—The honorary freedom of the city was voted by the Corporation of Norwich to Lord Walpole, M.P., and Mr. Edmond Wodehouse, M.P. Both gentlemen were sworn in on May 8th.
5.—Died of dysentery at Calcutta, aged 70, Mr. Thomas Hoseason, formerly of Banklands, near Lynn.
6.—Died, aged 69, at Furnival’s Inn, Mr. Linley, “son of the writer of the music in ‘The Duenna,’ and brother of the first Mrs. Sheridan and of the Rev. O. T. Linley, formerly of Norwich Cathedral. He was a good composer and excellent judge of music.”
8.—A dinner, attended by 650 guests, was given at St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, to celebrate the establishment at the Rampant Horse Inn of the East Norfolk Conservative Association. The Earl of Orford presided. Prior to the dinner the members of the association proceeded to the Guildhall, to witness the swearing in of Lord Walpole and Mr. Wodehouse as hon. freemen of Norwich.
9.—Died, aged 66, Mr. William Blanchard, “the celebrated comedian, formerly of the Norwich Company.”
11.—Mr. Butler, of Covent Garden, appeared at Norwich Theatre in the part of Hamlet. He performed on subsequent evenings the parts of Coriolanus and David Duvigne (“The Hazard of the Die”).
18.—The Bill for renewing the Yarmouth Port and Haven Act, which would otherwise have expired in 1836, went into Committee in the House of Commons, and was finally agreed to by all parties.
25.—Died in Norwich, aged 67, Mr. George Lindley, author of the “Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden, “ &c., and father of Dr. Lindley, Professor of Botany at the Royal Institution and the University of London.
26.—Died at his house in Magdalen Street, Norwich, aged 91, Mr. Barnabas Leman, who was elected Alderman in 1797, Sheriff in 1804, and twice served the office of Mayor, 1813-1818.
27.—Captain Sir Edward Parry, R.N., the celebrated navigator, made an official visit to Norwich, on his appointment as an Assistant Commissioner under the new Poor Laws Amendment Act.