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CSO/RP/1827/21

Letter from David Lindsay, 12 North King Street, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, seeking employment. Lindsay claims in a previous meeting with Gregory, he stated that as soon as a suitable position became available he would be sure to recommend him, and notes that a vacancy has recently arisen in the Paving Board.

10 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/22

Letter from Lord Rossmore [?Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore], Rossmore Park, County Monaghan, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, stating that the majority of the population in his vicinity are weavers and linen manufacturers and his family are all Trustees of the Linen Board, and requesting that he may succeed Lord Clonbrock [?Luke Dillon, 2nd Baron Clonbrock].

9 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/23

File of letters from John Wright [Wryght], Killeevan Glebe, Clones, [County Monaghan], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, on behalf of his son William Nixon Wright in application for the position of High Constable of Police, or for a commission in the army. Wright states he is a clergyman ‘far advanced in life’, having previously served as a magistrate in the counties of Monaghan and Fermanagh for 30 years.

8 Jan 1827-18 Apr 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/24

Memorial of Lt Richard Ashe, Oatlands, Macroom, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, requesting leniency for his servant, Mathew Reardon, who was recently convicted to 3 months imprisonment for the assault and attempted rape of Catherine Mullins, a local prostitute. Ashe claims that Mullins had ‘forgiven’ Reardon for a sum of 10s, but the case was tried notwithstanding; that the magistrate who oversaw the case, Robert Dedges, was an enemy of his and passed such a severe sentence in order to ‘annoy’ him; and that Mullins was enticed to accuse Reardon by one of Dedges men. Also letter from John Macan [McCann], Assistant Barrister in County Cork, 37 Upper Gloster [Gloucester] Street, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, outlining the case in detail, claiming that Reardon is not ‘a proper object of mercy’, and noting that Ashe’s memorial ‘does not even intimate that he is innocent’. Annotation on reverse of letter stating that ‘the law must take its course’ and recommending that the case be referred to the Attorney and Solicitor Generals [William Plunket and Henry Joy, respectively], 10 January 1827.

29 Dec 1826-10 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/25

Letter from [Alderman] Frederick Darley and John C Graves, Head Office of Police, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, recommending the appointment of Alderman WH Archer, who had previously served as a supernumerary magistrate, for a position as a Justice of the Second Division on Police, following the death of Alderman John Exshaw.

10 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/26

Memorial of John Byers, Royal Tyrone Militia, Stewartstown, County Tyrone, to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant, requesting appointment as a police constable.

2 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/27

Letter from J Barnes, Gort, [County Galway], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, stating that he and the other magistrates in the area, Lord Gort [Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort], Walter Butler and J DeBurgh Morris, have insufficient statutes to reference in Petty Sessions court, and requesting that copies of acts of parliament be sent to them. Population of Gort noted as 23000.

1 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/28

Memorial of parishioners of the parishes of St James and Sutton, in the Barony of Shelbourne, County Wexford, to [Richard] Wellesley, [Lord Lieutenant], requesting aid to build a fever hospital to prevent the spread of disease among the poor population, noted as 10000. States that land for the hospital had already been obtained on permanent lease from Arthur Chichester. Memorial contains 27 signatures. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

[1827]

1827

CSO/RP/1827/29

Letter from J Dickinson, Clonshire, Adare, [County Limerick], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, enclosing copy of letter dated 5 December 1826 from PJ Burke, Police Orders, Croom, to the commanding Constable at Adare, ordering him to act in accordance with the wishes of the Inspector General, who stated that the police were to be no longer employed in ‘executing levy warrants or serving summonses’. Dickinson argues that this order is in direct violation of the law, and that a great many disturbances had been prevented by the police officers carrying out such duties.

1 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/30

File of papers relating to numerous applications made by and on behalf of William Norcott, Longford House, Collooney, [County Sligo], and Carker Lodge, Doneraile, [County Cork], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, and William Gregory, Under Secretary, for the position of chief constable of police. Claims he previously served as a Colonel with the 45th Regiment of Foot in the Peninsular War. Includes draft letter of reply, stating that due to the number of interested candidates, it would not be possible to secure him such a position, February 1823. Also document signed by 22 magistrates recommending Norcott for the position, 7 October 1823. Also memorial of Norcott to [Richard] Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, requesting that any negative references submitted in his name be forwarded to him ‘to satisfy his family connections and friends that his Character is not what it has been falsely and maliciously represented to be’, [c12] January 1824. Also letter from Lord Kingston [George King, 3rd Earl Kingston], Mitchelstown, [County Cork], to James Crofton [1st Baronet Crofton], Longford House, Sligo, stating that although he did not care for Norcott in light of his treatment of his brother, he had done nothing to injure his claim to the position of Chief Constable.

31 Jan 1823-6 Jan 1827

1827