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CSO/RP/1825/1741

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting direction from government over acceptance of Irish coins by the post office should British copper not to be in general circulation by the 5th January 1826 [the date designated for the amalgamation of currency under the 6th act of George IV, chapter 79]. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

7 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1742

3 letters from William Ogilvie [2 written from Gresham’s Hotel, Sackville Street, Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking assistance with completion of additional works at the harbour of Ardglass, County Down. Points to the necessity of modifying the existing structure for reasons of safety along lines suggested in a report by the late Captain Daniel Corneille, civil engineer. Also letter from John Cossart, secretary, Ballast Office [corporation for preserving and improving the port of Dublin], Dublin, to Goulburn, acknowledging his communication of the matter of Ardglass harbour and indicating the engineer’s report, when prepared, will be sent for the information of the Lord Lieutenant. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/920].

11 Nov 1825-16 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1743

Letter from Major George Warburton, superintendent general of police for counties Galway, Clare and Roscommon, [Oatfield House, County Galway], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing an application from N Fitzhenry, chief constable of police, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, seeking permission to take leave of absence for a period of one month in order to travel home to visit his sick father and to attend to some family affairs or business.

3 Jan 1826-6 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1744

Letter from Richard Ruxton, Black Castle, Navan, County Meath, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking advice over the introduction of the law [5th and 6th of George IV] on weights and measures. Seeks clarification over the geographical context made reference to in the act, particularly if magistrates need purchase individual copies for each town or merely county division. Also copy of ‘Case on behalf of the Crown respecting the legality of the magistrates of the County of Meath purchasing at the January Sessions the necessary Models and Copies of Standards Weights & Measures as required by 5th & 6th [of] Geo[rge] 4th’; with opinion of the Attorney General [William Conyngham Plunket] and the Solicitor General [Henry Joy] on the matter written on base.

23 Dec 1825-2 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1745

Letter from Reverend Hans Caulfield, magistrate and Church of Ireland clergyman, Kilmanagh Glebe, near Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking a response to an application by the wife of Martin Murphy for permission to accompany her husband to New South Wales, Australia. He states as magistrate he presided over the case at the summer assizes of 1824 which resulted in the order for his transportation, but as a man of the cloth he wishes to demonstrate a degree of ‘benevolence’ in the matter.

3 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1746

Letter from Thomas P Milmoe, attorney, 61 Upper Dorset Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending acceptance of an acquaintance from County Limerick as a suitable person to act as a boundary surveyor on the Irish ordnance survey. Confirms the man in question is suitably qualified and fit to fill a professional position of this sort [original application from this individual is no longer present].

6 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1747

Letter from James Quin, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining he is prevented from setting up stall at the fair of Red Lion in County Cavan [likely Blacklion] and seeking redress. Remarks at the fair on 17th December his tent, from which he intended selling alcoholic liquors, was removed and he personally was subjected to aggravation by the servants of William Nixon. He alleges the fair was instigated by Nixon without patent and claims being in the spirits trade he ‘makes a monopoly of it by force’. Also alleges that Nixon permits unlicensed operators to trade and assemble at the fair.

28 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1748

File of papers relating to a complaint by James McFarland over the failure of the Linen Board to appoint him as brown linen seal master for the markets of Coleraine and Kilrea, County Londonderry. Includes letter from James Corry, secretary, Linen Board, Kildare Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on the process of appointment of the seal master and the final preference of the board for the application of John Boyd, a candidate ‘fully competent to the duties of the vacant office’, 10 December 1825. Also printed copy of the proceedings of the trustees of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures of Ireland with outline of their deliberations on the matter of the appointment of the seal master; with recital of opinion of Gervase P Bushe, counsel to the Linen Board, 9 December 1825.

9 Jan 1825-2 Feb 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1749

Petition of Captain William Wainwright, secretary, Richmond Lunatic Asylum, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking the appointment of one of his sons to a post of employment under government. States his father is Reverend Mark Wainwright, Trim, County Meath, but complains in his present capacity as secretary to the asylum he cannot support his family of 9 children and in addition provide for three sisters now in ‘great distress’.

30 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1750

File of papers relating to an application by David Landers of Drewscourt Lodge, County Limerick, for appointment as a boundary surveyor in the county of Limerick [ordnance survey of Ireland]. Includes memorial from Landers, land surveyor, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting employment as boundary surveyor for County Limerick. Emphasises his qualifications and wealth of experience with ‘Gentlemen of the first respectability’, 10 December 1825. Also two letters from Landers [post town is Charleville, County Cork], on the same subject and a memorial and copy certificate in his favour from the grand jury of County Limerick, signed by William Gabbett and 21 others.

10 Dec 1825-2 Jan 1826

1826