October 1890 – The Pinsent Family

Hampshire Advertiser: Wednesday 29th October 1890

Mission to Seamen: The New Mission Church at Southampton: A good work is being done at Southampton through the agency of the Missions to Seamen. It was established here some years ago, and has since made a prominent place for itself among the many local institutions whose objects are benevolent and spiritual. And there is a wide field of labour for those who conduct the mission … (discussion of Mission and building of a chapel) … As a little over £365 is need to cover the outlay entailed, a bazaar was the expedient adopted for raising the money, and this was opened yesterday (Tuesday) at the Philharmonic Hall … (description) … The Refreshment stall, which was well provided with the necessary good things, was ably attended to by the Misses Perkins and Miss Pincent. ……

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Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 28th October 1890

Mr. Lawson Tait v Councillor Fulford: Mr. Joseph Rowlands sends us the following copy of a letter addressed by him to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co., in reply to their letter published in our columns yesterday: 27^th October, 1890: “Dear Sirs – Your letter of the 25^th instant has today been received by me. I think you should have sent it to me before publishing it in the newspapers. I should have thought it must have been apparent to you and your client that my letter to Mr. Tait was not written for publication. If it had been, it would have been written in very different terms. I wrote the letter on the 20^th instant, immediately after my interview with you. It did not pretend to convey to Mr. Tait a full account of the interview – only sufficient to guide him in his future conduct. With that letter the matter ended so far as I am concerned. Under these circumstances you will probably consider it to be a matter of little importance whether the letter contained an imperfect representation of the interview or otherwise. At the same time, if you desire it, I have no object to a full account being published: Yours truly, Joseph Rowlands” … On the same subject, Mr. Lawson Tait writes as follows … To the Editor of the Daily Post: “Sir – It is, of course, characteristically considerate of Mr. Fulford to refer me to my legal remedy if I feel aggrieved. Fortunately, I do not now feel much aggrieved, as my friends and advisers have pointed out that Mr. Fulford’s vulgar electioneering abuse constitutes no libel. …”

Nottingham Evening Post: Tuesday 28th October 1890

Suffocation of a Child Nottingham: The Deputy Borough Coroner (Mr. A. Browne) conducted an inquiry at the Greendale Oak Inn, Walker Street, last evening, into the circumstances attending the death Florence Annie Pincent, aged 11 weeks: Emma Elizabeth Pincent, wife of James Pincent, of 2, Model-place, Walker Street, said the deceased was her child. It had been in good state of health Saturday night. The deceased slept on the witness’s arm that night, her husband sleeping in the same bed. She woke up about six o’clock, when the child appeared to be alright, but on waking a few hours afterwards she found the child was dead. Mr. W. W. Cooper, surgeon, who had made a post-mortem examination of the body, attributed death to suffocation, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with this evidence.

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GRO0450 Tiverton: James Pinsent: 1862 – 1936
GRO0253 Tiverton: Emma Elizabeth Poxon: 1865 – 1892
GRO0303 Tiverton: Florence Annie Pinsent: 1890 – 1890

Birmingham Daily Post: Monday 27th October 1890

The Case of Tait v Fulford: With reference to the letter from Mr. Lawson Tait enclosing one by Messrs. Rowlands and Co., which appeared in our columns on Saturday, Messrs. Smith, Pinsent, and Co., send us the following copy of a letter addressed by them to Mr. Lawson Tait’s solicitors: – “39, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, 25^th October, 1890: To Messrs. Rowlands and Co.: Dear Sirs, – Fulford v Tait: Your report to your client, Mr. Lawson Tait, published in today’s Daily Post, is imperfect and inaccurate. Your Mr. Joseph Rowlands called on us on the 20^th inst. said the writ had been issued in his absence, and that on this return he had told your client that there was no ground of action, and desired us therefore to return the copyright. This we did on the 21^st inst, and you wrote to us on the 22^nd that you had cancelled our undertaking to enter appearance. Unless, therefore, you have been acting without instructions, we are at a loss to understand Mr. Tait’s statement on the 24^th inst.“that he had no knowledge that the writ in this case had been withdrawn.” Your withdrawal of the action was unsolicited and unconditional and no promise of any communication from Mr. Fulford was given. The publication of a personal expression of opinion is not a matter of general interest; but in our future professional relations it can only have one effect, which we shall very much regret. Your client’s action compels us to send a copy of this letter for publication to the editor of the Post: – Yours, Smith, Pinsent and Co.”. Councillor Fulford writes as follows to the Birmingham Daily Post: – “I have read the letter in which Mr. Joseph Rowlands, writing to Mr. Lawson Tait, repeats what purports to be the substance of a private conversation between himself and Mr. Pinsent, my solicitor, upon the subject of the writ for libel issued by Mr. Tait. It is not usual among gentlemen to repeat or use for public or professional purposes remarks made in the course of private conversation, but I presume, from Mr. Rowlands’s action, that he does not think that this consideration is applicable to him. This however, is of no interest to me, and I leave Mr. Pinsent to say whether Mr. Rowlands’s statements are accurate so far as they refer to himself. I now simply desire to say that no proposals for withdrawal of the writ by arrangement were made by me, or by my authority, and that I have always, as I do now, referred Mr. Tait to his legal remedy if he felt aggrieved. – Yours truly, H.C. Fulford: Augustus Road, October 25^th, 1890”

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GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920

Birmingham & Aston Chronicle: Saturday 25th October 1890

Local News: … … Mr. Lawson Tait and Councillor Fulford: We understand that Mr. Lawson Tait has taken out a write against Councillor Fulford for libel, and that Messrs. Smith, Pinsent, and Co., have accepted service for Mr. Fulford. As the assizes held in January are for gaol delivery only, the case will probably come on for trial in March. The writ was subsequently withdrawn.

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 25th October 1890

Rugby: Newton College v. Exeter Grammar School, Past and Present: Played on the College ground and the result in an easy win for the home team by 6 goals, 8 tries (26 points) to nil. O’Neill, Windsor, Templar, and Stork played well for the College and W. H. Hutchison, H. Sproule (captain), M. Waller and H. H. Courtney played a plucky game for the visitors. Following represented Newton College: Back, W. H. Pinsent; three-quarters, C. V. Windsor, C. W. F. Stork, F. S. Templar; half-backs, E. L. Hammond and W. A. Light; forwards, R. A. O’Neill (captain), W. R. G. Wollen, L. B. Currie, E. L. H. Owen-Jones, R. Butland, W. D. Villiers-Stuart, P. C. E. Levett, W. S. G. Everett and B. C. S. Everett: Exeter Grammar School, W. H. Hutchinson, back; A. C. Hutchinson, H. Sproule, and J. W. Dadd, three-quarters; M. V. Waller and J. Heath, half-backs; G. D. McCormick, G. Eland, H. H. Courtenay, A. R. Hughes, C. R. Sproule, E. J. Mills, M. Kettle, D. Cann and J. Linscott, forwards. … (also) … Newton v. Keyham: The above match was played this afternoon at Keyham, in fine weather, and in the presence of a goodly number of spectators. Newton was poorly represented, being rather weak at three-quarters and in their forward rank and there was room for much improvement. The halves however were a fine pair and Pinsent was to be depended upon at back. It was generally anticipated that the Students would prove victorious, their A. team being in splendid form, defeating Tiverton last week by an overwhelming number of points … (long description) … Teams: Newton: D. Pinsent, back; J. Scargell, H. A. Francis and W. H. White; three-quarters, Lias and E. Chapple; half-backs; M. W. Ball (captain), J. Challacombe, F. Williams, D. Inch, Lane, Hussey, Elliott, Parsons and H. Scargell: Touch judge Mr. W. H. Jarvis: Keyham: … …

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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949