21.--Died, from the effects of an accident, caused by a fall from his
horse whilst riding from Cringleford to Earlham, Mr. Charles Evans,
barrister-at-law, and Chancellor for the Diocese of Norwich. Mr. Evans
was born at Harrow in 1798, and was the eldest son of the Rev. Benjamin
Evans, formerly a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and for many
years assistant-master at Harrow School. After remaining a short time at
Eton, he proceeded to Pembroke College, where he took his degree in 1819,
as twelfth wrangler, and was afterwards elected a Fellow. On being
called to the Bar Mr. Evans joined the Norfolk Circuit, and in 1824
settled in Norwich, where he practised to the time of his death. In 1845
he was appointed by Bishop Stanley to the Chancellorship of the diocese.
He was acting judge of the Court of Record, Chairman of the Board of
Guardians, to which office he was elected on the passing of the new Act
in 1863; president of the directors of the Norwich Union Office, a
magistrate of the city, chairman of the Governors of the Grammar School,
&c. Mr. Evans married in 1829 Emily, daughter of Mr. George Morse, of
Catton, by whom he left eight children--five sons and three daughters.
31.--The Earl of Leicester presided at a meeting of the inhabitants of
the county and city, held at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, "for the purpose
of bringing the affairs of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital before the
public." Resolutions were adopted affirming that the resources of the
institution were inadequate to meet the annual expenditure, and as a
means of increasing the revenue it was desirable "that on one Sunday at
least in every year, as far as possible on the same Sunday, collections
be made for the benefit of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in places of
worship throughout the diocese, where such collections shall not
interfere with the claims of other hospitals." As the resources of the
Hospital were heavily drawn upon by casualty cases, a separate fund
called the Accident Fund was established.