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CSO/RP/1825/341

Letter from Rear Admiral Robert Plampin, commander in chief in Ireland, HMS ‘Tweed’ in Cove [Cobh] harbour, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, confirming assistance will be given as necessary to Dr Edward Trevor, supervisor of convict transportation at Cove, in embarkation of prisoners to the ship ‘Lonach’.

29 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/342

Letter from Charles H Todd, secretary, Commissioners for Superintending Lunatic Asylums, 3 Kildare Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting permission for leave of absence ‘for a few weeks’ to visit England on business. Confirms his medical responsibilities as surgeon at the House of Industry, Dublin, have been entrusted to Robert M Piele and Richard Carmichael, surgeons, and those at Richmond General Penitentiary, to Dr Charles E Orpen. Also makes reference to a difference of opinion between himself and the governor of the penitentiary, Hill W Rowan, over some new regulations and request that the Lord Lieutenant will defer making any new statutes for that institution until after he returns from leave.

22 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/343

Letter from Sir Charles William Flint, secretary, Irish Office, London, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from John Church, Stationery Office, London, comptroller of the stationary office, reporting on a recent price increase in wholesale prices of paper and enclosing ‘A List of Superfine and second Papers supplied by His Majesty’s Stationer in Ireland [Sir Abraham Bradley King] for the use of the Several Public Departments in Ireland', giving detail of ‘Weight per Ream’, ‘Price with outsides’ and ‘Price with Insides’. Pricelist signed by Church, and certified by Jones, Wiggins and Company, and by Christopher Magnay and Sons, wholesale stationers, London.

18 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/344

Letter from the chief magistrates [Alderman Frederick Darley, John Graves, Major Henry Charles Sirr, and Peter Low], head office of police, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the apprehension of criminals in England implicated in an attack on [James] Butterworth, clothier of Chamber Street, Dublin, 2 May 1825. Encloses copy letter from C Gallogly, Leeds, England, to Charles Pemberton, chief clerk, head office of police, Dublin, indicating success in capture of two suspects ‘Maher’ and ‘Leary’. Observes as the police presence was communicated at once through the town, they hold out little hope of making captives of the remaining two offenders, 1 May 1825. Also letter from the chief magistrates enclosing a copy letter from Gallogly, Leeds, to Pemberton, indicating the remaining suspects ‘Walsh and Cullen’ were arrested as they prepared to depart for Scotland, 2; 4 May 1825.

1 May 1825-4 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/345

Letter from Godfrey Fetherston, secretary, Commissioners of Inquiry [Irish courts], 15 Dominick Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, declining application for remuneration from Robert Cooper, clerk of the writs, Court of King’s Bench, Dublin, on account of claimed ‘extra services’. Remarks Cooper may have been forced to carry out additional labour in complying with requisitions set by the commissioners but was not ‘put to any expense’ in so doing. Observes should the Lord Lieutenant deems it appropriate, Cooper’s claim may be placed before the judges of the King’s Bench. Returns memorial from Cooper to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, outlining his claim for compensation for extra duties. States in completion of the necessary returns requested by the commissioners, he occupied both mornings and evenings for a space of near 3 months.

2 Mar 1825-7 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/346

Cover note from John Flood, clerk of the peace for County Kilkenny, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, conveying documents on the question of interpretation of the law respecting holding legal sessions in County Kilkenny. Encloses ‘A Statement for the direction of the Law officers of the Crown’ requesting opinion on whether it is lawful to conduct criminal business at Thomastown, or whether both civil and criminal trials must continue at Kilkenny city. Also memorial from the magistrates of County Kilkenny to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting measures be introduced to continue criminal trials for the whole county in the city of Kilkenny. Alludes to an application to the assistant barrister of County Kilkenny, Gervais Perker Bushe, to have criminal as well as civil business conducted in the separate administrative division of Thomastown. Emphasises if criminal cases are no longer heard in the city, contrary to the established practice, difficulties will arise with respect to general and prison accommodation as well as impartiality of jurors, signed by Edward Briscoe and 18 other magistrates. Also copy ‘Case on behalf of the Crown for the Opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor General respecting the Holding of Criminal Sessions in the respective Divisions of the County Kilkenny’, with determination by the Solicitor General [Henry Joy] on base indicating that criminal as well as civil cases ‘must be held in the different divisions of the County’; also duplicate copy of case on behalf of the crown with inscription on back by the Attorney General [William Conyngham Plunket] stating his concurrence with the Solicitor General.

7 Feb 1825-24 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/347

Letter from Sir William Betham, Ulster King of Arms, Office of Arms, Lower Castle Gate, Dublin Castle, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking payment for work carried out in investigation of extinct Irish peerages under the names of Patrick Dillon, 11th Earl of Roscommon, Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, and Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie. Encloses two separate statements indicating in detail expenses incurred in obtaining copies of certificates and constats, travel costs and professional fees, coming to £318 5s 0d and £162 15s 9d respectively. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

3 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/348

Letter from Thomas Herbert Orpen, 13 Frederick Street South, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging letter indicating a warrant will be issued for disbursement by government of £405 18s 5d for expenses associated with treatment of fever at Sir Patrick’s Dun’s Hospital, Dublin. Undertakes to apply the sum ‘in the manner ordered’.

3 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/349

Petition of James Seery, Chapelizod, County Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to situation in the police establishment of Ireland. Claims to have given 8 years of his life to military service in the 61st regiment of foot, and that he has a wife and 6 children to support financially. Affirms a character reference may be obtained from Captain Marlin Irving, secretary to the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin, ‘as to his conduct’ whilst in the army.

1 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/350

File concerning claim by Thomas Gabbett for reimbursement of rent arrears from the police establishment for use of premises at Rathkeale, County Limerick. Includes letter from Gabbett, Limerick, County Limerick, to Captain Richard Willcocks, inspector general of police, seeking settlement of outstanding rental arrears on his property by the police establishment. Requests an enquiry into failure to pay all outstanding arrears on the building [used by police as a barracks] which was initially set to Major Richard Going, former chief police magistrate of Rathkeale, for £90 per year on 1 July 1820, and continued under his successor, Major William Stewart. Complains over the ‘very bad state’ of the premises upon it being returned to him, without any payment of compensation, 5 April 1825. Also includes letter from Willcocks, Palmerston, County Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging rent arrears due to Gabbett on the former police station at Rathkeale. Explains that payment of the rent was met by taking a stoppage from the sub constables lodging in the barracks, but if Major Stewart failed to deduct that money, ‘himself only is to blame’, 23 April 1825.

5 Apr 1825-27 May 1825

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