4.--Died at his residence, in St. Giles', Norwich, Dr. Edward Lubbock,
aged 43. He was the younger son of Dr. Richard Lubbock, and was educated
at the Free Grammar School, under Valpy. He commenced his medical
studies under Dr. Skrimshire at Peterborough, became a student at Guy's
Hospital, and afterwards proceeded to Edinburgh University, where he took
his degree as M.D. His devotion to the study of anatomy and physiology
led him, conjointly with Mr. Nichols, to establish in Norwich, about
1830, a school for dissection. He was one of the physicians of the
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and of the Bethel.
10.--A public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held at St.
Andrew's Hall, Norwich, "to oppose the oppressive operation of the
present Law of Settlement upon the industrious poor." Petitions were
presented to Parliament praying for the abolition of the system, and
demanding that the poor should be relieved out of a national fund.
15.--Died, in his 92nd year, the Rev. Stephen Allen, for 56 years
minister of St Margaret's, Lynn. "In early life Mr. Allen was a pupil of
Archdeacon Paley, and by his mother's marriage with the celebrated Dr.
Burney he enjoyed frequent opportunities of mixing in that brilliant
circle of which Madame D'Arblay was at once the life and the ornament."
24.--A public fast and humiliation were observed in Norwich.
30.--An inquest was held at Tibenham, by Mr. Pilgrim, one of the County
Coroners, on the bodies of Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Everett, the wives of
farmers living in that parish. Several deaths had occurred under
mysterious circumstances, and in these two cases _post-mortem_
examinations revealed the fact that death was due to arsenical poisoning.
The inquiry was several times adjourned, and on May 13th the jury
returned a verdict to the effect that the women died from poison wilfully
administered by some person or persons unknown.