10.*--"The lay clerks of Norwich Cathedral have lately had their salaries
augmented 12 pounds each, being only the second advance since the time of
Henry VIII."
17.--From Saturday, the 17th, to Saturday, the 24th, the Newmarket mail
coach, owing to the heavy fall of snow, did not arrive in Norwich with
the letters until after the departure of the coaches for London. Great
inconvenience was occasioned thereby in commercial circles.
21.--Died, aged 18, Miss Fisher, only daughter of Mr. Fisher, of the
Newmarket Theatre, and formerly of Norwich.
24.*--(Advt.) "A main of cocks will be fought at the Maid's Head Inn,
Norwich, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 3rd and 4th of January, 1809; to
show 31 mains, to fight for ten guineas a battle, and 100 the odd battle.
Likewise to show ten bye cocks for five guineas a battle, and two turn
outs. Feeders, Lamb, Norfolk; Cock, Norwich."
31.--John Gulley, Tom Crib, and Tom Belcher gave a boxing exhibition at
Norwich before an audience of 800 persons.
Col. Robert Harvey, not being joined by a sufficient number of the
Volunteers under his command to permit of its becoming a battalion of
Local Militia, he resigned his commission, and was succeeded by
Lieut.-Col. De Hague.
1809.