23.--A grand cricket match, between an eleven of All England and twenty
of Norfolk commenced on the Norwich Ground. All England, 63-63; Norfolk,
118-11.
25.*--"Several of those new coins, the florin, have found their way to
Norwich. It is a handsome piece of money, but we dislike the un-English
name. We also protest against the omission of the words of the old
legend intimating that our beloved Queen reigns by 'the Grace of God,'
and that she is the defender of the faith."
--Particulars were given on this date of the marriage of the notorious
Lola Montez, "the ex-Countess of Lansfeldt," with Mr. George Trafford
Heald, a lieutenant in the Life Guards, and an owner of considerable
landed property at Freebridge Marshland and Walpole St. Peter.
28.--The Rev. John Woolley, D.C.L., was elected head master of Norwich
Free Grammar School, and on the same day the Rev. Henry Banfather, B.D.,
the former master, was, on his retirement, presented with a valuable
piece of silver plate, subscribed for by the boys and his personal
friends.