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CSO/RP/1825/1361

File concerning claim of Stephen N Elrington, Dublin, to compensation from government for providing intelligence on the activities of the Catholic Association. Includes letter from Elrington, joint editor of the 'Saunders Newsletter', 6 James’ Street East, Baggot Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, drawing attention to the labour provided in preparation of reports on the proceedings of the Roman Catholic Association and seeking compensation. Refers to the ‘secret nature of my services’ given under Alderman Darley [chief magistrate, head office of police, Dublin] and stresses he wrote as many as 40 or 50 ‘short reports or letters’ to government without having received payment for the work, 29 October 1825. Also includes draft letter from Goulburn to Elrington, acknowledging his application for payment for duties in connection with the activities of the Catholic Association. Asserts, however, ‘you were liberally paid for the duty performed’ and any further request for remuneration is denied, c15 January 1826. Also includes letter from Elrington to Goulburn, offering an extensive outline of services to government and complaining of the hostility shown to himself and family on account of his exposure of Daniel O’Connell and his supporters. Claims his father, a classical teacher, became the recipient of local animosity and lost most of his pupils from his County Limerick academy; regrets he died some time later. Expresses disappointment over the sudden termination of his duties under government and also of his loss of employment at the newspaper. Appeals for appropriate compensation in lieu of his faithful labour, 21 October 1826.

29 Oct 1825-21 Oct 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1362

Petition of Mary Shaughnessy, Limerick, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting government assisted passage to New South Wales in Australia. Reveals her husband, Michael Shaughnessy, was transported 8 years ago to that colony and claims from information received in a letter of 1824 he has became well established there. She regrets ‘both her children are now dead’ and she herself is ‘reduced to the lowest ebb of distress’. Asks that an answer be sent to Mr P Roche, Barrack Street, Limerick. Her account is verified below by Henry Watson, mayor of Limerick, and 5 others persons.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1363

Petition of John Johnson [Johnston], chief constable of police, Belturbet, County Cavan, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a transfer from the village of Belturbet to another station in order that his children might attend school. Observes there is no teaching establishment in the present place and asks that the inspector general [Major Thomas D’Arcy, Belfast, County Antrim, inspector general of police for province of Ulster] be given instructions to enable removal to a location where his children will have the opportunity of an education.

3 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1364

Letter from Godfrey Fetherston, secretary, commissioners of Inquiry [Irish courts], 15 Dominick Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on a memorial from Thomas Prendergast, cursitor, Court of Chancery, Dublin, requesting a deficiency in a schedule of fees payable to his office be investigated. Makes reference to an inquiry by the commissioners of Prendergast’s office in 1815, during which the office holder affirmed that the schedule of fees was correct, and during which it was discovered that a great number of charges on the list were ‘altogether obsolete’. Observes, in conclusion, that Prendergast should be ‘allowed to remain at the rates specified in his Schedule’ and that a closer examination of his complaint should be entered into. Returns memorial from Prendergast, Cursitor’s Office, Four Courts, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, drawing attention to a the deficiency in fees and seeking permission for release of a certificate by the Commissioners of Inquiry confirming the error. He explains the schedule was annexed to an act [of the 4th of George IV, chapter 61] framed for the better administration of justice in the Court of Chancery. Rather than listing all the fees payable to his office, he complains, it included only 23 of a total number of 146 charges. As a result, he observes he is deprived of income, and has been forced to issue writs without any fee.

15 Aug 1825-17 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1365

Letter from Robert Robinson, secretary, Board of Works, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending the engagement of John Doyle, lighting contractor, to supply light to globes at Dublin Castle. He states that such a course of action is necessary as the Paving Board are no longer prepared to undertake such duties following a new contract to light the public lamps of the city with gas, 15 October 1825. Encloses copy letter from William Little, secretary, corporation for paving, cleansing and lighting the streets of Dublin, Paving House, 22 Mary Street, Dublin, confirming intention of terminating their oversight of lighting at the Castle and asking that the Board of Works take responsibility, 10 October 1825. Also encloses copy letter from Francis Johnston, architect and inspector of civil buildings, Architect's Office, Dublin Castle, to Robinson, enclosing a proposal from John Doyle, contractor, 19 Marlborough Street, Dublin, offering to provide ‘a good strong light’ to the Castle yard at the rate of 30 shillings per globe per annum, 10; 12 October 1825.

10 Oct 1825-15 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1366

Petition of the Dublin Humane Society for the Recovery of Drowned Persons, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting issue of the sum of £129 needed to cover payment of salaries, wages and the issue of rewards. Comments upon the aims and objective of the society, which was established in March 1807, and expresses concern at the suggestion that the biannual grant of £200 from Treasury might be cut. Alludes to their work in instigating the retrieval and recovery of persons over exposed to water, primarily through the offer of rewards to those who help prevent dearth by drowning, signed by Edward Geoghegan and 10 others individuals. Encloses a ‘Statement of the debts of the Dublin Humane Society to the 1st October 1825’. Lists various outstanding costs of the society including salary to Charles McCarthy, medical doctor and secretary, plus a demand for £1 2s 9d by Mr Gibbons for ‘an iron cable’ for use on a lifeboat; also provides information on ‘Claims for rewards’, stating name of applicant and act of rescue entered into, for example ‘James Rorke: saving a woman at Royal Canal on 23rd Aug[us]t 1825’. Signed by McCarthy, Dublin General Dispensary, 4 Fleet Street, Dublin. Also note in pencil relating to the grant given the society by government, dated 10 May 1823.

10 May 1823-5 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1367

Letter from Thomas Abbott, Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Major Alexander Taylor, 21 Mary Street, Dublin, commissioner for erecting fountains to supply water for the use of the inhabitants of the Liberties, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reflecting upon an infringement to the walls of the reservoir by Thomas Connor, of 37 Usher’s Quay, Dublin. They observe that Connor, despite having received a notice to the contrary, has continues work on a shed that touches the north and east walls of the water basin. As it stands, they complain, the ‘shed gives an easy access to Idle persons to pass over the Basin wall and injure the water and the works’. They continue, in the event of Connor getting formal permission to build his shed at that location, he should be compelled to raise the basin wall by at least 3 feet. With note on base from John Sealy Townsend, King’s Counsel and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, on the matter at issue. Encloses copy report of Edward Mitchell, inspector of water fountains in the Liberties, drawing attention to the risk of breach of the basin wall due to the proximity of Connor’s shed to that structure, sworn before Taylor.

13 Oct 1825-17 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1368

Letter from Thomas Popham Luscombe, deputy commissary general, commissary general's office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting notification be given the governor and directors of the Bank of Ireland to sanction issue of Stg£40,000 in new silver and £20,000 in Irish bank notes, which are to be issued in exchange for old bank tokens in County Kerry and part of counties Clare and Cork. He confirms the corps of waggoners will be prepared to convey the money from the city of Dublin on the morning of 28 October 1825.

24 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1369

Letter from [Reverend] J McClenahan, Randalstown, County Antrim, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting to learn from what source redress can be obtained for dissenting clergymen [Presbyterian] in the locality whose regium donum allowance is not adequate to their support. Indicates that evidence of the deficiency complained of will be presented ‘to substantiate their claims’. With reply overleaf explaining the rationale behind the allocation of the bounty to congregations; states the money is distributed in terms of importance of congregations rather than the individual circumstances of ministers.

22 Oct 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1370

Petition of the church wardens and overseers of the parish of St John’s, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, appealing for permission to have an abandoned male child, aged about two years, admitted into the care of the Foundling Hospital, in Dublin. Acknowledges on account of his age, the child is ineligible according to the regulations of the institution, but stresses he is now kept on a temporary basis by a ‘poor woman’ who discovered him deserted ‘at a late hour of the night’ in the parish. Also indicates their intention of paying the regular charge of £5 to have the boy sent to the institution.

18 Oct 1825

1825