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CSO/RP/1831/1591

Letter from [Hunt Walsh] Chambre, magistrate of County Armagh, Hawthorn Hill, Newry, [County Armagh], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, referring to a recent act of Parliament in relation to the granting of commissions of the peace for a limited period and asking if he and his associate magistrates are entitled to act in their professional capacity after the 23rd of June; with annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene.

21 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1592

Letter from John Dwyer, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, complaining of the failure of Sydenham Davis to discharge the duties of sovereign and seeking relief; explaining the people of the town are denied that facility for five months past but Davis refuses to act himself or appoint someone to act in his place; with annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene.

17 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1593

Letter from Piers Geale, crown solicitor, 12 Mountjoy Square, [Dublin], to the Chief Secretary's Office, referring to the case of James King, an approver confined in Carlow Gaol; stating he should be transferred to Kilmainham [County Dublin] for his own protection and adding that an order should be sent to the gaoler [Robert McDowell] to that effect; also stating that he has had a communication from Lieut Col Daniel O’Donoghue, resident magistrate of police [Queen’s County; County Laois], concerning a riot at Ballinakill and requesting to learn whether a prosecution might be made or if the case is a ‘fit one’ to be pursued in a court of law. Enclosing affidavit of James King stating that on the 22nd of May he accompanied Stephen Neall and Michael Doolan to a field belonging to [William] John Thomson where he was forced to swear ‘on a Book’ to carry out particular acts of subversion; indicating that the pair approached him to go up to shoot Col Bruen [of Oakpark] which he refused, and again was later requesting to meet the gang at Graigue Bridge to burn the house of James Brennan which he prevented by giving opposition to those attempting the act of arson; sworn before William Fishbourne, magistrate, and endorsed overleaf by two other magistrates.

16 Jun 1831-27 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1594

Letter from John Rowan, general overseer of work, Merville, Belfast, [County Antrim], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, requesting an answer to his communication to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, [Under Secretary], on the 9th of May; observing there is little time left for preparation of a report for the grand jury of Antrim [likely in connection with work on the Port Road from Belfast to Antrim].

21 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1595

Letter from James Roe, church warden, Roesborough, [County Tipperary], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, seeking direction on the collecting of church cess in his parish and union; lamenting at the ‘universal combination’ to prevent the collection of the rate and complaining that his warrants have been rejected by Samuel Forsayeth, Chief Constable, who upon consultation with John Willcocks, [Sub-Inspector, Cashel, County Tipperary], has refused to act; protesting that it would be ‘utterly useless’ to seek the assistance of the magistrates ‘unless their decisions are carried into effect by the Police’; with annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene.

21 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1596

Letter from Col Sir John Harvey, [inspector general of police for province of Leinster], Dublin, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, seeking the opinion of the law officers of the crown on the matter of whether police constables should assist persons lawfully employed to carry out the census of the population; indicating he is of opinion that the police officers are ‘bound to perform all duties required by law’; with annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene. Enclosing letter from Lieut HW Thompson, sub-inspector, Westmeath Constabulary, Mullingar, [County Westmeath], to Harvey, enquiring if the constabulary force come with the scope of the relevant statute and if they are bound to attend at the request of local enumerators.

22 Jun 1831-23 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1597

Letter from Maj George Warburton, [Inspector General of Police in Connaught], Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, commenting on the remuneration given men who are serving out of their own counties and the cost implications to the wider force; referring to some misunderstanding that has arisen amongst some of the men with respect to their final destination; advising that 50 men should be sent back to their respective counties and giving his opinion that no presentments should be sent in for the coming assizes. Enclosing letter from Bartholomew Warburton, Chief Magistrate, Ballinasloe, [County Galway], to George Warburton, asking if the policemen from counties Antrim, Armagh and Fermanagh are entitled to a shilling a day; referring to an extract from a letter by Maj Thomas D’Arcy, [Inspector General of Police for Ulster], and seeking clarification of the issue in question.

21 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1598

Letter from Charles Waring, Carlingford, [County Louth], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, requesting that an engineer of the Inland Navigation prepare a plan and estimate for the harbour of Carlingford; enthusing that upon completion of the plans Sir Henry Goodrich will be inclined to ‘subscribe liberally’ and that together with additional support from the funds of the Inland Navigation and local landholders, the project will be a success.

30 May 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1599

Letter from John Molony, Coolreagh, Scariff, [County Clare], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, indicating that a memorial from the inhabitants of the parish of Feacle [Feakle] will be shortly sent to the Lord Lieutenant seeking the removal of John Raddan and James Raddan as census enumerators; complaining the two men are ‘totally unacquainted with the people’ and devoid of any property; requesting their replacement with local persons who are suitably qualified.

1 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/1600

Letter from Robert Martin, [magistrate], Ross House, near Galway, [County Galway], to the chief secretary of the General Post Office, Dublin, complaining that Sir Edward Lees [secretary of GPO] failed to inform him of his intention to make a new contract for conveying the post between Galway and Oughterard; protesting that Lees did not give ‘fair play to the former Contractors Who have been at the Expense of a large Outlay for Cars and Horses’; explaining that some time back he proposed to Lees that the post could be more expediently carried by a by horse and car, andin 1826 he entered into a contract for that purpose, which he then sub-contracted to ‘two respectable men’.

18 Jun 1831

1831