Newton Abbot: Petty Sessions: Tuesday: Before G. B. Ellicombe, Esq., Admiral Wise, D. R. Scratton, Esq., W. J. Watts, Esq., and Dr. Atkinson: This was the annual licensing day, and the attendance of landlords in the division was very large and with the exception of some half dozen all had their licenses renewed without any comment, they not having transgressed the law: … Mr. J. B. Pinsent, through Mr. F. Watts, applied for a license to sell by retail at his Mirror Establishment in Queen Street. Mr. Creed opposed the application, and it was shown that the law had not been complied with by its being advertised in the count paper 14 clear days; consequently the license was not granted …
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901