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CSO/RP/1824/2051

Petition of Thomas Fenton, chief examiner of the Irish Court of Chancery, Dublin, to Thomas Manners-Sutton, Lord Manners, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, complaining of drastic reduction in income of his office and seeking modification in the legislature to secure more appropriate remuneration. Points out that changes to fees payable to his office under a late parliamentary bill [An Act for the better Regulation of the offices of the Chief Examiners of the Court of Chancery of Ireland] have resulted in a wholly insufficient return for his professional work. Emphasises that having legally purchased his office, he would require either a salary of £1,500 per year or a salary of £500 plus a sufficient income for his clerks ‘in addition to the list of fees’ as proposed. Encloses for information ‘The English Chief Examiners Table of Fees’, ‘A Comparative View of the Emoluments derived under the Chancery Act by the Masters Clerks on the Examination of Witnesses and those derived by the Chief Examiners’ [marked as No 1], and ‘A Table of Fees proposed to be annexed to the Chancery Act for the Regulation of the Chief Examiners of the Court of Chancery’ [marked as No 2].

[1824]

1824

CSO/RP/1824/2052

Letter from George King, 3rd earl of Kingston, Mitchelstown, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, drawing attention to case of Mr R Fenton, an individual employed in the court. Requests that Fenton be given a personal interview [at Dublin Castle] in order to explain his circumstances and outline his claim to recompense.

30 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/2053

Petition of Thomas Martin, Charlemont, County Armagh, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting advance of financial relief on account of being ‘totally destitute of any support’. Refers to previous claim which came before the board of ordnance, which, he asserts, was unsuccessful because ‘false information’ was given against him. Adds that not having received an answer he wrote to Lord Fitzroy Somerset, of the Ordnance Department, London. Remarks both his father and uncle lost their lives in the service, and indicates he is prepared to journey to Dublin to put his case forward in person.

16 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/2054

Petition of Denis Keane, late police constable, Mitchelstown, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, repeating application for appointment to a situation in the police establishment. Indicates at present he resides at a police barracks, in a separate place from his family, and emphasises that his background renders it unsafe for him to pursue any other line of work other than that of the police.

31 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/2055

Letter from Mathew Barrington, crown solicitor [Munster circuit], Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, recommending that 5 shillings per week be paid to James Murphy, an informer, to enable him to take lodgings in the town of Listowel, County Kerry. Reveals that Murphy provided information on local disturbances to Maurice Fitzgerald and Dr Church of Listowel in 1821, then for reasons of personal safety he left for England; having returned to his native place he was attacked and severely beaten by relatives of those he earlier prosecuted; mentions Murphy's intention to press for prosecution at the assizes of Listowel in due course. Returns letter from Maurice Fitzgerald, 18th Knight of Kerry, [MP for County Kerry], Bilton Hotel, 51 Sackville [O’Connell] Street, Dublin, to Goulburn, requesting consideration of Murphy’s case. Refers to local pressure on him as a previous informer and remarks when attacked he was robbed of £7 that he acquired in England.

5 Jan 1825-20 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/2056

Letter from Major Thomas Powell, Corkagh, Rathcoole, County Dublin, inspector general of the Leinster constabulary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on application by Jacob Power, a shopkeeper of Newtownbarry [Bunclody], County Wexford, to have the accounts of the late George Roberts, police sub constable of County Wexford, investigated. Observes that the proceeds of the sale of Roberts’s effects and property were divided between Power and a widow woman of Newtownbarry, and states he advised Power that cooperation would be forthcoming in reviewing the accounts by Mr Dundas Sr, chief constable and pay clerk of County Wexford, 21 February 1825. Returns memorial from Power to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, explaining that at his death sub constable Roberts owed for supplies the sum of £3 12s 10d. Complains of this outstanding debt and remarks that Dundas forwarded only the sum of £1 10s 10d in settlement. Expresses suspicion over handling of Roberts’s account and seeks an investigation before the magistrates of the barony of Scarawalsh, 16 January 1825.

16 Jan 1825-21 Feb 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/2057

Letter from Moses Yarnold, pensioner of the Royal Regiment [of Foot] Artillery, Tinahely, County Wicklow, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting information on assisted emigration to the United States of America. Expresses intend to depart with his family for America on 1 April 1825, and wishes to learn what incentives are given to new settlers. Observes his understanding was that previously those going out were given free passage, provisions for one year, and working tools and implements.

19 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/2058

Petition of James Carroll, coroner, Nenagh, County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, seeking payment of adequate compensation in lieu of expense of attending the assizes of Clonmel. Observes in order to attend the assizes, he must travel a distance of 40 miles from his place of abode and must meet the cost of lodging for a whole week. Regrets that under the statutes from which the grand jury take direction, his portion of the total sum allotted amounts to only £19 10s 0d ‘a sum totally inadequate to cover the expenses incurred’ in attendance. Refers to enclosed document [not present] expressing approval of his work by the Lord Chief Justice [Charles Kendal Bushe] in connection with the conviction of John Kennedy; also cites the name of justice William Johnson, who supports his application for better remuneration. Annotation on back from CSO discusses issue and indicates that application should be made to the grand jury for redress.

[1824]

1824

CSO/RP/1824/2059

Petition of John Byars [Byers], Cullentrough [Cullentragh], parish of Drumcree, County Armagh, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking redress on account of being allegedly dispossessed of his property. Indicates resolve of making application to the Lord Lieutenant for justice as a poor man prior to approaching a local magistrate for assistance.

3 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/2060

Petition of Elizabeth Thorpe, Carlow, County Carlow, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a measure of financial support for herself and 7 children. Remarks her husband Richard Thorpe went to the town of Belfast in search of employment but is not yet in a position to support his family. Claims that two years earlier her husband was dismissed from his post in the fishery department at Baltimore, County Cork, without cause or investigation, by the inspector general of fisheries, JR Barry.

20 Jan 1825

1825