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CSO/RP/1819/224

Letter from William Curtis, 25 William Street, Dublin, deputy clerk of the crown for counties Wexford and Wicklow, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating that he has not yet received the blank forms issued by Dublin Castle, to be completed and returned in preparation for parliament.

7 Dec 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/225

Letter from William B Collins, Tipperary, County Tipperary, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting consideration for appointment as chief constable of police for several baronies of County Galway which he has heard are to be placed under the peace preservation act. Encloses testimonials vouching for his good character [not present].

22 Dec 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/226

File of papers relating to charges made by George Cary [also spelt Carey], a prisoner in County Londonderry jail, against its jailer. Includes petition of Carey, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting assistance with his claims, and describing the various cruelties Carey has endured. Annotation refers the matter to Inspector General of Prisons, 26 November 1819. Also letter from Reverend Forster Archer, Inspector General of Prisons, Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the case, and stating his belief that Carey's claims of the jailer's drunkenness are untrue, 20 December 1819. Encloses letter from Reverend David Curry, inspector of County Londonderry jail, to Robert H Archer, assistant to Forster Archer, providing details of the case and stating that he found Carey's statements against the jailer to be false, 10 December 1819.

26 Nov 1819-20 Dec 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/227

List of children apprenticed from Celbridge Charter School, County Kildare, from January 1811 to August 1818. Comprises table giving details of the 41 girls apprenticed, including full name, age, name of master or mistress, date of indenture and trade. Trades include servant, fancy dress maker, stay maker and mantua maker. Also column of observations on the progress of each girl. Also note on fate of other girls not apprenticed, and the numbers of each, including those given up to parents, transplanted, died, eloped, and sent to house of industry. Signed by John Bayley, master of school, December 8 1818.

Jan 1811-8 Dec 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/228

Letter from Dr Sir Arthur Clarke, Great George's Street North, Dublin, acting physician to the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting consideration to be appointed permanently to the post which he has been holding in the absence of Sir Charles Morgan, 21 December 1819. Encloses petition of Clarke to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting to be appointed should Morgan fail to return from abroad. Emphasises his service as medical officer in the royal navy and as a magistrate of County Dublin, 20 December 1819. Also address from prisoners of Four Courts marshalsea, Dublin, to Sir Arthur Clarke, following a meeting of the debtors held in the marshalsea. Praises Clarke's work as acting physician, 5 October 1816.

5 Oct 1816-21 Dec 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/229

Report of Dr John Cheyne, physician to hospitals under control of Dublin House of Industry, on the fever epidemic in Ireland. Describes the origins of the epidemic in 1816; its spread across Ireland; and its impact on the poor. Notes vulnerability of poor to fever because of a lack of strength owing to lack of employment, and lack of food, fuel and clothing. Notes areas where disease was more or less prevalent and the role of fever hospitals. Also attributes rapid rate of contagion amongst the poor to their customs, such as large wakes, gatherings at fairs and chapels, and infected, unwashed clothes. Also role of itinerant beggars spreading disease across country. Concludes that whilst more severe in south and west than north, the disease is relenting across Ireland, with exception of County Waterford. Notes attached to report include extracts from reports of various physicians in fever hospitals across Ireland.

1816-1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/230

File of papers relating to grievances of committee of merchants of Cork city. Includes 2 letters from Thomas Cuthbert, president of the committee, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the inconvenience of the current procedure for paying import duties on tobacco, and also the inconvenience of the law passed to protect Irish millers, banning the import of flour into Ireland, 15 June 1819. Contains annotation of draft reply by Grant on both matters, 31 July 1819. Also includes note from Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Irish Office, London, legal writer and counsel to Irish Office, answering the issues raised by the merchants, and reproduced in Grant's draft reply, 30 July 1819.

15 Jun 1819-31 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/231

Petition of Ellen and Margaret Collis, Tralee, County Kerry, daughters of late Reverend Samuel Collis, chaplain of His Majesty's Ship 'Berwick', to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting consideration for a pension or allowance to support the family, following the death of both parents and the loss of a brother in East Indies whilst on active service. Signed by Ellen Collis and Margaret Collis.

15 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/232

File of papers relating to concern amongst Irish judges regarding a clause in the bill currently before parliament for the benefit of suitors in the court of exchequer chamber, Ireland. Includes letter from William Downes, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing the concern of the judges regarding a clause in the proposed bill giving the Chief Justice authority in deciding when the court will sit, 17 June 1819. Also copy of draft reply from Grant to Downes, regretting that the bill has already passed, 1 July 1819.

16 Jun 1819-7 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/233

Letter from Francis Johnston, Architect's office, Castle yard, Dublin, architect to Board of Works, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning the results of his enquiry into problems with the water supply to the vice regal premises at Phoenix Park, Dublin. Identifies cause of problem as improvements to the water supply to the Hibernian school via new metal main pipes; recommends a new, more dependable permanent source of water be found for Phoenix Park, 25 October 1820. Encloses copy of letter from Andrew Coffey, Pipe Water office, Dublin, engineer to Pipe Water Establishment, to Johnston, stating his plan for new system of supplying water to the royal military infirmary in Phoenix Park, including building work involved and estimated costs, 15 November 1819.

15 Nov 1819-25 Oct 1820

1820