: vats as a juftice of the peace. 
1803.] ‘ 
delled the government of the city, and re-in- 
corporated it by the name of mayor and com- 
monalty, with power,for the citizens, from 
among themfelves, to choofe a mayor yearly, 
who fhould bea juftice of the peace, and fhould 
rule the city, and its appurtenant diftriGs, as 
the bailiffs had done before. He likewife 
empowered them to appoint a coroner and a 
bailiff or fheriff, the larter of whom fhould be 
elected annually, and Have return of writs, 
&c. Canterbury was made a county per Jey 
by Edward IV. in the year 1461. In 1498, 
Benry Vil. by his charter ordained, that for 
the future the mayor of the city, who before 
that time was taken from the commanalty at 
large, fhould be eleéted fromthe aldermen 
Only, and by citizens, in-dwelling freemen 
only. In the year 1609, King James I. in 
his charter to the city, declares, that imme- 
diately after the mayor is out of his mayor- 
alty, he fhall refume his office of alderman, 
and be in the phace of the then mayor, It is 
very probable that Canterbury was laid into 
wards about the year 11893 for it appears 
that the city being in fix wards, King 
Richard J. afligned an alderman to each ward, 
whofe aldermanry, not then, as fince, elec- 
tive, was his freehold, and defcended of right 
to his heir. Five of thofe aldermanries having 
foon afterwards become vefted in the crown, 
were annexed to the fee-farm of the city, and 
were transferred to the citizens by the char- 
ter of 1234, ‘The fixth aidermanry, that of 
Wefigate, came to them firft by an a@ of 
parliament pafled in the year 1423 3 but the 
act being repealed in 1485, it did not finally 
veft in them tillthe year 1492. The charter 
of Henry VII. extended the number of alder- 
men to twelve, being two toeach ward, and re- 
duced that of the common-council to twenty- 
four; changing the tenure of their feveral of- 
fices, which before were annual, toa more per- 
manent one for life. The charter of James, 
before alluded to, particularly direéts in what 
Manner the aldermen and common-council 
fhall be eleéted ; and grants that all the alder. 
men who have executed the office of mayor, 
fhall have authority to at as juftices of the 
peace, taking the accuiftomed oaths before the 
mayor. The latter charter annexes the honour- 
able office of recorder to the city, who alfo 
Canterbury, as 
_fhow incorporated by various charters, many of 
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which are confirmed by A& of Parliament, is 
governed by a mayor, haying the title of 
right worthipful, aflifted by twelve aldermen, 
and twenty four common council, with one 
fheriff and coroner, who together form the 
body corporate, under the title of Mayor and 
Commonalty of «he City and County of the 
City of Canterbury. The exterior circuit 
of the county of the city extends to Hack- 
ington, Sturry, Fordwich, Littlebourn, Pate 
rixbourn, Bridge, and Nackington, and com- 
) hi within its limits lands lying in feveral 
f thofe places. The interior circuit of the 
@ity and county of Canterbury is comprifad 
te 
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Kent. ‘ 
499 
s 
in the following wards: Ridingate, Worth. 
gate, Weftgate, Newingate, Burgate, and 
Northgate. There are feveral precinéts, 
vills, &c. in the circnit of the city, but not 
within its jurifdiGtion. The jinterior circujs 
of the city and county of Canterbury, as fure 
ther fubdivided, comprifes within the liber- 
ties of the city, Cwenty-one principal ftreets 
fifty~fix lanes, and fixty-two pailages, paths, 
and alleys, 
His Grace the Archbifhop of Canterbury. 
has recently proved himfelf an exemplary 
encourager of incloiing wate lands, by kindly 
allotting different portions of the wastes 
(which for feyeral miles on this fide Canter- 
bury belong to the fee) from one to ten ACKES, 
to various deferving and induftrious perfans, 
02 very moderate fines, for the term of thirty 
years. More than forty neat, white cottages 
have already been ereéted among them, tg 
the great comfort of as taany poor families, 
and the credit of an extenfive dittriét, by this 
difplay of well-adapted benevolence, fo high}y 
ornamented and effentially improved. =~ 
It is in contemplation to apply to Partia- 
ment for powers and pecuniary aid for making 
a commodious harbour at Folk@one. Ths 
bay, now formed by a channel of rocks, hag 
eight feet water at ebb-tide; and is capable 
of very material improvement at a moderatg 
expence, 
Mlarrisd.) At Canterbury, Mr. T. Hacker, 
plumber and glazier, to Mifs H. Ath, fecong 
daughter of Mr. Ath, brewer. 
At Maidftone, Mr, J. Cutler, draper, ta 
Mifs $. Jackfon.—-Mr, N Giles, filverfmitn, 
to Mifs M, Fither, of Brenzete. 
At Biddenden, Mr. J. Clement, draper, &s, 
to Mifs S. Deane, 
T. Bentley, efq of the Little Hermitage, 
near Rocheiter, to Milg Lunan, of the Strand, 
London. ‘ 
R. Round, efq. of Stone Pitts, to Mifs &, 
Taylor, of New Baris, 
The Rev. H. dodges, fon of the late is 
H. Hodges, efq. of Hempftead Place, to Mifs 
Murray, elde ughter of the late Hon, ic 
Murray, of od in Suffex, 
Mr. Lf. Cramp, chemif, of Canterbury, to 
Mifs M. Rowe, of Margate. 
Died} At Canterbury, aged 70, Mrs, , | 
Collins, widow. This lady poffeffed a cleag 
income of jol. per annum; but, notwith- 
ftanding this circumftance, her habits of life 
were fingularly difgufting, and her difpofition 
and peculiarities fordidly and unnaturally ez» 
centric. During many years, her conftang 
companions were from fixteen to twenty fowls, 
whofe ordure defiled not only her bed, and 
every article of her furniture, but even the 
very plate out of which fhe ate her yi@uals. 
A fayourite cock, whofe fpurs were at leait 
three inches long, and an equally favoured 
rat, were fora length of time the conftant 
attendants at her table, each partaking the 
- fragments whieh her penury fhared with 
them 3 till on¢ day the rat, nat preferying 
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