3.--A fine specimen of the sea eagle was shot at Blickling. It measured
from tip to tip of the extended wings 7 ft. 3.5 inches, and from the head
to the tail 3 ft. Dowager Lady Suffield presented it to the Norfolk and
Norwich Museum.
13.--The tolls arising from the Norwich provision and cattle markets, and
from Tombland Fair, were, for the first time, put up to public auction
and let for the term of two years. The dues and stallage accruing from
the provision and vegetable markets were let to Mr. Eccleston, jun., for
985 pounds; of the cattle market on the Castle Ditches to Mr. Liddelow,
for 480 pounds; and of Tombland Fair, &c., to Mr. Cooke for 250 pounds.
16.--Died at his residence, Chapel Field, Norwich, aged 48, Mr. Alfred
Pettet, organist of St. Peter Mancroft and St. Stephen's. Mr. S.
Critchfield was elected his successor at St. Peter's, and Mr. Harcourt
was appointed organist at St. Stephen's. A performance of "The Messiah"
was given at St. Andrew's Hall on May 26th for the benefit of the widow
and family of the deceased, by the choir of the Cathedral and the members
of the Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. Buck.
18.*--"From an idea that when the new Registration Act comes into
operation the fees will be increased, numbers of persons have thronged
Yarmouth parish church for several Sundays past, to have their children
baptised, in order to avoid additional expense."
--Matters were brought before the Lord Chancellor in relation to affairs
of the Norwich charities arising from the Master's report assigning the
several charities to certain lists of trustees, and naming the parties to
execute the respective trusts. The only new point noticed was the
exception taken by a cross petition on the part of Mr. Bignold and Mr.
Rackham to the Master's report, first as to his rejecting _en masse_
every individual who was at its close, or ever had been, a member of the
old Corporation; and, secondly, in not assigning to the Church list the
Boys' and Girls' Hospital trusts. The Chancellor decided against the
cross petition. (The leading charity of the city, the Bishopgate Street
Hospital, whose revenues formed two-thirds of the whole of the trusts,
was secured to a body of trustees composed exclusively of members of the
Church of England.) In the House of Lords on April 24th Mr. Samuel
Bignold and Mr. William Rackham appealed from the order of the Lord
Chancellor referring it to the Master to approve of the trustees of the
charity estates of the Corporation. Their lordships decided that they
had jurisdiction to hear the appeal, and time was given for the
respondents to prepare their case.
20.--Mr. Villebois' staghounds had a remarkable run. The stag was
uncarted on Bradenham Green, and ran to Shipdham. It was then headed
back to Saham, after which it went to Ovingon, and thence to Watton,
Scoulton, Ellingham, Caston, and Rocklands. Bearing away for
Attleborough and Besthorpe, it crossed the stream and went through
Snetterton, Eccles, and Larlingford, to Roudham, where it was taken after
a run of 35 miles. "James Lynn, the huntsman, rode his favourite horse,
Cockfighter, which carried him at least eighty miles that day. What
makes the run more remarkable is that the deer did not run more than 200
yards upon any roads during the whole distance."
22.--A fire occurred at Rollesby Workhouse, which completely destroyed
one half of the building. "The clause of the Poor Law Bill, by which men
are separated from their wives, being carried into effect, caused a great
disturbance," and it was supposed that the fire resulted from motives of
revenge.
27.--Mr. G. V. Brooke appeared at Lynn Theatre in the character of Romeo.
30.--At a meeting held at the King's Head Inn, Diss, the Rev. William
Manning, rector of the parish, made a voluntary commutation of the
tithes.