16.--Died, at his house in Greville Street, Hatton Garden, London, in the
28th year of his age, Thomas Archibald Murray, M.D., one of the
physicians of the public dispensary in Carey Street, and of the House of
Recovery for Infectious Diseases, an institution which, in a great
measure, owed its establishment to Dr. Murray's exertions. He was the
youngest son of Dr. John Murray, founder of the Scots Society in Norwich,
who died September 26th, 1792.
20.*--"Died, lately, at Strawberry Hill, near Collumpton, Devonshire,
aged 78, the Earl of Montrath, of Weeting Hall. The Earldom is extinct.
His lordship left a legacy of 2,000 pounds to the Norfolk and Norwich
Hospital. His invariable dread of small-pox occasioned his lordship to
lead absolutely the life of a recluse. His terror was so great that he
had five houses between his seat at Weeting and his house in Devonshire,
to prevent the chance of infection, and at these houses small
establishments were kept up, as he dared not sleep in an inn."
24.--At the Norfolk Assizes, held at Thetford, the Grand Jury made a
presentment, to the effect that, as hay and corn were considerably
reduced in price, publicans and posting-masters might, without injury to
themselves, decrease their charges. It was resolved "That those
publicans and posting-masters who have already reduced their charges are
deserving approbation and encouragement." In an advertisement published
on April 24th the post-masters stated that from the heavy duties imposed
upon carriages, the first expense of chaises and their repair, the
increased price of horses and of smith's work, they could not, without
great injury to themselves and their families, make any abatement in the
charge of fifteen pence (which included the payment of a duty of 3d.) per
mile, they having been considerable losers during the previous two years.
27.--Died, at Melton Constable, Sir Edward Astley, Bart., who represented
Norfolk in four successive Parliaments. He was succeeded in the title
and estates by Sir J. H. Astley, his only surviving son by his first
wife, the eldest sister of John Lord Delaval, of Seaton Delaval,
Northumberland.
30.--News was received of the Definite Treaty of Peace having been signed
at Amiens, on March 27th, by the Marquis Cornwallis and Buonaparte. The
Norwich Loyal Military Associations assembled at St. Andrew's Hall.
"Instead of field-pieces and ammunition waggons the martial divisions
were preceded in their march from the Hall to the Market Place by two
brewers' drays, laden with six barrels of Norwich porter, which were
drunk with much joy."