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CSO/RP/1831/3129

Letter from Rev Alexander Patterson, Presbyterian minister, second congregation of Ballymena, [County Antrim], to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking the extension of the regium donum in support of his labour in the town of Ballymena; stating the second congregation are attached to the Synod of Ulster and are ‘loyal people’ in the midst of a ‘large and rapidly increasing town’; remarking that the matter has already been brought to the attention of government by Sir Robert Bateson, MP for Londonderry [Derry] and seeking redress.

10 Nov 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3136

Letter from Rev John P Hewitt, Rectory, Moneymore, [County Londonderry or Derry], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, seeking a rapid response from government in order to establish a board of health to stem the advance of cholera; enclosing a memorial to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting the authority of government to set up a board of health to serve the village of Moneymore; outlining the townlands in the immediate district which includes the holding occupied by the Drapers Company of London; application made with the assistance of the local Presbyterian minister. Also enclosing a list of persons proposed to serve on the board of health, signed by Rowley Miller and [JR] Miller, magistrates.

28 Nov 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3151

Letter from Rev Henry Montgomery, Belfast Academical Institute, [38 Mill Street, Belfast, County Antrim], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, expressing appreciation for a reply to the Remonstrant Presbyterians of Ulster on the subject of the royal bounty or regium donum; indicating he will seek to have a meeting of that body to make an ‘official acknowledgement’ of government’s recognition of their claims.

11 Nov 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3156

Petition of Fletcher Blakely, Moderator, Remonstrant [Presbyterian] Synod of Ulster, Belfast, [County Antrim], to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, expressing appreciation over government’s intention to conduct future communications directly with the synod’s moderator; alluding to their claim for ‘just rights’ [possibly a reference to the regium donum] and emphasising the importance of upholding their ‘Christian liberty’.

16 Nov 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3167

Letter from Rev David Stuart, minister of Union Chapel [Lower Abbey Street], 1 Florinda Place, [Lower Dorset Street, Dublin], to the Chief Secretary’s Office, seeking a personal interview for a deputation from the Presbyterian Seceding Synod on matters that concern the ‘interests’ of their connexion. Also letter from Stuart to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, stating they have had a very ‘satisfactory’ interview with the Lord Lieutenant and do not wish for any further meeting.

4 Dec 1831-9 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3488

Letter from ND Crommelin, Carrowdore Castle, Donaghadee, County Down, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, advancing a recommendation for extension of the regium donum to Rev David Parke who is attached to the Carrowdore Presbyterian assembly; enclosing copy letter from [Sir Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, London, England], to Lord Castlereagh, indicating that the estimates for the present year are made but undertaking to bring forward Parke’s name for future consideration.

28 Oct 1831-17 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3508

Letter from Rev Francis Dill, Presbyterian minister of Clough, Seaford, [County Down], to Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Chief Secretary, complaining of the circumstances in which he finds himself and seeking a measure of redress from government; alluding to his diminished status as a minister attacked to the Synod of Ulster and expressing his frustration at the contention surrounding the use of the meeting house in Seaford.

27 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3522

Letter from Baron Templemore [Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron], Military Secretary, Royal Hospital, [Dublin], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting on a legal hearing over a robbery at the Presbyterian Meeting House of Clough [County Down]; noting the hearing took place at the petty sessions of Seaford and referring to some communications on same. Enclosing letter from Lieut Col Hamilton, Northern Recruiting District, Newry, [County Down], referring to the evidence of recruit, Michael Murray, and noting the finding on the theft are inconclusive. Also letter from Rev Francis Dill, [Presbyterian minister of Clough], indicating that the views of Murray have been heard by the court but without worthwhile effect.

27 Dec 1831-31 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/3578

Two letters from George Trundle, Irish Office, [London, England], to Thomas Taylor, [clerk, Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin], seeking details of communication with the Presbyterian congregation of Clough in County Antrim; also note from Rev William Bruce, Presbytery of Antrim, Belfast, [County Antrim], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, alluding to a copy statement made by his body on the affair at Clough.

23 Aug 1831-29 Sep 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/248

File of documents arising from the occurrence of a riot in the village of Clough in County Down amongst the Presbyterians living in that quarter. Includes letter from William Frederick Ebhardt, Chief Constable, Ballynahinch, [County Down], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting on ‘a most serious and savage Riot’ in Clough on Sunday 1st of May over the possession of the local Presbyterian meeting house; stating his small party of police were supported by a company of the 64th Regiment and in process of the dispute the Riot Act was read; requesting that government take action immediately before the occurrence of a ‘General massacre of Persons’ next Sunday. Also includes letter from Clifford Trotter, [magistrate, Farranfad, County Down], Gresham's Hotel, Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to Gosset, stating that those chiefly responsible for the riot on the 1st of May came from outside the area and could not be identified; alluding to the past difficulty placed before the magistrates at Seaford due to the ‘excitement’ generated by the disagreement and asking if some arrangement could be made in respect of payment of the regium donum to defuse the situation.

2 May 1831-13 May 1831

1831