[From Atholl Papers - AP 49(4th)-29]

[James McCrone to Duke - 28 February 1827 ]

Castle Mona 28 Feby 1827

My Lord Duke

I have had the honor to receive your Graces letter of the 24th Inst, with your recept & duplicate for your salary for the quarter due 5th Jany last. And agreeable to your desire I have remitted Lady Henry, the contents being your Graces annual allowance to the young Lady upto Xmass next.

I have to acquaint your Grace that Satterthwaite is in Castle Rushen for debt, and he owes about a £100 altogether - He has mentioned to me, and I heard it confirmed from other quarters, that the Custom House Officers in Liverpool have seized a barrel of the Polishing powder, hitherto known as a mineral substance called Asbestos alledging that it shd pay a duty of 3d @ lb weight. this ought to be enquired into, for I am not aware that the productions of this Isle are subject to any duty more than such productions in England are liable to. I believe sometime ago there was a Coasting duty on slates &c which was done away in England, but the Isle of Man was left out of the Regulation, which however, I believe, your Grace got rectified afterwards. It is probable that the seizure has taken place under the old act.

I have also to mention, on what I consider pretty good authority, that this polishing powder is not a mineral, but a vegatable substance, and that it has been found to answer as an anti attrition far superior to what is used every day for all sorts of machinery; - that it is of great value and that a person of respectability in Liverpool is willing to contract and in fact has contracted for a large quantity at a very high price, by which it has become an article of notoriety in the public & hence the seizure took place. I shall make further enquiry into this matter, but in the time, it may be true to ascertain at the Board the particulars and cause of seizure. I have the honor &c...

List of Magistrates appointed 21 Dec 1826

Wm L Drinkwater - Douglas - M.H.K.
Thos Carran - Brewer, Peel
Wm Bridson - Ragget - H.K.
John Hughes Ballaugh - H.K. concerned in Farrants riots
Anthony Dunlop - Marown
John Kneale Regaby - Andrews
John Tear Jun Lezayre - H.K.
Wm Christian Cloughbane Maughold
Godfrey Tate - Lonan - C.P.
Caser Bacon Staward Lezayre
Gen A. J. Goldie Braddan
Col Mark Wilks - Do
Jno Cesar Gelling H.K. & practising atty
Chas Geneste - atty
John Quane - Douglas - H.K.
Caser Tobin - Middle - H.K.
Thos Harrison Woodburn - H.K.
F.B. Hartwell Malew - H.K.
Robt Cunningham - H.K.
Edwd Gawne C.P. - H.K.
Jno C Crellin - H.K.

Mr Carrington will please send the Bishop a copy of this list.

Notes

The salary was that due to the Duke as Governor in Chief,
Lady Henry was the daughter of the Duke's late deceased brother Lord Henry.