Part 44 (2/2)

A public meeting in favour of the Reform Bill had been held at the Corn Hall (George Danby-Palmer, Esq., in the chair), when the following gentlemen took part in the proceedings:-Mr. W. N. Burroughs, Mr.

McCullagh, Mr. J. W. Sh.e.l.ly, Mr. C. E. Bartram, Mr. J. Clowes, Mr. J.

Owles, Mr. Jackson, Mr. D. A. Gourlay, and Mr. R. Hammond.

March 18th.-A meeting had been held at the Star Hotel, Mr. J. H. Harrison in the chair, to consider the rating of cottage property.

March 25th.-A memorial bra.s.s had been placed in St. Nicholas' Church to the memory of the late Dr. A. Impey.

A meeting in favour of ”Sabbath Observance” had been held.

March 20th.-Contains the Royal proclamation of the war with Russia.

April 1st.-The Baltic Fleet was at Kiel, and Admiral Plumridge was likely to s.h.i.+ft his flag from the ”Leopard” to the ”St. Jean d' Acre.”

April 12th.-At the meeting for the Election of Haven Commissioners, Captain Scott proposed and Captain Briggs seconded George Danby-Palmer, Esq.; W. Yetts, Esq., proposed, and C. J. Palmer Esq., seconded, R.

Ferrier, Esq.; J. Jackson, Esq., proposed, and Garson Blake, Esq., seconded, J. Barker, Esq.; H. Palmer, Esq., proposed, and S. Cobb, Esq., seconded, Richard Hammond, Esq., junr.; and Mr. J. Owles proposed, and Mr. T. Lettis seconded, D. A. Gourlay, Esq. Mr. Ferrier declined to go to a poll, and thereupon Messrs. Palmer and Barker were elected Commissioners and Messrs. Hammond and Gourlay Supernumerary Commissioners without opposition.

The following had been result of the Guardians' Election:-

_St. Nicholas' Ward_.-James Jackson, cottage owner, 200, elected; Samuel Nightingale, brewer, 167, elected; John Mainprice, spirit merchant, 159, elected; Henry Boulter, confectioner, 129; William Wright, building and cottage owner, 123; Edward H. L. Preston, timber merchant, 112; Abraham Amis, cottage owner, 107.

_Market Ward_.-William Laws, grocer, 194, elected; David Abraham Gourlay, s.h.i.+powner, 168, elected; Joseph Harvey, tanner, 132, elected; John Cobb, currier and leather seller, 102; Robert Tooley, miller, 76; Richard Ecclestone, draper, 71; William Woolston, cottage owner, 56.

_Regent Ward_.-Samuel Charles Marsh, wine merchant, 160, elected; William Wors.h.i.+p, solicitor, 156, elected; Thomas Foreman, s.h.i.+powner and cottage owner, 126, elected; James Denny Chapman, draper, 116; Frederick Palmer, surgeon, 102; William Livingstone, draper, &c., 68: John A. Norman, jun., cottage owner, 66.

_St. George's Ward_.-Richard Ferrier, brewer, 225 elected; Joseph Goulding Plummer, s.h.i.+powner, 223, elected; Benjamin Fenn, fish merchant, 222, elected; Cubitt Engal Bartram, gentleman, 116; Christopher Steward, p.a.w.nbroker, 83; Robert Page, cottage owner, 65.

_Nelson Ward_.-George Danby-Palmer, s.h.i.+powner, 258, elected; James Hargrave Harrison, cottage owner, 235, elected; Charles Woolverton, plumber, 212, elected: Thomas Brightwen, gentleman, 206, elected; Samuel Velzi Moore, anchorsmith, 177; Thomas Lettis, jun., fish merchant, 130; Benjamin Powell, merchant, 126; John Clarke, s.h.i.+powner, 158.

April 19th.-Proceedings were threatened with regard to the Election of Guardians by the Liberals.

April 22nd.-Both Churchwardens had been re-elected by the Vestry, and a Church rate of 1d. in the voted.

April 26th.-Notice of ”the Closing of the Churchyards” had been issued.

Eleanor Warren had died in the old prison Row, aged nearly 103 years.

April 29th.-The men of the East Norfolk Militia and Norfolk Artillery Militia had a.s.sembled in the Market Place under the command of Colonel Mason and Lord Hastings, respectively.

May 3rd.-The Stewards for the next Subscription Ball were to be the Mayor, Captain Pearson R.N., S. C. Marsh, Esq., C. J. Palmer, Esq., and M. Lacon, Esq.

The following law report appears in this issue:-

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL.

Before the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton.

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