17.--The first conviction under the new Act for preventing the extension
of diseases in sheep was recorded at Norwich, when Mr. Betts, cattle
dealer, of Old Buckenham, was fined for exposing on the Castle Meadow
sheep that were suffering from sheep-pox or variola ovina.
23.--The Adelphi Theatre, Norwich, was opened under the management of Mr.
George Smith, formerly lessee of the Theatre Royal. The company included
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney (Miss J. Trafford).
31.--St. Matthew's church, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, at which building
operations commenced in the second week in August, was "founded" by the
chairman and members of the committee.