1.--The new police went on duty for the first time at Norwich. "The 18
new policemen under the superintendence of Mr. Wright appeared for the
first time on Tuesday last in an uniform dark blue dress with waterproof
capes similar to those worn by the police in London."
5.--Died at his house in King Street, aged 69, Mr. William Taylor, "a
gentleman whose intellectual endowments and extraordinary range of varied
acquirements had gained for his name a celebrity which, far from being
confined within the walls of his native city, extended itself widely
through the world of British, European, and Trans-Atlantic literature.
The friend and biographer of Dr. Sayers, the associate of Dr. Southey and
other distinguished characters, Mr. Taylor stood pre-eminent for his
scholastic and critical knowledge of the great writers of Germany."
12.*--"The Gas Company of this city (Norwich) have determined to reduce
the price to those who consume by meter from 13s. per 1,000 cubic feet to
10s. This reduction will place Norwich in a much better situation than
almost any town in the kingdom."
22.--Five hundred children under seven years of age assembled at St.
Andrew's Hall, Norwich, and underwent the system of examination
introduced by Mr. Wilderspin, the originator of infant schools. On April
7th a public meeting was held at the Guildhall, at which it was decided
to establish a society to promote the extension of the infant school
system in the county and city.
--Died, suddenly, of apoplexy, while hunting with Sir James Flowers'
hounds at Tibenham, Mr. William Chambers, of Norwich, who served the
office of Sheriff from Michaelmas, 1834, to January 1st of this year, and
was the last Sheriff elected under the old system. Mr. Chambers was in
his 45th year.
24.--Died at his house in Bethel Street, Norwich, aged 62, Mr. Robert
Hawkes, who was elected Alderman of the Mancroft Ward in 1818, served the
office of Sheriff in 1819, and that of Mayor in 1822. In consequence of
Mr. Hawkes' death, the Judges of Assize, whose official lodgings were at
his house, were invited by the Very Rev. Dr. Pellew to stay at the
Deanery. At the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, on April 8th, the thanks of
the county were accorded to Dr. Pellew.
29.--At the Norwich Assizes, before Mr. Justice Gaselee, the case of John
Pilgrim was further respited, in consequence of the illness of one of the
prosecutors. (There is no further record of this case.)