4.--A meeting, convened by the Mayor (Mr. Harry Bullard), and attended by
many of the riparian owners of the county, was held at the Guildhall,
Norwich, "for the purpose of determining whether an inquiry should be
made into the causes of the recent floods, and for devising some means to
prevent their recurrence." A committee was appointed to hold an inquiry,
and in the month of June Sir John Hawkshaw, C.E., made a report, in which
he stated that floods might be prevented by suitable works, the cost of
which would be heavy if charged entirely on the flooded lands, but
moderate if spread in suitable proportions. Mr. Bullard, on November
10th, was presented with his portrait, painted by Mr. Ventnor, in
recognition of the services he had rendered to his fellow-citizens during
the floods.
5.--Died at St. Giles' Street, Norwich, Mr. Horatio Bolingbroke, aged 80.
He was educated at Norwich Grammar School, under Valpy, was for many
years engaged in business as a manufacturer, and did much to enhance the
reputation of Norwich for the production of textile fabrics. Mr.
Bolingbroke was a prominent figure in the political life of the city, was
the first Sheriff appointed under the Municipal Corporations Act, and was
amongst the first of the Liberal members returned to the "reformed"
Corporation. He was a generous supporter of local charities, chairman of
the Norwich Charity Trustees (General List), and a Justice of the Peace.
Labouring under the affliction of blindness, he had for some years prior
to his death retired from active public life.
16.--The nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy in the
representation of North Norfolk, occasioned by the death of Colonel Duff,
took place at Aylsham. Mr. Edward Birkbeck, of Horstead Hall, was the
Conservative, and Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart., the Liberal nominee.
The polling took place on the 21st, and the result was declared on the
22nd, as follows:--Birkbeck, 2,742; Buxton, 2,252.