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CSO/RP/1824/301

Letter from William Kemmis, crown solicitor, Kildare Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, conveying that a certificate of the sum advanced by the consolidated fund for police expenses in County Wexford, over period from 23 July to 31 December 1823, has been forwarded for presentation before the assizes judge of that county.

9 Mar 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/302

Letter from George Ruth Reynolds, Magilligan, near Coleraine, County Londonderry, to Lieutenant Colonel Meyrick Shawe, private secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, enquiring over the fate of a letter addressed to Edward I Johnston, Dublin Castle, with enclosure making application to Lord Lieutenant for the situation of chief constable in the police establishment. Mentions that a force is being raised at present in counties Leitrim and Sligo and desires that ‘his Excellency will not let my hopes sink into Oblivion’.

17 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/303

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting in response to a claim from James McClain for a reward in connection with his personal services to the post office. Returns letter from McClain, Panestown, Rathfriland, County Down, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking assistance and indicating a communication has been made with Lieutenant Eyre G Ellis, chief constable, Duleek, County Meath, in respect of an application for payment of a proportion of a reward. Also returns letter from Ellis to McClain, conveying that shares of the reward will be paid as soon as the cash is paid by the GPO.

9 Oct 1823-3 Mar 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/304

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reciting the findings of the inspector general in relation to the use of second hand barrels in the Irish fisheries in response to complaint from John Middleton of Galway, County Galway. Encloses memorial from Middleton, late master cooper of Sligo, County Sligo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking relief and inquiry into the practice of reusing caskets and barrels in the fishing trade, which he claims is permitted by local inspectors to the destruction of his profession.

17 Jan 1824-26 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/305

Letter from Major General Brooke Young, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Rogers, John Butcher and Major J Baddeley, Office of Ordnance, Lower Castle Yard, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, indicating that in agreement with an application by the committee of Youghal [County Cork] General Free School the rent on the old barracks which they hire has been reduced to £20 per year.

16 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/306

Petition of James Moody, 23 South King Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of the conduct of Robert Sandys, magistrate, whom he states committed him to Wicklow Gaol ‘for the smallest alledged [sic] offence’ and failed to render him fair justice; also claims to have served in the yeomanry of Bray, County Wicklow, and was employed as chief butler to the Archbishop of Dublin and other noblemen. Includes letter from Sandys, Dargle Cottage, County Wicklow, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, detailing a list of separate charges brought by the court against Moody, including a case of ‘Violent Assault’, a ‘brutal’ attack on his wife, an attack on ‘Clifton’ and another on Thomas Cooney. Also two memorials from Moody to Wellesley, reiterating his complaint against Sandys for unfair treatment.

7 Feb 1824-4 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/307

Petition of Mary Lee, widow, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking payment of financial allowance or pension on grounds her husband Arthur Lee served for almost 40 years as surveyor of excise. Mentions that her son, Anthony Lee, captain, 17th Regiment of Foot, was killed in action while serving in the East Indies.

[1824]

1824

CSO/RP/1824/308

Letter from Thomas Lack, Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Great Georges Street, Dublin, to Sir Charles William Flint, resident secretary of Irish Office, London, acknowledging a communication concerning the imposition of duties on fish imported from Great Britain imposed by the Spanish and Portuguese authorities. He observes ‘Representations on this Subject have been addressed to the Governments of Spain and Portugal, but that owing probably, to the state of Public affairs in those countries, these Representations have not hitherto produced the desired effect’. Also letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing copy memorial from the fish curers and dealers of Kinsale in County Cork to the Commissioners of the Irish Fisheries, pleading for a reduction on duties on fish imports to the ports of Spain and Portugal; emphasises the ‘Importance of the Fisheries of Ireland as a source of National Wealth, as well as Employment to its superabundant population’; signed by George Dunn and 16 other persons. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

15 Jan 1824-23 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/309

Letter from John Killaly, engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, indicating that further information was sought upon a plan and estimate provided by Lady Catherine Osborne for a proposed road to the slate quarries near Clonmel, in County Tipperary. Also letter from Osborne, Newtown Anner, County Tipperary, to Gregory, discussing plans for new line to the quarry for which she seeks aid from the Consolidated Fund; she refers to the necessity of having the estimate altered and submitted to the grand jury of County Waterford and seeks a prompt advance of funds. Also memorandum on same subject indicating the course of action to be taken in consideration of the application, with comment on base ‘I think this is right’, signed by John Sealy Townsend, legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle. Also ‘Extract from the Bill of Presentments passed by the Grand Jury of the County of Waterford’ at summer assizes, 1824, detailing the cost and specification of the proposed road from Clonmel to Kilmacthomas in County Waterford; signed by Michael Mortimer, secretary.

25 Feb 1824-28 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/310

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting to have the determination of the Lord Lieutenant on whether free postage should be extended to communications sent from the Board of Charitable Donations and Bequests. Encloses letter from William Peter Mathews, secretary, Board of Charitable Donations and Bequests, [Dublin], to Lees, advancing proposal for outgoing mail to be treated as ‘charity letters’ and suggesting a memorandum be addressed to Gregory on the issue.

5 Mar 1824-6 Mar 1824

1824