Wolverhampton Express and Star: Saturday 1st June 1889

Wanted: A thoroughly practical Blast Furnace Manager, who has been accustomed to making part-mine and cinder iron as used in North and South Staffordshire Mills and Forges: permanent appointment. Applications by letter only, giving full particulars of past experience and stating age and wages expected, to be addressed to Blast Furnace Manager, care of Smith, Pinsent and Co., solicitors, Birmingham.


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Birmingham Mail: Friday 31st May 1889

Wanted: A thoroughly practical Blast-Furnace Manager, who has been accustomed to making part mine and cinder iron as used in North and South Staffordshire mills and forges: permanent appointment: Application by letter only, giving full particulars of past experience, and stating age and wages expected, to be addressed to Blast Furnace Manager, care of Smith Pinsent and Co., solicitors, Birmingham.

[see also other dates]


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Birmingham Daily Post: Friday 31st May 1889

Electric Lighting Acts: 1882 and 1888: Birmingham Electric Light and Power Order, 1889: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trade have made and issues a provisional order, under the provisions of the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, with a view to the same being rescinded in a Confirmation Bill about to be introduced into Parliament, to Arthur Chamberlain and George Hookham, of New Bartholomew Street, Birmingham, Electrical Engineers, authoring them to supply electricity for both public and private purposes within a portion of the city of Birmingham. Copies of the Provisional Order have been deposited for public inspection. … (includes) … Smith, Pinsent, and Co., 39, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, at a price not to exceed 1s each. … (signed) … Smith, Pinsent, and Co., 39, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, Solicitors for the Undertakers: 30th May 1889.


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Birmingham Daily Post: Thursday 30th May 1889

Wanted, a thoroughly practical blast furnace manager who has been accustomed to making part-mine and cinder iron as used in the North and South Staffordshire mills and forges. Permanent appointment: Applications by letter only, giving full particulars of past experience, and stating age and wages expected, to be addressed to Blast-Furnace Manager, care of Smith, Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Birmingham.

[see also Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 1st June 1889]


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Leicester Chronicle: Saturday 25th May 1889

Staffordshire: Kinver and Kingswinford: A very compact and desirable freehold farm, with house and homestead, at Potter’s Cross, a quarter of a mine from the village of Kinver … (to be sold by auction in five lots) … For further particulars apply to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Waterloo Street …


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Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 18th May 1889

Edwin Wright, Esq. (Deceased): A most attractive and desirable family residence with lawns, gardens, stabling and outbuildings situate on the Tamworth Road at Gravelly Hill: Also, a smaller residence and ground rent on the Lichfield Road, at Erdington, to be sold by Auction by Messrs. Chesshire, Gibson, Son & Fowler … (description) … For further particulars and plans, apply to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Waterloo Street …


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London Standard: Wednesday 10th April 1889

To Syndicates, Investors and Others: Business, in one of the healthiest of the English Colonies to be disposed of, upon a dissolution of partnership: the assets comprise plant of the highest quality of manufacture, a small stock in trade and patent rights governing a vast tract of country which is daily growing in importance and enterprise; capital required, about £4,000; the purchaser would enter at once upon a gross income which last year amounted to about £2,000 and in respect of which a direct outlay of about £930 (exclusive of management charges) only is necessary; to a capable man desirous of energetic employment and willing to work so as to keep down dead expenses, the present is an exceptional opportunity. Principals or their solicitors may obtain further particulars on application to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co. solicitors, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, or to Messrs. Radford and Frankland, solicitors, 40 Chancery Lane, London.

[see similar, Glasgow Herald: Monday 1st April 1889]


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London Evening Standard: Tuesday 9th April 1889

TO SYNDICATES, INVESTORS, and Others: – Business in one of the healthiest of the English Colonies to DISPOSED OF, upon the dissolution of a partnership: the assets comprise complete plant of highest quality of manufacture, a small stock-in-trade and patent rights governing a vast tract of country which is daily growing in importance and enterprise … … Principals or their solicitors may obtain further particulars on application to Smith, Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Waterloo Street, Birmingham or Messrs. Radford and Frankland, solicitors, 40, Chancery Lane, London


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Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 30th March 1889

Birmingham County Court: Yesterday before His Honour Judge Chalmers: Application for a New Trial: An application was made for a new trial of the action brought by James Reynolds and Co., of Gloucester, flour miller, against Walter Bladin, of King Edward’s Road, Birmingham, baker, to recover £31 17s 6d, the price of thirty sacks of flour. The action was tried on the 18th inst. before his Honour and a jury. Defendant alleged that the money had been paid to plaintiff’s traveller and, though this was denied by the traveller, the jury found for the defendant. Mr. Parfitt (instructed by Messrs. Smith, Pinsent, and Co.) appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. O’Connor for the defendants.


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Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 2nd March 1899

Important Freehold Property: Aston Street, Birmingham: By Roderick and Son: To be sold by auction (by the direction of the representative of the late Mr. Charles Pryse) at the Property Mart, 6 Temple Row West, Birmingham on Tuesday next, March 5th at six o’clock in the evening … (shops, dwelling house, and manufacturing premises) … For plans and further particulars, apply to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co. Solicitors, Waterloo Street …

[see also Birmingham Daily Post: Monday 25th February 1889]


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