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CSO/RP/1824/1031

Letter from Reverend Arthur S Adamson, assistant curate to the parish of St Paul’s, 1 Blackhall Place, Dublin, to the Archbishop of Dublin [William Magee], St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, recounting an incident with Reverend Henry, one of the Roman Catholic curates of the parish, who conveyed his intention of officiating at the funeral of Corporal Harrison, 79th Regiment of Foot, without making a written application; indicates he made a formal protest in the church yard at the funeral, with assistance from the commanding officer, after which, Henry made a formal application, which was subsequently granted.

28 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1032

Letter from Samuel Reid, seneschal, Newry, County Down, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on a complaint lodged by John Baxter, hawker, in connection with the imposition of fines for sale of wares at market. Indicates that Baxter, a seller of various sorts of soft goods, on two separate occasions, sold goods contrary to law from his cart in the market of Newry. Also memorial from Baxter, Newry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking justice and complaining of inconsistencies in the legal process; he expresses strong dissatisfaction with the conduct of magistrates, Trevor Corry, and Smithson Corry, especially in relation to his charge of extortion against Robert Burns, a sub constable of police.

9 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1033

List of trustees, directors and auditors of the United General Gas Company [Dublin]; also provides name of treasurer and notes ‘Capital – One Million’.

1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1034

Letter from Robert Robinson, assistant secretary, Board of Works, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging application for requisitions but conveying the request cannot be satisfied as no provision has been made in the annual estimate; notes that the items requested were a pair of cradle turnstiles for use at the Chief Secretary demesne at Phoenix Park, Dublin, provision of a dry sewer ‘in the new hay yard’, and a couple of blankets for the gardener’s room. Also letter from Robinson to Goulburn refusing issue of funds to renovate the meat larder and supply various household requisites for use at the Chief Secretary’s lodge on account of no provision having been made in the yearly estimate.

22 May 1824-17 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1035

Letter from William Gibson, inspector, Limerick City Gaol, County Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, discussing qualifications and advancing his application for the situation of moral governor at the new lunatic asylum in Limerick; makes reference to the endorsement of Major Benjamin Blake Woodward, inspector general of prisons, and states his intention of visiting some of the medical centres of London and Paris ‘in the course of the present year’. Encloses letter from Earl Kingston [George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston], Mitchelstown, County Cork, to Goulburn, making recommendation for Gibson as fit person to hold the position of governor.

21 [?Jun] 1824-5 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1036

Petition of the inhabitants of the vicinity of Castlerea in County Roscommon, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of misuse and excessive charges of the petty sessions court at Castlerea.

29 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1037

Letter from Charlotte Byrne, 12 Bentinck Street, London, to Henry Goulburn, Irish Office, Westminster, London, referring to a previous discussion and emphasising the need for an extension of assistance to her husband Gerald Byrne. Encloses letter from [Gerald] Byrne, Isle of Jersey, to wife Charlotte, sympathizing over her illness and expressing thanks over a gift of £1 which he proclaims ‘made, an Everlasting Impression of Gratitude on me’; he conveys his desire to learn if Lord Mountnorris [George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris] is at present sharing a house with the Earl of Farnham [John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham] at Piccadilly in London. Also letter from Charlotte Byrne to Goulburn emphasising the distress of her husband and seeking relief; indicates she has investigated Irish history and notes ‘I cannot find that my ill fated Husband was one of the Conspirators or promoters in the Rebellion of ’98 or his name ever mention’d untill they forced on him the Command of the Rebel army’. Also letter from Robert Peel, Secretary of State, Whitehall, London, to Goulburn, indicating he has given permission to Charlotte Byrne for an interview. Encloses letter from Byrne seeking a personal interview in connection with obtaining assistance with her husband’s return to Ireland; reveals she was ‘married to him from a combination of circumstances & being quite a girl it was thought unnecessary to acquaint me with his political situation or opinions, which were entirely opposite to mine’; also refers to having possession of a letter from Sir John Moore ‘to whom Mr B[yrne] surrendered himself and 30,000 men in 1798’.

Jan 1824-12 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1038

Letter from Captain William Wainwright, secretary, Richmond Lunatic Asylum, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing a favourable report on the character of Reverend J Monks, Roman Catholic chaplain to the House of Industry, Dublin, in response to his application for payment of an allowance for discharge of duties at Richmond; signed by Richard Grace, moral governor, Richmond Lunatic Asylum. Also letter from James M Pike, governor, Richmond Lunatic Asylum, 4 Gardiner’s Row, Dublin, to Gregory, expressing opinion that the appointment of separate Protestant and Catholic chaplains is neither desirable nor necessary for the institution; he stresses that many of the inmates exhibit ‘very erroneous conceptions on this subject’ and in consequence ‘are likely to be led into violent and dangerous contentions, if any difference of opinion should take place between Chaplains as to which of their Churches a particular patient should belong’.

19 May 1824-12 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1039

Letter from Thomas Philip Vokes, police magistrate, Limerick, County Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an application from John Lee for compensation due to the loss of his arm from a gunshot received from a police weapon; recommends payment of £20 to the applicant despite the injury having been obtained ‘in a drunken affray between him and two Constables’. He indicates a degree of sympathy for Lee on account of ‘his willingness to afford a house for the Constables in that remote situation’. Also letter from Vokes to Gregory, recommending payment of 10 guineas apiece to the surgeons who attended Lee and £20 to Lee. Also letter from Lee, farmer, Kilfinane, near Kilmallock, to Gregory, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking relief and financial aid as recompense for the surgeons who carried our his amputation following the accidental shooting at his home by constable David Cleary. Also memorial from Lee, Ballyshane, to Wellesley, requesting financial aid in order to avoid having to travel around with his family ‘as poor Mendicants’; claims the police took accommodation in his house and alleges he was shot ‘in consequence of a Religious debate’ between constable George Duffy, a Protestant, and Cleary, a Roman Catholic; remarks that Cleary ‘attempted cutting off Duffy’s Head with his Sword’ and having been prevented in doing so by Lee’s wife, drew his weapon, which was discharged into the arm of Lee in the subsequent struggle.

20 Jun 1824-6 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1040

Letter from James Montgomery, register, Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting advice on the disposition of the sum of £2,000 placed in credit with the Bank of Ireland, above and beyond ‘the usual grant’ awarded to the institution.

8 Jul 1824

1824