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CSO/RP/1827/2041

Letter from Hill W Rowan, Governor of the Richmond General Penitentiary, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, informing him of a recent incident at the prison where a female prisoner’s, Sarah Brennan, religion was incorrectly recorded in the register as ‘Roman Catholic’ instead of ‘Protestant’. Also refers to enclosed letter he received from warden A Ferguson, Ringsend Penitentiary, Dublin, apologising for ‘shewing Colonel Crawford and his friend part of the Interior of the Penitentiary, contrary to rule… Crawford came instantly up to me before I had time to Lock the Door after me, and shaked hands, and told me that he was waiting on the Governor, and expected him every moment. I took this for Granted, that Col[one]l Crawford and his friend had Permission to view the Penitentiary’. Rowan states he believes Ferguson’s mistake was unintentional, ‘being lately placed in his situation… [and] taken… by surprise’.

10 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2042

Report of patients admitted to fever hospitals in Dublin for the month ended 31 Dec 1827. Contains returns from: the House of Recovery, Cork Street; hospitals of the House of Industry; and Sir Patrick Dunn’s Hospital; as well as totals for all 3 institutions and observations by Dr Francis Barker, secretary, General Board of Health, [Dublin]. Annotation on reverse referring report to the Home Department.

January 1828

1828

CSO/RP/1827/2043

Letter from Richard Cox, [Limerick], to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, seeking a reply to his previous letter seeking a legal opinion in relation to Mr Shine, who was ‘inclined to litigation’.

27 Nov 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2044

Memorial of Sgt Blake, Shruel [Shrule], Headford, [County Galway], to Henry Paget, Lord Lieutenant, outlining his service with the army with both the 101st Regiment of Foot in Jamaica and the 8th (The King’s) Regiment of Foot, and seeking position in the police force. Indicates he previously made an unsuccessful application for a position in the ordnance department.

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CSO/RP/1827/2045

Letter from Donough O’Brien, secretary, Office of Public Accounts, Dublin, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, for the information of the Lords Justices, that one of their senior assistants, James O’Malley, ‘was found drowned in the Liffey on Saturday last, whereby a Vacancy has occurred for a successor as Junior at a Salary of Eighty pounds per annum’.

27 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2046

File of papers relating to petition of old clothes dealers of Limerick city to parliament, seeking a repeal of an act of parliament which makes them liable to licence duty, containing 30 signatures, with annexed note from Thomas Spring Rice [1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon]. Includes: Hawker’s Foot Licence for one of the signatories, William Casey, Mary Street, Limerick; letter from John Charles Herries, Treasury Chambers, to Rice, informing him that he is investigating the matter and will be in touch as soon as possible; letter from JS Cooper [Comptroller General of Stamps], and D [?D’Arcy] Mahon [?Commissioner of Stamps], Stamp Office, Dublin, to the Lord Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury, stating that the duty was first imposed in 1792 and that it has been used by police to keep a register of such dealers, who ‘from the nature of their occupation… may in many instances deal in stolen goods’, but as no such tax is imposed in England, ‘we venture to recommend the prayer of the Petition to your Lordships favourable consideration’; letter from commissioners EW Thornton, Edward [], and Thomas Manable, Hackney Coach Office, [Dublin], to the Lord Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury, stating that such dealers are liable to a tax when carrying their goods ‘for Sale from Town to Town or to other Men’s houses’, but not when goods are sold from their own residences; letter from Joseph [?Planter], Treasury Chambers, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, relating to the necessity for the clothes dealers to carry a valid licence, with annotations by Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant; letter from chief magistrates Frederick Darley, John C Graves, and Henry Charles Sirr, Head Office of Police, Dublin, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, outlining their report in relation to the petition; and letter from Capt George Mears John Drought, [chief magistrate of police], Limerick, to Lamb, stating that the Mayor, Recorder and Magistrates of Dublin concur with the opinion of the chief magistrates expressed in the previous letter, namely that such dealers should be licensed and their residence registered, but that they see no objection to the petitioners’ request be granted, annotated ‘approved’ by Wellesley. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

30 Oct 1826-14 Oct 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2047

File of papers relating to application from female convicts at Richmond General Penitentiary to be transported. Includes: letter from Hill W Rowan, Governor of the Richmond General Penitentiary, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, containing list of 5 female prisoners requesting transportation, detailing their names, date of conviction, crime, sentence, presiding judge, and conduct, and argues that if the application is granted, a sentence of transportation will be simultaneously a ‘reward’ for good behaviour, and a ‘punishment’ for bad; letter from Thomas Spring Rice [1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon], Irish Office, [London], to Lord Bexley [Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley], and subsequent letter from Bexley to Lamb, relating to the procedures surrounding the transportation of convicts, namely that ‘a part of the sentence, and often a large part of it, must elapse before the arrival of the prisoner in the Colony, and if he looks to his return at the expiration of the term, he will hardly settle himself with steadiness to any useful occupation… considering the difficulty and expense of returning from such a distance… the transportation however short becomes a banishment for life especially in the case of females’; letter from James Palmer and [Maj] BB Woodward, Inspectors General of Prisons, [Inspectors General Office], 41 Leeson Street, [Dublin], to Lamb, arguing against Rowan’s observations relating to the application of the sentence of transportation, with annotation on reverse by Richard Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant; and summary of case with legal opinions of Henry Joy, Attorney General and John Doherty, Solicitor General.

8 Oct 1827-22 Nov 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2048

File of papers relating to memorial of barrister George Ewing, 11 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, [Dublin], to [Richard] Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, stating that he previously served in the office of the commissioners for paving, lighting and cleaning the streets of Dublin, until he was suspended following his report of irregular practices in the office. Claims that his ‘disgrace was a public one, so nothing but his appointment to Office by Government can remove [it]’. Contains 2 enclosures, namely: extract of minutes of the paving commissioners, as recorded by Ewing and Alderman Taylor, 25 October 1811; and copy of letter also dated 1811, from Maj Alexander Taylor, First Commissioner of the Paving Board, to then Chief Secretary William Wellesley Pole [also known as Lord Maryborough, uncle to current Lord Lieutenant, Richard Wellesley], disputing the contents of the above minutes, as well as outlining the ‘insulting’ behaviour of both men. Also letter from Ewing to William Gregory, Under Secretary, requesting the return of the preceding documents, 10 March 1828. [See also CSO/RP/1827/1254, CSO/RP/1827/1947 and CSO/RP/1829/454].

[?1827]-10 Mar 1828

1828

CSO/RP/1827/2049

Letter from J King, Philipstown [Daingean, County Offaly], to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, seeking employment in some suitable situation, in light of his service as a Lieutenant with the 35th Regiment of Foot.

23 Dec 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1827/2050

Petition of Sir Arthur Clarke MD, member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, to parliament, seeking pension in light of his service as surgeon in the navy since 1799 until 1822, ‘after a service of 21 years, 4 of which were at sea he was discharged without half pay or any other compensation’. Also covering document summarising his case.

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