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CSO/RP/1823/1091

Petition of Henry Daves [also spelt Davis], to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting remuneration for his years of service as a barony sub constable for Ikerin [Ikerrin], County Tipperary. Emphasises his old age and injuries. Petition certified by James Butler, Sir Henry R Carden, and Daniel J Webb, magistrates of County Tipperary, 24 July 1823. With subsequent annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 29 July 1823.

24 Jul 1823-29 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1099

Letter from Richard Barrell, 42 Queen Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining of the conduct of the sub sheriff of County Cork, in charging Barrell excessive legal fees for 2 affidavits sworn by Barrell before the Lord Mayor; encloses the 2 affidavits mentioned and 3 letters [none present], in proof of Barrett's unjust treatment, 29 July 1823; with subsequent annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, 30 July 1823. Also letter from Barrett, Cork, to Goulburn, requesting an answer to his former letter, 18 August 1823.

29 Jul 1823-18 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1107

Petition of John Elliott, formerly of 89th regiment of foot, and James Finlan, formerly of 71st regiment of foot, both out pensioners of Royal Hospital Chelsea, confined in Wicklow jail, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning their imprisonment for a 'small sum' of debt, and emphasising that they have no means to pay it and secure their release; also emphasises the distress of their families. Requests government assistance. Annotation indicates petition received [20 July 1823]. Subsequent annotation on reverse by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 29 July 1823.

[20 Jul 1823]-29 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1109

Letter from James Myles, Rutland Street, Limerick, County Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing petition of the overseers of foundlings in Limerick city, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of the charge of £5 imposed by the governors of the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, to admit an abandoned child to its care. Emphasises difficulties caused to the overseers in Limerick, who cannot raise the sums required. Requests that government order the hospital governors to receive foundlings from Limerick free of admission, as was previously the practice, 23 July 1823. With subsequent annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 1 August 1823.

23 July 1823-1 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1135

Letter from John Lapp Judkin, court house, Clonmel, County Tipperary, secretary to County Tipperary grand jury, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 29 July 1823, concerning the several barony constables recommended by the grand jury to receive a government pension, and requesting an answer on their case as quickly as possible. Encloses a letter from Francis Aldborough Prittie, MP for County Tipperary and foreman of the County Tipperary grand jury at summer assizes 1823, to [Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle], enclosing a return of the names of the 13 constables recommended for superannuation, accompanied by certificates for several of the men [none present]. Also note by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, stating his opinion on the matter, and noting that, 'There cannot be a more disagreeable office than the examination of the cases of these poor constables, I make no doubt that a pension given to any one of them would be well bestowed, but this is not left to my judgement…..', 6 August 1823.

29 Jul 1823-6 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1140

File of papers relating to presentments from County Limerick grand jury for improvements to the mail coach road between Limerick and Tarbert, County Kerry, via Askeaton, County Limerick, encompassing the County Limerick baronies of Connello Lower, Kenry, and Pubblebrien. File includes letter from Stephen Edward Rice, Mount Trenchard, Shanagolden, County Limerick, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 4 August 1823, enclosing petition of the grand jury of County Limerick, assembled at summer assizes 1823, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, expressing their approval of surveys carried out by Richard Griffith, engineer, respecting the construction of new lines of road on the mail coach road between Limerick to Tralee, County Kerry. Reports that they have, therefore, granted a presentment for part of the work. Requests money from the fund for public works, for the remainder of the sum required, and also requests a loan from the consolidated fund, to cover the sum to be raised by presentment, emphasising the burden already placed on the county by the recent disturbances and by the agricultural depression; signed by George William Massy, grand jury foreman; also encloses copies of the 2 presentments referred to. File also includes note by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary's Office, stating, as requested, his opinion on the legality of the presentments, and expressing his reservations on the matter, 8 August 1823. Also includes letter from Rice, [Dublin], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning Townsend's objections to the presentments submitted to government; explains a confusion which arose in making copies of the presentments, 11 March 1824; encloses a copy of one of the presentments, signed by Daniel Barrington, clerk of the crown for County Limerick; this has subsequently been annotated by Townsend, who notes that the new presentment has, 'the same fault as the former - with the addition of being the most incorrect copy', 12 March 1824. File also includes letter from Rice, Limerick, to Gregory, 12 March 1824, enclosing copies of the 3 presentments, originally signed by Massy and Griffith, and certified as correct by Barrington, clerk of the crown, 19 September 1823; these contain a subsequent lengthy annotation in response by Townsend, who remarks, 'It is quite shocking to see how public business is done in this country..', admonishing the fact that the presentments, though dated September 1823, only now reach the Chief Secretary's Office, 13 March 1824.

16 Mar 1823-13 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1823/1150

Letter from John Kennedy, Clara, King's County [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 5 August 1823, enclosing a petition from his brother William Kennedy, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning William's imprisonment in Philipstown [Daingean] jail, King's County, on a charge of stealing cattle. Details the circumstances of the case, stating that the cattle were originally distrained for unpaid rent. Requests Wellesley's interference in the case, to obtain bail. Also encloses a copy of Kennedy's committal to the jail, addressed to its keeper, Thomas Simpson, and originally signed by Edward Kelly, magistrate, 9 July 1823. Kennedy's petition contains several subsequent annotations on the reverse, including one by William Conyngham Plunket, Attorney General, stating his opinion on the case, and another in pencil referring to the opinion of John Sealy Townsend, legal advisor to the Chief Secretary's Office.

9 Jul 1823-5 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1170

File of papers relating to repeated applications of Bryan Kerr [also spelt Car], formerly of County Cork police, for a government pension. Includes petition of Kerr, Moville, County Donegal, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing head injuries he sustained during an attack by Whiteboy insurgents on the police barracks at Churchtown, County Cork, on night of 31 January 1822. Requests a pension as he has been unable to work due to his injuries [postmarked 17 May 1823]. Also includes further petition of Kerr, Cardonagh, County Donegal, to Wellesley, renewing his request, 25 August 1823, and enclosing a certificate signed by J Bernard, Royal Navy surgeon, and by William Lumsden, chief constable of police at Charleville, County Cork, verifying Kerr's injuries. Also letter from Major Samson Carter, Doneraile, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, responding, as requested, on Kerr's case, and stating that he, 'resigned his Situation in this Police establishment to avoid the disgrace of being dismissed for drunkenness…'; also refers to his 'unmanly' conduct on the night of the attack, 8 November 1823; with subsequent annotation on reverse of letter, by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to the Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 6 September 1824. File also includes petition of Kerr to Wellesley, detailing his efforts in apprehending those responsible for the murder of George Balfour, several years earlier, when Kerr was employed in the police establishment under Major D'Arcy in Ennishowen, County Donegal,

[17 May 1823]-6 Sep 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1823/1278

File of papers relating to certificates from engineers concerning progress of public works at Poulaphouca road and bridge, counties Wicklow and Dublin. Includes letter from John Galloway, board room, Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 19 March 1822, concerning presentments laid before the grand juries of counties Dublin and Wicklow at 1821 assizes, and enclosing a certificate on the matter [not present]. Also letter from Alexander Nimmo, Dublin, civil engineer overseeing public works schemes, to Gregory, 3 July 1823, enclosing a certificate of the progress of the work, and stating his opinion that the money already advanced for the work by presentment, has been satisfactorily expended, in order to obtain the remaining fund required from government; the certificate is signed and sealed by Nimmo, 30 June 1823; with 2 subsequent annotations on reverse of Nimmo's letter, by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, concerning the legal requirements for the certificate, 20 July; 30 August 1823. Also letter from John Killaly, Ennis, County Clare, civil engineer overseeing public works schemes, to Gregory, 9 August 1823, also enclosing a certificate vouching for his satisfaction at the money already expended at Poulafooca [Poulaphouca], signed and sealed by Killaly, 9 August 1823. File also includes letter from Killaly, Ennis, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 30 September 1823, enclosing a joint report from Killaly and Nimmo, and signed by each, dated Ennis, 30 September 1823, concerning their inspection of the work at Poulafooca [Poulaphouca].

19 Mar 1822-Oct 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1287

Petition of Arthur McCann, Kilworth, County Cork, formerly of County Cork's old police establishment, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a government pension, following his being discharged from his post as a barony constable, 'being old and worn out'. Also refers to his former military service in the North Cork militia regiment, to injuries sustained during 1798 rebellion, and to his service in the Glanmire and Kilworth yeomanry corps. Petition signed by Stephen Moore, 3rd earl of Mount Cashel; John Hyde; Thomas Paye, surgeon of North Cork militia; George King, 3rd earl of Kingston, and Reverend Dr Richard Woodward, 16 June 1823. With subsequent annotations on reverse, by William Gregory, Under Secretary [in pencil] and by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 20 July 1823.

16 Jun 1823-20 Jul 1823

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