8.--At the Norwich Court of Mayoralty the Rev. Edward Valpy, B.D., second
master of Reading School, and rector of Stanford Dingley, in Berkshire,
was elected by the casting vote of the Mayor, headmaster of the Free
Grammar School, Norwich. The other candidate was the Rev. John Clarke,
M.A., Ingham.
15.--Died, aged 79, at Mortlake, Mrs. Coke, of Hanover Square, London,
mother of Mr. T. W. Coke, of Holkham.
22.--Norwich Market was "glutted" with turkeys. "The same fowls for
which in the morning 14d. per pound was asked, in the afternoon when the
last coaches were going away 9d. per pound would have gladly been taken.
At one coach office 800 hampers were received. Twelve carriages were
laden with poultry and game, and each carriage was drawn by six horses,
and having 10 stages 60 horses were employed by every coach, which will
amount to the astonishing number of 720 horses to draw poultry, sausages,
and game sent within three days from this city to the Metropolis."
25.--The Mayor and Corporation of Norwich attended service at the
Cathedral on "the feast of the Nativity, commonly called Christmas Day."
In the afternoon "most of the churches and chapels were lighted up and
decorated with holly and evergreens, according to antient custom."
This year was passed an Act for the better paving, lighting, cleansing,
and watching of Great Yarmouth, for removing nuisances and annoyances
therein, and for making other improvements in the town.
1811.