3.--At the Norfolk Assizes, before Lord Justice Thesiger, Mr. W. G.
Loftus, of Bracon Lodge, brought an action against the Rev. T. T. Berney,
rector of Braconash, for trespass. The defendant claimed the right, as
lord of the manor, of shooting over thirty-four acres' of land around
Bracon Lodge. This land was principally garden ground. The plaintiff
objected to defendant sporting in his kitchen garden, and wished to put
an end to the nuisance. In the course of argument between Mr. Day, Q.C.,
for the plaintiff, and Sir Patrick Colquhoun, Q.C., for the defendant,
reference was made to several "musty deeds" produced by Mr. Berney. The
jury found for the plaintiff, damages 40s.
5.--A singular claim to the Stanfield Hall estate was made at the Norfolk
Assizes, before Lord Justice Thesiger. The action was brought by George
Taylor, a railway guard, against Mr. Reginald Gwyn and the Rev. Henry H.
H. Lubbock, the owners of the estate, who pleaded that they had a
possessory title, and that plaintiff's title and right of action were
barred by the Statute of Limitations. The estate was originally in the
possession of William Jermy, of Bayfield, who died in 1752, and plaintiff
alleged that, as a lineal descendant of Robert Jermy, who died in 1758,
he was heir-at-law. Mr. Bulwer, Q.C., after opening the case for the
plaintiff, said he was not justified in occupying the time of the court
and putting the parties to further trouble in the matter, when he knew
perfectly well that he must be beaten in the end. The jury returned a
verdict for the defendants, for whom his lordship gave judgment.
18.--Died at Whitwell Hall, Mr. Robert Leamon, aged 56. Mr. Leamon, who
was described as "a good specimen of the old Norfolk yeoman," broke down
the Whig monopoly in East Norfolk, "and became the political godfather of
Mr. C. S. Read, for whom he entertained the warmest personal regard."
Mr. Leamon was born in 1822, and inherited from his father a fine
property and extensive business. He married, in 1848, a daughter of Mr.
John Brooke Gill, of Wood Norton.
22.--Died at Runton, aged 76, Favell Lee, widow of the Rev. Thomas
Mortimer. She was the authoress of "The Peep of Day," and other works of
a similar character.
24.--A fire took place at Messrs. Bagshaw's paper mills, St. Miles',
Norwich, and did damage amounting to several thousands of pounds.
30.--Among the most notable of architectural improvements in Norwich was
the new building known as Cooper's Restaurant, which was opened on this
date. It was designed by Mr. Edward Boardman, architect, and occupies a
site on which stood the old business premises of Messrs. Butcher, cheese
factors.