3.*--"Died lately at Reepham Moor, St. John Hunt, who was buried by his
desire in his best suit of clothes, great coat, hat, &c. A tobacco box,
short pipe, and walking stick were also deposited by his side in the
coffin."
--Mr. Richard Taylor, of Norwich, published his well-known work, the
"Index Monasticus."
--Died at his house in Queen Street, Norwich, Mr. William Foster, an
alderman of the Wymer Ward.
5.--Died, at Versailles, in her 70th year, Miss Hannah Brand, formerly of
Norwich.
7.--Three prisoners confined in the city gaol, Norwich, and charged with
capital offences, effected their escape by making a hole through the wall
of their cell. They were recaptured.
--Mr. Edward Temple Booth, Sheriff of Norwich, was elected an alderman of
the Great Ward of Wymer, in place of Mr. Foster, deceased. The other
candidate was Mr. Richard Shaw, who served the office in 1818.
8.--A new tragedy, entitled "Antigone," written by Mr. Edward Ball, of
Duke's Palace House, Norwich, was produced at Norwich Theatre for the
first time.
13.--Mr. E. Wodehouse presented to the House of Commons petitions from
the owners and occupiers of land in the vicinity of Norwich, Yarmouth,
and North Walsham, on the depressed state of agriculture, praying for a
repeal of the last duty on malt, and for the substitution of a modified
tax on property. At this date wheat was making 25s. to 31s.; barley, 9s.
to 12s. 6d.; oats, 9s. to 10s.; and malt, 34s. per coomb.
22.--A performance took place for the benefit of the Theatrical Fund,
established for the relief of aged and decayed actors of the Norwich
company. The Freemasons gave their patronage, and, in full regalia,
attended the Theatre, where the pieces produced were the comedy "Secrets
worth Knowing," and the musical farce "The Padlock." The proceeds
amounted to 117 pounds 2s. 6d.
26.--Mrs. Bartley commenced at Norwich Theatre an engagement, during
which she appeared in the characters of Bianca ("Fazio"), Jane Shaw,
Madame Chermont ("Adrian and Orrila"), Mary Stuart, and Catherine ("The
Taming of the Shrew").
31.--The freedom of the city of Norwich was presented to Capt. William
Edward Parry, R.N., prior to his departure for the Arctic Seas to
ascertain the existence of a north-west passage. He was a nephew of Dr.
Rigby, of Norwich. The parchment was presented in an oak box, made of a
piece of the wood of the Hecla, the ship commanded by him in his voyage
of discovery towards the North Pole in 1819-20.