7.—The Yarmouth Town Council ordered the removal of the Market Cross, upon the petition of certain inhabitants of the borough.
9.*—“Died, lately, Mr. William Read, farmer, of Dumpling Green, East Dereham. His remains were conveyed to the grave by his express desire in one of his waggons, drawn by four of his best horses, of which he prided himself in having the first in the county, and attended by an immense concourse of persons, drawn together by the novelty of the scene.”
—Mr. J. Gotobed, one of the proprietors of the Lynn coach, was fined £50 “for having driven away the coach after it had been seized by his Majesty’s officers of Excise for conveying contraband spirits.”
16.*—“Many hundred tons of oysters have been caught off Cley, where there are very extensive beds, during the last season, and sold to the Kent dealers at less than sixpence a bushel.”
19.—The Sandringham Hall Estate was sold by Mr. W. W. Simpson, at the Auction Mart, London, after a spirited competition, for £76,000. It was the property of Mr. Henry Hoste Henly.
29.—Died at Longford, Derbyshire, Mr. Edward Coke, brother of Mr. T. W. Coke, of Holkham. Mr. Coke for several Sessions represented Derby in Parliament, and was returned for Norfolk in 1807.
AUGUST.
1.—Norwich Theatre was re-opened after thorough renovation. Gas light was used for the first time. Mrs. Yates appeared as Rachael (“The Jewess”), and in the petite comedy, “An Actress of All Work,” in which she sustained six distinct characters. On the 6th Mr. Yates appeared in conjunction with his wife. Norwich Theatre was described as “one of the handsomest, most comfortable, and best lighted of the minor theatres in this kingdom.”
4.—A two-days’ cricket match, between Yorkshire and Norfolk, commenced on the Norwich Ground. Yorkshire won, by 25 runs.