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CSO/RP/1825/2021

Letter from Sir Abraham Bradley King, senior master of the guild of merchants, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, referring to a memorial from the guild of merchants addressed to both houses of Parliament [not present]. As to the wishes of the guild, he requests ‘you will interpose in their behalf and save their vested rights from being infringed’. Also copy clause of the Customs Regulation bill relating to the issue of appointment of coal masters to ports in the United Kingdom and their legal responsibilities; with a suggested amendment added to document [in red ink].

27 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2022

Letter from John Litton, secretary of the Lord Lieutenant’s school fund, 20 Leeson Street, Dublin, to Thomas Taylor, clerk, Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, sending an abbreviated return of the school fund accounts, indicating a balance remains at present of £1,378 14s 4d. Notes, however, the sum remaining in hand ‘is subject to several incidental charges’.

16 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2023

Letter from Richard Long, [magistrate], Longfield, near Cashel, County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, calling to attention the plight of shipwrecked sailors in Ireland and seeking the establishment of a fund as a means of financial support. Suggests that subscriptions might be raised by revenue officials or similar on the coasts with funds applied to enable the return home of poor seafarers. Encloses copy of a pass issued to some injured seamen of the wrecked vessel ‘Anthony’ of Holland. Also note beneath detailing Long's encounter with a number of severely injured sailors from the ship ‘Betsy’ of London, which was wrecked off the coast of County Clare. Also transcription overleaf of a printed pass issued to a number of sailors who survived the wreck of the ship ‘Pit’ which was travelling between New York, America, and Belfast in the north of Ireland. The sailors complain they were ‘crushed and wounded by the Rocks and fury of the Waves, some of them having lost their Legs and some their Arms’. Signed by Andrew Stackpoole and Thomas Crowe, magistrates of County Clare, the pass or certificate entitles the bearers to remain in Ireland up to 6 months.

15 May 1825-4 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2024

Letter from James John Leahy, pro registrar, The King and Queen’s Collage of Physicians, 8 Lower Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, [Irish Office, London], expressing the dissatisfaction of members of the collage at a measure contained in the new prison bill which favours surgeons over physicians as supervisors of the sick in prisons. Complains that such a measure is inclined ‘to injure and degrade the Medical profession in public estimation’ and to give the impression that physicians are not competent to act in such offices under government. Requests that grand juries continue to be vested with the power to choose a physician or surgeon in accordance with the requirement of circumstances.

23 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2025

Letter from James Lyne, assistant barrister for County Westmeath, 2 Lower Mount Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, remarking on the prospect of some alteration in the jurisdiction of the assistant barristers in Ireland. Casts his eye over the functions performed by the assistant barristers and recommends a number of improvements or extensions to their powers. Observes that giving assistant barristers power to access the Courts of Equity would be a worthwhile amendment to the law in cases involving executors and administrators; recommends that assistant barristers preside over cases involving marriage portions up to the value of £10; and suggests that manor courts should be stopped from ‘holding plea for any sum whatever’. Also reply from Goulburn, stating ‘I am not aware of any present intention of altering the jurisdiction of assistant barristers’.

15 Apr 1825-2 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2026

Letter from William Logan, prison inspector, 25 Marlborough Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting permission to put proposals for the extension of the linen industry to the provinces of Leinster, Munster and Connaught before the parliamentary committee on Irish affairs. Claims his scheme to encourage the textiles manufacture would ‘tranquillize Ireland’ and might be established with a capital outlay of approximately £60,000.

28 Apr 1825-18 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2027

Letter from William Logan, prison inspector, 25 Marlborough Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, offering to provide information of use to the parliamentary committee on Irish affairs. Stresses his qualifications: ‘having been a spectator of part of that Rebellion in the North by a set of men calling themselves Hearts of Steel, and an active magistrate employ’d immediately under the Government, during the Rebellions of 1798, and 1803’.

26 Feb 1825-9 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2028

Letter from William Lynch, clerk, Crown Lands Office, Treasury Chambers, Dublin Castle, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, repeating his application for an increase in salary following his earlier memorial on the same subject. Alludes to approval of his claim by the commissioners of crown lands and asks for a timely decision having endured ‘a long & expensive illness’.

4 Apr 1825-12 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2029

Letter from Lieutenant Jeremiah Livingston, [insolvent debtor], Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting the intervention of government in his campaign to win legal redress in respect of a contentious bill of legal costs. Provides an outline of his legal dispute with Anne Wilkinson [whose husband, he claims, was indebted to him] which resulted in his being encumbered with court costs in excess of £120. Complains of the conduct of the judges of the Court of Common Plea and alleges the ‘collusion of the attorneys concerned’ in the case. Laments the court is offering no redress or no opportunity to lodge an appeal against the award of costs and asks for a full investigation of the matter. Remarks his imprisonment for 14 months past has damaged his hope of securing a post under government, for which he has strong recommendations being a military officer of 12 years standing.

8 Mar 1825-29 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/2030

Letter from Richard Leach, Waterford, County Waterford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, London, requesting a situation of employment under the government of Ireland. Claims he is the second son of Barnett Leach, former cook of Trinity College, Dublin, and recently has been prevented continuing his school in the city of Dublin on account of ‘prejudice against persons of my persuasion’. States he is in ‘very deep distress’ and his application has the support of Dr Mansel and Reverend Richard J Hobson, Church of Ireland vicar general of Lismore and Waterford.

26 Jan 1825-5 Feb 1825

1825