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CSO/RP/1826/21

Letter from William Irwin, Violet Hill, [Castleblayney, County Monaghan], treasurer of County Armagh, to William Gregory, [Under Secretary], seeking clarification whether the county cess is to be paid in Irish or English currency. Also letter from John Martin, Ardgonnell, [County Armagh], collector of the Barony of Turney, to Irwin on the same subject.

19 Jan 1826-20 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/22

Letter from [Archibald] Hamilton, magistrate, Mount Barnard, Castlederg, [County Tyrone], noting that within the previous four months twelve females came before him swearing themselves pregnant by particular individuals and ‘erroneously supposing that by so doing they can recover from the Father, after the birth of the child, a reasonable sum for its support’. Adding that mothers are forced to become mendicants and a burden on the parish while ‘the most guilty person escapes unpunished either in purse or person’.

3 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/23

Memorial of Mary Espy, Ardglass, [County Down] to [Richard] Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, seeking a widows pension. Noting that her late husband, James Espy, who died on 10 May 1825, was a revenue officer for twenty seven years during which time he detected illegal distillation and tobacco smuggling.

20 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/24

Letter from M Irwin, secretary, Royal Hibernian Military School, Phoenix Park, [County Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary forwarding a resolution of the governors of the Hibernian Society for the care of soldiers children concerning the terms of employment and remuneration of the school’s chaplain.

24 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/25

Return for the diocese of Derry noting the number of applications to the Bishop of that diocese for consent to the building of churches or chapels by private subscription signed by ‘W Derry’ [William Knox, Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry]. Noting that consent and a subscription of £100 was granted to Mr Harvey to build a church in Malin. Also letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, to [William Magee], Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin requesting that he furnish said returns.

16 Jan 1826-19 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/26

File of letters concerning the expiration and enforcement of the Fishery Acts. Includes correspondence between H Townsend, secretary to Commissioners of Irish Fisheries, Irish Fishery Office and Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary and William Gregory, Under Secretary concerning the expiration of the Fishery Acts and the subsequent lack of legal powers to prosecute offenders and discussing solutions to the difficulty. Also letter from J C Beresford, 26 Hardwicke Street, [Dublin] and reply from Dublin Castle informing him that ‘the Penalties under the Fishery Act are not now leviable’. Also letter from [Charles] Grant, to [Henry] Goulburn informing him of his intention to draft a bill which would ‘continue the Irish Fishery Bill’ and requesting Townsend to submit the wording of a clause for insertion. Also legal opinion from John Franks, 9 March, on the legal powers vested in the government and the Commissioners of Fisheries. Also extract from a letter from Alex Brand, secretary to the proprietors of inland fisheries in Ireland, to Mr Balington, reporting on the policing of salmon fishing in counties Sligo and Limerick. Also printed copy of the ‘Act for the Encouragement and Improvement of the British and Irish Fisheries’ including handwritten amendment.

25 Apr 1825-24 Mar 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/27

Letter from B Pilkington, Toar, Tyrrellspass, [County Westmeath], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary seeking financial assistance for an association formed for ‘the improvement of the Peasantry of the County of Westmeath’ of which she is one of the governesses. Outlining how they sell cost price wool and flax and rent equipment to the poor to create cheap clothing with any surplus being sold at a weekly yarn markets. Adding that they operate a dispensary and two schools.

27 Nov 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/28

Petition of Francis Savage, Tooskilly [Tievshilly], the Ards [Peninsula], Portaferry, [County Down], to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant seeking a position in the police force or ‘waterguards’. Claiming that he saved the life of Lord Ellenborrough [Ellenborough] in 1812. Mentioning Andrew Nudgent [?Nugent] of Portaferry and requesting that a reply be sent care of William Warnock of Portaferry.

18 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/29

Memorial of John Smith Thwaites, Limerick, to [Richard] Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant seeking the position of surgeon to the Limerick Lunatic Asylum, noting that he previously held the position of staff hospital assistant surgeon at Limerick Infirmary. Enclosing a copy of a reference from Doctor G Renny, Director General of Hospitals in Ireland and a copy of a letter from Matthew Byrne, Army Medical Office, Dublin, to Thwaites, 7 March 1818, relieving him of his duties but commending his past services as an army surgeon. Also letter of recommendation from [Thomas] Spring Rice, 26 Baker Street, London.

23 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/30

Letter from Thomas Kingsmill, 60 Queen Street, [possibly Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, seeking a loan of £100 to allow him continue his business and facilitate his overworked son to finish his studies. Adding that four of his adult children have died within the past four years and that Dr Erlington can vouch for his son’s abilities. Annotation on letter stating that funds for such a loan are not available.

23 Jan 1826

1826