Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth CenturyMackie, Charles
History
Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1: A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century
Mackie, Charles
Norfolk (England) -- History
22.—Died at Yarmouth, aged 73, Mr. Robert Warmington. He served the
office of Mayor in 1790 and 1808, and was Prussian, Swedish, Danish,
Hamburgh, and American Vice-Consul, and Naval Store Keeper at that port.
25.—At the Norwich Court of Trials a motion was made by Mr. Cooper that
the attornies, who then held briefs on behalf of clients, be not allowed
the privilege of pleading. It was urged that the actual right of
pleading existed in favour of barristers to the exclusion of attornies.
The City Steward (Mr. Alderson) thought that the exclusive right of
counsel rested more upon courtesy than upon any positive right, and as no
authority had been cited he declined to give any decision upon the point.
OCTOBER.
3.—A correspondent in a letter to the NORFOLK CHRONICLE expressed the
hope “that now Parliament is dissolving, the ancient custom of nominating
the members in St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, previously to the day of
election, may be revived. This used to be done formerly in order to give
the old members an opportunity of explaining and justifying their past
conduct as representatives, and of each candidate stating his pretensions
to popular support.” The Mayor refused to grant the use of the hall for
the purpose.
6.—Yarmouth Election: Capt. Lacon, 607; General Loftus, 387; Mr. Giffen
Willson, 329. The two first-named were returned.
7.—Norwich Election commenced on this date and concluded on the 8th: Mr.
W. Smith, 1,544; Mr. Charles Harvey, 1,349; Mr. John Patteson, 1,221.
—Thetford Election: Lord John Fitzroy and Mr. Creevey returned unopposed.
14.—Norfolk Election: Sir J. H. Astley and Mr. T. W. Coke were re-elected
unopposed.
17.—St. Faith’s Fair commenced. “John Dunn, the clerk of St. John
Maddermarket, Norwich, and who for the last 46 years acted as the leader
of the men who chaired the Whig members at their election, attended St.
Faith’s Fair for the 76th time, without intermission, having been carried
to St. Faith’s when he was two years old.” Dunn died January 20, 1813.
24.*—(Advt.) “Norwich and Ipswich New Post Coach through Scole, Eye,
Debenham, and Helmingham, by W. Norbrook, sets off from the Greyhound, in
Norwich, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings at eight o’clock,
arrives at the Old White Hart Inn, Ipswich, the same evening, whence it
sets off every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at eight o’clock,
and arrives at Norwich the same evening.”
29.—A branch of the Norfolk and Norwich Auxiliary Bible Society was
formed at Yarmouth; branches were established at about this date at
Wymondham, Downham Market, and other towns.
31.*—“A few days since the Norwich Expedition Coach was robbed of bank
notes to the amount of £500.” A man, named Silvester, who presented £140
worth of the notes at a London bank, was arrested on suspicion.
NOVEMBER.
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