one Jeremiah Abel, was convicted at the Old
Bailey some months previously. Hopgrave succeeded in proving an _alibi_,
and was acquitted. On December 8th, Richard Wiseman, of the Three Pigs,
at Edgefield, was charged at the Old Bailey with obstructing the Excise
officers at the same time. He also was acquitted on proving an _alibi_.
At the end of this month a shooting party at Holkham killed in three days
1,457 head of game. The party included Mr. Coke, the Marquis of
Tavistock, Lords Albemarle, Spencer, Althorpe, Anson, and Bradford,
Generals Walpole and Keppel, Sir J. Shelly, Col. Keppel, Messrs. W.
Smith, Churchill, Collet, Wilbraham, W. Fitzroy, and Smith. Mr. Coke
killed 60 the first day, 66 the second, and 70 the third.