2.--The accession of George IV. was proclaimed on the Castle Hill,
Norwich, by Sir William Windham Dalling, Bart., High Sheriff of the
county of Norfolk, who was accompanied by Mr. Edmond Wodehouse, M.P., and
other gentlemen, who gave three cheers for his Majesty. In accordance
with a writ addressed to the Mayor and Sheriffs of Norwich on the 1st
inst., the proclamation was made in the city with due formality on the
2nd. The Corporation assembled at the Guildhall, and the 14th Light
Dragoons paraded in the Market Place. From the leads of the Guildhall,
after a flourish of trumpets, the Town Clerk (Mr. Elisha de Hague) read
the proclamation amid loud cheers. A procession was afterwards formed
and passed through the city, the proclamation being read at various
points. "At the upper gate of the Close the Under Chamberlain advanced
and demanded the gates to be opened in pursuance of the King's writ. Mr.
J. Kitson, the Chapter clerk, then answered from within, 'In obedience to
his Majesty's commands the gates shall be opened.'" After the
proclamation had been made in the Close the procession returned to the
Guildhall, where refreshments were served. The proclamation was made in
similar form at Yarmouth, Lynn, and Thetford.
16.--This being the day of the funeral of the late King, all the shops in
Norwich were closed, and almost every person appeared in deep mourning.
The Mayor, members, and officials of the Corporation, wearing black
scarfs over their robes, went in solemn procession to the Cathedral,
where a sermon was preached by the Rev. Prebendary Thurlow. At the
different churches and chapels throughout the city proper Psalms and
lessons were read, and in the evening muffled peals were rung.
21.--Died in the Council Chamber at the Guildhall, Norwich, Mr. Thomas
Back, aged 52. He served the office of Sheriff in 1802, was elected
alderman of the Great Ward of Mancroft in 1808, and Mayor in 1809; and
shortly before his death was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the county
of Norfolk.
24.--Mr. Young appeared at Norwich Theatre as Othello. On subsequent
evenings he sustained the characters of Brutus, The Stranger, Sir Edward
Mortimer ("The Iron Chest"), King John, Petruchio, and Coriolanus.