10.--Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, then on a visit to England,
attended a dinner given at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich, by members of the
Valpeian Club, established in 1847.
25.--A severe gale occurred off the Norfolk coast, and did much damage to
shipping at Yarmouth.
30.--The opening of the Norwich Waterworks was publicly celebrated. The
band of the Coldstream Guards played selections in the Market Place, 220
guests dined at the Assembly Rooms, under the presidency of Mr. Samuel
Bignold, chairman of the Waterworks Company, and twenty thousand persons
witnessed a display of fireworks in the Market Place. The works were
commenced by Messrs. Lucas Bros., the contractors, in February. There
were 20,000 yards of excavations, and 2,500,000 bricks, 15,000 yards of
clay, 5,000 yards of filtering sand, 7,000 yards of filtering stone,
3,000 yards of concrete, and 40 tons of lead were used. The rising main
was 4,000 yards in length, and 15 inches in diameter.