15.--A conference of members of the Church of England Temperance Society,
held at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, was addressed by the Bishop of
London.
23.--The lifeboat Elizabeth Simpson, presented to the National Lifeboat
Institution by Miss Elizabeth Simpson Stone, of Norwich, was launched at
Gorleston. On the 24th the boat was towed up the river to Norwich in
order that the donor, who was unable to be present at the launch, might
inspect the craft.
25.--The Higher Grade School, erected in Duke Street by the Norwich
School Board, was opened. Mr. A. J. Mundella, M.P., gave an address, and
the Mayor, Sheriff, and members for the city also took part in the
proceedings. In the evening the Sheriff (as Chairman of the School
Board) and Mrs. White gave a _conversazione_ at St. Andrew's Hall. The
school, which occupies the site of the old Duke's Head Inn, was designed
by Mr. J. H. Brown, architect to the Board, and built by Messrs. J.
Youngs and Son.
--Wroxham House, the residence of Mrs. Blake-Humfrey, was destroyed by
fire. Soon after the fire was discovered a great quantity of wine was
stolen from the cellars, and at the Petty Sessions held at the Shirehall,
Norwich, on November 2nd, seven persons were convicted of the theft. It
was alleged that one of the accused was taking away the wine in a bucket.