1.--The nomination took place at East Dereham of candidates for the
representation of Mid Norfolk. The Unionist candidate was Mr. Robert
Thornhagh Gurdon, and the Gladstonian candidate Mr. Clement Higgins,
Q.C., Trebovir Road, South Kensington, S.W. The polling was on the 13th,
and the declaration on the 14th: Higgins, 4,069; Gordon 3,599.
2.--The following candidates were nominated for the representation of
Norwich:--Mr. James Bedford, 388, Bethnal Green Road, E., tailor
(Gladstonian); Mr. Jeremiah James Colman (Gladstonian), and Mr. Samuel
Hoare (Conservative). The polling on the 6th resulted as
follows:--Hoare, 7,718; Colman, 7,407; Bedford, 6,811.
--The nomination of candidates for South Norfolk was held at the Town
Hall, Aylsham. Mr. John Cator, of Woodbastwick Hall, was the Unionist,
and Mr. Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, the Gladstonian candidate. The
polling was on the 16th, and the declaration on the 18th:--Cozens-Hardy,
4,561; Cator, 3,278.
--For the representation of Lynn were nominated Mr. Thomas Gibson Bowles,
of Newton Tony, Salisbury, hon. lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve
(Unionist), and Mr. Thomas Richardson Kemp, Q.C., 5, Queen's Gate
Terrace, London (Gladstonian). The polling on the 4th resulted as
follows:--Bowles, 1,319; Kemp, 1,308.
5.--The nominations for East Norfolk were made at the Shirehall, Norwich.
Sir Edward Birkbeck, Bart., was nominated by the Unionists, and Mr.
Robert John Price, barrister-at-law, 104, Sloane Street, S.W., by the
Gladstonians. The polling took place on the 12th, and the poll was
declared on the 13th as follows:--Price, 4,743; Birkbeck, 4,303.
--The nomination of candidates for South Norfolk was held at the
Shirehall, Norwich. Mr. Francis Taylor, of Diss, was the
Liberal-Unionist, and Mr. Albert George Kitching, Chase Court, Enfield,
the Gladstonian nominee. The polling took place on the 11th, and the
declaration on the 12th: Taylor 4,288; Kitching, 3,535.
--Polling took place at Yarmouth. The candidates were Mr. J. M. Moorsom,
Q.C., London (Gladstonian), and Sir Henry Tyler (Conservative). The
contest resulted as follows:--Moorsom, 2,972; Tyler, 2,704.
7.--Mr. Justice Romer delivered judgment in the action, Micklethwaite
_v._ Vincent, which raised an important question as to the rights of the
public over the Norfolk broads. The plaintiff asked for an injunction to
restrain the defendant from shooting or fishing on that part of the
Hickling Broad which was in the parish of Hickling, and from boating over
it except in a certain channel. The defendant contended that the Broad
was open to the public for all purposes, and that he as one of the public
was entitled to shoot and fish over it. The judge held that the
plaintiff had established his right to the part of the Broad in question.
Admittedly there was a public way over the Broad, but this was restricted
to the channel. The plaintiff asked for an injunction to restrain the
defendant from going on the Broad at all except in this channel. He was
satisfied on the evidence that this right of way was not so restricted,
and that part of plaintiff's claim failed and must be dismissed. It was
not necessary for his lordship to decide how far the plaintiff's right
extended beyond the channel. The plaintiff must get from the defendant
the bare costs of the action, except so far as those costs had been
increased by the claim to restrict the right of way to the channel, which
had failed. So far as the defendant's costs had been increased by the
last mentioned claim he would get them from the plaintiff with the
set-off.
8.--Mr. P. P. Marshall, City Engineer, of Norwich, resigned his office,
in which he was succeeded by Mr. Buchan.
14.--Polling took place in North-West Norfolk. The candidates were Mr.
Joseph Arch, President of the National Agricultural Labourers' Union, of
Barford, Warwickshire (Gladstonian), and Lord Henry Bentinck, of Congham
Hall, and 58, Sloane Street, S.W. (Unionist). Result: Arch, 4,911;
Bentinck, 3,822.
15.--The South-West Norfolk election took place. The candidates were Mr.
Thos. Leigh Hare, Stow Bardolph (Unionist), and Mr. Henry Lee Warner, the
Paddocks, Swaffham, (Gladstonian). The poll was declared at Swaffham on
the 16th as follows:--Hare, 4,077; Lee Warner, 3,739.
16.*--"The 'London Gazette' announces that the Victoria Cross is
conferred upon Lieutenant J. Manners Smith for his conspicuous bravery
when leading the storming party at the attack and capture of a strong
position occupied by the enemy near Nilt in the Hunza-Nagur country on
December 20th, 1891. Lieutenant Smith, who was serving in the Indian
Staff Corps, is a Norfolk man, and was educated at the Norwich Grammar
School."
19.--The Norwich Town Council decided to create and issue 3 per cent.
redeemable stock, and on October 11th a series of formal resolutions in
completion of the scheme was adopted.
21.--The St. George's Vase was won at the Bisley meeting by Private Gray,
1st Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment, with the highest possible score
of 35 points.
22.--In the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, before Mr. Justice
North, the action, Boswell _v._ Coaks, came on for hearing. It was
brought for the purpose of re-opening the question which, after
protracted litigation, had been settled in the House of Lords. The
present action was founded on allegations of fraud on the part of one of
the successful litigants in the conduct of the litigation. The judge did
not call for a reply. He said he had come to the conclusion that each
allegation of fraud afforded no probable cause for thinking that the
plaintiff could possibly succeed at the trial. After this matter had
been thrashed out at such an enormous expenditure of time and money he
thought there would be a grievous miscarriage of justice if he did not,
so far as he could, put a closure to steps to open up a matter upon
suggestions so unfounded and baseless as he considered the plaintiff's
pleadings to make. He did not mean to suggest that plaintiff's advisers
had instituted the action for the purpose of vexation, but in his opinion
nothing could be more vexatious than that an action should be proceeded
with in which any chance of success was absolutely hopeless. Notice of
appeal was given by the plaintiff on August 17th. In the Court of Appeal
on November 2nd the case was re-opened, and after a hearing which lasted
several hours their lordships reserved judgment. Mr. Justice A. L. Smith
read the judgment of the Court on November 5th, which was in favour of
the respondent, with costs. Judgment was confirmed in the Court of
Appeal on February 9th, 1893, by Lords Justices Lopes and Kay. (_See_
December 14th, 1893.)
23.--The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Volunteer Battalions Norfolk Regiment went
into camp at Yarmouth.
31.--The greater portion of the tower of Hindolveston church collapsed,
carrying with it a large part of the nave, and forcing one of the chancel
windows some distance into the churchyard. The tower had already been
reported to be unsafe, and a fund had been opened for its restoration.