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CSO/RP/1825/2041

File of material relating to the application of Reverend Dr Henry Stewart, Church of Ireland rector of Loughgilly, Loughgilly House, County Armagh, [post town is Newry, County Down], for the deanery of Clogher [counties Tyrone and Fermanagh], now vacant on account of the death of Richard Bagwell. Includes letter from Stewart to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, setting out his case for advancement to the situation of dean of Clogher. Recalls the loyal service of his brother, Sir John Stewart, and affirms that he himself has been a resident clergyman in Ireland for a period of 40 years. Should he be considered eligible for the deanery, he proposes to offer in exchange his living in the diocese of Lismore, County Waterford, which is made up of 3 parishes and worth in the region of £1,000 per annum. Such an arrangement, he stresses, would greatly facilitate on account of the great distance between his church holdings in County Armagh and Waterford, 5 January 1826.

7 May 1822-5 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2042

Cover letter from Reverend Francis Fox, Church of Ireland rector of the parish of Castleterra, Brookhill, Cavan, County Cavan, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing an application to the Lord Lieutenant requesting appointment to the deanery of Clogher [counties Tyrone and Fermanagh], made vacant by the death of Richard Bagwell. He expresses a desire that his present church holding might be exchanged for that possessed by the dean of Clogher, an arrangement that would be approved of by the Bishop of Kilmore [George de la Poer Beresford]. It has ‘the best Glebe house in the Diocese of Kilmore’ he enthuses, with ‘195 acres of Glebe land’ attached. Adds his parish is just 4 miles from the town of Cavan and is worth an estimated £700 per annum. Also refers to some recommendations in his favour, including one from Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore, [MP for County Cork].

5 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2043

Letter from Sir George Ralph Fetherston, [MP for County Longford], Ardagh, Longford, County Longford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting his intervention to advance the process of appointment of Thomas Kinsley to a post under the Excise Board. Observes his instruction have not yet been received by the board and implores the Chief Secretary to ‘settle it at once, as I shall never have rest till both Mr Kinsley & Mr [Barker] are disposed of’. Encloses a letter from Francis Thompson, secretary, Excise Office, Dublin, to the supervisor of excise at Longford, indicating the commissioners of excise have ‘received no directions’ as to the appointment of Kinsley to office.

20 Jan 1826-22 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2044

Letter from [Sir Arthur] Chichester, [MP for Carrickfergus], Belfast, County Antrim, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, stressing his anxiety over a proposed alteration in the laws relating to the exportation of butter from Ireland. Points out the measure, proposed by Sir Henry Parnell, MP for Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], has attracted strong opposition from the merchants of Belfast and Liverpool and elsewhere in Ireland. Emphasises the depth of concern surrounding the matter and pleads ‘you will not permit his motion to be hastily brought forward’. He also draws attention to the issue of the abolition of the office of weighmaster [proposed under the amendment], for, he points out, the legal right to that appointment in Belfast is considered part of the patronage of the family of George Augustus Chichester, 2nd Marquis of Donegall. Also draft letter from Goulburn to the Earl of Clare [John FitzGibbon], 15 Saville [Savile] Row, London, on the issue indicating he can only place the expressions of opposition to the butter bill before the parliamentary committee for consideration. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/1942].

22 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2045

Letter from Margaret Hitchins, widow, [Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking issue of a pension from government as a means of support. States her mother has sole responsibility to provide for the family and was advised to write to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, requesting a post of employment for her brother. If her brother was given a situation, she remarks, he would share his salary with her.

23 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2046

Letter from William Logan, prison inspector, 25 Marlborough Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting the appointment of his son to the church [Church of Ireland] living of Kilmessan, Assey and Balsoon, in the diocese of Meath, now vacant on account of the death of Reverend David C Ingram, 27 December 1825. Also letter from Logan to Goulburn, requesting his son be employed as chaplain to the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, now vacant on account of the removal of Reverend Samuel O’Sullivan to the Royal Hibernian Military School [for soldier’s children], at Phoenix Park, Dublin, 27 January 1826. Also letter from Logan to Goulburn, requesting his son be permitted to succeed to the church living of Dungarvan, County Waterford, lately vacated due to the demise of Reverend William Price, 29 July 1826.

22 Dec 1825-29 Jul 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/2047

Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin [William Magee], Stephen’s Green, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing his support for the application of Reverend John Hardy to have oversight of the vicarage of Davidstown, County Kildare, in addition to his nearby living of Kilcullen. Remarks that the income from Davidstown is ‘extremely small’ not more than £35 per year and the parish has no church building. [See also descriptions CSO/RP/1825/208 and CSO/RP/1825/861].

8 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2048

Copy of statement from a number of inhabitants of County Kilkenny, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, expressing their appreciation over the exertions of Major [Joseph] Nicholson, chief magistrate of police for the baronies of Ossory in Queen's County, and Galmoy in County Kilkenny, ‘in restoring the peace of this County’. Stresses their admiration for his willingness to change his place of residence to Galmoy, to confront outrage, murder, robbery and other crimes, and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Statement signed by the Earl of Carrick [Somerset Richard Butler], Charles Harward Butler Clarke, MP for Kilkenny, and 23 other persons.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2049

Letter from Dr Edward Trevor, supervisor of convict transportation, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the removal of two sailors from the convict ship ‘Henry Porcher’ to a brig of war. Recommends the royal navy agent, Mr Mayne, be prevailed upon to provide two replacement seamen in order to prevent disruption to the transportation schedule. Encloses copy letter from John Thompson, [captain, ‘Henry Porcher’], Kingstown harbour [Dunleary; Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin, to Trevor, relaying news of the loss of the two crew members to the brig and requesting the embarkation of convicts be suspended ‘until I have made the necessary representations to the Government here, and to the Admiral’. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

30 Jul 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2050

File of material relating to a complaint by Colonel Edward Wingfield of Ballina over the alleged misconduct of Captain Gardiner, chief constable of police in the barony of Tireragh, County Sligo. Includes letter from Wingfield to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing his surprise that the charges made by him against Gardiner were considered by the Lord Lieutenant as being of ‘too general a nature’. Recalls that following the setting up of the new constabulary force in County Sligo, he expressed his serious concern to Major George Warburton [inspector general of police for Connaught] as to ‘the Chief Constable’s opposition to my orders & his constant neglect of duty’. Observes he would have withdrawn his request for further action upon having Gardiner sent to another barony but reveals a ‘fresh attack’ upon his authority has ignited his call for a public investigation, 4 October 1825. Also includes copy of minutes of an investigation of charges preferred by Wingfield against Gardiner, in which it is alleged the chief constable is guilty of ‘Disobedience of orders and disrespectful conduct’, ‘Neglect of duty’, being absent without leave and other manifestations of insubordination. Claims, for example, on a number of Sundays in July 1825, Gardiner failed to alert the district magistrates [Wingfield and Reverend James Burrowes] to an out break of disorder in the area under his jurisdiction; the incident, he stipulates, relates to the area around Culleens, Corbally and Carrahubbuck [Carrowhubbock] where ‘a number of idle and disorderly people collected at unlicensed public Houses and illegally assembled Horse Racing and Ball playing in profanation of the Sabbath’, 24 October 1825.

29 July 1825-24 Oct 1825

1825