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Record 241 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/241

TITLE:

Petition of William Walch, late Board of Ordnance, requesting a free passage to Quebec, Canada

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of William Walch, former soldier, corps of artificers, Board of Ordnance, [County Armagh], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a free passage to Quebec, British North America [Canada], for himself, his wife and 6 children. Attestation of statement provided below by William Byers, [Portrieve], Charlemont, County Armagh.

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

11 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11212

Record 242 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/242

TITLE:

Petition of John Curran, late Royal Artillery Drivers, Moy, County Tyrone, requesting a free passage to Quebec, Canada

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of John Curran, former soldier, Royal Artillery Drivers, Moy, County Tyrone, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a free passage to Quebec, British North America [Canada], for himself, his wife and 5 children. Claims his father and 3 brothers have given past military service to the crown and all are now resident in Canada. Attestation of statement provided below by William Byers, [Portrieve], Charlemont, County Armagh.

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

11 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11213

Record 243 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/243

TITLE:

Petition of John Brown, Charlemont, County Armagh, requesting a free passage to Quebec, Canada

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of John Brown, Charlemont, County Armagh, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a free passage to Quebec, British North America [Canada], for himself, his wife and 4 children. Attestation of statement provided below by William Byers, [Portrieve], Charlemont, County Armagh.

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

11 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11214

Record 244 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/244

TITLE:

Petition of John Shaw, former baronial police sub constable, County Longford, requesting superannuation for active service in the police establishment

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of John Shaw, former baronial police sub constable, Cloonturk, Longford, County Longford, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting payment of financial recompense or superannuation for active service over a period of 29 years in the police establishment of Ireland. Encloses memorial to the magistrates assembled at session [Longford], seeking recommendation for a pension allowance. Shaw observes his regular salary has been discontinued and complains in 1820 he ‘lost the use of his leg, which was dislocated and wounded by a Riotous party at Killashee’ fair in County Longford. Document signed by 13 magistrates. With attached certificate from George Peacocke, surgeon, Longford County Gaol, indicating he provided treatment to Shaw, but advises he ‘can never expect the perfect recovery of the leg’.

EXTENT:

2 items; 5pp

DATE(S):

6 Nov 1824-c15 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1824

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11215

Record 245 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/245

TITLE:

Petition of parishioners of the parish of Caheragh, County Cork, requesting aid be provided to build a parish church

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Copy petition of the Protestant [Church of Ireland] parishioners of the parish of Caharagh [Caheragh], County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting aid be provided to build a parish church. States that Thomas Wood, one of their members, has agreed to supply a site for the proposed church at a reasonable cost, or alternatively that are agreeable to have a new building in the vicinity of the old graveyard. Remarks unlike their counterparts in neighbouring parishes, they have neither place of worship, resident clergyman or school; observes their rector, Reverend [John] Webb, only visits the parish once a year ‘for the purpose of Collecting his Tythes [tithes]’. Warns of the decline in religious observance and claims numbers of their community have ‘turned to mass and several have been buried without received Protestant burial’ rites. Complains that a number of applications for redress directed to the bishop of Cork and Ross [Thomas St Lawrence] have not received an answer, and asks that a reply to their memorial be sent to Thomas Wood Sr, Woodford, near Skibbereen, County Cork. Document signed by 70 parishioners with surnames Wood, Levis, Ross, Jermyn, Baker, Hitchcock, Taylor, Cue, Talbert, Cotter, Kingston, Roberts and Swetnam [Sweetman]. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

c18 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11216

Record 246 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/246

TITLE:

Letter from Reverend John Wilkinson, curate of parish of Lower Langfield, County Tyrone, requesting a situation of employment for his son

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Reverend John Wilkinson, [Church of Ireland] curate of parish of Lower Langfield, Drumquin, Omagh, County Tyrone, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a situation of employment for his 16 year old son in the police, revenue, military or any other position under government. Remarks, on account of an insufficient income, he is unable to provide the boy with a college education, nor is he inclined to recommend him to such a career from his own experience in the church. Also expresses his appreciation for granting assistance in connection with his case against the barrack department. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

EXTENT:

2 items; 4pp

DATE(S):

18 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11217

Record 247 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/247

TITLE:

Petition of Michael Brenan, apothecary, County Kilkenny, seeking a measure of relief from government to aid restoration of his profession

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of Michael Brenan, apothecary, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of being out of employment and seeking a measure of relief from government to aid restoration of his profession. Indicates he served his apprenticeship as an apothecary in the city of Dublin and claims to have recently held a ‘respectable’ dispensary in his present location. Notes beneath that his living quarters are opposite Read’s Woollen Factory in the city of Kilkenny.

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

c19 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11218

Record 248 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/248

TITLE:

Letter from Robert Hughes, mayor of Wexford, County Wexford, concerning enforcement of oath on town bakers

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Robert Hughes, mayor of Wexford, County Wexford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, drawing attention to his personal efforts to check false returns by local bakers of wheat and flour prices. Conveys suspicions over practice of fraud by the bakers and regrets that such behaviour has detrimental consequences for the poor of the Wexford town. Notes that a campaign of opposition has developed in response to his attempt to enforce subscription to an oath by those concerned in the supply side of the trade. Requests direction from government over future action, 3 February 1825. Encloses copy of printed notice circulated in the town of Wexford by the mayor. Recites substance of an act of the 30th of George III, chapter 30 requiring ‘all Millers, Factors and others concerned in the Corn and Flour Trade’ to present themselves before the mayor and take an oath. A penalty of £10 is imposed on those failing to comply with the regulation, signed by Hughes, 1 January 1825. Also encloses copy of printed notice circulated in the town of Wexford reproducing the text of the mayor’s notice [above] and stating opinion of legal counsel, Daniel O'Connell, that the act in question is invalid and need not be complied with, signed by O'Connell, Merrion Square, Dublin, 25 January 1825. Also copy of case on behalf of the crown relating to the point of difference between the mayor of Wexford and the bakers of that town. Opinion recorded on base from the Attorney General [William Conyngham Plunket] and the Solicitor General [Henry Joy] stating as the law has been repealed the mayor has no ground for enforcing subscription to the oath by bakers, 21 February 1825.

EXTENT:

4 items; 13pp

DATE(S):

1 Jan 1825-21 Feb 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11219

Record 249 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/249

TITLE:

Letter from Richard Dobbs, assistant barrister to County Antrim, Belfast, County Antrim, recommending refund of a fine levied on John Sarbey

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Richard Dobbs, assistant barrister for County Antrim, Belfast, County Antrim, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the case of John Sarbey of Belfast and recommending he receive a refund of a fine levied upon him in connection with the prosecution of Alexander McAllister for an assault on Rebecca Rutledge. Annotated on top in pencil ‘granted’ by Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle. Encloses memorial from Sarbey, a bricklayer from Belfast, County Antrim, to Wellesley, complaining of being forced to pay a fine of £5 under green wax process in the action against McAllister and seeking redress. Emphasises as ‘a very poor man’ he is unable to withstand the charge and claims to have borrowed the money from ‘an indulgent employer’. Adds he is presently making small repayments on the sum. States that his account of the matter can be verified by Thomas Henry, governor of the house of correction, Belfast.

EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp

DATE(S):

29 Jan 1825-17 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11220

Record 250 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1825/250

TITLE:

Letter from Sir Charles William Flint, secretary, Irish Office, London, concerning issue of quantity of gas lamps needed to light the city of Dublin with gas

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Sir Charles William Flint, secretary, Irish Office, London, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, making reference to a letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, to WH Porter, director, United General Gas Company, 14 King’s Arms Yard, London, [not present] and asking a copy be conveyed to the commissioners of the Paving Board, Dublin, ‘with directions to them to govern themselves accordingly’, 15 March 1825. Also copy letter from Porter to Goulburn, complaining the Paving Board have increased the number of lamps to be provided by almost a third, contrary to the agreed specifications for the work. Regards the enlargement in lamp stands as proposed by the board in the draft contract as a ‘useless and profligate waste’ and seeks permission to proceed on basis of original plan, 21 February 1825. Also letter from Gregory to Flint, enclosing a letter from Major Alexander Taylor, Alderman Mark Bloxham and Thomas N Edgworth, commissioners for paving, cleaning and lighting the streets of Dublin, Paving House, Mary Street, Dublin, in which they state in making their calculation for the quantity of gas lamps needed in the city of Dublin, street widths were not taken into account. Observes they produced their estimate ‘on the basis laid down in Mr Goulburn’s Letter’, 22; 24 March 1825.

EXTENT:

4 items; 19pp

DATE(S):

21 Feb 1825-24 Mar 1825

DATE EARLY:

1825

DATE LATE:

1825

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1825/11221

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