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CSO/RP/1823/1

Letter from police magistrates, head police office, Dublin, to William Conyngham Plunket, Attorney General of Ireland, 1 January 1823, enclosing copy of information of Robert Kelly, sworn before Henry Charles Sirr, police magistrate; and also copy of information of Standing Tracy of 15 Crow Street, Dublin, each concerning the identification of the origin of printed slips, which were circulated during the riot at the New Theatre Royal, Dublin, on 14 December 1822. Kelly refers to his involvement in printing some of the slips, but states that he will not reveal 'the name of the person that employed me'; also describes his view of an incident in which a bottle was thrown at Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, inside the theatre, 28 December 1821. Tracy states that the typeface of the printed slips is not that used by any of the Dublin printing offices. Refers to a printed slip entitled 'No Popery', and to another entitled 'The Protestants want Talbot' [an allusion to former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Talbot], 1 January 1823.

28 Dec 1822-1 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2

Letter from Robert Robinson, Board of Works office, Dublin, secretary to commissioners of Board of Works, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 1 January 1823, returning the enclosed requisition from Goulburn, to the commissioners, requesting to be supplied with a cross-cut saw, for use in his demesne in Phoenix Park, 23 December 1822. Robinson reports the commissioners' response, and refers to an annotation by Francis Johnston, architect to the Board of Works, concerning the request, 26 December 1822.

23 Dec 1822-1 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/3

Letter from Charles Evanson junior, Cork, director of public coal yards in Cork city, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, responding to Goulburn's request, for a copy of the accounts of coals sold from the public coal yard in Cork since January 1822.

2 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/4

Letter from Denis Browne, Dublin, MP for Kilkenny city, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 1 January 1823, concerning complaints made to him respecting abuses in the payment of money issued to County Mayo for 'medical purposes' by the commissioners for relief of the poor. Requests Goulburn's permission to enable Browne to see a copy of their accounts. Encloses letter from Reverend Dr Steinkopff, Dublin Castle, secretary to the commissioners, to Browne, stating that they are not authorized to supply him with any accounts, without the sanction of the Lord Lieutenant, 31 December 1822.

31 Dec 1822-1 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/5

Letter from Bridget McCudden, Randalstown, County Antrim, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a response to her previous letters, complaining of the conduct of William McDermott, post master of Randalstown, 'for swindleing' her out of money due to her late son, Sergeant Arthur [McCudden] of 27th (Inniskilling) regiment of foot.

8 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/6

Letter from George Washington Busteed, Armagh, County Armagh, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of Goulburn's letter, and expressing a desire to clarify certain points raised in the letter. Concerns money due to Busteed for advertisements under the Population Act, and also concerning a loyal address from the sovereign, burgesses, freemen and other inhabitants of the city of Armagh, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, 6 January 1823, respecting the recent attack on Wellesley [at the New Theatre Royal, Dublin]. Encloses copy of the address, 'as proposed by me lest it may be supposed to partake of the too prevalent system of Radicalism' [January 1823].

6 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/7

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, General Post Office, Dublin, secretary to Post Masters General for Ireland, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting an attack on the Belfast mail coach, by an armed banditti, near Ashbourne, County Meath.

4 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/8

Letter from Charles Vereker, 2nd viscount Gort, Nenagh, County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating that he is en route to Dublin, to deliver an address to the Lord Lieutenant, from the carpenters of Limerick. Also refers to Mr Rice, who is also travelling up to Dublin, 'to make a representation to you relative to what occurred at a meeting of his own calling yesterday at Limerick.. [probably referring to Thomas Spring Rice, MP for Limerick city].

2 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/9

Account of annual expenses for paving, lighting, and cleansing the streets, lanes and passages of the City of London, City of Westminster, and also the borough of Southwark, London, for the years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, as laid before parliament, 28 June 1814. Includes itemised amounts for each street, for each year.

28 Jun 1814

1814

CSO/RP/1823/10

Letter from John Heatly, Rockview, Taghmon, County Wexford, magistrate, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining that following 40 years of service as a magistrate, he has been dismissed from the commission of the peace; requests to be reinstated.

2 Jan 1823

1823