NOVEMBER.
9.—Mr. Freeman was elected Mayor, and Mr. George Lovick Coleman appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
25.—Mr. Murray announced the publication of “The Correspondence of William Taylor of Norwich (author of ‘English Synonyms’) with Robert Southey, Esq., from 1791 to 1830, with a memoir of his life and works,” by J. W. Robberds.
DECEMBER.
2.—A meeting of landowners, agriculturists, and merchants of the county, presided over by the High Sheriff (Mr. Tyssen), approved the
scheme of the Norwich and Brandon Railway, expounded by Mr. G. P. Bidder. The estimated cost was £380,000, to be raised in 19,000 shares of £20 each. (See July 29th, 1845.)
9.—The first person in Norwich to advertise “patent photographic portraits” was Mr. Beard, of the Royal Bazaar. These likenesses were stated to be “surprisingly correct,” and severe chemical tests proved that they would “last to infinity.” The prices ranged from one to two guineas.
—Mr. George Pinson, Governor of Gressenhall Workhouse, was selected by the visiting justices Governor of the County Gaol at Norwich Castle, in succession to Mr. Johnson, resigned.
15.—Died in St. Peter Southgate, Norwich, John Smith, gardener, aged 102.
16.—The improvement of Briggs’ Street, Norwich, was completed, and the Paving Commissioners were paid £700 by the trustees of the D’Oyley fund.