1.--Mr. Alderman Samuel Bignold was elected Mayor of Norwich.
6.--Mr. and Mrs. Wood commenced a four nights' engagement at Norwich
Theatre, prior to their departure to America. They appeared in "The
Barber of Seville" and the musical farce of "The Quaker."
7.--The horses of the Regulator coach, from Holt to London, started off
at full speed from Guist Post Office, during the temporary absence of the
coachman. A girl had the presence of mind to close the tollgate, which
the horses attempted to leap, smashed it to atoms, and fell. The animals
were severely injured, and the coach greatly damaged.
16.--Mr. Yates and Mrs. Waylett appeared at Norwich Theatre as Flutter
and Letitia Hardy ("The Belle's Stratagem"). They afterwards acted in
"Clari" (opera), "Don Giovanni," "The Four Sisters," and "Midas'"
(burletta). Mr. Yates also gave his entertainments, "Portraits and
Sketches" and "Views of Life."