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CSO/RP/1824/161

Petition of Michael Barlow, late chief constable of the barony of Kilmaine, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of his loss of a situation in the old police establishment and seeking appointment to ‘an equivalent provision in some public establishment’. Alludes to his responsibilities for the care of his family and adding that he has the support of Thomas Spencer Lindsay, late high sheriff of County Mayo.

17 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/162

Letter from Theophilus Jones, assistant barrister for County Leitrim, 8 Merrion Square North, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting in response to a complaint from Charles Grogan of Mohill in County Leitrim, alleging his case was not heard by the court; refers to an interview with the clerk of the peace who confirmed that Grogan had been called twice in respect of case but ‘he failed to appear when called on to prosecute it’. Encloses memorial from Grogan to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking redress over failure to secure a court hearing in the prosecution of a case against Myles Confry and others in connection with the recovery of a cow which had been distrained in lieu of rent for a half year; claims to have served for 22 years in Mohill Cavalry and also on the special vestry of his parish and complains of ‘No justice done for me’ despite bringing allegations before local magistrate, William O’Brian, and attending court.

18 Jan 1824-27 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/163

Letter from Henry Luttrell, clerk of the pipe, Irish Court of Exchequer, Albany, London, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, declining an offer of a single room in the King’s Inns, Dublin, on grounds of insufficient space and requesting use of two adjacent rooms in the building for custody of records and discharge of duties of office; he requests issue of orders to have accommodation fitted out. Also letter from John Tew Armstrong, deputy clerk of the pipe, 16 North Frederick Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting directions be given to the architect for fitting out of offices in King’s Inns with ‘Alphabets and Presses’ before commencement of public transactions. Encloses copy letter from Goulburn, Irish Office, London, to Luttrell, indicating that a single room has been allocated for custody of the records and for the use of the clerk of the pipe. Also letter from Armstrong to Goulburn, seeking progress on the allocation of an office for the discharge of duties and ‘preservation and safe Custody of the Books and records connected with the office of the Clerk of the Pipe’. Also note making enquiry on procurement of suitable accommodation for uses desired.

16 Jan 1824-19 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/164

Statement citing regulations pertaining to the holder of the position of commissioner with the Stamp Office in Dublin. [Apparently relating to the accession of Darcy Mahon, inspector general of stamp duties, to the post of commissioner]. Recites a portion of the parliamentary act [56th of George III, Chapter 56] and observes on the basis of a Treasury minute of 28 [July] 1820 that Mahon’s existing post is expected to ‘cease upon vacancies arising’.

[1824]

1824

CSO/RP/1824/165

Letter from R Nesbitt [Nisbett], Sheriff’s Prison, Green Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a situation of civil employment; claims to have ‘shared in the misfortunes of the times which have literally annihilated my Landed property’ and forced him into the court of insolvency. Encloses letter from Lord Dunalley [Henry Prittie], Kilboy, County Tipperary, offering support for application of Nesbitt, ‘a Gentleman of respectable family’.

28 Nov 1823-19 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/166

Letter from William Hull, magistrate, Lemcon [Leamcon], Skibbereen, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking advance of parliamentary statutes for use of the bench of magistrates, in order to make more informed decisions.

22 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/167

Letter from John Burke, Armagh, County Armagh, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking a position of employment in the police establishment for, Joseph Faircloth ‘a deserving Character’ who spent a period of his life in the Galway Regiment.

25 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1824/168

Letter from George Irvine, schoolmaster, Longford, County Longford, to John Taylor, clerk, Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, seeking clarification over procedure for application for the post of master to the diocesan school of Tuam in County Galway. Also letter from John Smith, Drumsna, County Leitrim, to Taylor, confirming the date of his father’s appointment to the diocesan school of Elphin, County Roscommon, is 31 December 1794, and requesting to learn whether the salary of £80 per year is to be awarded in addition to £30 which is provided by the bishop [John Leslie] and clergy of diocese. Also letter from Chamberlen William Walker, secretary, Board of Education Office, 20 Kildare Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing a list of diocesan schoolmasters ‘under the old arrangement surviving at the period when the new was formed’ [not present]. Also letter from Thomas G Willis, [late master of diocesan school of Limerick], Maryborough, Queen’s County [County Laois], to Goulburn, outlining a case for his nomination as master of the consolidated schools of Limerick, Killaloe and Kilfenora. Also additional letter from Willis to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting to learn ‘what are the proper directions which will be necessary before the warrant can be made out’ in connection with the appointment of a master to the district school of Limerick, Killaloe and Kilfenora. Also letter from J Jameson, schoolmaster, diocesan school of Leighlin, County Carlow, to Gregory, emphasising his credentials for reappointment to the existing school at Leighlin which has been amalgamated with Ossory in King’s County [County Offaly]. Also letter from Jameson to Goulburn enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment as master of the district school of Leighlin and Ossory. Also memorandum concerning diocesan and district schools under the Commissioners of Education.

9 Sep 1823-16 May 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/169

Letter from Major Thomas Powell, chief constable of police, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, stressing limitation in local police personnel and inadvisability of their deployment as guards on Wexford Gaol, which is rendered insecure due to structural deterioration. Returns letter from Major Benjamin Blake Woodward, inspector general of prisons, 41 Leeson Street, Dublin, to Gregory, advocating the use of the ‘military or Constabulary force’ to secure the jail of Wexford. Encloses letter from Anthony Cliffe, high sheriff, [Bellevue], Enniscorthy, County Wexford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, warning of the ‘unprotected condition of the Gaol owing to the outer wall being down’ and seeking guidance over the use of the police. Also letter from Reverend Richard Waddy Elgee, local jail inspector and rector, Wexford, to Woodward, emphasising the inherent danger of an overcrowded jail; stressing the need for six sentries to prevent escape of prisoners who number ‘many desperate and enterprizing [sic] Characters’. Also letter from Cliffe to Goulburn urging deployment of police selected from adjacent counties and enclosing letter from D MacPherson, lieutenant colonel, 78th Regiment of Foot, requesting further information on the security arrangements at Wexford Gaol.

21 Jan 1824-1 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/170

Letter from Lieutenant General William Fyers, Major General Brooke Young, John Butcher and Major J Baddeley, Office of Ordnance, Lower Castle Yard, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking permission to open the ground to lay a metal pipe to take water from the Phoenix Park to the Royal Barracks in Dublin.

28 Jan 1824

1824