4.--Died at Brighton, Mr. Henry Dover, of Caston, who, in the previous
July, resigned the office he had long held as a chairman of the Court of
Norfolk Quarter Sessions.
10.--A telegraphic message announcing the fall of Sebastopol was
exhibited at the window of the NORFOLK CHRONICLE Office, at six p.m.
Thousands of citizens crowded into the Market Place, and the office was
besieged by persons anxious to obtain copies of the dispatch. Peals were
rung upon the bells of St. Peter Mancroft, bands paraded the streets, and
the citizens sang in chorus the National Anthem and "Rule, Britannia." A
bonfire was lighted in the Market Place, followed by a display of
fireworks. There were great rejoicings in every town and village in the
county. Sunday, the 29th, was observed as a day of special thanksgiving.
18.--Mr. Walter Montgomery, at the Assembly Rooms, Norwich, "repeated
from memory his recital of 'Othello.'" "Mr. Montgomery is the son of a
respectable Norwich citizen, and has gained much provincial celebrity for
his impersonation of Shakesperian characters."
23.--A fire occurred at the Steam Flour Mills, Lower Westwick Street,
Norwich. The large building, much valuable machinery, and 200 sacks of
flour were destroyed. The loss to the owner (Mr. F. W. Waters) was
estimated at 4,000 pounds.