sworn into office on Michaelmas-day. The
Mayor with the Sheriffs, hold courts every Wednesday and Saturday, to
hear complaints, and to do every other act tending to the peaceable
government of the city.

The Recorder assists in the Mayor's court as chief Judge, as does the
Steward in the Sheriffs' court, they must both be barristers, and are
always Justices of the quorum, and Council for the city.

The quarterly assemblies are held on February the twenty-fourth, May the
third, the day before guild-day, and Sept. the twenty-first.

There are three Fairs in Norwich,--one on the Thursday before Easter, on
Tombland;--one on Easter-Monday and Tuesday;--and one on Whit-Monday and
Tuesday, by Bishop-bridge.

Here are several Insurance-offices, viz.--The Norwich Insurance
Fire-ffice, on Orford hill, opened in November 1792.

The Union office for insurance against loss by fire, corner of Briggs's
lane, near the market, established in March 1797;--and at the same place
The Union office, for the insurance of lives, and granting Annuities and
Endowments for children.

The General Equitable assurance office, for insuring property from fire,
in Bank street, established Michaelmas, 1807. The Anchor fire office,
Back of the inns, established in June 1808; besides various agencies,
viz.--

Sun fire office agent, Mr. John Taylor, _St. Andrew's_;--Royal Exchange,
Mr. J. Woodrow, _St. George's Colegate_;--Phoenix, Mr. H. Francis, _Surry
street_;--Suffolk, Mr. Marsh, _Bank street_;--British, Mr. L. F. Boyce,
_St. John's Maddermarket_;--Imperial, Mr. Charles Norton, _King street_.

A gentleman desirous of spending a few days in Norwich, cannot help being
gratified by seeing the various employments of its extensive
manufactories in Stuffs, Cottons, Shawls &c.--the first and last of which
are here carried to a perfection no where else to be met with in England.

Norwich adds greatly to the trade of Yarmouth, by the importation of
about 40,000 chaldrons of coals yearly; wine, fish, oil, Irish yarn, and
all heavy goods which come from thence by the river Yare: and in Peace
the exportation of its manufactures to Russia, Germany, Holland, Denmark,
Norway, Spain, Portugal, Italy, &c. The keels and wherries which
navigate between Norwich and Yarmouth are acknowledged to be superior to
any other small craft in England, for carrying a larger burthen, and
being worked at a smaller expence;--their burthen is from fifteen to
fifty tons; the