3.--The first Church Congress commenced at Norwich. The Congress sermon
was preached at the Cathedral by the Archbishop of York, and the first
general meeting was held at St. Andrew's Hall, presided over by the
Bishop of Norwich. The final meeting took place on the afternoon of the
5th, after which the members of Congress attended luncheon, given at the
new bank by Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, M.P. Two thousand guests were present.
On the morning of the 6th, the Bishop of Oxford preached the annual
sermon at the Cathedral on behalf of the Five Religious Societies.
9.--Died at the house of Mrs. Church, Lady Lane, Norwich, Bartholomew
Gattey, "the eccentric but clever flute-player at the Theatre Royal."
For forty years he had scarcely been absent from his place in the
orchestra of the theatres in the Norwich circuit, "a position to which he
fondly clung, in spite of many most favourable offers of engagement that
were made to him, and which, if accepted, would, no doubt, have resulted
in his obtaining a position in the musical world of honour and emolument.
At length a mind never very strong gave way, and he was obliged to have
recourse to the assistance of his friends. Mr. Hewlett and other
gentlemen got up a concert for him in December, 1863, and 50 was
realised, which, with Mr. Gattey's simple habits, was sufficient for his
maintenance until his death." He was a son of Mr. Gattey, a yarn
manufacturer, and a native of Norwich, and had attained his 64th year.
14.*--"Died at his residence, Bury St. Edmund's, Mr. Frederick Ladbrooke,
portrait painter. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr.
Robert Ladbrooke, one of the founders of the celebrated Society of
Norfolk and Norwich Artists. He was a painter of considerable power."
18.--The ceremony of cutting the first sod of the East Norfolk Railway
was performed on the estate of Mr. C. Jecks, Sheriff of Norwich, by Lady
Suffield, in the presence of a large number of spectators. In the
evening a dinner, attended by representatives of most of the principal
families in the county, was held at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, in
celebration of the event. Lord Suffield presided. (_See_ August 13th,
1870.)
21.*--"The Queen has been pleased to grant to Edward John Stracey, of
Sprowston, Lieut.-Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards, her Royal licence
and authority that he and his issue may, in compliance with a clause
contained in the last will and testament of James Clitherow, take and use
the name of Clitherow in addition to that of Stracey."
25.--A new lifeboat, named the James Pearce, was launched at Yarmouth.
It was built at the cost of 350, subscribed by the artisans of
Birmingham, and presented through the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
to the Caister station.
30.--Died at Hilgay, aged 110 years (as was originally stated), Mr. John
Naylor, formerly landlord of the Crown Hotel, Downham Market. An amended
notice, published on November 18th, says: "The late Mr. John Naylor, who
died on the 30th ult., and was supposed by his eldest son to be _only_
110 years of age, appears from the parish register of Welney to be 117,
he having been born on the 29th of May, 1748. In 1825 the deceased
retired from his business as a publican, he having kept the Crown at
Downham and the George and Dragon at Hilgay in succession, and had since
lived on a small property of his own in the latter village. He was
always a smart, active man, and constant in taking his walk up to
October, 1860. Since that time he had been confined to his house, but
used to sit up in his chair for some portion of the day until June, 1864,
when he did so for the last time. His sight had failed him, but his
hearing was so good that he could distinguish the voices of his friends,
and he was rational until within six weeks of his death."