Calendar list of papers in HO 98/72 - 1823

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
24 Atholl Peel 18230112 [from IoM] ack receipt of warrant appointing James Quirk acting Atty Genl
25 Clarke Hobhouse 18230121 re duty of Govr to take cognizance against Officers
27 Atholl Peel 18230122 [from Castle Mona] Query to Law Officers whether Keys have a voice in the Court giving judgement marked No 1
29 Clarke Atholl 18230108 re q's posed by Atholl on role of Keys in Court of Gaol delivery - difficult to answer best put all issues to Peel [enc] = AP_44(A)_21
31 Clarke Hobhouse 18230123 re Fell's Petition + complaint agt Deemster Gawne - guarded reply noted as Petition txmted to Atholl 18230125
33 Atholl Peel 18230129 [from IoM] txmting Fell's petition + suggesting passing it to James Clarke - Peel suggests Atholl hold enquiry in full court
35 Fell Peel 0 [copy]Fell's petition re Gawn'es behaviour - criminal connection with Catharine MacBride [enc]
38 Clarke Hobhouse 18230130 cover letter re Opinion on powers of Keys ..
40 Clarke 18230130 Opinion as to the power of the Keys to interfere respecting punishment for Criminal Ofences [enc]
42 Clarke Hobhouse 18230201 re Council discussion of charge against Deemster Gawne clerk of the Rolls took shorthand
44 Clarke Hobhouse 18230202 enc copy of letter sent to Duke
46 Clarke Atholl 18230202 re charge against Deemster Gawne = AP_44(A)_23
47 Atholl Peel 18230205 [from Castle Mona] answer to charges made agt him by the Keys 12 enclosures (10 items, 1 schedule + 1 cover doc)
57 Atholl schedule (10 items) of proofs referred to
58 18221216 re wreck of Brig "Venus" 18170205 enc 1
59 John Bell 18211115 Rpt of meeting of Council Castle Mona enc 2
61 Atholl 18221119 Copy of Proclamation re riot 1-4 Oct 1821 enc 3
63 Gawne 18221002 Warrant agt Thos Shimmin enc 4
65 Gawne 18221109 Warrant agt John Cannell enc 5
67 Gawne 18211115 cover doc for enc 6 + 7
1 Atholl 18211127 John Kelly + Wm Quirk fined £10 + jailed for 1yr and longer if fine not paid enc 6a
1 Fitzsimons 18221224 John Kelly + Wm Quirk discharged from jaii by order of Atholl 18221115 [see 18211127] enc 6b
3 from Exchequer book 18220307 petition + presentment by Acting Atty Genl Cuninghame of Wm Quine for innoculating several infant children enc 7
7 Proclamation 18220312 banning + warning against innoculation and stating efficiency of Vaccination enc 8
9 Exchequer File 18220421 imprisonment of Wm Clucas for innoculating children enc 9
69 Robt Stuart 18211121 memo of conversation at Castle Mona between Atholl, Gawn + Stuart enc 10a
71 Gawne Llewhellyn copies of letters from Deemster Gawne to John Llewhellyn enc 10b
73 Clarke Hobhouse 18230208 cover note that found this dating from 1st yr as Atty Genl enc
75 Clarke 18170417 copy of record of Court of General Gaol Delivery [enc]
77 Atholl Peel 18230215 references ltr 18230116 enclosing Memorial of M A Mills - reviews background + suggests that Lt Govr be asked why and Mill be given an option of rebuttal. [enclosures]
11 M A Mills Peel 18230000 cover letter of appeal to be admitted to Manks Bar [this + 2 enclosures belong with [18230215]]
13 M A Mills Atholl 18221127 printed appeal to be admitted to Manks Bar + comments by Atholl re Council meeting 18221130 + decision declining admittance 18221203 [enc A]
22 M A Mills Atholl 18221216 complaining against non-admittance criticising Council [enc B]
81 M A Mills Peel 18230101 Memorial [enc]
89 M A Mills Atholl 18221108 Printed Petition + notes by Atholl [out of place]
88 Atholl Peel 18230219 refs ltr 18210127 + encloses letters of Atty Genl relating Keys forming part of Court Genl Gaol delivery
97 17341010 extracts from Rolls office - Lib Plit
99 Extracts of Lib Plit 1613, 1713, 1821
101 Clarke Hobhouse 18230219 re attendence of Keys at Court Genl Gaol Delivery - enclose a pamphlet writen many years ago(noted as returned 18230725) referred to Keys formed jury of 6 - unknown author
103 Atholl Peel 18230221 [from Castle Mona] refs Peel's ltr of 18230201 pointing out the mode which Atholl was to adopt to ascertain the truth of allegations in Fell's petition.
107 Gawne Atholl 18230220 A Petition of Deemster Gawne against this enquiry has been written, addressed to Peel and wants it sent - proceedings adj until 18230311 [enc A]
109 Gawne Peel 18230220 Petition that the sevl statement in Fell's Petition are contradictory,untrue and a gross perjury [enc B]
113 Clarke Hobhouse 18230221 surprised at Gawne's conduct in not submitting to enquiry;suggests looking at Edinburgh Review Feb 1822 p323 as abt H. of Keys
115 Clarke Hobhouse 18230301 willing to go to Island if Peel desires - wants Peel's directions
117 Atholl Peel 18230303 [from Castle Mona] re ltr of 18230223 [?AP_42(A)(2nd)_11] ;enc certified extracts of various doc relating role of Keys in Court note by Peel? sent to Maule all the refs? we have on this subject & desire him to take opinion of the A & S G on the question
119 extracts from Lib Scacc 1616 [enc]
121 Atholl Peel 18230312 [from Castle Mona] send Act re Brewing for royal Assent
123 Clarke Hobhouse 18230318 [from IoM] the charge made by Fell was. I'm sorry to say but too well founded. gives account to be laid before Peel
125 Clarke Hobhouse 18230318 [from IoM][?private] tho Gawne is likely to be dismissed there is no urgent need to name a successor
127 Atholl Peel 18230319 [from Castle Mona] rpt on enquiry - conduct of Gawne to Fell was corrupt - encloses evidence
130 18230313 minutes of evidence before Council 18230220, meeting adj to 18230311, continued 18230312, cont 18230313 with the Council debating evidence (Gawne had sent a Drs cert of not well enough to attend [enc]
151 Clarke Hobhouse 18230315 [from IoM] re Keys at Court of Gaol delivery
153 Keys can be punished for affront to a 'fenced' court - examples from Lib Plit 1658 ..and Parr's manuscript [enc]
155 Opinion of HM Atty Genl [enc]
155 extract Statute Book Style of the Courty of Tynwald 1609.. [enc]
158 Gawne Peel 18230319 Petition
166 Clarke Hobhouse 18230324 [Private] re copper sheet plunder from wreck of HMS Race Horse and the acquiital of the recipient in the face of plain evidence due to loose administration (indirect criticism of J J Heywood
168 Gawne Peel 18230325 report already into some of insular papers claiming I had solicited petitions in my favour - swear never did.
170 Cath Cary Peel 18230326 plea for help by prisoner - strong criticism of Fitzsimmons
172 John Cottingham ?Clarke 18230331 applies for Deemstership
174 Clarke Hobhouse 18230331 need for English barrister to fill 'first deemster' job - some praise for Atholl in his desire to give Island a pure admin of the law
176 Sidmouth Peel 18230331 [Private] reference for Mr Christian as 1st Deemster
178 John Christian Sidmouth 18230323 at urgent request of Bishop I have written to Atholl for his recommention as successor to Gawn
180 Clarke Hobhouse 18230331 [Private] rcvd very strong recmdn for Mr Christian from Genl Goldie
182 John Christian Clarke 18230322 looking for support for his application as successor to Gawne - suggests thatGen Goldie would be of assistance
184 Goldie Clarke 18230325 support for John Christian
185 Bishop Murray Clarke 18230401 [from Castle Mona] mentions Atholl now is in favour of John Christian as first deemster - Heywood would never do as 1st deemster
188 Atholl Peel 18230401 refs ltr 18230325 'dismissing' Gawne
190 Atholl Peel 18230401 enc petition (for reimbursement of expences) from Thomas Fell + request it may be sent to Clarke for his opinion copy sent to Clarke 18230528
192 Thomas Fell Atholl 0 petition for losses + expences (?£110), noted he was offered £40 not to raise it
194 "A Friend' Peel 18230401 known Island for 28 years, supports Atholl, very agt John Christian and suggests a good English barrister could handle work of both deemsters - also critical of Lt Governor
196 John Christian Atholl 18230322 [copy]re Gawne (knew rumours for some time); + [copy] Atholl's reply 18230326
197 Clarke Hobhouse 18230405 enclosing undescribed letters ? no letters on file
199 Atholl Peel 18230405 re Government chapel at Castletown in state of delapidation - enc rpt, estimates ?no rpts
201 Clarke Hobhouse 18230405 petition of Mr Roper re dispute with Mr Bold (both parties very cupable) not prepared to say Heywood was wrong but certainly not corrupt - added note(Hobhouse?) ask Atholl whether a case needing equiry because of Heywood
203 Atholl Peel 18230407 [from Castle Mona] re HB Castletown (Robt Kelly)officiating as visiting magistrate Castle Rushen gaol - now planning better regs with Kelly's assistance which will need more funding Peel noted that Sidmouth agreed 18200212 and sees no reason to differ
205 Clarke Hobhouse 18230409 praise for Atholl inc how he runs Court - but hints at likely discord when Lt Govr in charge
207 Atholl Peel 18230418 ack royal assent to Brewing Act
209 Clarke Hobhouse 18230421 re possible act of tynwald to extend to the Kings stores and on the coasts the acts of parliament passed for their protection
211 Clarke Hobhouse 18230426 enc copy of ltr sent to Atholl in reply to his txm - info for your + Peel's private info
213 Clarke Atholl 18230426 [copy]re Roper - best that complaint be dropped - evils of general nature will fall under revison and eventually be removed [enc]
215 Heywood Peel 18230429 re Roper's charges - reply to charges and also those of Patrick Francis (lately tried receiving stolen copper)
217 Atholl Peel 18230429 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18230426 re allowance of HB Castletown - did not know of Sidmouth's letter but that doesn't address increasing salaraies of Gaoler + turnkey on condition made full time posts + also HB given £25 pa as visiting magistrate
219 Atholl Peel 18230401 following dismissal of Gawne recomments John Christian as successor [out of seq]
221 Heywood Peel 18230505 Deemster Heywoods enclosing justifications
223 Heywood justifications in cases of Roper + Francis; names jurors [enc]
231 Heywood Atholl 18230502 [copy] observations on Roper's petition [enc]
247 Heywood Gawne 18230306 [copy] report that Roper called your petitioner a corrupt judge [enc]
249 Heywood Atholl 18230317 [copy] petition [enc]
253 John Bold Gawne 18230315 [copy] extract Enquest file 1822 [enc]
269 Atholl Peel 18230506 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18230412 re possible enquiry re Ropers petition but think not reqrd
271 Atholl Peel 18230506 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18230502 re appointing visiting magistrate
273 John Christian Atholl 18230511 in reply to ltr of 18230509 would remove to the Island + reside there if appointed Deemster ?missed 272
275 John Christian Hobhouse 18230511 [Private] thanking Hobhouse for letter
277 Atholl Peel 18230513 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18230505 re female convicts under sentence transportation - Thomas Cleater chief constable will convey to hulks £20 convict + £5 per infant - need Treasury to authorize payment by Rcvr Genl
279 Atholl Peel 18230515 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18221207 re charities - death of principal trustee J Taubman prevented earlier reply re Taubman school + Mathematical school Peel [no enclosures on file]
281 Atholl Peel 18230603 [from Castle Mona] ref ltr 18221129 wch ack'd Atholl's 18221029 re charges agt Lt Govr - need to go to London without being able to get explanations
283 Smelt Peel 18230604 notes that Saxton informed Peel in May 1822 re poor health - health now much improved; Atholl departed this morning
285 Atholl Peel 18230707 [from Castle Mona] Tynwald held St Johns on 5th - copies of speech + Key's Address enclosed
287 Atholl 18230705 [copy] Atholl's speech at Tynwald - Acts past [enc]
289 Keys 18230705 [copy] Address of Keys by Speaker (Wilks) [enc]
291 Atholl Peel 18230707 [from Castle Mona] enclosing Petition of House of Keys re dismissal of Gawne
293 Keys King in Council 18230705 re dismissal of Gawne without any regular form of impeachment and any trial
295 Clarke Hobhouse 18230710 just returned from Island, Tynwald day of complete harmony - petition most ill-timed
297 Clarke Hobhouse 18230710 re ltr 18230528 I made enquiry into grounds of Fell's petition for expences - estimate £150 + suggest payment would not be improper
299 Clarke Hobhouse 18230714 notes his name brought forward in Commons - Atholl wisely perceived propriety of a written speech which I held with - enclosed is draft
301 Atholl Keys draft of address to the Keys on 18230705?
303 Clarke Hobhouse 18230715 actual expences incurred by Fell = £61 but Bishop feels some payment due to ill use given him - note by Peel/Hobhouse write to Chancery and pay £61
305 Smelt Hobhouse 18230729 ack notice re quarantine
307 Atholl Peel 18230809 [from Dunkeld] enclosing memorial by Heywood re fees for performing as sole deemster
309 Heywood Peel 18230711 asking for some fees for period from 18230314 (suspenson of Gawne) to 18230526 arrival of Christian - noted on cover that previous occasions granted half dead man's salary -so do this [enc]
311 Smelt Peel 18230812 encloses estimate to repair storm damage to Court House + other buildings in Castle Rushen and ordered by Atholl to be done by Brine [estimate missing ? - noted as sent to Treasury]
313 Keys 18220827 Statement of transactions during recent residence of Duke of Atholl as Governor [3 docs out of place? - noted as duplicated on cover [= copy of HO 98/71/55]
319 Keys Peel 18220827 re Atholl's behaviour + threats to lay complaints agt the Keys with HM's Ministers [= copy of HO 98/71/54]
320 Keys 18221105 sworn statements of Dunlop + Quilliam [query were these copied for Atholl's benefit and returned by him]
321 Smelt Peel 18230830 re repairs etc [estimate missing ? - noted as sent to Treasury for comments 5th Sept]
323 John Christian Peel? 18230901 asking for allowance £40 for a clerk as Souther deems has 4x work of 2nd deemster and have already had 1000 causes few of much importance noted on cover "I presume this is addressed to you as I never saw Mr C"
325 Bishop Murray Geo Dawson 18230924 Observations on IoM Charities - many enclosures - much of this collected into the 1831 printed IoM Charities
327 Sam Wattleworth 16750604 extract from ?Lib Testam & Caausi 1675 re schoolmasters [enc]
328 Impropriate Fund 1694/6 payments + 1736 [enc]
329 Impropriate - Act of agreement with Earl of Derby [enc]
331 1760 valuation of livings + augmentation from recovered annuity from Earl of Derby followed by further statistics showing only 3 petty schools paid out of Impropriate fund [enc]
333 Royal Bounty - payments ertc to schoolmasters thru to 1822 [enc]
337 Lady Hastings Charity [enc]
340 Academic Fund [enc]
342 Bishop Murray General Observations - documents now laid before Sec of State taken from Episcopal Registry a public offoce of Record whence the Keys might have obtained the information [enc]
345 Smelt Geo Dawson 18231006 Ack of notice re Quarantine
347 Smelt Geo Dawson 18231008 Ack of notice re Quarantine
348 Atholl Peel 18231017 [from Castle Mona] returned to Island + called a Tynwald for 18231028
351 Clarke Hobhouse 18231028 notes Atholl now in Island - two matters commutation of Tythes + inclosure of waste land - subjects of a provate interest that may excite a great deal of controversy - the Crown should not be involved with any disputes and the Manx
353 J C Curwen 18231009 printed letter in press [from Rising Sun, Tuesday October 14, 1823] [enc]
354 Clarke Hobhouse 18231030 encloses ltr from Atholl - the assistance ...would immediately draw me into matters which the crown has no immediate concern
356 Atholl Clarke 18231021 called a tynwald for purpose of appointing a committee to take into consideration certain measures ... [enc]
358 Clarke Hobhouse 18231111 been over twice this year both passage in bad weather ... no AG can obtain from his Grace stability of conduct - a harsh and arbitary feeling breaks out at intervals; doesn't want to travel to Island
360 Clarke Hobhouse 18231112 encloses copy of ltr to J Quirk
362 Clarke J Quirk 18231112 [copy] want copies sent if any bills ref Police, Coroner &c but your local knowledge + abilities are quite adequate to task [as member of committee] [enc]
364 Clarke Hobhouse 18231120 Atholl wants him on Island for a Tynwald on 10 Dec - encloses letter from Holmes 'on many grounds the most useful + best informed man in the Island'
366 Holmes Clarke 18231115 reports attempt by J Curwen to get a special Tynwald held to consider requiring a resident Atty Genl (refused by Atholl); Quirk is doing well; tithe bill so far going well [enc]
368 Clarke Hobhouse 18231122 enclosing 2 ltrs not to be acted on but for insight
370 Atholl Clarke 18231119 cancelling Tynwald planned for 10 Dec [enc]
372 J Quirk Clarke 18231119 [Private] soundings of landowners indicate agreement with commutation of tithes, work progressing on bill; gives account of Curwen's attempt to get a special Tynwald; rpts that Atholl + Bishop are disposed friendly towards Clarke
374 Clarke Hobhouse 18231125 enclosing ltr from Holmes
376 Holmes Clarke 18231121 [enc]
378 Clarke Hobhouse 18231130
380 Clarke Atholl 18231130
382 Clarke Hobhouse 18231201 re Memorial of House of Keys rel to non-residency of Atty Genl
384 Keys 18231201 [Copy] Memorial rel to non-residency of Atty Genl [enc]
386 Clarke 18231201 Answer to memorial of Keys [enc]
390 Clarke Hobhouse 18231210 encloses ltr from Bishop
392 Bishop Murray Clarke 18231202
394 Clarke Hobhouse 18231224 encloses ltr from Atholl
396 Atholl Clarke 18231217 [enc]
398 18231210 printed Heads of a Bill suggested for the commutation of Tithes [noted later HO 98/73 ]as read to House omitting redemption clause] [enc] printed by John Sumner
403 Gov Sec 18231100 printed [enc]
404 A bill for Commutation of Tithes - annotated draft [enc]

Notes

This file is a box of numbered pages, however it is obvious that this later numbering did not follow a calendar order - the sequence here is my suggested calendar re-ordering.. 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:
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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