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17.-St. Faith's Fair commenced. ”John Dunn, the clerk of St. John Maddermarket, Norwich, and who for the last 46 years acted as the leader of the men who chaired the Whig members at their election, attended St.

Faith's Fair for the 76th time, without intermission, having been carried to St. Faith's when he was two years old.” Dunn died January 20, 1813.

24.*-(Advt.) ”Norwich and Ipswich New Post Coach through Scole, Eye, Debenham, and Helmingham, by W. Norbrook, sets off from the Greyhound, in Norwich, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat.u.r.day mornings at eight o'clock, arrives at the Old White Hart Inn, Ipswich, the same evening, whence it sets off every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at eight o'clock, and arrives at Norwich the same evening.”

29.-A branch of the Norfolk and Norwich Auxiliary Bible Society was formed at Yarmouth; branches were established at about this date at Wymondham, Downham Market, and other towns.

31.*-”A few days since the Norwich Expedition Coach was robbed of bank notes to the amount of 500.” A man, named Silvester, who presented 140 worth of the notes at a London bank, was arrested on suspicion.

NOVEMBER.

1.-James Parsons, a farrier, in the employment of Mr. Richard Watson, veterinary surgeon, Norwich, was buried with ”veterinary and masonic”

ceremonies at St. Gregory's Church, in the presence of 2,000 persons.

The procession was headed by two farriers with white ap.r.o.ns, and their implements bound with white ribbons and reversed. ”The corpse was carried by six brethren of a lodge called the Stags Lodge, in their regalia, the sword, middle ap.r.o.n, and collar laid on the pall. His favourite horse which he rode for many years, covered with black velvet, the boots and spurs across, was led behind. The head stall and bridle were adorned with white roses and facings, he dying a bachelor.” At the conclusion of the service ”a solemn dirge was sung which much gratified many hundreds of persons.”

5.-Died, Thomas Gill, aged 86, fifty-two years s.e.xton of St. Margaret's, Norwich. ”He had been five times married, never had any children, and buried all his wives.”

13.-Whilst the bells of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, were ringing on the occasion of the receipt of the intelligence of the defeat of the French by the Russians, and of the recapture of Moscow, the Prince Regent pa.s.sed through the city from Houghton on his way to Saxmundham. His Royal Highness changed horses at the Angel Inn, but did not alight. On the 14th the Duke of Clarence, accompanied by the Earl of Yarmouth, arrived at Norwich, and after dining at the Angel Inn, proceeded to join the Prince Regent at Saxmundham.

15.-The Duke of Cambridge pa.s.sed through Fakenham, from Houghton, on his way to join a shooting party at Blickling, the seat of Lord Suffield.

17.-Died, at Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, in his 75th year, Mr. Edward Jerningham. ”Although all his family were of the Roman Catholic religion he very early conformed to the Protestant faith, and remained in it till his death, having received the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England. He was a good scholar and an elegant poet.”

21.-A fully-rigged vessel, built for Mr. John Bloom, was launched from the s.h.i.+p-yard of Mr. Parker at Wells-next-the-Sea. ”Seven s.h.i.+ps in the harbour belonging to Mr. Bloom, dressed in their colours, fired a royal salute as the s.h.i.+p went off.”

23.-Died at his house, Tombland, Norwich, Mr. Edward Colman, one of the surgeons of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. He served the office of Sheriff in 1795. ”Having been for twenty-four years a member of the Friars' Society the brethren held a special conclave, when appropriate compositions in prose and verse were delivered, and his obituary medal was deposited in the sepulchral urn.”

28.-Died at Cheltenham, in his 74th year, the Rev. George William Lukin, LL.D., Dean of Wells, forty-nine years rector of Felbrigg and Aylmerton, and half-brother to the Right Hon. William Windham.

-Equestrian entertainments commenced at Harper's Pantheon, Norwich, under the management of Mr. R. Key.

DECEMBER.

3.-Intelligence received at Yarmouth of the defeat of the French Army in Russia. On the arrival at Norwich of the coaches conveying the news, the bells of St. Peter Mancroft were rung.

17.-Further celebrations took place at Norwich on the receipt of the intelligence of the victories obtained by the Russians over the two divisions of the French Army, commanded by Marshals Daoust and Ney.

20.-Died, aged 101, Thomas Armstrong, of West Dereham, upwards of 40 years clerk of the parish.

25.-On Christmas Day ”the Corporation of Thetford a.s.sembled, according to custom, at the house of the Mayor (Mr. L. S. Bidwell), and after partaking of an elegant cold collation, attended divine service at St.

Peter's Church.”

26.*-”In the Court of King's Bench last week an action was brought by Mr.

Bignold, banker of Norwich, against Mr. Waterhouse, one of the coach proprietors, at Lad Lane, for the loss of a parcel containing bills and notes to a considerable amount. The Solicitor-General, for the defendant, produced a notice in which he stated that he would not hold himself responsible for parcels above the value of 5. The judge held this to be a good defence, and non-suited the plaintiff.”

In the course of this year upwards of 1,400 persons were vaccinated in Norwich.