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CSO/RP/1819/738

Letter from Thomas Taylor, clerk, Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, to Sidney Streatfeild [Irish Office, London], private secretary to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary for Ireland, concerning the claims of Thomas Pottinger of Belfast, for compensation for money advanced by his ancestor to King William III in 1692, the case being passed on from the Home Office, London, to the Irish government, for consideration, 12 April 1819. Taylor notes that Pottinger is an old school friend. Encloses copies of letters on the subject, including copy of letter from Pottinger, 6 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 31 March 1819, enclosing copy of Pottinger's petition to Prince Regent.

[Mar 1819]-12 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/739

Letter from William Houghton, Frederick Street North, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 4 March 1819, enclosing a copy of his earlier petition presented to Robert Peel, former Chief Secretary. Petition requests that government will not permit the commissioners inquiring into the duties, salaries, and emoluments, of officers in Irish courts, to abolish Houghton's emoluments from his post as clerk of the attachments and appearances, office of clerk of the pleas, Court of Exchequer, Ireland.

4 Mar 1818-21 Jun 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/740

Analysis of the proceedings to be taken under the Population Act, including a printed copy of An Act to provide for the taking an Account of the Population of Ireland, and for ascertaining the Increase or Diminution thereof, 28 June 1815, 55 Geo II c.120. Analysis details the steps to be taken at national and local level to collect the information, such as orders to be given to local magistrates and the distribution of census forms. Also duplicate copy of analysis.

28 Jun 1815-Nov 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/741

2 letters from George Nugent, on behalf of the committee of householders of Saint Peter's parish, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the auditing of Dublin Corporation's pipe water and metal main accounts, by the commissioners of imprest accounts. Relates to the complaints of the inhabitants of parish of Saint Peter's, against the misappropriation of the pipe water rents and metal main taxes. Requests to know if a bill is intended to be introduced in parliament on the mismanagement of the revenues, 1; 21 June 1819. Also reply from Grant, Irish Office, Dublin, to Nugent, 14 July 1819.

1 Jun 1819-14 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/742

Letter from John Carey, Charles Henry Meares, Richard Patten, Joseph Mathers, Henry Yeo and William Stewart, officials in office of clerk of the pleas, Court of Exchequer, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, 26 June 1819, enclosing duplicate of their petition submitted to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant. Petition concerns their fears over the recommendation of the commissioners of inquiry to abolish all fees payable to them as officials in the pleas office. Requests that they are not deprived of the emoluments of office, should the commissioners' recommendation be carried out, 26 June 1819.

26 Jun 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/743

Statement of account of Thomas Nangle, clerk of the alphabets, office of clerk of the pleas, Court of Exchequer, Ireland, 2 August 1818- 1 May 1819. Signed by Nangle, 7 June 1819. Also attached affidavit of Nangle vouching for the truth of the accounts, sworn 7 June 1821.

1 Aug 1818-7 Jun 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/744

Letter from Dr Thomas Taylor, 27 Baggot Street, Dublin, secretary of committee of association for the improvement of prisons and prison discipline Ireland, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of 4 copies of Mr. Orridge's description of the prison at Bury St. Edmund's, England, [probably John Orridge, governor of Bury St. Edmund's jail], 30 July 1819. Also copy of letter from Grant, London, to Taylor, requesting he show the copies to the association, 20 July 1819.

20 Jul 1819-30 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/745

Letter from Richard Hope Price, 66 Capel Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, concerning his letters to Grant and his predecessor, Robert Peel, containing Price's suggestions for improving the revenue department, by detection of forged stamps. Price urges the necessity of introducing a clause to the new stamp act to help detect forgeries, 19 April 1819. Encloses printed copies of his previous letters on subject, 11 August 1818 -29 January 1819. Also letter from Robert Borrowes, 2 Orchard Street, Portman Square, London, solicitor to stamp office, to Sidney Streatfeild, [Irish Office, London], private secretary to Charles Grant, stating that the commissioners of stamps consider Price's suggestions to be 'not of any value', adding he 'must have been dreaming when he stated that the Enactments he refers to were made on his suggestions', 19 May 1819.

11 Aug 1818-19 May 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/746

Copy of letter from John Allen and Molesworth Greene, secretaries to pipe water and metal main establishment, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the Dublin Corporation's appropriation of £2500 of water rents, for their own use, and requesting government's support to continue to deduct that amount each year. Encloses statement of extent of metal pipes already laid, to supply Dublin with water.

1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/747

Letter from Dugald Campbell, office of Privy Seal, Dublin, deputy keeper of the Privy Seal for Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning regulation ending the supply of newspapers, pocket books and court calendars for private use of officials in Irish government departments. States that during the 13 years that he has held the post, no such items for private use have ever been allowed to the keeper or deputy keeper of the privy seal. [identical to CSO/RP/1819/708]

20 Jul 1819

1819