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CSO/RP/1825/2031

Letter from Messrs [Charles Henry Leslie and John] Leslie, bankers, Cork, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [Irish Office, London], reiterating their call for a reduction in the level of interest payable on a loan of £80,000 from the Bank of Ireland, from 5% to 4%. Complains they are subject to a particular grievance insofar as they are obliged to lend at the rate of 4% but are forced to repay their bank loan at 5%. They contend that economic conditions have altered since the loan was obtained and seek special provision or legislative intervention by government to remove the hardship under which they labour. [See also description CSO/RP/1824/2107]. Also letter from John Charles Herries, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, [London], to Goulburn, indicating no official application has as yet been received on behalf of Messrs Leslie. Encloses a letter from Messrs Leslie [not present] which he asks be returned to Treasury Chambers, and notes the support given the bank by Sir Nicholas Colthurst, MP for Cork city.

10 Feb 1825-3 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2032

Letter from Major A Lyster, Island of Guernsey, United Kingdom, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting the appointment of his brother, Mathew W Lyster, to the situation of chief constable in the police establishment [of Ireland]. Affirms his brother is ‘fully qualified’ to undertake the duties of the post and hopes for a favourable recommendation before the Lord Lieutenant.

28 Jun 1825-9 Jul 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2033

File of material relating to the issue of securing further grant aid for the harbour at Dunmore East, County Waterford. Includes letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, expressing his dissatisfaction at the behaviour of Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, over his failure ‘to Communicate with you respecting the grant for completing our works at Dunmore’. Complains he was obliged to make application to an acquaintance for a loan of £250 to meet present exigencies, 20 June 1825. Also includes letter from Robert Grubb, Clonmel, County Tipperary, to Lees, outlining details of recent financial transactions at Dunmore and emphasises his need for ready cash to pay the salaries of some labourers soon to be discharged, 19 June 1825.

9 Jun 1825-20 Jul 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2034

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, [secretary, General Post Office], Howth, County Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, forwarding a copy of the Curragha [County Meath] road bill, with a number of amendments or alterations marked up [not present]. Conveys his general impression the proposed bill is ‘objectionable’ on grounds it purports to place in the hands of a private individual a public road; because it will be ‘a charge on the Post Office Revenue’ but confers no power of management to the Post Master General; and because it places disproportionate influence with Mr [Frederick] Bourne, a coach operator, ‘to the prejudice of Mail & Stage Coach Contractors’ who use the line.

1 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2035

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, advising caution over a bill that proposes to convert part of the line of communication between Ashbourne, County Meath, and Drogheda, County Louth, into a turnpike road. Observes the course of action proposed would have serious reverberations for the post office and the act should be tempered with appropriate safeguards for the protection of revenue on the line. Warns the bill as it progresses through the House of Commons should be ‘very well watched’.

21 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2036

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, [secretary, General Post Office], Howth, County Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, explaining an apparent overspend by the post office establishment for a two year period ending the 5th of January 1825. Stresses that while there appears on the accounts an additional expenditure of £10,000 due to exceptional demands the actual expenses of the department were reduced by £4,000. Encloses for information a detailed account of expenditure [signed by George D Mills, first clerk, accomptant general’s office].

27 Jan 1825-30 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2037

File of material relating to an appeal from Frederick Edward Jones, deputy master of the revels and late patentee of the Theatre Royal, over the loss of his patent. Includes memorial from Jones to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, appealing for an investigation of his claim against Mr [Henry] Harris for illegally depriving him of his patent to the theatre. States the way is now clear for an enquiry following a report by the Attorney General [William Conyngham Plunket] and the Solicitor General [Henry Joy]. Complains his loss of patent brought his ‘numerous family’ to a state of misery for they are now near 6 years ‘without income’, 4 June 1826. [See also descriptions CSO/RP/1821/1872 and CSO/RP/1825/773].

4 Jan 1826-26 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2038

Letter from Reverend Richard Grier, Glasnevin, County Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, calling to attention a previous undertaking by government to promote him to a post in the church and seeking to have his wishes fulfilled. Stresses he has served in the professional ranks of Church of Ireland cleric for a period of 30 years. Encloses a second letter to the Chief Secretary’s Office in which he requests appointment to the deanery of Clogher [counties Tyrone and Fermanagh] which was rendered vacant owing to the death of the holder, Richard Bagwell.

30 Dec 1825-14 Jul 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2039

Letter from Reverend Richard Woodward, Glanworth Glebe, Fermoy, County Cork, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, forwarding his application for appointment to the deanery of Clogher [counties Tyrone and Fermanagh] which is rendered vacant due to the demise of the holder, Richard Bagwell. Indicates his intention of travelling to Dublin on Wednesday next and states he can receive mail at the residence of Major [Benjamin Blake] Woodward [41 Leeson Street, Dublin].

6 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2040

File of material relating to the application of Reverend George Hamilton, Hampton, Balbriggan, County Dublin, for the Church of Ireland deanery of Clogher [counties Tyrone and Fermanagh], made vacant due to the death of Richard Bagwell. Includes letter from Hamilton to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, pressing his case for preferment as dean of Clogher. Explains his claims are grounded primarily on the ‘Public exertions’ of his father Baron Hamilton who was ‘the first to introduce the Cotton Manufacture into Ireland’, a concern which saw the employment of some thousands of the lower orders. Alludes to his own personal sacrifices as a clergyman and claims to have been the primary benefactor behind the construction of the church building at Balbriggan, 4 June 1826. Also includes letter from George Canning, [Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs], London, expressing his support for the character and ambitions of Hamilton, 16 November 1822.

16 Nov 1822-11 Jun 1826

1826