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CSO/RP/1822/3305

Letter from John Gray, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment as a chief constable of police. Encloses various recommendations on his behalf [none present- annotation indicates that these were returned to Gray].

13 Apr 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3306

Letter from Dominick Cannan, Glentice [Glenties], County Donegal, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting police employment for his son Maurice Cannan [writer's name incorrectly indexed by Chief Secretary's Office clerk as Daniel Cannan].

27 Mar 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3307

Letter from Thomas Hillam, Waterford, County Waterford, formerly of the 13th Light Dragoons, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting employment in new police establishment, or alternatively in a veterans' battalion. Encloses recommendation from his commanding officer [not present - annotation indicates this was returned to Hillam].

5 Apr 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3308

Letter from John Bagot, Nurney, County Kildare, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, recommending Laurence Fagan of Feristown [probably Ferrestown, County Meath], for police employment.

9 Mar 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3309

2 letters from Thomas O'Connor, Listowel, County Kerry, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, referring to his petition to the Lord Lieutenant, requesting police employment. Encloses letter of reply received from Edward I Johnston, Phoenix Park, Dublin, private secretary to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, 30 July 1822, and requests the return of a certificate of recommendation sent with his original petition, 31 July; 2 August 1822.

30 Jul 1822-2 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3310

Copy of information of Henry W Burnside senior, Dublin, a witness to events on the night of 14 December 1822, in the Theatre Royal, Dublin. Refers to various people present, the holding of placards in the upper gallery of the theatre, and items including a bottle and a piece of wood, thrown in the vicinity of the Lord Lieutenant's box. Also refers to the actions of Edward I Johnston, private secretary to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant. Copy prepared by Thomas and William Kemmis, crown solicitors, Dublin, with some details left blank, such as dates and addresses.

Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1822/3311

Letter from Henry Hardy, harbour commissioners' office, Cork, secretary to the commissioners for improving the port and river of Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting an answer to the commissioners' application for financial aid, to carry out public works on the river.

28 Nov 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3312

File of papers relating to case of Michael Stanley, dismissed from his post as a clerk in Stamp Office, Dublin. Includes memorandum prepared by Chief Secretary's Office, concerning Stanley's case, and the details of the appointments granted to 2 of his sons, William and James, in the Stamp Office, 'In pity for Mr. Stanley's misfortune', January 1822. Also includes letter from William Stanley, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, proposing to resign his own post, if government can grant his father a new situation, 29 March 1819. Also includes petition of Michael Stanley, Richmond, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing his case, and his ongoing efforts to obtain compensation following his dismissal, 1 September 1822.

29 Mar 1819-12 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3313

Report of the General Board of Health, Dublin, concerning the state of health of inhabitants of certain parts of the south and west of Ireland, addressed to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle. Information presented in the report is collated from various reports received from resident physicians in the south and west of the country, 'where distress amongst the lower class of people is reported to be most urgent'. Information is presented in tabular form, detailing the name and locality of each physician or surgeon, the state of disease in that area, its causes, and other 'general remarks and means of relief proposed', and is arranged by county: Tipperary, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Sligo, Roscommon, and Westmeath. Report also includes a statement by the Board of Health, noting that, '...there is much reason to apprehend that Epidemic Fever will show itself in those districts which are now suffering from the want of wholesome food and employment for the poor class'; signed by Dr Francis Barker, 25 May 1822.

25 May 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/3314

File of papers relating to government investigation of charges made against conduct of Samuel Hollingsworth, governor of Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin. Includes report by John Sealy Townsend, KC, and James Palmer, joint inspector general of prisoners in Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating their opinion on each of the 8 charges preferred against Hollingsworth, by James Boyd, lately employed as a turnkey at the penitentiary. Charges include that prisoners were permitted to escape by his neglect; that he submitted false vouchers and receipts to the commissioners of accounts; and that provisions for the prisoners were fed to Hollingsworth's own pigs and poultry, 10 August 1822. Encloses minutes of evidence heard during their investigation of the charges, held 7-9 August 1822 at Richmond General Penitentiary. Also includes letter from Hollingsworth to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning his conduct, 14 August 1822.

10 Aug 1822-15 Aug 1822

1822