2.--Died at Hexham, Northumberland, aged 86, Mr. William Cooke, formerly
of North Creake. "About 60 years ago, under the auspices of Mr. T. W.
Coke, and upon the estate of Earl Spencer, he introduced into Norfolk the
drill system for corn. He subsequently introduced into the same county
the Northumberland turnip husbandry, and, in conjunction with Sir
Mordaunt Martin and Dr. Letsome, established the cultivation of mangold
wurzle in England. During his latter years he devoted much time and his
high mathematical attainments to perfecting the plough."
4.--The first meeting for enforcing the Income-Tax was held at the
Shirehall, Norwich, when Commissioners were appointed for the several
Hundreds named in the Act of Parliament. Similar meetings took place at
Yarmouth and Lynn.
6.--Races were held at East Dereham. The other meetings this season were
at Norwich on July 12th and 13th, Downham July 22nd, and Yarmouth
September 6th and 7th.
9.--The funeral of Lord Townshend, who died at Hutton Lodge, Yorkshire,
on June 28th, aged 56 years, took place at Bintry church.
14.--Major Boxall, of Swaffham, was killed at the brewery of Mr. Morse,
in that town, by the fall of a portion of the roof.
16.--At a meeting of the yeomanry and tenantry of both political parties,
held at the Swan Inn, Norwich, it was decided to erect, by public
subscription, a monument to the memory of the late Earl of Leicester.
(_See_ January 7th, 1843.)
23.--A correspondent, writing under this date to the NORFOLK CHRONICLE,
complained of the danger and annoyance caused on the public roads by
vehicles drawn by dogs. "If," he wrote, "Parliament deemed it necessary
two years ago to pass an Act prohibiting, under a severe penalty, the use
of dogs as beasts of draught or burden in London and its neighbourhood
for twenty miles around, surely the same necessity, as well on the score
of humanity as of personal security to the public, does exist in
reference to every other portion of the kingdom."
24.--Died, aged 60, at Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London, John Sell
Cotman.