2.--Died, Sir Lewis Whincop Jarvis, in his 72nd year. He was a son of
Mr. Lewis Weston Jarvis, and a grandson of Mr. Robert T. Whincop, a
former Town Clerk of Lynn. For more than fifty years he carried on
business as a banker and solicitor in his native town of Lynn, and on
January 15th, 1878, received the honour of knighthood in recognition of
the many eminent services he had rendered to the borough. He married, in
1850, Emma, daughter of Mr. Alexander Bowker, by whom he left issue five
sons and a daughter. Sir Lewis was an alderman of Lynn, and was Mayor
for three successive years, 1860-63.
9.--At the meeting of the Norwich Town Council Mr. Alexander Robert
Chamberlin was elected Mayor of the city, but upon his declining to
qualify Mr. Joshua Farrar Ranson was chosen. Mr. George White was
appointed Sheriff.
--The Marquis of Salisbury was appointed High Steward of the borough of
Great Yarmouth.
10.--The Gorleston lifeboat, the Refuge, was capsized whilst upon salvage
service, and of her crew four were drowned.
13.--Mr. Harry Furniss delivered at the Agricultural Hall, Norwich, a
lecture on "Art and Artists."
15.--Upton church, which had been restored at the cost of 1,122, was
re-opened by the Bishop of Norwich.
26.--At Blofield Petty Sessions, Jeremiah Cozens Wiley, farmer, of Little
Plumstead; Samuel Rose, farm steward; William Feek and Thomas Powley,
labourers, of the same place, were summoned on the information of John
Ford, an inspector of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, for "unlawfully ill-treating and torturing 16 bullocks by
dishorning them on October 8th and 15th." Mr. Colam, barrister-at-law,
prosecuted on behalf of the society, and Mr. H. J. Gidney, of Aylsham,
defended. The case excited great interest, and the court was crowded by
a large number of scientific witnesses and leading agriculturists. The
act of dishorning the animals was admitted by the defendants, and in
support of the contention of the prosecution that the operation was
unnecessary and cruel were called Professor Walley, principal of the
Edinburgh Veterinary College; Professor McCall, principal of the Glasgow
Veterinary College; Professor F. Collins, F.R.C.V.S., Mr. G. A. Lepper,
F.R.C.V.S, Professor Pritchard, President of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons, London; Mr. Cox, F.R.C.V.S., Professor J. McQueen,
and several local veterinary surgeons. It was urged in defence that the
operation, although painful, was necessary and humane, because it
prevented cattle injuring each other with their horns. Several prominent
agriculturists and graziers, including Mr. Clare Sewell Read, Mr. B. B.
Sapwell, and Mr. William Case, gave evidence in support of this view.
The magistrates dismissed the informations, and the chairman (Mr. Edward
Gilbert) said "they considered the operation a most painful one, but they
did not suppose that Mr. Wiley did it with any cruel intention towards
the animals on which the operation was performed. If it went forth to
the public that it was advisable to have polled cattle it would be seen
also that it was advisable that the animals should be operated upon at an
earlier stage." (_See_ April 16th, 1889.)
29.--Mr. J. L. Toole commenced a three nights' engagement at Norwich
Theatre as Mr. Milliken, M.A., in the comedy of "The Don." The pieces
produced on the 30th and on December 1st were "The Butler," "The
Spitalfields Weaver," "Paul Pry," and "Ici On Parle Francais."