And, on a scrutiny being demanded on the behalf of the two former gentlemen, it was agreed by all the candidates that it should commence immediately. Scrutators on both sides were appointed, and, on the next day, to which the court was adjourned, the numbers were declared to be, for

whereupon, the bailiffs, Mr. Henry Seekamp, and Mr. John Spooner, thinking it their duty to declare an election of two bailiffs, that the charter of the corporation might not be forfeited, declared Mr. Peter Clarke and Mr. Wm. Truelove duly elected. Before the declaration of the election, Mr. Kerridge demanded to be declared duly elected, for that he had a majority of legal votes, several persons having tendered their votes for Mr. Truelove and Mr. Kerridge, whose names were not entered on the poll: he afterwards obtained a writ of mandamus, and Mr. Clarke was ousted. A contest for town clerk also took place, when the numbers were, for

On the 29th of September, the thanks of the court were unanimously given to the Rev. John King, for his long and faithful services as lecturer to the corporation. A contest took place for the lectureship, when the numbers were, for

This contest was carried on with great violence, uproar, and confusion.

On the 7th of June, 1792, an address was ordered to be presented to His Majesty, on issuing his royal proclamation against those wicked and seditious writings which had of late been printed and circulated with malevolent intentions against His Majesty's government, and stating that the loyal and dutiful subjects of the ancient borough of Ipswich were ready, with their lives and fortunes and best strength, to unite with His Majesty in endeavouring to repel the wicked attempts of all whose aim was to subvert our most excellent, happy, and glorious constitution-the admiration and envy of surrounding nations.

On the 8th of September, 1792, the blues succeeded to all the places in the corporation, and maintained their uninterrupted sway for upwards of twenty-eight years.

November 13th, 1792. At the time of high water, a number of sailors assembled on the Common Quay, for the purpose of demanding an advance of wages, and forcibly took away some men who had agreed to go on board Captain Hadley's vessel. The magistrates interfered, and they dispersed. They, however, assembled again in the evening, in greater numbers, when three of them were taken up, and underwent an examination, but, upon security being given for their good behaviour, they were dismissed. The magistrates met on the town hall, on Thursday; when the men belonging to Captain Hadley attended, and acknowledged their readiness to proceed to sea with him. The constables went to see them safe on board; but they were no sooner there, and the peaceofficers departed, than the rioters forcibly took the men away, and, further, would not suffer the ship to depart. The magistrates finding mild measures useless, called in the assistance of a party of dragoons, and, with a great number of the gentlemen of the town, headed by the colonel of the dragoons, proceeded down St. Clement's, and took three of the ringleaders into custody, and committed them to gaol; when the remainder of the sailors quietly dispersed.

On the 29th of December, this year, resolutions, stating that this corporation would use every possible means to suppress all unlawful and seditious assemblies within the borough, and to bring to justice every disturber of public tranquility and order, were ordered to be inserted in the public papers.

On the 5th of April, 1793, it was ordered and agreed, that the representatives of the borough be requested to oppose the bill for paving, lighting, cleansing, and otherwise improving the town, in its progress through the House of Commons, as tending to encroach upon the rights and privileges of the corporation.

In this year, 1793, an act of parliament was obtained for "paving, lighting, cleansing, and otherwise improving the town of Ipswich;" and commissioners were appointed to carry this act into execution: and, on Monday, August the 5th, the first stone of the new pavement was laid, at the Bell corner, near the Cornhill.

In consequence of an encampment at Harwich, the wherries from this place were crowded to such excess,

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that they were, daily, obliged to leave passengers behind; and between twenty and thirty open boats have been known to leave Ipswich in a day, for the conveyance of passengers to Harwich.

The body of Lieut. Lionel Tollemache, the last male heir of this ancient family, who was slain by a shell before Valenciennes, passed through this town, in the way to Helmingham, August 17th.

On the 1st of January, 1794, it was agreed that Messrs. Thomas Fulcher and Benjamin Nathaniel Folkard, should have leave to inclose part of the salt water river; and that a lease of ninety-five years should be granted them, at the rent of 50s. a year, for the part to be inlosed, namely, three acres and thirty-six perches at 26s. 6d., and two acres, two roods, and twenty-four perches at 23s, 6d. It was also proposed that a lease should be granted to Mr. George Gooding, of the old shambles, for sixty years, at the yearly rent of £20; he undertaking to erect a new building, at his own expense.

On the 10th of February, 1794, the first stone of the rotunda, to be built on the scite of the old shambles, was laid by J. Kerridge, esq. and William Norris, esq., bailiffs. This building was so expeditiously erected, that a concert and ball was performed in it, August 12th, in the same year; at which five hundred persons were present.

On the 31st of March, 1794, a letter was read, from the commissioners under the act for paving the streets, stating that, by right of their powers to remove all obstructions, they could order the stairs leading up to the town hall to be taken down, but that they wished to act with the concurrence of the corporation, and requesting that they would give orders for their removal. Upon which it was determined by the court, that the commissioners had no legal right or power to cause these stairs, leading to the town hall, to be taken away; not, however, restraining themselves by this resolution, in some future more favourable circumstances, from removing those stairs for the sake of general improvement.

This month, March, a subscription was opened for the relief of the wives and children of those soldiers and sailors who might lose their lives in defence of their country.

May 27th. At a meeting of the inhabitants, on the town hall, Sir Robert Harland, bart., in the chair, it was resolved to form a volunteer corps, according to the act of the 17th of April, for the internal defence of the country, to be called "The loyal Ipswich volunteer corps."

On the 11th of June, the news of Lord Howe's victory over the French fleet was received; when the town was most brilliantly illuminated.

On the 8th of September, a slight contest for bailiffs took place:

On the 29th of September, a resolution to the following purport was read in court, and unanimously agreed to:-That we, the bailiffs, burgesses, and commonalty of the town and borough of Ipswich, in great court assembled, understanding that other towns in Great Britain have come forward to strengthen the hands of government, and, taking into consideration the offer of Major Robinson, of His Majesty's late reduced Horse Grenadier Guards, to raise a corps for the service of government, under our patronage, consisting of thirty-two serjeants, thirty corporals, twenty-two drummers, and six hundred private men, to be called "The Ipswich regiment," do unanimously consent thereto, and determine that this resolution shall be addressed to the right honorable General Jeffery,

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