COMMON COUNCIL, 1783.
Reading edition
Mr. SAMUEL HARMER, Speaker.
Conisford Ward, 12.
When first elected When first elected
1769 Mr. Tho. Emerson } 1754 Mr. John Marks
72 James Chase } Nominees 79 Robert Houghton
74 James Page } 81 Daniel Bloom
75 William Herring 82 Andrew Storey
75 Thomas Dove 82 Samuel Blogg
75 James Postons 82 Mark Osborn
Mancroft Ward 16.
1775 Mr. Samuel Harmer, Speaker. 1775 Mr. James Hudson
82 Wm. Foster } 77 John Harper
82 John Buckle } Nominees. 78 John Crouse
82 Rich. Matthews } 79 John Marks, Jun.
54 Charles Reynolds 82 Martin Booth
65 Gilbert Brownsmith 82 Robert Ward
69 Stephen Weavers 82 Samuel Colkett
74 Thomas Back (One vacant.)
Great Wymer Ward 20.
1745 Mr. Hewett Rand } Nominees 1773 Mr. Robert Priest
61 John Aldred } 73 John Loder
51 Charles Fearman 74 Richard Hutchinson
52 James Hardy 78 John Wright
52 James Smyth 79 Edward Leeds
52 John Hilyard 79 William Wilcocks
56 John Bringloe 80 Elisha De Hague, Jun.
64 James Dersley 81 Edward Crane
70 John White 82 John Watson
70 Thomas Marks 82 Samuel Stone
N.B. In this Ward there is one vacany in the Nominees, Mr. Thomas Day being elected one of the Sheriffs for this year.
Ward beyond the Water 12.
1775 Mr. Tho. Througton } 1769 Mr. Edward Marsh
65 William Cutting } Nominees. 70 James Beevor
77 Edm. Partridge } 76 Samuel Fremoult, Jun.
62 John Castell 77 Samuel Cubit
66 William Powell 78 Thomas Scott
67 Thomas Basely 81 Thomas Watson
The city sends two citizens to parliament: the right of election being in the freeholders, and such freemen only, as are entered upon the books, and do not receive alms, March 12, 1701.
Norwich first sent representatives in 1295, 23d Edw. I. and the number of voters are about 3300.
The following are the number of votes polled by the freemen and freeholders in the several wards and hamlets belonging to the city and county of Norwich, in London and the country, at the contested election, March 18, 1768, for representatives in parliament.
Candidates Harbord Harbord, Esq; of Gunton
Edward Bacon, Esq; of Earlham
Thomas Beevor, Esq; of Hethel
Harb. Bac. Beevor.
Conisford ward 250 228 195
Mancroft ward 288 212 213
Wymer ward 435 387 241
Ward beyond the water 375 334 309
Hamlets 60 54 42
Precinct of the Close 31 35 6
Country 268 244 125
London 105 102 5
Total 1812 1596 1136
Sir Harbord Harbord, Bart. and Edward Bacon, Esq; are the two present Representatives for this city. 1783.
By a general account of the Poor-Rate taken in 1776, it appears, that the city and county of Norwich pays £12,403 15s. 2d.
It is not unworthy of remark, that there are sixteen public clocks in this City, the dial-plates of which are said to front the Cardinal points, four each way.