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CSO/RP/1823/1635

Letter from Julia O'Connor, Aldborough Court, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 2 October 1823, enclosing her petition to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing her family's plight: concerns her husband, Joseph O'Connor, an employee of the Paving Board, Dublin, who has suffered 'a derangement of mind', and has been committed to Richmond Lunatic Asylum, Dublin. Requests that she may continue to receive a portion of her husband's salary, to support her family, until his condition is fully ascertained. Also refers to the rejection of a similar application already made to the commissioners of paving, and encloses a letter of reply from William Little, Paving House, Dublin, secretary to the commissioners of paving, to Mrs O'Connor, stating that they can only issue payment of outstanding salary for services rendered, 23 September 1823. Also letter from Major Alexander Taylor, Alderman Mark Bloxham, and Thomas Newcomen Edgeworth, Paving House, commissioners for paving, cleansing and lighting the streets of Dublin, to Goulburn, responding, as requested, on O'Connor's case, 16 October 1823; with subsequent annotation overleaf, by Goulburn.

23 Sep 1823-16 Oct 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1772

Letter from Francis Aldborough Prittie, Roscrea, County Tipperary, MP for County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 6 November 1823, enclosing petition of Harriett Powell, Roscrea, widow, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, referring to the death of her husband, Dr Nathaniel Powell, from typhus fever caught during his care of the poor of Roscrea, and of a job in the custom house of Cork, subsequently granted to her eldest son, Francis Powell, to aid the family's support. Requests special arrangement be granted by the commissioners of excise, to permit Powell to retire from his post, with an emolument, in order to complete his medical degree, and practice medicine in Roscrea, 6 November 1823. Also memorandum prepared by Chief Secretary's Office clerk, stating Powell's rank, salary, and date of appointment to the post. Also letter from Goulburn, to James Stewart, a commissioner of customs at Cork, requesting to know if the proposal is 'a favourable arrangement', 7 November 1823, and also letter of reply from Stewart, customs [house], Cork, to Goulburn, reporting on the matter, as requested, 10 November 1823.

6 Nov 1823-10 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/2437

File of papers relating to proposed alteration to mail coach service between Dublin and Waterford city; in particular, the opposition of Waterford city Chamber of Commerce, at plans to end the direct mail coach service between Dublin and Waterford, instead operating the mail coach as far as Kilkenny, and supplemented with a branch line of the Cork service operating from Kilkenny onwards to Waterford; also concerning the dispute between Laurence Parsons, 2nd earl of Rosse, one of the Irish Post Master Generals - an advocate of the Kilkenny to Waterford branch line proposal - and his colleague, Charles O'Neill, 1st earl O'Neill, joint Post Master General; and also concerning the support of the the inhabitants of Kilkenny city, for the new arrangement. File contains an abstract, prepared by the Chief Secretary's Office, of correspondence received on the subject of the proposed changes, 1821-12 November 1823. These have been numbered 1-14; the original correspondence listed in the abstract is all present in the file. It includes letters, petitions, and reports from the Waterford city Chamber of Commerce; the grand jury of Waterford city; the Irish Post Masters General; Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary to the Irish Post Masters General; Peter Purcell, contractor operating Dublin-Waterford mail coach; and the Irish government. These include a petition from the Waterford Chamber of Commerce, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, expressing their opposition to the proposed changes, and emphasising the risks involved in transferring the mail, 'containing Bank notes and Specie to a very considerable amount, which Merchants have been & are obliged to get down from Dublin since the Failures of the Banks in the South of Ireland', in the the early hours of the morning from one coach to another at Kilkenny, [October 1821]. Also includes a letter from William Milward, foreman of the Waterford city grand jury, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 8 July 1823, enclosing a petition from the grand jury, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, registering their opposition to the plans of the Irish Post Office, to 'deprive' the city of the benefits of the its direct mail coach service with Dublin, 8 July 1823. File also contains a statement of account of the gross annual postage charges for post towns in Ireland, for the year ending 5 January 1823: lists the names of 42 post towns and the postage charges for each. At the bottom of the account it is stated that, 'The foregoing Forty two towns were dispatched by the Waterford Mail Coach previous to 13 November 1823'; account prepared and signed by George D Mills, first clerk in the Accomptant General's Office, Irish Post Office, and also signed by William Donlevy, president of the inland office of Irish Post Office. File also contains letter from Charles O'Neill, 1st earl O'Neill, General Post Office, Dublin, joint Irish Post Master General, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to the 'urgent remonstrances' which have been received by him from George Beresford, MP for Waterford city, and others, complaining of the recent changes to the Dublin-Waterford mail coach service. O'Neill details the circumstances surrounding the alteration, attributing it to his colleage and fellow Post Master General, Earl Rosse. O'Neill details those complaints, emphasising that many of them are legitimate. File also contains petition of the landed proprietors, gentry, and clergy of County Wicklow, to Marquis Wellesley, urging the completiton of a new line of road between Dublin and Waterford, emphasising its benefits for the inhabitants of County Wicklow; the petition is signed by 109 inidividuals, including Arthur Hill, 3rd marquis of Downshire and Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th earl of Aldborough [November 1823]. File also contains letters from Earl Rosse, Parsonstown [Birr], King's County [County Offaly], to Goulburn, refuting erroneous statements made by Earl O'Neill and Sir Edward Smith Lees, in respect of the changes to the Waterford mail coach service, and to the financial savings envisaged by Rosse, as a result of the alteration; 30 November; 1 December 1823. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

[Oct 1821]-1 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1213

Letter from Francis Aldborough Prittie, [MP for Tipperary], Corville, County Tipperary, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial from Harriet Powell, Roscrea, County Tipperary, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting temporary appointment of James Martin, of Killaloe, to post of junior clerk in the office of comptroller of customs at Cork, until such times as her young son, Henry Powell, reaches a suitable age to fill the situation. To facilitate transaction, offers resignation of eldest son, Dr Frances Powell, from position as superintendent of Roscrea dispensary; refers also to poverty of family and to sacrifice of late husband Dr Nathaniel Powell, who died of typhus fever in September 1817, while acting as medical attendant at the dispensary at Roscrea. Also letter from Henry Prittie, 2nd baron Dunalley, Killboy, Nenagh, County Tipperary, offering support for application of Powell and seeking reply over query on finance for road on townland of Latera [Latteragh].

11 Sep 1824-14 Sep 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1997

Letter from Thomas Stratford Dennis, magistrate, Fort Granite, [Fortgranite], Baltinglass, County Wicklow, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, advancing application for a restoration to his family of the title of Baron Tracton, previously held by his near relation James Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton. Annexes to base copy of a vote of thanks from the magistrates of the assizes of County Wicklow, and a similar one from the magistrates of the assizes of County Carlow, in recognition of his successful efforts in keeping the peace; also an expression of appreciation from the Protestant and Roman Catholic residents of the town of Hacketstown, County Carlow; also an address of thanks from the grand jury of Baltinglass, County Wicklow; and also mention of presentation of a gift of plate in consideration of his exertions as magistrate by the noblemen, governors, grand jury and gentlemen of County Wicklow, 14 January 1825. Encloses copy memorial from Dennis to His Majesty King George IV, King of Great Britain, asserting claim for a restoration to his family of the title of Baron Tracton, or creation of a new baronetcy in recognition of his loyalty to government. Remarks his father Reverend Meade Dennis, was nephew and legal heir to the 1st Baron Tracton, and also mentions family links to the Earl of Aldborough and Viscount Powerscourt [Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt], 3 September 1821.

3 Sep 1821-14 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/107

Letter from Henry T Bingess, Cork Hill, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post of chief constable of the police establishment. Indicates he seeks a character reference for the post and stresses his application has the support of Francis Aldborough Prittie, [MP for Tipperary], Sir Henry Robert Carden and the magistrates of Roscrea, County Tipperary. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

31 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/869

Letter from Sara Davies to Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough, enclosing a memorial for the attention of the Irish government [not present]. Speaks of her ‘unfortunate and destitute situation’ and admits her application for assistance is not likely to success ‘unless handed in by some person of influence’. Annotation on base from CSO states the memorial was sent to the Treasury department.

[1825]

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/316

File of papers relating to an allegedly false claim made by William Reynolds stating a large unlawful assembly of people was present on the townland of Drumakeenan, King's County [County Offaly], on the night of the 17th of December 1824. Includes memorial from Reynolds [formerly of the 12th royal veteran battalion and the 24th regiment of foot], Curaganeen [Curragharneen], County Tipperary, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, stressing the accuracy of his account of the gathering at Drumakeenan, ‘parading in arms’, and appealing against the removal of his army pension. Expresses his ignorance of a meeting to discuss the matter at the town hall of Roscrea, and signals ‘his astonishment that his name had been divulged’ on that occasion, 4 January [1825]. Also includes character reference in favour of Reynolds extolling him as ‘a strictly loyal sober well conducted man’, signed by Reverend James Hannigan, [Church of Ireland] chaplain to the bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, County Galway [Christopher Butson], 21 December 1821. Also includes copy of proceedings of the meeting held in Roscrea to discuss Reynolds’ claimed sighting of a crowd numbering approximately 1600 persons. Having taken the evidence into account and heard the confessions of several witnesses, it concludes the account given by Reynolds has ‘not the slightest shadow of truth’ and was got up ‘to create an alarm’ in the district. It recommends the pension paid to Reynolds be terminated; meeting presided over by Francis Aldborough Prittie, [MP for Tipperary], chairman, Robert Sandford Palmer, magistrate, and Edmund [Edward] Wilson, chief police magistrate of County Tipperary, [27] December 1824. Also includes letter from Thomas A Shean, Roscrea, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reflecting on the passage of events surrounding the investigation of Reynolds’ claims. He comments on the reluctance of Reynolds to appear at a hastily convened public investigation on the 27th of December, on account of the ‘presence of a large mob’. He notes too that the finger of accusation was pointed at himself as being one of the architects of the ‘plot’ and complains of the influence of the Catholic Association in the matter. Remarks also on the willingness of Reynolds to offer further assistance in the investigation, having personally paid a visit to William Nash, the chief constable of police at Roscrea. Expresses his belief that nothing but ‘a full and impartial investigation’ of the matter will reveal the full truth, 30 December 1824.

21 Dec 1821-18 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1831/417

Letter from George Moore, 14 Hume Street, [Dublin], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, referring to a memorial from ‘Davis’ [not present] which has the ‘strongest testimony’ in favour of the applicant by Benjamin O’Neale Stratford, 3rd earl of Aldborough.

10 Jan 1831-15 Mar 1831

1831

CSO/RP/1831/2002

File of documents concerning the contested issue of the continuation of Maj James Tandy [chief magistrate of police for counties Carlow, Wicklow and Kildare] as resident magistrate for County Wicklow. Includes letter from Benjamin O’Neale Stratford, [4th earl of Aldborough], Stratford Lodge, Baltinglass, [County Wicklow], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, expressing his opinion in favour of the retention of Tandy as stipendiary magistrate for the county; regretting that an application has been made for his removal by ‘some of the Grand Jury’ or is expected to be made; asking that no action be taken on the matter until such times as the wider opinion of the magistrates of the western division of the county is canvassed. Also includes letter from Tandy, Milbank [Millbank], Naas, [County Kildare], to Aldborough, expressing his appreciation for the vote of support from the magistrates of the baronies of Upper and Lower Talbotstown; remarking that he is prepared to relinquish all demands for salary from the baronies of Shillelagh and Ballinacor and adding that a warrant should be made out to that effect and presented for the sanction of government.

21 Jul 1831-26 Sep 1831

1831