Biographical Information, 1818-1822

CSO/RP/1823/2001

Letter from Robert Shaw, Foster Place, Dublin, MP for Dublin city, requesting to know if an answer has been received from the Lords of the Treasury, respecting a petition submitted by the Dublin paper manufacturers. Shaw notes that the latter are, 'calling on me every day to know if I have got any answer from you', 25 November 1823. With subsequent annotation by Goulburn.

25 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2002

Letter from J & J Ardill, clerks of the peace for County Westmeath, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, concerning the case of Michael Murry [sic], imprisoned on a green wax process issued against him. Reports that following consideration of his petition to the court of quarter sessions, he was released, 3 November 1823; with subsequent annotations by Goulburn, and by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to the CSO, concerning the legality of the release, 7 November 1823.

3 Nov 1823-7 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2003

File of papers relating to applications of Lieutenant William Hutchison, Royal Navy, for appointment to post of harbour master at the new royal harbour at Kingstown [Dunleary; Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin. File includes letter from Lord Frankfort, Clontarf, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending his nephew, Hutchison, harbour master at Bullock, County Dublin, for the favourable consideration of government, 12 September [1822] [written just prior to Frankfort's death on 21 September 1822]. File also includes letter from Hutchison, to [Goulburn], renewing his application, and referring to the recommendation from his uncle, the late Lord Frankfort. Also refers to Mr Toutcher, his competitor for the post, noting that Toutcher 'already holds two situations connected with the Royal Harbour..'. 16 October 1822; with subsequent annotations by Goulburn, and by CSO official. File also includes letter from Charles Henry Coote, Lord Castlecoote; Richard Verschoyle; James Crofton; Graves Chamney Swan; Francis Hodgkinson; and Abraham Bradley King, board room at the Royal Harbour of George IV, Kingstown, commissioners for Dunleary harbour, to Goulburn, concerning need for the appointment of a harbour master to the new royal harbour, and emphasising the likely expense of such an appointment. They recommend an officer already in their employment, Mr Toutcher, for the post, noting that he has already fulfilled all the various duties which have already arisen at the harbour, 7 November 1823; the commissioners enclose copy of a letter from Captain Charles Malcolm, commander of the Royal yacht 'William and Mary' at Kingstown harbour, to George Darling, secretary to the Kingstown harbour commissioners, outlining the reasons for the need to appoint a harbour master, originally dated, 5 October 1822, and also an application from Toutcher for the post [the latter not present]; also encloses a printed petition received from Hutchison, to the commissioners of the royal harbour, detailing Hutchison's naval service, and his work as harbour master at the old harbour of Dunleary; requests appointment to the post of harbour master to the new royal harbour at Kingstown [1822]; the petition is accompanied by a printed pamphlet containing copies of 8 letters from naval officers commending Hutchison's bravery and good conduct, and also from other individuals involved with the Ballast Board and Admiralty, referring to praise of Hutchison's work as harbour master, originally dated 30 May 1813-7 January 1822. File also contains further petitions from Hutchison, and also a letter from Hutchison, to Goulburn, referring to his appointment as harbour master of the new harbour at Kingstown, sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant in January 1823. Hutchison complains, however, that due to a delay in fixing his new salary for the post, his naval half-pay has been suspended. He urges the speedy finalising of arrangements for his new salary, 29 October 1823; with subsequent annotation by Goulburn. File also includes a letter from Hutchison, to Charles Oldfield Bowles, private secretary to Goulburn, providing further information respecting the amount of salary that a half-pay naval officer can receive, before it affects his half-pay, and he encloses a printed page taken from Murray's British naval lists, respecting the regulations for half-pay for naval officers, [November 1823].

30 May 1813-[Nov 1823]

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2004

Petition of Richard O'Shea, of Listowel, County Kerry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, renewing his request for government employment for his son, John O'Shea,28 October 1823; also further petition from O'Shea, to Wellesley, requesting an answer to his petitions, 20 November 1823.

28 Oct 1823-20 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2005

Letter from William Boothby, James Stewart, and Hulton Smith King, custom house, Dublin, commissioners of customs, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, referring to their perusal of a draft charter to be granted by Wellesley, to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Requests the removal of a clause which would grant the Chamber of Commerce the power to regulate fees for porterage at Dublin's quays, docks, and stores, of all good imported into and exported out of the port of Dublin. The commissioners argue that granting them such a right would run counter to their own plans to generate additional revenue for government by letting the docks, stores and quays to private persons or companies, 9 August 1823; with subsequent pencil annotation on reverse, by Wellesley, and also subsequent annotations by William Conyngham Plunket, Attorney General of Ireland, and by Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle. Also letter from Henry Staines, 88 Abbey Street, Dublin, attorney, to Goulburn, referring to the clause objected to by the commissioners of customs, and reporting the willingness of the Chamber of Commerce, to remove the clause in question, 26 September 1823; with subsequent annotation by Goulburn and by CSO official. Also draft copy of the charter, prepared by Staines, with subsequent annotations, possibly by Staines, on the extracts to be 'expunged' due to the commissioners' objections [September 1823; and with subsequent pencil annotations by Henry Joy, Solicitor General of Ireland, concerning the charter. [The pagination of the original draft charter is incorrect].

9 Aug 1823-26 Sep 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2006

Letter from William Mulloy, Oakport, Boyle, County Roscommon, magistrate, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, renewing his former application for government funds to complete a new line of road, in order to avoid the hill of Crossna, County Roscommon. Reports that the area in question was inspected by government's civil engineer, Alexander Nimmo, who reported favourably on the proposed road. States, however, that no further progress has been made. Emphasises the benefits of the proposed scheme, in providing employment to the local peasantry.

17 Oct 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2007

Petition of the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders of the barony of Ballamoe [sic; Ballymoe], County Galway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, emphasising the disadvantages posed by the hilly state of the road from Dunmore, County Galway, to counties Roscommon and Sligo, and requesting the construction of a new line of road to avoid the hills. Petition signed by 45 individuals, including James Sheridan of Summer Hill, County Galway. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

21 Sep 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2008

Letter from Captain J Gunn, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, half-pay officer of 71st regiment, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, renewing his application for reimbursement of £27, expended by him 'as Secret Service Money' to gain information on outrages committed during his command of the military at Bruff, County Limerick. Gunn refers to a letter from Dublin Castle, which authorised him to use 'discretionary powers' to act as necessary, in the absence of his 2 senior officers, 16 September 1823; with subsequent annotation by Goulburn, issuing an order to CSO staff to see a copy of the order referred to by Gunn. Also copy of letter from Goulburn, to Gunn, at Bruff, concerning information on outages committed and the names of possible witnesses [not present], and requesting Gunn to use his 'discretion' in the matter, originally dated 30 January 1822.

30 Jan 1822-16 Sep 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2009

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, General Post Office, Dublin, secretary to the Irish Post Masters General, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting the Lord Lieutenant's attention to applications forwarded by the Post Masters General, to government, 25 February 1823. Lees annexes a summary of the communications in question, dating from 3 April 1820 to 20 June 1821, 'to which no answers have yet been received'. The letters chiefly concern applications for superannuation and salary increases for Post Office personnel. With subsequent annotation on reverse of Lees' letter, by William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 27 February 1823.

25 Feb 1823-27 Feb 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2010

Petition of Bartholomew Cusack, [County Galway], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting police employment. Refers to his former employment in the Dublin city police, 8 August 1823. Also statement by Michael Farrell, chief constable, head police office, Dublin, certifying to Cusack's service in the Galway militia regiment, and later in the Dublin city police. Notes that Cusack resigned the police post, in order to return to Galway to assist his brother in the building trade, 18 August 1823.

8 Aug 1823-18 Aug 1823

1823