20.—Elihu Burritt, “the learned blacksmith,” of Massachusetts, U.S., delivered a lecture at St. Mary’s chapel, Norwich, on “The Organic Sinfulness of all War.”
23.—A high tide overflowed the salt marshes at Wells-next-the-Sea and drowned 240 ewes, the property of Mr. Hudson, of Warham.
25.—The East Anglian Railway, from Lynn to Ely, was opened.
NOVEMBER.
9.—Mr. G. L. Coleman was elected Mayor, and Mr. James Watson appointed Sheriff of Norwich.
23.—The Queen’s Speech was, for the first time, transmitted to Norwich by electric telegraph. “Through the politeness of the Rev. A. B. Power, the superintendent of the electric telegraph along the Norfolk line, the Queen’s Speech was transmitted to us before 4 h. p.m. The transmission commenced at 2 h. 15 m. p.m., and our reporter took it down till the transmission was finished at 3 h. 45 m.”
DECEMBER.
3.—Rajah Brooke of Sarawak was entertained by his old schoolfellows of the Free Grammar School, at a dinner held at the Royal Hotel, Norwich. During his stay in Norfolk he visited the Earl of Leicester at Holkham, the Earl of Albemarle at Quidenham, and Mr. H. S. Partridge at Hockham.
7.—Died in London, aged 76, Mr. William Dalrymple, “one of the most eminent of general practitioners in chirurgery and medicine in Norwich.”
24.—Died at Yarmouth, in his 81st year, Sir George Parker, K.C.B., Admiral of the Red. He entered the Navy at a very early age, and served under his uncle, Sir Peter Parker. He took part in the capture of the Cannanon on the Malabar coast, and was senior lieutenant of the Phœnix at the capture of La Resolve, French frigate, and of the Crescent in her gallant action and capture of the Rennon in 1793, previous to which he brought to England the despatches of Admiral Cornwallis. In 1805, when commanding the Stately, he, in company with the Nassau, destroyed, after a running fight of two hours, a line of battle ship of 74 guns. He was appointed, in 1808, to the command of the squadron in the Baltic, and on his return to England he was appointed to the Aboukir (74), which he commanded in the Walcheren Expedition. In 1841 he attained the rank of Admiral of the Red.