Mr. Pinsent, Q.C., Member of the Council of Newfoundland who had been in correspondence with the Colonial Office in regard to the continuance of the garrison at St. John’s Newfoundland, has received a reply from Sir F. Rogers, in which he stated that “Lord Kimberley regrets that he is unable to modify the conclusions accepted by her Majesty’s Government with respect to this petition, after very full consideration.”
[see also Hastings and St. Leonards Observer: Saturday 15th October 1870 and North London News: Saturday 15th October 1870 & Sydenham Times: Tuesday 18th October 1870]
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893