24.—The honorary freedom of the city was conferred upon Mr. R. H. Gurney, M.P., for Norwich.
—The portrait, by Clover, of Mr. B. Leman, Alderman of Norwich, was ordered to be placed in St. Andrew’s Hall.
—The Corporation of Norwich petitioned Parliament praying that the punishment of death for the crime of forgery be commuted for one less severe, and for a general revision of the penal laws.
27.—One John Larkin was apprehended at Norwich “on a strong suspicion of being the person who stole a bag containing £4,739 in notes belonging to the Fakenham bank, on August 13th, 1817, from the messenger’s gig, which was conveying it from Messrs. Gurney’s bank in Norwich.” (There is no further reference to this case.)
Died, this month, aged 100, Thomas Goodings, carpenter, of Lammas.
MARCH.
7.—Died, in her 89th year, Mrs. Mary Murray, widow of Dr. John Murray, of Norwich. “Possessing a disposition congenial with that
of her late excellent husband, her long life was distinguished by the practice of benevolence and of every Christian virtue.”
8.—A new tragedy, entitled “Bertha,” written by Mr. Edward Ball, of Norwich, was produced for the first time at Norwich Theatre.
—A public meeting was held at the Guildhall, Norwich, at which a subscription was raised for the relief of the distressed inhabitants of the Scilly Islands. It amounted to £315.