12.--Died, at Rackheath Park, Lady Stracey, wife of Sir Henry J. Stracey,
Bart. Her ladyship was a daughter of Mr. George Denne, of the Paddock,
Canterbury, and married Sir Henry on March 5th, 1835. Of the marriage
there were eight sons and six daughters.
--Died, at Yarmouth, Mr. William Norton Burroughs, in his 86th year. He
was Mayor of the borough in 1846.
14.--Madame Cave-Ashton's Opera Company commenced an engagement at
Norwich Theatre, in "Il Trovatore."
25.--Died, at Morningthorpe Rectory, the Rev. Edmund Nelson Rolfe, eldest
son of the Rev. Robert Rolfe, rector of Hempnall aged 73. He was first
cousin to Lord Chancellor Cranworth. "Of an old Norfolk family, he bore
the Christian name of Nelson to mark his relationship to the great Lord
Nelson. His mother was a daughter of the Rev. Edmund Nelson, and aunt to
Horatio Viscount Nelson."
28.--The Royal assent was given to "The City of Norwich (Mousehold Heath)
Scheme Confirmation."