Part 6

There are five Hospitals: one of them, St Giles’, founded originally for the entertainment of strangers, was, by Henry VIII. appropriated to the poor of the city; which maintains 104 poor men and women, who are all cloathed in grey, and must be sixty years of age. Another for 16 poor men and 8 women, whose livery is purple. Cooke’s Hospital, in the Rose-lane, maintains 10 poor women; and Doughty’s, which was founded in 1687, supports 24 poor men and 8 women. The Boys and Girls’ Hospital contain 30 of each, and the boys are from thence put out apprentices. Besides 5 Charity Schools, where 111 boys and 22 girls are taught, clothed, and supplied with books. A number of Sunday Schools under the care of the Rev. Lancaster Adkin, where 133 boys and girls receive every attention, with many advantages—and several other Charity and Sunday Schools, on foundations, or supported by voluntary contributions from dissenting meetings, &c. taking the whole together, educating, clothing, &c. 300 boys and 150 girls.

The City of Norwich has local advantages superior to most cities in the kingdom: a navigable stream to the port of Yarmouth passes through the middle of it, with great convenience for the Wharfage and Delivery of goods of all kinds to and from London.

It is situated on a mixed soil of ground, in a salubrious air, neither subject to violent or scorching heat, nor to moist or watery vapours. The upper stratum of earth is light soil, of sufficient depth for the plough; the under stratum is chalk, gravel, and sand.

It is happily screened and defended from the Easterly winds by a considerable rising ground, called Moushold Heath, which is higher than the tops of the churches in the lower parts of the city.

If abounds in springs of water of the purest kind, nearly equal to the celebrated Bristol water, supplied to the inhabitants by a variety of public pumps.

The City is governed by a mayor, recorder, steward, 2 sheriffs, 24 aldermen, and 60 common council-men; a town-clerk, sword-bearer, &c. The mayor is elected by the freemen on the first day of May, and sworn into office on the Guild-day, the Tuesday before Midsummer-day; except when Midsummer-day falls on a Wednesday, and then the Guild is kept on the Tuesday se’nnight before Midsummer-day. He is chosen from among the Aldermen, is justice of the quorum during his mayoralty, and afterwards justice of the peace for life.

The sheriffs are also annually elected, one by the Aldermen, the other by the freemen, on the last Tuesday in August, and sworn Sept. 29.

The city is divided into twelve wards, viz. Ber-street, Colegate, North Conisford, South Conisford, Coslany, Fyebridge, Mancroft, St. Giles, St. Stephen, East Wymer, Middle Wymer, Weft Wymer; each of which elects two Aldermen.

These twelve wards are again divided into four great wards;

I. Conisford ward contains South Conisford, North Conisford, Ber-street, with the hamlets of Lakenham, Trowse, Milgate, Bracondale, and Carrowe; which is represented by 12 common council-men.

II. Mancroft ward contains St. Stephen’s, St. Peter’s of Mancroft, St. Giles’, with the hamlet of Eaton; and is represented by 16 common council-men.

III. Wymer ward contains East Wymer, Middle Wymer, West Wymer, with the hamlets of Heigham and Earlham; and is represented by 20 common council-men.

IV. The Northern Ward Coslany, Colgate, Fye-bridge, with the hamlet of Pockthorpe; and is represented by 12 common council-men.

The freemen for each ward elect Three Nominees, and the Nominees appoint the other common council-men.

The city sends two members to parliament, elected by the freeholders and freemen; the latter are free by inheritance, purchase, or servitude, in number about 3000. The freemen must have been admitted to their freedom twelve months before they are entitled to a vote.

The Markets are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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LIST OF THE COURT OF ALDERMEN OF NORWICH, 1801–1802.

_Aldermen’s Names_. _Time when elected_. _In the _Wards_. _Sheriff_. _Mayor_ Room of_ JEREMIAH IVES, jun. September 25, 1779 Sir H. East Wymer 1782 1786 1801 Esq. MAYOR. Harbord, Bart. PAST THE CHAIR. R. Harvey, Esq. D. January 5, 1768 Wm. Coslany 1766 1770 1800 M. Wigget, Esq. Jeremiah Ives, Esq. July 1, 1766 Thomas S. 1763 1769 1795 Vere, Esq. Conisford James Crowe, Esq. July 18, 1772 Thomas N. 1771 1774 1797 Harvey, Conisford Esq. Richard Peete, Esq. January 25, 1773 Robert W. Wymer 1772 1775 Harvey, Esq. Francis Colombine, April 26, 1774 John Wood, Colegate 1769 1776 Esq. Esq. Sir Roger Kerrison, October 4, 1774 Richard Mancroft 1774 1778 Knt. Matthews, Esq. John Morse, Esq. July 1, 1777 Nockold N. 1779 1781 Thompson, Conisford Esq. Starling Day, Esq. September 23, 1777 John W. Wymer 1775 1782 Nuthall, Esq. Jer. I. Harvey, January 6, 1779 William Ber-street 1779 1783 Esq. Crowe, Esq. R. Partridge, Esq. October 6, 1778 Andrew Ber-street 1780 1784 Chamber, Esq. Elias Norgate, Esq. January 22, 1779 John Mancroft 1781 1785 Goodman, Esq. R. Harvey, jun. January 21, 1780 James East Wymer 1784 1787 Esq. Poole, Esq. John Patteson, Esq. December 10, 1781 Sir T. St. 1785 1788 Churchman, Stephen’s Knt. Charles Weston, March 15, 1782 John Colegate 1785 1789 Esq. Thurlow, Esq. Thomas Watson, Esq. June 19, 1783 Thomas Fyebridge 1787 1790 Rogers, Esq. J. G. Baseley, Esq. February 20, 1787 Jer. Ives, Fyebridge 1789 1791 Esq. John Harvey, Esq. July 24, 1787 John Gay, M. Wymer 1784 1792 Esq. John Buckle, Esq. January 15, 1788 Thomas St. Giles’ 1787 1793 Starling, Esq. James Hudson, Esq. October 18, 1791 Knipe St. Giles’ 1788 1794 Gobbet, Esq. Wm. Herring, Esq. May 22, 1795 Nathaniel S. 1786 1796 Roe, Esq. Conisford John Browne, Esq. March 13, 1798 Charles St. 1794 1798 Weston, Stephen’s Esq. John Herring, Esq. March 20, 1798 Benj. Day, Coslany 1786 1799 Esq. BELOW THE CHAIR. Mr. Alderman Leman August 24, 1797 John M. Wymer Addey, Esq.

Sheriffs,

THOMAS BACK, Jun. and ROBERT WARD, Esqrs.

CHARLES HARVEY, Esq.—RECORDER.

STEWARD—(_Not yet appointed_).

Common Council

MR. HENRY HARMER, SPEAKER.

_Conisford Ward_.—12. When first elected. When first elected. 1772 Mr. James Chase—_Nominee_ 1787 Mr. Edward Browne 75 Thos. Dove—_Nominee_ 90 Charles Foster 1800 T. Tompson—_Nominee_ 96 Henry Gridley 1781 Daniel Bloom 99 Jas. Page Cocksedge 82 Mark Osborn 1801 John Angell, jun. 86 Jacob Smith 1801 Thomas Hawkins _Mancroft Ward_.—16. 1778 Mr. R. Beatniffe—_Nominee_ 1799 Mr. J. H. Cole 89 P. Chamberlin—_Nominee_ 99 George Stacey 94 Chas. Chamberlin 99 John Horth 98 Jonathan Matchett 1800 James Bennett 98 Arthur Browne 1800 Tho. Barber 98 John Clipperton 1800 James Adams 99 John Stoddart 1801 James Keymer 99 S. Day, jun. 1801 Henry Harmer _Great Wymer Ward_.—20. 1788 Mr. W. Foster, 1796 Mr James Marsh jun.—_Nominee_ 88 John Staff—_Nominee_ 96 Bosom Roe 89 John Proctor—_Nominee_ 97 Samuel Stone 82 Wm. Foster 98 Joseph Stannard 85 Wm. Unthank 98 Samuel Blogg 88 Robert Harmer 98 John Ansell 90 John Lovick 98 Benjamin Bates 91 John Fox 99 John Huggins 91 Christopher Berry 1800 Robert Roe 93 Jonathan Davey 1800 Robert Prentice _Ward beyond the Water_.—12. 1795 Mr Cha. Tuthill—_Nominee_ 1797 Mr. Edmund Reeve 86 Rob. Powell—_Nominee_ 98 Wm. Newson 90 John Brittan—_Nominee_ 99 Wm. Burrows 70 James Beevor 1800 Thomas Barnard 99 Wm. Barnard 1800 Joseph Scott 90 Wm. Powell 1801 Peter Wilsea

COMMITTEES IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

Chamberlain’s Council.

Sir Roger Kerrison, John Harvey, James Hudson, and John Browne, Esqrs.—Messrs. James Marsh, Wm. Newton, Wm. Barnard, and Joseph Scott.

Hospital Committee.

J. Crowe, J. Harvey, J. Hudson, and W. Herring, Esqrs. Messrs. W. Foster, W. Barnard, J. Marsh, and H. Harmer.

City Committee.

J. Ives, St. Clement’s, R. Harvey, R. Partridge, and J. G. Baseley, Esqrs.—Messrs. W. Foster, jun. Robert Powell, John Brittan, and Jos. Stannard.

Market Committee.

J. Buckle, James Hudson, J. Browne, Esqrs. and Mr. Alderman Leman—Messrs. J. Proctor, J. Ansell, J. Lovick, and Mr. Sheriff Ward.

Clavers.

The Mayor, Mr. Alderman Leman—Mr. Charles Chamberlin, and Mr. Robert Roe.

Auditors.

Francis Colombine, Robert Harvey, jun. John Patteson, and Wm. Herring, Esqrs.—Messrs. Wm. Unthank, James Chase, Wm. Foster, jun. and Charles Tuthill.

Tonnage Committee.

R. Harvey, R. Peete, Esqrs. Sir Roger Kerrison, and Starling Day, Esq.—Messrs. T. Dove, T. Barnard, T. Tompson, and Samuel Stone.

River and Street Committee.

Robert Harvey, John Morse, J. G. Baseley, and Wm. Herring, Esqrs.—Messrs. Edward Browne, John Staff, Charles Foster, and John Fox.

Committee for inspecting the Assembly Bonds.

J. I. Harvey, C. Weston, T. Watson, and J. Browne, Esqrs.—Messrs. S. Stone, H. Gridley, S. Blogg, and Wm. Burrows.

Coal Committee.

Jer. Ives, St. Clement’s, John Morse, J. I. Harvey, and John Greene Baseley, Esqrs.—Messrs. W. Powell, Christopher Berry, Jonathan Matchett, and Benjamin Bates.

Committee of Appeals to the River Water Assessments.

(BY THE ASSEMBLY.) (BY THE LESSEES.) R. Partridge, Esq. Mr. Daniel Ganning John Herring, Esq. John Webb Mr. John Procter John Cozens Arthur Browne Thomas Hawkins

TREASURERS of the several HOSPITALS, &c.

_Great Hospital_ Sir Roger Kerrison. _Doughty’s Hospital_ Robert Harvey, Esq. _Boy’s Hospital_ Charles Weston, Esq. _Girl’s Hospital_ R. Harvey, jun. Esq. _Court Bonds_ Sir Roger Kerrison. _Assembly Bonds_ Charles Weston, Esq. _Tonnage_ Sir Roger Kerrison. _City Lamps_ Robert Harvey, jun. Esq.

Mr. Stephen Aldhouse, Surgeon to the Four Hospitals.

Mr. B. Bird, Steward to the Estates of the same.

OFFICERS of the CORPORATION.

E. De Hague, Gent. Town Cl. Messrs. A. Taylor, jun. and J. Marsh—Under Sheriffs W. Simpson, Gent. Chamberl Mr. W. Mack, Ch. Constable T. Marks, Esq. Coroner Mr. Rich. Harman, Clerk of the Market Jas. Marsh, Gent. Coroner Mr. J. Dunham, Water Bailiff Mr. Thos. Lubbock, Sword-bearer Mr. Samuel Cole, jun. Inspector of Corn Returns Mr. Joshua Lawter, Under-Chamberlain

CITY SURGEONS.

Mr. Robert Scott

Mr. James Keymer

Mr. James Robinson

_The City Surgeons are also Men-Midwives in their respective Districts_.

The CORPORATION of GUARDIANS of the POOR in NORWICH.

CHARLES HARVEY, Esq. Governor.

ROBERT PARTRIDGE, Esq. Deputy Governor.

ROBERT HARVEY, Esq. Treasurer.

The MAYOR, RECORDER, STEWARD, SHERIFFS, and ALDERMEN for the time being.

_For the Great Ward of Conisford_, _Ber-street_, _and Trowse_. Elected in 1800. Elected in 1801. Edward Squire, corn-merch. Edw. Browne, carpenter James Chase, liquor-merch. Francis Sillis, farmer Thomas Dove, carpenter John Angell, jun. currier Thos. Tompson, merchant Mark Osborn, grocer _For the Great Ward of Mancroft_. Rich. Beatniffe, bookseller John C. Hampp, merchant Thomas Back, backer Peter Chamberlin, grocer Wm. Burt, upholder Samuel Harmer, Gent. John Athow, stone-mason Mr. Sheriff Ward _For the Great Ward of Wymer_. Jas. Buttivant, manufacturer John Rodwell, dyer Richard Bacon, printer Samuel Blogg, mason William Unthank, Gent. Wm. Foster, jun. Gent. Jonathan Davey, merchant James Marsh, Gent. _For the Ward beyond the Water_. William Cutting, merchant John Brittan, woolcomber James Angier, merchant John Webb, woolcomber Robert Powell, woolcomber Wm. Barnard, merchant Edward Reeve, grocer Joseph Scott, merchant

Mr. WILLIAM SIMPSON, Clerk of the Court.

Mr. J. SWIFT, Beadle.

Mr. Thomas Nichols, Assistant Beadle.

C. Church, Removal Officer.

C. Church, Mayor’s Constable.

T. Warren and J. Simonds, Visitors.

N.B. General Courts of the Guardians are held on the first Tuesday in every Month, at Three o’clock in the afternoon, at the Hall in St. Andrew’s; and weekly Committees at St. Andrew’s Workhouse, every Friday in the Afternoon, and at St. John’s Workhouse, every Monday in the Afternoon.

COURT of REQUEST or CONSCIENCE.

The Commissioners are such of the Court of Aldermen and Common Council as qualify themselves according to the Act.

Mr. SAMUEL KING, Register and Clerk.

OFFICE in St. Clement’s Church-yard.

The Court is held every Monday before one Alderman and two of the Common Council, in St. Andrew’s Hall, at Three o’clock in the afternoon.

EXCISE-OFFICE, ST. GEORGE’S TOMBLAND.

Wm. Carter, Esq. Collector.—Mr. Wm. Flint, Supervisor.

Mr. J. King, Office-keeper.—Mr. T. Sowter, First Clerk.

FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES.

Norwich Insurance-Office, Mr. Adam Taylor, jun. Hog-hill, Secretary.

Union Office, Mr. Thomas Bignold, Gentleman’s Walk, Market-place, Secretary.

Agent to the Sun Fire-Office. Mr. John Taylor, at the Glass-warehouse of the late Mr. Cook, St. Andrew’s.

Royal-Exchange Office, Mr. John Woodrow, St. George’s Colegate.

Phœnix Office, Mr. John Steward, Surry-street.

GOVERNORS of BETHEL.

JEREMIAH IVES, Esq. St. Clement’s, PRESIDENT

Jere. Ives, Esq. Catton Mr. John Gurney William Herring, Esq. Sigismund Trafford, Esq. William Foster, Gent. Rev. Robert Parr

Treasurer, Mr. John Gurney.

Physicians, Dr. Beevor and Dr. Manning.

Surgeon and Apothecary, Mr. James Keymer.

Clerk and Steward, Mr. Charles Nelson, Land-Surveyor, Red

Lion lane.—Mr. James Bullard, Master.

N.B. The Committee Day is the first Monday in every Month.

_Names of the Bishop_, _Dean_, _and Prebendaries_.

BISHOP. Right Reverend CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON, D.D. Palace.

DEAN. JOSEPH TURNER, D.D. Deanry.

CHANCELLOR. The Rev. G. Sandby, D.D. at Denton, Norfolk.

PREBENDARIES.

Philip Wodehouse, M.A. Hingham.

John Pretyman, D.D. Norwich.

Robert Potter, A.M. Lowestoft.

Edward South Thurlow, A.M. Norwich.

George Anguish, A.M. Gisleham, Suffolk.

Jos. Procter, D.D. Vice Chancellor of Cambridge.

BISHOP’S OFFICE in the Upper Close.

_Deputy Register_, C. Kitson, Gent. Notary Public and Proctor, Norwich.

_Proctors_. William Utten, John Morphew, Charles Kitson, John Steward.

_Principal Apparitor_, Robert Starkey, Gent.

DEAN and CHAPTER’S OFFICE, in the Cloister.

_Clerk and Register_, Mr. Wm. Utten.

ARCHDEACON of NORWICH, his OFFICE,

At Mr. Morphew’s, King-street.

MEMBERS of PARLIAMENT for NORWICH,

Right Hon. William Windham, Vauxhall.

John Frere, Esq. Spring-Gardens.

_Receiver of the land Tax_, Sir Roger Kerrison.

_Receiver of the Stamp Duty_, J. H. Cole, Esq.—His Deputy, Mr. Samuel Cole. The Stamp-office, in St. Giles’ Broad-street.

T. Moore, Gent. Bethel-street, Licencer of Hawkers and Pedlars.

_Commissions of Appeal under the Income Act_.

Robert Fellowes, Esq. Sir Thomas Beevor, Bart. and James Mingay, Esq.—Mr. Adam Taylor, jun. Secretary.

POST OFFICE.

GEORGE LITCHFIELD, GENT.—POST-MASTER. His Clerk Mr. G. CHAPMAN.

The Mails from London arrive every forenoon about eleven o’clock, except Mondays, and are dispatched every afternoon at half past four, except Saturdays.

The Mails from Huntingdon, Cambridge, Newmarket, Bury, Thetford, &c. arrive, and are dispatched every day at the above time.

The Mails from all the intermediate places betwixt London and Ipswich, betwixt Ipswich and this city and their branches, arrive every day at twelve at noon, and are dispatched to those parts every day at four in the afternoon.

The Mails arrive from Yarmouth every afternoon at four, and are dispatched every day at twelve.

The Mails from Cromer, Aylsham and North Walsham, arrive _every day_ at ten in the morning, and are dispatched to those places at one in the afternoon.

N.B. The Office is opened for the delivery of letters about an hour after the arrival of the different Mails, and is shut _at half-past three precisely_.

NORFOLK and NORWICH HOSPITAL.

OFFICERS of the CHARITY.

ROBERT FELLOWES, Esq. Treasurer.

Physicians and Surgeons who attend gratis.

_Physicians_. _Surgeons_. _Assistant Surgeons_. Dr. Manning Mr. Donne Mr. Colman Dr. Hooke Mr. Rigby Mr. Aldhouse Dr. Lubbock Mr. Martineau Mr. Bond Dr. Alderson

Mr. Thomas Barber, Secretary.—Mr. George Hardy, Apothecary.—Mrs. Isabella Grant, Matron.

The Physicians and Surgeons attend in turn to take in patients, every Saturday at eleven o’clock in the forenoon; and every Tuesday at the same hour, to prescribe to the out-patients.

REGULAR LODGES OF FREE MASONS.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER, WM. EARLE BULWER, ESQ.

R. Partridge, Esq. P.D.G.M. Tho. Marks, Gent. P.S.G.W.

J. Harvey, Esq. P.J.G.W. Jas. Boyce, P.G.S.

No. 16 White Swan, St. Peter’s, Norwich, the first Wednesday in the Month, constituted May 11, 1724. 48 King’s Head, Market-place, Norwich, 2d Frid. 1736. 76 King’s Head, Yarmouth, Monday nearest the full moon. 78 Angel, Norwich, second Friday, January 5, 1748 80 Horse and Groom, Norwich, first Tuesday, 1749 86 Greenland Fishery, St. Mary’s, Norwich, 2d Tues. 1750 88 Three Tuns, Yarmouth, last Wednesday, June 6, 1751 99 Jolly Farmers, Castle Meadow, Norwich, third Tuesday, Nov. 20, 1753.—_Faithful Lodge_. 105 Castle, Norwich, second Thursday, March 13, 1757 120 The Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s, Norwich, the fourth Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1766. 133 Norwich Volunteer, All Saints, Norwich, 2d Wednesday.—_Lodge of Friendship_. 136 King’s Head, Coltishall, Norfolk, the Wednesday on or nearest the full moon, February 18, 1758 158 Lodge of Friendship, Crown, Lynn Regis, Norfolk, second Friday, from Sept. to May, June 9, 1762 192 Gate House, Tombland, Norwich, the last Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1766 531 Half Moon, Market-place, Yarmouth, on the Monday nearest the full moon, Oct. 7, 1793. _Lodge of Unity_. 552 Maid’s Head, Lynn, constituted April 25, 1796, the first Thursday.—_Lodge of Strict Benevolence_. 563 Angel Inn, second Friday, June 26, 1797.—_Norwich Theatrical Lodge_. 564 Shakspeare, Yarmouth, second Friday, June 26, 1797.—_United Friends of Great Yarmouth_. 572 Green Dragon, Grass-market, Lynn, the 2d Thursday, Sept. 28, 1798.—_Lodge of Attention_.

THE POPULATION OF NORWICH,

As taken from the Parochial Returns in the years 1801, 1786, 1752, and 1693.