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| AP_117(3rd)_1 |
8.1.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Gives details and measurements of the Great Deer found at Ballaugh.and sends a box made from an ancient oak plank found in Castle Rushen. |
| AP_117(3rd)_2 |
17.3.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Mr.Brougham has sent a circular letter to all the clergy asking for information re. schools and charities etc. This he does as Chairman of the Education Committee. The Bishop has told the Clergy not to do this but asks for confirmation that he is correct in doing so and that the British Parliament has no right to make such enquiries. As he says "I do not wish the Sergeant at Arms to pay us a visit". |
| AP_117(3rd)_3 |
31.3.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Encloses a sketch of the Deer as it was before it left the Island (not here,N.M.) The finders heve brought it back, "having taken fright" but offer to give it up for a small compensation. He has been shown a fine couple of Falcons got from Spanish Head. The new steamer has arrived with 130 passengers. |
| AP_117(3rd)_4 |
16.6.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke From Greenock, on the eve of leaving for the Island after a holiday in Scotland. |
| AP_117(3rd)_5 |
28.8.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Trivial. |
| AP_117(3rd)_6 |
20.9.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke It transpires that Clarke, the Attorney-General,who had been paying his deputy £100 per annum recommended Cunninghame for the post because he was willing to do it for no more than the credit the position gave him and the opportunity of doing anything his party might have in view. Attached is copy of letter 7.10.1820 to Lord Sidmouth re Clarke's action in a case and the Bishop encloses a copy (attached N.M.) a letter which he has sent to Lord Sidmouth with regard to the unjust way in which McCrone was treated and himself insulted. |
| AP_117(3rd)_7 |
6.10.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Death of the Clerk of the Rolls. Changes in the English Cabinet to be expected. |
| AP_117(3rd)_8 |
6.12.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke He suggests Mr.Heywood as Clerk of the Rolls. |
| AP_117(3rd)_9 |
17.12.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke Confusion as to who shall be Clerk of the Rolls.Suggestions for the guidance of the Duke who is going to London and will be seeing Lord Sidmouth. |
| AP_117(3rd)_10 |
21.12.1820
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Bishop Murray to Duke He suggests Mr.Heywood as Clerk of the Rolls. |
| AP_117(3rd)_11 |
30.6.1821
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Bishop Murray to Duke Confusion as to who shall be Clerk of the Rolls.Suggestions for the guidance of the Duke who is going to London and will be seeing Lord Sidmouth. |
| AP_117(3rd)_12 |
28.8.1821
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Suggestions as to an occupant for the newly created post of Manager of the Fisheries. A more decided Lt.Gov.is wanted than the present one who cares not what happens so long as he is not troubled. The Keys are agitating for the removal of the Vicars-Gen. and Receiver-Gen.from the Council - an interference with the rights of the Crown, Col.Wilks is about to leave St.Helena and will "I hope rest his bones with Boneparte,"the Taubman interest is nearly finished tn the Keys,but a Democratic party - which the Lt.Gov. never ought to have admitted - is starting up. At present they can only bark,as the Council can provent them doing any mischief, but they hope to get this state of affairs altered. The Duke's falconer has been at Douglas but did not take away the falcon. It is complained that this bird eats too much beef,so he is being brought to Bishopscourt to live on blackbirds,until he can be sent to Dunkeld. |
| AP_117(3rd)_13 |
5.9.1821
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The Keys are reported to be petitioning for the removal of the Vicars-Gen and the Receiver-Gen. from the Council. Also that the appointment of the Bishop may be taken out of the Duke's hands and vested in the Crown. Postscript by Col. Stuart .. "our Legislators seem determined bring us so much under the notice of the Mother Country as to bring us entirely into her close keeping and draw upon us all the benefits of taxation etc." |
| AP_117(3rd)_14 |
31.7.1822
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The Lt.-Gov. refuses to allow any member of the Council to serve on the newly elected High Road Committee and the Keys therefor placed Ed. Gawne and Bacon on it in place of the Bishop and the Water Bailiff... The Bishop refused to sign the appointments,but the rest of the Council,"being a shabby lot" refused to back him up. As the public business cannot be carried on in this manner decided steps should be taken to have the Lt.-Gov. removed from office. |
| AP_117(3rd)_15 |
4.9.1822
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The Keys have impeached the Duke accusing him of "Taking possession
of the floating wrecks and of the Court House at Peel,also of the ground
on which the Chapel is built at Ramsey etc." all of which is so absurd
that they cut their own throats by making such charges for"Mr.Peel
will see that this is the same plan as that which is being tried in England
to set people against all persons in authority and I am satisfied that they
will receive no support from him." The Keys have also made further statements full of falsehoods and misrepresentations,re.the tithes and charities. "The whole (Taubman ? N.M.) family are now doing all they can to oppose you,end the more we cen weaken them the better" |
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6.11.1822
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The Deemsters and Vicars General are all Judges, such as they are although it appears to me that the former are no better than J.P's in England,except when they act as the Governor's Assessors. That the Ecclesiastical officers appear in the Tynwald procession is no declaration of rank for them,they are merely there to give the Bishop some ecclesiastical attendants. |
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17.9.1822
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(London) He has given Mr.Dawson (Mr Peel's secretary) much information about affairs in the Island. |
| AP_117(3rd)_18 |
23.9.1822
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(London) He has given Mr.Dawson a list of the Keys., showing that not less than nine are of one family or their immediate dependants. |
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The steamer has not been able to sail for a week owing to strong winds,but he has at last got accross in the "Majestic" from Peel in 15 hours to Liverpool. "It has now come to that point that you must either receive support from Government or withdraw yours from them, and the latter alternative just now they will not bring upon thenselves." |
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Trouble re the admission of Mr.Milis to the Manx Bar. |
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The Deemsters have never ceased to give themselves airs since their salaries were increased. The new figure obtained by misrepresentations of the truth by Deemster Gawne has caused the Govt, to lose £600 per annum. |
| AP_117(3rd)_22 |
4.6.1820
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(with 1822 bundle but should obviously be 1820. N.M.) Lord Sidmouth has fixed the Deemster's saleries at £700 per annum,and proposes to make Mr. Clarke reside in the Island. - "which is but little satisfaction as we are better without a person of so meddling a disposition." On the whole Lord S. is much more inclined to do what is right than formerly. |
| AP_117(3rd)_23 |
3.5.1813
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Duke of Atholl to Bishop Murray. offering him the appointment of Bishop "the character & dignity of which, in my opinion, has been so unfortunately lowered by Bishops Mason and Crigan." Had he not been sure that he would fill the post "agreeable to the character of Bishop Wilson....I would not, near as our relationship is,have wished to appoint you. The offer is conditional on his giving a written promise that for the first two years he will reside continuously in the Island and for at least nine months in after years. |
| AP_117(3rd)_24 |
22.5.1813
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Duke to H.M.The King. Formal nomination and request for confirmation (copy ) |
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Duke to Archbishop of Canterbury.informing him of the appointment (copy ) |
| AP_117(3rd)_26 |
26.5.1813
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Archbishop to Duke. Acknowledgement of above. |
| AP_117(3rd)_27 |
25.5.1813
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Archbishop of York to Duke. Expressing his satisfaction at the appointment. |
| AP_117(3rd)_28 |
1.8.1822
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Sir Robert Peel to Bishop. Expressing his satisfaction with the administration of the Bishop Barrow Trust. |
| AP_117(3rd)_29 |
24.5.1820
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James McCrone to Duke. Re the shipment of the Elk bones from the Island, Quarry rights,falcons etc. |
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To Bishop from (Vicar of Marown ? N.M.) Re the selling of ale without a licence and threats against the writer by Ed. Gawne if he takes the proper action in the matter. (Th signature has been torn from the letter - perhaps as a precaution. N.M.) |
| AP_117(3rd)_31 |
1.9.1822
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Duke to Bishop. asks him to go to London,as his guest, and help straighten things out with the Govt. "otherwise the confusion into which Smith's conduct has thrown the Isle will be extremely difficult to put right ...if the King's Government is to remain in the I.O.M. the Keys ...must be kept within bounds instead of being led on by Smith's conduct to consider themselves, being self chose as the executive of the Country. |
| AP_117(3rd)_32 |
4.12.1818
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Lord Sidmouth to Bishop he considers that a Deemster should know the Manx Language and has therefor appointed Mr. Cosnahan the Water Bailiff. He regrets that he cannot appoint Mr. James Wilks to be Water Bailiff as the holder of this office should be a legal gentleman,and while he has nothing against Mr. Wilks his appointment would establish a bad precedent. |
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Deemster Christian to Bishop. He asks for a copy of the Duke intends to say to the Keys so that Mr.Curwen may know all particulars "and not take any part which his cooler judgement would condemn." |
| AP_117(3rd)_34 |
4.5.1819
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Copy of a judgement of the Exchequer Court of 4.5.1819. a Robt. Farrant of Ballamooar to pay Tithes on his potatoe crop for 1816,but the occupier of The Nappin not to do so. |
| AP_117(3rd)_35 |
23.9.1822
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Reasons why a Commission should be granted to enquire into the state of
the government of the I.O.M. 23.9.1822. (Probably given to Mr.Peel by Bishop
when he visited him in London. N.M. ) 1. The Lt.Gov. encourages the Keys to resist the Duke's authority. 2. The Keys, though calling themselves the Representatives of the People are,infact,self-elected and consist principally of the members of one family. 3. The judgements they give in disputes sbout property are freqently unjust and the cost of appeals from them prohibitive. 4. They meet in an illegal manner and in private,listen to unfounded charges against the Governor in Chief end other Officers and circulate these charges in a newspaper under their immediate control,thus producing injurious effects on the minds of the People. Against this they complain that the Gov.in Chief acts in a manner inimical to the interests of the Crown and injurious to the Rights of the People. Also of abuses committed by the Bishop in the administration of Charities under his charge. The Duke and the Bishop declare these charges to be unfounded and affirm them to be made by certain members of the Keys in an effort to destroy their authority in the Island. |
| AP_117(3rd)_36 | A note about Deemster Moore and appeals (Apparently dislodged from its setting. N.M.) | |
| AP_117(3rd)_37 | Presentation (copy of) from the Duke of the Rev. Alex Gelling to the vicarage of Kk.Arbory. 1815. | |
| AP_117(3rd)_38 |
-.3.1816
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Cutting from a Manx Newspaper of March 1816. (Unmarked,but contains a
letter advocating the issue of a coinage to the value of £10,000 and bearing the Manx Arms. Also advts.for the letting of the Cottage at Little Port-e-Chee and pasture at Castle Mona. With another of a house in Fort St. occupied by the Hon Richard Murray. N.M.) |
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28.3.1816
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cutting from the Manx Advertiser of 28.3.1816. (Unmarked but contains an extract from the Courier which accords high praise to the Duke. Also a letter of thanks addressed to the Bishop for a remittance of £414.13.0 made to the Waterloo Fund. N.M.) |
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