Tag: 1870

Western Times: Friday 11th March 1870

Taylor v. Vigus: Plaintiff is a coachbuilder, and defendant the owner of sawmills. Claim £3 2s for one pair of wheels, repairing perambulator, and other work done, also 1s money borrowed. Mr. Floud, who appeared for the defendant, said he had paid two guineas into court, which he considered was a fair price for the work done, as for the shilling, his client denied having borrowed any money from the plaintiff. Plaintiff said when he received the order from Mr. Vigus there was no agreement as to price, and the price he had charged was a very fair one, and he called a coachbuilder, named Phillips, who said the amount sued for was a very fair charge. Samuel Westcott said he made the wheels, and the labour for the woodwork was 14s, and he also considered that the £2 charge for the wheels was a fair price. Mr. Floud, for the defence, called Mr. Short and Mr. Pinsent who both agreed that 30s was a good price, as the wheels were common ones, not proper coach wheels. They also gave evidence as to the other work, the charge for which they said was exorbitant, and they thought the money paid into court was quite sufficient for the work done. Mr. Floud, on the part of his clients, said they agreed to pay what was far, but the charge not made was an exorbitant one. Judgment for the plaintiff for £2 10s

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Western Morning News: Thursday 10th March 1870

Important Question under the Bankruptcy Act: An adjourned meeting for last examination in the bankruptcy of Wm. Bartlett Whiteway, of Kingsteignton, was held at the Exeter County Court yesterday, Mr. Fryer appearing for the bankrupt, and Mr. Petherick for a creditor — Mr. Pensent, spirit merchant, of Newton, to whom the bankrupt had given a promissory note. Whiteway was insolvent in 1855, and Mr. Petherick contended that as he had never received a certificate of discharge the proceedings under the first bankruptcy were still pending, and that the present petition ought therefore to be dismissed. Mr. Fryer said he took counsel’s opinions before filing the present petition, and the opinion was that the old bankruptcy did not prevent his client coming into court in respect of new debts. The practice, he said, was to adjourn the proceedings from time to time until the first bankruptcy should be disposed of. The case was finally adjourned for two months. Before the next meeting application will be made to the chief judge bankruptcy impound the proceedings under the old bankruptcy.

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South Eastern Advertiser: 15th October 1870

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 states that “Lord Kimberley regrets that he is unable to modify the conclusions adopted by Her Majesty’s Government with respect to this question, after very full consideration.”

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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893

Bee-Hive: 26th February 1870

The Queen has also been pleased to appoint … Edward Dalton Shea, William John Sinclair Donnely, and Robert John Pinsent, Jun., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland.

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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893

Bideford Weekly Gazette and Devon and Cornwall Advertiser: Tuesday 8th November 1870

Northam Local Board: At a meeting held on Saturday, the Rev. E. Reynolds in the chair and Messrs. Yeo, Pynsent, Rodd, Burnicle, Cook, William, Pickard, Hour. Swindale, Mill, and Bear, a new rate of 1s. in the pound was ordered to be struck. Mr. Rodd made the usual declaration on taking his seat as a member. A memorial was presented from the owners and occupiers, of houses in Appledore, against the recommendations of the Surveyor with regard to certain improvements in that locality and a committee was appointed to report upon the same, also upon the condition of Nineteen Steps, complained of Mr. Benson, and the state of the well at Orchard-hill. The mortgage upon which £700 is about to be borrowed of the West of England Insurance Company was signed and sealed.

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GRO0835 Hennock: Thomas Pynsent: 1808 – 1887

Bideford Weekly Gazette and Devon and Cornwall Advertiser: Tuesday 8th November 1870

The Mortgages on the Northam Parish Rates: To the Editor of the Bideford Gazette: Sir, – As one who regrets the establishment of the Northam Local Board, allow me, through the medium of your earliest to thank Mr. Pynsent for his very able and opportune letter on the mortgaging of the parish rates, Had the board, Mr. Pynsent says, confined its attention to sanitary matters, it might have been a blessing; but its tendency at present is certainly opposed to the interests of the ratepayers, inasmuch as instead of confining its attention to that for which it was it established it is positively borrowing and expending large sums of money for the improvement of speculations in which the ratepayers are not in the least interested, and from which they derive no benefit.

My object however, in writing is to point out an omission in Mr. Pynsent’s letter. Possibly he may have forgotten it. It is that at the first inquiry, when the Government Inspector was induced to advise the Secretary of State to sanction the borrowing of money for these Westward Ho! improvements, it was urged by several advocates that the rateable value of the district would in twelve months be double what it is now, although nearly two years have elapsed. The rateable value has not increased to that extent, nor has anything like the number of people been here that the Inspector was led to believe. It was evidently an exaggeration if not a trick, and it was singular that no reference was made to it in Mr. Pynsent’s capital letter, for which he deserves the thanks of every ratepayer in the parish. Yours very obediently: A Northamite: Northam Nov. 4th: …

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GRO0835 Hennock: Thomas Pynsent: 1808 – 1887

Homeward Mail from India China and the East: Saturday 5th March 1870

Bombay: Passengers Arrived: Per Rangoon: From Southampton: … includes … Mr. F. Pinsent …

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GRO0331 India: Frederick Henry Davison Pinsent: 1852 – 1902

Sun (London): Wednesday 23rd February 1870

London Gazette: Last Evening: … Downing Street: Feb. 21st: … Her Majesty had also been pleased to appoint Edward Dalton Shea, William John Sinclair Donnely, and Robert John Pinsent, jun., Esqrs. to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland.

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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893 

Morning Post: Wednesday 23rd February 1870

Downing Street: Feb. 21st. … Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Edward Dalton Shea, William John Sinclair Donnely, John Pinsent, jun., Esqrs. to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland. …

[See also London Standard: Wednesday 23rd February 1870; Luton Times and Advertiser: Saturday 26th February 1870]

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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893 

Torquay Times and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 19th February 1870

Torquay Directory: … … 49, St. Mary Church Road … … Ash Hill Road … Firmont – Mr. and Miss Pinsent … …

[see also Torquay Times and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 4th December 1869 & others]

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GRO0448 Teignmouth: James Pinsent: 1839 – 1905
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