Calendar list of papers in HO 98/69 - 1818-1820

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
1 Smelt Hobhouse 18180101 reply to your private letter 22 Dec 1817 re Q as to what fund pays the Chaplain - Ans paid by Rcvr Genl as per other salaries
2 Wilks Sidmouth 18180123 [private] re membership of the Council
3 Clarke Hobhouse 18180209 notes letters from Bishop + Col Wilks which he will bring to next meeting with Hobhouse
4 Clarke Hobhouse 18180228
5 Kermotte Stowell Sidmouth 18180314 re Acting Atty General
6 Smelt Sidmouth 18180320 needed repairs to Government House inc estimate by Brine; estimate sent to treasury  
7 Clarke Sidmouth 18180330 [from Lancaster] notes letter from Col Wilks that treasury have declined any grant towards rebuilding house of Keys
8 Smelt Sidmouth 18180425 re Robert Kewley convicted of sheep stealing
9 Tho Stowell 18180422 note of death sentence imposed on kewley
10 Robt Kewley Sidmouth 18180505 petition of clemency
11 M A Mills Sidmouth 18180501 applies to be King's printer for the IoM
12 Clarke Hobhouse 18180506 clemency for kewley
13 McHutchin 18180427 re jury verdict re Kewley [enc]
14 Clarke Hobhouse 18180427
15 Smelt Sidmouth 18180514 death of deemster Norris Moore
16 J C Gelling Sidmouth re deemsters needing knowledge of Manx language
17 J C Gelling Sidmouth? 18180514
18 Atholl Sidmouth 18180516 [from Dunkeld]re death of deemster Norris Moore - wants John Cosnahan to replace him
19 Clarke Hobhouse 18180516 re Norris Moore 'drank too much' as did J F Crellin
20 Bishop Murray Clarke 18180520 agt Mr Christian
21 Smelt Clarke 18180524 appt of an english deemster? - abolition of fees
22 Smelt Hobhouse 18180520 delay filling post until new measures have been put forward
23 southern district Smelt large no of signatures re J C Gelling to be deemster
24 northern district Smelt large no of signatures re J C Gelling to be deemster
25 Clarke Hobhouse 18180528 enc letter from Col Wilks [dated Tuesday]
26 Wilks Clarke 18180521 re jury recommendation for Kewley [enc]
27 Clarke Hobhouse 18180527 encloses letter from Smelt + comments that if one deemster has assistance of a visiting judge as in Wales might remove many of evils
28 Smelt Clarke 18180520 states that no immediate urgengy to fill deemstership as Gawne will to do all duties - also suggests raising the limit of HB's courts from 40s to £10 [enc]
29 J Christian Sidmouth 18180530 suggests Col Wilkes - lays no stress on need for Manx as byt few persons who cannot speak English.
30 Hobhouse J Christian 18181204 Cosnahan to be deemster [inserted in file out of sequence?]
31 J C Gelling Sidmouth 18180604 re need for knowledge of Manx by deemster "the noble family connected ? with this Isle have not found me a suitable adept in the art of "Booing" [
32 Hobhouse J C Gelling 18181204 Cosnahan to be deemster [inserted in file out of sequence?]
33 Wilks Hobhouse 18180625 [Private] Lt Govr's council dominated by members not appt by the Crown transcribe ?
34 Clarke Hobhouse 18180627 will speak to Bishop re Wilks letter
35 "A friend" Sidmouth 18180624 Cosnahan's appt to deemster allows Duke to pay a debt he owes Robt Stuart - also comments on Robt Murray master of ordnance [see 2nd letter]
36 "A friend" Sidmouth 18180702 re Robt Steward/Stuart as fit for a Bishop as for a judge of admiralty [ie criticism of Duke's nepotism in appts
37 Geo Canning Sidmouth 18180702 [Private][from Liverpool] re Drinkwater application that his bro be water bailiff
38 John Drinkwater Hobhouse? 18180704 [from liverpool] recommends bro Wm Leece Dinkwater for water bailiff [enc] a page from a manx almanack
39 Clarke Hobhouse 18180706 [from liverpool] enc letter from Wilks; mentions smuggling of items (eg playing cards)
40 Col Wilks Clarke 18180625 'radical remedy' - a [english?] barrister should be Governor + chancellor [enc]
41 Clarke Hobhouse 18180708 re Bishop +changes to administration of the Laws
42 Clarke Hobhouse 18180708 scrawled note re proposed meeting with Sidmouth
43 Clarke Sidmouth? 18180708 memorial inc re use of deputy
44 Clarke Hobhouse 18180715 re salary Water Bailiff ? duties abated ?
45 Bishop Murray Sidmouth 18180717 Memorial re Fish tythes - willing to accept moderate + reasonable composition [dated with note on enclosures
46 Ambrose St John Sidmouth 18180726 wants a job ? [out of sequence]
47 16600820 extract from Lib Causarum re tythes [enc]
48 17690414 copy of Privy council re appeal of fishermen [enc]
49 17710109 copy of Privy council re appeal of Rev Wilkes re fish tythes [enc]
50 Col Wilks Sidmouth 18180806 re Bishop + appointments to Deemster + water bailiff
51 Geo Canning Sidmouth 18180812 [Private] recomending Mr Tobin as Water Bailiff
52 Geo Canning Sidmouth 18180831 [Private] recomending Drinkwater + Tobin
53 Clarke Sidmouth 18180925 re position of Receiver Genl
54 Sidmouth Clarke 18180930 reply to 18180925; strategy of Crown "improved appearances in the state of the Isle of Mann - Vigilience and Caution still necessary"
55 Hobhouse Col Wilks 18181204 answer to 18180806 could not prpose James Wilks as successor to Cosnahan
56 [Geo Canning] 18180727 memo re Tobin (brief biography) note on sheet 'in Canning's of 18180812'
57 Sidmouth Geo Canning 18181204 re Water Bailiff
58 Clarke Hobhouse 18180829 [from Kirkby IoM] re James Wilks
59 Clarke Hobhouse 18180829 re Wm Scott rcvr Gnl + collector (due to be superann £600) died yesterday + Robt Stewart/Stuart appt
60 Clarke Hobhouse 18180911 re transportation for Quilliam - no such order yet arrived
61 Smelt Sidmouth 18181007 enc Memorial of Keys re rebuilding House of Keys and dilapidated state of court house
62 Keys Smelt 18180930 Memorial of Keys re rebuilding House of Keys and dilapidated state of court house argument for support from revenues not from a special tax on landholders
63 Smelt Sidmouth 18181015 re need of deemster to understand Manx + extension of HB's courts
64 northern Smelt 18181000 Memorial re need for Manx in north [enc] [Smelt noted that he did not send the pages of signatures other than 1st]
65 Clarke Clive 18181013 re Lt Govr's "I cannot safely recommend£ J C Gelling
66 Smelt Sidmouth 18181015 no funds to pay for transportation of felons noted as copied to Treasury
67 Smelt Sidmouth 18181017 encloses letter from Clarke re work done on Gaol enclosures missing - see note
68 Smelt Clive 18181028 re estimate for work done on gaol
69 Brine Smelt 18181027 damage done by flag staff falling on parapet; incs costs
70 John Cosnahan Sidmouth 18181029 asks if son John Finch Cosnahan can collect JC's commission as deemster
71 Clarke Hobhouse 18181029 re right of Crown to wrecks
72 Smelt Sidmouth 18181031 enc application of deemster Gawne to be paid for extra work
73 Thomas Gawne Sidmouth 18181028 wants to be paid for extra work [enc]
74 Smelt Sidmouth 18181110 enc petition from Kermotte Stowell re sea beach
75 McHutchin Smelt 18181030 acting Atty Genl'd opinion that Atholl was allowed to grant the licences [enc]
76 Kermotte Stowell Smelt 18180919 covering letter to his petition [enc]
77 Kermotte Stowell Sidmouth 18160518 Petition (copy) = some explanation [enc]
78 Atholl Scott 18080428 copy of deed by Atholl licencing (for £750) inclosure + copies of extracts from licence book + plans [enc]
79 Board of Ordnance Ordnance storekeeper 18150116 re payment of rent for land [previously occp by fort] [enc]
80 Clarke Hobhouse 18181124 re Bishop's opinion, Water bailiff + Keys conduct
81 Bishop Murray Clarke 18181112 need for 2 deemsters [enc]
82 Clarke Hobhouse 18181126 re letter [18180829] written under Col Wilks' roof - was meeting Clerk of rolls
83 Sidmouth Atholl 18181203 appnt Cosnahan to vacant deemster ship
84 Sidmouth Bishop Murray 18181204 re non appmt of James Wilks
85 Atholl Sidmouth 18181209 [from Dunkeld] acks 18181203
86 James Wilks Sidmouth 18181210 acks notification by Bishop of 18181204
87 Bishop Murray Sidmouth 18181224 re 18181204 only object .. to prevent a set of Rogues & demagogues from obtaining possession of situations where they may .. indulge their mischievous []  
88 Smelt Sidmouth 18181227 inadequacy of salary; [note] letter to treasury 17 Feb 1819 £200 pa increase  
89 Col Wilks Hobhouse 18181229 re Keys forced to meet in a bad room at a bad inn [the George?]
90 Clarke Hobhouse 18190102 re letter from Wilks about grant needed for rebuilding House of Keys notes Atholl has no interest in the augmentation but only in the old duties
91 Smelt Sidmouth 18190105 send act for royal assent (tippling debts)
92 John Rootham? Sidmouth 18190107 thinks Smelt is dead applies for job
93 Clarke Hobhouse 18190108 [private]re Smelt's salary; collectors salary too high
94 Acts 18130705 printed Acts [G Jefferson] enc [1st edn not in Cubbon]
95 Clarke Hobhouse? 18190118 carriage services ?
96 Smelt Hobhouse 18190119 re Fees + Perquisites rcvd + passes thinks £140-£150pa rcvd by him some info re his private financial affairs
97 Clarke Hobhouse 18190120 carriage services ? to be applied to upkeep of public buildings
98 Col Wilks Hobhouse 18190206 carriage services to hlp rebuild house of Keys ? how paid ?
99 Smelt Hobhouse 18190208 re rebuilding House of Keys, estimate by Brine; carriage services (not collected since death of Woods in 1777) added note "Wrote to Lt Govr Smelt authorising this expence 31 May 1819"
100 J C Gelling Sidmouth 18190226 re need for Manx language by deemster - from experience
101 Smelt Sidmouth 18190301 [private] encloses letter from T Stowell - noting Stowell had recommended someone who had given offense to Atholl
102 T Stowell Smelt 18190227 re John Llewellyn [enc]
103 Smelt Sidmouth 18190301 death of John Cosnahan; mentions John Christian + John Llewelyn
104 Geo Canning Sidmouth 18190305 re previous recommendation of Wm Leece Drinkwater
105 Hobhouse Clarke 18190308 would McHutchin accept deemstership?
106 Clarke Hobhouse 18190310 McHutchin won't apply, wants Sidmouth to take decision and appoint someine unconnected with Island
107 Bishop Murray Clarke 18190226 re sudden death of Cosnahan [enc]
108 John Christian Sidmouth 18190319 [Private]death of Cosnahan opportunity to sort out fees + salary of Deemster; also english lawyer in court of chancery
109 Clarke Hobhouse 18190323 McHutchin is wavering in decision not to apply for deemster - encloses letter from Bishop
110 Bishop Murray Clarke 18190319 McHutchin prepared to accept provided fees are abolished or rather carried into salary; Bishop needs go to Bath re health [enc]
111 Clarke Hobhouse 18190328 comments that Cosnahan had told him that an English barrister would be most proper for the deemstership
112 McHutchin Clarke 18190325 re fees + need to change how deemster paid [enc]
113 Clarke Hobhouse 18190330 re fees + inadequacy of basic deemsters salary
114 Francis Gordair? Sidmouth 18190403 complaint re court of chancery - 5 enclosures Sidmouth notes S of S cannot control court - he should appeal to House of Keys
115 Francis Gordair? Clarke 18181018 complaint A [enc]
116 Francis Gordair? 18190331 complaint B [enc]
117 Francis Gordair? Smelt 18181005 complaint C [enc]
118 Francis Gordair? 18190204 complaint D [enc]
119 Francis Gordair? 18190304 complaint E [enc]
120 Clarke Hobhouse 18190418 re police
121 ? (irish resident) Sidmouth 18190412 application for deemster's job
122 Atholl Sidmouth 18190428 re commn between law officers + Sidmouth
123 Clarke Hobhouse 18190510 enc letter from Rcvr Genl
124 robt stuart Clarke 18190506
125 ? Clarke 18190511
126 ? Clarke 18190513
127 Smelt Hobhouse 18190513 enc council deliberations on letter from Sidmouth to Smelt 18190420 [?copy] re fees + deemsters salaries
128 Keys 18190510 [from George Inn] re letter 18190420
129 insolvent debtors Sidmouth 18190528 petition
130 Clarke Hobhouse 18190603 re bill under discusion to handle problem of insolvent debtors
131 Clarke Hobhouse 18190609 re 'smuggling' of spirits back to UK
132 Smelt Hobhouse 18190617 re discussion with deemster, Cof R, WB + 4 HBs re fees
133 Clerk of Rolls Smelt 18190616 fees [enc]
134 Acts 18180705 printed new acts by Beatson [enc]
135 C of R Smelt detailed accts for 1816-1818
136 HB Ramsey Smelt detailed accts for June 1818-1819
137 HB Peel Smelt 18190615 fees + those rcvd
138 HB Douglas Smelt 18190617 fees + those rcvd
139 HB Castletown Smelt 18190615 petition re salary
140 HB Castletown Smelt 18190612 fees + those rcvd
141 WB Smelt 18190614 fees + those rcvd
142 Deemster Smelt 18190617 fees + those rcvd
143 'a sincere friend' Sidmouth 18190623 perversion of the laws re judges interest to promote lawsuits
144 Smelt Hobhouse 18190625 re carriage services + Keys
145 Keys Smelt 18190615 great reluctance resumption of HM's right re carriage services - willing to subscribe 1 yr
146 A Dunlop Smelt 18190702 note send copy to Board of trade
147 Col Wilks Sidmouth 18190706
148 Smelt Sidmouth 18190708 bills for royal assent
149 Smelt Hobhouse 18190722 re import of foreign grain when same forbidden to be imported into English ports
150 Robt Stuart + M Murray Smelt 18190721 measures re foreign grain
151 Smelt Hobhouse 18190803 points out in 72nd yr + previous overseas service have impaired health + salary
152 Smelt Hobhouse 18190808 re transportees + escape of 2 Curphy + Johnson; cost of transporting 3rd Quilliam to Portsmouth needs to be met
153 Smelt Sidmouth 18190908 inc rpt on escaped prisoners etc
154 Robt Stuart Smelt 18190906 re money to transport quilliam to portsmouth [enc]
155 Smelt 18190908 heads of report + Smelts comments [enc]
156 18190904 report on escapes [enc]
157 Clarke Hobhouse 18190914 re bills
158 Col Wilks Clarke 18190906 re high road act expiring [enc]
159 Bishop Murray Sidmouth 18190917 re need for minister of parish to verify good conduct in PH licences
160 Smelt Clive 18190924 acks increase in salary
161 Clarke Hobhouse 18191006 enc remarks on escape of 6 prisoners
162 Clarke 18191006 remarks on escape of 6 prisoners [enc]
163 Smelt Sidmouth 18191007 re rebuilding of House of Keys + payments
164 Brine Smelt 18191005 requests payment in installments [enc]
165 Smelt Sidmouth 18191022 acks royal assent to highways act
166 Clarke Hobhouse 18191114 enc letter from Wilks "send copy to Board of Trade" = letter missing
167 Clarke Hobhouse 18191201
168 Col Wilks Clarke 18191207 re importation of foreign grain [headed copy sent to B of T 22 Oct 1819]
169 Clarke Hobhouse 18191227 re need for 2nd deemster - recommnds Robt Cunningham; enc letter from Gawne
170 Thos Gawne Clarke 18191217 re having performed tasks of deemster [enc]
171 Smelt Sidmouth 18191229 notes Gawne's comments re need for a northern deemster for whom McHutchin is recommended but this frees the acting AG post recommends James Quirk
172 prisoners Sidmouth 18191224 petition - especialy state of back yard in Castle Rushen
173 prisoners Smelt nd petition - re management of gaol
174 Smelt Sidmouth 18200211 ack notification of death of Geoerge III
175 insolvent debtors Sidmouth 18200223 petition
176 Clarke Hobhouse 18200221 re laws concerning insolvent debtors note by Sidmouth? that the english special court for such debtors highly improbable on Island
177 Smelt Sidmouth 18200227 repairs needed to chancery court
178 Smelt Hobhouse 18200302 enc report on present state of gaol
179 John Christian Sidmouth 18200306 report on poor state of health of C of R [misfiled]
180 commissioners Smelt 18200304 report on present state of gaol [enc]
181 prisoners Sidmouth 18200314 two petitions (1st undated but mostly copy of earlier petion) - signed by 26
182 Clarke Sidmouth 18200302 re C of Rolls
183 Clarke Hobhouse 18200304 re division of records in 1765
184 Smelt Hobhouse 18200329 re Edward Killey enc minutes of evidence
185 commissioners Smelt 18200302 minutes of evidence [enc]
186 John Forbes Smelt 18200319 copy from a letter from a prisoner re Killey [enc]
187 Hobhouse Clarke 18200511 asking that Clarke send a copy of a letter from Col Wilks to Board of Trade
188 Col Wilks Clarke 18200505 extract of a letter stating 2 more cargoes of foreign wheat arrived [enc]
189 Robt Stuart Hobhouse 18200515 noting he is ordered to London upon subject of a bill for encrease of duties
190 Robt Stuart ?treasury 18200515 ?copy of letters sent to London [enc]
191 Acts annotated extract of Acts of 1765 + 1813 marked as 'not to be sent to the Island
192 Bill annotated bill to remove distinction between native and stranger
193 Admiral Palmer Sidmouth 18201204 re problems with manx justice + that C of Rolls occupied by improper person [section seems to be out of sequence]
194 Admiral Palmer Sidmouth 18210801 wants answer to 18201204 [filed out of seq]
195 Admiral Palmer Sidmouth 18191110 letter re prosecution for assault [filed out of seq]
196 John Christian Sidmouth 18201130 applying for Clerk of Rolls job [filed out of seq]
197 Admiral Palmer 18190904 extract Exchequer file [filed out of seq]
198 18190923 extract Exchequer file
199 Tho Stowell Admiral Palmer? 18191128 Corrie guilty of using provoking language
200 A Moulton 18200513 asking for money from Ireland + refusal ? a prisoner [see 18200616]
201 Edward Killey Sidmouth 18200523 complaing traduced by Smelt
202 Smelt Hobhouse 18200524 re closure of ports agt foreign grain - no insular control of parts?
203 Clarke Smelt? 18200525 suggesting words to be inserted into customs bill [enc]
204 Smelt Sidmouth 18200609 enc Memorial of Thos Gawne
205 A Moulton Sidmouth 18200616 refers to 18200513
206 Smelt Sidmouth 18200725 wants royal assent for bill inc relief for insolvent debtors + better enforcing of common judgements
207 Smelt Hobhouse 18200904 no money in fines fund to pay for beds etc - encloses estimate for wooden bedsteads
208 Clarke Hobhouse 18200912 re possible proceedings between Bishop Murray + Col Wilks re prosecution of McCrone
209 Col Wilks Clarke 18200727 notarised statements re Wilks/McCrone [enc]
210 James McCrone Sidmouth 18201007 [from Gaol] complaints acting Atty Genl [enc]
211 James Lunsden 18200900 examination of notebook [enc]
212 Bishop Murray Sidmouth 18201007 re dispute between Mr Cunningham / McCrone and treatment of Bishop in witness box
213 Atholl Sidmouth 18201014 [from London] re dispute
214 Smelt Sidmouth 18201017 reminding that sent Bills last July ]18200725] - now include petition fom insolvent debtors
215 insolvent debtors Sidmouth 18201016 Petition - 21 signatures
216 Atholl Sidmouth 18201007 [from London] complaint agt Cunningham
217 Clarke Hobhouse 18201021 [private]re unpleasant business - writing to deemster for his account
218 Clarke Hobhouse 18201024 re dispute - changes in Criminal law would remove Atty Genl from such private prosecutions
219 Clarke Hobhouse 18201026 will send letter to Sidmouth
220 John Addison ?Clarke 18201025 re evidence given in Vicar Gnls court re notebook
221 ?? Hobhouse 18201101 ? memorandum for Ld Sidmouth
222 Clarke Hobhouse 18201103 re Cunninghams letter
223 Clarke Hobhouse 18201105 enclosing some depositions set by Cunningham - Mr Llwellin was employed bt Col Wilks + lately apptf HB peel
224 witness depostions 18201030 Kelly, Cain + Leech [enc]
225 Clarke Hobhouse 18201105 re Cunningham
226 T Gawne Clarke 18201104 deposition by trial judge [enc]
227 R Cunningham Clarke 18201106 re Rcvr Gnl obtaining warrants in his name from Water Bailiff for recovery of the Herring Custom
228 Clarke Hobhouse 18201110
229 Bishop Murray Sidmouth 18201206
230 Smelt Hobhouse 18201222
231 Smelt Wm Watson Christian 18200930 appointment of asst Clerk of the Rolls
232 Shaw M H Quayle 17940807 appointment of asst Clerk of the Rolls [enc]
233 Smelt? Sidmouth nd suggestions for changes in civil establishment - give accts of duties + salaries 1819/20

Notes

This is the first file in the HO 98 series dealing with the IoM - a thick bound volume, which can cause some text to be lost in the binding. The pages are unnumbered - the page number here is the position of the document in the bound volume. Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].

It is intended more as a finding aid than as full abstracts of each paper.

The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Sidmouth
Henry Hobhouse - permanent Under Secretary of State at Home Office
James Clarke - Attorney General
Cornelius Smelt - appointed Lt Governor in 1805 - remained in post through to death in 1832
Duke of Atholl - 4th Duke, appointed Govr-in-Chief in 1793 - held post until death in 1830
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