ithin, St.
Margaret, St. Lawrence and St. Gregory, with part of the hamlets of
Earlham and Heigham. _Middle Wymer ward_, contains the Parishes of St.
John at Madder-market, St. Andrew and St Michael at Plea. _East Wymer
ward_, contains the parishes of St. Peter at Hungate, St. Simon and Jude,
St. George Tombland, St. Martin at the Palace, and St. Helen.

_Great Northern ward_, subdivided into three small wards, viz.--_Coslany
ward_ contains the parishes of St. Michael, St. Mary and St. Martin.
_Colegate ward_ contains the parishes of St. George's Colegate, and St.
Augustine. _Fye Bridge ward_ includes the parishes of St. Edmund, St.
James, St. Paul, St. Saviour, and St. Clement. Each of the small wards
have the right of electing two Aldermen, and one of the Nominees for the
Common Council; the rest of the Common Council being chosen by the
Nominees. _Great Conisford ward_, including the Nominees, choosing
twelve,--_Great Mancroft ward_ sixteen,--_Great Wymer ward_ twenty,--and
the _Northern ward_ twelve. In ward elections the resident freemen only
have at right to vote, and the election for Nominees takes place on the
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, before passion-week.

The City is governed by a Mayor, Recorder, Steward, two Sheriffs,
twenty-four Aldermen, (of which the Mayor is one,) sixty Common
Council-men, a Town-clerk, Chamberlain and Sword-bearer, attended by
suitable officers.

The Mayor is elected by the freemen, on the first day of May, and sworn
into office on the guild-day, which is on the Tuesday before Midsummer,
except Midsummer-day fall on a Wednesday, in which case the guild is kept
the Tuesday se'nnight before the Mayor is chosen from among the Aldermen,
is a Justice of the quorum during his mayoralty, and afterwards Justice
of the peace.

On the death or resignation of an Alderman, the Mayor on receiving notice
thereof, must within five days, and not less than two; and giving not
less than twenty-four hours notice to the freemen in the great ward, in
which the small ward belongs, to elect another.

The Sheriffs are chosen--one by a letter from the court of Aldermen, in
the early part of July, and returnable if a full assembly can be made,
within fourteen days, upon paying a fine of 80 pounds to the corporation,
till the 10th of August; on which day, whoever holds it must serve the
office. The other Sheriff is elected by the freemen on the last Tuesday
in August, and they are both