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CSO/RP/1823/2481

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], 7 April 1823, enclosing copy of a letter from Thomas Lack, assistant secretary to the Privy Council of Trade, Whitehall, London, to John Charles Herries, joint secretary to the Lords Commisisoners of the Treasury, concerning the problem of lack of 'due attention' paid in Ireland to the legislative enactments relating to the butter trade, 'which direct the description and quality of the Caskes [sic] to be used, and impose penalties on non compliance with the regulations...'. Instructs that the weigh masters of butter across Ireland be ordered to 'apprize all Persons concerned in the Butter Trade', of the regulations with which they must comply, and that the weigh masters be reminded to enforce the penalties imposed on those who breach the trade laws, originally dated 22 March 1823. With subsequent annotation on Harrison's letter, by Goulburn, ordering that the letter be forwarded to Ireland and that an abstract of regulations in the butter act, be sent to each weigh master. Also list of names of persons appointed as a weighmaster of butter from 1813 onwards, under the Butter Trade (Ireland) Act, 52 Geo 3, chapter 134, of 1812. Also a note from John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisror to the Chief Secretarys' Office, Dublin Castle, providing a list of the relevant clauses from the Butter Act, 1 May 1823. Also copy of circular letter prepared by Dublin Castle, to be issued to each weigh master of butter, this particular copy being directed to Bryan Sheey at Tralee, County Kerry, [May], 1823.

22 Mar 1823-1 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2482

Letter from John Charles Herries, Treasury Chambers, London, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], concerning a letter from Mr Puxley [probably John Lavallin Puxley of the Allihies Mining Company, Castletownbere, County Cork], seeking a drawback of duty on coals consumed in steam engines employed in working mines in Ireland. Reports that the Lords Commissioners have directed the commissioners of customs 'to prepare a clause for giving the same advantage to the Irish Miners, as are enjoyed by those of Cornwall..'.

21 Apr 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2483

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], reporting that the Lords Commissioners have authorised the commissioners of excise in Ireland to grant superannuation to Lawrence Barry, 3rd class gauger in district of Cork; states the amount of Barry's annual pension.

11 Feb 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2484

Letter from Stephen Rumbold Lushington, Treasury Chambers, London, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chiefn Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], 26 May 1823, enclosing a copy of a minute of the Treasury board of 21 May 1823, concerning the adoption of standard British coinage across Ireland, and 'the means to be adopted to enable the Bank of Ireland from the 1st of June next to make payment in the Standard Coin of the Realm'. The minute includes information presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning the quantity of silver used in coins minted for the Bank of Ireland between 1804 and 1815 and the legislation relating to Irish and British coinage; concerning the losses to be incurred in the recoinage of old silver tokens; and arrangements for shipping stocks of new silver and copper coinage to the Bank of Ireland, and for 'recovering the [old] Tokens as they may from time to time be paid into the Bank of Ireland'.

21 May 1823-26 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2485

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], 18 April 1823, enclosing a report from the commissioners of stamps, regarding a petition from several 'respectable' attorneys and solicitors in Ireland, requesting that conveyancing practices in Ireland be assimilated with those of England [report not present; returned to Harrison], and seeking the opinion of the Irish government, on the matter. With subsequent annotations by Goulburn, and by William Conyngham Plunket, Attorney General of Ireland, 7 May 1823. Also copy of letter of reply from Goulburn, Irish Office, to Harrison, stating approval of the proposed arrangement, 23 May 1823; with subsequent pencil annotation by Richard Wellelsey, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, indicating his approval.

18 Apr 1823-23 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2486

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], reporting that the Lords Commissioners have directed the commissioners of customs in Ireland to grant a retired allowance to Justin McCarthy, tidewaiter at Galway, County Galway, from the fund for persons receiving compensation for abolished offices. States that the money will be paid provided that a saving equal to or exceeding the annual allowance is made by his retirement.

26 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2487

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], reporting that the Lords Commissioners have authorised that Francis Morton, William Miller, Charles Robbins, Robert Hunter, Richard Odell, William Wallace, Edward Walsh and James Chartres, employees of the Irish customs and excise departments, be placed on the list of persons to receive compensation for abolition of offices. Includes the nature and location of the post held by each.

26 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2488

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 26 Jun 1823, enclosing a copy of the account of Charles Evanson junior, director of the public coal yards in Cork city for the year 6 January 1822-5 January 1823, and requesting that an order be issued by the Irish government, to Evanson, requesting that he pay the balance of the account due into the Exchequer. Annexed to the account is a copy of the report of the commisisoners of public accounts, stating their opinion on the account, and noting that the sum of money in the hands of the director, 'ought to have been paid into the Exchequer'; they report that a letter was sent to Evanson, to establish if the money had since been paid, and they include a copy of the letter of reply received from Evanson, dated Cork, 8 April 1823: in this, Evanson explains that he has not yet paid any of the money to the Exchequer as he has received no such instruction from Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle. Copy report originally signed by Maurice Cane, Hans Blackwood [name incorrectly copied as Blackworth], and John Mahon, commissioners of public accounts, 4 June 1823.

6 Jan 1822-26 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2489

Letter from George Harrison, Treasury Chambers, London, assistant secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], 25 June 1823, enclosing a petition from the commissioners of Irish fisheries, to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, detailing their programme of work to create a number of small piers and landing quays on the western and southern coasts of Ireland, for the protection of fishing vessels, 'where no security existed before'. Explains the reason for the delay in their application to obtain the balance of a sum of £5,000, as granted to them by the Irish fisheries legislation 59 Geo 3 chapter 109, back in 1819. Petition signed by M FitzGerald, Henry R Paine, Major Benjamin Blake Woodward, Val O'Connor, and Thomas Macdonnell, commissioners of Irish fisheries, 29 May 1823. Harrison requests that Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, issue a warrant to the commissioners of customs, to advance the sum required from the Irish revenue funds. Also letter from Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery office, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to the Treasury's approval of the advance of the money, and requesting to know if Wellesley, has ordered the board of customs to issue the money, 17 July 1823. Also covering note dated Dublin Castle 19 July 1823, probably sent by Gregory at Dublin Castle, to Goulburn in London, forwarding the subject for his consideration; and with Goulburn's instructions on the matter annexed below.

29 May 1823-19 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2490

Letter from John Charles Herries, Treasury Chambers, London, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [at Irish Office, London], 8 July 1823, enclosing accounts from the trustees of the North Charitable Infirmary in Cork, County Cork, and from the governors of the Drogheda Infirmary, County Louth, for the year 1822, accompanied by the observations of the commissioners of audit [public accounts], on those accounts [none present]. Also copy of letter of reply from Goulburn, Irish Office, to Herries, reporting the Lord Lieutenant's approval of the disallowances made by the commisioners in respect of the accounts, 10 July 1823. Also letter from William Oliver Fairtlough, Drogheda, mayor of Drogheda, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of a letter from Gregory concerning the arrear of interest due by the Corporation of Drogheda to the infirmary, 16 July 1823, and enclosing a copy of a letter from Ralph Smyth junior, Drogheda, treasurer of the Corporation, to Fairtlough, concerning the payment of the interest, 16 July 1823. Also draft copy of letter, written in abbreviated form, from Dublin Castle, [probably to the Irish Office, for the information of Goulburn], forwarding a copy of the letter from the mayor of Drogheda, 21 July 1823.

8 Jul 1823-21 Jul 1823

1823