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Maccomo, the "Lion King," 98, 173; narrow escape at Norwich, 111.

Mace, Jim, 16, 112, 113, 389.

,, Pooley, 138, 150.

Magistrate fined for assault, 225.

Magistrates' clerks: death, of Mr. Wm. Day, 169; appointment of Mr. G. B. Kennett, 170; resignation, 412; Mr. W. R. Cooper appointed, 412.

Magistrates, Norwich, complaints about, 70.

,, appointment of, 436.

,, Yarmouth, appointment of at, 72.

Male attire assumed by a female servant, 58.

Malt Tax, 134, 141, 146, 311.

Man _v._ horse, 189, 221.

Mann, Arthur H., admitted Doctor of Music, 327.

Manufactures, Norwich, 48, 50, 69, 101, 131, 414.

Marching column of 1st V.B.N.R., 460.

,, Norfolk Artillery, 512.

Market Cross at North Walsham, 57.

,, tolls inquiries, 396.

Marriage Law Defence Union, 334.

Marriages: Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Julia Coke, 135; Earl of Dunmore and Lady Gertrude Coke, 157; Mr. Robert Clements and Lady Winifrid Coke, 235; Colonel Buller and Lady Anne Coke, 238; the Hon. H. Strutt and Lady Margaret Coke, 240; Earl of Leicester and the Hon. Georgiana Cavendish, 257; Earl of Lichfield and Lady Mildred Coke, 290; Viscount Lewisham and Lady Mary Coke, 305.

,, (Royal): Princess Royal, 70; Princess Alice and the Grand Duke of Hesse, 115; Prince of Wales, 121; Princess Louise, 210; Duke of Edinburgh, 238; Duke of Connaught, 296; Princess Louise and the Earl of Fife, 403; Duke of York and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, 443; Princess Maud and Prince Charles of Denmark, 471.

Mathematician in humble life, 23.

Mayoral entertainments, 403, 449, 451, 454, 481.

Mayor, alleged wrongful election of, 17.

,, elected by his casting vote, 9.

,, of Norwich insulted, 10; death of, 460.

Mayors, election of 8, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 68, 80, 90, 101, 109, 118, 129, 138, 152, 164, 171, 182, 195, 206, 216, 228, 236, 248, 259, 271, 281, 291, 304, 315, 324, 331, 343, 351, 361, 374, 385, 395, 405, 415, 424, 436, 445, 454, 466, 474, 484, 494, 504, 514.

Mathews, Charles, 44, 119, 277.

Mattishall church rate case, 154.

McCalmont, Col., adopted candidate for East Norfolk, 442.

Medical officer charged with fraud, 243.

Medical Officer of Health: Mr. T. W. Crosse appointed, 229.

Melton, winner of the Derby, 357; Liverpool Cup, 375.

Member of Parliament as actor, 80.

Memorial brass stolen, 79.

,, to Bishop of Norwich, 496.

Menagerie, fight between tigers at, 362; foolhardy feat at, 385.

Menageries, 37, 56, 81, 92, 98, 103, 111, 120, 171, 173, 184, 230, 272, 293, 362, 385.

,, accidents at, 98, 111.

Mendham, W. L., appointed Town Clerk, 47; death, 267.

"Messiah," first Good Friday performance of, 327.

Meteor, 270.

Meteorological Society, Norwich, 202.

Middle Level inundations, 113; litigation, 114, 120, 132, 144, 165.

,, sluice opened, 282.

"Midsummer Night's Dream," 455.

Mild weather in winter, 82, 83, 131, 207, 396.

Military and Naval exhibition, 482.

,, balls, 230, 397, 420, 475, 499.

Military riot at Yarmouth, 105.

,, tournaments, 254, 277, 285, 375, 386, 399, 407, 420, 450, 469.

Militia: raising of regiments, 15; trainings, 21, 31, 38; barracks, 28; colours presented to West Norfolk Regiment, 42; West Norfolk Regiment at Aldershot and Dublin, 42; arrival at Norwich, 51; West Norfolk Regiment at Chester, Liverpool, and Stockport, 69; 4th Battalion staff transferred to Norwich 392.

,, Artillery, 23, 28, 31, 39.

Miraculous escape at Swaffham, 18.

Mirage at Yarmouth, 221.

Missionary Loan exhibition, 488.

Monasticism at Norwich, 130, 132, 133, 187, 267.

Monkton, Lady, 404.

Montgomery, Walter (actor), 45, 48; death, 214.

Moody, D. L., 435.

Morley, Mr. A., at Norwich, 450.

Morley, Mr. John, at Norwich, 380.

Mounted Rifles, Norwich, 104, 163, 172.

Mountjoy, pedestrian, 75.

Mousehold Heath: common rights, 124; Dean and Chapter offer to give up their rights, 140; agreement confirmed, 310; management scheme adopted, 321; action in the High Court, 338; Royal assent given to the scheme, 346; relief works, 365; opening of new road, 369.

,, rifle range, 98.

Mower, Charles, pedestrian, 121.

Mulbarton common rights, 143.

Mundella, M.P., Mr., at Norwich, 404.

Municipal buildings, proposed, 494, 501.

,, election petition, 273.

Murder, remarkable confession of, 7.

Murders, 4, 6, 30, 128, 169, 185, 261, 265, 280, 320, 324, 328, 355, 361, 365, 372, 374, 375, 377, 406, 443, 461, 489, 512, 514.

Murder trials, 40, 190, 243, 265, 280, 320, 324, 374, 375, 377, 406, 443, 476, 489.

Murray, Dr. John, portrait of, 499.

Museum, Norfolk and Norwich: theft from, 89; Gurney portrait at, 110; Lombe collection, 234; closing of the old buildings, 451.

Musical Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Triennial, 15, 34, 67, 99, 127, 162, 194, 226, 257, 289, 324, 351, 384, 414, 444, 472, 502.

Musical ride, 254.

Music Hall, 34.

,, Norwich School of, 450.

,, Royal College of, 328.

"Mute of malice," 509.

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Nansen, Dr., at Norwich, 486.

National Fisheries exhibition opened by Prince of Wales, 319.

,, Insurance, 332.

National poor rate, 63, 71, 81.

,, Union of Women Workers, 494.

Nelson memorial at Burnham Thorpe, 423, 463.

,, monument, Yarmouth; fatal fall from, 124; Scotch fisherman's feat on, 259.

,, statue, Norwich, 10, 48.

Newspaper Act, 42.

Nilsson, Mdlle. Christine, 195, 245.

Ninth East Norfolk Regiment, 218; memorial window at Norwich Cathedral, 420.

Nisbet, Rev. E. M., installed Canon, 172.

"Nita's First," 353.

"Norfolk Chronicle," centenary of, 106; libel summons applied for, 390.

Norfolk Hotel sold, 135.

"Norfolk News," libel action against the, 94.

Norfolk Volunteer Service Association, 114.

Norman's charity, 331, 341.

"Norwich," G.E.R. steamship launched, 335.

Norwich, Aylsham, and Cromer Railway, 88.

,, building sites, value of, 51.

,, Castle: letter from Mr. John Gurney, _re_ acquisition of, 343; deputation to the Home Secretary and purchase of the buildings, 345; suggested conversion into a museum, 373; keys transferred to the Mayor and Corporation, 381; opening of gardens, 401; of museum, 422.

,, Central Conservative Club, 267, 276, 284.

,, Corporation Bill, 397.

,, Dispensary, 286.

,, Free Library lectures, 416.

,, Improvement Act, 303.

,, Public Library, centenary of, 333.

,, Union Fire Insurance Society, centenary of, 480.

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Obstructing a railway train, 410.

O'Connor, Mr. T. P., at Norwich, 398.

Octagon chapel, Norwich, 50.

Octo-centenary of Norwich Cathedral, 470, 471.

Oddfellows' A.M.C. at Norwich, 63; Lynn, 309; jubilee, 364; dinner to Grand Master Flowers, 435.

"Old World exhibition" at Norwich, 378.

Omnibus Company, Norwich, 298.

Ontario, wreck of the, 138.

Opera at Norwich Theatre, 53, 76, 106, 114, 135, 143, 157, 167, 177, 180, 190, 201, 204, 235, 265, 269, 289, 313, 329, 346, 356, 429.

,, bouffe, 219, 221, 232.

,, comic, by children, 318.

Operatic Union, Norwich, 91, 102.

Organ at St. Andrew's Hall, 314, 333.

Organs, church, 158, 160, 199, 254, 267, 276, 280, 378.

Organists, Cathedral, 281, 317, 363.

Overend, Gurney and Co., 158, 184.

Overstrand church, 170.

Oratorio of "Nehemiah," 297.

Ordnance Survey, 394.

Orford, Lord, and the Bible Society, 63.

Organophonic Band, Hoffman's, 48, 76.

Ormesby Broad catastrophe, 463.

"Our Boys," 277, 343.

Outrage at Diss, 106.

Owen, George, manager of Norwich Theatre, 109.

Oxford, Bishop of, at Norwich, 76.

Oxford Hotel, purchase at Norwich, 268.

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Paderewski in Norwich, 444, 456, 497.

Paget, Sir James, presented with an address, 214.

Pallas' sand grouse, 125.

Panoramas, 18, 51.

Pantomime companies, touring, 333.

Pantomimes, 27, 38, 47, 56, 69, 80, 92, 103, 111, 120, 131, 140, 153, 165, 173, 184, 196, 207, 217, 229, 237, 250, 262, 272, 282, 293, 305, 317.

Parachute descents, 402.

Parish clerk of Woodbastwick, 438.

Parish Councils, 455.

Parliamentary costs paid from rates, 8.

Parliamentary Divisions of Norfolk, 167, 178.

Passengers' communication, 140.

Pasteur treatment, 412.

Paston Grammar School, 242.

,, Letters, 105.

Pastoral plays, 381, 434, 450, 471, 489.

Patriotic Fund, 36.

Patteson, Mr. H. S., elected leader of Conservative party, 461; complimentary banquet and presentation, 468; resignation of leadership, 485; death, 487.

Patteson, Mr. Justice, retires from the Bench, 10.

Patti, Madame, at Norwich, 129, 434.

Paul, Dawson, presentation to Mr. and Mrs., 373; silver wedding, 443.

Pedestrian follower of hounds, 30.

Pedestrianism, 24, 31, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75, 110, 118, 121, 124, 221, 243, 295, 311.

Pelham memorial throne, 460; effigy, 470.

Pennington, Mr. W. H., 275.

Pepper's Ghost, 122.

Peto, Mr., created a baronet, 39.

Phillips, Frederick Lawrence: accident at Norwich Theatre, 4; benefit performances, 5; proprietor of "The Shades," 34; new plays by, 55; action against William Harper Stewardson, 257; death, 304.

Phillips', Mrs., farewell performance, 48.

Phonograph, 401.

Photographic Society, 32.

Photography, 80.

Piccolomini, Mdlle., at Norwich, 54.

Pigott, Mr. Paynton, appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Norfolk, 247; Chief Constable, 311; presentation to, 482.

Pigtail, 132.

Pike, large, 306.

"Pink Dominoes," 286.

Pin Money, 139.

Pitt and Hamilton's Comedy Company, 270, 284.

Playing Fields and Open Spaces Committee, 423, 450, 483.

Pleuro-pneumonia, 404.

Ploughing by steam, 62.

Ploughing matches: All England and Norfolk, 215.

Ploughs, trials of, 142.

Plucking of live geese, 483.

Plumstead church destroyed by fire, 424.

Poisoning, charges of, 11.

Police force, Norwich City, 3, 22, 39.

,, new uniform, 39.

Political ascendency in Norwich Town Council, 100.

Political coercion on the Holkham estate denounced by the Earl of Leicester, 149.

Poor, entertainments to the, 344, 424.

Poor-law Amendment Bill (Norwich), 121.

Poor-law Conference, 259.

Poor-rate, proposed national, 63, 71, 81.

Poor Removal Act, 112.

Porpoise killed in the Yare, 337.

Postmasters of Norwich: Mr. B. V. Winch appointed, 205; death, 417; Mr. B. N. Thoms appointed, 418; Mr. Sturgeon appointed, 418.

Presbyterian church, Norwich, 245.

Presentations, 3, 14, 21, 50, 55, 64, 66, 71, 76, 79, 82, 85, 93, 124, 134, 152, 168, 192, 194, 215, 222, 226, 227, 232, 238, 258, 262, 269, 273, 275, 284, 287, 311, 329, 335, 348, 361, 373, 385, 387, 396, 404, 411, 419, 429, 443, 464, 464, 482, 468, 469, 470, 472, 482, 487, 491, 502.

Primrose League, 357, 381, 389, 393, 422.

Prince Albert Victor, 339, 342, 354, 357.

Prince Bonaparte Jerome at Gressenhall Workhouse, 99.

"Prince Bonta Workey," 184.

Prince Consort, death of the, 111.

Prince of Wales: coming of age of, 118; marriage of, 121; visits to Holkham Park, 141, 153, 165, 173, 196, 230, 251, 272, 325; visits to Merton Hall, 141, 206, 236, 271, 332; visits to Gunton Park, 152, 194, 196, 207; visits to Norwich, 163, 194, 207, 271, 299, 315, 319, 331, 351, 367, 370, 371, 460, 473, 510; Oakley park, 164; Lynn, 192, 222, 355, 415; Yarmouth, 221, 299, 321, 357, 379, 460, 499; opens West Norfolk Junction Railway, 153; opens New Dock at Lynn, 192; illness of, 216; recovery and thanksgiving, 217; president of the Norfolk Agricultural Association, 222; lays foundation stone of County School, 232; receives the Czarewitch of Russia at Sandringham, 248; presentation on return from India, 273; opens Yarmouth Town Hall, 328; visits to Melton Park, 315, 351, 415; Didlington Park, 396; Elveden, 228, 236; lays foundation stone of Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 299; opens Agricultural Hall, Norwich, 331; receives Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, 336; silver wedding, 390; at the Sandringham sales, 402; in record railway run, 419; presides at Norfolk Artillery dinner, 437; at Shernbourne church, 495; receives German Emperor at Sandringham, 504; inspects Loyal Suffolk Hussars, South African detachment, 506; at opening of Jenny Lind Infirmary, Norwich, 510.

Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, 82, 97, 241.

Prince's Street Lecture Hall, Norwich, 317.

"Princess of Trebizonde," 219.

Princess Louise at Norwich, 473; marriage of, 210.

Princess Victoria of Wales confirmed, 367.

Prior Melton at Norwich, 336, 407.

Prison Governors, 259, 304.

,, new, at Norwich, 381.

,, escape from, 389.

Prisons, amalgamation of county, 259.

Prize fights, 16, 138, 150.

Proportional Representation Society, 356.

Public Health Act (1848), 7; (1872), 229.

Public-house Closing Act, 138.

Public-houses, early closing of, 34, 224.

Pulpits at Norwich Cathedral, 420, 421.

Pump Street Norwich, 106.

Pusey memorial, 332.

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Quarter Sessions, Norfolk, 1, 28, 58, 89, 453; chairmen of, 308, 329.

,, Norwich, 20, 89, 115, 280.

Queen's birthday celebrated, 85, 95, 124, 135, 143, 159, 168, 178, 191, 202, 212, 221, 233, 241, 266, 309, 379, 480.

Queen of Denmark at Norwich, 163.

Queen's visit to Sandringham, 401.

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Rabies, 412.

Race meeting, 65.

Rachael, Madame, and Lord Ranelagh, 178.

Railways: ruinous competition, 24; proposed line from Tivetshall to Harleston, 27; Eastern Counties (Amalgamation of Railways) Bill, 31; accident near Thetford, 38; flooded, 38; unsatisfactory state of, 46; litigation under the Norwich and Lowestoft Navigation Act, 53, 70; accident near Harling, 56; transit rates, 59; Wells and Fakenham, 69; Berney Arms station litigation, 102; amalgamation of, 112; accident on the Lynn and Hunstanton, 126; proposed Norwich, Aylsham, and Cromer line, 88 (afterwards known as the East Norfolk Railway), 129, 135, 151, 205, 247, 276; passengers' communication, 140; narrow escape of a train, 145; West Norfolk Junction Railway opened by Prince of Wales, 153; Victoria Station, Norwich, 159; trains impeded by snow, 166, 317; Watton and Swaffham, 190; Wensum Valley (proposed), 205; new station at Lynn, 210; Norwich and Aylsham (proposed), 220; Thorpe accident, 244, 245, 252, 253; Yarmouth and Stalham (or North Norfolk), 258, 279, 287, 321; proposed Central Norfolk, 258; Lynn and Fakenham, 281, 309, 327, 332; killed at Wells station, 299; East Norfolk, 313, 327; express service, 330; Acle and Yarmouth, 335; Eastern and Midland extension to Holt, 350; Thorpe Station, Norwich, opened, 368; train obstruction at East Winch, 410; fast railway run, 419; second class tickets abolished, 438; projected in South Norfolk, 465, 488; North Walsham to Mundesley, 489; restaurant cars on G.E.R., 498; proposed light railway from Norwich to Dereham, 506.

Rains, heavy, 301, 302, 402, 403, 404, 435, 476.

Ranelagh, Lord, and Madame Rachel, 178.

Rare birds, 51, 54, 57, 125, 164, 191, 199.

Rarey at Norwich, 96.

Rate collectors, 176, 474.

Rating, 1, 8, 500.

Rats eaten alive, 131.

Ray's bream, 465.

Read, Clare Sewell, wins prizes for agricultural essays, 41; advocates peripatetic agricultural shows, 103; McCormick's reaper at the Plumstead farm, 117; Malt Tax Association, 141; returned to Parliament as a Malt Tax repealer, 146; the cattle plague, 148, 246; first chairman of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, 162; returned for South Norfolk, 184, 239; on compulsory education, 198; on county rates, 208; president of Norfolk Agricultural Society, 213; appointed Permanent Secretary of Local Government Board, 239; at Poor-law conference, 259; resigns Local Government Board appointment, 261; national testimonial presented, 262; establishment of Norwich Fat Cattle Show, 274; evidence _re_ importation of foreign cattle, 278; motion for forming a Diocesan Conference, 290; on road management, 297; speaks in the House of Commons on agricultural depression, 300; visit to America, 302; Farmers' Alliance, 306; defeated by Mr. R. T. Gurdon, 308; motion on the malt tax, 311; foot and mouth disease, 316, 318, 344; opening of the North Norfolk Railway, 321; road maintenance, 323; unopposed return for West Norfolk, 345; agricultural depression, 353, 436; contests Norwich, 370; with British Dairy Farmers' Association, 391; criticism of the Agricultural Holdings' Act, 406; relinquishes farming in Norfolk, 467; farewell to Honingham _ibid_; presented with portrait, 482.

Reaping machines introduced, 77; trial of McCormick's reaper, 117.

Re-assessment of Norwich properties, 500.

Recorders of Norwich: death of Mr. Prendergast, Q.C., 82; appointment of Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., 83; death, 249; appointment of Mr. J. W. Metcalfe, Q.C., 250; death, 437; Mr. Kemp, Q.C., appointed, 437.

Redenhall bell foundry, 316.

Re-distribution of seats, 167, 178, 349, 354.

Reed, German, at Norwich, 68, 70, 90, 269, 288.

Reeves, Sims, at Norwich, 297, 410.

Reffley wood celebration, 5.

Reform Act, first election under new, 182.

Reformatories, 65, 365.

Regiment, 54th, West Norfolk, 174.

Regiments (Cavalry): 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards, 163, 443, 444, 450, 453, 455, 460, 463, 464; 2nd Dragoon Guards, 5, 12; 3rd Dragoon Guards, 192, 234, 233, 242; 5th Dragoon Guards, 108, 112; 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers), 23, 29, 257, 265, 267; 7th Dragoon Guards, 215, 221, 230, 232, 325, 329, 464, 467, 469, 471, 475, 480, 489, 490; 1st Dragoons (Royals), 268, 277; 3rd Hussars, 318, 319, 325; 4th Light Dragoons (afterwards 4th Hussars), 12, 343, 351, 360; 5th Lancers, 117, 121, 125, 277, 283, 285, 286, 287; 6th Dragoons (Inniskillings), 309, 312, 315; 7th Hussars, 244, 252, 254, 257, 494, 498, 506, 509; 8th Hussars, 414, 420, 443; 10th Hussars, 99; 11th Hussars, 3, 5; 13th Hussars, 150, 156, 361, 369, 509, 510; 15th Light Dragoons (afterwards 15th Hussars), 67, 68, 76, 108, 170, 177; 16th Lancers, 137, 143, 144; 18th Hussars, 127, 135, 136; 19th Hussars, 369, 370, 375, 379, 381, 386, 390; 20th Hussars, 390, 397, 399, 407, 412; 21st Hussars, 287, 289, 290; Royal Horse Artillery, 76, 96, 180, 191, 193, 202, 212, 214; Royal Artillery, 36, 40, 57, 67.

Relief subscriptions, 39, 67, 103, 166, 365, 416.

,, works on Mousehold Heath, 365.

Religious services at Norwich Theatre, 102.

Remarkable career, 5.

Reredos at Letheringsett, 509.

Reserve Squadron at Yarmouth, 225.

Restaurant cars on the G.E.R., 498.

Restitution of stolen money, 58.

Revivalism, 133.

Revolting performance at Norwich, 131.

Rifle shooting, 111, 114, 158, 391.

Riots, 3, 49, 105, 376, 453.

Ritualistic practices, 133, 484.

River pollution, 166.

Riverside Road, Norwich, 415.

Rivers, preservation of order on, 445.

Robinson, Miss, "lady preacher," 187.

Roebuck, Captain Disney, 233.

Rontgen rays, 468.

Rood beam at St. John Timberhill, 452.

Roman Catholic church, Norwich, 433, 451.

Rosebery, Earl of, visits Postwick, 202; at Norwich, 400.

Roundabouts, worked by steam, 140.

Rousby, Mr. and Mrs., at Norwich, 233.

Route march of Norfolk Artillery Militia, 512.

Rowing, 8, 56, 63, 64, 69, 150, 289.

Rowing Club, Norfolk and Norwich, 170.

Royal Commissions, 190, 193, 196, 257, 264.

Royal Hotel (new), Norwich, 484.

Running constables, 22.

Rush, James Blomfield, 104.

Russell, Henry, at Norwich, 30, 48.

Russell, Dr., war correspondent, at Norwich, 68.

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St. Andrew, Norwich, election of a vicar, 475.

St. Andrew's Hall: Mayor's prerogative to give use of, 52; restoration of, 127.

St. Andrew Society, Norwich, 260, 499.

St. Augustine's churchyard scandal, 260; improvement, 450.

St. Clement's churchyard opened, 483.

St. Faith's riot, 453.

St. George's Home for Working Girls, 479.

St. George's Vase won by Norwich volunteer, 432.

St. Lawrence church, Norwich, attempted destruction of, 156.

St. Michael-at-Thorn tower, 374, 378.

St. Paul's, Norwich, improvement scheme, 276.

St. Peter Mancroft: vicars of, 290, 324, 348, 412, 415; restoration schemes, 291, 324, 326, 337, 354, 435, 469, 492; new reredos at, 363.

St. Philip's schools, Norwich, 228.

St. Thomas, Heigham, 392.

Salisbury, Lord, at Norwich, 382.

,, appointed High Steward of Yarmouth, 395.

Salvation Army, 329, 418, 428.

Sanctus bell, 220.

Sandford, Emily, 66.

Sandringham sales, 402, 428, 443, 456, 485, 498, 510.

Saturday popular concerts, 296.

Savings' Bank, fraud on, 476.

Savi's warbler, 51.

Sayers, Tom, at Norwich, 113; charged with assault at Swaffham, 115.

Scarlet uniforms for volunteers, 279.

School Board: formation of recommended by Norwich Town Council, 209, election of first, 211; remarkable scene, 297; presentation to clerk of, 479.

Science Lectures for the People, 388, 397, 408, 417, 426, 438.

Scotch fisherman's freak, 259.

Scotch fishing fleet disasters, 259.

Scottish celebration at Norwich, 210.

Sea breaches at Horsey, 484.

Sea-shore rights, 143, 294.

Second-class tickets abolished, 438.

Sedan chair at election, 38.

Sentence of death, painful scene during, 375.

Sentences, disparity in, 216.

Servant girl's remarkable conduct, 58.

Severe weather, 377, 385, 389, 408, 415, 416, 420, 446, 456, 457, 476, 497, 503.

Sewerage works at Norwich, 54, 71, 144, 157, 166, 174, 188, 209, 227, 230, 238, 383, 457, 467, 489, 503.

Sewage Farm, 277, 300.

Shalders' fountain pump, 47.

Sheriffs, appointment of, 8, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 68, 80, 90, 101, 109, 118, 129, 138, 152, 164, 171, 182, 195, 206, 216, 228, 236, 248, 259, 271, 281, 291, 304, 315, 324, 331, 343, 351, 361, 374, 385, 395, 405, 415, 424, 436, 445, 454, 466, 474, 484, 494, 504, 514.

Sheriffs' entertainments, 383, 400, 402, 404.

Shernbourne church restored, 495.

Sheward case, 6, 185.

Shipbuilding in Norfolk, 22, 51, 83, 105, 125, 136, 149, 213, 257.

Shipping disasters, 25, 28, 41, 46, 57, 68, 90, 96, 101, 118, 119, 129, 130, 138, 140, 164, 165, 172, 175, 182, 188, 192, 194, 199, 209, 217, 226, 228, 229, 253, 267, 258, 259, 260, 274, 281, 283, 317, 326, 330, 331, 383, 399, 423, 459, 508, 511.

Shooting, extraordinary feats of, 161, 225, 293.

Siamese princes at Norwich, 512.

Sidestrand church, 323.

"Sidney Carton" produced at Norwich Theatre, 438.

Sidney, W., manager of Norwich Theatre; presentation to, 50; action as to silver ticket holders, 68; information against a circus proprietor, 81; licence of Norwich Theatre, 343; death 463.

Silver cradles, 300, 301, 430, 496.

,, tickets at Norwich Theatre, 44, 68.

,, weddings, 390, 419, 429, 443, 492.

Skating, 103, 317, 416, 417, 424, 438, 456, 457.

,, National Association meeting on Wroxham Broad, 317.

,, carnival on Diss mere, 417, 456.

,, Rink, Norwich, 269, 270, 282, 296, 299, 329.

,, roller championship, 296.

Skull of Sir Thomas Browne, 445.

Slavin at Norwich, 450.

Small-pox, 27, 53, 219, 263.

Smith, Albert, 3.

Smith, Captain (afterwards Major), of Ellingham, 357, 508.

Snowfalls, 19, 28, 56, 92, 153, 165, 166, 207, 376, 389, 408, 416, 435, 446, 455, 476, 508.

Snow in May, 212, 420.

Socialist riot at Norwich, 376.

Social Science Congress at Norwich, 236.

Soldier succeeds to a fortune, 112.

Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Norwich, 467, 473.

Soldiers charged with attempted murder, 312.

Soldiers' monument at Norwich cemetery, 290.

Soldier's romance, 337.

Sol-fa system of Psalmody, 297, 427.

Solicitors charged with fraud, 4, 399, 480.

Somnambulism, remarkable case of, 331.

Sondes, Lord, elected High Steward of Yarmouth, 32.

Sothern, Mr., 167, 205.

Soudan campaign: departure of the 7th Dragoon Guards from Norwich, 329; thanksgiving services, 330; Lieut. M. W. M. Edwards receives Victoria Cross, 335; Norfolk men at the battle of Teb, 346; service of Humiliation, 356.

Special constables, 376.

Spelling bees, 262.

Spiritualism, 23.

S.P.G. bicentenary, 510.

Sprats, enormous captures of, 417.

Spring, early, 441.

Springfield, Mr. T. O., requested to become candidate for Norwich, 10.

Ship, mysterious disappearance of a, 10.

Sprowston boundary, 301.

Spurgeon, Mr., at King's Lynn, 66; at Norwich, 87.

Stage play at a circus, 81.

Staghounds, 265, 275.

,, extraordinary run of, 275.

Stalham Corn Hall, 44.

Stamp frauds at Norwich, 278.

Stamps, perforated sheets, inventor of, 318.

Stanfield Hall: superstitious difficulties, 26; litigation, 288; death of Lady Beevor, 407.

Stanley Library, Lynn, 351.

Starr-Bowkett Building Society, 285.

Steamboat Alexandra launched, 176.

Steeplechases, 105, 265.

Stolen money, restitution of, 58.

Stork shot at Pickenham, 54.

Stracey, Sir Henry, returned for Norwich, 183; presentations to, 222.

Strangers' Hall, Norwich, 498.

Street names altered at Norwich, 488.

Street improvements at Norwich, 46, 82, 97, 265, 276.

Strikes: building trade, 421; shoe trade, 477.

Sturgeon claimed by Lynn Corporation, 77.

Submarine cable, 80.

Subsidence of a floor at Norwich, 24.

Suicides, 107, 203, 258, 315, 495.

Sunday closing of public-houses, 29.

Sunday deliveries, 407.

,, opening of Free library, protest against, 350.

,, of St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, 407.

Sunday School centenary, 311.

Superstition, 61, 156.

Swaffham coursing meeting, 36.

Swan Laundry and Public Baths, Norwich, 301.

Swimming race at Thorpe, 225.

Swine fever, 446.

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Tasburgh, human remains discovered at, 486.

Taverham paper mills, 502.

Teachers, National Union of elementary, 356.

Technical education, 420, 423, 446.

,, Institute, 488.

Telegraph line, 80.

Tel-el-Kebir, battle of, 330.

Telephones, 283, 325, 376.

Temperance movement, 8, 26, 28, 167, 284, 290, 328, 330.

,, Society, Church of England, 286, 404.

Terry, Edward, 350, 360.

Terry, Miss, Ellen, at Sandringham, 401.

Thackeray at Norwich, 62.

Theatre, Norwich, 3, 4, 5, 23, 27, 32, 37, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 56, 61, 63, 68, 69, 72, 76, 80, 92, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 109, 111, 114, 120, 123, 131, 135, 140, 143, 153, 162, 165, 167, 169, 177, 180, 184, 190, 193, 194, 196, 201, 202, 204, 205, 207, 215, 219, 221, 222, 226, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 250, 253, 258, 262, 264, 265, 269, 270, 271, 272, 277, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 289, 293, 305, 313, 314, 317, 318, 325, 326, 329, 332, 333, 341, 342, 343, 344, 346, 350, 353, 356, 359, 363, 375, 386, 396, 398, 403, 404, 420, 427, 429, 433, 437, 438, 439, 445, 455, 463, 469, 496; improvements at, 360, 375; managers of, 3, 6, 32, 44, 50, 109, 162, 226, 280, 282, 343, 359, 463, 472; play (new), at, 438; subscription nights at, 68.

Theatre Licence, Norwich, remarkable disclosure, 343.

Theatre, proposed new, 486.

Theatricals, amateur, 59, 283.

"The Guv'nor," 332.

"The Science of Love" operetta, 247.

Thetford Corporation _v._ Norfolk County Council, 490.

Thomas a Becket's chapel, Norwich, 240.

Thorpe Green obstruction, 297.

Thorpe railway accident, 244, 245, 252, 253.

Thorpe St. Andrew, proposed annexation by Norwich, 442.

Thorpe station, Norwich, 368.

Threatening letters, 340, 341, 399.

Thunderstorm and hurricane, 302.

Thunderstorms, 23, 77, 302, 339, 349, 392, 402, 403, 404, 422, 430, 443, 511.

Thurton, ventriloquist, 48.

Tichborne claimant at Norwich, 355.

Tides, remarkable, at Yarmouth, 375.

Tigers, combat between, 362.

Tillett, Jacob Henry: resigns seat in Norwich Town Council, 36; action against Lord Hastings, 60; on the appointment of city magistrates, 70; advocates Parliamentary inquiry into corrupt practices, 84; elected Mayor of Norwich, 90; Joel Fox case, 90; initiates the abolition of political ascendancy in Norwich Town Council, 100; the Chester Waters scandal, 145; adopted Liberal candidate, 179; defeated, 183; petitions against the return of Sir H. Stracey, 186; pays costs, 197; again adopted, 202; elected, 203; petitioned against, 205; unseated, 208; portrait placed in St. Andrew's Hall, 216; arbitration case, Coaks _v._ Tillett, 220; returned for Norwich, 253; unseated on petition, 255; elected Mayor of Norwich, 259; returned for Norwich, 307; contests Norwich for the last time, 370; death, 426.

Time ball suggested, 26; erected on Norwich Castle, 511.

Tithe, non-payment of, 378.

Tobacco culture in Norfolk, 383.

Toll-house Museum, Yarmouth, 461.

Tom Thumb at Norwich, 83, 162.

Toole, J. L., 168, 222, 233, 326, 396, 469.

Towers, falls of, 374, 432, 456.

Town Clerks, Norwich: Mr. W. L. Mendham appointed, 47; death, 267; Mr. H. B. Miller appointed, 267; death, 409; Mr. G. B. Kennett appointed, 410.

Town Close Estate: Christmas dole withheld, 351; litigation commenced, 352; Stanley _v._ Mayor and Corporation, 377, 387; litigation abandoned, 398; final settlement of Attorney-General's scheme, 427.

Town Councillor wrongfully elected, 12, 17.

Tractarian movement, 2.

Traction engine with "endless railway," 62; with indiarubber tyres, 209.

Trades Union Congress, 451.

Trafalgar, anniversary of, 474.

Training College, Norwich and Ely, 433.

Training Institution, Norwich Diocesan, 22.

Tramway schemes, 205, 217, 227, 292, 333, 375, 405, 474, 475, 485, 508.

,, East Suffolk, 227.

,, Yarmouth and Gorleston, 254.

Transportation, return from, 147.

Transvaal War: approval of Government policy in South Africa, 502, 503; Mr. Stead at Norwich, 503; reservists called out, 503; Lieut.-Col. Stopford killed at Modder River, 504; gifts to Norfolk Regiment, 505; 2nd Battalion sails for South Africa, 505; Loyal Suffolk Hussars volunteer for the front, 505; drafts from Volunteer battalions, 505; 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (Militia), embodied and leave for Fermoy, 505; volunteer and sail for South Africa, 506; Yeomanry and Volunteers leave Norwich, 506; relief of Ladysmith, 506; relief of Mafeking, 506; thanksgiving services, 506; occupation of Pretoria, 506; Norfolk war memorial, 506; death of Mr. Walter Waring at Pinetown Bridge, 513; return of the Earl of Albemarle, 514.

Trinity church, Norwich, 88, 107.

Trotting, 81, 189.

Trout, 186.

,, salmon, 356.

Turnpike, Wells and Fakenham, 314.

Turnpikes, 190.

"Turpin's Ride to York," 275.

Tussaud's, Louis, exhibition at Norwich, 470.

Tweedmouth, Lord, at Norwich, 469.

"Twenty-four Club," Norwich, 210.

"Two-headed Nightingale," 221.

Typhoid fever at Lynn, 483.

Tyssen-Amherst, coming of age, 49; returned for West Norfolk, 307, 308; entertains Royalty, 316, 396, 405, 424, 445; opens Downham Town Hall, 384; retires from Parliament, 419; sale of red-polls, 430; dignity of peerage, 433; presentations to, 454.

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Uniforms of Volunteers, 85, 104, 279.