7.--The honorary freedom of the city of Norwich was conferred upon the
Mayor (Sir Harry Bullard), and to Lady Bullard was presented a diamond
crescent brooch and a hair spray of coralline pearls. In the evening a
complimentary dinner was given, at the Bell Hotel, to the Mayor and to
the Sheriff (Mr. F. Oddin Taylor) by the members of the Board of
Guardians.
9.--Mr. Frederick William Harmer was elected Mayor and Mr. Robert George
Bagshaw appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
11.--Died, at Belsfield, Windermere, Mr. Henry William Schneider, aged
70, formerly Member of Parliament for Norwich.
12.--The old colours of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, presented to
the Prince of Wales by Colonel Massy and the officers, were "laid up" in
Sandringham church in the presence of his Royal Highness.
14.--Wintry weather was experienced in Norfolk. "As many as 13 degrees
of frost were registered in some places."
21.--The foolhardy feat of entering a cage containing five Barbary lions
and two wolves, at Wombwell's Menagerie, was performed at Norwich by a
druggist named Woodcock. He went into the van under the protection of a
coloured girl, who acted as "trainer" to the establishment.
24.--The High Sheriff of Norfolk (Sir Alfred Jodrell, Bart.) gave a grand
county ball at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich.
29.--Died, at Brighton, Mr. George Henry Christie, of Framingham, aged
76. Mr. Christie was formerly head of the eminent firm of art
auctioneers established by James Christie in Old Pall Mall about the year
1762. His grandfather was the friend of Sheridan and Garrick, and
Gainsborough painted a fine portrait of him. Like his father and
grandfather, Mr. Christie was educated at Eton. He continued head of the
firm until 1860, when he was succeeded by his son, Mr. James Henry Brooke
Christie.