1.--Mr. Moore and Mr. Steward were returned to the Norwich Court of
Aldermen for election as Mayor. The first-named was chosen.
4.--The 2nd Dragoon Guards marched from Norwich Barracks, on their way to
Liverpool, for embarcation for Dublin. The Mayor and Corporation
testified to the excellent conduct of the regiment, and expressed regret
at their departure.
--The Norwich Corporation agreed not to dispose of the old City Gaol
without reserving a portion of the site for the purposes of the Norwich
Public Library. On September 21st a lease was granted of part of the
site (70 ft. by 70 ft.) to the trustees of the Library for the term of 99
years, at the annual rent of 1 pound, "for the erection of a library room
or other building connected therewith." At a special meeting of the
subscribers, on October 29th, the contract of Messrs. Darkins and Blake
for the erection of the new building, at the total cost of 1,820 pounds,
was confirmed, and it was decided to raise the amount in shares of 5
pounds each.
--The honorary freedom of the city was voted by the Corporation of
Norwich to Lord Walpole, M.P., and Mr. Edmond Wodehouse, M.P. Both
gentlemen were sworn in on May 8th.
5.--Died of dysentery at Calcutta, aged 70, Mr. Thomas Hoseason, formerly
of Banklands, near Lynn.
6.--Died, aged 69, at Furnival's Inn, Mr. Linley, "son of the writer of
the music in 'The Duenna,' and brother of the first Mrs. Sheridan and of
the Rev. O. T. Linley, formerly of Norwich Cathedral. He was a good
composer and excellent judge of music."
8.--A dinner, attended by 650 guests, was given at St. Andrew's Hall,
Norwich, to celebrate the establishment at the Rampant Horse Inn of the
East Norfolk Conservative Association. The Earl of Orford presided.
Prior to the dinner the members of the association proceeded to the
Guildhall, to witness the swearing in of Lord Walpole and Mr. Wodehouse
as hon. freemen of Norwich.
9.--Died, aged 66, Mr. William Blanchard, "the celebrated comedian,
formerly of the Norwich Company."
11.--Mr. Butler, of Covent Garden, appeared at Norwich Theatre in the
part of Hamlet. He performed on subsequent evenings the parts of
Coriolanus and David Duvigne ("The Hazard of the Die").
18.--The Bill for renewing the Yarmouth Port and Haven Act, which would
otherwise have expired in 1836, went into Committee in the House of
Commons, and was finally agreed to by all parties.
25.--Died in Norwich, aged 67, Mr. George Lindley, author of the "Guide
to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden, " &c., and father of Dr. Lindley,
Professor of Botany at the Royal Institution and the University of
London.
26.--Died at his house in Magdalen Street, Norwich, aged 91, Mr. Barnabas
Leman, who was elected Alderman in 1797, Sheriff in 1804, and twice
served the office of Mayor, 1813-1818.
27.--Captain Sir Edward Parry, R.N., the celebrated navigator, made an
official visit to Norwich, on his appointment as an Assistant
Commissioner under the new Poor Laws Amendment Act.
29.--At the Guildhall, Norwich, John Pilgrim, described as an attorney,
was charged before Mr. Samuel Bignold and Mr. E. T. Booth with embezzling
the sum of 6 pounds 13s. belonging to his employers, Messrs. Sewell,
Blake, Keith, and Blake, solicitors. The case was adjourned till
Saturday, the 30th, and the hearing lasted till midnight. On Sunday, the
31st, the magistrates again sat, and remanded the defendant in custody.
On June 1st it was stated that Mr. Parraman, Governor of the City Gaol,
had handed the prisoner over to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms of
the House of Commons, on a warrant from the Speaker. The Bench then
adjourned the hearing _sine die_. In order to explain these proceedings,
it is necessary to state the following facts:--A petition had been
presented against the return of Mr. Dundas and Mr. Kelly as members for
Ipswich, and the Committee of the House of Commons, in reporting the
election void, passed a series of special resolutions to the effect that
John Pilgrim and others were guilty of bribery and of absconding to avoid
the Speaker's warrant; that Pilgrim, having at length been served, was
prevented attending the Committee by being arrested on a charge of
embezzlement, and that the conduct of the magistrates before whom he was
charged appeared to the Committee to be a breach of the privileges of the
House. On June 29th it was moved that the committing magistrates be sent
to Newgate, but instead they were ordered to attend before the House on
July 3rd. That order was discharged, and the inquiry was referred to the
same Select Committee that was to investigate the charges against
Pilgrim's employers. At the Norwich Assizes on August 8th, before Mr.
Baron Bolland, the bill in the case of embezzlement was respited to the
next court. A meeting of the Norwich Corporation was held on September
21st, at which a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Bignold and Mr. Booth
"for the performance of their duty as magistrates, which led to their
being summoned before the Committee of the House of Commons on the charge
of alleged breach of privileges of the House," and it was ordered that
their expenses in London be defrayed by the city. (_See_ March 29th,
1836. )
31.--Died at his house in Bedford Square, London, Mr. William Smith,
formerly one of the representatives of Norwich in Parliament. Mr. Smith
was first elected member for the city in 1802, and retired in 1830.