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CSO/RP/1823/881

Letter from Henry Cooper, 25 Mary Street, Dublin, high sheriff of Dublin city, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of Gregory's letter, issuing an order for the removal of convicts under sentence of transportation, from Dublin to Cork. Advises that the convicts be sent by sea rather than overland, citing the disturbed state of the country through which they must pass and the lack of jail accommodation at stops enroute.

21 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/882

Letter from James John Moore, 18 Prussia Street, Dublin, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, stating that he is an unemployed Church of Ireland clergyman, and detailing his misfortunes from ill health, and his family's financial distress. Requests government relief.

20 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/883

Letter from Reverend John Murphy, 17 Digges Street, Dublin, rector of union of Kiltallagh, County Mayo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning the distress of the Church of Ireland clergy in the south west of Ireland, particularly in the dioceses of Ardfert. Emphasises the depression in tithes and the inability of many clergy to meet the premiums on their insurance policies - '…a Provision for their Families in the Event of that fatal occurrence….to which, in the present Disposition of their infatuated Countrymen, their order appears to be more especially exposed'. Requests a government loan to the clergy to pay their premiums due to the Royal Exchange Company, London.

7 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/884

Letter from Alderman Frederick Darley, and Major Henry Charles Sirr, police magistrates, head office of police, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning arrangements for increase of police force stationed at Kilcoole, County Wicklow.

21 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/885

Letter from John Browne, 34 Clarendon Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 9 June 1823, enclosing copy of a printed pamphlet entitled, 'A Letter to Sir Robert Shaw, Bart. MP, requesting him as senior member for the City of Dublin, to bring in a bill into parliament for the regulation of the Irish Packets, and the better preserving the lives of passengers; with Sir Robert Shaw's Answer; suggested by the late melancholy loss of the Alert packet', by Dr John Browne, Dublin, 1823: Browne's original letter to Shaw is dated 31 March 1823, and details his concerns over the safety of passengers travelling on the packets between Ireland and England, in particular, the lack of any legislative regulation, 'that makes the Proprietors responsible, for the bad effects, arising from the carelessness and improper conduct of their servants'. Refers to the recent loss of the 'Alert' and the 'Moira' packet ships, and the drowning of passengers, the latter case attributed to drunkenness amongst its crew members. Also emphasises need for a restriction on the number of passengers carried, and other safety improvements onboard.

9 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/886

Letter from Sir Nicholas Loftus, Mount Loftus, County Kilkenny, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, on behalf Thomas Bassett, the bearer of the letter, who wishes to avail of the opportunity to emigrate to Upper Canada. Loftus recommends him as an honest, loyal, and industrious man, referring to his service in the county's police, 14 June 1823. With subsequent pencil annotation on reverse, by Gregory.

14 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/887

Letter from Reverend Joseph Jervois, Bandon, County Cork, Church of Ireland rector of Ballymodan, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting the additional small church living of Fanlobbus, County Cork, vacant following the promotion of Reverend Edward St. Laurence. With subsequent pencil annotation on front of letter, by Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant.

16 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/888

Letter from Richard Grace, Richmond Lunatic Asylum, Dublin, moral governor of Richmond Lunatic Asylum, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting lack of vacancies for a female patient at the asylum, and stating that he has admitted Sophia Dumas, according to the instruction in Gregory's letter.

19 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/889

Letter from Peter Holmes, Stamp Office, Dublin, secretary to commissioners of stamps, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 19 June 1823, enclosing statement of account of expenditure of stamp office for 3 months ending 5 April 1823, entitled 'An Account of Incidents paid by the Receiver General of Stamp Duties. Includes itemised account of expenses for legal fees, paving tax, additional salaries, travel expenses, postage, printing newspapers, repairs and maintenance of building, and office supplies such as candles and paper. Account signed by Andrew Armstrong, Receiver General, and certified by John Trench and Edward Glascock, commissioners of stamps, 13 June 1823.

Jan 1823-19 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/890

Letter from Daniel Corneille, John Armit, and Henry R Paine, directors general of inland navigation and members of the Royal Canal Board of Control, Navigation Office, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, reporting, as requested, their opinion on the accounts of the New Royal Canal Company, and recommending that they are sanctioned by Wellesley. Includes reference to the company's losses, and to money expended on repairs to 2 breaches in the canal.

16 Jun 1823

1823