3.--Holkham Sheep Shearing commenced. Among the implements exhibited was
a machine for spreading hay. "It was drawn by one horse, and by means of
strong iron rakes affixed to an axle or centre completely spread a number
of swathes (three or four according to the length of the rakes) as fast
as the horse could walk."
6.--A "long and scientific battle" took place between Chapman and Ellis
on a meadow on the Suffolk side of the Waveney, near St. Olaves Bridge.
"From the first to the 17th round the superior size and strength of
Chapman carried him through, and betting was two and three to one in his
favour; but, in the 18th, Ellis went in and gave his opponent three
desperate facers, which brought the betting even till the 31st round,
when Chapman beginning to show evident marks of severe punishment, had
his right eye closed; betting, two to one on Ellis. In the 54th round
the left eye was closed, and his head became truly terrific, and had from
its swollen state a giant-like appearance." Ellis was the winner after a
contest of one hour, 12 minutes, for a subscription purse of 7 pounds!
8.--Died at Swaffham, aged 88, Thomas Chesney, gardener. "What is very
remarkable he never was more than four miles from Swaffham."
--The following names were published as those of local officers present
at the battle of Waterloo:--Lieut.-Col. Charles West, 3rd Regiment of
Guards; Lieut. the Hon. Horace G. Townshend, 1st Regiment of Guards;
Lieut. Sigismund Trafford, 1st Royal Dragoons, eldest son of Mr. S.
Trafford Southwell; Ensign Alfred Cooper, 14th Regiment, youngest son of
Mr. C. Cooper, Norwich; Col. Sir Edward Kerrison, 7th Dragoons (?
Hussars); Lieut.-Col. Archibald Money, 11th Light Dragoons; and Major Sir
George Hoste, Royal Engineers.
11.--At Norwich Quarter Sessions, John Watson was indicted for conspiring
with two other persons unknown to fraudulently obtain a bank note for 10
pounds from Thomas Starling. The prisoner and two persons, apparently
strangers, were boasting at a public-house how much money they possessed,
when the accused taking prosecutor aside told him that if he could lend
him a 10 pounds note it would enable him to win a wager. The prosecutor
went out, borrowed the money, and placed it in the hands of the prisoner,
who with the other conspirators went away, taking the money with them.
The prisoner was sentenced to seven years' transportation.
13.--Arrived at Yarmouth two transports from Ostend with 300 sick and
wounded soldiers of the Duke of Wellington's army. They were removed in
keels from the ships to the hospital on the Denes.
15.*--"The Postmasters-General have established a penny post six days a
week to Stalham, with open letter boxes for the receiving of letters at
that place, Neatishead, and Hoveton, near Wroxham Bridge."
28.--The High Sheriff, in compliance with a requisition signed by the
county justices in Quarter Sessions, convened a meeting at the Shirehall,
Norwich, when, on the motion of Mr. Robert Fellowes, seconded by the Hon.
Col. Wodehouse, a subscription was opened for the relief of the wounded
survivors, and the widows and children of the soldiers who fell at
Waterloo. This subscription amounted to 7,000 pounds. Collections were
also made in the city and county churches.
29.--A balloon ascent was made from the Ranelagh Gardens, Norwich, by Mr.
Sadler. "All night long hundreds continued to flock into town, and at
daybreak the roads were literally thronged with people. Some hours
before noon the principal avenues to the Market Place were blocked up
with vehicles for which accommodation could not be found in the inn
yards, and horses were picketed in the streets. Lodging and
accommodation at the inns were very difficult to obtain, and in many
instances a guinea was given for a bed." Miss Bathurst, daughter of the
Bishop of Norwich, presented the aeronaut with a banner previous to the
ascent. The balloon rose at 3.35 and descended at 4.30 p.m., in a field
near Sprowston Hall. "Among the company present in the Ranelagh Gardens
was General Money, who 30 years previously, namely on Saturday, July
23rd, 1785, made a similar ascent, and was blown out to sea, where he was
rescued by the Argus Revenue cutter."
31.--A baker was fined before the Mayor of Norwich for "exposing bread to
sell on the Lord's day before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning."
Shortly afterwards 15 persons were summoned for like offences, and the
Master and Wardens of the Bakers' Company applied that the fines might be
strictly enforced.