Norfolk Annals
Chapter 117 : 11.-The Norwich Protestant a.s.sociation held a meeting at St. Andrews Hall, and adopt

11.-The Norwich Protestant a.s.sociation held a meeting at St. Andrew's Hall, and adopted an address to the Queen "on the recent invasion of her Majesty's prerogative by the Pope." On December 7th the clergy of the diocese presented to the Bishop an address upon the same subject; and on December 14th the High Sheriff (Mr. E. R. Pratt) presided over a county meeting at the s.h.i.+rehall, when resolutions condemnatory of the action of the Pope were adopted, and an address voted to the Queen. Many meetings were held in all parts of the county, and for some weeks "Papal aggression" was made a popular cry.

DECEMBER.

21.*-"Baron Rolfe has been raised to the peerage, by the dignity of Baron Cranworth, of Cranworth, in the county of Norfolk."

 

26.-Mr. J. Clarence produced a pantomime at Norwich Theatre (t.i.tle not given). Of the scenery and dresses it was said, "We never saw anything, even in the Metropolis, more superb and more beautiful."

END OF VOL. I.

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