6.--The first prize-day was held at the resuscitated Grammar School at
North Walsham. In 1606 Sir William Paston founded a free Grammar School
in the town for forty boys, sons of inhabitants of the Hundreds of
Tunstead, North Erpingham, Happing, and East and West Flegg. The school
gradually decayed until only the head-master remained. In 1871 Mr.
Robert Wortley called attention to the fact that the endowment was lying
perfectly useless; an appeal was made to the Endowed School Commission to
take action, and finally the Committee of Council on Education adapted a
scheme for the management of the school. New governors were appointed,
with Lord Suffield as president, the school house and master's house were
restored, and the Rev. F. R. Pentreath, formerly master of Retford
Grammar School, appointed head-master. The school was re-opened in
February, 1874.
8.--The foundation-stone of the Baptist church in Unthank's Road,
Norwich, was laid by Mr. J. J. Colman, M.P. The building, which was
designed by Mr. Edward Boardman, and was estimated to cost 5,000, was
opened for public worship on July 8th, 1875.
11.--During the week ending this date the 3rd Dragoon Guards marched from
the Cavalry Barracks, Norwich, _en route_ to York.
18.--The 3rd Norfolk Rifle Volunteers went into camp at Hunstanton Park,
and were inspected on the 23rd by Colonel T. E. Knox, C.B.
21.--The Norwich Town Council, at a special meeting, decided to comply
with the order of the Home Secretary, directing them to build a new
asylum for the reception of pauper lunatics; and a memorial was adopted
praying the Public Works Loan Commissioners to grant the necessary loan
at 3.5 per cent., repayable in fifty years. (_See_ February 5th, 1875.)
24.--At a meeting of the Church Missionary Society, held at Wymondham
Vicarage, Mr. Edward Hutchinson, lay secretary of the society, presented
to Jacob Wainwright, one of the Nassick boys in attendance upon Dr.
Livingstone in his last journey, the bronze medal of the Royal
Geographical Society. Wainwright, who addressed the meeting in very good
English, described how they preserved the body of Livingstone and
conveyed it to Zanzibar.
25.--A new lifeboat, presented to the Royal Lifeboat Institution by Mrs.
Boettefure, was launched at Brancaster. It was christened by Mrs. Simms
Reeve, in the name of the Joseph and Mary.
27.--At a meeting held at the Guildhall, Norwich, under the presidency of
the Mayor, it was decided to establish a branch of the Girls' Public Day
School Company, and the Rev. W. Vincent was appointed local secretary.
--A mulatto woman, known as Madame Angelo, was credited with completing
the feat of walking, at the Hoppole Gardens, Norwich, one thousand miles
in one thousand hours. "Although the greatest vigilance has been
exercised," says the report, "it has not yet transpired that she has ever
failed to come to the scratch at the appointed times. During the last
week she showed signs of flagging, her limbs swelling, and considerable
difficulty was experienced in keeping her awake. It was announced that
she would walk the last mile with her infant baby in her arms, but it was
evident from her appearance that this would be too much for her, and her
infant was handed to her when she had only four laps to walk."