5.--The first stone of the new Roman Catholic chapel in St. Giles'
parish, Norwich, was laid by the Hon. and Rev. Edward Clifford.
8.--Died, aged 74, at his house in St. Faith's Lane, Norwich, Mr. William
Herring, 32 years an alderman of the city. He was the second son of the
Very Rev. William Herring, D.D., Dean of St. Asaph.
12.--The election of an alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr. Herring took place at Norwich. The candidates were Mr. Angell,
"Purple and Orange," and Mr. Marshall, "Blue and White." Great
excitement prevailed throughout the contest. "The 'Purple and Orange'
party were informed in the course of the day that some of their friends
had been carried off and were detained in a warehouse in St. Clement's.
A magistrates' warrant was applied for and the captives set at liberty."
At the close of the day the voting stood as follows: Angell, 215;
Marshall, 195. The friends of the latter demanded that the poll be
continued on the 13th, "because seven of Mr. Marshall's friends were
detained at Ranworth against their will." The other side retaliated that
eleven of their voters had been forcibly carried away by the "Blue and
Whites." The Mayor deprecated the system that had been put in force, and
adjourned the poll till 10 o'clock the following morning. The poll was
finally declared as follows: Angell, 218; Marshall, 196. (_See_
September 24th.)
18.--A Musical Festival for the benefit of the Norfolk and Norwich
Hospital commenced at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, and concluded with a
ball in the same building on the 21st. The principals engaged for the
oratorios and concerts were Madame Pasta, Miss Stephens, Miss Bacon, Miss
Farrar, Madame Caradori Allan, Mr. Braham, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Terrail, Mr.
Edward Taylor, and Signor Zuchelli. Sir George Smart conducted. The
total receipts amounted to about 6,400 pounds, of which 1,672 pounds 12s.
1d. was handed to the Hospital.
24.--An inquest was held by Mr. Bell, the Norwich Coroner, on the body of
James Bailey, one of the persons who was forcibly carried away to prevent
his voting at the Alderman's election on the 12th. "On the 10th he was
taken away by the 'Blues and Whites' to Wroxham Castle public-house, the
next morning removed to Horning Swan, afterwards taken to Smallburgh, and
on the same night removed to Ridlington Plough. They wanted nothing for
eating and drinking, but Bailey being very ill, suffered very much from
being moved about." On his return to Norwich he was engaged to sell
programmes at the Musical Festival, where he was in attendance from the
18th to the 20th. On the 22nd he broke a blood vessel and died. "His
attendance at the Festival took the onus off his captors, and the jury
returned a verdict of 'Died from the visitation of God.'"
28.--Mr. Samuel Stone was elected Speaker of the Common Council of
Norwich, in the room of Mr. J. S. Parkinson, deceased.
29.*--[Advt.] "100 pounds Reward, and his Majesty's Pardon. Eight
horses belonging to Mr. William Slack, of Norwich, died between the 25th
August last and the 10th September, six soon after their return from
Attleborough (one of the depots for horses drawing the London vans) to
Norwich, one at Attleborough, and the other at Newmarket, and upon being
opened it has been ascertained that they died by mineral poisoning,
supposed to have been administered in water or in some liquid form. The
Government offer the above reward."
--*"The week before last Mr. Meyer Levi, gold and silver smith, a
converted Jew, together with Mrs. Hannah Levi, a converted Jewess,
received the rite of Christian baptism at the hands of the vicar in the
parish church of St. Stephen's, Norwich, when the Christian names of John
and Hannah were given to the above parties, and at the same time they
adopted the surname of Herbert."