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CSO/RP/1824/51

Letter from M Ferrar, Police Office, Belfast, County Antrim, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing support for the introduction of greater regulation of pawnbrokers in Ireland; advocates strict application of the English statutes and well as existing Irish acts, provided they ‘be made more efficient than they now are’ to counteract ‘irregularities and frauds committed on the public’.

5 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/52

File of material relating to an application from George Herbert Chute for compensation in reward for assisting in bringing to justice George Rowan, a collector of customs of Tralee in County Kerry, in connection with charges of fraud against the revenue department. Includes letter from Chute, Abbey Street, Tralee, to Robert Peel, [Secretary of State, London, England], recalling his pursuit of Rowan whom he accuses of fraud and misappropriation of revenue at the port of Dingle, and seeking payment of ‘fair compensation’ for his efforts, 3 August 1824. Also includes memorial from Chute to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, lamenting the failure of Government to afford him protection following his charges against Rowan, 23 January 1824. Also includes letter from David Fitzgerald, attorney-at-law, Tralee, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, insisting if debts owed for legal services in the case are not settled ‘I must only be driven to the necessity of incarcerating Mr Chute in a Prison’; also encloses memorial to Wellesley, outlining extent of work in connection with legal representation on behalf of Chute, 31 December 1823.

1 Jul 1823-3 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/53

Letter from James Fisher, Clareville, Limerick, County Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, outlining his aspirations for the development of fishing on the River Shannon, both as a means of procuring ‘a wholesome & valuable article of food’ and of providing local employment; with draft reply written on top of letter. Encloses memorial from the local inhabitants ‘interested in the protection & promotion of the Inland Fisheries’ to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, warning of the destruction and depletion of salmon stocks by illegal means and requesting the Shannon is placed under regular police scrutiny, that a superintendent be appointed and regulations be circulated to the magistrates and police officers stationed along its banks; signed by Lord Clare [John Fitzgibbon] and 26 other persons. Also letter from Fisher to Goulburn, enclosing printed copy of resolutions of the ‘Fishery Association’ of Limerick. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

6 Jan 1824-9 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/54

Letter from Reverend Michael Henry Becher, [a Church of Ireland clergyman] Clyda, Mallow, County Cork, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing an address from the landed proprietors and inhabitants of the parish of Castlehaven, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting the appointment of Becher as incumbent to the parish, which was recently vacated by the resignation of Reverend Morritt; signed by John Thomas Becher, Father M Collins, [Roman Catholic parish priest], and 75 other persons. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

10 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/55

Letter from Thomas Doolan, Kilmallady [Kilmalady], King’s County [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, stressing his interest in ‘the general good of the country’ and enclosing a copy of detailed treatise on ‘The constabulary or new Police Bill’. The treatise sets out the responsibilities of the police, comments on the use of horses, clothing, arms and equipment, officers’ expenses and reflects on the appointment of a paymaster.

11 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1824/56

Letter from [James Butler, earl of] Ormonde, Bruxelles [Brussels], Belgium, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, offering observations on the suitability of Mr Humphrey to fill the post of magistrate of County Kilkenny; he reflects also on a vacancy for a weightmaster in the town of Kilkenny. Also letter from Moude to Gregory, calling attention to his earlier communication on the subject of the weightmaster and Humphrey’s application ‘there being but one county magistrate resident in the City at present’.

22 Jul 1823-26 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1824/57

Letter from Reverend Richard Bernard [Church of Ireland clergyman], Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, acknowledging approval for Reverend McClintock to act as a successor to his father in the parish of Castlehaven in County Cork. He also indicates his own satisfaction at taking charge of the parish of Ballinmartle in County Cork, which is valued at £385 per annum [vacated in his favour by McClintock].

12 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/58

Petition of Margaret Chandler, widow, [Dublin], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking a measure of relief from government due to a lack of financial means. Complains she has responsibility for the care and support of ‘one Son an Idiot about Twenty years of Age’. Also mentions that her late husband, Mathew Chandler, held the position of tidewaiter at the Custom House for a period of 34 years, and her late uncle, Captain Thomas Evans, was employed at the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham in Dublin. Also letter from Chandler to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enquiring about her earlier memorial to which she had no reply and seeking a personal interview on subject of aid.

c17 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/59

Letter from Thomas Finlay, register and paymaster, Foundling Hospital, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, commenting upon the regulations of entry for children to the institution [in force from 1 November 1822]. They include, he observes, an admission charge of £5 and the production of a certificate with information on the infant’s parental background endorsed by the minister and churchwardens of the parish. He concludes the board are ‘not invested with powers to receive the Children from the Lying in Hospital [Dublin], alluded to in your letter’.

12 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/60

Petition of James Thompson, 58 Marlboro [Marlborough] Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to the post of chief constable of police ‘or to some other small situation’. Refers to an earlier memorial supported by more than 30 magistrates and gentlemen in counties Tipperary and Waterford and noting that he ‘lost a small situation he had in the Office of the Clerk of peace of the County of Tipperary’ on account of his pursuit of a police position.

c14 Jan 1824

1824