5.--The election of a County Coroner took place at Norwich, consequent
upon the resignation of Mr. C. Bringloe. Mr. E. Press, of Hingham, the
successful candidate, polled 1,073 votes, as against 766 obtained by his
opponent, Mr. Henry Hobart, Norwich.
17.--Died at his house in Surrey Street, Norwich, aged 68, Sir James
Edward Smith, M.D., F.R.S., President of the Linnaean Society. He was
born in Norwich December 2nd, 1759, proceeded to Edinburgh University in
1780, and completed his medical studies in London. In 1792 he had the
honour of instructing her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Princesses in
botany at Windsor. He married, in 1796, a daughter of Mr. Robert Reeve,
of Lowestoft, and in 1810 received the distinction of knighthood. He was
the author of "English Botany," and other works.
18.--Mr. Macready appeared at Norwich Theatre in the part of Virginius.
On subsequent evenings he performed the characters of Macbeth and William
Tell.
22.*--"Died at Canton, in China, by falling overboard, Henry, son of Mr.
Alderman Thurtell, of Norwich, master-at-arms of the Atlas Indiaman."
--*"Died at Yarmouth, Mr. David Service, aged 52, the well-known author
of the 'Caledonian Herd-boy' and many other poetical productions of
considerable merit."
24.--The ward elections commenced at Norwich on this date. "Five
shillings a man had been given on each side from the commencement; but
about eleven o'clock a placard was put out from the window of the 'Blue
and White' (the Reformers') room, bearing the words, 'The Blues pay
gold.' This alteration in the market was followed, about an hour
afterwards, by a similar declaration from the 'Orange and Purples.' From
this moment stock looked up; the price for the freemen altered from five
shillings to half a sovereign, and a whole sovereign, and so on to sums
of which we are not prepared to limit the extent. A whole club,
consisting of 20 members, calling themselves 'the Independent Club,' was
purchased in the lump by one of the 'Blue and White' candidates. The
price first demanded was 5 guineas a man, but others allow they were
knocked down at the price of 50 gs."