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Match 171 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1831/2968

TITLE:

Letter from Henry R Paine, Office of Public Works, [Dublin], concerning an application from the fishermen of Bantry, County Cork, for an extension of time to meet arrears owing to the Irish Fishery Board

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry R Paine, Office of Public Works, [Dublin], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, responding to an application from the fishermen of Bantry, County Cork, for an extension of time to meet arrears owing to the Irish Fishery Board; explaining the collector is authorised to show leniency to those in distress but will take legal recourse against any person or persons who have the means but refuse to settle their debts; stating that contact was made with the collector [George Woodhouse] and he observes of the fishermen ‘their disinclination to pay seems every day more evident’. Also letter from Thomas Hoblyn, Treasury Chambers, [London], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, enclosing a petition of the fishermen of Bantry to the lords commissioners of Treasury, seeking an extension of the time limit of their loan repayment; complaining in particular of a ‘very bad’ fishing season and the removal of the bounty on fish about two years ago; remarking they are all very poor and the ‘sale of their boats under law proceedings will not cover the costs of such proceedings’.

EXTENT:

3 items; 8pp

DATE(S):

26 Oct 1831-21 Nov 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/3115

Match 172 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1831/3235

TITLE:

Memorial from the inhabitants of the town of Bantry [County Cork] requesting a measure of financial assistance from government to erect a hospital

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Cover letter from Lord Bantry, [Richard White, 1st Earl Bantry], [Bearhaven, County Cork], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, enclosing a memorial from the inhabitants of the town of Bantry [County Cork] to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting a measure of financial assistance from government to erect a hospital; stressing that local poverty is exasperated by a late failure of the fishing trade; also emphasising that there are now 30 cases of typhus fever in the locality and cholera is an ever present danger; noting also that the sum of £40 is raised by local subscription. Also damp press reply from Gosset touching on the issue of parliamentary funding.

EXTENT:

4 items; 7pp

DATE(S):

7 Dec 1831-8 Mar 1832

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1832

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/3393

Match 173 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1831/3310

TITLE:

Petition of the fishermen of Bantry district, County Cork, seeking leniency over repayment of loans to the Irish Fishery Board

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Cover letter from Cornelius Finnin, [Tra Ceal], Bantry, [County Cork], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, enclosing a petition of the fishermen of Bantry district, County Cork, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking leniency over repayment of loans to the Irish Fishery Board; admitting the justice of demands made by the collector, [George] Woodhouse, but stressing their impoverished state of the fishing community; also enclosing a list of fishermen’s names. Also includes letter from Henry R Paine, Office of Public Works, [Dublin], to Gosset, reporting on the application of the fishermen of Bantry district; observing that Woodhouse will not press for payment from those in distress but will take legal proceedings against any person who has the means to do so.

EXTENT:

4 items; 11pp

DATE(S):

29 Nov 1831-16 Dec 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/3475

Match 174 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1831/3562

TITLE:

Letter from Charles W Flint, [resident under-secretary], Irish Office, London, [England], conveying the approval of Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, upon a submission by Lord Bantry.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Charles W Flint, [resident under-secretary], Irish Office, London, [England], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, conveying the approval of Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, upon a submission by Lord Bantry [Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry], which he returns [item not present].

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

2 Aug 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/IrishOffice/35

Match 175 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/OR/1831/456

TITLE:

Letter from Maj William Miller, [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Bantry, [County Cork], acknowledging an order to continue a police constable at the residence of Francis Despard, a local magistrate.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Maj William Miller, [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Bantry, [County Cork], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, acknowledging an order to continue a police constable at the residence of Francis Despard, a local magistrate; noting that Constable Percival has been living in the abode of Despard for a period of three years, ‘doing no sort of duty’ in the police establishment; offering his opinion that the practice is contrary to the best use of public funds. Also correspondence between Despard and William Gregory, [former Under Secretary], on the same subject.

EXTENT:

4 item; 11pp

DATE(S):

23 Sep 1831-1 Oct 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/D122

Match 176 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/OR/1831/537

TITLE:

Letter from Alexander Eagan, Chief Constable, Bantry, [County Cork], reporting on the murder of Flynn outside Castletown.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Maj William Miller, [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Fermoy, [County Cork], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, enclosing a letter from Alexander Eagan, Chief Constable, Bantry, [County Cork], reporting on the murder of Flynn outside Castletown and the apprehension of the principle in that affair; observing that the likely reason for the killing was that the deceased was a near relation of another who had acted in the prosecution of some persons guilty of the crime of sheep stealing.

EXTENT:

2 items; 5pp

DATE(S):

2 Jun 1831-4 Jun 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/F44

Match 177 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1250

TITLE:

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, to Lord Bantry, asking that a petition forwarded by Patrick Cronin be returned.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, to Lord Bantry [Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry], concerning the alleged rape of Catherine Sullivan of the barony of Bantry in County Cork [by John Cronin]; asking that a petition forwarded by Patrick Cronin be returned. Also draft copy of same letter.

EXTENT:

2 items; 3pp

DATE(S):

Oct 1831

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1831

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1831/S54

Match 178 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1832/71

TITLE:

File of letters concerning the non-reappointment of Capt Graham to the Commission of the Peace for Wexford following an incident involving the yeomanry in Newtownbarry.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letters from [Robert Shapland] Carew, Lieutenant for County Wexford, Castle Boro [Castleboro Castle, County Wexford], to [Henry William Paget, Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Lieutenant], noting that government criticised three magistrates who called out the yeomanry at Newtownbarry resulting in the resignation of two of them; adding that Capt Graham of Newtownbarry still retains his position but has been absent from the county; forwarding a request from Graham [not extant] to be reappointed to the Commission of the Peace; includes annotation stating that Graham’s conduct was indiscrete and that he is not a fit person to occupy the position; forwarding a letter from Richard Hill, High Constable of the Barony of Bantry. Also draft letter from Sir William Gosset, [Under Secretary], to Carew, noting that the matter rests with the Lord Chancellor.

EXTENT:

4 items; 13pp

DATE(S):

19 Dec [1831]-7 Jan 1832

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1832

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1832/76

Match 179 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1832/166

TITLE:

File of documents arising from requests from magistrates and others for a military presence in Enniscorthy and other parishes in County Wexford to deal with outrage and opposition to [tithe] collection.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from William R Farmar, Chairman, to Sir William Gosset, [Under Secretary], writing on behalf of County Wexford magistrates, requesting that a detachment of military be quartered in Enniscorthy to deal with disturbances and outrages. Also letter from J Boyd, High Sheriff, Rosslare, [County Wexford], to Gosset, noting that he has received a letter from his sub sheriff calling for a military presence in Enniscorthy. Also letter from Richard Hill, High Constable of the Barony of Bantry, Urnsfort, Enniscorthy, to Robert S Carew, [Lord] Lieutenant of County Wexford, noting that his deputy collector experienced opposition in Newross and Killegney and seeking military assistance. Also covering letter from Carew, probably to Gosset. Also letter from [Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron] Templemore, Military Secretary, Royal Hospital, [Dublin], to Gosset, noting that an officer has been sent to Enniscorthy to ascertain if there is accommodation for 2 officers and 50 men in the town and that a company from the 52nd Regiment have travelled to Wexford.

EXTENT:

5 items; 15pp

DATE(S):

31 Dec 1831-21 Jan 1832

DATE EARLY:

1831

DATE LATE:

1832

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1832/175

Match 180 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1832/248

TITLE:

Note stating that Robert Shapland Carew is concerned over the limited military force in County Wexford.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Note stating that ‘It is stated by Mr Carew that the Military Force at present in the Co Wexford, is very limited’. [Archivist note – CSORP Register entry is as follows – ‘Carew Rob[er]t Shapl[an]d. Mil[itary] aid in Barony of Bantry to enforce assessments’] .

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

[1832]

DATE EARLY:

1832

DATE LATE:

1832

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1832/268

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