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Match 41 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1820/1117
TITLE:

Luke Reilly, Cavan Gaol, County Cavan: for relief from charge of felony
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of Luke Reilly, Cavan Gaol, County Cavan, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting clemency on grounds that he is ‘Completely Innocent’ of charges filed against him for felony and that false information has been provided by a malicious neighbour; includes letter from Joseph McGuire, Cavan, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, inclosing copy of committal, indicating that Reilly, of Killincare parish, County Cavan, is accused with Patrick Comey of stealing a heifer belonging to Peter Comey; also includes letter from Reilly to Gregory, pleading for relief from imprisonment; also includes letter from McGuire making reference to bench warrant for Reilly [not extant]; also includes opinion of John Sealy Townsend, crown legal advisor, stating ‘I see no ground for bailing in this case’.
EXTENT:

6 items; 10pp
DATE(S):

26 Nov 1820-16 Dec 1820
DATE EARLY:

1820
DATE LATE:

1820
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1820/R88
Match 42 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1820/1299
TITLE:

John Sealy Townsend, legal advisor: on question of removal of prisoners under rule of transportation to Cork Depot
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Note by John Sealy Townsend, legal advisor, [Dublin], to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, expressing opinion concerning the authority and necessary warrants for removal of prisoners under rule of transportation to Cork Depot; adds they are to ‘be kept at labour or employment in such manner as the keeper of such house shall think most suited to render such persons as industrious and useful members of society’.
EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp
DATE(S):

8 Dec 1820
DATE EARLY:

1820
DATE LATE:

1820
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1820/T92
Match 43 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1820/1250
TITLE:

On functions of office of governor of counties
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Query requesting outline of the office of governor of counties, with response from John Sealy Townsend, legal advisor, who admits to being ‘ignorant' and not knowing where the information is to be obtained.
EXTENT:

1 item; 1p
DATE(S):

14 Jan 1820
DATE EARLY:

1820
DATE LATE:

1820
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1820/T39
Match 44 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1820/1638
TITLE:

Grand Jury of County Kilkenny: funding for road and bridge building scheme
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Presentment of Grand Jury of County Kilkenny for sum of £234.12.4 ‘to be raised and levied off the County at large’ for the purposes of building three bridges on the townlands of Donegile [Donaguile] and Feroda [Firoda], as part of new road from Ballyragget to Castlecomber, County Kilkenny, with suggested framework for repayments; includes presentment of Kilkenny Grand Jury made at the Summer Assizes of 1820 for sum of £1,260.12.2 ‘to be raised and levied off the Barony of Fassadinin’, County Kilkenny, and to be used to provide for construction of proposed road; also includes copy of instructions to peruse draft deed of mortgage with query as to the legal foundation of proposed loan, with opinion of James Bessonet, and John Sealy Townsend, legal counsel; also includes letter from John Galloway, secretary to Commissioners of Consolidated Fund, Board Room, 37 Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting advance of warrant for payment of sum of £1,495.4.6 to Thomas Nowlan, treasurer, County Kilkenny, to provide for construction of proposed road.
EXTENT:

4 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

24 Oct 1820-3 Nov 1820
DATE EARLY:

1820
DATE LATE:

1820
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1820/TreasuryVouchers443
Match 45 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/48
TITLE:

Letter from Richard Creagh, magistrate of County Tipperary, concerning refusal of people to accept gold sovereign coins
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Richard Creagh, Castlepark, Golden, County Tipperary, magistrate, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the refusal of many people in his neighbourhood to accept gold sovereign coins. Requests to know how he might force them to accept them, 9 March 1821. Annotation on reverse of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, King's Counsel and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, on matter, 12 March 1821.
EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp
DATE(S):

9 Mar 1821-12 Mar 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/49
Match 46 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/50
TITLE:

Papers concerning eligibility of two prisoners held in County Cork jail for revenue offences, for King's pardon
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Richard Exham, Cork, sub sheriff of County Cork, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 11 August 1821, enclosing details of the 2 prisoners held in County Cork for revenue related offences, 10 August 1821. Requests to know whether either case would be eligible for release under King George IV's act of grace, releasing all prisoners held for breach of revenue law. Also note of John Sealy Townsend, King's Counsel and legal advisor to CSO, on subject, 15 August 1821, and copy of letter of reply from Grant to Exham, [15 August 1821].
EXTENT:

4 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

10 Aug 1821-15 Aug 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/51
Match 47 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/113
TITLE:

Letter from Thomas B Owens, inspector of Drogheda jail, enquiring on rights of debtors to claim prison allowance
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Thomas B Owens, Drogheda, County Louth, inspector of Drogheda jail, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting to know if the debtors in his jail are entitled to claim the provisions allowance, granted to poor prisoners, 8 November 1821. Annotation on reverse of legal opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, 9 November 1821.
EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp
DATE(S):

8 Nov 1821-9 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/117
Match 48 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/147
TITLE:

Papers concerning appointment to offices in Irish law courts
SCOPE & CONTENT:

List of offices within the Irish Court of Exchequer, Court of Common Pleas, and Court of King's Bench, and memorandum containing opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, on right of making appointments to those offices, 13 November 1821. Also note of relevant pages numbers in the reports of commissioners of inquiry, relating to office holders in Exchequer and Common Pleas, [November 1821].
EXTENT:

3 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

[Nov 1821]-13 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/151
Match 49 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/148
TITLE:

Letter from Arthur Chichester, Harrogate, England, recommending establishment of a fishery station at Arthurstown
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Arthur Chichester, Harrogate, England, of the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars), to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending town of Arthurstown, County Wexford, where he holds extensive property, as a possible site for a new fishing station, under government's scheme for encouragement of Irish fisheries. States his desire to encourage his tenants, and to provide employment to lower orders, 'which are numerous beyond description in the Co of Wexford', 12 November 1821. Also note from John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, stating his legal opinion on Chichester's request, 28 November 1821.
EXTENT:

2 items; 3pp
DATE(S):

12 Nov 1821-28 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/152
Match 50 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1821/153
TITLE:

Letter from William Acton, magistrate for County Wicklow, concerning conduct of water guard
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from William Acton, West Aston [Westaston], Rathdrum, County Wicklow, magistrate for County Wicklow, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning an assault on an individual by a water guard stationed at Ballincarrig, County Wicklow. States that the water guard claimed to be acting under orders received from the Lords of the Treasury, to fire at anyone on the high road who refused to stop. Acton fears that someone will soon be killed if this continues, 6 December 1821. Annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, 11 December 1821.
EXTENT:

1 item; 4pp
DATE(S):

6 Dec 1821-11 Dec 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1821/157

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