The Press. — 1854-10-21 (London, England)

ROBERT EVANS, LL.D., D.C.L., head master to the Bristol Grammar School, fell a victim to cholera on Saturday morning. He retired to rest on the previous nigh; seemingly in his usual health, and on Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, awoke with choleraic symptoms. Mr. A. Prichard, surgeon, and Dr. Mudd were summoned with all despatch, but collapse rapidly ensued, and at eleven o'clock the lamented gentleman had ceased to live. THE EARL or ABINGDON died on Monday evening, at Wytham Abbey, about three miles from Oxford. His lordship had for many years past suffered from a disease of the bladder, and bad undergone surgical operations at various times; but latterly appeared to be in tolerable health. He was taken ill on Monday morning, and his medical attendant was sent for, who found him in so dangerous a state that it was deemed expedient to call in Dr. Acland. It was soon evident, from the stage the disease had attained, that his lordship's recovery was hopeless ; and he died that same evening. The deceased peer, who was in his seventy-first year, was Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire and High Steward of the borough of Abingdon. Ile is succeeded by his son, Lord Norreys, M.P. for the borough of Abingdon.  A YOUNG MAN named John Golliter, who had been until recently a clerk in the offices ot' some Bristol solicitors, was charged before the local police court with having feloniously forged and uttered a docu ment purporting to be an interim order for protection by Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Bart., Judge of the County Court of Gloucestershire, sitting at Bristol, with intent to defraud one William (Allard. After hearing evidence, the magistrates committed the prisoner to take his trial for forgery at the next Gloucestershire assizes.  o,tribtnts 10  999  ONE of Lancaster's 68-pounder guns, oval bore, burst on the 12th instant, while practising, with the usual charge of powder and shells, at Shoeburyness. Fortunately no person was hurt, but there were several narrow escapes, one of the pieces having passed between the legs of Sergeant Watson, and a piece knocked over the timetable on which a clock was placed for counting the number of seconds of the flight of the shell, and where three persons were standing a minute before the accident. Ax EXTENSIVE ROBBERY, consisting of gold watches, gold chains, rings, pins, &c., amounting to the value of 1,5001., was committed on Sunday on the premises of Mr. Baumgart, jeweller and watchmaker, 223, Regent-street. Mr. 8., it appears, neither slept on the premises, nor left any person in care of his stock. His shop was separated from the other part of the house and strongly secured. About a fortnight since three men, apparently gentlemen, hired apartments over the shop, and took immediate possession. They are now missing, and a large aperture was found in the ceiling that communicated with their apartments, from which a knotted rope was suspended, giving access to the shop and stock below. Two SISTERS, named Ellen and Isabella Robinson, were drowned on Saturday night last at Newcastle. They lived with their father and another sister, the whole family being employed at ome glass works in the town. A quarrel arose that night between the girls, and the father, angry at the disturbance, ordered the eldest daughter to leave the house. This was at eleven o'clock. Another sister shortly followed her, and neither was seen again until their bodies were found in the river. It is conjectured that one committed suicide and the other was drowned in attempting to rescue her sister.