November 1854 – The Pinsent Family

Bristol Mercury: Saturday 11th November 1854 Issue 3373

Insolvency Court: Re: Henry Jones, Bilton, Beer-retailer: – The first hearing of this insolvent was opposed by Mr. Hellings and supported by Mr. Edlin. The opposition was made on-behalf of Mr. Pincent, a creditor for £9, and it was grounded on the fact of the insolvent having vexatiously defended an action. Mr. Edlin contended that that objection was not within the meaning of the statutes that the action had not been defended; but only an appearance of time obtained, and this even had been done without the sanction of the insolvent. After a long conversation between the learned gentleman, His Honour decided that if the action had not been defended, there had been a vexatious delay obtained, and that therefore he should adjourn the petition ”sine die,” to allow the opposing creditors to take further proceedings. Mr. Edlin submitted that this would be a great hardship on the insolvent, for if Mr. Pincent’s debt was paid there would be an end to the opposition and suggested a short adjournment to enable the insolvent’s friends to make some arrangement in regard to this debt. Mr. Hellings, having assented to this course, his Honour adjourned the petition for six weeks, without protection.

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Western Times: Saturday 4th November 1854

Ploughing Matches: Newton Abbot Agricultural and Labourers’ Friend Society: The sixteenth anniversary of this society was celebrated on Monday last at Newton Abbot. The ploughing match tool place in a field occupied by Mr. William Mudge of Ford Farm, and the weather being fine, a large number of persons were attracted to the scene of the contest … Dinner at the Globe Hotel, which was served in a good style by the respected host … The Chairman then proposed the health of the Judges, Messrs. John Gidley, (Rattery); John Pinsent (Kingsteignton), and John Grills, (Abbotskerwell) – and observed that there were no men to whom those meetings were more indebted than to these gentlemen, who had to perform a difficult and arduous task (cheers)… Mr. Pinsent, in responding, expressed a hope that in their awards and prizes they had given general satisfaction. Mr. Gidley also responded: and said the judges had great difficulty in performing their duties, in as much as the crops varied so much, one farm having eight acres of swedes, one of common turnips and another as mangold … Mr. Grills said they had gone over four hundred acres of green crops that day …

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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858

Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser: Thursday November 2nd, 1854: issue 5620

Newton Abbot Agricultural Association: The ploughing match of this association was held on Monday, in a field near Newton Abbot, occupied by Mr. Mudge. The ploughing was generally commended. A prominent and useful feature of the society is the encouragement it affords to good farming, and the growth of green crops; and the prizes offered under this heading were anxiously competed for by the neighbouring women. The judges were Mr. Gidlery of Rattery, Mr. J. Pinsent of Kingsteignton; and Mr. Grylls, of Abbotskerswell. [description of event and associated dinner] …The prizes for good farming: For the best ten acres of green crops, one acre at least to be mangold wurzel, and the remainder common turnips and Swedes, a prize of £2 2s, the gift of Thomas Wills, Esq., to Mr. T. Pinsent, Kingsteignton.

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GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872