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Extracts from July 19th 1783

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September 2005

Norfolk Chronicle Extracts from July 19th 1783

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.

Note: the Norfolk Chronicle was published in Norwich. When no place is referred to exactly, or the term "this city" is used, Norwich is the place referred to. Similarly, mentions of "the Castle", the City Gaol" etc refer to institutions in Norwich.

Page 2, column 2

Yesterday the Rev. Mr John Towers ALLEN was instituted, by the Lord Bishop of Norwich, to the Vicarage of Barwick, in Norfolk, on the presentation of Mrs Ann GLOVER.

On Saturday last, Gilbert BROWNSMITH, citizen and silk-mercer, and one of the Common-council for Mancroft Ward, was unanimously elected by the Mayor, Sheriffs and Aldermen, to be one of the Sheriffs of this city and county, for the year ensuing; he has appointed Mr William FESTER, attorney at law, his Under Sheriff.

Page 2, column 3

Notwithstanding the appearance of rain that has prevailed for some days past, the country has yet to receive that much-wanted blessing; and although vegetation be almost at a stand, the harvest is expected to be early and plentiful. The unusual appearance of the atmosphere is dispelled, but there yet wants the assistance of elementary fluid to clarify the air.

From the circumstance of the accounts given in the London papers of violent tempests at Yarmouth and Lynn being totally false, we are induced to believe that more than half the terrifying details that have been lately published are equally void of truth. What interest or entertainment people can have in propagating such marvellous stories, is, to us, inexplicable ? It is the licentiousness, and not the liberty of the press that such miscreants contend for in peaceable times.

We hear from Yarmouth, that on Friday last a gratuity of fifty pounds a year, for life, was (upon a motion of William PALGRAVE, Esq., Mayor) unanimously voted by the Corporation, in full assembly, to the Rev. Mr WHITE, senior Chapel Minister in that town, as a testimony of their respect for his general clerical duties. A benefaction which reflects the highest honour on the donors; for rare, very rare, as is the merit of the venerable Divine, yet still more rare are the instances of so unsolicited and unexpected a reward.

Yesterday morning was married at St Andrew's church, Mr FISHER of London-lane, to Miss SPURLING of Great Baddow.

Yesterday se'nnight died, at Wymondham, in the 61st year of her age, Mrs Frances RANSOME.

On the 10th inst. Mr Robert SMITH, a considerable farmer at Burlingham, in this county, dropped down in a fit, and immediately expired. -- Mr SMITH left five children, and dying intestate, his real estate devolves to his eldest son, who has, much to his credit, proposed to make the same provision for the younger branches of the family, that he had frequently heard his father declare it was his intention to do.

On Sunday last an inquisition was taken at Thorpe, before Thomas MARKS, Gent., on view of the body of Robert BISHOP, who, in company with three other persons, was sailing in a boat on the river Wenson, near Mr BOAR's house, when, by a sudden gust of wind, (the main sheet being imprudently made fast, and the boat at that instant coming upon a tack) it overset, and the said Robert BISHOP, notwithstanding all possible assistance, was unfortunately drowned. -- The Jury found their verdict accidental death and the boat a deodand of the value of 6 pence.

On Monday evening was unfortunately drowned, as he was bathing in the river at Coltishall, Master Richard SUCKLING, youngest son of Capt. Lieut. SUCKLING, late of the West Norfolk militia. The assistance of the faculty was immediately had, and continued with unremitted attention for a long time, but proved ineffectual. -- On Tuesday the Coroner took an inquest on the body, and the Jury brought in their verdict Accidental Death.

Wednesday one Martin CROWN, a shoe-maker, was found dead on the road at Beetley, near Dereham.

On Tuesday night last or early on Wednesday morning, the dwelling-house of Mr John TALBOT, of St Stephen's, in this city, was broke into, and robbed of plate, and other articles to a considerable amount.

On Saturday last George THURSTON, servant to Mr James MOORE, of Colney, was convicted before Charles WESTON, Esq., one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, of riding upon his cart, without having any person to guide the same, and paid the penalty inflicted by the law for the same offence.

Thursday ended the Sessions for the county of Norfolk, when John FREEZER, charged with unlawfully and maliciously maiming and wounding one ewe sheep, ordered to remain in prison till the next assizes; John GOLDSPINK, found guilty of stealing several horse-shoes, to be imprisoned a fortnight in the Castle, and then to be publicly whipped at North Walsham market; John DALLISTON, charged with stealing corn, discharged; Barnaby SPAULL, for leaving his family for several years chargeable to the parish, to be committed for five months in the Castle. Several others for different misdemeanours were dealt with according to the Law.

On Thursday last was committed to the castle, by Roger KERRISON, Esq., James BROOKE, late of Field Dalling, on a violent suspicion of stealing two horses; one on the 23d of May last from out of the parish of Bale, the other on the 7th of this month from out of the parish of Barney, in this county, both which horses he sold at a public-house in Norwich; one on the 24th of May last, and the other on the 8th of this month.

Page 2, columns 3 & 4

Advice to Farmers.

The time is now at hand in which you ought to expect another visit from the turnip fly, the same which committed such devastations in your fields last year, and very probably they will be as numerous in this. You ought, therefore, to watch their approach, and to take the best methods you can to destroy them, which will be easiest done in their caterpillar state. At their first coming the caterpillars will be very small, green, and nearly the colour of the leaves; their bodies will be quite transparent, very tender, and, but for the integuments, in almost a fluid state, therefore the smallest pressure upon them would put an end to their being. In which case I need not suggest to you the use of the roll slowly passing over them; but it is to be feared you will very seldom have an opportunity of putting this method into practice, because the eggs from which they proceed are deposited in parcels, at different periods of time, from the same flies, and, consequently, there will be a succession of broods, so that you will see black and green caterpillars frequently together upon the same plant.
     Those which have turned black have gained too great a degree of firmness to be much affected by the roll, and, therefore, your best way then will be to employ children and women to collect them. -- Ducks cannot always be had, and if they could, they would be of little use to you; for however greedily they might devour them at first, they would soon grow sick of their diet, and would ramble in search of water and a change of food, and while the keeper is engaged in running after one straggler, he may loose two others for it; and, perhaps, at the close of the day, might have done you as much good with his own fingers as they had done with all their mouths put together.
     But if it should happen that you cannot, by any means, prevent your turnips from being devoured close to their crowns, never plough them up; for last year's experience is sufficient to convince you that they will throw out fresh leaves again, and become a better crop than any you can get upon a second sowing.
     [signed] Henry BRYANT, Clerk.
     Heydon, July 7, 1783.

Page 2, column 4

Caution to Recruiting Parties.

Whereas several private Men belonging to the East Norfolk Regiment of Militia, have, without the Knowledge and Consent of their Officers, or any lawful authority whatsoever, offered, and actually inlisted [sic] themselves into his Majesty's other Forces, under Pretence that their Time of Service will be expired before the Regiment is ordered to assemble for annual Exercise. -- That all Persons concerned may be apprized [sic] of the Militia Law in these Cases, and to prevent, in future, such illegal Practices, tending to deprive his Majesty of one Year out of three, of any Militia Man's Term of Service, the following Extract is here inserted, and which the commanding Officer, (however disposed in other Respects, and as far as in his Power lies, either to assist the Recruiting Service, or to accommodate the Militia Man) will certainly think it his Duty to enforce.
     G. III. c. 17. -- "If any Officer, Serjeant, or other Person, recruiting for Men to inlist [sic] and serve in his Majesty's other Forces, shall wilfully and knowingly inlist any Person, who, at the Time of such inlisting [sic], shall be inrolled [sic] and engaged to serve in the Militia, every such inlisting shall be deemed null and void. And if any Militia Man shall deny to such recruiting Officer, or other Person, that he is, at the Time of his offering to enlist, a Militia Man, then actually inrolled [sic], and engaged to serve, (which the said Officer, or other Person, is hereby required to ask any Man offering to inlist) and shall inlist in his Majesty's other Forces, he shall, on Conviction, on the Oath of one Witness, before one Justice for the Place where such Person was inrolled to serve in the Militia, be committed to the common Gaol of such Place for any Time not exceeding six Months, over and above any Penalty or Punishment to which he shall otherwise by liable by Law; and from the Day on which his Engagement to serve in the Militia shall end, and not sooner, shall belong to the Corps of his Majesty's other Forces into which he shall have been so inlisted. S.18.
     By Order of Col. Sir John WOODEHOUSE, Bt.
     William TAPP, Adjutant.

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.