Author: Peter

Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 12th March 1878

Birmingham County Court: Yesterday: Before Mr. J. Motteram, Q.C. Judge: An important Question: The London and Northwestern Railway company v Evans: In this case the company sued Mr. Robert Evans, of the Clive and Street Flour Mills for £10 0s 11d, charge for warehousing goods consigned to him. Mr. Pinsent (of the firm of Messrs. Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent) appeared for the company; and Mr. Hugo Young (instructed by Messrs. Coleman) was for the defendant. Mr. Pinsent said that prior to 1876 the company was in the habit of allowing millers and others to leave their goods at the station without charging any rent. In 1876, the company came to the conclusion that the arrangement should not continue, and a notice was accordingly forwarded to each of their customers stating that after the 2nd October in that year, grain, flour, seeds etc. would be charged at a halfpenny a sack if allowed to remain after twenty eight days. It was admitted by the defendant that he had received one of the notices and an advice not informing him of the arrival of the goods … … Mr. Pinsent said his contention was, firstly that the company were entitled to make this claim as warehousemen, irrespective of statutory authority, and secondly that if they were not so entitled as warehousemen, they were entitled as carriers under the second part of the 63rd section 9 and 10 Vic., cap. 204, which gave them power to charge for “any other services incidental to the business and duty of carriers”. …

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams: Saturday 9th March 1878

Christow: School Board: The triennial election for members of the School Board for the united district of Christow and Doddiscombsleigh took place last Tuesday. There were eight nominations for seven seats. The result of the election was as follows: Mr. George Grant, 182; Mr. John Addames, 148; Mr. W. Addames, 145: the Rev. James Buckingham (Vicar Dobbiscombsleigh), 130; Mr. Edward Soper, 126; Mr. Henry Pinsent, 110; Mr. Octavius Bradshaw, 95 and the Rev. George Garnous Bird (Vicar of Christow), 13.

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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894

Shipping and Mercantile Gazette: Wednesday 6th March 1878

Cadiz: Ready to Sail, (1 Mar) Eudoia, Pinsent, for St. John’s (N.F.):

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Birmingham Daily Post: Friday 1st March 1878

Legal Notice under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869: Re. Thomas Robinson of Brown’s Green Lodge and of Hamstead Mill in the parish of Handsworth, in the county of Stafford, Miller, was adjudged a Bankrupt on the 28th day of February 1878. The first meeting of creditors is to be held at the CourtHouse, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, on the 18th day of March 1878, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Unit the appointment of Trustee, all persons having in their possession any of the effects of the Bankrupt must deliver them, and all debts due to the Bankrupt must be paid to the registrar. Creditors must forward their proof of debts to the registrar: Barlow Smith and Pinsent, 39, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, solicitors to the petitioning creditor. 

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Birmingham Daily Post: Friday 1st March 1878

Birmingham County Court: Yesterday: Before Mr. Registrar John Cole: In re: Thomas Robinson: The debtor, described as a miller, of Brown’s Green Lodge, and of Hampstead Mill, Handsworth, was adjudicated bankrupt. Upon the application of Messrs. Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent, solicitors for the petitioning creditor, the registrar appointed that the first meeting of creditors be held the 18th of March inst., at two o’clock, in the Court House

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Western Times: Friday 1st March 1878

Highweek Parochial Schools: On Monday the adjourned meeting of the ratepayers was held in the school room to receive the architect’s report as to the best method of increasing the school accommodation to meet the requirements of the increasing population: present: The Rector, the Rev. S. G. Harris in the chair; Messrs. T. Ness, J. Segar, J. Pinsent, Senr., T. Shilstone, W. Shilstone, J. Rowell, J. Salter, R. Francis, Hele, Baker, G. Davis, J.T. Soltau, Capt. Atkins, Capt. Rundle, and the Rev. R. Hall. The Architect (Mr. Rowell) said he had considered the suggestion of extending the infants school and found it would interfere with the light and ventilation of the other schools and also the necessary offices. If carried out it would give increased accommodation to about thirty infants and would about £200. A better plan he thought would be to take the present infants’ school for a classroom, the boy’s room for the girls and the girls’ room for the infants and procure a room for the boys elsewhere. … (possible scheme to purchase the adjoining cottage and garden from Mr. Vicary – other options to build on top of the girls’ school or buy the Salem Chapel outside of the parish … question of costs ) … Mr. Soltau then moved that a committee consisting of the chairman, Mr. Segar and Mr. Pinsent be appointed to wait on Mr. Vicary to know if he would sell the adjoining property, and on what terms, also to ascertain if there were any other sites in the locality available for the purpose of a Boys’ school and to report at a future meeting. This was seconded by Mr. Segar and carried.

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Natal Mercury: Monday 25th February 1878

A Happy Thought: To the Editor of the Natal Mercury: Durban, Feb. 22nd 1878: Sir, — l could not sleep; my bedroom was very hot the other night. About two o’clock in the morning a very happy thought came into my head. For some years past the firm of Cowey have had the honour of being the Durban branch depot of the Religious Tract Society. Mr. James Blackwood was treasurer, and Mr. T. Pinsent hon., sec. The committee of management were all the ministers in town, acting as a branch of the Evangelical Alliance. For some time past that branch has ceased to exist in Durban, consequently no committee meetings have been held, and we have taken the concern into our own hands; and the sale of books has gone on as before, and the profits have been accumulating. We could not hand them over to any one section of the Mission Church, nor can we keep them ourselves conscientiously. Now for the happy thought! There is some £50 in hand. I would like to hand it over to the treasurer for the Sailors’ home. I write about it thus publicly, through the columns of your journal; and if anybody has any just cause or impediment why these two should not be joined together, they are now to declare it, or forever hold their peace. — l am, & C. W. COWEY.

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GRO0798 Devonport: Savery Pinsent: 1815 – 1886

Worcester Journal: Saturday 23rd February 1878

Copy of Return: Pursuant to 7 & 8 Vic, Cap. 32: Name of Firm: National Provincial Bank of England: Persons of whom the company consists: (name, residence, occupation): … (long list, includes)…. Mathew, Jonah Pinsent, Rydon, Talaton, Devon, Esquire. 

[see also East Anglian Daily Times: Wednesday 20th February 1878]

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Royal Cornwall Gazette: Friday 15th February 1878

Copy of Return: Pursuant to 7 & 8 Vic, Cap. 32: Name of Firm: Devon and Cornwall Banking Company: Persons of whom the company consists of: (name, residence, occupation): … (long list, includes) … Pinsent, Savery, Newton Abbot, Gentleman.

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GRO0798 Devonport: Savery Pinsent: 1815 – 1886

Week’s News (London): Saturday 2nd February 1878

Mathematical Tripos: At Cambridge, on Jan. 25, the Mathematical Tripos lists were issued, and excited, as usual, great interest. Subjoined is the return: … (includes) … Wranglers … Pinsent, St. John’s and Edwards, Sid. Sussex (fourth equal after Hobson, Christ’s; Steggall, Trinity, and Graham, Gonv. & Caius) …  … Mr. Hume Chancellor Pinsent, of St. John’s College, is a son of the late Mr. R. S. Pinsent, of Devonport, was born in Sept. 1857, and educated at Amersham Hall School, Reading, under Mr. West as Headmaster. 

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GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920
GRO0741 Devonport: Richard Steele Pinsent: 1820 – 1864