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CSO/RP/1824/1991

Letter from Sir Robert Shaw, Foster Place, Dublin, MP for Dublin city, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation for John Clarke [Dublin], as a suitable person to fill the post of chief constable of police. As to character, he observes, Clarke is 24 years old and is near 6 feet tall; he has been in the army and ‘is a very active, cool, determined man’. Also letter from Shaw to Goulburn, making recommendation for William Young, Dublin, for appointment as clerk in the imprest office. Describes Young as ‘a very intelligent clever man & perfectly qualified for the situation’.

30 Dec 1824-10 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1992

Letter from Major Kennedy, [late 18th Regiment [of Foot]f hussars], 18 Belvedere Place, Mountjoy Square, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquis of Londonderry, Seaham, County Durham, England, offering recommendation for appointment of Kennedy to the police establishment of County Down, 1 January 1825. Encloses letter from Kennedy to Londonderry, seeking intervention with government to secure a post in the new police constabulary as county inspector. Remarks the post carries with it an air of ‘respectability’ plus a salary of £500 per year. Holds out little prospect of his continuing in military service since ‘all chances of my getting forward in the army without the aid of a heavy purse is quite hopeless’, 29 December 1824. Also letter from Kennedy to Goulburn, referring to earlier communication and seeking response to his application for the post of county police inspector. Remarks due to illness he has not been able to attend Dublin Castle in person, 19 January 1825.

29 Dec 1824-19 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1993

Letter from the Archbishop of Armagh [John George Beresford], The Palace, Armagh, County Armagh, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing approval of Dr Wilson’s conduct since his appointment to the Armagh County Infirmary and recommending him to fill the post of chief medical attendant in the lunatic asylum [of Armagh]. Comments also on the qualifications of Dr Ridd, who although a competent physician, does not have the breath of experience in public medicine.

27 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1994

Letter from James W Vance, assistant examiner, excise office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, conveying letter from Major Frederick Goulburn, Sydney, Australia, colonial secretary and registrar of the records for New South Wales [to his brother Henry Goulburn], requesting measure of assistance in procuring employment for one James Therry in the excise office of Dublin, 14 August 1824. Also encloses letter from Reverend John Joseph Therry, Roman Catholic priest, Sydney, to Frederick Goulburn, soliciting employment for his brother in the same department of government as James W Vance, 10 June 1824.

10 Jun 1824-17 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1995

Letter from Reverend Edward Pepper, Church of Ireland clergyman, Newtownbarry, County Wexford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, requesting to learn if under his present circumstances he is subject to payment of a licence for non residence in his parish. Observes he presently lives 2 miles from his church and about 10 perches from his parish boundary. Also recounts active support for his preferment in the church from the Earl of Bective [Thomas Taylor] and Sir Marcus Somerville, [MPs for County Meath], and explains undertakings were made to have him promoted by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol, [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,1817-1821] and Charles Grant [Chief Secretary of Ireland,1818-1821]. With draft reply annotated on base from the CSO advises he raise the question of licence at diocesan level. Also expresses the Lord Lieutenant’s determination that Pepper be offered the parish of Kilcooly, County Tipperary, a living valued at near £400 per year.

19 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1996

Letter from Reverend Bartholomew Pack, Church of Ireland clergyman, Innistrogue [Inistioge], County Kilkenny, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting preferment to the church living of Odagh, County Kilkenny, now vacant due to the death of Reverend Sterne Ball. Recollects impression of approval following past interviews in person at Dublin Castle and claims his application has the support of George King, 3rd earl of Kingston.

12 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1997

Letter from Thomas Stratford Dennis, magistrate, Fort Granite, [Fortgranite], Baltinglass, County Wicklow, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, advancing application for a restoration to his family of the title of Baron Tracton, previously held by his near relation James Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton. Annexes to base copy of a vote of thanks from the magistrates of the assizes of County Wicklow, and a similar one from the magistrates of the assizes of County Carlow, in recognition of his successful efforts in keeping the peace; also an expression of appreciation from the Protestant and Roman Catholic residents of the town of Hacketstown, County Carlow; also an address of thanks from the grand jury of Baltinglass, County Wicklow; and also mention of presentation of a gift of plate in consideration of his exertions as magistrate by the noblemen, governors, grand jury and gentlemen of County Wicklow, 14 January 1825. Encloses copy memorial from Dennis to His Majesty King George IV, King of Great Britain, asserting claim for a restoration to his family of the title of Baron Tracton, or creation of a new baronetcy in recognition of his loyalty to government. Remarks his father Reverend Meade Dennis, was nephew and legal heir to the 1st Baron Tracton, and also mentions family links to the Earl of Aldborough and Viscount Powerscourt [Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt], 3 September 1821.

3 Sep 1821-14 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1998

Letter from William Darley, treasurer's office, York Street, Dublin, treasurer of public money in Dublin city, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, setting out case for the introduction of an act of Parliament which provides for additional remuneration for his post. Transmits an act of Parliament by which the grand jury of Dublin are empowered to present a salary to the holder of the office of treasurer of £300 per annum, and also conveys copies of other act which stipulate payment of additional fees to the treasurers of Irish counties [none present as all returned to Darley]. Mentions he has communicated on the subject with Thomas Ellis, MP for Dublin city, who now has ‘full possession’ of the facts. Also draft reply from CSO stating that no adjustment in the law can be countenanced, since conditions pertaining in Dublin differ from those of the rural counties.

19 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1999

Letter from H Douglass, 5 Clare Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, drawing attention to the plight of widow Tagart and seeking measure of financial relief. Explains she lost her first husband, ensign [?Bentall] of the 18th Regiment of Foot, through death in Jamaica in 1811, and her second husband Mr Tagart, a barrister, died just 6 weeks after their marriage of typhus fever. Remarks that Tagart lost her pension from the army upon remarriage, but was compensated through an annual payment of £25 from the Compassionate Fund. Following a change in army regulations, she again became entitled to receive the pension but the war office called on her to refund her annuity from the Compassionate Fund, and subsequently reduced her pension to enforce repayment. Requests payment of £8 or £10 per year in order to support the education of her son Samuel.

20 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/2000

Letter from anonymous sender, parish of Offerlane, Mountrath, Queen’s County [County Laois], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, suggesting introduction of a county and hearth tax to support a comprehensive network of parish poor houses; commenting on the annual cost of dog tax.

1 Jan 1825

1825