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CSO/RP/1825/281

Petition of William Fuller, police constable, barony of Irraghtyconnor [Iraghticonnor], Tarbert, County Kerry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking appointment of his son John Mason Fuller to the police establishment. Points out a vacancy has became available due to the resignation of Goodman Sandes, constable of the barony of Dunkerrin [Dunkerron]. Applauds his son’s personal qualities and makes reference to a practice under which the male children of serving constables are given priority consideration in filling of vacancies in the police establishment.

16 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/282

Petition of Cornelius Cahill, police sergeant, Longford, County Longford, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking appointment to a situation with better remuneration under government. Claims to have previously operated a tobacco, snuff, soap and candle factory, and to have ran a spirit and grocery business, but his livelihood was ruined on account of a ‘vile combination’. Recalls as crime and disorder began to increase in the locality in 1818, he was appointed as leader of a local ‘watch & ward’ organisation to aid defence of property. In this capacity, he drew the ire of the lower orders who subsequently formed a combination against him, refusing to purchase his goods and forcing the abandonment of business. Adds on 8 May 1824, he enrolled in the police establishment but finds the income insufficient to support his family.

16 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/283

Letter from Dr Edward Trevor, [supervisor of convict transportation, Cove County Cork], Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, conveying approval of the appointment of Reverend [Nathaniel] Mahaffy as curate to the convict ship ‘Essex’ lying at Kingstown harbour [Dunleary; Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin. States that Mahaffy, who is Church of Ireland curate of the parish church of Monkstown, County Dublin, may take up duties as soon as the convicts are incarcerated on board the vessel. Notes that ‘some Protestants’ are expected amongst the 35 prisoners intended to be taken on board.

9 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/284

Letter from Alderman Frederick Darley, Peter Low and Major Henry Charles Sirr, chief magistrates, Head Office of Police, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, submitting for consideration a memorial from John Atkinson, chief clerk of the third division of police in Dublin, requesting permission to retire from office on two thirds of his present salary [not present]. Opinion of John Sealy Townsend, King’s Counsel and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, annotated on back raises queries over the validity of Atkinson’s claim to such remuneration, 28 March 1825; 8 April 1825. Encloses copy memorial from Sir William Stamer, Henry Cole, James Blacker and John Tudor, magistrates of Rotunda division [No 3] of police, Mountrath Street, Dublin, to the chief magistrates, acknowledging the Lord Lieutenant’s opinion that Atkinson should be dismissed from his post. Remarks that he ‘expressed his sorrow for what had passed and a hope that his misconduct might be overlooked’, an admission that was acceptable to the magistrates. Recommends Atkinson be granted a retirement allowance on grounds of age and service to the establishment, 22 March 1825. [See also description CSO/RP/1825/168].

22 Mar 1825-8 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/285

File concerning application for aid and civil response to outbreak of fever in the town of Duleek, County Meath. Includes letter from Andrew H Butler, surgeon, Duleek Dispensary, to Reverend Joseph Turner, magistrate and Church of Ireland rector of the union of Duleek, Thomastown, County Meath, reporting on an ‘alarming increase of fever’ in the town of Duleek and surrounding district. Observes that 25 cases of fever have came before him over a short period and communicates his inability to manage the crisis without assistance from government, 5 April 1825. Also includes petition from Turner and Sir Marcus Somerville [MP for County Meath] to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking appointment of a board of health for Duleek in order to arrest the outbreak of fever ‘of a most malignant and Contagious nature’ which is spreading rapidly amongst the lower orders, 12 April 1825. Also includes letter from Turner, Mullafin [Mullaghfin], Drogheda, County Louth, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, submitting the names of 13 persons to act as commissioners on a board of health for Duleek. Enclosed list includes the names of Reverend Dr Robert Logan, coadjutor bishop of Meath, Reverend Hanlon, Roman Catholic curate and Hill Walsh, chief constable of police, 7 May 1825.

5 Apr 1825-7 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/286

Letter from Hill W Rowan, governor, Richmond General Penitentiary, Grangegorman Lane, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking permission of government to visit Millbank Penitentiary in London and other English prisons for the purpose of increasing professional knowledge. Explains his primary objective is to assess the practical consequences of ‘combining profitable labour with strict discipline and moral instruction’ in a prison setting and to further investigate the possibility of extending accommodation at Richmond penitentiary, should government be disposed to support such an undertaking. Indicates to undertake such an excursion his absence from duties will be necessary for a period, commencing about the middle of April. Affirms that responsibility can be undertaken in his absence at Richmond by Major James Palmer and Major Benjamin Blake Woodward, joint inspector generals of prisons in Ireland. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

31 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/287

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Morris, governor, House of Industry, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, recommending ‘some small increase’ in the pension of Nicholas Rutledge, former head porter at the House of Industry, 18 March 1825. Encloses memorial from Rutledge, 50 Queen Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting an increase in pension allowance on account of his 21 years service as head porter with the House of Industry. Refers to past military service, in which capacity he acted as a non commissioned officer in the 15th regiment of foot for 29 years; also recounts being wounded during the American Revolutionary War: at the Battle of Fort Washington [1776] and the Battle of Brandywine [1777]. Also makes reference to his two sons, one of which having ‘a good Classical Education’, he recommends for employment under government either in a civil or military department, 10 January 1825. Also encloses an extract from a meeting of the acting governors of the House of Industry, dated 22 November 1798, making resolution to appoint Rutledge as head porter to the institution. Extract signed by William Abbott, register and clerk, and verified as a ‘True Copy’ by Morris, 18 March 1825.

10 Jan 1825-18 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/288

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Morris, governor, House of Industry, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, Westminster, London, seeking permission to include a charge for his salary of £500 per annum on the quarterly accounts of the institution. Explains he is permitted no additional expenses for the upkeep and maintenance of his ‘damp House, where my Duties, that never cease, oblige me constantly to reside’, 9 February 1825. Also second letter from Morris to Goulburn, applauding his protection of the House of Industry in Parliament and expressing hope the inclusion of his salary on the quarterly accounts will not be considered unreasonable, 31 March [1825].

9 Feb 1825-31 Mar [1825]

1825

CSO/RP/1825/289

Letter from Drury Jones, lord mayor of Dublin, Major Alexander Taylor and Alderman Mark Bloxham, commissioners for construction of fountains in the liberty of the city of Dublin, 21 Mary Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting the death of James Pride, who acted as inspector of fountains in the liberties on a salary of £80 per annum. Recommends his duties be performed by Edward Hendrick ‘a supervisor of scavenging on the South side of the River Anna Liffey’, 2 March 1825. Also letter from Gregory to Goulburn, commenting ‘in this famine of Patronage, I do not understand why any attention is to be paid to the recommendations of public Boards’. He continues the person supported by the paving board for successor as inspector of fountains ‘already holds a place under them, and as you are an Enemy to Pluralists in the Church, I suppose you are equally so in the state’, [possibly not sent] 8 March 1825. Also letter from Thomas Browne, 2 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, Westminster, London, relaying that no official replacement for Pride as inspector of fountains has been appointed but complaining Hendrick has been assigned to the duties by the paving board ‘without any authority’, 9 March 1825. Also second letter from the commissioners for construction of fountains to Gregory, outlining the history of the commission and offering rationale for the post of inspector of fountains. Observes they made recommendation for Hendrick on the basis of his being a competent person to hold the position and deserving of the remuneration provided, signed by commissioners Taylor and Bloxham, 11 April 1825.

2 Mar 1825-11 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/290

Letter from Lieutenant General William Fyers, Office of Ordnance, Lower Castle Yard, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, proposing that information on government land holdings on the islands of Spike and Haulbowline in County Cork be provided to the commissioners of the Tythe Composition Act by his office. Points out an application was received from Mr Ronayne, a commissioner under that act, to carry out a survey of the islands, but it is against military regulations to ‘allow the measurements of Fortifications’ by anyone other than a royal engineer. With note on back from John Sealy Townsend, King’s Counsel and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary’s Office, offering opinion on the matter of the survey.

18 Mar 1825-26 Mar 1825

1825