Norfolk Annals Volume Ii Part 63

20.-The Norwich Town Council adopted a resolution of condolence with the American nation on the death of President Garfield.

29.-Sidestrand church was consecrated by the Bishop of Norwich. "In 1846, owing to a landslip, caused by the action of the sea, considerable anxiety was felt for the safety of the old church, and a fund was started with the object of removing it to another site. About 300 was contributed, but as there seemed no immediate necessity to remove the church, the money was invested, and it was not until November, 1880, that the vestry definitely decided to build the new church. With acc.u.mulated interest, the original fund amounted to 850, and the balance of the cost of removal and restoration, which is now over 2,000, has been generously provided by the lord of the manor, Mr. Samuel h.o.a.re, who also gave the site."

OCTOBER.

4.-The church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, was re-opened after restoration, at the cost of 7,500. The contractor was Mr. G. E. Hawes, and the architect Mr. G. E. Street. The Restoration Committee decided to proceed with the work upon the tower, and a special appeal was made to the citizens to a.s.sist the completion of this great undertaking. (_See_ January 11th, 1882.)

11.-The Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Musical Festival commenced at St.

Andrew's Hall, Norwich. The _artistes_ included Madame Albani, Miss Mary Davies, Mrs. Osgood, Madame Patey, Madame Mudie-Bolingbroke, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. Barton McGuckin, Mr. Santley, Mr. Frederic King, and Mr.

Brockbank. Mr. Alberto Randegger conducted for the first time. The following productions were included in the programme: 11th, evening, "St.

Paul"; 12th, morning, "The Martyr of Antioch"; evening, "Faust"; 13th, morning, "St. Ursula" (Cowen), composed expressly for the Festival, and Racine's "Athalie"; evening, grand operatic and ballad concert, including "The Sun Wors.h.i.+ppers," composed for the Festival by A. G. Thomas; 14th, morning, "The Messiah"; evening, operatic and ballad concert, including "The Harvest Home," composed expressly for the Festival by J. F. Barnett.

14.-A hurricane, which prevailed throughout Great Britain, did great damage in the towns and villages of Norfolk. Many fine trees were uprooted, and houses unroofed; railway signal-boxes were blown down, and several s.h.i.+pping disasters occurred along the coast.

18.-The jubilee anniversary of the Eldon Club, formed in 1831, was celebrated at the Bell Hotel, Norwich, when the members dined under the presidency of Lieut.-Colonel Bignold.

21.-A girl, named Hannah Brett, was brutally murdered at Saham Toney, by an ex-convict, named Henry Stebbings. At the Norfolk a.s.sizes, on February 9th, 1882, before Mr. Justice Grove, he was found guilty and sentenced to death, but was respited, on the ground of homicidal mania.

23.-Died at Woking, Sir William Henry Ernest Bagge, Bart., of Stradsett Hall, aged 41. In default of issue, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only brother, Commander Alfred Thomas Bagge, R.N.

NOVEMBER.

1.-Salhouse church was re-opened, after restoration at the cost of 2,100.

3.-The Norwich Diocesan Conference met at Noverre's Rooms, Norwich, and the proceedings were continued on the 4th. A special meeting was held on December 19th, to consider proposals for the revision of the Education code.

-The Ven. Archdeacon Nevill was elected vicar of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, on the resignation of the Rev. Sidney Pelham.

9.-Mr. William Hunter was elected Mayor, and Mr. J. J. Winter appointed Sheriff of Norwich.

10.-Died at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, aged 53, Edmund Stephen Weller, formerly of the 16th Landers. As colonel's trumpeter, he sounded the famous charge of the regiment at Aliwal, on January 28th, 1846.

15.-The squadron of the 3rd Hussars marched from Norwich, for Aldershot.

The headquarters of the 7th Dragoon Guards, commanded by Colonel Colin Campbell, arrived on the 17th. "Since the regiment was last quartered here, Captain Mollyneaux, a former officer, obtained from the Tower of London and presented to the regiment a pair of kettledrums captured by the 7th at the battle of Dettingen, in 1743."

DECEMBER.

17.*-"A line of wire has been suspended between Messrs. Morgan's Brewery, King Street, and Mousehold House, the residence of Mr. W. H. Hackblock, who is a member of the firm." This is the first record of a telephone wire erected in Norwich. The line was constructed by the United Telephone Company.

19.-The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Holkham, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Leicester.

26.-For the first time for many years there was no pantomime at Norwich Theatre. The Christmas attraction was the appearance of Mr. George Loveday's London Folly Company, in Paul Merritt's "Rough and Ready" and Pinero's "Hester's Mystery." The company included Messrs. John Billington, E. D. Ward, E. W. Garden, Misses Ada Mellon, Emily Thorn, Eliza Johnstone, &c. At John Sanger and Son's Circus, on Castle Meadow, was produced the equestrian spectacle, "d.i.c.k Whittington and his Wonderful Cat."

1882.

JANUARY.

7.-Great discontent was caused among the agriculturists of the county by the issue of a Privy Council Order directing the closing of the markets for the sale of store stock, owing to the recurrence of foot-and-mouth disease. At a meeting of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, a resolution was adopted and forwarded to Earl Spencer, declaring "that the severe restrictions imposed on the sale of cattle in the county were uncalled-for, and that a heavy penalty inflicted upon all persons moving diseased cattle would be a sufficient protection from disease." On the 14th Mr. Edward Birkbeck, M.P., presided at a large meeting held at Norwich Corn Hall, at which resolutions were adopted protesting against "hara.s.sing and unnecessary restrictions, entailing serious loss upon the farming community"; and on the 18th a deputation appointed by the meeting waited upon Earl Spencer, with the object of obtaining relaxation of the restrictions. An important conference of the local authorities and Privy Council inspectors was held on the 21st, to discuss the state of the cattle lairs at Trowse and Lakenham, when it was resolved that as the local authorities had done all in their power to check the spread of the disease through the lairs, the Privy Council be requested to take such further steps as might seem desirable. On the 28th a telegram was received from the Privy Council, stating that the Order relating to the sale of fat beasts had been so far relaxed as to permit animals that had been offered at a public sale in a place not infected being sent within six days to the Metropolitan markets; and on February 17th the "London Gazette" announced that the restrictions in Norfolk, Ess.e.x, and Suffolk had been removed. Another outbreak occurred in December, and on the 9th of that month Norwich market was closed in respect to the sale of fat cattle. On the same day a large meeting of farmers, graziers, and dealers was held, under the auspices of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, for the purpose of supporting an application made by Mr.

Birkbeck, M.P., to the Vice-President of the Privy Council (Mr.

Mundella), "that other than the Metropolitan market be opened to fat cattle sold on Norwich Hill and at the cattle sales held in the county."

On December 23rd it was announced that the authorities of the county and city were taking energetic measures to stop the sale of store stock unless the animals had been on a farm or premises fourteen days, and persons were appointed to watch the movements of animals, with the view of detecting any evasion of the Privy Council Order. (_See_ March 17th, 1883.)

10.-Mr. J. L. Toole appeared with Mr. G. Loveday's London Folly Company at Norwich Theatre, and continued his performances on the 11th, 12th, and 13th. His characters were Barnaby Doublechick ("Upper Crust"), Spriggins ("Ici On Parle Francais"), Paul Pry, Tom Cranky ("Birthplace of Podgers"), Caleb Plummer ("Dot"), and t.i.ttums ("The Steeplechase").

11.-An "Old English Fair," in aid of the restoration fund of the church of St. Peter Mancroft, was opened at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, and continued on the 12th and 13th. A total profit of 1,880 10s. 6d.

resulted, and by the first week in March the required sum-4,000-for the completion of the work had been raised. (_See_ April 29th, 1883.)

FEBRUARY.

13.-Died at his residence, Unthank's Road, Norwich, the Rev. George Gould, minister of St. Mary's chapel, aged 63. Mr. Gould was a native of Bristol, and, on entering the Baptist ministry, took charge of the Abbey church, Abbey street, Dublin. Thence he removed to Exeter, and in the spring of 1849 succeeded the Rev. W. Brock in the Norwich pastorate. He was president of the Baptist Union in 187980, chairman of the Norwich School Board, and for several years a governor of the Grammar School and Commercial School. Mr. Gould was very decided in his religious and political opinions, and firm in upholding them; in private life he was greatly esteemed.

MARCH.

1.-A fine steamer, named the Levadia, of Newcastle, bound from s.h.i.+elds to Alexandria, with coals, was wrecked on the Middle Cross Sand, five miles off Yarmouth. Several men were drowned by the upsetting of one of the s.h.i.+p's boats, others who had lashed themselves to the masts of the vessel perished from cold and exposure, and of the crew of twenty-five a solitary survivor, Thomas Sewell, a Yarmouth man, was rescued by the Gorleston lifeboat.

2.-Mr. Arthur H. Mann, B.Mus., of New College, Oxford, organist at King's College, Cambridge, whose exercise, "Ecce h.o.m.o," had been performed on the previous day in the Sheldonian Theatre, was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Music.

7.-The first Good Friday performance of "The Messiah," took place at St.

Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Mr. F. W. B. Noverre was leader of the band, Dr.

Bunnett organist, and Dr. Hill conductor.

21.-The Norwich Town Council adopted a memorial to the Secretary of State for War, in which the War Office was pet.i.tioned to retain Norwich as a cavalry station. The Mayor, Sheriff, and the members of Parliament for the city, on May 5th, waited upon the Secretary of State for War, and urged the retention of cavalry headquarters in the city, in addition to its being made the brigade depot of the Norfolk Regiment. (_See_ March 24th, 1883.)

25.-The Spring Show of the Norfolk Agricultural a.s.sociation was held on the Lakenham Cricket Ground, Norwich.

-The Earl of Leicester performed the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Norfolk and Norwich Agricultural Hall, at Norwich. On April 27th, in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, before the Vice-Chancellor, Sir C. Hall, application was made on behalf of Mr. Philip Back for an injunction against the Corporation of Norwich and the Agricultural Hall Company, Limited, to restrain them from erecting the hall, on the ground that the Corporation had no power to let the land, which had been dedicated from time immemorial to fairs and markets. The hearing was adjourned until May 20th, when the Court refused the application; and on November 11th it was announced that Mr.

Back had consented to abandon the action. (_See_ November 16th.)

31.-In the House of Commons, the opposition of the Dean and Chapter and other residents in the Cathedral Close, Norwich, to the invasion of the precincts of the Cathedral by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway Company was successful, the company being compelled, by the strong feeling expressed against the proposed route, to withdraw that portion of their Bill affecting the Close.

APRIL.