6.--Died at Lynn, Mr. F. Reynolds, formerly of Newton next Castleacre, at
an advanced age, and in very reduced circumstances. "The deceased for
many years was known by the sobriquet of 'The Marquis,' which was given
him when he kept a pack of harriers at his own expense, and with which he
had good sport. Once in pursuit of a stolen horse, for a neighbour, he
drove one of his hunters, a bay blood horse, 100 miles in ten hours, only
stopping once, namely, at Six Mile Bottom, near Newmarket, where he gave
his horse some corn from his own bag, and fetched him water in his hat
from a brook. One of his first, and, perhaps, best hunters, that he
trained to such perfection, was a bay thoroughbred mare by Old Whisker,
bred by Chifney, the celebrated jockey. She became a distinguished
hunter with the Marham Staghounds. For Chip he gave but 8, and this
horse was afterwards sold by Mr. Anderson for 500 guineas. Grey Tail,
too, was sold by Mr. Taylor for 400 guineas, and Sweep, bought for 10,
was sold by Mr. Percival for 300 guineas; whilst poor old Hawk struggled
on with him in his decline, winning him a few pounds at country races by
his indomitable pluck, and carrying him miles and miles when other people
were at rest. Although Mr. Reynolds had his failings, no one could
impeach his honour. He possessed such peculiar blandness, free from
haughty and unkind feeling, that he was always regarded with something
more than the common courtesy of life. He received, in his dying
illness, the greatest attention from his old servant Peter, his former
whip."
7.--The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Sandringham, from
Coventry, accompanied by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, and by
the Czarewitch of Russia, Prince Wolkonsky, Prince Bariatinsky, &c. It
was on this occasion that the new railway-station erected at Wolferton
was formally opened. On the 20th a grand county ball was given at
Sandringham.
9.--Mr. Edward Kerrison Harvey was elected Mayor, and Mr. John Youngs
appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
18.--Died in London, the Hon. George Sulyarde Stafford Jerningham, C.B.,
formerly Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Sweden, aged 69. He
was third son of the eighth Lord Stafford, and was born February 17th,
1806. Mr. Jerningham was attached to the embassies at St. Petersburg and
the Hague in 1826, was appointed an attache at the Hague in 1832, and
Secretary of Legation in 1833, and was _charge d'affaires_ there until
1836, when he was sent as secretary of legation to Turin, where he was
_charge d'affaires_ in 1838. He subsequently filed similar offices at
Madrid and Paris.