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CSO/RP/1823/2271

Letter from George King, 3rd earl of Kingston, Myros Wood, Rosscarbery, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning the likelihood of the church living of Castletownsend becoming vacant, and recommending Reverend James Stewart, his 'near relative', for the post, 4 December 1823; with subsequent annotation by Goulburn. Also note by CSO official concerning the living, its current holder, and the right of presentation to it.

Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2272

Petition of Bartholomew Coughlan, Bantry, County Cork, military pensioner from 16th regiment of foot, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, emphasising his military service and requesting employment as a constable in new police establishment; with annexed copy of certificate from Captain McFarlane of 16th regiment, Albany barracks [London], 28 November 1822, testifying to Coughlan's conduct in the regiment. [Petition postmarked 11 December 1823].

28 Nov 1822-[11 Dec 1823]

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2273

Letter from John Barclay Alloway, government public coal office, Dublin, director of public coal yards of Dublin city, to [Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, reporting that he has, as instructed, sold all the remaining stocks of coal in the city quay yard. Notes that the stocks of coal in the Marshall Alley yard, 'are diminishing fast, owing to the great demand of the Poor during the present Scarcity', 13 November 1823. Also further letter from Alloway, to Goulburn, reporting that the Marshall Alley yard is now empty', 29 November 1823. Also letter from Alloway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing the salaries due to those individuals employed by the public coal yards of Dublin, 1 December 1823.

13 Nov 1823-1 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2274

File of papers relating to investigation of complaints made against Humphrey Evatt, magistrate of County Monaghan, by Reverend Patrick Matthias Cuming [also spelt Cumming]. File includes letter from Cuming, Church of Ireland vicar of Magheracloone, County Monaghan, near Kingscourt, County Cavan, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting an inquiry into Evatt's conduct respecting an outrage committed in the parish, [22] November 1823, and enclosing a copy of an affidavit intended to be sworn by Cuming before [John Graves], police magistrate at the head office of police in Dublin, 21 November 1823, detailing the events that occurred: Cuming refers to an attack made by a country mob against men employed in the execution of writs of sequestration, for tithe money owed to Cuming, and to a serious injury sustained by one of the men. Cuming complains that on applying to the local magistrate, Evatt, for assistance to arrest the offenders, he, 'refused to comply, alleging that he had taken medicine'. Also includes letter from Evatt, Shirley House, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, to Goulburn, responding, as requested, and offering an explanation for all of the charges laid against him by Cuming, 4 December 1823. Also letter from William Kemmis, Kildare Street, Dublin, crown solicitor, to Goulburn, responding, as requested, concerning Cuming's complaints, 8 December 1823; Kemmis encloses the case notes he prepared on the subject, in order to obtain the legal opinion of William Conyngham Plunket, Attorney General of Ireland; Plunket's opinion is annexed below and signed and dated 7 December 1823. Also further letter from Kemmis, to Goulburn, 13 December 1823, enclosing a letter received from Evatt, to Kemmis, in reply to Kemmis' letter, seeking an explanation of Evatt's conduct; Evatt offers a defence of his conduct as local magistrate, noting that, '…my only Fear of the Peace of this Neighbourhood being Disturbed Arises from the cruel And oppressive Conduct of the Rev[eren]d Gentleman (who has made this Made this Wanton And unmerited Attack upon me) towards his unfortunate Parishioners For his Tithes Transactions with them', 12 December 1823. File also includes letter from Cuming, to Goulburn, complaining of the conduct of Evatt, respecting the parish cess of Magheracloone, [November 1823], and encloses the applotment of the parish cess for the year 1821 (marked No.1), detailing the value of each townland in the parish, and approved at a vestry held 2 June 1821, and signed by Cuming; by William and John Babington, church wardens; and by Alexander Duff, James Donnelly, Samuel Babington, and William Anderson, parishioners, 2 June 1821. The applotment also contains a subsequent oath sworn by John Babington and John Levins, testifying that the applotment 'is made fair and houghnest [sic; honest] without fraud or Collusion', April 1823. Cuming also encloses a copy of another applotment for parish cess for Magheracloone for the year 1821, [marked No.2], of significantly lower value, and sworn as true by parishioners Edward Duffy and John Levins, before Evatt, magistrate, 13 January 1823 - Cuming complains that the reduction made to the parish cess was done so on Evatt's authority. Also letter from Evatt, to Goulburn, responding, as requested, on these further complaints by Cuming. Evatt states that, 'Very soon After the Appointment of the Rev[eren]d Mr Cumming to the Vicarage of Magheracloony [sic], the Minds of his Parishioners were filled with Distrust and Dissatisfaction towards him, on Account of what they Considered, a most oppressive Mode Adopted by him In his Mode of conducting his Tithe Transactions….and the Illegal parochial Assessments to which they conceived they were subjected with his privity and Consent'. Evatt details the discontent within the parish, and also his efforts to obtain the advice of Dr John Radcliffe, judge of the Prerogative Court, Dublin, on the subject of 'Illegal Items' claimed for by Cuming by act of vestry. Evatt details the religious breakdown of the parish's population, noting that Cuming's Sunday congregation, 'seldom Exceeds ten or twelve Persons, And his Vestries, seldom more than half that Number'. Evatt emphasises, therefore, his reasons in refusing to sanction any applotment made to levy items deemed to be illegal. File also contains a memorandum prepared by an official in the Chief Secretary's Office, summarising the claims made by Cuming against Evatt.

2 Jun 1821- 27 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1823/2275

Letter from Roger Hall, Narrow Water Castle, Warrenpoint, County Down, magistrate, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 17 December 1823, enclosing a petition from the gentlemen, merchants, traders, and inhabitants of the neighbourhood and town of Warrenpoint, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, emphasising the town's important role as a landing and despatch stage for the imports and exports from Newry. Expresses concern at news of a petition about to be submitted to government from the inhabitants of Newry, requesting funds to build a line of canal 'on the opposite side of the River from the Town of Warrenpoint', and emphasising the material injury that would result for Warrenpoint. Proposes that the custom house in Newry be moved to Warrenpoint, 'a plan several years ago suggested to the Honourable Board of Customs..', by a former collector of customs for Newry. Also suggests that the problem of smuggling would be increased should the canal be built; petition signed by 8 inhabitants, including Hall, 16 December 1823. Encloses a copy of the letter referred to in the petition, from Major George Matthews, collector of customs, Newry, to the board of customs, [Dublin], recommending the removal of the local custom house from Newry to Warrenpoint, on the grounds of practicality, emphasising that the conveyance of goods between the 2 towns provides easy opportunity for smuggling, originally dated 6 February 1808. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

6 Feb 1808-17 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2276

Letter from Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th baron Blayney, Dublin, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, recommending Mr Byrne, the bearer of the letter, for government employment; states that Byrne was 'for sometime in business at Castleblayney', County Monaghan.

30 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2277

Letter from Dr George Renny, Army Medical Office, 5 Parliament Street, Dublin, director general of hospitals and chief of the Army Medical department, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on rumours that fever has re-appeared and has 'spread extensively', in parts of the south and west of Ireland, and stating that information was sought from local boards of health on the matter. Renny concludes from these that 'the Country at present enjoys good Health'. Referring to the 'scanty' potato crop, Renny concludes that with 'economical husbandry', there will be sufficient food for the lower orders through the winter months, 15 December 1823. Renny encloses a copy of the reports from the Boards of Health [none present], and also a copy of the questionnaire which was sent out from the Army Medical Office, to obtain the information; this includes queries on sickness and disease, and on the supply of food amongst the lower orders, signed by Mathew Byrne, secretary to the Army Medical Department, 3 December 1823. Both items contains pencil annotations by Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant.

3 Dec 1823-15 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2278

Letter from [?], Cheltenham, England, former magistrate of County Wexford, to [Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, recommending his former employee, Nicholas Pearce, for government employment in the excise or customs department. States that he was employed as agent on his estates in County Wexford, but was left without employment when [?] sold the estates, 13 December 1823. With subsequent annotation by Goulburn, issuing instruction for content of letter of reply.

13 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2279

Letter from John McConnell, 5 Grafton Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining that he has been 'ruined both in circumstances and prospects', by loss of business and commercial credit, after having been made to give evidence, 'contrary to my wishes' at a recent enquiry, and thus encountered the animosity of the Orangemen. Seeks employment in England or abroad, 5 December 1823. With subsequent annotation by Goulburn.

5 Dec 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2280

Petition of Catherine White, alias Kane, Athleague, County Roscommon, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of wages still owed from her former employer, James Irwin, magistrate of Roxborough, where she worked as a cook. Complains of lack of redress for her grievance and emphasises her subsequent financial distress. States that she cannot afford the cost of pursuing a civil action against Irwin, and seeks government intervention to order a warrant against him to obtain payment of outstanding wages.

6 Dec 1823

1823