13.--The Norwich Town Council decided, on the motion of Mr. Barwell, to
memorialise the House of Commons in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's scheme
of penny postage.
14.--Norwich Theatre was re-opened for a limited number of nights at the
close of the regular season, when "The Tempest" was produced from the
original text, with Miss Grant as Ariel, and Miss Vining as Miranda. On
the occasion of her benefit, on June 27th, Miss Grant took the part of
Tom Tug, in "The Waterman."
15.--On opening the East of England Bank at Lynn, it was discovered that
during the preceding night upwards of 4,000 pounds had been stolen. A
clerk, named William Henry Sangar, aged nineteen, had committed the
theft, in the absence of Mr. Spiller, the manager, and had absconded. He
was apprehended on July 3rd, at Pooley Bridge, Ullswater, with 4,300
pounds in his possession. At Lynn Quarter Sessions, on July 17th, he was
charged before the Recorder, Mr. Martin J. West, with stealing 4,362
pounds 1s. 6d., and, on pleading guilty, was sentenced to fourteen years'
transportation. The Recorder expressed the hope that he would not have
to appear at the Assizes to answer the still more serious charge of
forgery. He was, however, indicted at the Norfolk Assizes on August 3rd,
on two counts, for forgery, and on pleading guilty was sentenced by Baron
Alderson to transportation for life.
16.--For nearly three hours "the sun was surrounded by a bright and
beautiful halo, whilst several others appeared in its vicinity,
intersecting the main one in several directions." A similar appearance
was observed in the summer of 1826.