Calendar list of papers in HO 98/71 - 1822

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
1 Atholl Sidmouth 18220101 re courthouse at Kk Micheal refers to letter [18210821] Hobhouse to Smelt that Treasury agree - wants representation to Rcvr Gnl to release £200
2 Hobhouse Greville 18220105 enc letter from Smelt [1810910] + Keys Memorial re Council [18210904]+ notes letter from Bishop [1810911]
3 Keys Commons 18210904 copy Petition re internal legislation [enc] in 18220105
4 Hobhouse Greville 18220112 Atholl applies for copy of Memorial of Keys re Govr's council [18210904]
5 Atholl Peel 18220124 noting Peel replacement of Sidmouth; lack of military force
6 Atholl Lord President 18220130 re Memorial of Keys [18210904] containing untrue + indecorous expression relating to his conduct
7 Keys Smelt 18210904 Memorial re Council [? where was this enclosed as Atholl wasn't given it - would appear to be the original sent to Smelt and a copy is inserted in file HO 98/70]
8 Kermotte Stowell Peel 18220207 enclosing a petition re incroachments Peel thinks it right to offer Atholl an opportunity to make observation
9 Atholl Peel 18220214 re Military force - refers to letter [18220126] from Peel ; wants 3 companies split between towns noted arrived Island 18211101
10 Atholl Peel 18220302 returns Memorial from "Merchants, traders ..." [meml mentioned by K Stowell in 18220207] noted 3 encs 1:memorial, 2 HB's paper 3: Mr Small's letter
11 "Merchants, traders ..." Peel 18220201 [enc No 1]
12 HB Quirk Atholl 18220301 rpt on singnatories to Memorial [enc No 2]
13 F W Small Atholl 18220226 re memorial [enc No 3]
14 Atholl Peel 18220302 further comment re K Stowell
15 Atholl Peel 18220302 re letter from Lord President also Sidmouth's earlier refusal [18211222] to supply it
16 Lord President [Atholl?] 0 memorandum Lord President on Keys Memorial re internal legislation [in 18220105]; present mode proceeding is irregular wants opinion of Law officers
17 HB Quirk Atholl 18220301 enclosing [enc 1]
18 Clarke Hobhouse 18220307 Atholl raising a loan of near £40,000 on estate (most from Holmes) with intent that paid off over time by sale of property first time in many years the Duke has been in the Island - my private opinion is that he will never return
19 Clarke Peel 18220307 [Private]re Duke pressing Clarke to attend on 23rd
20 Clarke Hobhouse 18220312 enclosing answer to Atholl requiring his attendance on 23rd
21 Clarke Atholl 18220310 response to Atholl requiring his attendance on 23rd
22 Atholl Peel 18220317 [from IoM]recommendation of John Bell as Clerk of Council marked 55
23 Atholl Peel 18220317 re txm of Rising Sun - whether such publications be treasonable or libellous .. but they must be highly injurious to the state of society
24 Rising Sun 18220316 [note sent to Atholl 18110319 = AP_44(A)_3
25 Atholl Peel 18220402 re letter 18220323 re force; wants Bell as Clerk of Council and that he can sort out the confusion of books of Council [plans to be in London on 18220420]
26 Clarke Hobhouse 18220423 [Private] re anon letter re conduct of Mr Cunninghame + Wm Drinkwater
27 Atholl King in Council 18220513 Petition - re rights
28 Smelt Peel 18220514 removal of convicts - need treasury to authorize Rcvr Genl to pay £40
29 Smelt C Saxon 18180515 copy this + 2 other letters left at Home Office by Sir C Saxon
30 Smelt Sidmouth 18181228 copy re salary
31 Hobhouse Lushington 18190217 copy [enc a letter from Smelt
32 Clarke? Sidmouth 18200500 ? found in folder dated temp Lord Sidmouth 18120600-18220100; re insular bills removing distinction between strangers + natives bill was discussed May 1820
33 Clarke Hobhouse 18220516 re salaries esp of Coroners + High Bailiffs
34 Clarke Hobhouse 18220516 re Acting Atty Gnl rcves no fees for criminal prosecutions thos Clerk of Rolls may
35 Atholl Peel 18220520 [from London] non-residence of Atty Genl [copy sent to Clarke 18220522]
36 Atholl Peel 18220521 [from London] re Memorial of Keys + to prevent their future interference with the Kings perogative
37 Clarke Hobhouse 18220528 re residence; could attend 2 courts of gaol delivery
38 Clarke 18220525 reply to Atholl's letter [18220520] [enc]
39 Clarke Peel 18220701 [from IoM] re Cunninghame's behaviour whilst intoxicated + encloses letter from Cunningham sent copy to Atholl 18220709
40 Cunningham Clarke 18220701 [enc]
41 Clarke Hobhouse 18220701 [from IoM] [Private]have made report [to Peel] + addenda 18220703 met with Smelt + learnt in some qtrs sense of disgust = dispense with his services
42 Atholl Peel 18220711 estimate for repair of court house, offices + prison at Douglas £201 3 2d + a division between felons + debtors yards at Castle Rushen; + need for £300 to top up fines fund about to leave but return to hold tynwald 18221022
43 Clarke Hobhouse 18220712 had interview with Atholl 'when the wine is in, the wit is out' Duke leaves tonight for scotland
44 Clarke Hobhouse 18220716 re salaries of Constables; town police very inefficient  
45 Bishop Murray Peel 18220719 re charities + enclosures A ,B
46 Earl Charles Bishop Barrow 16661101 copy indenture Earl Charles + Bishop Barrow [enc A]
47 Bishop Barrow extract of will Bishop Barrow [enc B]
48 Clarke Hobhouse 18220721 [from Liverpool]will write report to Peel on state of Island returned last night after month on Island
49 Atholl Coroner of Ayre 18220711 re non-attendance of several of the Keys [enc]
50 Keys 18220722 statement of Charities for promotion of education [in response to [18220719]
51 John Taubman (speaker) Hobhouse 18220730 letter by Hobhouse [18220525] to Geo Quayle arrived during his absence and not being address in role of acting speaker lay unopened to his return a few days ago - re charities the House of Keys has no funds to defray inquiries
52 IoM Gazette supplement 18220710 report adjourned Tynwald court ?enc with 18220721
53 Smelt Hobhouse 18220814 re request by Atholl [18220711] for £300 to refill fines fund - list of demands
54 Keys Peel 18220827 complaint re behaviour of Duke
55 Keys Peel 18220827 statement of transactions between Duke + Keys
56 Clarke Hobhouse 18220828 re fines; some charges exhorbitant ?printing proclamations in more than one journal
57 Atholl Peel 18220831 [from Dunkeld] re exparte inquiry into charities - wants copies of any commns
58 Smelt Hobhouse 18220924 re fines fund includes charges
59 Karran Smelt 18220924 fine fund charges + receipts [enc]
60 Clarke Hobhouse 18220905 most difficult to keep myself + Crown out of the Duke's private disputes
61 Clarke Hobhouse 18220930 re current attack on some members of House of Keys by Duke enc letter
62 [Smelt] 18221003 copy Sidmouth to Smelt 18170123 re rank + precedence of Atty Genl
63 Smelt Peel 18221003 enc Memorial from Deemsters + refers to command by Sidmouth re rank of Atty Genl + innovation of last Tynwald [18220705] re predence of Archdeacon + Vicars Genl
64 [Smelt] 18221003 memorial Thos Gawne to Smelt 18220930
65 Commrs Treasury officer IoM 17700718 copy Civil Establishment 1770 [enc A ]Gov Smelt 18221022]
66 [Smelt] 18221003 extracts from Rolls Office in 1765 re order of procession [enc B]
67 [Smelt] 18221003 statement relative to office of Deemsters [enc C]
68 [Smelt] 18221003 commission of P J Heywood 17730118 [enc D]
69 [Smelt] 18221003 order procession 18200218 [enc E]
70 [Smelt] 18221003 order procession 18220705 [enc F]
71 law officers 18221007 Case respecting Bishop + others to be members of council - sent to English law officers 18220822 - final 2 pages have the law officers' opinions copy Keys memorial 18210904 + extracts sent to English Atty Genl 18220822
72 Atholl Peel 18221010 re state of Island + asking if any petn rcvd from Keys
73 Dunlop Peel 18221011 stated that a letter + statement from Keys dated 27 Aug and posted 2nd Sept has been intercepted - was it rcvd [==18220827]
74 Atholl 18221000 [rcvd 28 no day on letter] indecent conduct of dep Atty Genl
75 Clarke Hobhouse 18221014 Atholl has abandoned holding a tynwald; deemsters reported as transmitting a claim they hold precedence
76 Bishop Murray Peel 18221023 Now have accounts of Mrs Catherine Halsal's Charity
77 17600000 extract from will of Mrs Cath Halsal [enc 1]
78 Atholl Peel 18221029 No 1 complaint re Lt Govr holding Tynwald in his absence - 32pp
79 Atholl Peel 18221029 No 2 reply to charges made by Keys _ asks for enquiry -63pp
80 17800204 Apx A Petition of Inhabitants [enc] dated from one of pages of signatures
81 17930000 Apx B from Council book sgnd Tho Stowell - address to King [enc]
82 Apx C p21 from Commsrs Rpt [enc]
83 Apx D licences for Alcohol 1814-1822 [enc]
84 Jas Holmes Clarke 18221103 re Keys complaints, Deemsters petn re status
85 Clarke Hobhouse 18221113 recvd letter from Cunningham
86 Cunningham Clarke 18221104 [enc] with Clarke [18221113]
87 A Dunlop Peel 18221104 acks ltr of Dawson 18201230; claims that this letter indicates orig doc had not arrived + also that Atholl would prevent any meeting of Keys whilst on Island
88 G R D[awson] 18221114 refutes claim in 18221104 [enc] note by recipient
89 Clarke Hobhouse 18221107 re Duke + Cunningham; encloses? letter from Holmes
90 Cunningham Peel 18221115 acks dimissal as acting Atty Genl + asks for copies of the documents behind the decision
91 Atholl Peel 18221116 [from IoM] acks ltr 18221109 notifying dismissal of Cunningham
92 Wm Cunningham [Peel?] 18221120 re dismissal of his son Robt Cunningham as acting Atty Genl
93 Atholl Peel 18221120 heard that Keys had drawn up a ltr of complaint - Hobhouse refused a copy - wants a copy
94 Clarke Hobhouse 18221130 enc ltrs from Holmes + Bell re appt to Deputy Atty Genl
95 Jas Holmes Clarke 18221127 notes ltrs of 18221117 + 18221122 [enc]
96 John Bell Clarke 18221127 mentions Clarke's ltr to Holmes being shown to Duke + Bishop - agreed to be acting Atty Genl [enc]
97 Smelt Hobhouse 18221127 justifying himself agst charges preferred agt him by Atholl; refers to 28 page ltr from Atholl to Peel [18221029]
98 Clarke Hobhouse 18221122 enc 2 ltrs (Holmes + Bishop) + recommends Bell - notes that Bishop's letter franked by Duke thus assume his agreement
99 Jas Holmes Clarke 18221120 xd thru section on Deemsters claims of precedence;notes conversation with Bishop [enc]
100 Bishop Murray Clarke 18221120 [from Castle Mona] re Cunningham + his successor [enc]
101 Atholl Clarke 18221129 [from Castle Mona] murder by poison calls for exercise of an Atty Genl - recommend Bell [enc]
102 Clarke Hobhouse 18221203 re recommendations for Bell; trial for murder will be some months off;
103 Clarke Hobhouse 18221201 answers to questions re Mr Bell
104 Clarke Hobhouse 18221201 "I think a hint from Mr Peel [to Atholl] that the Insular Legistature can be of no use, unless conducted upon different principles would be of great use" displaced 2nd page
105 Atholl Peel 18221204 [from Castle Mona] acks ltr of 18221128 re Keys Memorial + why not sent to me; Mr Dunlop personally insulted me
106 Atholl Peel 18221204 [from Castle Mona] encloses ltr from Deemster Heywood
107 J J Heywood Atholl 18221204 re ltr of 18221203 asking re murder of Mrgt Camaish + finding of Coroners inquest
108 Atholl 18220705 substance of Lt Govr's + Atty Genl's speeches at Tynwald 18220705 [enc in Atholl 18221204]
109 Atholl Peel 18221204 includes Rpt from Gawne on case of Ritchie vs Bluett ?copy + enclosures sent to Admiralty
110 Wm Cunningham Peel? 18221204 re dismissal of son
111 Clarke Hobhouse 18221205 Bell declines job of acting Atty Genl
112 Clarke Hobhouse 18221210 refers to letter of Hobhouse on 6th ?Nov/?Dec re flotsam, jetsam &c; notes that excellent court house at Ramsey but what became of old one I know not [note Nov corrected to December]
113 Atholl Peel 18221211 [from Castle Mona] acks ltr 18221129 re Rcvr Genl
114 Atholl Peel 18221211 [from Castle Mona] acks ltr 18221207 re allegations by Keys
115 Atholl Peel 18221100 [from Castle Mona] re case of murder and with current inclement weather appt John Bell as acting Atty Genl
116 Atholl Peel 18221211 Report respecting Office of Rcvr Genl
117 Atholl Peel 18221211 ack Peel's comns re Bell but just rcvd Bell's decision not to accept post noted ltr sent 18221214 to Clarke
118 Clarke Hobhouse 18221221 regret trouble; also notes loss of HMS Racehorse
119 Clarke Peel 18221221 every prospect of returning harmony in IoM - recent death of Mr Taubman give Genl Goldie very extensive possession; Mr Quirk wants job of acting atty genl
120 Gawne 18221224 Narrative of what took place between Deemster Gawne + Atholl at Castle Mona Nov 1822 [enc in 18221224]
121 Atholl Peel 18221224 enc Act for Royal Assent + a paper enclosure sent to Council 18230110
122 Gawne Peel 18221224 reply to Hobhouse requiring a narrative re prosecution of Mr McCrone - enclose a rpt
123 Alex Fraser Hobhouse 18221224 re ltr from Clarke recommending James Quirk as acting Atty Genl
124 John Bell Atholl 18221218 due to unforseen consequences unable to accept situation of Acting Atty Genl

Notes

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 - Secretary of State at Home Office - replaced by
Robert Peel - Secretary of State at Home Office
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 though relinquished property 1828

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