1.--A white sparrowhawk was shot in Lakenham valley.
6.--The "London Gazette" of this date contained the announcement that the
Queen had granted to Mr. Isaac Preston, of Stanfield Hall, Recorder of
Norwich, her Royal licence and authority to use the surname of Jermy, in
lieu of that of Preston.
8.*--"A porpoise, weighing 1 cwt. and upwards, was lately taken at West
Somerton, near the free staith adjoining lands occupied by Mr. H. M.
Thompson. Its length was 5 ft. 3 in., and after being boiled it produced
5.5 gallons of oil. The distance from the sea is at least 25 miles."
10.--Mdlle. Placci gave an Italian concert at the Assembly Rooms,
Norwich. She was assisted by Signor Paltoni, Signor Bogrey, Signor Puzzi
(horn), and Mr. Harcourt (pianoforte).
12.--A public meeting was held in Surlingham parish church, presided over
by the Rev. E. Day, rector of Kirby, in aid of the Church Missionary
Society. Addresses were given by the Hon. and Rev. J. T. Pelham, the
Rev. E. C. Brewer, Mr. W. Sparkes, and the Rev. J. Patteson. Similar
meetings, some of a purely secular character, were held in parish
churches at this date.
20.--Mr. Joseph Wiggins, a well-known and popular coachman, was
presented, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich, with a handsome silver cup, "in
testimony of the respect for his general good conduct during his
dragmanship of eleven years on the Norwich and Lynn road."
21.--The Norwich fillover weavers passed a resolution "that the system of
copying patterns from manufactured fillover work, as is now practised by
Scotch manufacturers, is the principal cause of the depression of our
branch of the manufacture, and loudly appeals to the Legislature for
their interference."
24.--An extraordinary riot occurred at Stanfield Hall, the seat of Mr.
Isaac Jermy. The mob, led by a person named Larner, who professed to be
a claimant to the Stanfield property, took forcible possession of the
mansion. The 4th Dragoon Guards were summoned from Norwich to aid the
civil power. The intruder and his followers were expelled from the
premises, and about 80 taken into custody and lodged in Norwich Castle.
At the Norfolk Assizes, on April 13th, 1839, before Mr. Justice Vaugham,
70 of the accused were sentenced to one week's imprisonment, and the
remainder to terms varying from three months to two months.