Modern state trials ii_ 273–355 (1850); _Trial of Charles
Pinney_ (1833); _Latimer’s Annals of Bristol_ (1887) 146–79,
188, 212; _Nicholls and Taylor’s Bristol iii_ 325–38 (1882);
_P. C. Scarlett’s Memoir of James, first lord Abinger_ (1877)
350–402.
PINNOCK, WILLIAM HENRY (son of Wm. Pinnock, publisher and author
1782–1843). _b._ 1813; educ. C.C. coll. Camb., LL.B. 1850, LL.D.
1855; admitted LL.D. at Oxford 1859; C. of Somersham, Hunts.
1846–70; English chaplain at Chantilly, France 1870–6; C. in
charge of All Saints, Dalston, London 1876–7; V. of Pinner,
Herts. 1879 to death; edited W. Pinnock’s History of England
made easy, new ed. 1847; wrote a continuation of Pinnock’s
Abridgment of Goldsmith’s History of England, 46 ed. 1858;
edited Clerical papers on church and parishioners, 6 vols.
1852–63; author of The laws and usages of the church and clergy,
the unbeneficed clerk, 2 ed. 1854; Rubrics for communicants
explanatory of the holy communion office 1863; The law of the
rubric and the transition period of the church of England 1866;
The church key, belfry key and organ key 1870; The Bible and
contemporary history: an epitome of the history of the world
from the creation to the end of the old testament, edited by E.
M. B., 2 vols. 1887. _d._ Pinner vicarage 30 Nov. 1885. _The
Times 5 Dec. 1885 p._ 9.
PINSENT, SIR ROBERT JOHN (son of Robert John Pinsent, a judge
in Newfoundland). _b._ Newfoundland 1834; called to the bar of
Newfoundland 1856; Q.C. 1865; member of legislative council
1859; acting attorney general 1869; solicitor general 1873;
judge of the supreme court 1880 to death; knighted by patent 12
June 1890; D.C.L. from the archbishop of Canterbury Feb. 1881;
author of Newfoundland, our oldest colony in Proceedings of
Royal Colonial institution 1884–85, pp. 215–72, and of articles
in magazines upon the French treaty question 1889. _d._ Bintry
rectory, Norfolk 27 April 1893.
PINSON, ALBERT. Entered Madras army 1817; lieut. 21 Madras N.I.
29 Oct. 1818; captain 46 N.I. 3 June 1826, major 31 Dec. 1844
to 20 April 1853; lieut. col. 17 N.I. 20 April 1853 to 1854, of
2 N.I. 1854–6, of 32 N.I. 1856–7, of 39 N.I. 1857–8, and of 37
N.I. 1858 to 31 Dec. 1861, when he retired with rank of M.G.
_d._ 12 Nov. 1865.
PINSUTI, CIRO ERCOLE. _b._ Sinalunga, near Siena 9 May 1829;
educ. in Rome, where he gave a concert when aged 11; Henry
Drummond, M.P. brought him to London and placed him under the
tuition of Cipriani Potter at Royal academy of music; pianist;
studied at Bologna conservatoire 1845; returned to England 1848;
professor at Royal academy of music, London 1856–85; wrote 3
operas Il merccante de Venezia 1873, Mattia Corvino 1877, and
Margherita; composer of There is a reaper 1844; Excelsior,
a romance 1850; Te Deum 1860; The sea hath its pearls, part
song 1865; After the rain, two part song 1867; Tell me not in
mournful numbers 1869; Dreams only dreams, song 1873; I fear
no foe, a song 1876; Tell me where is fancy bred, a part song
1884; author of Hints to teachers on singing 1880; his name is
attached to upwards of 500 pieces of music. _d._ of cerebral
apoplexy while playing the piano at Florence 10 March 1888. _The
Times 15 March 1888 p._ 6.
PINTI, RAFFAELLE. _b._ near Rome 1826; came to London when a
young man; dealer in Italian works of art 46 Berners st. London
1860 to death; his knowledge of Italian pictures, sculptures,
etc. and his connection with Italy enabled him to bring many
important works of art to England; picture restorer. _d._ 28
Langham st. London 30 July 1881. _Academy ii_ 128 (1881); _Times
11 Aug. 1881 p._ 10, _col._ 3.
PINWELL, GEORGE JOHN. _b._ London 26 Dec. 1842; worked for
the brothers Dalziel as a designer and drawer on wood 1863;
illustrated the Sunday magazine, Good words, Once a week,
and other periodicals; associate of Society of painters in
water-colours 1869, member 1870; exhibited at Dudley gallery
1865; an honorary member of Belgian society of painters in
water-colours; his picture entitled Strolling players was
engraved by Charles Cousen for the Art Journal 1873, and The
elixir of love was etched by R. W. Macbeth, A.R.A. 1885;
he illustrated H. Lushington’s The happy home 1864; R. W.
Buchanan’s Ballad stories of the affection 1866; and Jean
Ingelow’s Poems 1867. _d._ Adelaide road, Haverstock hill,
London 8 Sept. 1875. _bur._ Highgate cemet. 11 Sept. _A
catalogue of pictures by G. Mason and G. Pinwell exhibited at
Birmingham March 1895_, _with an essay by H. Quilter_ 1895;
_Roget’s History of the old water-colour society ii_ 396–9
(1891); _Good words xxix_ 814 (1888); _I.L.N. 18 Sept. 1875 p._
285 _portrait_; _Graphic xii_ 328 (1875) _portrait_.
PIOZZI-SALUSBURY, SIR JOHN SALUSBURY (2 son of Giambattista
Piozzi of Brescia, Lombardy, merchant). _b._ Brescia 1793;
assumed additional surname of Salusbury 4 Dec. 1813; sheriff of
Flintshire 1816; knighted at Carlton house 21 April 1817, on
presenting an address to the Prince Regent. _d._ Cheltenham 18
Dec. 1858. _G.M. Feb. 1859 p._ 208.
PIPER, ROBERT SLOPER. _b._ 1790 or 1791; 2 lieut. R.E. 10 Jany.
1809, lieut. col. 23 Nov. 1841, retired on full pay 2 Feb. 1848;
served six campaigns in the Peninsula, France, and Flanders
March 1810 to Jany. 1816; commanding engineer in the Kandian
provinces during insurrection of 1817–18; general 1 Jany. 1868;
he wrote A memorandum of the manner in which the repairs of the
chain pier at Brighton have been executed, in _Papers of Corps
of Royal engineers ii_ 122–7 (1844). _d._ 7 New Steine, Brighton
26 Dec. 1873.
PIPER, STEPHEN EDWARD. _b._ Ipswich 1813; educ. Univ. coll.
London; L.S.A. 1838; M.R.C.S. 1838, F.R.C.S. 1853; joined the
army medical staff 1836; served against Don Carlos in Spain,
where he was shot in the chest 1836; settled at Darlington
1841; consulting surgeon Darlington hospital; president North
of England British medical association. _d._ Orwell house,
Darlington 24 Aug. 1894. _The Lancet 8 Sept. 1894 p._ 601.
PIPON, JAMES KENNARD. _b._ 1806 or 1807; ensign 94 foot 3 Aug.
1826, captain 6 March 1835; captain 85 foot 15 July 1836, placed
on h.p. 31 March 1843; major on h.p. 8 April 1859; brevet
colonel 20 June 1857; inspector general of militia 8 May 1863
to death; officiating judge advocate at the court martial on
colonel Thomas Robert Crawley, held at Aldershot camp 17 Nov.
to 23 Dec. 1863; author with John Francis Collier of Manual of
military law for all ranks of the army, militia, and volunteer
services 1860, 3 ed. 1863. _d._ Alne vicarage, Yorkshire 7 June