1.--Mr. William Martin, a native of Norwich, and the painter of the two
large pictures in St. Andrew's Hall--"The death of Lady Jane Grey" and
"Queen Eleanor, Consort to Edward I.," was lodging in indigent
circumstances at the Trowel and Hammer public-house, St. Stephen's,
whence he issued a circular on this date, asking for subscriptions for
two engravings--"Interior of an English Cottage Home" and "Children going
to bed." The Corporation, on February 24th, 1829, voted him a grant of
100 guineas.
12.--Died at his seat at Terrington, near Lynn, in his 91st year, Sir
Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart., a post-captain in the Royal Navy, formerly
Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia, and subsequently
Commodore and Commander-in-Chief in the River Medway. He was many years
Comptroller of the Navy, twice member of Parliament for Ipswich, and one
of the Brethren of the Trinity House.
29.--The ceremony of swearing in the Sheriffs of Norwich was performed at
the Guildhall, amid a scene of great disorder. The windows of the lower
court had been screwed down, to prevent persons entering by that way
before the arrival of the magistrates. The court was crowded, the heat
intolerable, and the Mayor (Mr. Thurtell) ordered the windows to be
broken. Upon the Sheriffs-elect, Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Grout, presenting
themselves, the latter was objected to, on the ground that he was not a
freeman; and Mr. Stevenson declined to serve unless he received legal
indemnity from his colleague. The Recorder (Mr. Alderson) disposed of
the legal difficulty in Mr. Stevenson's case, but the uproar was so great
that an adjournment had to be made to the Aldermen's Chamber, where the
Town Clerk administered the oath to Mr. Grout, notwithstanding a protest
by Col. Harvey. At a meeting of the Common Council, on October 2nd, a
notice signed by eight of the "Purple and Orange" Aldermen was read,
intimating that any act done by the Council would not be valid, as one of
the Sheriffs was improperly elected. They therefore declined to attend
the meeting. The Mayor complained that he was being set at defiance, and
threatened to appeal to a higher power. On November 8th a motion was
made in the Court of King's Bench, to show cause why an information in
the nature of a _quo warranto_ should not be filed against Mr. Grout, to
show by what authority he exercised the office of Sheriff; the Court
granted a rule _nisi_. On February 24th the Corporation unanimously
conferred on Mr. Grout the freedom of the city. The case, after being
several times before the Court, was finally disposed of on June 28th,
1830, when Mr. Justice Bailey delivered judgment, and said that the Court
were of opinion that it was essential to the validity of election to the
office of Sheriff that the individual chosen should be a freeman.
Judgment of ouster was therefore entered. Retaliatory proceedings were
taken in the Court of King's Bench by the other political party against
Mr. Alderman Patteson for holding the office of Treasurer of the city,
and against Mr. Alderman T. S. Day, for acting as Corn Inspector. A rule
_nisi_ was obtained against Mr. Patteson on May 30th, 1829, and was made
absolute on July 4th, after that gentleman had resigned the
treasurership.
29.--The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons marched from Norwich for Chesterfield
and Manchester.