10.--Mr. Henry Staniforth Patteson was elected Mayor, and Mr. J. J.
Colman appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
18.--The Norwich Town Council adopted an address to the Queen,
congratulating her Majesty upon the attainment of his majority by H.R.H.
the Prince of Wales. The county magistrates adopted a similar address on
January 8th, 1863.
19.--Died, suddenly, aged 50, Mr. John Wodderspoon, sub-editor of the
"Norwich Mercury." He had resided in Norwich about fourteen years, and
had previously been connected with the "Suffolk Chronicle," at Ipswich.
Mr. Wodderspoon devoted his leisure time to the pursuit of the fine arts,
and had achieved considerable proficiency as an amateur artist, a talent
which assisted him materially in his other favourite study, archaeology.
He was an active member of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological
Society, and whilst resident at Ipswich, wrote, "Memorials of Ipswich"
and "Historic Sites of Suffolk." His death occurred under painful
circumstances. On the previous day a summons had been served upon him
for threatening, it was alleged, a reporter on the "Mercury" staff. When
giving instructions to Mr. Bugg, his solicitor in the case, Mr.
Wodderspoon fell down and instantly expired.
22.*--"The Queen has been pleased to grant unto Henry Evans, the elder,
of Lyng and of Bylaugh, clerk, and to his eldest son, Henry Evans, the
younger, of Elmswell, in Suffolk, clerk, her Royal licence and authority
that they and their respective heirs may, in compliance with a proviso
contained in the last will and testament of Sir John Lombe, late of Great
Melton, baronet, deceased, respectively take and henceforth use the
surname of Lombe only, and use and bear the arms of Lombe in lieu of
their present surname and arms of Evans."