1.--St. John's church, Yarmouth, was re-opened after further enlargement,
at the cost of 1,500. Within a quarter of a century the building had
been five times enlarged.
--Died, at Glaisdale Lodge, Hunstanton, Rhoda Bunn, formerly of
Wolferton, in her 104th year. She was born at Beeston-next-Mileham, on
February 23rd, 1781, "and shortly after her last birthday was presented
by the Queen with her portrait upon receipt of a photograph of the old
lady sent by the vicar, the Rev. A. Waller."
7.--Colonel George Wilson Boileau was presented by the members of the 1st
Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment, at Norwich, with a massive silver
Monteith bowl "as a mark of respect and esteem on his retirement in 1883,
after commanding the battalion fifteen years."
14.--A large meeting of the Conservative party in West Norfolk was held
at Swaffham "with the object of supporting the Lords in their
constitutional action with regard to the Franchise Bill." This was the
first of many meetings held throughout the county at which the principle
of redistribution was strongly enforced, and Mr. Bright's famous dictum
at Bradford in 1859 quoted: "Repudiate without mercy any Bill of any
Government, whatever its franchise, whatever its seeming concessions may
be, if it does not redistribute the seats." At Lynn, on July 22nd, Sir
Stafford Northcote, Lord Cranborne, and Mr. Bourke addressed a
largely-attended meeting in support of redistribution, and at Norwich, on
the 29th, the Earl of Donoughmore, Sir Hardinge Giffard, Q.C., M.P., and
Sir R. J. Buxon, M.P., spoke in favour of the action of the House of
Lords.
--The newly-erected parish church at Edgefield was consecrated by the
Bishop of Norwich. The dilapidated church of SS. Peter and Paul standing
upon the confines of the parish had been demolished, and the materials
capable of being re-used were utilised for the erection of the new church
upon a more convenient site. The demolition was commenced on November
13th, 1882, and the building of the new church was carried out from plans
by Mr. J. D. Steading, of Charlotte Street, Bradford Square, W.C., by Mr.
Bartram, builder, of Aylsham, at the cost of 1,900.
30.--Deopham church was re-opened, after restoration by Messrs. Cornish
and Gaymer, of North Walsham.