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CSO/RP/1829/121

Memorial of Francis Eagar, Minard, County Kerry, to Henry Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking situation on behalf of his son, also named Francis. States he has served as a county magistrate for over 20 years, and refers to enclosed clipping from the ‘Kerry Evening Post’, 10 December 1828, identifying him as Capt Francis Eagar, who gallantly saved the lives of his entire crew of 18 when his ship the ‘Veronica’ was wrecked in Dingle Bay [on 7 December 1828] – ‘It is but justice to the respectable captain of the Veronica to state, that he was the last to leave the vessel, and not until all hope of saving her or any part of her cargo was quite extinct.’

13 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/122

Letter from Samuel Draper, secretary, Royal Canal House, [Dublin], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, requesting permission on behalf of the company directors, to raise the salary of its assistant account from £105 to £130 per annum, and that of its clerk in the Chief Secretary's Office from £60 to £80 per annum, in light of additional duties assigned to them. Additional letter from the Commissioners of the Board of Inland Navigation in Ireland, James Saurin, Henry R Paine and John Radcliff, Navigation Office, Dublin, to the Lords Chief Justices, recommending same.

22 Jan 1829-30 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/123

Letter from Sir Edward [Smith] Lees, secretary to the Irish Post Masters General, General Post Office, [Dublin], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, informing him that he has just received a report from the president of the sorting office stating that the delivery of the state letters from the civil office was delayed the previous night, causing usual business to be suspended. Annotation on reverse [?by Gregory] stating ‘let me know by whose neglect this delay was occasioned’.

4 Feb 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/124

Letter from Sir John Harvey, Inspector General of Police [for Leinster], Portarlington, [County Laois], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, forwarding letter he received from [?H]W Thompson, Subinspector for County Westmeath, Westmeath Constabulary Office, Mullingar, recommending the dismissal of Subconstable George Smith, for repeated incidents of misconduct arising from his ‘seduction of a young girl for whom Mr Handcock of Athlone, a Magistrate, was interested’. Annotation on reverse suggests that the Lord Justices disagreed with Thompson’s observations.

24 Jan 1829-28 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/125

Letter from Sir John Harvey, Inspector General of Police [for Leinster], Portarlington, [County Laois], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, relating to the redeployment of policemen in counties Kildare and Wexford, namely: Chief Constable Capt Burke, from Naas to Kilcock; Subinspector Dyas, from Kilcullen to Naas; Chief Constable Bodkin, from Kilcock to Clonroache; and Chief Constable Townsend, from Clonroache to Kilcullen. Also outlines 2 suggestions relating to the stations in the districts of Kilcock and Rossmore Lodge.

29 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/126

File of papers relating to memorial of James Dawson, magistrate and assistant barrister of County Armagh, Forkhill Lodge, to Henry Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting that some provision be made for his wife in the event of his death or resignation. States he is ‘one of the oldest and most faithful servants of His Majesty, 58 years a Magistrate and upwards of thirty years assistant Barrister of the County of Armagh… he with respectful confidence throws himself, and his grey hairs upon the Kindness of your Excellency’. Includes: copy of 3 resolutions passed at a meeting of the Armagh Grand Jury, in relation to Dawson’s request; letter from Charles Brownlow [MP for County Armagh], Lurgan, forwarding preceding documents to unnamed recipient in the Chief Secretary's Office; note by William Gregory, Under Secretary, stating that Paget has forwarded the documents to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, and there is nothing more he can do; letter from Walter James Dawson, Forkhill Lodge, to Col W Blacker, 15 February 1829, on behalf of his uncle, James Dawson, forwarding copy of letter he received from Lord John George de la Poer Beresford, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Dublin, expressing his wish to add his name to the supporting signatories of Dawson’s memorial, with note on reverse by Blacker, referring to ‘my poor old Friend the late Ass[istan]t Barrister of Armagh’, 16 February 1829; and covering note with annotation by Leveson Gower, indicating that Dawson’s request cannot be granted as it would establish ‘a precedent which would entail series inconvenience’.

23 Jul 1828-[c15] Feb 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/127

Letter from Francis Freeling, [secretary], General Post Office, [London], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, acknowledging receipt of his letter of 23 January 1829, informing him that the Lord Primate [Lord John George de la Poer Beresford, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland], the Lord Chancellor [Sir Anthony Hart], and the Commander of the Forces [Lt Gen Sir John Byng, Commander in Chief of the Irish army], have been appointed Lords Justices, and confirming that all future post may be sent to them free of charge.

28 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/128

Letter from magistrate Daniel Toler Osborne, Curristown, [County Westmeath], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, referring to 3 enclosed letters relating to provision for 3 crown witnesses and their families, who are to be sent to Canada and New South Wales [Australia] for their own protection, namely: James Eagan, [Moate]; Patrick Dowling, 34 James’ Street, Dublin; and Hugh Connell, Longford.

19 Dec 1828-[cJan 1829]

[1829]

CSO/RP/1829/129

Letter from the Marquis of Anglesey [Henry Paget, outgoing Lord Lieutenant], Beaudesert, [Warwickshire, England], to the Lords Justices, informing him that he arrived at Holyhead, [Wales], ‘on Monday night last [19 January 1829], after a good passage].

22 Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/1829/130

Memorial of George Greene, 14 Great Charles Street, [Dublin], to Henry Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking employment in some suitable situation in the excise department or the Chief Secretary's Office, in light of his previous service as Lieutenant with the revenue police. Annotated on reverse by Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary.

12 Jan 1829

1829