3.--Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, the well-known author of "Three Men in a Boat"
and "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow," gave a lecture at the Assembly
Room, Agricultural Hall, Norwich, on "Humour, Old and New."
12.--At the Norwich Consistorial Court application was made to Mr.
Chancellor Blofeld by the vicar and churchwardens of St. John Timberhill
for a faculty to confirm the erection of a rood or crucifix, and its
accompanying figures, on a rood loft in the church. The application was
supported by Sir Walter Phillimore. The Chancellor delivered judgment on
November 10th. A faculty to confirm the erection of the rood loft and of
the figures then on the rood beam and to authorise the placing of other
figures there was refused. A faculty to confirm the erection of a screen
without a rood loft, and to authorise the placing of gates in an existing
screen, the erection of proposed side screens with gates in them, and the
erection of choir stalls with a screen behind them, was granted.
15.--A great meeting was held at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, presided
over by the Hon. Ailwyn Fellowes, M.P., to protest against the proposed
disestablishment of the Church in Wales. The principal speaker was the
Rev. Thomas Moore, author of "The Englishman's Brief on behalf of his
National Church."
17.--At the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, before Mr. J. B. R. Bulwer, Q.C.,
George Chapman, William Chapman, Robert Howard, John Howard, and William
Furness were indicted for "unlawfully and riotously assembling with other
persons to the number of 200 and more to disturb the public peace," at
Horsham St. Faith's, on August 10th. The disturbance arose in
consequence of a local farmer, Mr. W. W. Cook, employing imported labour
because he was unable to arrange terms with the St. Faith's men. The
prisoners, with the exception of Furness, pleaded guilty. The jury were
unable to find a verdict in the case of Furness. Another jury were
empanelled, and a verdict of guilty returned. Furness was sentenced to
two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and the other prisoners were
bound over to keep the peace for twelve months, George Chapman to pay in
addition a fine of 5.
18.--The Rev. Arthur Thomas Lloyd, D.D., vicar and Hon. Canon of
Newcastle-on-Tyne, was at Westminster Abbey consecrated Suffragan Bishop
of Norwich, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The right reverend Bishop
had previously been collated and instituted--on October 16th--to the
rectory and parish church of North Creake, and on the same day collated
to the Archdeaconry of Lynn formed out of the Archdeaconries of Norfolk
and Norwich under an order of her Majesty, dated August 23rd, 1894. "By
26th Henry VIII., c. 14, provision was made for the appointment of two
Suffragans within the diocese, to bear the titular names of Thetford and
Ipswich. In 1536 John Salisbury and Thomas Manning were consecrated by
Archbishop Cranmer as Suffragan Bishops of Thetford and Ipswich, and now
again after the lapse of three centuries and a half the Bishopric of
Thetford is revived."
20.--Died, in his 84th year, Mr. William Henry Cooke, Q.C., County Court
judge for Oxfordshire, and Recorder of the city of Oxford. He was some
time judge of the Norfolk County Court, and a justice of the peace for
the county. Mr. Cooke was the eldest son of the Rev. W. Cooke, vicar of
Bromyard, Herefordshire.
--Died at Wilby Hall, aged 79, Mr. Samuel Colman. He was one of the
eleven sons of Mr. Robert Colman, of Rockland, who constituted the famous
team of cricketers.
23.--The Duke and Duchess of York visited Norwich and opened the Castle
Museum and Fine Art Gallery. Their Royal Highnesses arrived from
Sandringham, and were received at Thorpe Station by the Mayor (Sir Peter
Eade), the Sheriff (Mr. Barwell), the High Sheriff of Norfolk (Mr. J. H.
Gurney), and other prominent officials. Escorted by the 1st King's
Dragoon Guards the Royal visitors drove to the Castle, where they were
received by a distinguished gathering, and presented with an address by
the Corporation. The Duke having declared the building open, their Royal
Highnesses made a tour of the Museum, and were afterwards entertained to
luncheon in the Fine Art Gallery. Leaving the Castle under escort of the
Loyal Suffolk Hussars, the Duke and Duchess proceeded to the Girls'
Technical School, St. George's Plain, where they were received by the
Countess of Leicester and Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Buxton. Their Royal
Highnesses having inspected the School of Cookery, visited the Cathedral,
and thence drove to Thorpe Station, en route to Wolferton. The streets
of Norwich were decorated in honour of the visit, and in the evening the
city was illuminated. The Mayor and Mayoress held a reception at the
Cattle, and a military tattoo in which the pipers of the Scots Guards,
the depot companies of the Norfolk Regiment, and the Volunteers took
part, was given on the Recreation-ground, Earlham Road.