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CSO/RP/1825/1651

Petition of Ellen Murphy, widow, Rathkeale, County Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting issue of a measure of compensation following the killing of her husband in an attack by the Rockites on the house of James Raymond of Hollywood, County Limerick, where he was employed as a servant. Signed beneath by Raymond and three others; verified by G Mansell, Robert Peppard and another magistrate.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1652

Letter from Thomas R Rogers, chief clerk, 2nd division of police, Arran Quay, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting the determination of government on the future accommodation of a child named James Ward, the son of a deceased police watchman [Bryan Ward] who is at present in police custody. States the boy was previously sent to the House of Industry but was refused entry by the governor of that establishment [Lieutenant Colonel George Morris]. Encloses letter from William Abbott, register, House of Industry, Dublin, to the magistrates of the 2nd division of police, rejecting an application for the reception of the boy Ward. Recites as their reason government policy against the ‘admission of Children under any Circumstances’.

30 Nov 1825-3 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1653

Letter from Richard Griffith, civil engineer, Londonderry, County Londonderry, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating he has received a query from Major William Reid, superintendent of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, seeking to learn if his work on boundaries for the survey will follow the parish parameters of the Church of Ireland or the Roman Catholic church. States intention of adhering to those used by the established church since this is the reference point for legal arbitration and is consistent with land possession data as collected in the Down Survey.

30 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1654

Letter from Mr Cooke, [magistrate of County Westmeath], 13 Eccles Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking an exemption from fees associated with his appointment as magistrate for County Roscommon. Also additional letter from Cooke to [Goulburn], Athlone, County Westmeath, asking that a reply to his request for freedom from fees be sent to his address at Athlone. Stresses his undertaking to do the magisterial duties of both counties is stimulated by ‘a desire to be of service…not from any personal motive or feeling’.

[15] Nov 1825-2 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1655

Petition of Michael Brennan, surgeon and apothecary, [Ruthstown], Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, appealing for a post of employment in a medical capacity under government. Refers to his standard of education and emphasises a hope of gaining suitable professional work.

4 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1656

Letter from Thomas Popham Luscombe, deputy commissary general, commissary general's office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting that a shipment of copper and silver coin has arrived at the harbour of Kingstown [Dunleary; Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin, via the ship ‘Swan’ under the command of Captain Griffin. Observes, the new money was sent to the Bank of Ireland and in addition, a sum of £57,000 in old Irish currency has been conveyed to the harbour for transportation to England. Request to have the orders of government as to the distribution of the new currency to the city of Cork and other places.

5 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1657

Certificate from the magistrates, clergymen and gentlemen of County Cork, in favour of Catherine Fehane of Ballyhoura, near Buttevant in County Cork, who seeks permission to depart for New South Wales in Australia, where her husband was previously transported. Remarks that Fehane is ‘a deserving object’ who is responsible for the support of her two impoverished children, signed by S Maxwell, magistrate of County Cork, and three others.

9 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1658

Letter from Thomas Frankland Lewis, John Leslie Foster, William Grant, James Glassford and Anthony Richard Blake, Commissioners of Education Inquiry, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging a proposal from government outlining an extension of their work and observing it will be necessary to have a further enlargement of time to complete the extra work. Indicates to complete the labour involved in their enquiry and to establish a number of schools as a practical experiment, they will require an extension of their commission for a period of one year. Also note of instruction [intended for the under secretary or chief clerk in the Chief Secretary’s Office] to send a reply to the commissioners and also a letter to Robert Peel, Secretary of State, London, on the issue of obtaining an extension of contract for the commissioners. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

30 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1659

Letter from Henry Broome, former major of the 22nd regiment of the light dragoons, 43 Denzille Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking to secure appointment as master of the riding house at Dublin Castle, following the death of his father [William Broome]. Encloses memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting permission to succeed his father as riding master at Dublin Castle. Claims his father held the post of master for the past 50 years and his grandfather 'for a considerable Number of years' before that. As to qualifications, he points to a period of 26 years spent in the military service, which includes engagements in the West Indies, Jamaica and India. Stresses the importance of retaining the post in his family line, having a wife and 9 children to educate and care for. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/1440].

15 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1660

Petition of Richard Carey, former captain and adjutant, Royal Tyrone militia, [County Tyrone], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a post of employment under government. Claims to have spent 20 years in the army and saw active service in the Peninsula War 'where he suffered considerably’. Remarks he has been the object of a recommendation for a post of employment from Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon and has the support also of other officers of the military.

[1825]

1825