1.--The first quarterly meeting of the new City Council was held at the
Guildhall, Norwich. Mr. T. O. Springfield was elected Mayor.
4.--The first act of the Yarmouth reformed Town Council was to remove
from office the Earl of Orford, Lord High Steward of the borough, and to
elect the Earl of Lichfield in his place. The Earl, writing from
Wolterton on January 26th, informed the Mayor that the only intimation he
had received of his dismissal was through the newspaper paragraph in
which it was announced, and added: "The honour which your late
Corporation conferred upon me was received with pride and gratitude. My
dismissal by the present Corporation confers almost equal honour, upon,
Sir, your obedient servant, ORFORD."
13.--The Norwich Corporation voted an address to his Majesty, expressing
gratitude to him for effecting the moral alterations in the state of his
Empire called for by the progress of knowledge, and confidence in his
Majesty's advisers, and promising to make effectual for the general
happiness, comfort, and prosperity of the citizens the new Corporation
Act, under authority of which they were met together.
22.--Italian opera was produced at Norwich Theatre, under the management
of Miss Leslie. The works included "Il Barbiere di Siviligia," "La
Ceverentola," and "Il Don Giovanni." The principal artistes were Madame
Carri Paltoni, Miss M. A. Leslie, Signor De Val, Signor Paltoni, Signor
Giubelli, Signora Cellini, and Signor Tryano. Mr. Schipins was
conductor, and Mr. T. Jackson leader.
26.--A meeting was held at the Town Hall, Lynn, to petition Parliament to
grant a Committee to enquire into the distresses of agriculture. The
High Sheriff (Mr. Hudson Gurney) presided. It was represented that the
price of corn and wheat was barely equal to what it was in 1793, while
the taxation of the country was three times greater than at that period.
The meeting agreed that the prices of agricultural produce be raised to
meet existing burdens, or such burdens be lowered to meet existing
prices.