4.--A sculling match for 50 pounds a side took place between Mr. J. L.
Barber, of Norwich, and Mr. Knight, of Wymondham. The distance was
fifty-five miles, namely, from Thorpe Gardens to Reedham, thence through
the New Cut and Lake Lothing to Mutford Bridge, and back to the
starting-point. Mr. Knight started at 6.56 a.m., and Mr. Barber at 7.1
a.m. On the return journey Mr. Barber's boat was upset during a severe
thunderstorm and squall. Resuming, he rowed to Cantley, where he was
taken from his boat almost insensible and conveyed to the inn. Mr.
Knight reached Thorpe Gardens at 3.39 p.m., having rowed the distance in
8 hrs. 43 mins.--1 hr. 34 mins. less than it had ever been covered
before.
9.--Died at his house at Langham, Capt. Marryat, C.B. He was well-known
as the author of several works of fiction, founded principally on the
naval service. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a magistrate and
deputy-lieutenant of the county of Norfolk, and was in his 56th year.
11.--A singular accident occurred at Mattishall. A boy named Thomas
Ireson, ten years of age, tied himself to the tail of a cow, and the
infuriated animal kicked him to death.
24.--St. Nicholas' church, Great Yarmouth, was re-opened after
restoration. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Oxford. Luncheon
was served at the Town Hall, and was attended by the Bishops of Norwich
and Oxford, Mr. Baron Alderson, M. Guizot, a former Prime Minister of
France, and by many other distinguished guests.