The quarter-sessions of Norfolk is held at the Castle in January, April, July, and October; and also for the city of Norwich. The Lent assize of the county is held at Thetford and the summer assize at Norwich; at which, also, the city prisoners are tried. The Theatre-Royal was erected upon patent in 1768, and is a handsome house. The Assembly-Rooms next it are spacious and brilliant; and the Concert-Room, in Redwell-street, is well attended weekly:—supported by a subscription of its members. The public gardens are Bunn’s, or the Pantheon, formerly Spring Gardens; and Quantrell’s, or the Rural Gardens. These, particularly in the assize week, are much frequented, and concerts of vocal and instrumental music given. Mr. Arthur Young, in his Tour through the East of England, (1771) says, “The city of Norwich is one of the most considerable in England after London; it stands on more ground than any other, but in number of inhabitants, some others assert an equality. By an accurate account taken a few years ago, the number reckoned by the houses amounted to forty thousand; but by the bills of mortality only to thirty-six thousand; the average therefore of these (thirty-eight thousand) may be taken as more probable than either.” In July, 1752, a parochial list was taken of the number of houses and inhabitants within the city of Norwich, precincts of the Close, and the hamlets or suburbs belonging to the said city, as followeth: By comparing of which with the account of the inhabitants taken in 1693, inserted in the 3d column, we shall see how greatly the number of the people has been increased in the course of sixty years, owing to the prodigious extension of its trade during that period.