6.*—“A female specimen of the Peregrine falcon was lately shot by Mr. Walter Roper, of Norwich, whilst it was in the act of stooping at some pigeons at Duke’s Palace Bridge. It is almost an unprecedented occurrence for a bird of retired habits like the peregrine, and so rare in Norfolk, to have been killed in the centre of a large city.”
11.—During a gale in the night, 2,000 sail of ships sought refuge in Yarmouth Roads. “To supply their wants more than £3,000 were laid out in Yarmouth on Saturday alone, and the butchers were obliged to kill every bullock, sheep, &c., that they could get.”
15.—The Hingham Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Ives, were presented with a standard by the Lord Lieutenant of the county.
20.*—“The match trade, which for many years has been an excuse for begging, is likely soon to be ruined by the superior demand for lucifers for obtaining an instantaneous light, which are now selling at so cheap a rate. One tradesman alone in Norwich (Mr. Wiles, of Exchange Street) has had delivered this week by water and land carriage 20,000 boxes.”
28.—The Chartist movement commenced in Norwich. Mr. J. R. Stephens, from Ashton, and Mr. Julian Harney addressed meetings in the Market Place in support of the “people’s charter,” which, amongst other things, demanded universal suffrage, annual Parliaments, the ballot, and the non-property qualification for members of Parliament. On the 29th a meeting was held at St. Andrew’s Hall, the use of which was granted by the Mayor.
NOVEMBER.
5.—A meeting was held at Yarmouth in furtherance of the movement for decreasing the hours of shop assistants. The employers were asked to close their shops at eight o’clock from Michaelmas to Lady Day, and at nine in the summer months, except on Saturday, when they should close at ten o’clock in the evening. Like meetings were held at Norwich and Lynn.
9.—Mr. John Marshall was elected Mayor of Norwich, and Mr. Henry Woodcock appointed Sheriff.
10.—The completion of the building of the new chimney of the Yarn Factory near Whitefriars Bridge, Norwich, “was celebrated by a band of music placed on the top playing national airs and ‘God save the Queen,’ accompanied by the workmen joining in chorus, when a flag was hoisted and several guns fired from the top. The shaft is 165 feet high, with a coping of cast-iron weighing upwards of 4 tons.” The builders were Mr. Everett Cattermoul and Mr. C. Darkins.
22.—Tom Allen, “the faithful servant of Lord Nelson,” died at Greenwich Hospital. He was born at Burnham Thorpe, in 1764, and joined the Navy in 1793. He first served on board the Agamemnon, under the command of Captain Nelson. After the death of Nelson, Allen entered the service of Sir William Boston, R.N., at Costessey, and by the influence of Sir Thomas Hardy, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, was enabled to end his days at Greenwich.