7.--An inquest was held at the Hare Arms, Stow Bardolph, on the body of
John Vare, who died under singular circumstances. On October 24th, at
the Swan Inn, Downham, "he recited with considerable spirit to a party of
tradesmen a piece out of 'Othello,' and at the finish, where Othello
dies, deceased, as in the character, fell with considerable violence on
the hearthrug at full length with his face down wards. He complained of
considerable pain, went home, and died."
9.--Mr. Alderman Mitchell was elected Mayor, and Mr. William Freeman
appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
18.--Died at Rawal Pindi, Lieut. Richard Edward Frere, 13th Light
Infantry, aged 25. He had been in every action throughout the war in
Afghanistan, was repeatedly wounded, and was mentioned with distinction
in dispatches.
19.*--"Messrs. Wells and Gardner, of Birmingham, have entered into an
arrangement with T. T. Berney, Esq., of Morton Hall, Norfolk, for the
manufacture of his patent cartridges so much approved by gentlemen and
sportsmen generally, and have appointed local agents."
26.*--"Sir Robert Peel has recommended her Majesty to grant an annual
pension of 100 pounts to Mr. John Curtis, the eminent naturalist and
author of the great work, 'British Entomology.'" Curtis was a native of
Norwich.