3.--The Mayor and Corporation of Lynn claimed, under the privileges
extended by ancient charter, their right to a sturgeon weighing twelve
stones, captured on the previous day by a fisherman named Norris. The
man compounded with the Mayor by payment of the nominal sum of one penny.
5.--The residence of the Rev. Sir George Stracey, Bart., deceased, with
eleven acres of land, at Thorpe, was sold by Messrs. Spelman, at the
Norfolk Hotel, Norwich, for 6,035 pounds.
7.*--"The date of the present harvest will be remembered as the year in
which reaping machines were fully established in Norfolk. It was only
last year that they were introduced, for although there had been one or
two in the county previously, they were not of the right sort, and it was
not until M'Cormick's reaper, as now made by Burgess and Key, that their
number increased or their merits were appreciated by Norfolk farmers.
The fact that the chief part of the Hussey machines, with their back
delivery, have been returned or laid aside, and that on most large farms
there was _one_ of Burgess and Key's last year there are two this
harvest, will at once point out which machine is best adapted to Norfolk
agriculture."
16.--Died at Oulton Hall, Suffolk, Ann Borrow, widow of Captain Thomas
Borrow, aged 87.
18.--Violent thunderstorms occurred in various parts of the county. The
barn and other buildings at Newfoundland Farm, Cringleford, occupied by
Mr. Drane, were destroyed by fire, with the loss of 340 coombs of barley,
&c. A house was burnt down at Kenninghall, and horses were killed by
lightning at Holt.
20.--Died at Woodbridge, Mr. David Fisher, aged 70. "He was a highly
talented and respectable public character, and had resided at Woodbridge
since his retirement from the stage twenty years previously. He belonged
to a class much more numerous half a century since than at the present
day. He was not only an actor, as nine-tenths of those who now strut
their hour upon the stage are, by _profession_, but by intuition. Mr.
Fisher was blessed with very rare histrionic and musical attainments.
When he appeared at Drury Lane, as the contemporary and rival of Edmund
Kean, it was felt to be the nearest approximation then or since seen to
the overtowering abilities of that great dramatic luminary. Mr. Fisher,
his father and family, made greater efforts than any other family ever
did to establish and cultivate in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk a
taste for the drama, at a time when this amusement was more calculated to
serve the highest office of the stage than in the present degenerate
days. Mr. Fisher built himself theatres at Bungay, Beccles, Halesworth,
Wells, North Walsham, Dereham, Lowestoft, Eye, and other towns, entirely
at his own cost. He generally used to feel his way by sending a company
in advance for a few seasons, who located themselves in such buildings as
were available for their temporary purposes, and then, having whetted the
appetites of the dwellers in rural districts for one of the most
intellectual of all amusements, he summoned up courage to build a
theatre, generally one of the best structures in the town. For very many
years these speculations proved remunerative, even though the season did
not last more than two or three months, and at intervals generally of two
years. It is rarely that a good actor makes a good manager, but Mr.
Fisher was an honourable exception to this rule--indeed, it was difficult
to say what department this distinguished gentleman could not fill, and
fill well, too. He was a first-rate musician, and for a considerable
time was leader at our choral concerts, and occupied a good position at
our first and early Festivals. So versatile was his genius that he has
been known to play in the overture, then to appear in almost every act of
the tragedy of 'Hamlet,' and subsequently re-appear as Dr. O'Toole in the
farce of 'The Irish Tutor.' He was also an admirable scene painter.
During the latter years of his management he was much assisted by his two
brothers, Charles and George. Finding that the palmy days of the drama
were fast fading away, Mr. Fisher retired from public life when about 50
years of age, and before all the little reserve fund he had accumulated
was too much wasted to enjoy the evening of life in a quiet and
unostentatious privacy. He was very much esteemed where he lived and
died."
24.--The Thorpe Grove estate, formerly the property of Mr. George Harvey,
deceased, was sold for 11,390 pounds, about 2,000 pounds in excess of the
valuation sent in previous to the auction.
25.--Died at his residence, Crown Point, Norwich, Lieut.-General Money,
C.B., K.C., Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons. He entered the Army
in 1794, was promoted Lieutenant the same year, and Captain in May, 1800;
Major, December, 1809; Lieut.-Colonel, June 4th, 1814; Colonel, January
10th, 1837; Major-General, Nov. 9th, 1846; and Lieut.-General, June 20th,
1854. He served twenty-five years in the 11th Dragoons, and was in
Flanders and Holland in 1794-95, and in the latter year saw service in
Germany. He took part in the attack on the French lines, was present at
their defeats on the heights of Cateau and near Tournay, and was at the
battles of Roubaix, Launey, and other engagements. Under Sir Ralph
Abercromby, he commanded a detachment of his regiment at Leghorn,
Minorca, at the expedition to Cadiz in 1800, in Egypt in 1801, and was at
the capture of Grand Cairo and Alexandria. In the Peninsula campaigns of
1811 and 1812 he was present at the siege of Badajoz, the battle of
Salamanca, and the affair of cavalry near the Tormes on the following
day, when three French battalions were taken. He was at the cavalry
affairs of Callada Camino and Fenta de Poso. He served also in the
campaign of 1815, and was at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo;
towards the close of the latter the command of the 11th Dragoons devolved
upon him. General Money married, in 1841, Lady Annetta Laura Maria
Waldegrave, daughter of the sixth Earl of Waldegrave. She died in 1856,
leaving two daughters.