17.—The nomination of candidates for the Eastern Division of the county took place at the Shirehall, Norwich. Lord Henry Cholmondeley and Mr. Peach were nominated by the “Pink and Purple,” and Mr. W. W. Windham and Major Keppel by the “Blue and White” party. The poll was opened on the 20th, at Norwich, Yarmouth, North Walsham, and Long Stratton, and closed on the 21st. The result, which was not officially declared until the 24th, was as follows:—Windham, 3,304; Keppel, 3,261; Peach, 2,960; Cholmondeley, 2,852. The election dinner was held at the Assembly Room, Norwich, under the presidency of the Hon. Edward Harbord.
22.—Atkins’ Menagerie was exhibited at Norwich. This was the first occasion on which a “lion tamer” appeared with a travelling menagerie in the city. In the centre of the show was introduced a large iron cage, into which the keeper entered and put the animals through their performances.
1833.
JANUARY.
4.—Lord Suffield resigned his chairmanship of the Norfolk Court of Quarter Sessions.
11.—In the Court of King’s Bench, the Sheriff of Norwich obtained a rule nisi for a criminal information against Mr. John Teasel, carpenter and builder, a Common Councilman of Norwich, for having taken away one of the poll-books at the last election at Norwich, and for attempting to tear and mutilate it. The rule was discharged on the 31st, on the defendant undertaking to answer an indictment at the ensuing Assizes. At the Norwich Assizes on March 23rd, before Mr. Justice Bolland, application was made on behalf of the defendant to have the case tried by a county jury, upon which it was ordered to stand over till the next Assizes. At the Norfolk Assizes on August 10th, before Mr. Justice Littledale, the defendant was placed upon his trial, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
16.—Died at Bracondale, Norwich, aged 80, Mrs. White, mother of Henry Kirke White.
22.—A meeting was held at the Baptist chapel, Orford Hill, Norwich, presided over by Mr. John Cozens, at which a report was made by a committee appointed “to investigate the return of Lord Stormont and Sir James Scarlett,” to the effect that sufficient evidence had been obtained to warrant the presentation of a petition to the House of Commons on account of the “undue election” of the members. The Norwich Election Petition was opened before a Committee of the House of Commons on March 20th. The examination of witnesses commenced on March 21st, and concluded on April 2nd. Counsel addressed the Committee on April 3rd, and on the same day the Chairman (Mr. Charles Shaw Lefevre) announced that the Committee had resolved—(1) That Lord Stormont and Sir James Scarlett were duly elected members for the city of Norwich. (2) That the petition of John Cozens and others was not frivolous nor vexatious. (3) That the opposition to such petition was not frivolous nor vexatious.
FEBRUARY.
1.—The portrait of Mr. T. W. Coke, painted by S. Lane, was hung in the Corn Exchange, Norwich. In celebration of the event, a dinner was held at the Norfolk Hotel, presided over by Major Case, who said his family had been tenants on the Holkham estate for 63 years, and his grandfather, who owed much to Mr. Coke, died worth £150,000.