9.--A meeting was held at Norwich, under the presidency of Mr. T.
Brightwell, at which it was resolved to raise a subscription to pay the
legal expenses of Mr. John Francis and of four other recusants, proceeded
against in the Court of Arches for failing to make a rate for repairing
the parish church of St. George Colegate. When the case was heard in the
Arches Court, counsel for Mr. Francis protested that upon the face of the
citation it did not appear that he had been guilty of any ecclesiastical
offence cognisable by the Court, neither did it appear that the parish
church was in need of repair. These arguments were overruled by the
Court, whereupon Mr. Francis took the case to the Court of Queen's Bench,
and on May 9th Mr. Justice Denman delivered judgment in favour of the
appellant, on the ground that the citation was bad, because of there
being no adequate allegation of any spiritual offence.
13.--Mr. H. J. Wallack, of Drury Lane Theatre, formerly a member of the
Norwich circuit, and Mrs. Wallack, commenced an operatic engagement at
Norwich Theatre, in the "Barber of Seville."