2.--The General Election commenced. The contest was fought upon the
issue of Home Rule, and the candidates were distinguished severally
Conservatives, Liberal Unionists, and Gladstonians. Liberal Unionist
candidates received the support of the Conservative party.
2.--Polling took place at Yarmouth: Sir H. W. Tyler (C.), 2,977; Captain
C. Norton (G.), 2,011.
--Lynn election: The Right Hon. Robert Bourke (C.), 1,417; Mr. J. J.
Briscoe, Bourne Hall, Cambridgeshire (G.), 1,146.
--Mr. W. A. Tyssen Amherst (C.) was returned unopposed for South-West
Norfolk.
3.--Sir Edward Birkbeck (C.) and Mr. H. Lee Warner (G.) were nominated at
the Shirehall, Norwich, candidates for East Norfolk. The polling took
place on the 8th: Birkbeck, 4,578; Lee Warner, 4,000.
--Mr. Francis Taylor, of Diss (L.U.), was returned unopposed member for
South Norfolk.
5.--The nomination of candidates--Lord Henry Bentinck (C.) and Mr. Joseph
Arch (G.)--for the representation of North-West Norfolk, took place at
the Town Hall, King's Lynn. The polling was held on the 9th: Bentinck,
4,084; Arch, 4,064. (_See_ April 5th, 1887.)
6.--Mr. Ailwyn Edward Fellowes (C.) and Mr. Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy,
Q.C. (G.) were nominated, at the Town Hall, Aylsham, candidates for North
Norfolk. The poll was opened on July 10th: Cozens-Hardy, 4,084;
Fellowes, 3,325.
7.--The nomination took place at East Dereham of Mr. R. T. Gurdon (L.U.)
and Mr. James Toller, tenant-farmer, of Winfield Farm, Waterbeach (G.),
as candidates for Mid Norfolk. The polling took place on the 15th:
Gurdon, 3,032; Toller, 2,638.
8.--The nomination of candidates for the representation of Norwich took
place at the Guildhall before the Sheriff (Mr. J. J. Dawson Paul). The
candidates were Mr. J. J. Colman (L.), Mr. Samuel Hoare (C.), Mr. Jacob
Henry Tillett (L.), and Mr. Clare Sewell Read (C.). The polling on the
9th resulted as follows:--Colman, 6,295; Hoare, 6,156; Tillett, 6,119;
Read, 5,564.
12.--The show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England opened at
Whitlingham, Norwich. There were 1,840 entries of stock and 4,656
entries of implements, as against 624 and 1,882 respectively at the
former show held at Norwich in 1849. On the 13th the show was visited by
the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princesses Louise, Victoria, and
Maud, who travelled from Sandringham and arrived at the temporary railway
station adjoining the show-ground. Their Royal Highnesses made al tour
of the show-yard, and the Prince of Wales presided at the annual meeting
of the society; in the afternoon the Royal party returned to Sandringham.
Their Royal Highnesses again came to the city on the 14th. They arrived
at the City station of the Eastern and Midlands Railway, where they were
received by the Mayor (Mr. John Gurney), the Sheriff (Mr. J. J. Dawson
Paul), the Earl of Leicester, Mr. Colman, M.P., Mr. Hoare, M.P., Mr.
Harry Bullard, Mr. C. R. Gilman, and other gentlemen. Escorted by the
19th (Princess of Wales' Own) Hussars, their Royal Highnesses were driven
through the gaily decorated streets of the city to St. Andrew's Hall,
where, by invitation of the Mayor, a large and distinguished company had
assembled for luncheon. On the conclusion of the proceedings the Royal
visitors drove to the show-ground, and after further inspecting the
exhibits returned to the city and visited the Norfolk and Norwich Dog
Show at the Agricultural Hall. On this day 200 of the Commissioners from
the Colonial Exhibition in London were present at the Royal Show, by
invitation of the Council of the Society. The Mayor and Mayoress held a
reception at St. Andrew's Hall on the evening of the 15th, and on the
16th the Prince of Wales paid a third visit to the show. In the evening
a display of fireworks, provided by the Sheriff, was given on the Castle
Meadow. The total number of visitors to the show during the week was
104,761, and the receipts, exclusive of the sum derived from the sale of
season tickets, amounted to 6,784 3s. The loss to the society was 1,062
1s. 3d.
15.--A great sale of shorthorn cattle and Southdown sheep, the property
of the Prince of Wales, was conducted at Sandringham by Mr. John
Thornton. The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the luncheon,
at which there was a distinguished gathering. Fifty-two cows and heifers
sold for 2,496 guineas, an average of 50 8s.; 17 bulls realised 840 gs.,
an average of 51 5s. 10.5d. Good prices were obtained for the
Southdowns.
--Died, at Golding Street, Heigham, Norwich, Mr. Obadiah Short, aged 83.
Born in the parish of St. Augustine, he was employed from 1816 to 1829 as
a journeyman weaver. Meanwhile he practised drawing and painting in his
garret in St. Edmund's, and became acquainted with Mr. Sparshall, a wine
merchant and a local patron of art, who lent him some of Stark's works
for copying purposes. Soon afterwards Short made sketches of birds for
the Norfolk and Norwich Museum, and was employed by Dalrymple and Crosse
to make drawings of pathological subjects; the original drawings for
Crosse's work on the "Urinary Calculus," published in 1841, were all from
his pencil. In 1834 Short accepted an engagement as designer at the
manufactory of Messrs. Willett, with whom he remained for more than fifty
years. During his long life he painted a large number of pictures,
principally in oil. "Although he did not attain to the production of
'high art,' his works were faithful delineations of landscape scenery
selected with a fine taste, and pleasing to a vastly larger proportion of
the lovers of pictures than many of the works of 'high art' which few
people understand."
22.--The Houghton Hall estate, the property of the Marquis of
Cholmondeley, was offered for sale at Tokenhouse Yard under an order of
the Court of Chancery. For Houghton Hall (built by Sir Horace Walpole at
the cost of 450,000) and 10,564 acres of land, 300,000 was offered, at
which sum the property was withdrawn.
24.--The camp of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Volunteer Battalions Norfolk
Regiment commenced at Yarmouth.