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CSO/RP/1825/1931

Copy letter from William Cooke, 69 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury Square, London, to the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain [John Scott, 1st Baron Scott], offering a manifesto in favour of the introduction of the poor laws to Ireland. Outlines the multiple social advantages and profits that will flow from the employment of the Irish peasantry and anticipates a positive outcome. Draws a parallel with England, where for many years under the poor laws, the countryside has seen prosperity and the lower orders have been enabled to make a significant contribution to the economy.

23 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1932

Letter from David Chambers, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting a letter of recommendation from the Chief Secretary to the governor of New South Wales [Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane] on behalf of Mrs Margaret Bradley of Castledawson in County Londonderry. States that Mrs Bradley previously sent certificates signed by two Protestant clergymen of her locality to Dublin Castle, seeking permission to travel to New South Wales, Australia, where her husband James Bradley, is now resident. Emphasises her immediate intention of sailing to Sydney and her need to acquire the necessary documents. Also copy reply from Goulburn indicating he was prepared a letter for the purpose alluded to and asks that it be forwarded to Mrs Bradley.

10 Jun 1825-22 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1933

Letter from John Church to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, making recommendation for the appointment of his son to the colonial department [London]. Refers to a reply in response to an earlier application of July 1824 suggesting the government’s willingness to seek a position for his son, and he also alludes to personal losses on account of his own public services. Also copy reply from Goulburn accepting that some disappointment attaches to the failure of the application on behalf of his son. Indicates he made formal contact with Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, in respect of the matter but stresses ‘beyond that you must be aware that I have no power’. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/1716].

6 May 1825-18 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1934

Letter from Richard B Cotter, inspector of Cork county gaol, Cork, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, forwarding a copy of the prisons bill with some notes added to the margins for information, as referred to in a communication from John Smith Barry, high sheriff of County Cork [not present]. In the event of the bill being brought forward in the present session of Parliament, he advises the inclusion of a clause ‘empowering the Local Inspectors of Jails to administer affidavits to pensioners of the army’.

4 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1935

Copy letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, to John Charles Herries, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, [London], requesting ‘a liberal superannuation’ for Henry B Code, late land waiter at the Custom House quay on the port of Dublin. Comments that Code received his appointment as ‘a reward for political services’ but was found subsequently to ‘neglect the duties’ of office. Also copy letter from Goulburn to Code indicating he has made an approach on his behalf to Herries, which he trusts will ‘admit of the accomplishment of your wishes’.

25 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1936

Letter from Sir Nicholas Colthurst, MP for Cork city, Lucan House, Lucan, County Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, enclosing a letter from Thomas Pope [under sheriff], Cork, County Cork, with outline of a clause intended for insertion in the proposed prisons bill. Proposes the gaol commissioners be empowered to convey or dispose of unused prison property by public auction.

17 Jun 1825-c21 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1937

Letter from Patrick Carolan, Blackrock, County Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [Irish Office, London], offering observations on proposals for the state support of the Roman Catholic clergy [Sir Francis Burdett’s Catholic emancipation bill of March 1825 included a provision for the monetary support of the Catholic priesthood by the state]. Apprehends reluctance on the part of the priesthood to discontinue established charges for baptism, marriage, death, confession and Extreme Unction [or last rites]; and likewise for Christmas and Easter dues, as well as a variety of other charges which vary in practices between the city and country. In the event of state payment for priests such exactions represent, he complains, ‘an additional burden on the People’. As a member of the Catholic Church, he provides a detailed commentary on the spiritual and temporal practices of the clergy, their character, influence and income; also remarks upon clandestine marriages, celebrations and revelry, the activities of the friars [or regulars] and the distinction in education provision offered by Jesuits and Monks. With respect to the baptism of illegitimate children, he observes, the mother is compelled to stand at the front of the chapel and ‘beg the Congregation’s pardon for the Scandal she caused’; as to the payment of Christmas and Easter dues, he proclaims, ‘woe to the Defaulters they are laden with degrading Epithets as the temper of the Priest may direct’. Also comments on his own contention with the clergy over a monetary demand at the chapel of Booterstown, County Dublin. Here, he remarks, the priest asks two pence from anyone that wishes to use the gallery and 5 pence from those who ‘approach the altar through the vestry’.

7 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1938

File of material relating to the complaint of Bernard Coile [Coyle] of the city of Dublin, seeking compensation over alleged unlawful imprisonment, maltreatment and loss of personal property. Includes copy memorial from Coile to the commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland seeking a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment, maltreatment in jail and loss of property to the value of above £40,000. Recalls having commenced as a textiles manufacturer in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh in 1789, and claims to have been the ‘first person who introduced the Muslin Manufacture into Ireland’. Being a prosperous Roman Catholic, he alleges, he soon attracted the displeasure of Lord Gosford [Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford] and the Orange party of the district; in 1796 he was thrown into prison ‘charged with distributing a large quantity of Ball Cartridge, amongst Papists, for the purpose of destroying the Protestants and Magistrates’. Following liberation, he makes reference to some later attrition with officials of the Linen Board, both in County Armagh and in the city of Dublin, where he later removed. Remarks he again fell under suspicion from the authorities around the time of the outbreak of the 1803 rebellion, at which period he was thrown into jail for almost 2½ years ‘without a charge against him’. Reserves particular criticism for the ‘Arbitrary, Cruel and Capricious treatment’ he received while a prisoner at Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, especially at the hands of Dr Edward Trevor, inspector of prisons. He complains Trevor removed from his person an Irish gold seal with the inscription ‘Erin go Braigh’, that he was thrown into a cell with a fever sufferer, encumbered with weights and chains, and restricted in nutrition to the deterioration of his health, 1825. Also includes printed statement from Trevor in which he defends his professional conduct against the charges made by Coile and a number of others [likely required for presentation before an investigative commission]. He incorporates a transcription of a letter from James Napper Tandy to himself, expressing appreciation ‘for the very polite attention’ given him whilst a prisoner at Kilmainham [letter dated 26 March 1801], c1809. Also includes copy letter from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, to Coile, 23 Elizabeth Place, Princes Road, Lambeth, London, conveying the view of the Lord Lieutenant that the claim is not thought fit for further consideration by government, 13 September 1824.

c1809-7 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1939

Copy petition of William Henry Carter, [architect and landlord], Castlemartin, Kilcullen, County Kildare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting government aid in opening a canal across the isthmus of Belmullet, barony of Erris, County Mayo. Discusses the topography of the region and emphasises the importance of carrying out the work so as to enable traffic to pass between the bays of Broadhaven and Blacksod. Enthuses the initiative would have a dramatic effect on easing access to markets for fishermen and farmers alike, would assist the work of the revenue guards, and discourage illicit distillation. As a leading proprietor of Erris he stresses the potential of the area, which has recently seen the laying of new roads and the ‘extension of Population, trade and manufactures’. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/307].

c27 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1940

Letter from Henry Hardy and H Edward Jones, coroners of the city of Cork, Cork, County Cork, to Sir Nicholas Colthurst, MP for Cork city, seeking assistance in making application to government for an increase of salary. They explain a general increase in duties and responsibilities has taken place over recent years in their jurisdiction, in particular, they are obliged to attend to engagements at the convict prison and on the hulk ['Surprize'] based at Cove [Cobh]. Visits to the prison ship which is 14 miles from the city, they complain, is at their own expense for no allowance is given for boat hire. Also memorandum on the fees paid coroners who serve convict hulks in England. Also copy reply from Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, to Colthurst, stating he cannot assent to the claim for a salary increase since he can detect ‘no distinction in principle’ between official obligations in the urban environment as against those in the harbour area.

25 Mar 1825-30 Apr 1825

1825