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CSO/RP/1825/1451

Letter from Alexander Price, Gresham’s Hotel, Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing a copy of his report on the state of the pavements [not present]. He regrets to find a number of errors have been found within, which he has highlighted in the text of the document. If this is thought unacceptable, he offers to have a new copy made 'in a more legible hand’.

21 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1452

Petition of Mrs Catherine Richardson, widow, [County Waterford], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of ‘most cruel’ circumstances which deprived her late husband of a portion of parish income amounting to £3,000. She requests a pension of £150 per year for the remainder of her life. Explains her husband, Reverend Richard Richardson, late Church of Ireland rector of the parishes of Kill St Nicholas and Faithlegg, County Waterford, was presented to the parishes in the year 1813; at the same time, a third [adjacent] parish was presented to a relative of John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. It transpired, she laments, while her late husband was absent on business in Dublin, some alteration were made in the parish deeds and in consequence he was deprived of £250 per year from his church holdings. Annotation on base from CSO states the case describes is not one deemed worthy of compensation from government.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1453

Letter from Samuel Collins, provisional secretary, Office of Public [Civil] Accounts, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, conveying a report and abstracts of accounts of Donaghadee harbour, County Down, for the two quarters ending 5 July 1824 and 10 October 1824, plus supporting documentation [none present]. He requests the Lord Lieutenant’s sanction and signature on same.

16 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1454

Note from Thomas Popham Luscombe, Deputy Commissary General, Commissary General's Office, Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, concerning arrangements for exchanging old bank tokens for new silver coins in various towns throughout Ireland. Provides information in tabular format showing the ‘stations’ [Maryborough, Queen's County; Newtownbarry, County Wexford; Kilkenny, County Kilkenny; Naas, County Kildare; Carlow, County Carlow; Drogheda, County Louth; Nenagh, County Tipperary; Trim, County Meath; Wicklow, County Wicklow; and Dunlavan, County Wicklow], the dates of the proposed exchange and whether the officer overseeing the transaction is a commissariat officer, a collector of excise or a collector of customs.

16 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1455

Petition of Patrick Wood, out pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, 52nd regiment of foot, Granard, County Longford, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting further compensation for his part in the prosecution of two women who attacked and robbed him on Barrack Street, Dublin, on the night of 21 October 1825. On the night in question, the two ‘girls of ill fame’ [Ann Veary and Mary Delaney] were assisted by Patrick Kelly in an assault upon his person, during which he was deprived of 7 shillings, plus his ‘Great coat, hat and shoes’. Having given his evidence against the two women who were subsequently transported for life, he complains, he was awarded just 3 guineas in expenses. Observes for his part in their prosecution, he thinks himself entitled to the full payment of £10. Emphasises his loyal service in the military for almost 7 years past under the leadership of the Duke of Wellington [Arthur Wellesley]; having ‘lost his arm’ in the Siege of Badajoz, he laments, he is greatly hampered in earning his living.

19 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1456

Petition of Patrick Molony, school master, Limerick, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a situation in the police establishment or another post under government. Claims to have suffered great distress due to poverty and lack of employment and remarks he has a family of 5 to care for. Being in possession of ‘Ability in Literature and unexceptionable good Conduct’ and just 30 years old, he emphasises his suitability for the force. Asks that a reply be made care of John Fuller, publican, opposite the Exchange in the city of Limerick.

c26 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1457

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on a complaint from Timothy Usher of 42 Cole’s Lane, Dublin, over a loss of money sent from Dublin by post to Loughrea, County Galway. Concludes as the incident took place several years past and the woman who previously acted as post mistress of Loughrea is now removed from office, no assistance can be offered by the post masters general, 28 November 1825. Returns memorial from Usher to Goulburn, complaining he submitted a sum of £6 through the post to Loughrea Post Office but his wife [Mary Usher] received just £3. Claims to have brought the matter to the attention of the authorities but has got no redress; he requests a full investigation, [n.d.]. Also note from Usher to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, protesting at his loss of money and the lack of justice from government in response to his complaint, 19 December 1825.

28 Nov 1825-19 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1458

Petition of Philip Ronan, 12 Crane Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a situation in the police establishment or another post under government. Complains of his lack of employment in County Galway and draws attention to his responsibilities for the welfare needs of his family. Affirms in furtherance of his application he can offer ‘a character of honest sobriety’ courtesy of Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquis of Clanricarde.

1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1459

Letter from George Firth, former inspector of taxes, Rockview, Taghmon, County Wexford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging assistance given in placing a memorial before the Lords of the Treasury [likely in relation to his claim for compensation following the abolition of his office]. He indicates that claims associated with his former department ‘are not yet settled’ and asks that a letter in his favour be forwarded to Stephen Rumbold Lushington, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, London. [See also descriptions CSO/RP/1824/1074 and CSO/RP/1824/1403].

24 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1460

Letter from an anonymous writer styled ‘A Protestant’, Club House, Kildare Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing concern over the enrolment of Protestant gentlemen in counties Waterford, Mayo and Cavan in the Roman Catholic Association as a means of political advancement. Since this movement constitutes an ‘increase in Dangerous influence’ in the country, he asks, ‘Should Protestants who lend themselves to such purposes or their Partizans be appointed Sheriffs’?

30 Nov 1825

1825