In this year the Court of Guardians of this city obtained a new act of parliament for an improved management of the poor, and repealing all former acts. Under the new act the present Board of Guardians is constituted with a reduced number of guardians, and the whole management is more in accordance with the New Poor Law system. Norwich is now a union of parishes, divided into districts, each having medical attendants. By this new act all former acts, including the Norwich Small Tenements Act of 1847, were repealed, and the city was brought under the operation of the General Poor Law, and all other statute and laws from time to time in force with respect to the poor in England. The union is now divided into sixteen districts, viz.:— 1. St. Peter Mountergate, St. George of Tombland. 2. St. Mary in the Marsh, St. Martin at Palace, St. Helen, St. Michael at Plea. 3. St. Peter Hungate, St. Simon and Jude, St. Andrew. 4. St. John Maddermarket, St. Gregory, St. Lawrence. 5. St. Margaret, St. Swithin, St. Benedict, St. Giles. 6. South Heigham. 7. North Heigham. 8. St. Peter Mancroft. 9. St. Stephen and the Town Close. 10. Eaton, Earlham, and Hellesdon. 11. St. John Sepulchre, St. Michael at Thorn, St. John Timberhill, and All Saints. 12. Trowse, Carrow, Bracondale, St. Peter Southgate, St. Julian, and St. Etheldred. 13. Lakenham. 14. Thorpe, Pockthorpe, St. Paul, and St. James. 15. St. Saviour, St. Clement, St. Edmund, St. George. 16. St. Michael at Coslany, St. Mary at Coslany, St. Martin at Oak, St. Augustine. The board consists of forty-two guardians, elected for the sixteen districts as follows:— For each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, eleventh, and twelfth districts, two guardians; for each of the sixth, seventh, ninth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and sixteenth districts, three guardians; for the eighth district five guardians. For the purpose of this act with respect to the limits of the palace of the bishop of Norwich, the same are deemed to be locally situated within the parish of St. Mary in the Marsh. The following are the qualifications for voting in the election of guardians:— A. Occupiers of rateable property who respectively are rated in respect thereof on a gross assessment of ten pounds and upwards. B. Owners of rateable property, who respectively are rated in respect thereof on a net assessment of ten pounds or upwards. Provided, that where two or more persons are jointly rated, one only of them shall be entitled to vote, and in every case the rating shall have been in the last two rates, each made at least two months before the day of election, and in respect of property in the district in which the person votes, and the rates shall have been paid at least fourteen days before the day of election. At every election of guardians the rate-payers voting have votes in accordance with the following scale:— A. If rated at £10 and under £25, one vote.