St. John’s, Newfoundland, Oct. 11: The grand jury, in a presentment on the cases arising out of the incidents in St. George’s Bay, state that in the spring of this year some of the French officers prohibited the people on the coast from selling bait to American fishermen, who offered for it $1.25c per barrel … continues … The grand jury asked the Judge, Sir Robert J. Pinsent whether the French were justified in the course they had taken. …(continues at length) …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893