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CSO/RP/1827/2021

Letter from [John] Reily, secretary, Paving House, [Dublin], to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, seeking compensation for his service as secretary to a commission of inquiry into the affairs of his department, in light of compensation recently awarded to commissioners James Trail Hall and William Deane Freeman. Also copy of letter from Hall, Loughrea Court House, [County Galway], to Reily, stating ‘you are at perfect liberty to make any reference to me in your application to Mr Lamb, and I shall not hesitate in giving my opinion with respect to the important service you were of to the public in the discharge of your duty as Secretary’.

20 Dec 1827-8 Jan 1828

1828

CSO/RP/1827/2022

Letter from Rev William Higgin, protestant chaplain of the Richmond General Penitentiary, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, enclosing copy of letter he sent to [William Magee], [Church of Ireland] Archbishop of Dublin, outlining his varying duties as chaplain at the prison and seeking his approval, which he now also seeks from the government. Additional letter from Hill W Rowan, Governor of the Richmond General Penitentiary, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, stating that ‘Higgin has not thought it necessary to give me any information of his having applied to the Archbishop on the subject of his duties’ which is in direct violation of the prison rules, and requests a copy of Higgin’s letters. Also copy of covering letter from Lamb to Rowan, forwarding same.

29 Dec 1827-Jan 1828

1828

CSO/RP/1827/2023

Letter from [Maj] George Warburton [Inspector General of Police in Connaught], Dublin, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, referring to enclosed memorial of Edward H Montfort, Mohill, County Leitrim, to Lamb, seeking reinstatement as chief constable of police, a position he held for over 7 years, following his dismissal for the late submittal of a report. Warburton states that as resident magistrate Lord Forbes [?George John Forbes, viscount Forbes, MP for Longford] is anxious to have him reinstated, he is pleased to extend his clemency in this case, but that he will ‘pay strict attention to Mr Montfort’s future conduct’.

8 Dec 1827-19 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2024

File of papers relating to memorial of George Taylor Jr, 39 Camden Street, [Dublin], to Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, seeking his reinstatement as supervisor of works to the Paving Board, following his suspension on 20 September 1825 [see also CSO/RP/1827/558]. Includes letters from: [John] Reily, secretary, Paving House, [Dublin], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, forwarding copy of report dated 20 September 1825, as requested, detailing the commissioners of paving relating to the charges against Taylor; Lamb to Taylor [copy], informing him that the circumstances surrounding his suspension has been fully investigated, which found that there is no evidence to justify the reversion of this decision or the back payment of his salary from 1825 to date; Taylor to Lamb, repeating his request, and claiming that he was never made aware of the full extent of the charges against him; Richard Smyth, [Lt Col] George Morris, and Helman Kearney, [Commissioners for Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets of Dublin], Paving House, Dublin, to Lamb, contesting Taylor’s claim that he was not made aware of the charges; and Taylor to Gregory, enclosing his memorial to Henry Paget, Lord Lieutenant.

21 Aug 1827-4 Aug 1828

1828

CSO/RP/1827/2025

Letter from Sir Edward [Smith] Lees, secretary to the Irish Post Masters General, Howth, [County Dublin], to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, informing him that Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, and his suite, have just embarked on the HMSP ‘Escape’, captained by [John McGregor]Skinner, en route to Holyhead.

22 December 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2026

File of letters and memorials from Rev Robert Porter, Wicklow, relating to his dispute over bog in County Westmeath with [James] Fetherston H [Haugh]. Includes: letter from Porter to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, outlining his complaint against Fetherston Haugh; and letter from Porter to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant, enclosing memorial to the Lords Justices of Ireland, from both Porter, and farmer John Wright of Springfield, laying claim to the land disputed by Fetherston Haugh. [See also CSO/RP/1827/233 and CSO/RP/1827/1639].

30 Nov 1827-21 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2027

Copy of warrant for writ of ad quod damnum by the command of the Lord Lieutenant [Richard Wellesley], to the sheriff of County Tipperary, relating to the creation of letters patent to grant permission to Lovell Edgeworth Esq to hold 2 additional yearly fairs in the town and lands of Edgeworthstown in the Barony of Ardagh, [County Longford], on 5 May and 5 November.

[1827]

[1827]

CSO/RP/1827/2028

File of papers relating to the transfer of convicts from various counties to Cork for transportation. Letter from William Fyers, [] Smith, John Butcher, W [?William] Booth, S Thomas and [] Brown, Office of Ordnance, Dublin, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, enclosing letter they received by their secretary M Winter, from Lt Col P Johnstone, Barrickmaster, Buttevant Barracks, [County Cork], stating that convicts from towns such as Limerick, Sligo, Castlebar, and Galway who have been ordered to embark from Cork are currently on their way to the city under escort, and will stay overnight at the barracks, ‘there not being any place of confinement in the Town of Buttevant’. States that ‘the admission of Civil prisoners into Barracks in contrary to the Regulations; and… entails an expense in this Department for repairs of damages committed by them’. Requests that another place of confinement be found for such prisoners, ‘or, at least, that this Department should be repaid any expense’ incurred as a result. Annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene, as well as Henry Joy, Attorney General. Additional letter from the Ordnance Office to Lamb, requesting a reply. Also draft copy of letter from the Chief Secretary's Office to the high sheriffs or subsheriffs, informing him that each county is responsible for ‘the expense of providing places of security for the confinement of their Prisoners’, with note annexed by wax seal, giving further legal opinion of Greene.

10 Nov 1827-[c28] Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2029

Letter from [Maj] Thomas Newcomen Edgeworth, Governor, House of Industry, Dublin, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, seeking permission for the outgoing Governor [Lt Col] George Morris to sign off on the accounts of the institution for the period ending 5 January 1828.

24 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2030

Memorial of Rev John Warburton, rector of Valentia Island, [County Kerry], to [Richard] Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, seeking his interference and protection, following a complaint against him by [John Jebb], [Church of Ireland] Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. States he now is under constant threat of sequestration, and his income has been reduced by over half, depriving him of supporting himself and his family, ‘in the 69th year of his age’.

[?Dec 1827]-2 Jan 1828

1828