2.--A troop of the 15th Hussars left Norwich for Coventry.
7.--Mr. Cadge was elected surgeon of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, in
succession to Mr. B. H. Norgate, resigned. Mr. T. W. Crosse succeeded
Mr. Cadge as assistant-surgeon.
9.--Mr. Edward Field was elected Mayor, and Mr. Charles Crawshay
appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
11.--Intelligence was received in Norwich of the relief of Lucknow and
the capture of Delhi.
20.--Miss P. Horton (Mrs. German Reed) and Mr. T. German Reed gave their
entertainment at the Assembly Rooms, Norwich.
28.--Norwich Theatre was opened for the winter season. Mr. Sidney
doubled the prices of admission to pit and gallery, and increased the
prices of the dress and upper boxes. Tuesdays and Fridays were set apart
as "subscription nights," for the production of high-class plays and
dramas. The manager intimated that the hire of silver tickets was
illegal, "the Theatre deed requiring legal transfer and register with the
proprietors' solicitor to be available for admission." A printed
circular had been issued by a speculator, offering silver tickets for
hire for the night, week, or the whole season, "on the usual terms."
30.--An alarming accident occurred in a building erected for equestrian
performances at the Orchard Gardens, Norwich. Soon after the
commencement of the entertainment, the supports of the gallery gave way,
and the structure fell, with between 300 and 400 persons. "The whole
mass of timber fell under the people, who, with their seats, were thrown
outwards, rolling over one another. Strange to say, nobody was killed,
no legs or arms broken, and nobody seriously hurt."