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CSO/RP/1825/251

Letter from Richard Dobbs, assistant barrister for County Antrim, Belfast, County Antrim, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, requesting permission to retire from office as assistant barrister and receive in recompense an allowance of his ‘full salary’. Explains that retirement from duties is suggested to him by both his medical doctor and family on grounds of advanced age and declining health. Anticipates he might be provided for within the terms of a bill now before Parliament. Annotated written on top in pencil by Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, declares ‘I cannot make any bargain, unauthorised by Law’. A second annotation below [by Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland] states that there is no statute contemplated under which he may retire on full salary.

6 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/252

Letter from Jonathan Sisson Cooper and D’Arcy Mahon, commissioners, stamp office, William Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on allegation raised by James Duffin of Ballymena, County Antrim, against Peter Aicken [Aickin], a magistrate and distributor of stamps for Ballymena, concerning prosecution for contravention of game laws. They explain that legal action was resorted to by the stamp office against Duffin for failure to hold a game certificate, over which a fine was levied upon production of firm evidence; also mentions a second prosecution which is not intended to be brought forward. Observes that since his application for redress, two separate complaints have been made against Duffin ‘for assaults and menaces of violence against the witness for the Prosecution’. Confirms that Aicken acted in accordance with duty in taking action against Duffin and advises that the latter being a man of some means, should be compelled to pay the fine. Returns memorial from Duffin, Elgany [Elginny], near Ballymena, County Antrim, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking protection of government in relation to accusations of unlawful hunting and of harassment by gamekeepers and employees of the stamp office. Denies use of sporting dogs and complaints of inability to pay the penalties inflicted on him.

5 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/253

Letter from AJ Dopping, high sheriff of County Westmeath, Lotown House, near Kinnegad, County Westmeath, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial from the magistrates of County Westmeath assembled at the courthouse of Mullingar, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a reduction of 20 in the number of police constables serving in the county constabulary. Signed by George Thomas John Nugent, 8th Earl of Westmeath and 23 other magistrates. Also letter from Robert Smyth, foreman, grand jury room, Mullingar, County Westmeath, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial from the magistrates of County Westmeath assembled at the spring assizes to Wellesley, stating their wish to have the county police establishment reduced to its original size. Advise that the surplus men might be made permanent as vacancies occur and are filled, so that the total number of policemen do not exceed 192.

14 Mar 1825-12 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/254

Letter from Major James Palmer and Major Benjamin Blake Woodward, joint inspector generals of prisons in Ireland, 41 Leeson Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, stating their approval of proposes modifications to the Roman Catholic chapel at the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, 17 February 1825. Also letter from William Logan, prison inspector, 25 Marlborough Street, Dublin, to Gregory, enclosing letter from Reverend Mathew Flanagan, Roman Catholic chaplain to the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, requesting permission for installation of 2 windows, a fire place and 2 confessional boxes, in the prison chapel, 12 February 1825; 14 March 1825. Also encloses estimate slip showing total cost of work as £35 5s 0, 9 March 1825.

12 Feb 1825-14 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/255

Letter from Samuel Collins, Office of Public Accounts, Dublin, clerk to commissioners of public accounts, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning a delay in receipt of queries on accounts of St John’s Fever & Lock Hospital in Limerick, County Limerick. Remarks the delay by the treasurer of the hospital in making the returns resulted in an omission in the report of the commissioners of public accounts. Calls attention to an ‘office document’ in support of his statement [not present]. Returns letter from William Wray Maunsell, archdeacon of Limerick and treasurer of St John’s Fever & Lock Hospital, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, offering replies to 6 queries pertaining to the institution’s accounts for the period ending 5 January 1824. Expresses surprise at the Lord Lieutenant’s intervention since responses to a similar set of queries had earlier been forwarded to the Office of Public Accounts.

15 Feb 1825-22 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/256

Letter from Richard B Cotter, secretary, grand jury, Cork, County Cork, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing a memorial from the magistrates of the grand jury of County Cork to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, making recommendation for the superannuation of a group of baronial constables from the old police establishment. Encloses a list of 22 constables, indicating their names, barony in which served, age, period of service, salary, recommended superannuation allowance and observations, signed by Mr Deane Freeman, foreman of the grand jury of Cork. With note on back from John Sealy Townsend, King’s Counsel and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, stressing some special requirements for constables making application who are under 60 years of age.

5 Oct 1824-7 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1825/257

File of material relating to application for compensation by crown witness Mary Creamour [also spelt Creymour and Creamur] of Cahirconlish, County Limerick, who give evidence against Patrick Cusack, who was subsequently convicted for the murder of John Ryan of Ballyvorneen. Includes memorial from Creamour [a servant maid to the late John Ryan], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of lack of response to her application for aid, without which, she claims, ‘She must abandon her native vicinity and look for Refuge in a Strange Country’, March 1825. Also includes letter from Thomas Philip Vokes, police magistrate, Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, confirming Creamour’s participation in the trial and recommending payment to her of £10 to facilitate relocation. Also advises that an infant daughter of Ryan’s, who acted as a witness in the trial should be sent to a school in Dublin [her mother Eleanor having also been implicated in the murder], 15 March 1825. Also includes another application from Creamour for additional aid and letter from Vokes refusing further financial assistance since he regards the advance of £10 to her as ‘sufficient for a person in her class of life’, c28 May; 7 July 1825.

Mar 1825-7 Jul 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/258

Petition of the clerks of the peace of Dublin and those of other Irish counties to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, calling attention to the additional labour and expenditure likely to flow from an anticipated act of Parliament in the present session and seeking compensation. Claims that the new bill, expected to be raised by Sir Henry Parnell, MP for Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], ‘for the better regulation of the office of Justice of the Peace for Ireland’ will force their attendance at sittings of petty session and encumber them with other additional legal duties. Names subscribed underneath by the clerks of the peace for 12 Irish counties. Also letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, Westminster, London, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, stating the plea of the clerks of the peace might warrant consideration at some future period, but observes ‘at present there is no such bill in the house [of Commons], nor am I aware of any such being in contemplation’.

c25 Feb 1825-12 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/259

Petition of Henry Drill, former police sub constable of the barony of Narragh and Reban West, Athy, County Kildare, to the grand jury of County Kildare, requesting payment of superannuation allowance in accordance with the act of Parliament. Having served as a sub constable for a period of over 20 years, he makes claim to a pension equal to two-thirds of that of his former salary. Document signed and approved by Ponsonby Moore, foreman of the grand jury, Moorefield House, County Kildare. With note on back from John Sealy Townsend, King’s Counsel and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, accepting that Drill’s application in its present form is ‘sufficient’ to warrant approval of the superannuation allowance he seeks, 11; 15 September 1824. Also extract of letter from Robert Rawson, treasurer for County Kildare, Athy, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, confirming Drill’s salary as a sub constable of police, 4 October 1824. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

11 Sep 1824-4 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1825/260

Letter from Daniel Webb Webber, chairman, commission appointed to enquire into the duties, salaries and emoluments of the officers of the Courts of Justice in Ireland [Dominick Street, Dublin], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting permission for leave of absence from duties of office for reasons of ‘my present affairs, & my State of Health’. ‘Granted’ annotated on top in pencil in hand of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant.

21 Mar 1825-22 Mar 1825

1825