. A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions ; and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bouroughs, bishoprics, universities, and colleges, and of the seals of the various municipal corporations. has regularlyreturned two members toparliament, who are styledbarons. In 1832, the rightof election was extended tothe £10 householders of anenlarged district, includingDeal and Walmer, compris-i
. A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions ; and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bouroughs, bishoprics, universities, and colleges, and of the seals of the various municipal corporations. has regularlyreturned two members toparliament, who are styledbarons. In 1832, the rightof election was extended tothe £10 householders of anenlarged district, includingDeal and Walmer, compris-ing by estimation an area of2867 acres. The mayor isreturning officer. The oldcorporation had the powerof inflicting capital punishment, which originally was bydrowning; and a document of the date of 1315 is ex-tant, in which a complaint is preferred against the priorof Christ-Church, for that he had diverted the courseof a certain stream called the Gestling, so that thefelons could not be executed for want of water. Therecorder holds quarterly courts of session for thetrial of all offences within the town and liberties, ex-tending to the town of Ramsgate, the ville of Sarr, andthe parish of Walmer ; he also presides at a court ofrecord every three weeks, for debts to any guildhall, usually called the court-hall, was erectedin 1579, and contains, on the basement story, the several18. New Corporation Seal. rooms for holding the courts, and on the first story, thecouncil-chamber, and the offices in which the publicbusiness of the corporation and liberties is transacted ;in the upper story are kept the ancient cucking-stooland wooden mortar, for the punishment of scolds. Theold borough gaol and house of correction being foundinadequate for the classification of prisoners, a largerand more appropriate edifice was erected in 1831, at anexpense of £6000, The town comprises 721 acres, and consists of theparishes of St. Clement, containing 879 inhabitants,St. Mary the Virgi
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