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CSO/RP/1826/41

Memorial of [Jane] Turner, 9 Derby Square, Werburgh Street, [Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, seeking charity having had her leg amputated in Stephen’s Hospital, [Dublin] and adding that she cannot find employment as a needle-worker. Recalling that she previously received 10s which allowed her visit a recently deceased aunt in Kilkenny; that she was recommended by Rev Adams of the Bluecoat Hospital and that Mr Cumberland knows of her plight.

[1826]

[1826]

CSO/RP/1826/42

Memorial of Anna McCormick, widow, 9 Nicholas Street, [Dublin], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, seeking charity as she awaits entry into a house of industry, having been ‘tossed about by Death and sickness’ and adding that her father ‘served his Magesty’ and that two of her brothers ‘died in Spain’.

[1826]

[1826]

CSO/RP/1826/43

Memorial of William McClean, formerly of the ‘Maghara Boy’ [Magheraboy yeomanry], Churchill, County Fermanagh, to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant, seeking charity on account of a leg injury sustained while pursuing rebels during the ‘Rebelion of Ireland’ and which now necessitates an amputation.

16 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/44

Letters from [Reverend] John Wright, Killeevan Glebe, [County Monaghan], seeking a change of position and preferment following the death of the Dean of Clogher. Noting that his current position in Killeenvan would yield £800 per annum to a successor, that he is a native of that diocese with 38 years service. Providing as character witnesses Mr Peel, Lord Enniskillen, Colonel Leslie and Mr Bradshaw.

1 Jan 1826-12 Aug 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/45

File of correspondence and witness statements relating to charges of misconduct brought against Chief Constable Dumas by David Graham McCullough and others, Maghera, County Derry. Dumas was accused of illegally arresting Anthony McCullough, brother of David, while intoxicated and it was also claimed that at a subsequent trial the magistrates did not hear all the charges against Dumas. Includes letter from David McCullough, to Henry Gouldburn, Chief Secretary, 16 February, forwarding further charges against Dumas made by ‘poor creatures’ who while ‘not Gentlemen’ ‘are his Majesty’s subjects’. Includes witness statements from Robert Walker and John Jameson and accusations of mistreatment by Dumas from James McName, farmer; A McGan, shoemaker; James Henry, dealer and James Moore, labourer. Also letter from Thomas D’Arcy, [Inspector General of Police], Belfast, 22 February, stating that his enquiries have lead him to conclude that David McCullough was not ‘of a sound mind’. Also letter from James Spencer Knox, magistrate, Maghera, to [William] Gregory, Under Secretary, 16 March, writing on behalf of fellow magistrates, Rev C Colthant, Rev R Alexander, HI Heyland, G Bamber and H Ellis, confirming their judgement that the arrest and confinement were not illegal. Also two damp-press copies of replies from Henry Goulburn to McCullough, 27 January and 27 February, advising him to bring his complaint before a magistrate in the Petty Sessions.

20 Jan 1826-8 Apr 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/46

Letter from David Perrier, Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, acknowledging his selection as the magistrate responsible for the issuing of passports to soldiers wives, but questioning if he is expected to perform this function without remuneration. Wishing to remind government that, when he was acting as Mayor of Cork, he had been promised a baronetcy by the King but has not heard word of it since.

29 Dec 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1826/47

Letter from Edward Lawson, Grand Canal House, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary reporting on behalf of the directors of the Grand Canal. Urging government to speedily follow the recommendation of John Killaly, government engineer, that the government grant £3000 for the building of a bridge across the Shannon, uniting the canal and the new extension line to Ballinasloe.

21 Jan 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/48

File includes copy of letter from John Killaly, engineer, Tullamore, to Francis Trench, reporting on his inspection and providing a detailed estimate of the cost of finishing roads noting that ‘the Board might not be disposed to encounter such an expense without the express sanction of Government’. Also letter from James Saurin, Henry R Paine and John Radcliff, [Commissioners … for … roads and bridges in Ireland], to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant, stating that their engineer, Killaly, has taken possession of certain roads but suggesting that Mr Nimmo oversee the completion of [the Swinford to Killala] road before transferring it into their control. Also letters from Alexander Nimmo, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary concerning the completion of that road.

26 Dec 1825-19 Jul 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1826/49

Letter from G Lambart concerning the funding of the Meath turnpike road which he argues should not be borne by the inhabitants of County Meath who will derive little benefit from it but rather should be levied on ‘the Northern[er]s’. Praising Mr Brownes’ plan but doubting that it will pass into law and mentioning a rumour that the government wishes to undertake the management of the road. Also draft reply reiterating government policy not to interfere in such local matters but adding that the proposed tolls appear high and long-lived.

12 Jan [1826]

1826

CSO/RP/1826/50

File includes letters from A Wedderburn, Royal Hospital Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary and William Gregory, Under Secretary concerning the letting of a house at Ballymahon, [County Longford] for the accommodation of a detachment of soldiers to guard the Royal Canal. Also letter from Samuel Draper, secretary, Royal Canal House, to Goulburn stating that the local inspector was to call on Capt Gloster. Also copies of related letters from [Maj Gen] J Taylor, Athlone, to the Quartermaster General, Dublin and from Capt T Gloster, Ballymahon, to Lt Col Wooldridge, Athlone.

6 Jan 1826-29 May 1826

1826