day at
four o'clock. The Mails from Cromer, Aylsham, North-Walsham, &c. arrive
here every day, early in the forenoon, and are dispatched from twelve to
one. G. Litchfield, Esq. Post-master.

Post-horse duty office, Rampant-horse street, St. Stephen's, Mr. J. M.
Murry, Collector.

Surveyor of Assessed Taxes, Mr. C. Lay. St. Giles's, broad street.

Norwich market has for a long series of years, been held in the highest
estimation, for the quantity and quality of provisions, with which it has
been supplied, particularly for poultry, which are sent from hence, in
considerable quantities to London, and various other parts of the
kingdom. The market is under the regulation of a Committee from the
Court of Aldermen, and Commons. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday.
Collector of the market, Mr. R. Harmar. The Fish-market, adjoining, is
generally well supplied (from Yarmouth) daily, as is the butchery, with
beef and mutton.

The Norwich cattle-market, held on the castle meadow, every Saturday, has
for many years been increasing, and is considered at this time, the first
cattle-market in the kingdom, out of the metropolis. The Corporation, at
an Assembly held in September, 1809, ordered pens to be erected for pigs
and sheep, more convenient places to be assigned for beasts, horses,
stalls, waggons, carts, &c.; and tolls were ordered to be collected, viz.
for pigs and sheep, 8d. per score; beasts, when sold 2d. each, by the
purchaser; for horses, 6d. each; for waggons, brought for sale, 1s. each;
for stalls, 6d. each; for every auction, 1s.; for calves and mules, 1d.
each. Here also is the weighbridge for Hay, &c., Mr. C. Hubbard,
hay-weigher, and collector of the cattle-market.

Norwich Public Library, was instituted in 1784, and was held in the City
Library-room adjoining St. Andrew's hall, till 1794, when it was removed
to the building formerly the catholic chapel, Wymer-street, where books
are delivered by the librarian to the subscribers, every day, between the
hours of eleven and two, Sundays and a few holidays excepted. It
contains upwards of 7000 volumes. Every subscriber pays two guineas and
a half, on his admission, and an additional half-guinea, annually. There
are about 500 subscribers, under the regulation of a President,
Vice-president, and a Committee of 24, chosen from their body, half at
each of their annual meetings for two years. A meeting of the Committee,
is held on the second Monday of every