19.--Died at his residence at Catton, Mr. Osborn Springfield, in his 65th
year. He was a son of Mr. T. O. Springfield, and served the office of
Mayor of Norwich in 1863-4. For many years he was a member of the Town
Council and a magistrate for the city, and was reputed to be one of the
largest owners of cottage property in Norwich. Mr. Springfield was a
Liberal in politics.
26.--The Norwich Town Council accepted the resignation of Mr. C.
Thwaites, City Engineer, on his appointment to a similar post in the
borough of Sunderland. Mr. Peter Paul Marshall, of Stone, near Dartford,
was elected to fill the vacancy.