Notes for: Francis Parsons
Bury and Norwich Post 3 Feb 1874:
Important Case. - Payment of Professional Witnesses.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, WESTMINSTER HALL, January 26.
(Before Mr. Baron POLLOCK).
NEWSON AND STANLEY v. TOLLER..
This was an action brought by Messrs. Newson and Stanley, of Bury St. Edmund’s and Walbrook, London, against Richard Pancourt Swannell Toller, farmer, of Waterbeach, Cambs., to recover £30 15s. 6d. For the attendance of Mr. Stanley to give evidence in a cause Toller v. Parsons, tried at Westminster, in December, 1872. - Mr. Mereweather (instructed by Mr. W.S. Walpole) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thompson (instructed by Messrs. Green, Mellor, and Son, of Huntingdon) for the defendant. . .
Mr. Mereweather said this was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who were well-known auctioneers and land agents, carrying on an extensive business at Bury St. Edmund’s and in London, against the defendant, who was a large farmer at Waterbeach, to recover the sum of £30 15s. 6d., being one guinea charged for an opinion, and £29 14s. 6d. for attending at Westminster Hall on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of December, 1872, for proceeding to London on the 8th and giving evidence at Westminster on the 9th in a trial Toller v. Parsons, and for travelling and hotel expenses. To this claim the defendant had pleaded a tender of £12 12s., being the taxed costs in the above action, which he paid into Court, denying his liability for the remainder. The learned counsel went on to state that in the year 1872 the present defendant brought an action against Mr. Parsons for the amount of an umpire’s award in relation to a valuation on a farm at Trumpington, near Cambridge , which award Mr. Parsons disputed; and in this action Messrs Green and Co. were the attorneys for Mr. Toller, and Messrs. Wisbey and Son, estate agents, of Cambridge, were the valuers and agents acting for defendant in such valuation. The first intimation Messrs. Newton and Stanley had with reference to this action was a letter from Messrs. Wisbey and Son, dated July 2, 1872, informing them of the unpleasantness then existing between Mr. Toller and Mr. Parsons, and asking for an opinion as to whether the matter had been referred to the umpire in the usual way. Mr. Stanley replied, sending his opinion, and several months afterwards he met Mr. Mellor in the presence of Mr. Toller, and was requested to give evidence on his behalf. . .
etc. etc. . .
Found for the plaintiff.
Cambridge Independent Press 22 Apr 1882:
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE DIVISION PETTY SESSIONS.
SATURDAY. - Before Col. R. G. Wale, and the Rev. C. A. Wilkinson.
Before the usual business commenced, Messrs. Whitmore and Parsons, the overseers for the parish of Trumpington, presented to the Bench a copy of a resolution passed by the vestry of Trumpington parish at a meeting held in the vestry on Thursday, the 13th day of April. It read as follows:- "That it would be for the convenience and advantage of the public that the fair commonly known by the name of Trumpington Feast, which has been annually held In this parish on June 29th and the two following days, should be held on a less number of days than those on which the same used to be held, and that application therefore be made to her Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the Petty Sessional Division of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, respectfully asking them to memorialise one of her Majesty's principle Secretaries of State, under the provisions of the Fairs Act, 1873, to limit the holding of the said fair to one day only, such day to be the first day of the fair, namely the 27th (sic) of June."
The name of the Rev. E. B. Birks, as chairman of the meeting and vicar of the parish, was appended to the resolution, stating that it was a true copy of the resolution passed at such vestry meeting.
Messrs. Whitmore and Parsons appeared to support the resolutions passed at the meeting, and stated that if the 29th of June fell on Sunday the parish wished to have the feast on the Saturday preceding.
The Bench decided to agree to the following memorial:-
The Fairs Act, 1873.
TRUMPINGTON FAIR.
To the Right Honourable Sir William Vernon Harcourt, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
The memorial of us, the undersigned Justices of the Peace of the Petty Sessional Division of Cambridge in the county of Cambridge, sheweth
1. - That a fair commonly known by the name of Trumpington Feast has been annually held at Trumpington, in the county of Cambridge, on the feast of Saint Peter, being the 29th day of June, and the two following days.
2. - That it would be for the convenience and advantage of the public that the said fair shall be held on a less number of days than those on which such fair is used to be held (to wit), on one day only, such day to be the first day of the fair - namely, the 29th day of June - unless and except the said 29th day of June happen to fall on a Sunday, in which case such day to be the Saturday immediately preceding the 29th day of June.
Dated this 15th day of April, 1882, R. G. WALE, J.P. (chairman), C. A. WILKINSON.
Cambridge Daily News 27 Apr 1889:
GAME TRESPASS. - At the Cambridge Division Petty Sessions this afternoon, before Col. Wale (in the chair), Col. Darrell, and Mr. H.W. Hurrell, Alexander Churchman and Walter Dellar, butchers, of Sawston, and John Jennings, a publican, of Little Shelford, were summoned for having trespassed in search of game, on the land in the occupation of Mr. F. Parsons, at Trumpington, on April the 15th. - Mr. J. E. L. Whitehead prosecuted and Mr. J. Ellison appeared for the defendants, all of whom pleaded not guilty. It appeared from the evidence given of the prosecution that the defendants were seen driving on the Hauxton-road with two dogs following them. When they got near the prosecutor’s land a hare was put up and the dogs were sent after it by the defendants. For the defence it was argued that the defendants did all they could to call the dogs off the land. - The Bench fine each defendant 2s. 6d. and costs.
Cambridge Independent Press 20 Dec 1890:
Class 12. - The best pen of five wether sheep lambs, of any age or breed that have not been trimmed or housed, prizes offered by Mr. A. Grain and Messrs. H.P. and T. Chalk - 1st prize (£4 4s.), F. Parsons, Trumpington, sheep; 2nd prize (£2 2s.), W. Martin, Trumpington; reserve number. T.W. Bland, Trumpington, cross-breed wethers.
Cambridge Independent Press 23 Jun 1893:
TRUMPINGTON
STACK FIRE. - About 4.15 on Sunday afternoon a fire was discovered in some stacks upon the Church Farm, Trumpington, which is occupied by Mr. Francis Parsons. P.c. Salmon was on the spot within minutes of the discovery, and was followed later on by Superintendent Whitechurch, Sergeant Quincey, and P.c.’s Carter and Cater. A detachment of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade also went over, but the fire was not extinguished until two stacks of wheat straws, the produce of 60 acres, valued at £350, had been destroyed, and some fencing and a shed had been damaged to the extent of about £20, all of which is covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is at present shrouded in mystery. It is thought that it could not have been the work of an incendiary, as several persons were near by just before and at the time the fire broke out, and anyone leaving the premises must have been seen. It is the opinion of some that the fire was caused by the excessive heat of the sun focussed through some broken glass, but others think that although the sun was excessively powerful, the fire was caused by the end of a cigar or cigarette being thrown near the stacks.
Fire at Trumpington.
I, the UNDERSIGNED, wish to thank the inhabitants of the parishes of Trumpington and Grantchester for their prompt assistance in preventing the fire which occurred at my Farm on Sunday last, from spreading to the buildings. I would also thank members of the University for their valuable aid, and the Cambridge Fire Brigade for coming so far to do all they could in time of danger.
FRANCIS PARSONS.
Cambridge Independent Press 5 Oct 1894:
Lastly comes Mr. F. Parsons' farm at Trumpington. It is the only farm specially mentioned for the good quality of the land. Owing to the nearness of Cambridge, Mr. Parsons makes a special point of dairy farming. His cows "are evidently selected with care, and are a very grand lot," and "the state of the pastures, and the condition of the cows is carefully considered in the amount of cake and meal each receives." The report further states that "little need be said with regard to the farming, as its reputation is wide and well deserved. The whole of the land is clean, and the crops are all that could be desired. The fences are well kept and clean at the roots." It will be noticed that Mr. Parsons pays the highest rent and the highest amount for labour per acre of any of the farms for which the figures are given.