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CSO/RP/1831/1491

Memorial of John Dowd, 15 Chatham Street, [Dublin], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, requesting the assistance of government in ascertaining the reason for his suspension from his post of lamp inspector with the commissioners of paving; stating he was employed for a period of nine years but was suspended by Maj [Alexander] Taylor ‘without any charge’ being preferred against him. Also letter from Alderman Richard Smyth, Lieut Col George Morris and Hickman Kearney, Paving House [Corporation for Paving, Cleaning and Lighting the streets of Dublin], [22 Mary Street, Dublin], to Stanley, reporting the reason for Dowd’s removal is not mentioned in the official records relating to that incident which took place on 1st February 1815; commenting that since the introduction of gas lighting to the city the number of inspectors is just one, and consequently no vacancy exists through which the applicant might be reemployed; enclosing copy of minute ordering that Dowd be suspended from duty and ‘Barry’ be appointed in his stead.

11 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1492

Letter from Lieut Henry Short, Ballina, County Mayo, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, drawing attention to the pressing need of the distressed poor of the west of Ireland and emphasising the need for government intervention; indicating he has first hand experience of the alarming state of the peasantry in the barony of Erris [County Mayo]; noting the dearth of provisions in local market towns such as Crossmolina and the inclination towards high prices; observing the distribution of food is quite inadequate to the needs of the poor, the most distressed of which are vulnerable to fever and dysentery; underlining the need for supplies to be sold to the peasantry at a reduced cost.

4 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1493

Petition of William Ware, late constable, [Limerick, County Limerick], to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking restoration to his position in the police establishment; indicating that he served in the police constabulary of Kanturk, barony of Duhallow in County Cork, for a period of more than seven years; regretting that on account of a debt of £5 he was removed from his post at the behest of Francis Crossley, Chief Constable, and later discharged by Maj William Miller [Inspector General of Police in Munster] ‘without any trial’.

26 May 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1494

Letter from William Bruce Hill, half pay lieutenant, 6th Garrison Battalion, Clonaderic Cottage, Athlone, [County Westmeath], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, requesting appointment to a situation in the police establishment or any other department of government; condemning the rise of that ‘abominable System’ that threatens the peace of the country and asserting his own desire to act in the enforcement of peace; asking that his application be placed before the Lord Lieutenant for consideration.

8 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1495

Petition of James McCormick, Sub-constable, Cashel, [County Tipperary], to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking a portion of the reward for the apprehension of those responsible for the murders of [Richard] Chadwick and Daniel Mara in County Tipperary; stating that he was instrumental in identifying the dwelling place of Thomas Kickham, outside Thurles, a man believed to be an associate of one of the suspects, Patrick Lacy; with certificate overleaf from Edward Wilson, late chief magistrate of police for County Tipperary, conforming McCormick’s claim to compensation. Letter from William Kemmis, [crown solicitor], [40] Kildare Street, [Dublin], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, admitting the justice of McCormick’s claim and recommending that he receive a payment of £10 for his part on bringing some of the offenders to justice.

22 Feb 1831-15 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1496

Letter from John Smith, Vice Treasurer’s Office, Dublin Castle, to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, acknowledging receipt of a memorial from the governors of Barrington’s Hospital and city of Limerick Infirmary seeking payment of an annual sum of £96 6s 2d from the treasury in accordance with the act of Parliament; indicating his intention to comply with the directions given by the Lord Lieutenant and seeking to learn from what period the sum is to become a charge on the Consolidated Fund of Ireland.

15 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1497

Letter from Mathew Singleton, Chief Magistrate, Woodford, Loughrea, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, acknowledging an order for the production of the half yearly police accounts for the county of Kerry;requesting leave of absence for ten or twelve days to proceed to Tralee, County Kerry, to undertake the tasks as required, and noting that Maj William Miller [Inspector General of Police], has directed that the pay of the constabulary for the present month be deducted as too the barrack rent for the half year, before the expiry of the half year term alluded to.

14 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1498

Letter from Henry Wallis, Drishane Castle, Millstreet, [County Cork], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, enclosing a memorial from the magistrates and resident landowners of counties Cork and Kerry to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, emphasising the advantages of a new line of road between Castleisland in County Kerry and Millstreet in County Cork and requesting advance of funds for the completion of the project; stressing the benefits of the scheme, especially the potential for employing the lower orders ‘in a season of scarcity’; noting the road if completed would enable the ‘easy interchange of limestone and fuel’ and would reduce the distance from Cork to Tralee by ten miles; adding the road could be completion for the sum of £3800; signed by John Cooke Wallis, magistrate, and 15 others. Also encloses a detailed estimate for the road from Millstreet to Castleisland plus a map or plan of the road drawn by Jeremiah O’Connor; plan displays the outline of the road in red ink with additional grid showing ‘Townlands thro which the Road passes with the Number of perches in each’.

11 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1499

Memorial of John J Taylor, Athenry, County Galway, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, expressing dissatisfaction with the means through which census collectors were appointed for the barony and seeking the interference of government; complaining that no public notice was displayed concerning the meeting and protesting the persons appointed are ‘altogether incompetent to the task’; stressing his own credentials as the high constable of the barony of Athenry and asserting he is best acquainted with the landscape and people of the region; adding that any census collected without recourse to the barony constables ‘cannot be perfect’.

6 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1500

Letter from John Galaher [Gallagher], church warden, parish of Forgney, Ballyclemay, Ballymahon, County Longford, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, asserting his right to be appointed as census collector for the locality; complaining of the selection of a half pay officer as enumerator and of the benefits of that office being conferred upon those ‘of Larger possessions in the County’; protesting that he was recommended to the position by Rev James Moffitt, magistrate, and seeking the interference of government.

3 Jun 1831

1831