1.*--"A private named Thomas Nelson, attached to one of the troops of the
5th Dragoon Guards, now stationed in Norwich, is said to have become the
possessor of a fortune of 70,000 pounds, besides a fine estate near
Liverpool, of the value of 9,000 pounds per annum."
3.--H.R.H. the Prince of Wales visited Norfolk, "for the purpose of
inspecting the Sandringham Hall estate, with the view of purchasing it
for shooting purposes, for which it is well adapted." On the 22nd it was
announced that his Royal Highness had concluded the purchase for 220,000
pounds, and, it was added, "Norfolk people entertain strong hopes that
they shall see a good deal of their future Sovereign."
15.--The subject of the proposed amalgamation of the Eastern Counties,
the Norfolk, the Eastern Union, the East Anglian, and other railways'
communicating with Norwich obtained publicity on this date. The Norwich
Town Council, on the 21st, decided to petition Parliament against the
Railway Amalgamation Bill, on the ground that the amalgamation was
calculated to injuriously affect the citizens by depriving them of the
advantages of competition in railway transit.