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CSO/RP/1827/211

Letter from Daniel Murray, catholic Archbishop of Dublin, North Cumberland Street, to Lt Col [M] Shawe, [Dublin Castle], forwarding memorial he received from several prisoners of Richmond General Penitentiary, Grangegorman Lane, claiming that they were ill-treated by the Governor and seeking an investigation. Memorial details named individual convicts’ time in prison, claiming ill-treatment and torture on religious grounds, and that they were told ‘unless he be a Protestant he need not expect any favour here… there is no Catholic Chaplain in the Institution, and… there is no rule there but the Governor’s will’. Also states that the prisoners considered publishing an account publically, but decided to refer it to Murray instead. Memorial contains 10 signatures, stating that they were all pardoned 10 April 1826. Although Murray states that he cannot vouch for the character of the prisoners, their accusations are ‘of so revolting a nature’ that he reiterates their call for an investigation, as then the government ‘shall be free from even the suspicion of adding to the other miseries of the unfortunate Prisoners the infliction of Religious Persecution’. [See also CSO/RP/1827/1484]. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

[c13 May] 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/212

File of papers relating to the drafting of rules and regulations for Richmond General Penitentiary. Includes 4 handwritten drafts of the rules and regulations, created following an order issued by Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, on 9 December 1826. Early drafts heavily edited with annotations by Goulburn; each rule is marked as ‘approved’ by Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant. Also contains 2 copies of a document, one of which is signed, outlining the remarks of the Inspectors General of Prisons, James Palmer and [Maj] BB Woodward, corresponding to each of the 56 rules and regulations outlined in the final draft. Also letters relating to draft rules and regulations, from Palmer and Woodward, and Hill W Rowan, Governor of the Richmond General Penitentiary, to William Gregory, Under Secretary; and from Rev William Higgin, protestant chaplain of the Richmond penitentiary, to Goulburn. Also final printed copy of 54 rules and regulations, printed by the King’s [George IV] printers, G and J Grierson and Martin Keene, Dublin 1827. [See also CSO/RP/1827/1051].

[?9 Dec] 1826-[?31 March] 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/213

Letter from W Bourne, King’s Bench Crown Office, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, forwarding 2 documents detailing lists of members of the City of Dublin Grant Jury Panels, and the names of the sheriffs they answer to, during the Easter and Michaelmas terms in 1825 and 1826. Lists contain 119 and 129 names respectively [list of members for the Michaelmas term 1826 also contains addresses].

22 Jan 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/214

Letter from John Hull, Dublin Castle, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, requesting appointment as chief constable of police. States that his name had been on the waiting list since November 1824, and that he has been ‘resting on your discriminating sense of justice’. Also letter from Hull, Downhill, Coleraine, [County Derry], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, informing him that his father William Hull served as Commissioner for the Peace in County Cork for 25 years.

1 Feb 1827-4 Aug 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/215

Letter from Sir Nicholas [Conway] Colthurst [4th Baronet], Ardrum, [County Cork], to unknown recipient, recommending Thomas Mitchell Browne for the position of chief constable of police, as requested by Mr Hedges, Macroom.

9 Dec 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/216

Letter from William Cox, Tullamore, [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, relating to his application on his brother’s behalf for the position of chief constable of police following the death of Mr Davidson. States that Lord Tullamore [Charles William Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville], had also previously written to him on Cox’s behalf, and informs him of the recent death of Mr Brooke, previously a Chief Constable in County Longford.

13 Dec 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/217

Letter from Lt Gen Sir George Murray [Commander in Chief, Ireland], Royal Hospital, [Kilmainham, Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, enclosing letter of application by James McGrath, Killarney, County Kerry, for the position of chief constable of police.

12 Dec 1826-14 Dec 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/218

Letter from Charles Creagh, Newmarket on Fergus, [County Clare], to ‘My Dear Major’, seeking employment for 4 of his staff from the Clare Militia who had been discharged ‘for no misconduct’ – George Canny, George Rice, John Cullen and John Leahy.

1 Nov 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/219

Letter from Lt John Rankin, 121 Crawford Street, Portman Square, London, to Lord Stopford [James Stopford, 4th Earl Courtown], in relation to his application for a position as chief constable of police or barrack master. Claims to be a relative of Gen Sir Thomas Musgrave [7th Baronet], of the 76th Regiment of Foot.

6 Mar 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/220

Letter from Maj Henry Lygon [4th Earl Beaucamp], London, to Col Bowles, Dublin, recommending Joseph Jones, Wordesley, Worcestershire, England, for the position of chief constable of police, and states that Jones claims that his brother is a Superintendent of Police.

12 Sep 1826

1826