1.--The first general meeting of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological
Society was held at the Norfolk and Norwich Museum, under the presidency
of the Lord Bishop of Norwich.
8.--Died at his residence at Lakenham, aged 81, Mr. Thomas Thurtell,
formerly an Alderman of Norwich, who served the office of Sheriff in
1815, and of Mayor in 1828. "He was universally esteemed as an honest
and upright man." (_See_ April 30th.)
11.--George Clarke, a Norwich pedestrian, commenced a walk of 1,500 miles
in 1,000 successive hours, "a mile and a half at the beginning of each
hour," at the West End Retreat Gardens, Norwich. (The result was not
recorded.)
16.--The Rev. R. F. Elwin, of Norwich, was presented with a silver coffee
service, in recognition of "his promotion of the objects of the Norfolk
and Norwich Musical Festival from its institution, in 1824."
18.--The 7th Hussars left Norwich for Ipswich, where they joined
headquarters and marched for Hounslow. They were succeeded by the 6th
Dragoon Guards (Carabineers), with headquarters and staff. "This
regiment received its _nom de guerre_ from being the first corps which
carried the modern carbine."
20.--The Norwich Board of Health was established as a permanent
institution at a meeting held at the Guildhall. Among its objects was
the encouragement of vaccination amongst the poor. The Bishop of Norwich
was elected president, and the Mayor vice-president.
21.--Many hundreds of persons attended a steeplechase meeting at East
Dereham. "The course from the Common was marked out by flags describing
a circle round the country, over Mr. Greenacre's piece, across Mr.
Neale's land, and round to the Common again, making a distance of three
and a half miles in two rounds."
--The first stone of the Cromer sea-wall was laid by the vicar, the Rev.
W. Sharp, in the presence of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Lord
Porchester. The contractors were Messrs. Wright and Cattermole, of
Norwich, and the engineer Mr. J. Wright, of Westminster. On the same day
the first pile of the new jetty was driven. The works were opened amid
much festivity on August 7th.
23.--The North Cove Hall estates were sold at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich,
by Mr. Simpson, for 36,960 pounds.
29.--At a meeting of "The Friends of Permanent and Universal Peace," held
at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, under the presidency of Mr. J. J. Gurney,
it was resolved: "That in consideration of the points now at issue
between this country and the United States of America, involving, as they
do, the question of war or peace, an address be presented to the
magistrates and to the ministers of the several denominations of the city
of Norwich in Connecticut, and generally to the people of the United
States, asking them to use their endeavours to avert war."
30.--At the Norwich Police Court, Mr. George Thurtell, horticulturist,
was charged with assaulting a Mr. Riches, of St. George Colegate. Mr.
Riches was the Norwich correspondent of the "Daily News," and he had sent
to that journal a notice of Mr. Thomas Thurtell's death "and a private
communication respecting one of Mr. Thurtell's sons." Mr. George
Thurtell was greatly incensed on seeing the paragraph, more particularly
as his father was not dead at the time, although he had been ill for some
weeks, and meeting the complainant in the Market Place, he severely
chastised him with a whip. The Bench, who considered the paragraph
highly improper, imposed upon the defendant the nominal fine of one
shilling. (_See_ January 5th, 1848.)