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CSO/RP/1825/1881

Letter from Henry Alcock, magistrate, Waterford, County Waterford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting appointment to the position of chief constable of police for County Waterford, following the demise of Mr [John] Campbell. Indicates his willingness to give up his post as local magistrate and stresses his familiarity with the general region. With copy reply on back from Goulburn stating on account of ‘very pressing engagements’ the Lord Lieutenant cannot offer any expectation of success.

30 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1882

Letter from Lieutenant Robert H Archer, chief constable of police, barony of Decies without Drum, County Waterford, Clashmore, Youghal, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, reflecting on the unsettled state of the countryside. Observes a book on the Reformation by William Cobbett [likely his ‘History of the Protestant Reformation’] is at present in the hands of the lower orders, distributed, he fears by the local Roman Catholic priest. Assemblies, he continues, are now held in the village of Clashmore ‘for discussing religious and political subjects’, 13 February 1825. Also letter from Archer to Goulburn, relaying an account of a labourer [Mathew Slattery] who was repeatedly refused permission to have his child baptised until such times as he submitted the sum of 3 shillings and 4 pence to the parish priest [Reverend O’Donnell], 12 April 1825. Also letter from Archer to Goulburn, reporting on the intention of John M Galwey, a Roman Catholic magistrate and merchant, to stand for election to Parliament for the County Waterford. Remarks upon the response of Daniel O’Connell who gave opinion that Galwey’s pretensions are inappropriate as such ‘would injure the cause now before the public’ [Catholic emancipation], 6 May 1825.

13 Feb 1825- 6 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1883

Letter from Captain Appleton, 1st royal veteran battalion, Bantry, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting appointment to the position of chief constable in the police establishment of Ireland. Claims he served in a confidential capacity under Governor Maxwell and Sir Charles MacCarthy while in the west coast of Africa, but is now facing disbandment from the military service in Ireland. Emphasises his suitability for such a post by virtue of ‘habit, and disposition' as an Englishman.

8 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1884

Letter from John Anderson, Tenter Street, Little Morefields [Little Moorfields, London], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, making a case for issue of a retirement allowance following a period in the service of government as a tidewaiter. Alludes to the patronage of Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, in making his application and sends a memorial to the Lords of the Treasury [not present] for consideration.

19 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1885

Letter from John Austin, landlord, Londonderry, County Londonderry, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, seeking to be heard before the parliamentary committee on the state of Ireland. Underscores his own capacity to provide useful information on the causes of distress and disturbance in the land and remarks he previously contributed to the committee formed to investigate private distillation in 1816. Claims to have won the first gold medal for his work in embanking land from the sea in Ireland in the year 1812 from the [Royal] Society for the Encouragement of Arts [Manufactures and Commerce].

29 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1886

Letter from J Atkinson, magistrate, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, enclosing an extract of the minutes of proceedings for the general quarter sessions of County Donegal. Refers to a criticism of the manner of administrating oaths at quarter sessions made in the evidence of Robert Day before the select committee of the House of Commons on the state of Ireland and offers a full defence of the practices of the magistrates of Donegal. Signed by Atkinson and 7 other magistrates.

8 Apr 1825-29 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1887

Letter from William Allen, [magistrate], Liscongill, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, offering to provide additional information on some topics addressed by the select committee of the House of Commons on the state of Ireland. Claims he can give a well informed account of the causes behind local disturbances, and he proposes to advise on the more effective expenditure of public money, as well as on the practices and organisation of manor courts. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

20 May 1825-31 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1888

Petition of Thomas Acres, Parsonstown [Birr] Gaol, King’s County [County Offaly], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting the clemency of government in having his confinement in prison brought to an end. Complains he was arrested and imprisoned for a period of three months on suspicion of riot in the town of Ferbane; states in the circumstances he only acted ‘to save his only Brother from, perhaps, the loss of his life’. Remarks he has responsibility for the welfare of his aged parents and stresses his forebears ‘serv’d as Officers in the British Army’ and his family are well known in the town as loyal citizens. Also copy letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, to Colonel Thomas Bernard, MP for King’s County, acknowledging his application on behalf of Acres but regrets in the case before him he ‘cannot hold out any hope’ that the Lord Lieutenant will acquiesce in the request.

9 Feb 1825-5 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1889

Printed letter signed by Nathaniel Wright, chairman, [representing the attorneys at law practising at the quarter sessions of Ireland], 74 Capel Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [Irish Office, London], seeking payment of greater remuneration for professional legal services performed at quarter sessions and for a repeal of an oath required by the 36th of George III, chapter 25. States the low fees presently on offer for attorneys at quarter sessions do not adequately take account of the cost or calibre of their professional education. Likewise the requirement of an oath by attorneys suggest the body as a whole are unworthy of respect or confidence. Encloses copy of printed petition from the attorneys at law, Dublin, to the knights, citizens and burgesses of Parliament seeking relief on the issues of legal fees and taking the oath.

10 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1890

Letter from Charles Bateman, Moorlands, near Bath, England, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, recommending the appointment of Daniel Toler Curtis as chief constable of police. States that Curtis is his sister’s husband and is in receipt of half pay from the hussars’ military regiment, an income barely fit to sustain their family. Indicates the family are now resident at Parsonstown [Birr], in the King's County [County Offaly].

1 Mar 1825-7 Mar 1825

1825