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CSO/RP/1831/371

Letter from Col Sir John Harvey, [inspector general of police for province of Leinster], Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, commenting on a possible role for the constabulary in securing the delivery of post and in keeping the roads open for the distribution of mail by the post office during periods of inclement weather; suggesting the means of defraying the expense of employing labourers to clear the thoroughfares.

7 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/372

Letter from James Wellington, [magistrate], Castle Wellington, [Ballymackey], County Tipperary, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, conforming the judgement of the magistrates presiding at the trial of Edward Hackett at Nenagh Petty Sessions, as being ‘proved & deserved’ of the six months imprisonment handed down by the court. Encloses memorial from Hackett, labourer, Mountfalcon, County Tipperary, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, claiming his innocence over a change of participation in a riot in Borrisokane and requesting his conviction be rescinded; adding he had come to the fair to purchase a pig but was drawn into a disagreement in defence of an associate; with letter of support overleaf from Richard Falkiner, magistrate and governor of County Tipperary. Also two affidavits with statements from Timothy Clifford, Patrick [Keerin] and James Cahellan [Cahelan] reflecting on Hackett’s contention of innocence.

16 Jan 1831-18 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/373

Letter from Lt Col Thomas [Frederick] Colby, [Director of Ordnance Survey in Ireland], Ordnance Survey Office, [Dublin], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting that two sappers are implicated in a riot in Ballyjamesduff, [County Cavan] and are now being investigated by the local magistrates; requesting notification of when the case is reported to Dublin Castle in order that measures might be introduced to avoid a repetition.

15 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/374

Letter from [J] David Latouche, William Disney, [Maj] BB Woodward and George Renny, [Commissioners for the Erection and Control of Lunatic Asylums], Office, 5 Parliament Road, Dublin, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, stating their opposition to an application for a new lunatic asylum at Clonmel [County Tipperary] intended to cater for patients coming from the county of Tipperary and the city of Waterford; stating they would only entertain such a proposal if a joint memorial was presented by the inhabitants of both constituencies. Also memorial of the governors of the House of Industry and lunatic asylum of County Tipperary to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting sanction for the erection of a new lunatic asylum at Clonmel; explaining that the proposed facility at Maryboro [Maryborough; Portlaoise], Queen’s County [County Laois], is very distant from many parts of Tipperary and would be very inconvenient to those needing to travel. Also memorandum from the Council Office, [Dublin Castle], on the same subject.

18 Dec 1830-16 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/375

Letter from Lord Lismore [Cornelius O’Callaghan, 1st viscount Lismore], Shanbally Castle, [Clogheen, County Tipperary], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, recommending the name of Richard Hill of Doneraile, [County Cork], as a suitable person to fill the post of chief constable in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, [County Tipperary], as replacement for William H Percy; continuing that Hill comes from a highly respectable family and is a man of ‘many good and useful qualities’.

5 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/376

Memorial of Rev John Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian congregation, Aghadowey, County Londonderry, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking an extension of financial relief from government on account of their place of worship having been severely damaged by a hurricane; noting their appreciation of the local Church of Ireland community who lent their premises for services; emphasising the loyalty of his congregation: ‘not one of their members would countenance a repeal of the Union’ and claiming to be a descendent of one who ‘aided in the gallant defence of Londonderry’ in 1688; and noting they are politically aligned with those who opposed the rebellion in 1798.

8 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/377

Letter from Col Sir John Harvey, [inspector general of police for province of Leinster], Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reflecting on an investigation of a claim by Francis O’Beirne of Sligo [County Sligo] over a debt allegedly contracted by Charles Ormsby, chief constable. Encloses letter from O’Beirne, Sligo, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, advancing his claim for settlement of the account of £16 0s 10d, due since 1825 by Ormsby, who is now stationed in Kilbeggan, [County Westmeath]; also slip showing amount demanded. Also encloses copy letter from G Brown, Kilkenny, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, with transcript overleaf stating the issue in question has been settled ‘by the due course of Law’, signed by HW Thompson. Also copy letter from Gregory to Harvey seeking an inquiry on the matter.

19 Apr 1830-19 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/378

Letter from Robert G Russell, 62 James Street, Dublin, to Baron Twyll, [Private Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant], Dublin Castle, referring to a memorial [not present] with request for appointment to asituation as guard to His Majesty’s Mails; noting he has the support of Lord Cloncurry, Sir Henry Meredyth and JD Latouche. Also letter from Russell to Baron Twyll, referring to his memorial which has been unanswered and reiterating his application for the situation of mail guard.

11 Feb 1831-19 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/379

Statement of printing costs for regular and lithographic printing jobs, detailing quantity of items and ‘including extra change for night hours’, initialised by [George Grierson], King’s Printers, Dublin.

23 Feb 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/380

Letters from George Edward O'Brien, 29 Granby Hill, Clifton, Bristol, England, to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, seeking appointment as chief constable of the police in Ireland, a post he previously held for 2½ years but was forced to retire due to ill health. Also draft reply from Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, stating that vacancies of that type are not filled up on account of a general reduction in the police establishment of Ireland.

15 Jan 1831-3 Apr 1832

1832