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CSO/RP/1825/1851

Petition of Bartholemew Killoran, police constable, Glasnevin, County Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment in the police establishment of the East India House, London, or a post of similar standing. States he desires a position with a better salary and forwards a letter of support [not present] from Sir Edward Lees [secretary, General Post Office]. Remarks having left his native county of Sligo, he enrolled in the constabulary of Dublin and quickly attracted the attention of his superiors; claims he subsequently won promotion to the rank of superintendent of Howth.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1852

Letter from Mary Walkens [or Walhins], widow, 99 Thomas Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking assistance with admission to the House of Industry, Dublin. Refers to an earlier memorial following which she received a measure of aid from government, but complains she is again ‘in the Deepest Distress’. She mentions her late husband served in the army and she is a native of County Tipperary. Asks that an application be made on her behalf to Lieutenant Colonel George Morris, governor of that institution.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1853

Letter from Richard Martin, [MP for Galway], London, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, offering a recommendation for the appointment of John [B] Trench to the office of clerk of the crown for Connaught, following the demise of Maurice Fitzgerald. Also letter from A French [Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne], Frenchpark, County Roscommon, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, extending his support for the succession of Robert French of Baggot Street, Dublin, to the post vacated by Fitzgerald.

7 Sep 1825-13 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1854

File of material relating to an application from James Walker, solicitor, of Rathcormac, near Sligo, County Sligo, for appointment as replacement to Maurice Fitzgerald, clerk of the crown for Connaught. Includes letter from Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Sligo, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation in favour of Walker, a person of ‘Intelligence and Integrity’. He stresses his ‘great Regard’ for Walker who acts as his manager or legal agent in Ireland, 5 September 1825.

6 Sep 1825-13 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1855

File of material relating to an application from Mr Levisay, solicitor, for appointment as replacement to Maurice Fitzgerald, clerk of the crown for Connaught. Includes letter from Denis Browne, high sheriff for County Mayo and MP for Kilkenny city, [Rutland Square], Dublin, to the Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, making recommendation in favour of Levisay as an appropriate person to fill the post of clerk of the crown for the province, 3 September 1825.

31 Aug 1825-10 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1856

Letter from Michael Burke, 5 Rue de Poitiers, Faubourg Saint Germain, France, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation in favour of his son, Thomas Burke, for the post of clerk of the crown for County Galway or Roscommon. Remarks upon the death of Maurice Fitzgerald, clerk of the crown for Connaught, and indicates his son’s character and suitability to act in such capacity can be ascertained by reference to judge [Thomas Burton] Vandeleur.

9 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1857

Letter from Colonel [Henry John] Clements, Bolton Lodge, Tadcastor, North Yorkshire, England, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, offering a recommendation for Alexander Faris as a suitable person to fill the post of clerk of the crown for County Leitrim. Also damp press reply from Dublin Castle stating precise arrangements have not yet been put in place as to the appointment of separate posts of clerk of the crown for each county, but, in due course, Faris’s application will be considered alongside those of other candidates.

19 Sep 1825-23 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1858

Letter from John Wolfe, 2nd Viscount Kilwarden, Newlands, Rathcoole, County Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation in favour of Robert French [of Baggot Street, Dublin], for the post of clerk of the crown for County Galway or Sligo. Remarks upon the death of Maurice Fitzgerald, clerk of the crown for Connaught, and comments on the suitability of his relative to fill one of the vacancies in question, 16 September 1825. Also letter from William Le Poer Trench, secretary, Customs House, Dublin, to Goulburn, seeking appointment of his second son, John Le Poer Trench, to the post of clerk of the crown for County Galway, or one of the counties of Connaught. Indicates if nominated for the post, he will have the assistance of ‘two very eminent Attorneys’ and will also commence a course of study on law, 2 September 1825. Also additional letter from William Le Poer Trench, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, offering reflections on the application of his son John for the post in County Galway, 16 September 1825.

2 Sep 1825-16 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1859

File of material relating to a series of charges centred on inefficiency and fraud against Henry Manning, provisions and clothing storekeeper at the Richmond General Penitentiary, Grangegorman Lane, Dublin. Includes report from Hill W Rowan, governor, Richmond General Penitentiary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, accusing Manning of falsifying housekeeping records and failing to keep proper accounts for the institution. Alleges he failed to maintain pass books intended to prevent pecuniary abuse and complains he ‘was imposing on me by false returns’. Amongst the faults in the discharge of duty, he detects, a deficiency in handling of milk, coal, candles and soap, unauthorised issue of food rations, and an inclination to get involved in financial difficulties or debt with suppliers, 30 April 1825. Also includes letter from Manning to Gregory, enclosing his ‘answers’ being a full defence of the charges against him, 24 May 1825. Also includes copy letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, to the joint inspector generals of prisons in Ireland [Major James Palmer and Major Benjamin Blake Woodward], enclosing a copy schedule and papers and requesting their opinion on the case, 13 September 1825.

c25 Feb 1825-21 Mar 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1825/1860

Copy of draft letter prepared by one of the law agents of the crown intended for use of government in reply to applications for the post of clerk of the crown in the province of Connaught [or for one of the counties of that province], which was rendered vacant by the death of Maurice Fitzgerald. Also a list of persons through whom recommendations for particular candidates were made [apparently created for the purpose of making replies by the Chief Secretary’s Office]. Makes reference, for example, to an application by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, [in favour of James Walker], and to Denis Browne’s patronage of Mr Levisay.

cSep 1825

1825