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CSO/RP/1825/1841

Letter from John Smyth, 6 Merrion Square South, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking permission to attend a meeting of gentlemen from County Meath on the subject of the turnpike road via Ashbourne, County Meath. Indicates in the absence of [William] Meade Smyth [MP for Drogheda], he wishes to represent the interests of the people of the town of Drogheda, County Louth, to the men assembled.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1842

Letter from John Mayne, clerk of peace for County Cavan, J & J Ardill, clerk of peace for County Westmeath, and John Craig, clerk of peace for County Down, 91 Stephen’s Green, Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, suggesting a plan for the acquisition of the new standards for the uniformity of weights and measures [4th of George IV, chapter 74]. Comments on the obligations of magistrates of counties to procure the statutes and on grand juries to raise the sum of £120 by presentment. They suggest the magistrates make a communication with London requesting a copy of the standards, with settlement of the purchase money to be submitted after the next meeting of the grand jury.

8 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1843

Memorandum on the election of a board of governors for the proposed new lunatic asylum in the city of Belfast, County Antrim. The establishment, it is envisaged, will provide accommodation for the mentally ill throughout all of County Down, plus the city and county of Londonderry. A note containing a list of governors attached to the lunatic asylums of Limerick, County Limerick, and of Armagh, County Armagh, is included for information.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1844

Petition of Henry Beecher, Cork, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment as sergeant in one of the police establishments of the south of Ireland. Emphasises his ‘zeal’ for the cause and insists he has a ‘perfect knowledge’ of counties Cork, Limerick and Kerry. As to his fitness to serve as a constable, he suggests, reference be made to the Church of Ireland dean of Cork, Robert Burrowes. He claims his father, Lieutenant Henry Beecher, late of 11th royal veteran battalion, gave 30 years of his life to military service.

10 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1845

Petition of the master boot and shoe makers of the city of Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting permission to enable members of their trade presently in military garrisons to work for them. States this is the only means to ‘suppress an alarming combination’ in the city and to entice their own tradesmen to resume employment. Also makes reference to an application to Major General Sir Colquhoun Grant, Royal Barracks, Dublin, military commander of the forces in Ireland, on the same subject. Signed by John Hayes, 18 Arran Quay, Dublin.

19 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1846

Letter from William Parsons, Lord Oxmantown, Parsonstown [Birr], King's County [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking a measure of financial support for the free school of Parsonstown. Comments on the good standing of the school and the esteem in which it is held by the inspectors of the Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland, Kildare Place, Dublin. He points out it is attended by pupils from all denominations, especially by children from Roman Catholic families, with no objection from their clergy over the use of the New Testament. Observes the school is at present £80 in debt and is subject to a rent of £17 per annum; were public funds provided to cover the debt and rent, he reasons, it would be possible to meet the remaining expenses through local subscription. [See also description CSO/RP/1821/1003].

18 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1847

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on the state of affairs surrounding the quay of Clifden in County Galway. He observes the work remains incomplete on account of a failure of John D’Arcy of Clifden to honour a contract with the fishery commissioners. Stresses the work will be only complete when D’Arcy fulfils his side of the agreement [to advance half the cost of construction]. Returns letter from D’Arcy, [magistrate], Clifden Castle, complaining of the unfinished state of the quay and requesting an order be given to Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer overseeing public works in the western district, to complete the work. Remarks on the recent prosperity of the harbour which has seen 500 tons of salt landed and ‘upwards of ten thousand herrings’ taken from the sea over the past year.

23 Dec 1825-12 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1848

Letter from Reverend James Martin, Church of Ireland rector of Kilmurry and magistrate of the barony of Clonderalaw, Kilmurry Glebe, Knock, County Clare, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to a draft petition [not present] with outline of application for redress of a grievances against the board of First Fruits. Remarks upon the existence of inequalities in that body and observes ‘there are several instances of Clergymen making bargains of Glebe to their own benefit during incumbency, and to the injury of their successors’.

14 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1849

Letter from Major Thomas D’Arcy, inspector general of police for province of Ulster, Belfast, County Antrim, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from Alexander Kingston Fox, chief constable of police, Newbliss, County Monaghan, requesting leave of absence for three weeks to attend to some private business in the city of Dublin.

20 Jan 1826-21 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1850

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on an application from Daniel McAuliffe of Bere Island, County Cork, for a grant of money towards the purchase of a fishing boat. States the board have in view a plan to establish a ‘Boat-Building Fund’ in the district of Bantry Bay and in due course the applicant can acquire aid for the venture on the basis of ‘easy and gradual Instalments’. Returns memorial from McAuliffe, fisherman, Castletown, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting the intervention of government with the fishery board to enable him to acquire a replacement fishing vessel. Explains the old fishing smack he bought from Mr Maturin, assistant commissary general of Bere Island, is no longer of service. Complains since he was unable to procure monetary aid from the board, he is forced to abandon fishing with very distressing consequences for the welfare of his ‘half starved family’.

cDec 1825-12 Jan 1826

1826