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CSO/RP/OR/1831/1491

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, remarking on the disturbed state of the neighbourhood of Portumna and of the strong imposition of the Terry Alt system there; noting that all farm labour in the countryside has been curtailed by the insurgents and observing that Mr Featherstone has ‘a quantity of Hay absolutely rotting for want of persons to get it made’; indicating a story was put about that Rev John Armstrong, rector of Purtumna, had accepted the terms of the Terry Alts and had provided them with ‘Beer and Porter to drink’. Enclosing letter from Armstrong denying that he has capitulated to the rule of the lawless; stating that his servants have expressed fears at continuing in his employment but turned out to help in hay making; adding he rewarded them with some funds to buy some beer but forbade the setting of a bonfire.

7 Jul 1831-11 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1492

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting on a breach of the peace at the fair of the town of Ballinasloe; repeating a report that the agitation was caused by a refusal in some quarters to obey the dictate of the Terry Alts; observing in due course a riot broke out but was suppressed by the joint efforts of the military and police.

5 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1493

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, stating he met an attorney named Cowan in Eyrescourt and was somewhat surprised to learn of that the person who had shot the policemen at Dalystown was known and authority was given to have him arrested; expressing his reservation on the handling of the case in hand. Also letter from Warburton to Gosset, discussing the existence of some confidential information against a man called Brady, who has been identified by 14 persons; expressing his hope that the man in question will be exposed. Also enclosing letter from James S Ireland, Chief Constable, Loughrea, stating he has knowledge a man called Eagan of Hearnsebrooke, who is a ‘kind of secretary to the deluded people’; extending his analysis of Eagan, a clandestine and resourceful character who assisted in the acquittal of certain persons charged with production of illicit spirits; adding he is informed by [Joseph] Cowan that the man responsible for the murder of Campbell will be discovered; also noting in a postscript that he is suspicious of a former herdsman of Mr Kilkelly who apparently holds a house for some time past ‘by force’.

5 Jul 1831-6 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1494

File of reports and documents on the state of the country compiled by Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], and forwarded to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary. Includes letter from Warburton to Gosset, alluding to a threatening Rockite notice served on a gentleman of the town of Ballinasloe ‘evidently written by a person above the lower orders’: notice is headed ‘Extracts from our Cabinet’ and is directed against Peter Larkin demanding he quit the country and give up his work, on pain of a ‘sudden death’. Also includes letter from Warburton to Gosset, detailing an attack on Eyre Seymour near the town of Eyrescourt by an armed party; affirming that a couple of policemen will be stationed in that individual’s private dwelling to give protection. Also includes letter from Warburton enclosing a ‘memorandum of outrages committed in the district of Portumna’: detailing various types of outrages such as arson, intimidation, illegal swearing of oaths and posting of threatening notices; also extracts from the chief constables reports for the towns of Gort, Killaloe [County Clare], Clifden and Woodford, referring to various acts of outrage including threats against labourers and landholders, assault, injury to animals, theft of provisions and turning up of ground.

3 Jul 1831-17 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1495

Letter from Richard Warburton, magistrate, Garryhinch, Emo, [Queens County or County Laois], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting on a case of arson in the immediate locality; enclosing a statement of William Asnett [Arnett], Roskeen, complaining that his out offices were set afire and destroyed; recounting threats made against him by a man of the name of Gantly who pressed him to give up the lands of Kill; adding that Gantly told him he was a captain in the Whitefeet system and was ready to enforce his claims.

12 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1496

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, concerning a suspicion that a number of the yeomanry of Banagher living in the neighbourhood of Clonfert [County Galway] were involved in outrage or Terry Alt activities; enclosing a report of the magistrates sitting at Eyrescourt to consider the evidence against William Flonnery and another for an attack on the dwelling of Thomas Howes; concluding that the accused pair were misidentified by Mrs Howes and ‘were not of the Party’ involved in the incident.

8 Jul 1831-9 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1497

Letter from [Maj] George Warburton, Inspector General of Police [in Connaught], Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, advising that a number of crown witnesses be given employment under government in public works in remote districts; observing the men are either too illiterate or ‘incompetent to serve in the Police’ and their occupation in this manner would save on public expense.

5 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1498

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, enclosing a letter from Rev Armstrong Kelly, Castle Kelly, [Castlekelly], referring to the murder of a steward employed by Mr Featherstone and the posting of threatening notices dictating rates of daily pay for labouring men; observing that one consequence is that workmen in the parish have ‘refused to do a day’s work under one shilling’; remarking that Featherstone’s men have stopped work and no others will dare to work in their stead; requesting the opinion of the Attorney General [Francis Blackburne] on the matter.

14 Jul 1831-15 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1499

Letter from [Maj] George Warburton, Inspector General of Police [in Connaught], Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, commenting upon his meeting with Maj Gen Sir Thomas Arbuthnot [assistant adjutant general] and expressing a hope that their plans will smother the ill designs of the disaffected in the region; noting that a strong antipathy towards [Mathew] Singleton [Chief Magistrate of police, Woodford] is apparent, especially amongst the magistrates; adding he ‘has not been judicious in his proceedings’ with the police and military and suggesting he might be removed elsewhere if opportunity presents.

22 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1500

Letter from Capt Bartholomew Warburton, police magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting on the capture of a man suspected of involvement in outrage; stating the man in question boasted of having escaped from prison and the police when he met Mr Kelly of Kellysgrove and also repeated the same story to Mr Lynch of County Roscommon; remarking his account is an elaborate fabrication but the suspect is nonetheless likely to be one of those disturbing the peace.

18 Jul 1831

1831