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CSO/RP/1823/649

File of papers relating to application of Henry Milward, former under sheriff of County Cork, for compensation for expenses incurred as under sheriff. File includes petition of Milward, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing expenses incurred as under sheriff, especially from attendance at special court sessions during the operation of the Insurrection Act; requests compensation. Petition certified by John Lloyd and Samuel Hobson, 21 March 1823. Also includes a letter and further petition from Milward, renewing his request, 25 September 1823; with subsequent annotation by John Sealy Townsend KC and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary's Office, stating his opinion on Milward's claim, 6 October 1823.

21 Mar 1823-27 Oct 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/651

Letter from William Kingsley, Roscrea, County Tipperary, surgeon, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing his concern on 2 subjects: the 'enormous price' of books in Ireland; and the lack of legislation to grant payment to surgeons for attendance at inquests and assizes when summoned as witnesses. On the former, he recommends removing duty on books, whereby, 'you would most effectually diffuse education amongst the poor families', 10 April 1823. Annotation on reverse by John Sealy Townsend KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, 30 April 1823.

10 Apr 1823-30 Apr 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/659

Copy of letter from Alexander Nimmo, Dublin, civil engineer, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 5 July 1823, reporting on the proposed pier near Greencastle, County Donegal, at the mouth of Lough Foyle, and submitting his opinion on the work required for its construction. Emphasises the benefits of such a pier, as, 'from the total want of shelter the valuable Fishery off this Coast can only be pursued by Trawls of such a light construction as to admit of being drawn up on the Land'. Advises that the location is, '…extremely well adapted for the formation of a Maratime [sic] Village'..', 20 January 1823; report accompanied by copy of Nimmo's itemised estimate of the expense of constructing the boat harbour at Greencastle. Also letter from Henry Townsend, secretary to commissioners of Irish fisheries, to Goulburn, concerning a meeting with Goulburn, concerning the 'expediency of erecting a Fishery Pier' at Greencastle, 20 January 1823.

5 Jul 1821-20 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/665

Petition of William Law and James McReilly, Newry custom house, County Down, owners of the sloop 'Prosperity' of Strangford, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning a cut in their tonnage bounty by the commissioner of fisheries; requests assistance to obtain the full bounty under the fishery laws, April 1823. Also letter from Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, explaining the reasons why the full bounty was not paid to Law and McReilly, 24 April 1823.

Apr 1823-24 Apr 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/687

Letter from Richard Griffith, Mallow, County Cork, civil engineer, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning request from government to investigate the case of Patrick Crowley, and his request for reimbursement for money expended in constructing a bridge near Castle Townsend, County Cork.

10 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/729

Petition of William Feeney, Goortidoo [Gortadooey], parish of Claregalway, County Galway, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining of the loss of part of his small farm, from a road being driven through it, as part of public works for the employment of the poor organised by James Blake. Requests compensation as he is 'unable to pay his Rent' and is 'utterly Ruined', 15 April 1823; annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 21 April 1823. Also letter from Blake, Waterdale, County Galway, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, responding, as requested, concerning the complaints made in Feeney's petition. Details the case, referring to the construction of roads in the area from funds granted for the relief of the poor and emphasising the benefits of the work. On Feeney's conduct, he comments that, 'I am quite confident not one shilling of Injury was suffered nor any hardship Imposed but that it is a trick to humbug His Excellency out of money', 25 April 1823.

15 Apr 1823- 25 Apr 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/748

Letter from Richard Cavendish, 2nd baron Waterpark, Cahir [Caher], County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting clarification on section 9 of the Appointment of Constables (Ireland) Act 1822, and asking whether magistrates' warrants directed to constables, extend to tithe warrants. With subsequent annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, 9 April 1823. It also contains a second annotation by Townsend, dated 12 May 1823, in reply to a further letter from Waterpark to William Gregory, Under Secretary, on the subject, dated 30 April 1823, in which he notes, that the act, '….will not answer the Purpose of the Clergy. They want their tithes, and not Punishment for the assault on their Proctors. What I wish to know is whether the new Constables are to execute the Magistrates' Warrants to enable the Clergy to collect their tithes'. Waterpark also emphasises his opposition to proposals to abolish the bridewell at Cahir, noting its 'essential' service to the area; and refers to the case of David Hennessy, under sentence of transportation, and held in Clonmel jail, County Tipperary.

5 Apr 1823-30 Apr 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/776

Letter from William Swanton, Swanton's Town [Ballydehob], Skibbereen, County Cork, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to the 'unexampled distress' in his neighbourhood, and requesting a government loan to offer relief to the inhabitants of the village which he established on his lands, 9 May 1823. Encloses statement of George Atkins, Cork, certifying to Swanton's character and recommending his application for a loan, 3 May 1823. Annotation on reverse of Swanton's letter, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 17 May 1823.

3 May 1823-17 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/788

File of papers relating to the complaints of church wardens in Dublin parishes, concerning amended legislation governing the admission of abandoned children from Dublin church parishes, into the Foundling Hospital, Dublin. File includes letter from Thomas Mullholland, 61 Pill Lane [Chancery Street], Dublin, church warden of parish of St. Michan's Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 23 March 1823, enclosing petition of the church wardens of Dublin city, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning the problem with legislation to convene vestries for the appointment of overseers from each parish, to organise the levy of money from their respective parishes, to pay the £5 admission fee for every child sent to the Foundling Hospital. Requests that this admission fee be waived until the next vestry meetings in June. Petition signed by Thomas Mullholland and John H Ball, church wardens for St Michan's parish; Thomas Whitefield and John McDonald, St Audeon's; Charles Gibbons and John Askin, St. Paul's parish; James Leedom and George Holmes, St. Mary's parish; Robert Fletcher and Thomas Mason, St. John's parish; and Robert Lodge and Frederick Alexander, 21 March 1823. With subsequent annotation on reverse of petition, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle. File also includes statement of resolutions passed at a meeting of the churchwardens in Dublin, 12 May 1823, proposing an interim alternative system for the admission of children to the hospital, and emphasising the financial burden placed on church wardens in paying the £5 admission fee from their own pockets; signed by Lodge, their chairman. File also includes memorandum detailing the various legislation relating to the hospital, including 3 Geo IV chapter 3 (1822), stating that each parish must pay £5 for every child admitted, and the extension of this law to the parishes of Dublin city from January 1823. File also contains statement by John McDonald, detailing the cases of children abandoned recently in the parish of St. Audeon's Dublin, 13 May 1823. File also includes letter from Sir Charles William Flint, resident under secretary of Irish Office, London, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 23 May 1823, enclosing a memorandum by Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, on the subject, stating that 'It was impossible not to anticipate much temporary inconvenience from limiting the hitherto indiscriminate admission of Children into the Foundling Hospital' [May 1823].

23 Mar 1823-31 May 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/797

Letter from Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, secretary to the commissioners of Irish fisheries, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting 2 vacancies on the board of fisheries, following the resignations of Sir John Newport and Charles Stewart Hawthorne, 17 April 1823. With subsequent annotation on reverse, by Goulburn, at Irish Office, London, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, issuing an instruction on the matter, 21st April 1823.

17 Apr 1823

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