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Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser: Issue 4439: Thursday 2nd January 1851 

Teignmouth: Harbour Improvement Commissioners: A meeting of the commissioners appointed to consider the recommendation of Capt. Spratt, R.N., relative to the improvement of the harbour and bar of Teignmouth, took place on Tuesday, at the CourtHouse, and consisted of the following gentlemen: G. S. Curtis, Esq., chairman, the Messrs. Tozer, Whiteway, Vickary, Pinsent, Kelson and Bearne. It will be recollected that a short time since, Capt. Washington, the Admiralty commissioner, held an enquiry on the subject, and recommended certain improvements and alterations to the commissioners, in consequence of which recommendation our  highly  talented townsman, Captain Spratt, has written them a letter, containing suggestions, the result of his private investigations, as to the improvements required, which having been submitted to Captain Washington, has been highly approved of by him, as well as Mr. Brunel; the above-named committee were therefore appointed to report on the matter, and met on Tuesday last, when, after a long discussion, it was considered that while the present enormous tolls are levied by the Town Council of Exeter on this Port, the committee did not feel justified in recommending the adoption of Captain Spratt’s suggestions, although they highly approved of the same, were they enabled to place the amount of dues now paid to Exeter towards it. Several of the merchants and ship-owners of the port attended, by the solicitation of the committee, and gave evidence on the subject; the result of the meeting being the following resolution:-“In as much as it appears from the evidence of Messrs. Hutchings, Owens, and others, that the harbour, by an occasional outlay to deepen the bar, is adequate to afford accommodation to as many vessels as at present frequent the port, – Resolved – That it is the opinion of the committee that no outlay be made in the harbour with a view to repairing it, and thereby increasing its traffic, while we are made to pay so heavily towards Exeter town dues.” 

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Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Saturday 25th May 1850

Exmouth: Monday, before Cole Cole (sic), Esq., Capt. Ekhoff, of the galiot Drie Gebroeders, from Norway, was summoned to answer the complaint of Thos. Pincent, pilot, for refusing to pay his pilotage, which, for in and out over the bar, amounted to £2; he said his skip did not draw much water, and he considered it was too much, offering about one-third the amount. He was directed to pay the pilotage, and fined 10s., and 15s. costs. He spluttered at the decision, and declared, in broken English, that he would tell all the people in Hanover, where he belonged, what a bad set English pilots were. 

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Western Times: Saturday 26th October 1850

Harbour and River Commissioners: A meeting of the Harbour and River Commissioners took place at the CourtHouse, on Thursday last. J.C. Tozer, Esq., in the chair: Messrs. Whiteway, Bearne, Sanders, Stevenson, Milward, Vicary, Ford, Pinsent, Kelson, Croydon, Jordan, Cartwright, Bartlett and the Rev. S. Comyns were present. … (considerable discussion) … It was then proposed by Mr. Vicary, and seconded by Mr. Ketson, “That a committee be appointed to consider Capt. Washington’s and Capt. Spratt’s proposition, relative the harbour improvements, with an instruction and express declaration that so long as the Exeter Town Dues are collected, and nothing done by that port for the benefit of the Harbour of Teignmouth, the Commissioners cannot feel justified in making any outlay whatever for the purpose of improving the bar.” Messrs. Tozer, Whiteway, Kelson, Pinsent, Bearne, Curtis, Cartwright, and Vicary were appointed to the committee. 

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Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser: Thursday October 24th, 1850 Issue 4429: News

[Teignmouth] Commissioners Meeting; A meeting of the Harbour Commissioners was held at the CourtHouse on Thursday late. Present were J.C. Tozer Esq. in the Chair, Messrs. Whiteway, Bearne, Sanders, Stevenson, Milway, Vicary, Ford, Pinsent, Kelson, Croydon, Jordan, Cartwright, Bartlett, and the Rev. John Comyns. The Clerk presented a report on the River Committee stating that they had investigated the work done by Geo. Frost, under his contract, found it completed in a satisfactory manner. A resolution was then passed that the same be received and adopted. The Clerk having read the report of the Finance Committee, it was resolved that the same be received and adopted, and that the payment recommended by them of £70 1s to George Frost as balance of his contract for deepening the shoals, and £5 to James Edwards for preparing the specifications and superintending the work be made. The Clerk reported that he had considered the question as to the amount of surety to be given by the collector, harbour master and himself; and thought that a bond of £100 each would be the correct amount required, and it was then proposed and carried that those three officers be severally required to give security in the sum of £100. It was proposed by Mr. Vicary and seconded by Mr. Kelson that a committee be appointed to consider Capt. Washington’s and Capt. Spratt’s position, with an express declaration that so long as the Exeter Town dues are collected, and nothing done by that port for the benefit of the harbour of Teignmouth, the Commissioners cannot feel justified in making any outlay whatsoever for the purpose of improving the bar, and that Messrs. Tozer, Whiteway, Kelson, Pinsent, Bearne, Curtis, Cartwright and Vicary be such committee. A resolution was then passed rescinding the resolution of the 22nd August, and ordering the sum of £700 out of £1002, 0s 3d, now in the hands of the Treasurer, be applied to paying of deeds poll to that amount.

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Bristol Times and Mirror: Saturday 13th July 1850 

Parochial Pencilling: Or Bristol, Old and New, being a few current notices of the past and the Present: … (review of the Augustines in Bristol) … … Connected with the dissolution of the religious houses, there is an interesting circumstance particularly relating to St. Mark’s or the Mayor’s chapel. St. Mark’s, or the Chapel of the Gaunts, was a hospital established by one of the Berkeleys, for the celebration of prayer and the distribution of bread to pilgrims, and was, I think, at one time served by as many as six brethren. The master, or head, or prior, of this religious fraternity then resided in a large house which occupied the site of the present Grammar School in Unity Street, and was subsequently inhabited by Sir Walter Denys, eminent citizen. Whether it was that the fraternity had dwindled down or not I can’t say, but when Henry the Eighth issued his order to “drive out the drones,” as the phrase was, the last of the priests of the hospital of the Gauuts resided in little snug house to which there was a snug little garden in St. Mark’s-lane close by. The old man would not join the new faith and had lived too long a priest’s life to be able to earn his bread. His name, the Chamberlain thinks, was Pinsent, and he was a worthy, good-natured old creature, who never troubled himself about other’s belief, when some of his neighbours on the opposite side of the Green were far from indulgent: so the Corporation very considerately left the old man his house and garden in Mark’s lane, with an allowance of six pounds per annum. Here the last of the priests of St. Mark’s lived to be an old man, passing peaceably in and out of his little garden wicket, when burnings and persecutions were going on, training his espaliers and pruning his wall trees, and sharing his fruit with the children, who were his favorites. He lived years and years to hear the bells of St. Augustine’s and his own old cherished Gaunts call the people to “a new worship,” but he entered not their porches, and was content to pray in his own house as he had done in former times, until one fine morning he was called away to heaven from amongst his apple-trees and his flowers, and all that was left for the worthy Corporation was to find a grave for old Pinsent. The critical eye of the antiquarian may still trace the site of the house and garden of the last priest of the Gaunts in the little out-of-the-way secluded lane of St. Mark.

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Western Times: Saturday 15th June 1850

RIVER AND HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS: Election of Clerk: There has been much contention here during the past week relative to the resignation of Mr. Pearce (who is about to leave the neighbourhood) the clerk of this body, and the election of another person in his stead. The only candidates in the field were Mr. Mackenzie, of the well-known firm of Tozer, Whidborne, and Mackenzie, and Mr. Pidsley, of the firm of Pearce and Pidsley. Perhaps there never was a more active canvassing. The interests of the two firms are very great in this neighbourhood and this was fairly a trial of strength between them; Mr. Pidsley only withdrew at the last hour. It will be recollected that Mr. Tozer was a candidate in the field with Pearce, when the bill was before the house, and only withdrew them because he thought it unfair to oppose when Pearce had obtained the bill; but it was with the understanding that he should be again in the field, if ever there was an election. The election took place at the CourtHouse. There were present Commissioners Bartlett, Tozer, Cartwright, Goodridge, Sweetland, Strachan, Stephenson, Jordan, Mortimore, Eaton, Branscombe, Vallance, Bearne, Baker and Pinsent, jun. …  (continues – Mackenzie elected) …. 

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North Devon Journal: Thursday 7th March 1850

Devon County Sessions: Six Weeks’ Hard Labour: … (includes) … John Wharton, stealing wood from John Pinsent at Stokeinteignhead …  

[see also Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Saturday 2nd March 1850] 

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Western Times: Saturday 26th January 1850

The Torquay Expenses Again, and Mr. Tucker, The Auditor’s Decision:  This matter was again brought up. Mr. Tucker, who was present, desired that his letter to the clerk, in answer to the request that he should attend there today, should be read. The purport of this letter was that he was not in a position to give them legal advice, he being the auditor. He said that, not being acquainted with the individual circumstances of the case, he could not go into the matter in detail; but was willing to give them his opinion on the general law, and on the report generally — (hear, hear) — but still would not be bound on the day of audit, by any opinion he might give to-day, as there might be particular circumstances, which he now knew nothing of. He asked if the Torquay committee were legally appointed and was told that had never been questioned or doubted by the Board. He said the next question was whether the charges were too much? If such was the case, then the persons who signed the cheques issued payment, would themselves be liable. The Chairman then explained the course that had been taken, in reference to the report which has before appeared; these facts are by no means new to the readers of The Western Times. He said he had always felt a difficulty attending the matter; and he hoped after what Mr. Tucker had said, in reference signing the cheques, that would convince them he was not altogether wrong in the steps he had taken — (hear, hear, from the Torquay guardians). Knowing how great the responsibility was had made him anxious to get legal advice on the matter … (Considerable discussion) … Mr. G. S. Curtis said—Having heard Mr. Tucker’s decision, he saw no cause to regret the step he took last week; he had always thought that the charges should be made upon the parish of Tormoham — and that they should shift what they could from off their shoulders — (hear, hear). He moved — “That the Poor-Law Commissioners be requested to procure the best legal opinion as to the individual responsibility of Guardians signing cheque in reference to payments from the Board.” Mr. Creed seconded it. Mr. Curtis and Col. Fox both declared they would not sign the cheque until this opinion was procured. Mr. Pinsent moved that the whole of the expenses be charged to the Parish of Tormoham.” Col. Fox seconded it, saying his reason for doing so was that the question as to whether the chairman was not bound to put the motion, on late occasion, was too great to be blinked. Mr. Stark, and the Rev. Mr. Wolfe, protested against this motion being put; Mr. Stark thinking it a grievous thing that the Tormoham ratepayers should be saddled with an enormous rate, when it was known the majority of charges must go to the common fund. Mr. Hack said a parish meeting must be called to grant the money, and there would be some difficulty in getting it; he for one should advise the ratepayers of Tormoham not to grant it. Mr. Creed could not allow the question to pass without making a remark. He thought it an extraordinary proceed on the part of the Board, and a great injustice to the parish of Tormoham; an injustice, if this motion were carried, which the Board would be committing with their eyes open, Yolland moved and Mr. Palk seconded — “That the report of the committee be brought up, received, and adopted.” This was also protested against by the guardians of Tormoham: Mr. Pinsent withdrew his motion, and Mr. Yolland’s stood an original motion. Mr. Staddon moved as an amendment — “That the report be received and adopted, as far as is legal.” The amendment was lost, and the original resolution carried by 16 to 2. The Rev. Mr. Wolfe then moved — “That the several parishes whose quota is in arrear, shall receive a notice from the clerk, and if not paid up by this day week, shall be summoned.”

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