1.--The portrait of Mr. T. W. Coke, painted by S. Lane, was hung in the
Corn Exchange, Norwich. In celebration of the event, a dinner was held
at the Norfolk Hotel, presided over by Major Case, who said his family
had been tenants on the Holkham estate for 63 years, and his grandfather,
who owed much to Mr. Coke, died worth 150,000 pounds.
2.*--[Advt.] "A grand main of cocks will be fought at the Black Boys
Inn, Aylsham, on February 12th, and two following days, between the
gentlemen of Norwich and Aylsham, for 5 sovereigns a battle and 50
sovereigns the odd. Feeders: Stafford for Norwich; Overton for Aylsham."
5.--A barque of 220 tons burden, designed for the West India trade, was
launched from the yard of Mr. Preston, at Yarmouth.
22.--Died at Winfarthing, Sarah Jessup, aged 101 years, "the last 30 of
which, till a year and a half ago, she was employed as walking post from
the Post Office at Diss to Winfarthing, a distance of four miles, which
she constantly performed in all weathers, and is computed to have
travelled more than 13,400 miles. She was married in the reign of George
II. She had 16 children, who multiplied to the fourth generation, so
that her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren at the time of
her decease amounted to 444. Besides these, great-great-grandchildren,
some of every degree and age, to the number of 200 and upwards, followed
her to the grave, to which she was carried by her four sons."
26.--A desperate affray took place between the coastguard, under Lieut.
George Howes, R.N., and a large party of armed smugglers, at
Cley-next-the-Sea. The coastguard were obliged to fire several times in
self-defence. The contraband goods seized consisted of 127 half-ankers
of brandy and between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds of manufactured tobacco.
--At a public meeting held at the Guildhall, Norwich, under the
presidency of the Mayor, it was decided to petition the House of Commons
to protect children employed in factories from severe and injurious
labour, by limiting the hours of their employment.
26.--The Lynn and Newmarket mail was proceeding through Methwold when the
coach was upset in a deep drain, and one of the horses falling upon
Booty, the coachman, he was suffocated.