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CSO/RP/SC/1825/521

Letter from Edward Wilson, chief police magistrate of County Tipperary, Thurles, County Tipperary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on his investigation of a theft at the household of Luke Bray. On the occasion in question, he reveals, a number of assailants converged upon Bray’s dwelling near Thurles and ‘demanded his Blood, or his money’. They escaped with about £100 in gold and silver coins, £14 in bank notes and cash, plus a gun. At the time, he observes, the chief constable of Thurles [J McDonagh] made a search for the culprits but without effect. He remarks that suspicion now rests on a former servant of Bray’s who had previously engaged in theft.

17 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/522

Letter from Lieutenant [Hugh Boyd] Wray, chief constable of police, Maryboro [Maryborough], Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an investigation of a fatal shooting of ‘Keating’ in the town of Mountrath. Indicates that a number of persons have been proceeded against for the crime by the civil authorities and although the dead man is a Roman Catholic no evidence exists that his death was motivated by ‘party spirits’. Encloses letter from WH Jones, chief constable of police, Mountrath, stating he made a careful examination of the events surrounding the killing of ‘Keating’ on the 18th of March. Observes that the fatal shot was fired by James Boe into the house of ‘Donnelly’ and that the assailant and certain other family members have been found guilty of the crime.

20 Mar 1825-21 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/523

Letter from Major George Warburton, inspector general of police for Connaught, Galway, County Galway, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing his concurrence with an application for an additional number of police constables for the county of Sligo. Requests the approval of the Lord Lieutenant and stresses the quarter session of that county presents an appropriate occasion for making a formal arrangement. Encloses a request from the magistrates of County Sligo, indicating their desire for the appointment of 12 extra policemen for the county, signed by J Irwin and 8 others. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

10 Jan 1825-26 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/524

Letter from Major George Warburton, inspector general of police for Connaught, Ballinasloe, County Galway, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, outlining his objection to a complaint of unfair dismissal from George McDonald, [former] constable of police, County Mayo. He insists that McDonald was removed on proper grounds having brought the establishment into disrepute through his part in contriving to profit by allowing ‘some tobacco & whiskey’ to pass by without notice; and being subsequently embroiled in an alteration with his colleague ‘Sheeran’ over the proceeds. Returns memorial of McDonald, Castlebar, County Mayo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of being ‘dismiss’d without an investigation’ from the police establishment of Ballina and seeking redress. Claims he was wrongly implicated by another constable in the matter on account of his having protested over acceptance of a bribe.

28 Mar 1825-1 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/525

Letter from Edward Wilson, chief police magistrate of County Tipperary, Thurles, County Tipperary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on some cases that have came before the county assizes. Reserves his disapproval for the conduct of John Going, sub constable of police, for failing to appear to aid the prosecution of two men charged with ‘maliciously firing at him and shooting his Horse’. For failure to testify in the case, he confirms, Going is now dismissed from his situation in the constabulary.

28 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/526

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Wedderburn, governor, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an outbreak of riot at the fair of Newtown Limavady, County Londonderry, and the subsequent assault of a member of the police constabulary. Encloses copy letter from Lieutenant Colonel P D’Arcy, assistant adjutant general, Armagh, County Armagh, [to the military secretary, Dublin], enclosing another from B Gahan, brigade major, Raphoe, County Donegal, drawing attention to the affray in Newtown Limavady on the 29th of March during which a policeman sustained serious injury at the hands of an orange aggressor. The offender, he continues, has been placed in confinement and an investigation is underway by the civil powers. He regrets the unrest can be traced to a ‘spirit of religious animosity’ in the district, a circumstance which is especially detestable to those of a peaceful disposition.

3 Apr 1825-7 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/527

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Wedderburn, governor, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the death of a man as a result of injuries sustained in a previous assault. Encloses copy letter from Lieutenant JH Kirkley, commander of the 2nd royal veteran battalion, Ballygawley, County Tyrone, calling attention to the death of a man in the vicinity on the 1st of April. The deceased, he observes, was ‘severely beat’ some days earlier and lost his life due to ‘wounds received’. He attributes the death to the existence of ‘Party spirit’ or sectarian hostility that is much to the fore in the neighbourhood.

1 Apr 1825-4 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/528

Letter from Major George Warburton, inspector general of police for Connaught, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an opening for a new chief constable of police in the area under his command. Also letter from Penelope Ferman [or Fennan] to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, requesting the appointment of Mr Ferman [her son or close relative] to the position of chief constable in the police establishment of Ireland. Refers to several communications with government on the subject of the appointment and indicates her preference for a village ‘on the Sea Coast’ rather than a station in ‘the confinement of a large town’. She mentions that news has reached her relative of the impending departure of [James] Saunderson, chief constable of police at Dingle in County Kerry, and requests the cooperation of government in securing that post if vacant.

1 Apr 1825-9 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/529

Letter from Major George Warburton, inspector general of police for Connaught, Ballinasloe, County Galway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, reporting on the state of law and order in his district. A general state of good order prevails throughout, he remarks, with no sign of any disturbance of an ‘Insurrectionary Character’. Expresses full satisfaction at the work of the petty sessions courts and the organisation of the police establishment across his jurisdiction, and hopes for a continuation of peace and public contentment.

10 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/530

Letter from Edward Wilson, chief police magistrate of County Tipperary, Thurles, County Tipperary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the proceedings of the quarter sessions of the town of Thurles and those of Cashel. Conveys a suggestion from the bench that the county should be relieved from the Insurrection Act, a proposal which he thinks reasonable given the general lack of disaffection. He conveys details of a forced entry at the dwelling of Thomas Shelly, a farmer on the townland of Cloncleagh [Clooncleagh], near Two-Mile-Borris, during which the assailants placed Shelly on his knees and ‘presented a pistol at his Breast’; they cautioned him to give up his holding, which they alleged was taken from [Sir] James Nugent or forfeit his life. Upon departure a couple of gunshots were discharged and the party made their way to the nearby homestead of James Pratt, where they issued a similar threat to James English, ordering him to vacate the land.

11 Apr 1825

1825