4.--Business was entirely suspended in Norwich on the occasion of the
funeral of H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex. The Corporation attended service
at the Cathedral, and afterwards assembled at the Guildhall and adopted
addresses of sympathy.
6.--At the Norwich Police Court, a woman named Kedge complained to the
magistrates that another woman, of the name of Clarke, had bewitched her
"by sending her and her children a vast number of vermin." Clarke
replied that Mrs. Kedge had harboured her (Mrs. Clarke's) husband, and
had given her a small piece of paper, whereon was very small writing. It
was found to be the Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Kedge acknowledged having given
this to Mrs. Clarke, and said it would "prevent her from doing her
further injury, for when she had herself put it in defendant's hands, all
danger from witchery was over."
13.*--"One day last week a steam coach, constructed on a new principle,
was tried at Witton, on the Yarmouth road, before a large concourse of
spectators, but although the steam was put on, the coach would not move
an inch. When pushed it proceeded a short distance and stopped. The
experimenters at last lifted the coach from the road, when the wheels
went round with alarming velocity." On May 27th the carriage was
advertised for sale by private contract, by Mr. Joseph Emmerson Bane, at
the King's Head Inn, Blofield.
--The Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Major Loftus, commenced
their annual eight days' training at Fakenham.
17.--The inhabitants residing in the vicinity of Duke's Palace Bridge
memorialised the Norwich Town Council to take the necessary steps to free
the bridge from toll.
18.--Died at his residence in Union Street, South Lynn, Mr. Peter Lewis
Dacheux, an immigrant from France, aged 83. "He had resided at Lynn for
many years, and had long officiated as Roman Catholic priest in that
town. He was a schoolfellow of Bonaparte, and in his boyish days had
many a scuffle with that celebrated personage."
23.--Mr. Braham, assisted by his son and pupil, Mr. Charles Braham, gave
a concert at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich.