MARCH.
20.*—[Advt.] “Dr. Johnson’s Hotel and Tavern, Bolt Court, Fleet Street. Anthony Beck, late of West Lexham, has taken the above house, and begs leave to inform his Norfolk friends and the public in
general that he has used every exertion to render it worthy their support and patronage, and to assure them that he has paid due attention to that grand desideratum of Norfolk gentlemen, wines and spirits of the best quality, and good and well-aired beds. N.B.—Within 10 minutes’ walk of Smithfield Market and the Theatres.”
20.*—“We are informed that it is in contemplation to establish a pack of foxhounds in the western part of Norfolk, and that the kennel is to be at Litcham. In consequence thereof, the largest of the Kempstone hounds will be disposed of, but the Kempstone pack will not be given up. They will return to their original standard of small beagles, which are better adapted for elderly sportsmen, and will not hunt the same day as the foxhounds do.”
22.—A public meeting was held at Yarmouth, to protest against the determination of his Majesty’s Commissioners for Building Churches to erect a church there in opposition to the desire of the inhabitants. The imposition already in force of 2s. in the pound on houses and grounds, and a duty of 2s. a chaldron on coals consumed in the town, for the support of the church and chapel, was considered oppressive.
29.—The Common Council elections, which commenced at Norwich on this date, gave the ‘Orange and Purple’ party the ascendancy. “The trade in votes was unblushingly pursued on both sides, and the prices that were given towards the close of each day’s polling were of a heavy amount.”
30.—A steeplechase took place for a silver cup valued at 30 gs., from Fritton Church to Gorleston Church, a distance of four miles. Horses were run by Mr. Hector Munro, Mr. J. Fowler, Mr. S. Palmer, and Mr. Moore. The race was won by Mr. Munro’s entry. In the evening “the gentlemen of Mr. Munro’s hunt dined at the Bear Inn, and the company were much gratified with an excellent local and appropriate song, the production of Mr. Burton, of the Norwich Theatre Royal, and repeated by that gentleman in the course of the evening with increased effect.”
APRIL.
3.—At a meeting held at the King’s Arms Inn, East Dereham, it was decided to establish a pack of foxhounds in that part of the county, and to solicit landowners to preserve foxes.
—*“Last month a number of persons left North and South Lopham in waggons, on their way to embark at Liverpool for the United States of America. Between 100 and 200 persons are emigrating from these parishes, a considerable sum of money having been borrowed on security of the rates to defray the expenses of their passage (about £6 10s. per head), and to furnish each family with the clear sum of £5 on their landing at New York.”—[Advt.] “Emigrants to North America. The Preston, A.I., Thomas Woodthorp master, burden 300 tons, being well fitted with berths between decks, and having excellent accommodation for cabin and steerage passengers, will sail from Yarmouth, on the 15th inst., for Quebec. For passage or freight apply at the Counting-house of Isaac Preston, Esq.”