342 Harleston or Redenhall-with-Harleston. and J. Sancroft Holmes, Esq.'s, J.P. manors of Redenhall, Hawker, Holbrook or , and Coldham . Hall. Sir HughE. Adair~Bart., and Mr. Henry Parker have also estates here. Mr. Holmes resides at GAWDY ILu.L, an ancient mansion in a well-wooded park, formerly a seat of the Gawdys, and afterwards of the Wogans. A quantity of Roman pottery was dug up on this estate S{')me years ago, and several of the most perfect specimens are now in the possession of Mr . .tlolmes. These consist of two basins and saucers of Samian ware, a small amphora of black earthenware, and a fragment .of a larger bowl of the same colour. CALTOFTS, the residence of Thomas Hazard, Esq., is part of an ancient mansion, which was the residence of Tobias Frere, Esq., who sat for in the Long Parliament. 'r.!J.e Kerrich family, now of , flourished here for several generations. There are in the parish many copy holders, subject to arbitrary fines. The market for corn, &c., is held every Wednesday; Messrs. George Durrant and Sons' cattle reposi­ tory sale is held on the Wednesday in each week. The GASWORKS, first constructed by a company of shareholders in 1840, belong now to Mrs. Chappell, who charges 5s. 5d. per 1,000 cubic feet; the town has been much improved during the last thirty years. liARLESTON CouNTY CouRT. DISTRICT comprises the parishes enumerated on page 50. The Court is held bi-monthly at the Corn Hall, and Sir F. Roxburgh, Q.C., is the judge; G. 0. Lyus, Esq., of Harleston, registrar; Mr. E. Muskett, of South Lopham, high bailiff, and Edward Borrett, sub-bailiff. PETTY SESSIONS are held at the Corn Hall every three weeks, for the parishes in division. The magistrates are the Rev. G. France, Sancroft Holmes, Esq., Rev. J. W. S. Donison, F. Bateman, Esq., Captain ~lead, Alfred Taylor, Esq., and Rev. Spencer Fellows ; and Thomas Hazard, Esq., is clerk to the magistrates. The CoRN fuLL was erected in 1849, and is a brick building, having a handsome stuccoed front with four Grecian columns. The large room is 73 feet long and 35 feet wide, and is used for lectures, concerts,· &c., and on market days as a corn exchange by farmers and merchants, for whose accommodation there are about thirty desks or stands. REDENHALL CHURCH (St. Mary) is a handsome fabric, comprising nave with aisles, chancel, and lofty tower with eight bells. It was rebuilt of freestone, by Thomas, Earl of , about 1330, except the noble tower, which was begun in 1460 and finished in 1520. This tower, said to be the finest m the county, is embattled and has pinnacles at the corners. It was split by a tempest in 1616, and is now braced together with iron bands. In 1680 one of the pinnacles was struck by lightning, and rebuilt the following year, but was again demolished January 21st, 1834, and soon afterwards restored. There are many flat monumental stones, the brasses of which are gone; and in the north chapel are several memorials of the Gawdy family, whose arms, richly emblazoned in stained glass, appear in the window, having been removed from Gawdy Hall many years ago. The church was reseated and fitted. with new pulpit and reading-desk of carved oak, at a cost of £650, in 1858 ; and since then several other improvements have been effected. The organ was erected in 1841 at a cost of £500. In 1864 the chancel was re-roofed by the late rector. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £20, has about 30 acres of glebe, and a yearly rent of £1,008, awarded in 1839 in lieu of tithes. The Duke of Norfolk is patron, but must present the nominee of the Bishop of Norwich. The venerable Thomas Thomason Perowne, B.D., archdeacon of Norwich, is the pcesent rector, and has a handsome rectory-house, which was built in 1848. The Chapel of Ease (St. John the Baptist) was demolished in 1873, a handsome new church, consisting of nave, aisles, and chancel, having been built to take its place, on a site presented by the late W. M. Hazard, Esq., and consecrated on June 18, 1872. In 1688 Archbishop Sancroft granted to the master and fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, £54 per annum (part of a yearly sum granted by Charles II. out of the hereditary revenue of the excise), to be paid to a clergyman who should perform divine service here and teach a school; the said chaplain to be appointed by the master, fellows, and scholars of the said college. The Rector is the present chaplain, but only receives £30 a year, which is paid as pa-rt of his stirend to the master of the National School. Ther"' is a WESLEYAN CHAPEL, built in 1837; and also an INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, but the latter stands in Mendham parish, and was rebuilt in 1819. The Faithful Lodge of Free­ masons, No. 85, which was established in 1753, holds its mtletings at the Swan Hotel, on the Mondays on or before a full moon. There 'is a lodge of Oddfellows at the Magpie, and there are also held courts of Foresters, Shepherds, and Juvenile Foresters at the Swan Hotel, and a sick and burial club at the Cardinal's Hat I11-n. The A CoMPANY 4TH V.B.N.R. comprises about 119 men. Mr. T. E. Bond is captain, and Mr. Geo. Durrant, jun., is senior lieutenant, and .Mr. H. Hazard junior lieutenant. The READING-rooM, established in 1872, has 140 members; Mr. Geo. Stabbings, secretary and treasurer. The Harleston Coffee Tavern Company (Limited) was established in 1880; Mr. George t:3tebbings is the secretary. The HARLES­ TON AGRICULTURAL CoMPANY (LIMITED) was established in 1881. Mr. W. Cordwell is secretary. No. ~0 DATTEltY R.A. comprises 90 men ; R. Gill is sergeant-major. · In 1712 John Dove left about £200 to be invested in land for the support of a. school for the poor children of the parish. The property purchased consists of 39a. 2r.10p. of land at RushEill, let for £70 a year. In 1808 tbe trustees erected a school at a cost of £103; but in 1826 the free-scholars were remo-ved to the National Schools, established in 1813, rebuilt at a cost of £450 in 1850, and enlarged in 1874. These schools are now attended by about 250 children. Seymer's Pightle, 3~ acres, in Mendham, is let for £12, and has been long vested in trust for the poor of Redenhall and Harleston, who have also a yearly rent­ charge of 20s-. out of the bullock fairstead, and £5 a year out of land at Shottesham, left by Thomas Bransby in 1730. The Rev. S. Titlow, a native of Harleston, in 1871 left £800 to the rectors of Redenhall and in trust for the apprenticeship of poor boys; Starston to have tJJne part and Redenhall four parts of every five years' income, the interest in the sixth year being applied to the repairs of the family tomb in Redenhall churchyard, and to purchase bedding and clothing for the sick and aged. PosT, MoNEY ORDER, and TELEGRAPH OFFICE and SAVINGS BANK at Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Caley's. Letters despatched to London and Norwich and all parts, 9.30 a.m. ; London and Ipswich, 2.10 p.rn. ; London