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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. You can search through the full text of this book on the web at|http : //books . google . com/ 1) o \. CALENDAR OF ANCIENT RECORDS OF DUBLIN. VOL. XIII. A l.iLl V 1 • .N 1 A l-i! I CALENDAE OF ANCIENT RECORDS OF DUBLIN In the Possession op the Municipal Corporation or that City EDITED BY LADY GILBERT. VOL. XIII. ILLUSTRATED WITH FACSIMILES. Published by Authority of the Municipal Council. DUBLIN: DOLLARD, LIMITED, WELLINGTON QUAY. LONDON: BERNARD QUARITCH, 11 GRAFTON STREET, W. 1907. \AU rights reserved. H ■^^. DOLLARD, PRINTINGHOUSE, DUBLIN, LIMITED. PEEFAOE ^^. The Calendar of the Assembly Rolls of the i;7« Corporation of the City of Dublin is continued SSwiu. in this the thirteenth volume, from May, 1778, to October, 1786, inclusive, p 7 The freedom of the city was granted to John l^'^[^^- Scott, attorney general, and Denis Daly of"' ' i I J Galway. p 19. The freedom of the city was granted to the j^™\'";,Vaw. Earl of Aldborough, in consideration of his attention to the commercial interest of Dublin, p 20. Hercules Langf ord Rowley was granted the £™"^^5;«** freedom of the city, p. 31. Disputes arose between the city and the flour J^^^^«" factors, respecting the toll on flour, the several millers demanding that flour should be allowed to pass the diflPerent gates toll free, p. 38. It was ordered that in future the Sheriffs sheriffs oath. should be required to take an oath declaring themselves to be possessed of, over and above their just debts, the sum of £2,000. p 47. An inscription was placed under Lord Towns- 1779^ hend's picture in the Mansion House. ''''°* ^° V] PREFACE Frenchiae. '^^^ frecdom of the city was granted to Earl yT^Ii. E arl * . P" *'• Nugent. Nugent for his strenuous and successful efforts in the British senate to promote our trade and manufactures. City music. Henry Mountain, and the rest of the city music were paid £60, for one year's attendance, and to be continued for £30, for 1780, if they accept of said sum, if not the chief magistrate to employ others in their stead at said allowance. K^"iSh''** The freedom of the city was granted to p si. Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue, in a box of Shillelagh oak, properly ornamented. Re«oiu. Xhe following resolutions were agreed to p 53. unanimously and made acts of assembly. Twdeand "That thc uuiust, illiberal, and impolitic commerce. " ^ opposition given by many self interested people of Great Britain to the proposed encourage ment of the trade and commerce of this kingdom originated in avarice and ingratitude. Goods or " That we will not directly or indirectly import wares of j J r Great Briwiuiiot or use any goods or wares, the produce or manu- orused. facture of Great Britain, which can be produced or manufactured in this kingdom, until an enlightened policy, founded upon principles of justice shall appear to actuate the inhabitants of certain manufacturing towns of Great Britain who have taken so active a part in opposing the PREFACE YU vI^Lxiif, regulations proposed in favour of the trade oi^™^'^^^^ Ireland, and that they shall appear to entertain sentiments of respect and affection of their fellow-subjects of this kingdom." p. ». The freedom of the city was granted to Lord j^^jj*'^'*^- Longford, for his humane and gallant conduct in the engagement with the French fleet. r. 67. The corporation gave special attention to the waier ** construction of new mains for supplying the inhabitants of the north side of Dublin with pipe water. p. 76. It was resolved unanimously. " That the thanks of the corporation be pre- E^i^t^/r. sented to his grace, the Duke of Leinster, for his spirited conduct upon all occasions in defence of the constitution of this country, particularly evinced by his care and attention to the volunteer w corps. Volunteer Corps of this city." The freedom of the city was granted gratis Franchise. unanimously to Henry Grattan, esquire, a^®^;'^^ member of the House of Commons, for his strenuous exertions to obtain a free trade for Ireland. The freedom of the city was also granted to Piauchise. Walter Hussey Burgh, in consideration of the Burirb. eminent services rendered by him to this city and kingdom. Vlll PREFACE 1779. 'j'jjg following resolutions were unanimously y^riiii agreed to. Has^ohjtions « xj^^t we gladly embrace this the first oppor- ment. tunity of our assembling to express our warmest approbation of and concurrence in the resolu- tions and sentiments of both houses of parlia- ment of this kingdom, relative to the proposi- North. tions of Lord North in the British house of ?reiand' commous for the relief of Ireland, and that we feel with the most lively sensibility and grati- tude the virtuous and patriotic conduct of this our spirited legislature, which has so eminently conduced to procure to this country the fair prospect she has now in view. ut^J^iu. " That a dutiful and loyal address be pre- p. 96. sented to his majesty, declaratory of the indelible impression made upon our hearts by his majesty's wisdom and justice in removing resSiorB ^hc opprcssivc restrictions under which his on Irelaud. loyal people of Ireland have too long laboured, and the high sense of gratitude we entertain at the prospect of the further relief by his royal bounty intended for us. Address. " That an address be presented to John, earl LamBh\re. Buckiughamshirc, lord lieutenant of Ireland, expressive of the very high sense we entertain of his just and prudent administration and par- PREFACE IX vi»L rni. ticularly for his warm solicitations in behalf of ^'^' p.96. this country, so essential to the attainment of those advantages which this kingdom will derive from the repeal of the restrictive laws {iXu^n tnwle. upon its trade and from the completion of thos-e other acts for the extension of its commerce that with confidence we look to, and to entreat that his excellency will be pleased to sit for his picture/' p. 112. The freedom of the city was granted to Barry [1^^,^^^^^ Yelverton, esquire. Yeiyertoi,. p ^22 Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert were J^^l;;^:^^^ appointed to the office of Town Clerk, or Clerk ^^^'-^*' of the Tholsel. p. 135, The thanks of the corporation were presented gij^J;^^;"" to Sir Lucius O'Brien, baronet, for framing a bill for the further encouragement of the trade M^funic- tures. and manufactures of Ireland. p. 151. Several plots of ground in Suffolk street, f/;^,;;!',; Exolioquer Grafton street, and Exchequer street were set "^'^'^"'^ by public cant and leases granted to the takers thereof. 1781. 'nviiiR comuiiS' siouers. p. leo. Pursuant to an act of parliament, thirty p' members of thQ corporation were appointed commissioners for paving. p. i«7. The freedom of the city was granted to Franchise X PREFACE 'i!li Frederick, Earl of Carlisle, lord lieutenant ot^r^li. Carlisle. ' P- ^^^ Eden, Ireland, and to William Eden, secretary. Safor.'"'*'' Robert Meakins, city drum major, was paid p-i^o. for his attendance on the arrival of the lord lieutenant. J^thinks" "Resolved unanimously by the Lord Mayor, p»«- Sheriffs, commons and citizens, that their sincere and warmest a<jknowledgments be pre- sented in the most public manner to the several Jon*"****^ Volunteer Corps of this kingdom, who have so co^Sy* nobly stood forth in the defence of the laws and constitution of this country, particularly mani- fested by their spirited offers when it was apprehended a foreign enemy intended to dis- turb the peace of this nation." citm^ An address was presented to Doctor William p.206. Urndstreet. Clement and Sir Samuel Bradstreet, represen- tatives for the city of Dublin in parliament, containing the following instructions : in^pS*""" " That we beg leave to instruct you respecting meut. those great objects which must naturally be dis- cussed this session of parliament. tiouSr* "The sole right of the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland to make laws for the government of this country — A modification of the laws of Poyning to prevent the unconstitu- tional interference of the privy council — The PREFACE XI vot rm. Habeas Corpus act— The tenure of the judges — l;rH„r„,ion p 206. A constitutional mutiny bill — The attainment of the advantages of a free trade as held forth in the acts passed in Great Britain and a strict enquiry into the expenditure of public money. p. 207. "That you will be pleased to endeavour to remove the obstructions to the sale of Irish Jlitu^S.*"** manufactures in Portugal, and to procure a I'ortugai. sufl&cient number of ships of force for the defence of our trade. " That the limiting the duration of the grant ^^^li;:^^ ^' of supplies to six months will be the most pro- bable means of obtaining those desirable objects." p. -OB. The freedom of the city was granted to Lord £j';'j^*''*^ Loughborough, for the important services i>orougL. rendered by him, when attorney general of England, to the citizens of Dublin, by protecting their trade, manufactures, and property from a measure extremely injurious to them. p. 215. A committee was appointed with the assist- Ke>?«iutio.is ance of the Recorder to consider regulations necessary for the coal trade. p. 219. The freedom of the city was granted to Pmnchise. Robert Brooke for his attention to the improve- Brooke. ment of the cotton manufacture in Ireland. p. 220. - Henry Mountain and the rest of the city 1782. Muuntain. Xll PREFACE citj music, music were paid £45, in full, for three quarters ^'^lin p. 220. attendance. SSrket. -'■* ^^^ ordered that the old building at Corn- p. 22*. market, commonly called Newgate, s^hould be pulled down, the same being considered a nuisance. Fr^icbise. Thc frccdom of the city was granted to the p. 225. ^orniiig. jg^^j ^j Mornington, to be presented to him in the most respectful manner. Funds of The House of Commons ordered that a par- p-^**- ticular account of the produce of the funds of the Ballast Ofiice for the last twenty years, under their several heads, as granted by the several acts of parliament, should be furnished forthwith. Police bui. The House of Commons passed two bills, p. 236. PaviDg bin. ■■■ ' intitled the police bill and paving bill,* which materially attacked the chartered rights of this city, and were likely to be transmitted to Great Britain, in order to their being passed into laws. The corporation appointed a proper person to oppose them. Reaoin- Thc followlug rcsolutious were adopted. p.238. tiouM. Members of '' Rcsolvcd unauimously, that the members of Uonse of comuions. ^j^^ Housc of Commous are the representatives of and derive their power solely from the people CaVudar. Vol. UIL PREFACE Xlll and that a denial of the preposition by them *7^2 would be to abdicate the representation. "Resolved unanimously, that we conceive JJ'^/j;'" that the people of this country are now called upon to declare that the King, Lords, and Ki«». LordA. Commons of Ireland are the only power com- ireu^d"**' petent to make laws to bind this kingdom. taw., " Resolved unanimously, that we hope and ^^^^^ expect such declarations of rights from our "*^ representatives in parliament and that we will support them with our lives and fortunes in whatever measure may be necessary to render such declaration an efiPectual security. "Resolved unanimously, that the present Decline of nianufiic- critical and declining state of the manufactures ireSiid' of Ireland requires the particular attention of the legislature. " Resolved, that a copy of the above be pre- Be«oiu. sented to our worthy representatives in parlia- ment. Sir Samuel Bradstreet, baronet, and Bradstieet. ' ' Hartley. Travers Hartley, esquire." ^^». The freedom of the city was granted to his Franchiae. grace, the Duke of Portland, lord lieutenant of portfaSd. Ireland, and Richard Fitzpatrick, secretary. ntiratrick. 1.. ai& An address was presented to George III. on ^^;jj'i„ the appointment of the Duke of Portland as xiv PREFACE '^^' , lord lieutenant and the successes of his majesty's vol x?ii. SucceHs arms. p. 248. arms. Franchise. fhc f Fcedom of thc city was presented to Earl p 250. Temple, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and William Gronviue. Wyndfaam Grenville, secretary. Mayor. The Lord Mayor was paid £60, for the pur- p ssj. City music posc of providlug a band of music for the city, for one year. su^'Sol*^ Samuel Byron was appointed city surveyor, v-^- in the room of Thomas Mathews deceased. on'c^."* A petition was presented to the lord lieu- p-^- tenant for an embargo to prevent the exporta- tion of corn. J,^^- A committee was appointed to considefT how p 267. revenues. the revenues of the city of Dublin may be in- creased, and its expenses lessened. pmnchise. Thc f rccdom of the city was granted gratis to i». 282. vS^^a'' Lord Henry Fitzgerald, brother to the Duke of Leinster. Address. ^^ addrcss was presented to Earl Temple, p 287. lord lieutenant of Ireland, praying his attention to the removal of all doubts relative to the inde- pendency of the legislation and jurisdiction of o?ireS* the parliament of Ireland. Fnuichise. Thc Lord Mayor of London, Nathaniel paoi. Newnhain. Ncwuham, was presented with the freedom of PREFACE XV voLur* the city for his letters and information respect- }^^ P»>1- . . Mayor of mg the pohce. London. p.a«. Sir James Lowther, baronet, presented to the ^^^'^^ city 2,000 tons of coal, to be delivered at White- ^^'^ haven free of all expenses, on board such ships as the city shall think proper to send for them, and desired that the city would accept of them ^^*;" for the poor of Dublin. p. 308. xhe freedom of the city was granted to theF«^cw.e. Earl of Northington, lord lieutenant of Ireland. SS?g?oT p 322. A new bye-law was prepared for the better Jour"^" - regulating of the toll upon flour. p-**. The following resolutions were adopted. So^*!"" "Resolved, that the deep distress of our famishing manufactures and the alarming state f^^''^' of the trade of this country give us the utmost Ti-ade. concern, and create apprehension in our minds, that very fatal consequences may result from this dreadful calamity, if some effectual mea- sures are not immediately adopted to stop its progress. " Resolved, that it appears to us that protect- dut^s**"^ ing duties and the preventing the exportation of raw materials will be the most effectual means of securing employment to our afflicted countrymen, re-establish our almost ruined XVI PREFACE ^"^^ manufactures, promote agriculture, and secure vol mS. p. 328. competence to the tenantry of this kingdom." peiham*^^ Thc frccdom of the city was presented to p»^ Thomas Pelham, secretary to the Earl of Northington, lord lieutenant of Ireland. B^dBtreet " Rcsolvcd, that Sir Samuel Bradstreet, our p. 345. Recorder. late Recorder, has discharged the important duties of that office with abilities, uprightness, and integrity, we therefore return him our most Thaiika. sin-cere-^and unfeigned thanks for his attention to the interests of this city during the time he filled said employment." Plate. A piece of plate in value the sum of £80, was p. u^. Bradstreet. prcscnted to Sir Samuel Bradstreet, baronet, in lieu of half a yearns allowance as Recorder. Franchise Thc frccdom of the city was granted p. 3*9. unanimously gratis to Henry Vaughan Brooke. »^°oj^«r, It was ordered that the following oath should p. 35*. stand and remain as the oath to be taken by every succeeding Recorder of Dublin. Oath. " First you shall swear to be faithful and true "to our sovereign lord the King of Great "Britain, France, and Ireland, his heirs and "successors for evermore, you shall give your "faithful and true council unto the Mayor, "Aldermen, and Sheriffs of this city for the " time being as a Recorder should do and at all PREFACE XVll v^u xui " times answer him and them for council with- ]^^^ ^ ^^' Dublin. "out lawful excuse, you shall justly and truly ****** " minister justice unto all his majesty's subjects " that shall have to do before you and in right "and in true manner execute all and singular " things appertaining and belonging to ofl&ce of "Recorder of this city, these and all other "things for the king's majesty's weal and the " weal of this city to your power you shall do "and execute, 'so God you help' and by the "holy contents of that book." p. 355. Dudley Hussey was admitted Recorder of the ^^^^er. city of Dublin, in the room of Sir Samuel Bradstreet, baronet, one of the judges of his majesty's court of king's bench. p. 358. The following resolutions were agreed to. tiSJ,8."* "Resolved unanimously, that in the present Manufnc •^ ^ tiires of distressed situation of the manufactures of this city and kingdom now rendered truly alarming by the refusal of protecting duties, it becomes indispensibly necessary for every friend of Ireland to encourage as much as lies in their power the consumption of the manufactures of their own country. PLS50. "Resolved unanimously, therefore that we^j^*'*^*^' manufaca will not purchase any other than the manufac- *'"'•«*• tures of Ireland either for ourselves or families, VOL. xin. b XVlll PREFACE 1784. until the manufactures of this oppressed nation voi! xni. p. 858. are properly protected/* Pmnchise. Thc freedoHi of the city was presented to p ^ee. Joues. Griffith. William Todd Jones and Richard Griffith for their very proper and spirited support of the Lord Mayor and magistrates on the 5th and 6th days of April, 1784, in the House of Commons. GuhmLs. The dispute between the corporation and p ^^e. Ag^recment. Mr. Arthur Guinness was settled by an agree- ment entered into between him and the city of Dublin. DukeTf* An address was presented to the Duke of p.:m Butlaud. Sty"*^*'" Rutland, condemning the outrages conamitted in the city, and thanking him for adopting measures to suppress such in the future. Address. Au addrcss was presented by the corporation p. m. cSriemoTit. to James, Earl of Charlemont, declaring their entire approbation of his manly and constitu- coipsar tio^^^ answer delivered to the corps reviewed at Belfast on the 13th July, 1784, and also for caSSSc *^® extension of the privileges granted to our fellow subjects of the Roman Catholic persuasion. lySke^f^' The freedom of the city was granted to the liutland. Duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant of Ireland, <^^«- and Thomas Orde, secretary. PREFACE XIX voimi The commissioners of imprest accounts c^,„i,. * p. 302. . sioners of required, by their precept, the corporation toi^^/j^^^ render to them a full account under the city seal, of all the revenues of the Ballast Office f^^^^ reveuut-:*. since its establishment, and of the expenditure thereof, and also of all the parliamentary grants, p. 386. John Allen was elected joint Town Clerk, in towucierk. the room of John Lambert, deceased. p4oi. Lord Edward Fitzgerald was granted theiTss. FnuichiHe. freedom of the city of Dublin by right of birth. Inward FitZiferalJ. p. ^05. A petition was presented by the corporation to the house of commons for aid for the Ballast omce waii. Office wall. p. 42L It was ordered, that all present and future ^Jsi2'*j;^*^^ magistrates should provide themselves with a gold chain to be worn by them at all times as an insignia of their office. pc 485. ** Resolved unanimously, that the Lord Mayor Lord Mayor. and Sheriffs do present to the right honourable the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, l^^y Dublin, Lucius Hampden Lucas, son of the late Lucas. Doctor Charles Lucas, req^uesting they will please to receive him into their protection, that he may obtain an education worthy of the^^^^^^io" merits of his deceased father.— 22nd July, 1785.'^ XX PREFACE Address. ^11 addrcss was presented to Travers Hartley v«l xffi. Hartley. . . p. 430. Warren, and Nathaniel Warren, representatives m par- liament for the city of Dublin, referring to a re^aiS' permanent commercial regulation between Great Britain and Ireland, in resolutions entered into by the British house of commons. A petition was presented to the house of ^-^ ESbfuIr commons against the bill relative to the Stage in the city and county of Dublin. ResoiutionB. It was rcsolvcd unanimously. p. 439. ta^r " That it is now become necessary to make a public declaration of our sentiments respecting the bill introduced on the 15th of August last into the house of commons by Mr. Secretary orde. Orde for adjusting the trade between this kingdom and Great Britain. "That on the most mature deliberation, we tSdS''"**^ consider the said bill to be injurious to our trade, commerce and manufactures, and totally repugnant to the principles of our free consti- tution. Opposition. "That we will oppose to the utmost of our power by every constitutional means, the pass- ing of such a bill into a law or any other of a similar tendency. — 14th October, 1785. dty wT " That the attention of the city treasurer to p. i4o. reduce the interest on city bonds from six to PREFACE XXI vJi!xm. five per cent, merits the sincere thanks of this >7w. p. 440. corporation under its present circumstances." p. 455. Denis George was admitted Recorder of the ^^!^Zlr. city of Dublin, in the room of Dudley Hussey deceased. An address was presented to Viscount Pery ^^^^^ for his dignified conduct when in the house of V^y^''^ conmions of Ireland, and for his earnest wishes for the perpetual preservation of our constitu- tion in his retirement, ^j The freedom of the city was granted gratis Fn.nehi«». to Denis George, Recorder of Dublin, and the ae<»r,re. Earl Farnham. Fi^haa. ^ 4e6. Extract from the commissioners of imprest impregt accounts statement of the Ballast Office accounts Bauast Office for twenty one years ending April, 1784, being ^'*"^"*' an abstract of the payments, etc., disallowed by them. The governors and guardians of the Lying- ^>^yjj^ij|- in-Hospital made a claim against the corpora- tion for supporting eight beds from the year 1757. ^^ A petition was presented to the house of Bounty <>» conmions for a participation of the bounty on the export of grain. p. 486. The freedom of the city was granted gratis FranchiAe. to the right honourable John, Earl of Chatham. chilhL. XXU PREFACE '^u. A piece of plate of the value of £30, was pre- voi'ini. Mylna , , p. 487. sented to William Mylne, city engineer. c?ty bond*. John Folie proposed to pay the amount of all p- ^■ city bonds at six per cent, and to take bonds in lieu thereof at five per cent. oSSSJm. An address was presented to George III., on p-^ tnm^^ ^^^ preservation of his life in the late perils from which it was so providentially delivered. vJSL^imr The freedom of the city was granted gratis to ^ ^' ifount- «*"***• Edmund, Lord Viscount Mountgarrett. Ei^^tiouof Tj^g proceedings relative to the election of Minors, si«?i£!°' Lord Mayors, Aldermen, and Sheriffs of the city of Dublin appear in the Assembly RolR gj^Jj;** The committee of Directors and Master of the works. Ballast Office in their reports to the Corpora- tion, furnished details of the works carried on by them in the port and harbour of Dublin, videlicet: — building the abutment to lighthouse, and the new wall, repairing the piles, raising ballast, building lighters, gabbards and floats, dredging, deepening, and cleansing the channel, Liflfey, and Dodder, the erection of two wharfs for horse ferry, removal of shoals. ^mmittee. Thc pilot committcc reported keeping the p-^7. buoys and chains on the banks and the river moorings and the land ties in proper repair. p. «i. PREFACE XXIU ^i!irii. "House of Commons' orders relative to thegf„„<„ p. 234. T-v 11 r^m i • Commons' Ballast Office accounts and estimates required '*'^®'^' by parliament. "Martis 25" die Decembris, 1781. 1. "Ordered, that the proper officer do lay before this house, a particular account of the ^^^«^»j^*^ produce of the funds of the Ballast Office for the officT* last twenty years under their several heads as granted by the several acts of parliament. 2. "Ordered, that the proper officer do lay before this house, a list of the officers employed ugtof officers. by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin, for the execution of the several branches of the Ballast Office, salaries. Allowance^i. with all salaries and allowances given to every of them respectively out of the produce of the duties vested in the said Ballast Office, and if the said officers have any other salaries or allowances given them out of any other fund, that such salaries or allowances be also sepa- rately specified with the fund out of which they are granted. 3. " Ordered, that the proper officer do lay Account. before this house, an account of the amount of money expended in carrying on and completing that part of the south wall lying between the south waii. lighthouse and the west point next the piles. Lighthouse. XXIV PREFACE 1782. 4. "Ordered, that the proper officer do lavvor^n p. 234. Account, before this house, an account of the amount of money expended in carrying on and completing HiugUZl that part of the south wall between Rings End HoJ^."* and the east point near Pidgeon's House. 5. "Ordered, that the proper officer do lay before this house an account of the number of Swliut*** yards which yet remain unbuilt of the south wall from the east point of the wall near the Pidgeon House to the west point of the wall extending wpiuee****' from the lighthouse to the piles, with an esti- mate of the expense of building and completing the same. "Thomas Ellis, Cler: Pari: Dom: Com:" B^kst '^^^ management of the Ballast Office, after p*- ndr-or" being for seventy-eight years under the direc- tion of the Corporation of Dublin, was vested in a new corporation appointed by act of par- liament, together with all money, goods, p. 503. chattels, estates, eJBPects, and property of any kind whatsoever, belonging to said office. Election of In thc Appcudix to this volume are given Appendix. Treasurers, ^^ ^ Vol. XIII. proceedings in relation to the election of ^ "*" Treasurers and Coroners of the city of Dublin. Assembly It was ordcrcd, that the Rolls of Assembly ^^^ should be compared and signed every quarter day before the assembly day. PREFACE XXV vSPmL That the number of advertisements ordered c^rauon p. 525. printing. Be only inserted by the printers, and that the accounts for corporation printing should be furnished every three months with vouchers for all articles therein. p. 586. The proceedings referring to city business b^^e** especial. and the franchises by grace especial in Mid- summer assembly 1782. p. 627. Measures taken by the Sheriffs and Commons ^^^ as to the franchises by grace especial from 1765 to 1782. p. 535. Resolutions by the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen to have guards, guard houses, andoSJd*' housefl.. volunteer corps to preserve the peace of the city. p. 537. That twenty constables or peace officers be IS^^^ appointed to assist the magistrates in the pre- servation of the peace of Dublin. p. 538. That the continuance of the guard at thejj^jjji Tholsel was unnecessary from the appearance of things then in the city. p. 580. That the prosecution be carried on against Jijoisei the persons who published the libel against the Recorder and Justices of the Tholsel Court. That alderman Warren should move a clause Baiiast Office in the public money bill before the house of VOL. xni. c XXVI PREFACE 1782 commons, to exonerate the city from all debts ^SHm. due by the Ballast Office. ^glmenta Procecdings of the Sheriflfs and Commons con- p- "<>• cerning the beating up for recruits for the pur- pose of forming fencible regiments, Midsummer assembly 1782. 1781. •' ^Sons. Abstract of charity petitions, Christmas p-su. 1781 assembly, 19th January, 1781. cSSJISiL Lists of the Common Council of the city of p.m8 Dublin, Sheriffs, Sheriffs' Peers, and Corpora- tions, 1781, and 1784. 1785. pSSin. A declaration of the Sheriffs' Peers against p. .552. place or pension liiSs!'''** The portraits and illustrations include facsimiles of scarce mezzotinto and line engravingfs, videlicet: — ^Henry Grattan, Eaton Stannard, Earl of Charlemont, James Napper Tandy, The Parliament House, The Bay of Dublin, and a Plan of Dublin. In the preparation of this volume of the Calendar of Records of the Corporation of the city of Dublin, Mr. John F. Weldrick has acted as assistant editor. [xxvii] CONTENTS IV.— Rolls of the City of Dublin.^ XXm.— Assembly Roll, 1778—1779 XXlIlA.— Assembly Roll, 1780—1788 Page 1 96 APPENDIX I. — The Election of Treasurers and Coroners of the City of Dublin, 1779-1786 515 II.— Rolls of Assembly - - - - - -525 III. — Corporation of Dublin Printing . . . . . 525 IV.— Franchises by Grace Especial, 1782 - - 626 V. — Franchises. — Proceedings of Sheriffs and Commons, 1782 • - 527 VI. — Guards, Guard Houses, Riots . . . - . 535 VII.— Peace of the City of Dublin - - - 537 Vm.— Guard at Tholsel 538 IX.— Tholsel Court - - - - - - - 539 X. -Ballast Office 539 XI.— Fencible Regiments, 1782 - - - - 540 Xn.— Charity Petitions, 1781 - 544 XIII.— Lists of the Common Council, 1781-1784 - ■ - 548 XIV. — Declaration of the Sheriffs* Peers against Place or Pension - 652 1 111 coiitiinintiou from vol. xii., p. 54$. [xxviii] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I. — The Right Honble. Henry Grattan, M.P. Frontuipifiw Engraved by F. C. Lewis, from the Origrinal by N, Kenny in Dublin College. II.— £atx>n Stannard, Eaqr. To face page 64 Recorder of the Honble. City of Dublin. From mezxotinto engnw ing. James Jjathem piuxit. Andrew Miller fecit, 1747. III.— The Right Honble. the Earl of Charlemont. „ „ 224 From mezzotinto eugrraving. Painted by R. Liveflay. Engraved by J. Dean. 1756. IV. — James Napper Tandy, Esq. „ „ 320 Drawing by J. Fetrie. Engraved by J. Heath. v.— A Prospect of the Parliament House in College Green. End of volume VI.— The Bay of Dublin, 1757. „ „ J Bocque. VII.— A Plan of Dublin, 1780. Pool & Gush delint. Ju. Lodge sculpt. IV.-CALENDAR OF ROLLS^ OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN. XXm.— Assembly Boll, 1778—1779. aaunfli. 1778. May 1.— Second Friday after Easter.« 1779. [1.] "We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen miction of of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman Mayor. Patrick Boyd to serve in the place or office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next and do hereby return the said Patrick Boyd to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city for your approbation. " William Dunn, Lord Mayor." "We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day approved by ballot of alderman Patrick Boyd to serve in the goyd, office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing ^*J^^'- year commencing Michaelmas next. " Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." [2.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common Nomina. council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot sherifli. nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, resident within the said city or the liberties adjoining thereto, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000 sterling, over and 1 lu continuation from toI. xii., p. 545. a Easter day. 19 April, 1778. vol.. XJU. I B 2 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 1778. above all his just debts, that is to say, Henry Saunders ^f^m*^"' tdSnfor of Ship street, stationer, Robert Smith of Smock alley, m.i7i6. Sheriffs. r > J J> merchant, John Jones of Peter street, merchant, Thomas Fleming of Smock alley, stationer, Ambrose Leet of the Merchants' quay, tailor, William James of Bride street, merchant, Hugh Crothers of Lurgan street, merchant, and Bichard Moncrieffe of Capel street, merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. ** Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." EieoUon. " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Smith. "^ shSriffB. ^^*y ^^ Dublin, have this day elected by ballot Robert Smith of Smock alley, merchant, and John Jones of Peter street, merchant, out of the eight persons so returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. « " William Dunn, Lord Mayor." City pipe [3.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 27th April, 1778. Beport. * We having on the 19th January last met to take into consideration the amendments and alterations Mylne. proposed by Robert Mylne, of London, as necessary to ^*i^ent. ^® introduced in an act of parliament recommended by him to be applied for by the corporation, the better to enable them to carry on the pipe water works, and also his observations on the acts of parliament now in being, and appointed a subcommittee to take same into con- sideration and in general every other matter that may BFBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 8 £*in^*' tend to the benefit and advantage of tKe works and of w«. the corporation. We gave directions to Francis Gibbons to be particularly attentive to a cut made that oibbow. was making by Mr. John Patrick on his ground above Patrick. ™- ^'^' the tongue, least an attempt might be made to amuse or ton^e. divert the water from its usual course and if any such attempt should be made to inform your committee thereof immediately. 'Alderman Geale having informed us that theo«de. former loan of £6,900, was nearly exhausted in carrying on the works, and we directed that he should be empowered to borrow a further sum of £3,100, Lwm. to complete the sum of £10,000, and that an advertizement should be inserted that such a sum was wanted for the purpose of carrying on the works; we again met on the 26th January, when Mr. Patrick laid before us the case relative to PatHok. Shibbon's mill with the Recorder's opinion thereon, shibbomi'B mill. By which opinion the Recorder says that Mr. Vaughan vamrhaa. will not be subject to any of the penalties of the act of parliament by turning the mill into a skins mill, pro- skinimiii. vided any oozing from the skins is carefully kept from communicating with the water course. * We again met on the 9th February, when we ordered that Mr. Crof ton the storekeeper should make a return ^^^ at our next meeting of what timber was then in the ^®*p"- yard, and that he should on the first Monday in every month make a return of what timber he receives into Return of timber. the yard, what quantity is made use of, and what re- mains on hands. We also ordered, that the old timber ^J**"*^"^ and other materials in the yard should be sold under °>»<»™^«- the direction of the committee. On the 16th of said month Mr. Crofton attended and made a return of the timber in the yard, pursuant to our directions. ' Mr. Underwood agent to Mr. Domville having in under- oonsequence of a letter wrote to him by the Town Clerk Som^ue, 4 DXJBLnr ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 1778. directed that the persons employed by the committee 2^^^** Course. should be at liberty to repair the banks of the course Tempieoge. abovo the woir at Templeoge on Mr. Domville's estate. Rourke. ^q agreed with Bryan Eourke to furnish stones to Bepairaof repair the breaches in said course and he to be paid ooaree. 2s. 2d., for cvery stone from 10 to IB cwt. weight, and for every stone from B to 8 cwt. weight, Is. Id., includ- ing carriage and laying same down agreeable to our directions and their officers. Report * We on the 9th March again met, when the subcom- mittee made their report relative to the demand made m. ito*. c252l '^y *^® Grand Canal company, and having taken same into consideration are of opinion that your honours dSSS*^' shall pay to the said company the sum of £60, as the full amount of their demand of 10 per cent, on the gross revenue of the pipe water ending the 2Bth March, 1777, Myine. upou their complying with a proposal of Mr. Mylne's Sluice. fQj. having a sluice between the canal and the bason to admit the water for supplying the city, said sluice to be in power of the corporation of the city. We, on the 9th March, took into consideration, what annual sum d'™"* should be paid by the several tanners and dyers who are supplied with pipe water, when we agreed that they should pay at the rate of 40s. per annum each, report* * Mr. Mylne having on the 16th March reported that Timber. the works were at a stand for want of timber and must continue till a supply can be procured, we directed an Advertize, advertizcmeut to be inserted in Faulkner's and the ment. Hibernian Journals, setting forth that we have occa- Eimtimber. siou for a large quantity of elm timber of 6, 8, 10, 11, and 13 inches diameter at the small end, in length not Town Clerk, less than 10 feet, and proposals to be sent to the Town Clerk's office, and also directed the Town Clerk to Forbes. writc to Mr. Edward Forbes, to request he would write an?S£2oi to his correspondents at Liverpool and Bristol to have said advertizement inserted in the newspapers of said DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 5 ^^mb^ tovms. On the 6th day of April, we again met, when 177a . a letter from Mr. Forbes was laid before us, with a proposal from his correspondent in England to supply ^2**"** 300 tons of timber at £6, per ton, as they could not ™^ afford to supply upon more reasonable terms, on account of the rise in the freight and the advance on seamen's w^ages, and through necessity being obliged thereto, thought it prudent to agree to said proposal andJJSSSuo. directed the Town Clerk to write to Mr. Forbes to that purpose^ On the 27th April we received a proposal from Mr. John Brady by which he proposes to furnish pjJS^. a quantity of round elm timber for the pipe water works at £4 10s., per ton, but the proposal not having specified the quantity nor dimensions, we postponed entering into any agreement with him until he informed us thereof.* m. i«. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made order, an act of assembly, and committee to proceed as they shall think proper. [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for inspecting city leases near expiring have Cityieaww. made the annexed report of the 24th April, 1778. * We inform your honours that on the 18th February Report. last we met and set up by public cant pursuant to an advertizement for that purpose, all that lot of ground O'ouud. on the north side of Saint Stephen's Green, containing IjJ,^^,^.^ in front to the said green 60 feet 6 inches, and in depth gjJfJIi. fronting Dawson street 160 feet, and in depth adjoin- ***""■• ing Mr. Hume's ground 179 feet, and in breadth in the ^SS rear 106 feet. We declared that the taker of the ground was to build coach houses, stables, necessary house, Bauoingt. cow house, dirt hole, dung hole, ovens, and a range wall of 12 feet high and 18 inches thick to enclose said lot of ground from the Mayoralty House ground, agreeable AUyoraity to the plan and estimate and to be built in a workman- like manner under the inspection of the city surveyor, ^^^ sonreyor. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. Taker. ICajomlty Honae. Leet. Kent. Arundel court. Surrey. Mathews Adrertise- menti Lease. Order. Justices' office. Paymeut. John Scott, attorney fenenU. and it was also declared by us, that the old materials J;^^J^f*"- should belong to the taker of the house, but he not to get possession of any part of the ground whereon the present offices belonging to the Mayoralty House stand, until the new ones are completely finished, which are to be done on or before the 1st day of September next, and that the taker should commence rent on the 2Bth day of March, 1779. And several persons having attended at said sale and having bid for said lot of ground upon the aforesaid terras, and Mr. Ambrose Leet having bid the sum of £80, per annum, besides capon money, and no other person having bid so much, he was declared the highest bidder. * We again met on the 2nd March relative to the ground in Arundel court, when we directed the city surveyor to survey the city's ground in said place and to mention who holds the possession thereof and also to lay out in building lots tfiat part of said court in the city's possession, which Mr. Mathews having done agreeable to our directions he laid the same before us m.iofr. on this day, and we directed that an advertizement should be published for setting the same, and as it might be an encouragement to bidders, we agreed that the taker should have a lease for 99 years, three lives renewable for 70 years or 31 years at the option of the taker.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly. [5.] Certain of the commons, praying aid for the justices' office: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do pay to the right honourable the Lord Mayor on his Lordship's warrant and receipt for the same, the sum of £B0, for the use of the justices' office. [6.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to the right honourable John Scott, his majesty's attorney DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 7 Boa uUL general : whereupon it was granted, for the reasons in ^™. the petition set forth, and that the said freedom be TnneUM. engrossed, put under the city seal, and presented by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [7.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to Denis Daly, esquire, knight of the shire of the county gg^ of Galway : whereupon it was granted, gratis for the oaiwBj. reasons in the above petition set forth, that said freedom be engrossed, put under the city seal, and '»»«"<»•■ presented by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [8.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to Sampson Stawell, esquire: whereupon it was granted, s*»w»il gratis for the reasons in the above petition set forth, that the said freedom be engrossed, put under the city Fnuieiii«6. seal, and transmitted to him by the Lord Mayor. [9.] Sir Thomas Blackall, knight, alderman Thomas BUckau. Emerson, and Benjamin Eaton, praying abatement in|»^n- the rents of their respective holdings in Arundel court: Amndei whereupon it was ordered, that in consideration of the delay given to the petitioners in building their houses, that the petitioners' rents of the said concerns shall ^^^ commence from the 29th day of September last. [10.] Alderman John Darragh, praying to have ai>ftm«h. lease for 99 years of some lots of ground part of Flint's l^^ Croft, instead of the term for which they were<^«>ft. originally set to him: whereupon it was granted. [11.] Alderman John Darragh and Thomas Trulock, ^^^ praying to have the old walls, rubbish, and dunghills oia wmua. adjoining their houses in Flint's Croft carted and Fi^t't taken away at the expense of the city: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioners the sum of ten Ptymont. guineas to enable them to cart and take away the dirt, filth, and rubbish in the within petition set forth. [12.] Benjamin Taylor, praying to be paid half a Tajior. year's allowance for attending grand juries andjJS? aklA. '8 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. FaymeBt. Tnunbull. Price of ffrain. AHsixe of mroad. Piiymeiit Besigna- tion. Jones, oommons. CuTillie. Renewal leaae. Fleet street. Taylor Mecklen* burgh street. Payment. MecuiQ, Jieeper of Bridewell, Payment. Oilshenan. Frauds, market hoose. Payment. summoning prosecutors in criminal cases ending this 2?"^^*^ day : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of twenty guineas in consideration of trouble set forth in the petition. [13.] Nathaniel Trumbull, praying usual allowance for calculating the average price of grain and making out the weekly assize of bread for one year: where- upon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 16s., for the trouble in said petition set forth. [14.] Certain of the commons, praying to accept of the resignation of James Jones, one of the commons of the common coimcil of said city: whereupon it was granted. [16.] John Baptist Cuvillie, praying to have a renewal of his lease of ground in Fleet street, by adding the life of his royal highness George, Prince of Wales in the room of Richard Cuvillie deceased, one of the lives mentioned in said lease : whereupon it was granted. [16.] Rogers Taylor, praying to be paid the sura of £3 6s. 6Jd-, paid by him for cleansing Mecklenburgh street : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner ^^^^^ £3 6s. 6Jd., for the reasons in the within petition. [17.] Joshua Mecum, keeper of Bridewell, praying to be paid half a year's allowance for his turnkey: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £2 30s., to enable him to pay his turnkey. [18.] James Gilshenan, praying usual allowance for preventing frauds at the market house: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant and on his receipt, pay to his Lord- ship the sum of £16, to recompense the petitioner for DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 9 5^^- the services in the said petition set forth, if deserving 177s. thereof. [19.] Henry Boswell, praying usual allowance to BogwtAi. enable him to pay the rent of his room: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £3. PtuoMBt [20.] Walter Kennedy, praying usual allowance for Tnnt^ his trouble in summoning grand and petit^ juries for Jwi«. one year ending this assembly: whereupon it was ordered that the treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £4. rmjmmt. [21.] Certain of the commons, praying to address his q2J"^ii majesty in council against the paving bill being passed PATingbui. into a law : whereupon it was ordered, that an address be prepared by the committee for conducting city business in parliament, put under the city seal, and city mio. transmitted to his majesty in council against the said heads of a bill being passed into a law, and that the said committee be empowered to draw on the city treasurer for such sum as shall appear to be necessary sum. in aid of the public contributions for preventing said heads of a bill passing into a law, that alderman Lynam be added to the committee, and that theLToam. commons do also name two of the commons to be of the committee: allowed. [Two of the commons :] Thomas Beed, George Sutton, commoni. xtt 107 [22.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast Of&ce to the general assembly, this 29th day §g^ of Apra, 1778. * Since their appointment to the direction of thoBepott. Ballast Office, we continued the building of the new gabbard and the repairs of the old gabbards and piles. fgJJ^- * The abutment to the lighthouse, which was begun jught- the latter end of last summer and such progress made, as to secure the building during the winter, we intend to set about completing as soon as the weather will 10 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. permit, and for that purpose have contracted with^i|™i*- SS^nif^' ^^^^ Ranelagh for about BOO large stones from B feet to Tarrant. 7 feet loug cach, the late committee consulted captain Tarrant concerning the plan for this abutment, he was down at the lighthouse viewing the work several times, Pajinent. and wc are of opinion that he should be paid 25 guineas for his trouble. 'Pursuant to your honours' order of the 8th of February last, we have had under consideration the grorM of expediency of altering the course of the river Dodder, Bingaend ^Y tumiug it to the southward of Ringsend church, church. ^YiQy cousulted the pilot committee, who were unani- mously of opinion that it would be productive of many advantages to the navigation of the port, they have i^aiid had a map of the ground and present course of the Bau'8 river from Ball's bridge to the river Liffey drawn by LMfey.' Mr. Mathcws, the city surveyor, and a plan of the Myine. intended alteration by Mr. William Mylne, engineer, who has reported his opinion of the practicability and that the expense of altering the course of the river, RoHiiflou'a making a cut for the water from Mr. Robinson's Ba^iagh. whecl, and joining to it the water from Ranelagh will not exceed the sum of £720, which report, map, and plan are herewith laid before your honours, and we are of opinion, that application should be made Fitx- to lord viscount Fitzwilliam, to request his consent to "*' carry out the proposed alteration into execution. * We beg your honours will make an order to affix EwJSt tor ^^^ ^^*y ^^^ ^^ ^ receipt for the parliamentary grant ^'^^ of the present sessions for carrying [on] the Ballast wau. Office wall. c,^^ * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which m. w*. Baianoe. WO havc examined and find there is a balance of Hart. £3,810 16s. 9d., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and £2,902 19s. l|d., overpaid by him on account of the DUBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 11 JSwt?' Public money,, all which is humbly submitted to your ^7'•• honours. * Signed by eight of the committee.' Easter assembly 1778, May the 1st. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made <>»*« an act of assembly, and the committee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper, that a proper receipt be prepared, put under the city seal for theSSStr*'"* parliamentary grant of the present session for carrying ^ on the Ballast Office wall: allowed. State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 14th gjj;^ of January last inclusive, to the 29th April, 1778, •'**^*»' exclusive. BallMt Office, Dr. ie s. d. To twlance of last quaiiei's abstract .^ 348217 7 To cash recoiTcd siaco ... 1178 2 4 £4.640 19 11 Per contra, Or. X «. d. By cash paid (or raising ballast ... 253 6 4 By cash paid for repairing the piles ... lOG 4 0 By cash paid salaries ... 200 13 9 By cash paid rent and contingencies ... 64 0 6 ... 89 8 2 By cash paid for aocoont of the lighthouse ... 72 11 6 By cash paid interest ... 51 0 0 By balance ... 3810 16 0 £4,640 19 11 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. £ s. d. To P. B. Per contra, Or. By cash overpaid per last quarter's abstract By cash expended since on the pier £ s. d. .. 2778 8 0| .. 124 11 1 £2,902 19 1^ 1778. May 1. — Admissions to franchise. 1778. May 1. — Declaration and signatures- Franchisei Declara- tion. 12 DXTBLIK ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 1^ 1778. June 11.— Post Assembly. ^[S"^ [1.] Certain of the commons, praying to make application to his excellency the lord lieutenant to Bx«m^<m procure an exemption for coal ships, and also for the 2i5I;*^"** several linen ships for Chester, London, Greenock, Sj2SJi. Bristol, Liverpool, and also for the channel coasters that supply this city with provisions to be exempted Embargo, fpom the present embargo: whereupon it was ordered, Petition to ^jjj^^ ^ petition be prepared by Mr. Becorder, put under uratenont. ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^j^ ^^^ presented to his excellency the lord lieutenant by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, praying that his excellency will procure an exemption for the several coal ships, linen ships, and channel coasters from the present embargo and that he will be pleased Convoy. to appoint a proper convoy for the linen ships, citjteai. Petition prepared, put under the city seal, and pre- sented accordingly. Baiiti». [1.] Eobert Smith, praying to be excused from 1778. June 22.— Post Assembly. [1.] Eobert Smith, praying to ^^2j^ serving the oflSce of one of the High Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next; whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner's resignation be accepted of, he having paid Fine. into the hands of the Lord Mayor 200 guineas, the hJSpSol* ^^^® *^ ^ applied towards building the Blue Coat Hospital. J^. [2.] John Jones, esquire, the like, like order. Sheriff. p J «« yfj^Q^ thQ Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot S>n"for" nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, resident within the said city or the liberties thereto adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000, over and above all his just debts, that is to say, Henry Saunders of Big Ship street, stationer, Thomas Fleming of Smock Bherifle. DTTBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 13 Roll xxiu. alley, stationer, William James of Bride street, *^- ™- ^••' "^ Nomina. tnerchant, William Worthington of Usher's quay, "^"^J dyer, Bichard Moncrieffe of Capel street, merchant, John Locker of Parliament street, goldsmith, Hugh Crothers of Lurgan street, merchant, and Edward Tomlinson of King street, merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said m.iMb. eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. "Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." [4.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected Henry Ei«ctioii. Saunders of Ship street, stationer, and Hugh Crothers gj^*^* of Lurgan street, merchant, out of the eight persons ^^«"**- to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. " William Dunn, Lord Mayor." 1778. June 26. — Post Assembly. [1.] Eesolved, that a petition under the city seal be Petition presented to the house of commons against heads i«Tiiwwii. of a bill for paving this city and praying to be heard by counsel against the same if judged necessary by coimsoi. the parliamentary committee and also to affix the city city -eai. seal to such other petition for opposing said heads of a bill as they may think proper. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen agree with the Sheriffs and Commons in the within resolution. 1778. July 7.— Post Assembly. [1.] Alderman Patrick Boyd, praying to be excused Boyd, from serving the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing ¥»y<>^ year commencing from Michaelmas next: whereupon 14 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 1778. Fines. Bla« Coat Hospital. Claret. Scarlet gown. Saunders Sheriff. Excoeed. Fine. Bloe Coat Hospital. Crothers, Sheriff. Election of Lord Mayor. Bojd. ezcnaed. Wriffhtflon, liord Mayor. Nomination for Sheriffs. it was ordered, that the petitioner's resignation here- Bon zxiiL unto annexed [be accepted] of, he paying the usual fines of 20 guineas to the Blue Coat Hospital, one hogshead of claret or 20 guineas in lieu thereof to the present Lord Mayor, another hogshead of claret or 20 guineas in lieu thereto to the succeeding Lord Mayor, and it is further ordered, that the petitioner keep his station and wear a scarlet gown. [2.] Henry Saunders, praying to be excused from serving the office of one of the Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next : whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner's "• ^®- resignation hereto annexed be and is hereby accepted of, he paying the sum of 200 guineas as a fine, said sum to be appropriated towards finishing the Blue Coat Hospital. [3.] Hugh Crothers, the like, like order. [4] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman George Wrightson to serve in the place or office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year com- mencing from Michaelmas next, in the room of alderman Patrick Boyd, who has been excused from serving that office and do hereby return the said George Wrightson to you the Sheriffs and Common3 of the said city for your approbation. " William Dunn, Lord Mayor." [6.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin assembled, have this day approved by ballot of alderman George Wrightson to serve in the office of Lord Mayor of said city for the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas nexi " Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." [6.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 15 Boa nfiL nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, 177a resident within the said city or liberties thereto uSn for adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000, sterling, over and above all his just debts, that is to say, William Worthington of Usher's quay, dyer, Thomas Fleming of Smock alley, stationer, Richard Tudor of Skinner row, goldsmith, John Locker of Parliament street, goldsmith, Martin Brownlow of Bride street, apothecary, Richard Moncrieffe of Capel street, merchant, William James of Bride street, merchant, and Edward Tomlinson of King street, merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said in.i6s». city and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be the Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. " Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." [7.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen S^Jtiou. of the city of Dublin, have this day elected William JJS;^^,^ Worthington of Usher's quay, dyer, and Richard ®^""''' Moncrieffe of Capel street, merchant, out of the eight persons returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. "William Dunn, Lord Mayor." * William Dunn. — Edward Sankey. — Richard French — ^Killner Swettenham. — Henry Hart. — John Tucker. — James Horan. — ^George Alcock. — Nathaniel Warren.' aLi77. 1778. July 17.— Fourth Friday after the 24th of June. [1.] Certain of the commons, praying to grant the 16 DT7BLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. Bmdfltrett, Becorder. Pfljmmit. Mayoralty houM. Foraiture. Committee. Expense. CommonB. Pipe water. Suit. Arthur Guinness. Citjpipe water. gum of £200, to sir Samuel Bradstreet, Eecorder of the 2^^*"* said city: whereupon it was ordered that the sum of £200, be grants to sir Samuel Bradstreet, baronet, to be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Mayor's warrant and allowed him in his accounts, as a testimony of the services done by him last year to the citizens by a faithful discharge of his duty as Becorder. [2.] Certain of the commons, praying to appoint a committee to provide furniture for the Mayoralty house : whereupon it was ordered that the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, treasurer, masters of the city works, aldermen Sankey, Hart, Lynam, and sir Anthony King, and eight of the commons to be named by the commons or any five of them, whereof the Lord Mayor when present and one of the Sheriffs to be always two and in the absence of the Lord Mayor the senior alderman present to preside, be and are hereby appointed a com- mittee to provide such furniture for the use of the Mayoralty house, the expense attending same not to exceed £100, and who are hereby empowered to draw on the city treasurer for said sum. [The eight of the commons:] Messieurs Moncrieffe, Worthington, Sherwood, Leech, Giffard, Mathew, Pentland, Mahar. [3.] "Resolved, that the pipe water committee be m. it? 6. directed and empowered to bring to issue in the most speedy manner possible the suit now depending between Arthur Guinness, esquire, and this corporation, con- cerning the water which he takes from the city works and the ground by him withholden." The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen agree with the Sheriffs and Commons in the foregoing resolution. [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 13th July, 1778. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 17 ^HiTb^' * ^® inform your honours, that since our last report ^' we proceeded on the business referred to us and having met. on the 14th May last, the subcommittee, to whom the resolution of the Canal company who with the^^^jj,^ assistance of Mr. Mylne wore requested to consider the same, made their report thereon and which was agreed to by us and the Town Clerk was directed by us toTowucierk send a copy of said report, so far as the same related to the Canal company, to Mr. Baggs to be laid before BagKs. them. Mr. John Merryman, brewer, having com- JJlJJ^"**"* plained that he is greatly overcharged for the use of the pipe water, we referred the same to Mr. Mylne, wyine. who was desired to enquire into the same, which he having done accordingly, reported that Mr. Merryman was charged in the former manner that other brewers are, and we thereupon came to a resolution that he should not be supplied unless he paid £16, for the supply, last year and directed that the collector should apply to him for the said rent and inform him of the Rent resolution of your committee. * We directed the Town Clerk to write to Edmond Town cierk. Weld, esquire, to request his attendance on us at our weid. then next meeting?, to know from him the several ^ , ^' Lord m. 17& tenants of the lord Limerick, who are entitled to water ^^^^^'* under the articles made between lord Limerick and the city, and Mr. Weld having by letter on the 1st of June informed us, that he was unable to attend being confined [to his house], we directed that Mr. Mylne should wait on him and endeavour to settle and Myino. adjust the supply to be given to lord Limerick's tenants. Several bills from workmen having been laid before workmen's *=* bills. "* US, we directed that in future, that none of the pipe water officers should take upon them to expend any more or employ any artificer to do any works what- worka. soever in the pipe water yard or offices, without first applying to the committee and obtaining their appro- voL. xni. 0 18 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 1778. Cave. Lord Limoxick'a tenautfl. Horan. Want of water. Hacksterb' Bhoott. Waste. Shoots cut off. Tumoocks. Metal bells. Commis- sionera of paTinff. bation for that purpose. We again met on the IBthJ^^yg^" June and came to a resolution, that Mr. Cave do charge the tenants of lord Limerick in the rental for the pipe water use agreeable to the workhouse books and requested alderman Horan, Mr. Verschoyle, and Mr. Bloxam with the assistance of Mr. Mylne to inspect the right of the several tenants of lord Limerick, who claimed to be entitled to pipe water under the agree- ment with the city. * We on the 29th June again met and many com- plaints having been made to us of the want of water and it appearing to us that the cause of these com- plaints partly arise from hucksters making use of shoots and other conveyances to convey the water through the walls of their houses and that by their carelessness and neglect there was a great waste of water. We directed, that the collectors should forthwith make a return to the overseers of the names and residences of the several hucksters in each division, who make use of shoots and other conveyances and that the overseers upon receiving such return do without loss of time cause the shoots and other conveyances to be cut off and that the overseers do from time to time make a return to the committee the number of shoots they shall have cut off. We also resolved that the several turn- cocks be supplied with metal bells and that at the time of the turning of the water into any street, they ring m. i76 b. the same and apprize the inhabitants of each street of their turning the cocks for supplying them with water, that by this means the inhabitants may have notice of the time the water is turned to them, and that in future they shall not have any cause of complaint of not knowing when the water is turned to them. * We again met on the 6th of July and it having . been mentioned to us, that the commissioners for paving complained that where the streets were broken DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 19 ^7«^ open for the purpose of laying down new mains orj^^ repairing old ones, that the persons who are employed by the city for paving, digging, filling, etc., do not finish the same in a proper manner, we therefore in order to remove all complaints directed the Town Clerk Townciwt. to acquaint the commissioners for paving that we are ready to enter into a contract with them for digging, paving, and filling over such part of the streets as shall stfett^ be necessarily broken for the laying down new mains or repairing the old ones, and also for the carrying away all superfluous stuff, which proposal of your committee is now under the consideration of the said commissioners. 'We further inform your honours, that Mr. MylneMjine. from time to time reported to us the state of the works, ^rtw**'*** which several reports were agreed to by uff. Several complaints having been made to us of the want of water, we enquired into the reason thereof and were informed it was owing to the scarcity of water in the seMcityoi bason, the Canal company scarcely giving any supply, ^**"»- whereupon we ordered the Town Clerk to write to the Towncierk. secretary of the Canal company and to inform him of ^|J^. the great want of water the citizens experience owing to the company's not furnishing the bason with an 175, ample supply and also to inform them, that while they continued not to grant a proper supply, the corporation of the city could not consider themselves liable to be called upon by the company for their proportion of the pipe water revenue.' Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made OMer. an act of assembly, and the committee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper. [6.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to Edward, Earl of Aldborough: whereupon it wasSa-*"' ordered, that the freedom of this city be granted unto fmcSiw. Edward, Earl of Aldborough, as a consideration for 20 DXJBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. City Bowlej. FrmncbUe. Knos. mace his invariable attention to the commercial interest of ^^{7^*- this city, same to be engrossed, put under the city seal, and presented to him in the most respectable manner. [6.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to Hercules Langford Rowley, esquire : whereupon it was ordered, that the freedom of this city be, for the reasons in the within assigned, presented to Hercules Langford Eowley, the same to be engrossed, put under the city seal, and presented in the most respectable manner. [7.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and ofl&cer of commons, praying compensation for supplying the Sheriffs and Commons with candles, candlesticks and other necessaries for one year ending this assembly: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £6, in consideration of supplying the Sheriffs and Commons with the above necessaries for one year ending this assembly. [8.] Nathaniel Stakes, praying to be continued one of the collectors of the pipe water revenue for division m.irsb. No. 3: whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner be continued one of the turncocks and collector for the pipe water revenue for division No. 3. during the city's pleasure, not exceeding Midsummer assembly 1779, he giving security for the faithful discharge of said oflSce and paying to the city treasurer all such sums as he shall receive, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and to be entered into in one month from the date hereof or this order to be void. [9.] Frances Clarke, widow, praying to be continued craner at the crane in Great Booter lane: whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner be and is hereby appointed craner of the city crane in Big Booter lane, during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year Booter une. ending next Midsummer assembly 1779, with all the just fees and perquisites thereunto belonging, she Piymeut. stakes, tnmoock and collector. Clarke, widow. Appoiut- ment. Craiier at Great DITBLIK ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 21 ^j ™*- giving such security for the faithful discharge of the itts. duties of said office, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs security. shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for appointing the petitioner to be void. [10.] John M'Elrov, praying to be continued <5°® JJJJJSXvt of the Serjeants at mace: whereupon it was ordered, "»••«'• that the above named John M'Elroy be and is hereby continued one of the Serjeants at mace not exceeding one year ending next Midsummer assembly 1779, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void, m. 174. [11.] John Lynch, the like, like order. Lyncb. [12.] Certain of the commons, praying usual allowance to Mrs. Medicis Oakes : whereupon it was oavea. ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner 20 guineas in consideration omnt. of her present distress. [13.] Lucy Oulton, praying usual allowance : where- oaiton. upon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner 10 guineas, orant. [14.] Henry Brown, porter of the Tholsel, praying Brown, usual allowance to enable him to pay the rent of his vonir. room : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner p&jmant. £4. [16.] Esther Kennedy widow, setting forth that Eoger ^Tow!^*' Kendrick deceased, (who had a yearly salary from the ^^^^* city) was at the time of his death indebted to her in Debt, the sum of £6 for diet and lodging, which with the expenses attending his funeral amounted to upwards of £10, being half a year's salary which was due to salary. 22 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 1778. the said Roger on the 4th May last and therefore J^^^*^- prayed to be reimbursed said sum: whereupon it was ordered, for the reasons in the foregoing petition assigned, that the within petitioner be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Mayor's warrant the sum of £10, the same to be allowed in his accounts. [16.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 16th of July, 1778. * Since their last report to your honours we con- m. 174 u, tinned the building of the new gabbard which is nearly finished and the repairs of the old gabbards and floats. * Since the weather would permit, we have employed labourers at low water to clear the river of shoals, and also gabbards to drudge between the walls to improve the navigation to the Custom House quay. * We have made some progress in building the abut- ment to the lighthouse, and expect to have it completed in the course of the summer, Mr. Vierpyl superintends the execution of this work at our request. *We have not done anything since the last report relative to changing the course of the river Dodder, Fitxwiiiiam, lord Fitzwilliam was expected in the kingdom last May, but postponed his coming for some time, we intend applying to him upon his arrival to obtain his consent for the altering the course of said river. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which we have examined and find there is a balance of £3,854 9s. lOd., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and £3,020 18s. 9|d., overpaid by him on account of the public money. * The Ballast Office accounts being obliged by act of parliament to be laid before the government and council once in three years, we herewith lay before Order. Paymont. Ballast Office. Reporl. GablMirdB. Floats. Shoals. Qabbords. Light- bouse. Vierpyl. Dodder. Cosh. Balance, Hart Aooouuls. DXTBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 23 ^^.ST*- your honours an abstract of the annual receipts and ^™: ^ payments for your honours' approbation and to have the city seal afiSjced thereto, all which is humbly city m^l submitted to your honours. * Signed by seven of the committee.' m. m. State of the Ballast OfSce accounts from the 29th §^ April inclusive, to the 16th July, 1778, exclusive. '^'^^ BallMt Office, Dr. To iMOanoe of last qiuurter'B abetnct ... ... ... 3810 16 9 To CMh leceiTed vnoe ... ... ... ... 980 6 6 £4,791 S 3 Per, contra, Or. By cash paid for raising ballast By cash paid for repairing the piles By cash paid salaries By cash paid rent and oontingencies By cash paid for bnildiag and repairing gabbards By cash paid for aooount of the lighthouse By cash paid interest By balance £ 8. d. 102 10 87 1 175 18 161 8 307 19 9 0 103 0 . 3854 9 10 £4,791 3 3 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. To £ s. d. Per contra^ Cr. £ s. d. By cash overpaid i>er last quarter's abstract ... ... 2902 19 1^ By cash expended since on the pier ... ... ... U7 19 8 £3,020 18 9^ 17th July, 1778. — Granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly and the com- mittee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper, that the city seal be affixed to the Ballast city seal. Office account, in order to lay the same before the Aoconnt. 24 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. lord lieutenant and privy council pursuant to act of J^^^"- p^JJ**^'" parliament. oouncij. 1773, j^iy 17.— Admissions to franchise. j^;?66. g^ciara. 1778. July 17. — Declaration and signatures. ' 1778. July 27.— Post Assembly. *-*'^ wri?huon, [1-] Alderman George Wrightson, praying to be Mayor. oxcused from serving in the office of Lord Mayor for m. its 6 the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next: whereupon it was ordered that the petitioners resigna- tion hereunto annexed be accepted of, he paying the Pmw. usual fines, and it is further ordered that the petitioner Scarlet do keep his station and wear a scarlet gown. ** Besolved unanimously, that this house doth with much regret accept the resignation of alderman George wHfirhteoD. Wrightson of the office of Lord Mayor of this city for the ensuing year, having had the most sanguine expectations of public advantage by his filling said station from our knowledge of the very honourable manner he discharged the important office of High Sheriff to general satisfaction." The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen unani- concur. mously coucur with the Sheriffs and (Commons in the above resolution. Resolved unanimously by the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen, that the above resolutions be three ^^^^ times printed in Faulkner's Journal and Saunders's paperg. News Letter, and request the concurrence of the Sheriffs and Commons therein: — allowed. [2.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen Eie^ti«"o' of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman Mayor. Joseph Ljmam to serve in the place or office of Lord - Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year com- mencing from Michaelmas next, in the room of ^i'Sedl^"' alderman George Wrightson, who has been excused from that office, and do hereby return the said Joseph BXTBtlK ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 25 m!mT' Lynam to you the Sheriffs and Coinmons of the said ^^^^^^ city for your approbation. *" ^72. » William Dnnn, Lord Mayor.*' "We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin in common council assembled, have this day approved by ballot of alderman Joseph Lynam to J^j^j"*' serve in the office of Lord Mayor of the said city for Mayor, the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. " Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." 1778. August 13. — ^Post Assembly. [1.] Alderman Joseph Lynam, praying to be J;JJJ°*' excused from serving the office of Lord Mayor for ^"•^®'- the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next: Excused, whereupon it was ordered, that the resignation of alderman Joseph Lynam hereunto annexed be accepted of, he paying the usual fine of 20 guineas to i^'mes. the Blue Coat Hospital, one hogshead of claret or 20 g^*pf^^ guineas in lieu thereof to the present Lord Mayor, one other hogshead of claret or 20 guineas in lieu thereof cia«^t- to the succeeding Lord Mayor, and it is further ordered, that the petitioner keep his station and wear a scarlet |j>wu** gown. [2.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman Election of sir Anthony King, knight, to serve in the office of nlyor- Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next, in the room of alderman Joseph Lynam who has been excused from Lynam. serving that office and do herebj^ return the said sir Anthony King to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city for your approbation. "William Dunn, Lord Mayor." m. 172 h. " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin in common council assembled, have this day ^. approved by ballot of alderman sir Anthony King, ^r. 26 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. ^- to serve in the office of Lord Mayor of the said city S^^t^^I^ Mayor. ^^^ ^^^ ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. " Henry Gore Sankey, Henry Howison, Sheriffs." *Anthony King. — ^William Dunn. — ^Philip Crampton. — Patrick Hamilton. — Edward Sankey. — ^Willonghby Lightburne. — Benjamin Greale. — Thomas Blackall. — James Hamilton. — James Horan. — ^Thomas Greene. — George Aloock.' 1778. October 16.— Third Friday after the 29th m-ws. September. Lord Mayor: Sir Anthony King, knight. Sheriffs : William Worthington, Richard Monerieffe. Beaoiutions [1.1 " Resolved luianimoiisly, that the thanks of this of thanks. ** Alderman assomblv be presented to alderman William Dunn in I>unn. " testimony of our entire approbation of the faithful and honourable manner in which he has discharged the important office of Lord Mayor of this city to the great advantage of the public and the general satis- faction of the citizens. '' Resolved, that the said thanks be presented in a Gold box. gold box not to exceed twenty guineas value. "Resolved unanimously, that the thanks of this Sankey assembly be given to Henry Gore Sankey, esquire, late High Sheriff of this city, for his active, upright and spirited conduct in that office. " Resolved unanimously, that the thanks of this Howison. assembly be given to Henry Howison, esquire, late High Sheriff of this city, for his active, upright, and spirited conduct in that office. " Resolved, that the foregoing resolutions be three joSSSr** times printed in Faulkner's Journal." King. [2.] Certain of the commons, praying to grant the Itj^hens ii^-i^b^g® ^f Saint Stephen's Green to sir Anthony King, Green. knight, Lord Mayor during his Mayoralty : whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY HOLL, 1778. 27 ^^1^ [3.] Alderman William Dunn, late Lord Mayor, J^^ts^ praying to be paid the usual sum of £B00 : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £600. ^/°7uJf ' m. 185 6. [4.] Alderman Henry Hart, praying to be continued g^t^ Ballast Master of the port and harbour of Dublin: Mas*«»-- whereupon it was ordered, that the above named alderman Henry Hart be and is hereby continued Ballast Master and treasurer to the Ballast Office of the port of Dublin, for one year ending next Michaelmas assembly 1779, at the annual salary of sniary £150, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and also for his accounting justly for all such sums of money as he shall receive from time to time, as shall be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [5.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for better supplying the city with aty pipe pipe water have made the annexed report of the 12th October, 1778. * We inform your honours that since our last report, Report, we proceeded in the works and business to us referred. Mr. Dexter, Marshal of the Four Courts Marshalsea, 2«xter, Mamhal, having preferred a petition praying to have a supply qI^^^ of water for the new Marshalsea and we apprehending ^*}**],7** it may be attended with great expense in laying down ^**®'* a main or service, referred the same to Mr. Mylne, Myine. engineer, who reported to us that Mr. Dexter wanted a branch of an inch bore, we then resolved that he should get one of the dimensions on his laying same down at his own expense and paying an annual sum paynient. of £4, for the use of the water. * The commissioners of paving laid before us pro- commig. 8iouer« of posals by which they agreed to pave over such parts paving. of the streets, lanes, bridges, etc., as should be neces- f^^ sarily taken up to lay new mains or repair the old**'*^"' 28 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 1^- ones at 6id. for every 3 feet, such breach should ^^^*,|;*- Breache.. contain in length, provided we caused such breaches as they made to be filled up with the earth and rubbish and well trodden preparatory to their paving same, Proiiosai. which proposal we considering to be a reasonable one did agree thereto, same to commence on the 3rd day of August last, said commissioners being obliged to do their business properly and to provide proper material for such parts as they should pave. G^y. * John Grealy, late bason keeper, having neglected to keeper. attend the chief magistrate and your committee in their perambulation of the water course and also being very negligent and inattentive to his duty and refusing to obey the orders of the proper officers, by which many complaints were made of want of water m. isi. and it appearing to us that he was in a state of intoxication and unable to do his duty for several Discharged, days, WO therefore thought proper to discharge him from acting in that station longer. ' On the 3rd of August last, finding that the expense SibJSire ^^ l^uyiiig timber, the hire of labourers, and other business necessary to forward the works was very considerable, we resolved upon borrowing a sum of Loan. £3,000, for that purpose and caused an advertizement to be inserted in the public papers, on the same day Clements, wc appointed Dalway Clements, keeper to the bason keeper. uutil ucxt assembly in the room of John Grealy. * Several complaints being made to us of the Tumoocks. inattention of the turncocks, we ordered a parcel of Bella for hcUs should bc made and given to the collectors, which to^rS^i? each of them were to give to their respective turn- cocks to ring the same through the streets in their respective districts at the time they turned their cocks, so as to apprize the inhabitants of the time they are Water. ^o rcccivc watcr ; a great scarcity having happened in the latter end of the month of August and beginning DTJBLIK ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 29 ^"w?*" ^^ September, we caused the several ofScers to be as itts. attentive as J)ossible in granting to each inhabitant a proportionable share of what water could be had, during which scarcity some evil minded person or scarcity, persons broke down the sluices of the back course by sinioe«of ^ - back conrM. night to the great injury not only of the works but the public in general, whereupon the Lord Mayor at our request issued a proclamation offering a reward J^^J**"^ of £20, to any person or persons guilty of said offence, B«w«Pd«. as also the like sum of £20, for any person or persons who should discover and prosecute to conviction the person or persons guilty of said offence, as also the like sum of £20, for any person who should in future be guilty of the like offence. ' Several applications having been made by the collector to Mr. John Merryman, brewer, for a year's JJj^™*^ rent for pipe water ending the 25th March last, and Bent, he having as often refused pa3anent, we thereupon ordered that a case should be laid before Mr. Recorder for his advice and opinion, on receiving of which said opinion, the said Merryman on being informed thereof Payment. submitted and paid the rent. * A petition of messieurs Richard Cave, senior and cave. junior, praying an increase of salary having been [J2,7"»* <*' referred to us, which having taken into consideration and it appearing that they had considerable trouble in making out new rentals, we ordered our report on that subject to be annexed to their petition. oLiMft. '^ petition from dame Sarah Taylor respecting ajj^jjy demand due to you from the late Samuel Caldbeck coiribeck's one of your collectors having been referred to us and it appearing to us that sir James Taylor was one of his bail, we having considered the merits and allega- Baii. tions of said petition were of opinion that lady Taylor may have liberty to sue the executors of said Caldbeck l^^' ^ for the arrears due by him at his death, in the name 30 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. Treaimrer b accounts. Abstract. Loan. Balance due. Order. Taylor. Suing. Caldbeck. Balance due. Loan TreMurer. Works. Commons. Worthing- ton. Securities. Law agent. Arreon*. of the city at her own expense, she indemnifying the ^^£^' city from all costs and expenses on that account. * Pursuant to our request, your treasurer for some time past hath laid before us an abstract of his accounts monthly, particularly on the Bth instanfe he laid before us a general abstract of his accounts by which it appears, he is in advance for your honours in the general account in the sum of £6,190 17s. Bd., we therefore apprehend that it should be necessary for you to borrow a sum of £6,000, either on the city's credit or on the pipe water funds at £6, per cent, in order to enable you to pay off said balance due to the treasurer, however in that particular submit to your honours' consideration.' Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, except as to that part respecting dame Sarah Taylor and it is ordered that if lady Taylor do require the city's aid in suing the repre- sentatives of Samuel Caldbeck that she do pass her note to the city treasurer payable in twelve months for the balance due the city and that on these terms she have liberty to sue in the city's name, and that the committee be empowered to borrow £6,000, at six per cent, on the pipe water revenue, agreeable to the act of parliament, for the purpose of enabling them to pay the treasurer and also to proceed in the pipe water works, and that the commons do appoint one of the commons to be of the committee in the room of Mr. Sheriff Worthington, and that the sum of £6,000, shall be paid off by drawings of said securities when any redundancies for the purpose shall appear to be in the treasurer's hands and that the funds should be created as speedily as possible, that in future it be and hereby is an instruction to the law agent to sue by ejectment or otherwise for all such arrears as shall appear to be one year or upwards unpaid. j^ [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that theiTTs. of tolls and customs have made annexed report of the ™^ "** DTTBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 31 SoDzxiii committee appointed for inspecting the management eiutonu. 12th September, 1778. * We inform your honours, that on* the 31st day of B«port. July last we met, and William * Colville, esquire, coItiii«. attended us and proposed that during the present con- contert. test respecting the toll on flour, the several millers' flour uSap?* should pass the different gates toll free, on their enter- nom-. ing into sufficient security to reimburse the city in case the suit shall be determined in their favour, and that t^ avoid expense to all parties Mr. Colville proposed Propot»i. that same should be a private security instead of being taken before a judge. We thereupon ordered your law ^^ •««»«• agent to take the Recorder's opinion, whether it would JSj^Jf** be proper to accept of the security in such manner as proposed by Mr. Colville. We again met on the 12th day of September and Mr. Scriven having laid before sonTen us Mr. Recorder's opinion, wherein he mentions that he can see no objection to taking the security in the Security. manner proposed, we agreed thereto, and that the flour factors should enter into such security agreeable to the Recorder's opinion and under his directions. We are also of opinion that Mr. Timothy Mahon be con- JJ^uJ"* tinned bailiff receiver in the same manner as last year '®<^**^®'- and under the same terms and that an instrument be ^|*J*- prepared, put under the city seal appointing him city s«ai during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year from Michaelmas next, to collect the tolls and customs, as ^tS^f also the petty customs in the usual manner, and that William Taylor be in like manner empowered to collect Taylor, the avenue leading in at Donnybrook.' g^- Granted, report confirmed and made an act of order, assembly, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. [7.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the^^'^"* committee appointed for setting the cleansing the 32 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. B«anieand ■cales. Report. Beams and scales MaboB. Bidder. C1e%nsinir streets. Lots on south side. annexed ^»^»«- Lois on north ftide. streets, beams and scales, have made the report of the 10th September, 1778. ' We inform your honours, that on the 27th day of August last we met for the purpose of setting the beams and scales and several persons having attended and bid, and Mr. Timothy Mahon having bid the sum of £400, sterling, was declared the highest bidder. * We also inform you, that we set the cleansing of the streets as laid down by us in 30 lots in the follow- ing manner for one year commencing from Michaelmas next, viz.: * No. 1. on the South side of the river Liffey to Dennis Nowlan at £47. ' No. 2. to John Smith at £9B. 3. to John Smith at £84. 4. to John Goold at £95. 5. to John Purcell at £50. 6. to John Goold at £65. 7. to Edward Newman at £31. 8. to John Connolly at £70. 9. to Thomas Cheator at £60. 10. to Nicholas Donagh at £34. 11. to John Purcell at £60. 12. to Richard Hamilton at £30. . 183 b. *No. *No. *No. *No. *No. *No. •No. •No. •No. •No. •No. 13. to Nicholas Donagh at £60. • No. 14. to Thomas Dry at £80. • No. 15. to John Donagh at £30. ' No. 16. to Daniel Dempsey at £79. • No. 17. to John Donagh at £75. • No. 1 . on the north side of the river Liffey to John Connolly at £60. • No. 2. to James Smith at £47. ' No, 3. to sir Thomas Blackall, knight, at £55. ' No. 4. to John Connolly at £55. • No. 5. to Thomas Dry at £45. ' No. 6. to Thomas Dry at £60. DXTBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1778. 33' Bou xxiii. « No. 7. to John Connolly at £38. im m. 183 6. '^ ClcMka ' No. 8. to Thomas Dry at £60. stwtr • 'No. 9. to Patrick M'Cann, at £40. north Sde. ' No. ]0. to James Smith at £43. * No. 11. to John Keating at £41. 'No. 12. to John Connolly at £55. ' No. 13. to James Smith at £40. 'Wg also inform your honours, that several of the^^-^^, former contractors having complained to us that they ""^^^^^^ were not regularly paid their warrants and that many of them remained unpaid, we agreed that every con- tractor should be paid every three months and if it Payment, should happen that the city treasurer should not be in cash to pay them, that then each warrant signed by the Lord Mayor on the city treasurer should bear an interest of £6. per cent, from the date, provided it shall intewBt. appear to the Lord Mayor that the contractor to whom said warrant was granted has called for payment of the same once in every month and has been refused.' m. 182. And the said commons, praying to confirm the said order, report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly [8.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the Tradet- committee appointed for examining tradesmen's bills "•'^" * • have made the annexed report of the 17th September, 1778. ' We met on that occasion and carefully examined Beport. the following bills, videlicet : 'Two bills of Benjamin Eaton for £40 12s. 4Jd., Bin.. £3 15s. 5|d., to be deducted, it being charged for work done at Newgate and for which' he should obtain a pre- sentment, so that the balance which we allowed is but £36 16s. lid. • Mr. Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for £139 17s. 9Jd., out of which we deducted the sum of 10s. lOd., which should be charged to the guild of merchants, and 13s., VOL. xni. D 34 DUBLIN ASSSHBLT ROLL, 1778. 1771. Tni4M- m«n'e bill*. Ord«r. Hjmamt, ▲adit of irMMorer'i acoouuts. Beport. dty treMorer. to the grand jury, the balance allowed is £138 S^^}£***- 138. lljd. • Mr. Timothy Dyton's bill for printing £29 3b. lid. •The Freeman's Journal bill for £3 12s. 7d. • John Hillary's bill for £13 Os. IJd. • Executors of Oliver Nelson's bill for £26 IBs. 6d-, £1 10s. whereof we have deducted, it being charged for printing summonses for the guild of merchants, so that the balance allowed is but £25 6s. 6d. • John Lee's bill for newspapers, £7 10s. 8d. • Mr. John Russell's bill for lighting the city globes for two years ending 1st May, £116 IBs, 8d. •Isaac Poole's bill for tin work, globes, etc., £4 16s. Id. •Richard Raper's bill for glazing £17 9s. lOd., out of which we deducted 4s. for work done by him at the Sheriffs' office, so that the balance is £17 Bs. lOd. • James Elliott's bill for slating, £9 8s. Sfd. • Mr. Whitestone's bill for upholder's work, £8 148., which should be allowed him, on alderman Sevan's certifying that he had employed him to do the work charged in the bill. 'Mr. George Oaimcross's bill for painting, £38 4s. 4Jd., which we have passed and ordered on his making the usual affidavit. •AH which said several bills after the deductions above set forth, we apprehend should be paid to them.' Report confirmed, made an act of assembly, and that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the several persons the sums reported due to them. [9.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that them.i8i». committee appointed for auditing the treasurer's accounts have made the annexed report of the 2nd July, 1778. • We, the committee appointed to audit the accounts of alderman Benjamin Qeale, city treasurer for the DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1778. 36 . 2^*1 ™^- rents, issues and profits of the said city revenue com- 1779. mencing Michaelmas 1776 and ending Michaelmas 1777, and for casualties ending at the same time. We have examined the said accounts and vouchers relative Accounts, thereto with the strictest care and attention, the accomptant laid before us a rental of the city's estate Bentai of ^ '^ city estate. as it stood on the 29th day of September last, together with the arrears of rent due, and together with such incidental issues and profits accruing in the said year amounting in the whole to £34,679 6s. 7Jd. * We find the disbursements including the arrears of S^nr"!"*" rent due amounting to £9,782 13s. 4fd., and also a sum of £1,184, insolvent arrears struck out by act of ArrearB. assembly, amounting in the whole to £34,238 16s. 3d., to which the sum of £1,130 12s., poundage on £22,772 2s. lOJd., net money paid being added, makes the dis- Discharge. charge amount to £36,377 8s. 3d., so that there appears due to the treasurer upon this account £698 Is. 7f d. * We inform your honours, that the whole accounts Account*, being stated with the utmost accuracy, we unanimously resolved, that the thanks of the comn^ittee be presented Thanks, to alderman Benjamin Geale for the very particular Qeaie, attention paid by him to the city accounts and for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in him.' Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made ord*r. an act of assembly. [10.] Alderman Thomas Emerson and Benjamin Emewon. Eaton, setting forth that the committee to whom their Eaton petition was referred have made the annexed report of the 12th September, 1778. *We, the committee appointed for inspecting cityBeport. m. Ml. leases near expiring, met on the 16th day of September and took the same into consideration and alderman Emerson having attended and being informed by him Emerton. that as the city could not make him a lease as agreed Lease, on at the time of the setting part of the premises, o^ 86 DXTBLIN ASSEMBLY HOLL, 1778. ^^ which he built being ground belonging to the vicars S^igi!^' lljfjf^^' choral of Saint Patrick's and that he had laid out a PatTick'fl. g^^ Qf £380, in building a good dwelling House on the premises, on the presumption of getting a lease agree- able to the setting. Alderman Emerson proposed to sutrendw. ^g^ tj^g^j |jq ^j]j g^irrender his interest in the premises s»»°>- if the corporation will pay him said sum of £380, or give him the city's obligation for the same, which proposal we thought a very fair one and agreed thereto and determined that on his surrendering the same, that Public cant, gj^jj premises shall be advertised by public cant to the liighest bidder and that the person who shall be '^^"•- declared the tenant shall pay down as a fine the sum of £50, and we recommend to your Honours to apply to the vicars choral for a renewal of your present lease, 20 years whereof are expired. We again met on the 25th day of September to take into consideration two Buis. |3J||g referred to us by the committee of tradesmen's Mathews, j^jjig^ ^^^ |jj|| ^f Thomas Mathews, city surveyor, amounting to £45 4s. 3d., for business done by him, which bill we examined and are of opinion the same st«pb«iiK>ii. Q^gj^|. ^^ Y)e paid, and also a bill of George Stephenson's of £40, for building a wall at Arundel court, which ^**^*'*** was done by agreement, and we are of opinion that said sum should be paid to him.* ^^'^^"' Eeport confirmed, made an act of assembly, and Debenture, (u^t city debentures be passed to alderman Emerson for the sum of £380, at £4 per cent., that application ohonS be made to the vicars choral for a renewal of tHe city's present lease, and also that the committee be empowered to give the necessary directions to bring ejectments and sue the several tenants who are in arrears to the city in one year's rent or upwards so as to enable the corporation to discharge some of tHe pressing demands ' on the city, lawafe'nt [H.] Edward Scriven, setting forth that the com- RoUzdii. m. 181. in.lgl». 1B.U0. DUBtIK ASSleiCBtY BOLL, 1778. 87 mittee appointed to settle his accounts have made their itts, report of the 13th October instant* •We met upon that occasion and after minutely B«port. examining the same find that he hath transacted your honour's business from the 26th of March 1770, to the ^«»«"*^ 30th. of April last, which with the several sums of money disbursed by him amount to the sum of £441 9s. 7id., and he has received and for which he has given credit the sum of £208 Bs. 8d., so that there remains due to him the sum of £233 38. lljd. We also find that there is due to different offices and lawyers the sum of £229 Os. 7d., which added to the said sum of £233 3s. 11 Jd., makes the sum of £462 4s. GJd., sum due. due in that department which we are of opinion and do recommend should be paid. We called upon Mr. Soriven for such of the city deeds as he might have in citjde«i». his possession and he declared all he had together with the book of charters and old toll dish, which we delivered to the Town Clerk.' TownCJtrk Granted, report confirmed and made an act ofor.ier. assembly, and that the city treasurer doi, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to Mr. Scriven the sum of £233 Payment. 3s. 11^., as for his part of the bills of cost, as also the further sum of £229 Os. 7d., to enable him to pay the lawyers and other fees returned due by his bills of Feee cost, said several sums to be allowed in his accounts. [12.] Certain of the commons, praying to have the city seal affixed to a lease and letter of attorney for^*^^*- holding in George's lane in possession of Peter Seguin ^J^^ in order to bring an ejectment on the title : whereupon ®^'**"- it was granted. [13.] Certain of the commons^ praying to have the city seal affixed to a lease and letter of attorney forLeaw. part of the lands of Baldoyle in the possession of John Baidojie. Templeton in order to bring an ejectment on the title : Tempieton whereupon it was granted. 38 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1778. 1778. [14.] Benjamin Taylor, prayiiig. to be paid usual ^^^** Qnad' allowance for attending grand juries and summoning jaries. prosecutors in criminal cases^ for half a year ending this assembly : whereupon it was ordered, that the city Payment, treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petition the sum of £22 16s., in consideration of his trouble in summoning prosecutors, etc., pursuant to the above petition. [16.] Certain of the commons, praying that some method be adopted to ascertain the qualification of Office of persons elected into the office of Sheriffs: whereupon it was ordered, that for the future, the Sheriffs shall Oath for demand the following oath to be taken by each of the MthSJd. persons to be returned by them to the Board of Alder- men to be elected Sheriffs, and that any person refusing to take said oath shall be deemed disqualified, provided that the absence of any of them from the city shall be a sufficient dispensation from the oath until an oppor- tunity, offers. Oath. ** I, A. B. do swear that I am worth in estate and possession £2,000, sterling, over and above all my just debts '' [16.] Certain of the commons, praying to have new Serjeants at gowus providod for the Serjeants at mace: whereupon NewgownB. it was Ordered, that ten gowns be provided for the Serjeants at maco, under the directions of the Lord Mayor, the same to be deposited in a oheeit in the Mayoralty House and to be given out occasionally to the Serjeants at mace on their attending the Lord Mayor Expenee. and Sheriffs, the expense of providing said gowns to be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Mayor's warrant, the same to be allowed in his accounts. Osbfey. [17.] William Osbrey, praying to be continued keeper. Marshal of the Marshalsca of the city of Dublin: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named William Osbrey be and is hereby continued Marshal keeper to the city of Dublin during the city's pleasure, DITBLIV ASSKMBtT EOLL, 1778. 39 BouniiL not ezoeeding <»ie year ending next Michaelmas itts. ■.180*. assembly 1779, with all the just feee and perquisites fm*. belonging to said emplojrment and that the petitioner shall be bound in a bond of £3,000, and find three Bond. sureties each to be bound in separate bonds of £1,000, for indemnifying the city from all escapes and for the due execution of said employment, that he shall on Monday in every week make and return a list on oath Botvmof "^ "^ persons in of every person in his custody upon any action or®"***^- execution or other process whatsoever from the Tholsel city court, distinguishing at whose suit such person hath been kept in actual custody or not, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and entered into in one week from this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [18.] Nathaniel Trumbull, praying to be continued Trambnii. water bailiff : whereupon it was ordered, that the above b^iiiff. named Nathaniel Trumbull be and is hereby continued one of the water bailiffs of this city during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas assembly 1779* with the usual fees and perquisites, he giving such security to save the city harmless and for the faithful execution of his said employment, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of. [19.] Dalway Clements^ praying to be appointed bason cismente. keeper in the room of John Qrealy removed : whereupon k««i^r. it was ordered, the petitioner be and is hereby appointed ^^^ bason keeper during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas 1779, at the usual weekly allowanca [20.] Thomas Massey> praying to be appointed one of MasMj. the Serjeants at mace of the city of Dublin : whereupon ""«». it was ordered, that the within named Thomas Massey be and is hereby appointed one of the Serjeants at mace during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year end- ^pjj^"^ '^^' ing next Michaelmas 1779, upon his giving such 40 DtTBLIK ASSBMBtY EOLL, Ills. 1778. Silver Waller, oity beadle Payment. Ballast Ofice. Report Gabbards. Lighthoube. Abutment.! WalL Grant. Lord Banelagb. Stonei. Cash. Balance. Hart. Ballast Office acoounU. security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said Rou^ office and redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date, or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [21 .J John Waller one of the city beadles praying usual allowance to enable him to pay the rent of his room : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay petitioner £3. [22.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 14th of October, 1778. * Since their last report, we continued the repairs of the old gabbards and the building the new gabbard, which they expect to have launched the next month. They also made a considerable progress in the work for securing the lighthouse and have the pleasure to find that the late storms, though the wind blew from un- favourable points, did not do any damage to the abut- ment in its unfinished state, which they consider as a proof that it will answer the intended purpose. * We have determined to proceed in building 160 feet of the Ballast Office wall next spring. We have not received any part of the last parliamentary grant, but they have given lord Ranelagh bills on the treasury for £600, which is due to him for stones, after the payment of which £860, will remain due exclusive of pells and poundage. * An Abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which we have examined and find there is a balance of £4,176 Is. lid., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and £3,132 16b. 3 Jd., «. 179 6. overpaid by him on the account of the public money, all which is submitted to your honours. * Signed by twelve of the committee.' State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 16th day l>tTBtlN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1?78. 41 saizjuL of July last inclusive, to the 14th day of October, 1778, ^^^ exclusive. ofice Ballast Office. Dr. £ B. d. To balance of last quarters abstract ... 8864 e 10 To cash received since ... ... ^ ... 1888 10 2 £6;M1 0 0 Per contra, Or. £ s. a. By caah paid for raising ballast ... 278 1 0 By CBsli paid for repairing the piles ... 126 14 2 By caah paid salaries ... 150 18 9 By cash paid rent and contingencies ... 134 7 2 ... 294 2 0 ,By cash paid for account of the lighthouse ... 9 0 0 By cash paid interest ... 72 0 0 BybaJfinoe ^ 4176 111 £6;341 0 0 Ballast Oi&ce for the public money, Dr. £ 8. d. To Per contra, Or. £ 8. d. By cash overpaid per last quarter's abstract ... ... 8020 18 9^ By cash expended since on the pier •. ... ... HI 18 8 ir3,13215 3^ 1778. October 16. — Granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly and the com- mittee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper and that the commons do name one of the commons to be of the committee, in the room of William Worthington, one of the present High Sheriffs. worthing. [One of the commons :] John Sherwodd. sherwood. F.R, 1778- October 16. — Admissions to franchise. rnmchise. oT' 1778. October 16.— Declaration and signatures. g^"*' 42 DUBLIN ASSBMBLY BOLL, 1779. 17W. 1779. January 19.— Post Assembly. m^iTH^ [1.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Nomina, the clty of Dublm, have this day nominated and aidemaD. retumed, George Sutton of Lower Ormond quay, John Rose of Saint Andrew street, William Alexander of Lower Abbey street, and Henry Gore Sankey of Grafton street as fit persons to serve in the place of alderman of the said city, and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said persons to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city in order to your electing one of the said four persons an alderman of the uiohtrd said city in the room of alderman Richard French, French, •' ' deoeMod. deceased." " Anthony King, Lord Mayor." [2.] "We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Election. Dublin, have this day elected by ballot from among the four Sheriffs' Peers retumed to this house by the Lord William Mayor and Board of Aldermen, William Alexander, Alexander, alderman, junior, of Lowor Abbey street, to the place of an alder- man of the said city, in the room of alderman Richard French, deceased. " William Worthington, Richard Moncrieffe, Sheriffs.*^ * Anthony King. — Killner Swettenham. — Thomas Emerson. — James Hamilton. — James Horan. — James Shiel. — Henry Bevan. — John Tucker- — Nathaniel Warren.* 1779. January 22.— Fourth Friday after the 2Bthm.ioo. of December, 1778. of*dta?" [1.] Auditors of the city accounts for the last year, ■ooonnts. qj. g^^y nine Qf them. Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, masters of the works, aldermen Dunn, Crampton, Fetherston, sir Thomas Blackall, Lightburne, Lynam^' Swettenham, Warren, Tucker, messieurs George Sutton, Robert Home, Hutton, Kirk- patrick, Qinn, Sherwin, John Jones, McGregor, DUBLIN AS8BMBLT SOLL, 1779. 43 HfiS^ Giffard, Burrowes, Pemberton, Jonathan Binns, John iTTt. Hart, Eichard Manders, Bloxam, Tandy, Webster, Mulhem'. [2.] Certain of the commons, praying that the late Jgj^^ Lord Mayor be reimbursed his expenses in providing "**• horses and servants for the state coach : whereupon it m-uo*. was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay alderman William Dunn, lately*'*'*- Lord Mayor, the sum of £B0, sterling. [3.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for better supplying the city with pipe water ^^j^«* have made the annexed report of the 18th day of January, 1779. * We have proceeded in the business committed to Beport. our care with the utmost attention and inform your honours, that since our last report, a complaint wascompuint. made to us by your engineer, that an encroachment was made by erecting a stone and brick wall on the w»ub, city's ground at the narrow passage adjoining Mr. Arthur Guinness's concerns, by means whereof, the^jJJ^ oflScers of the pipe water were prevented from examining the state of the back course. We appointed a sub- Jjjj^. committee to enquire into the nature of said encroach- ment and who caused it to be made, and were informed that such walls were erected by Mr. Guinness, we Lawagwit. Case. thereupon directed your law agent to prepare a case and lay the same before Mr. Eecorder for his opinion Beoorder. and advice relative to said encroachment, in order to enable your committee to proceed accordingly. 'Several complaints having been made by the in- habitants from time to time of want of water, we 52S^.**' apprehend that such complaints arose from the coUec- couecton. tors' and turncocks' inattention to their duty, and that Turncock, when complaints were made to them, that they on>itted giving the proper officers or the committee information thereof, alleging at times that there were no complaints 44 t^XTBLllT ASSBMBLT ROLL, lll^k 1779. Residenco. Notice board. Watch- houses. Fires. Water bore. Stiibbs' ground. Eustace bleach green. Boriyen Betomsof sums collected. Disixaining wanants. Taxdy, Exchequer street, sugar baker. Newport, turncock. made to them, to prevent which in future and the better Sj^i^j" to enable the complainants to find the said collectors out, we ordered that they should reside in the different divisions of which they were severally collectors and that they should also fix up a board at their respective dwellings, denoting their occupations, etc., and also ordered that they should severally send an account of their places of residence to the several watch-houses in m. i». the city there to be posted up, in order that they may be sent to, to attend any accidental fires which may happen. * A complaint having been laid before us, that a bore was laid down into one Stubbs' ground adjoining the canal, which diverted the water out of its course into one Eustace's ground, to supply said Eustace's bleach green, etc., we directed Mr. Scriven to make enquiry into the nature of said complaint, to enable him to prosecute the offenders, and in the meantime, we ordered said Stubbs and Eustace to be summoned to attend your committee on our next sitting. *The collectors being obliged to make returns to your committee on every Monday, being their meeting days, of the several sums by them collected the pre- ceding week, and your committee finding that they were not so attentive in that department as they should, and being called upon to know the reason, they alleged that some people refused payment, whereupon we ordered, that each person should be distrained agreeable to act of parliament and that said collectors should respectively apply for distraining warrants from time to time, as occasion should require. * Mr. Tardy of Exchequer street, sugar baker, having complained of want of water for a considerable time and it appearing that Newport, who is turncock to Mr. Elliott, Received Half a crown for supplying said Mr. Tardy with water, which he received in abundance SoazziiL dl1». DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 45 for that time only, we ordered said Mr. Elliott to turn "J*- •^ Dim off said Newport, as soon as he could get some person to fill that station, which he promised to do. * Anthony Jolly and Bryan Murtagh having laid a Martagh. proposal before your committee to undertake the digging, filling down, ramming, and treading the ground over such part of the pipe water works, as should be taken up for laying down new mains or^*''"**^* repairing the old ones, we agreed to said proposal with some alterations and had an article prepared and per- fected by them. *The reports of the proceedings and of the works JJj^ done and necessary to be done from time to time, Mr. Mylne lays before your committee in a very satisfactory manner. On the 14th day of December last, Mr. Scriven attended your committee and laid before them scrfTen. Mr. Eecorder's opinion on Mr. Mylne's report and also his opinion on a case laid before him relative to tKe interruption in the watercourse at Mr. Guinness's g^^J^'* brewery, on receiving which said opinion, we ordered the city agent to proceed against Mr. Guinness in manner thereby prescribed. * Your committee on receiving the treasurer's ab- ZiSSSSI" stract, by which there appeared a very large balance in his hands on the pipe water accounts and that he was greatly in advance on the general account of the city, we ordered that £3,000, part of said balance, Botone*. should be deducted from said pipe water accounts and added to the general accounts of the city. * Your committee finding that some of the workmen worimMi.!! belonging to the pipe water works are sometimes atten- tive in assisting accidental fires, apprehend they should ^*J!*'t be empowered to reward such persons as are useful on B«w»rd.i such occasions. *We inform your honours, that we ordered the supervisors to lay before us an account of the arrears ^w»"- ! 46 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. i77». due on the pipe water revenue and at the same time^^'J^^*- coiiectoni. that the collectors should lay before us an account of Hoawj, the several houses in their respective divisions that are Mains. not Supplied with water for want of mains being laid down, and said collectors in the meantime to return an account of the arrears due in their respective divisions. <-'»▼•. *0n the 7th instant Mr. Cave returned to us a Account, general account of the pipe water revenue, by which it appears that the rent due for pipe water, due the 2Bth day of March last, was £6,636 17s. Id., that the sum received to that time amounts to £3,037 17s. 6d., and due"^ that the balance due on the pipe water account to the said 25th day of March, was £3,B98 19s. 7d., which balance for such part thereof as is recoverable if col- lected would be of essential service in carrying on the very heavy and expensive works necessary to be carried on and completed. * On the 15th instant we met and it appearing to us, »»• i«« money!' that the Several sums of money received and borrowed BeTenne. ou accouut of the pipe watcr revenue were not appro- priated to the uses for which they were intended, your committee came to a resolution. Stom*** 'That for the future, no part of the pipe water Approprift- revenue or any money borrowed for the works be appro- priated to any other use, save to the several uses of carrying on their works, paying their oflBcers, etc.. until they have discharged the several sums borrowed Bum to on that credit, except the sum £1,600, annually to be be paid to iTMtmrer P^^^ *^ ^^^ ^^^^ trcasurcr for the use of the city in part compensation of several sums expended by them pre- vious to the late account upon the said works.' Order. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the committee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper. [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that tha DTJBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1779. 47 Jj^aJf"^ committee appointed to prepare an inscription to bei77». affixed nnder Lord Townshend's picture in the Mansion ijjrf House, have made the annexed report of the 11th SSSuJin December, 1778. S^"* * We, the committee appointed to prepare an inscrip- »•»««*. tion to be affixed under Lord Townshend's picture in the Mayoralty House, have agreed to the following, videlicet. " George, Lord Viscount Townshend, late Lord Lieu- i«tcriptio«. tenant General and General Governor of Ireland, during whose administration the octennial bill was obtained, and to whose strenuous and successful efforts in the British senate, this country stands indebted for many salutary laws tending to promote our trade and manufactures." And the said commons, praying to confirm the said <>«*«• report and make the same an act of assembly : it was thereupon ordered, ttat the following inscription be affixed under Lord Townshend's picture, videlicet. " George, Lord Viscount Townshend, Lord Lieutenant iMcription General and General Governor of Ireland, during BLissk. whose administration the octennial bill was obtained, and to whose strenuous and successful efforts in the British senate, this country in a great measure stands indebted for many salutary laws tending to promote our trade and manufactures." [5.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom toF»n«ws«. Earl Nugent for his strenuous and successful exertions ^^Jjent in the British senate to promote our trades and manu- ttwIm. factures: whereupon it was granted, for the reasons tuiet. in the petition set fortE. [6.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and officer of com- £i%r."*** mens, praying to be continued at his augmented salary * saiarx. whereupon it was granted, that he be continued at his augmented salary until next Michaelmas assembly. [7.] Henry Mountain, on behalf of himself and the mSJSuiii. 48 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. City music. }^- rest of the city music, praying to be continued and m?^^*"' considered for last year's attendance: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Payment, jfayo^'g warrant, pay the city mu»ic the sum of £60, for their last year's attendance, the same to be allowed in his accounts, that they be continued in said station for one year ending next Christmas assembly 1780, at ^n^^ an allowance of £30, sterling, for said year, if they shall think proper to accept of said sum, and if not, that the chief magistrate be empowered to employ others in their stead at said allowance. f8.] Patrick Domin, praying to be paid £18 10s. 6d., Dornin. Elm trees In saint^ ^ for planting elm trees in Saint Stephen's Green : Qreea. * whcreupou it was ordered, that the within petitioner ^**'*^' be referred to alderman Horan, who is hereby re- quested to examine the several trees planted by the petitioner, and to report to the right honourable the Lord Mayor such of them as he apprehends the peti- payroent fjoner ought to be paid for, and that his Lordship do order the petitioner to be paid agreeable to such report. oStnJS^S. [9-] Henry Roe, praying to be continued gaoler of »**• ^^* Newgate: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named Henry Boe be continued gaoler of Newgate during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Christmas assembly 1780, upon his giving such security for indemnifying the city from all escapes and for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve. MriSSt at f-*^^'! ^^^®^ Hargrave, praying to be continued one "^^•- of the Serjeants at mace: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named Robert Hargrave be and is hereby continued one of the Serjeants at mace during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Christmas assembly 1780, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and DUBLIN ASSEliBLT EOLL, 1779. 49 Koii^dii redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and itt*. Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered 8«««<*y into in one month from this date, or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [11.] David Gass, the like, like order. <**^ [12.] John Bamett, the like, like order. Bwmett. [13.] To the right honourable the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin. " I, Francis Christian, late of Eustace street in said eSSS"* city, cook and vintner, do request of the said Lord cSS^ind Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens of the said ^*"*"*'' m. Ii7&. city of Dublin to accept of my resignation of place, tionf as one of the commons of said city in the corporation SS5k* of cooks and vintners, and that some other person be appointed in my room and stead to serve in said cor- poration, given under my hand this 6th day of November, 1778. " Francis Christian." Ordered, that the within resignation of Francis ^'*•'• Christian, as one of the commons of the common council of this city be accepted of. [14.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 20th ofSflM.^ January, 1779. * Since our last report to your honours, we finished Report, the building of the new gabbards and continued the repairs of the old gabbards, and also made a very con- ^•^^•'ds siderable progress in the building of the abutment for the security of the lighthouse. J-^JJJ; * Your committee, intending to proceed with the building of the new wall next spring, published anNewwaii. advertisement, that they would receive proposals for supplying mountain stone blocks, in consequence of which, they have contracted with Mr. Hugh Combs, combs, whose proposals were the most reasonable of any re- ceived, to furnish 2,000 stones at 7s. each, which is stonw 28. 6d. per stone less than was formerly paid. VOL. xm. H 60 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 1779. Caih. Balance. Hart Order. Peciioui. Ezpensev. Bereniies. Carleton. Oflce accounts. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which ^^i*i*' ' TO. 1H7 *. we have examined and find there is a balance of £4,431 13s. 2d., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and £3,587 28. 0}d., overpaid by him on account of the public money, all which is humbly submitted to your honours. * Signed by eight of the committee.' 22nd January, 1779. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the committee continued to proceed as they shall think proper, excepting that they be not empowered for the future to grant pensions or donations, but report them to the assembly, and that the committed do make a strict enquiry how the ex- penses of the office may be curtailed and the revenues thereof increased, and the commons do name one of the commons to be of the committee in the room of Mr. alderman Alexander. [One of the commons:] Mr. George Carleton. State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 14th m. iw. of October last inclusive, to the 29th day of January, 1779, exclusive. Ballast Office, Dr. £ s. d. To balance of last quftrtei's abstract ... 4176 1 U To cash received since ... 916 2 1 £5,002 4 0 Per contra, Or. £ 8. d. By cash paid for raising ballast ... ... 200 9 9 By cash paid for repairs on the piles ... UO 9 6 By cash paid salarias ... 195 13 9 By cash i>aid for building and repairing gabbards ... 75 8 6^ By cash paid rent and contingencies ... 54 9 3i By cosh paid interest ... 24 0 0 By balance transferred to the next quarter ... ... 4431 IS 2 £6,002 4 0 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 61 BoDxxiiL 1779. ^ ^ . BaUast Office for the public money, J>t. fvm!!'^ £ ■. d. To cash at hie majevty^e treasary by diafte in tevonr of Lord Banelash ^ ... ... ^ .. 600 0 0 Tobalaaoeaxpeoded... ... — ... ... S567 3 0| iMBoe ftoooonte. £4,187 2 0^ Per contra, Cr. £ ■. d. By balance overpaid the last qnart«r ... ... ... 3133 15 3| By cash eExpended sisoe on the pier ........ 1064 6 9 £4,187 3 04 F.B. 1779. January 22. — Admissions to franchise. FranoWte, B.106L '^ <^ 3. 1779. January 22. — Declaration and signatures. Declara- tion. ntiaefc 1779^ February 24.— Post Assembly. [1.] Certain of the commons, for freedom to the '«»«"«• honourable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue, ^'Jjjjjj^ for his brave and prudent conduct of the fleet under his command on the 27th and 28th days of July last, when he maintained the honour of the British flag: whereupon it was ordered, that the freedom of this city be presented to the honourable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue, in a box of shillelah oak properly Box of ' r r- .7 Hhillelah ornamented, for his able and spirited conduct on the o»k- 27th and 28th days of July last, by which he forced the French fleet to an engagement and obliged them J"n«i» to retire to their ports, adding security thereby to the commerce of these nations and lustre to the British flag, and that aldermen Dunn, Oeale, Horan, and committee. Alcock, and four of the commons to be named by the commons, be a committee for this purpose. [The four of the commons:] Mr. John Hunt, Mr. commone. Mathew, Mr. Rose, Mr. Locker. ' Anthony King. — Philip Crampton, — Benj amin 52 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. ^™' Geale. — Francis Fetherston. — Thomas Blackall.— »;>» "°«- m. IBS o. Joseph Lynam. — John Tucker. — George Alcock. — James Hamilton ' 1779. April 16.— Second Friday after Easter.^ m. isa Lord ^"^ [1.] " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman James Hamilton to serve in the place or oflfice of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next and do hereby return the said James Hamilton to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city for your approbation. ** Anthony King, Lord Mayor." "We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin in common council assembled, have this day by SjJd^***°' ballot approved of alderman James Hamilton to serve *'^**'* in the office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. " William Worthington, Richard Moncrieffe, Sheriffs." to?siSriir° [2-] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common m. w . council of the city of Dublin have this day by ballot nominated the following eight freemen of the said city resident within the said city or the liberties thereto adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000, sterling, over and above all their just debts, that is to say, William James of Bride street, merchant, James Darquier of Essex quay, merchant, John Locker of Parliament street, goldsmith, John Exshaw of Dame street, stationer, Patrick M*Loughlin of Francis street, merchant, Thomas Fleming of Smock alley, stationer, John Stewart of Pill lane, merchant, and Samuel Reed of Cook street, carpenter, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city, and do hereby return 1 EoBter day, 4 April, 1779. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 53 BoUxjdiL the names with the additions of the said eight persons 1779. to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, ^^^^^^ in order to your electing two of the said persons to be Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year com- mencing from Michaelmas next. " William Worthington, Richard Moncrieffe, Sheriffs." " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected by ballot James Darquier of Essex quay, merchant, and Patrick S^ISS- M'Loughlin of Francis street, merchant, out of the eight siMrifl*. persons returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. " Anthony King, Lord Mayor." [3.] Same day the following resolutions were agreed «^i«- to and made acts of assembly. "Eesolved, that the unjust, illiberal, and impolitic opposition given by many self interested people of Great Britain to the proposed encouragement of the ^ j^. trade and commerce of this kingdom originated in Jj^^^j^ avarice and ingratitude. of Ireland. "Eesolved, that we will not directly or indirectly import or use any goods or wares, the produce or manu- importn. factures of Great Britain, which can be produced or goocufrom manufactured in this kingdom, until an enlightened Britain, policy founded upon principles of justice shall appear to actuate the inhabitants of certain manufacturing towns of Great Britain, who have taken so active a part in opposing the regulations proposed in favour of the trade of Ireland, and that they shall appear to ^J^^' entertain sentiments of respect and affection of their fellow subjects of this kingdom. "Eesolved, that the above resolutions be printed three times in Faulkner's and the Freeman's Journal." New.. papers. "Eesolved unanimously, that to prevent the 64 DtTBLiK ASSEMBLY KOLL, lIlQ. 1779. Corpora- tion. Expenaes. Beyenues. City pipe water. J Beport. Water Timber. Bourke. Arch- bi«hop of Dublin'B palace. Bride street 197^. Library. excessive demands on the corporation in future, rou ^xhl in. IB7. effectual means shall be taken to equalize the expenses of the city in every year with the revenues of this corporation." The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen agree with the Sheriffs and Commons in the foregoing resolution. [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 12th April, 1779. ' We inform your honours, that since our last report the works have been carried on with great diligence and rapid progress, and that we have the satisfaction to inform you, that all or most of the complaints made by the inhabitants for want of a supply of water have ceased, owing to the great number of services and mains ' that have been laid down, and that notwithstanding the very great expense incurred in carrying on said works, your committee are determined to prosecute the same to the utmost of their abilities and as fast as they can procure a sufficient supply of timber, so as tp be able soon to give an ample supply of water to the inhabitants of this metropolis in general. 'The honourable John Bourke attended your committee and applied for water for his grace the archbishop of Dublin's palace.^ We ordered your engineer to report to us on our next meeting, the practicability of complying with such requisition, who on the 1st of February reported to us, that he examined into the readiest manner of granting the supply required, which he found could be easily done from the south main that runs up Bride street, by fixing a branch to that main opposite the end of the passage that leads to the library and by carrying it so far through that passage as the wall which encloses it 1 JU^rt Fowler, D.D., 1779-1801. BtJBLiK ASSEMBLY &0U, 1779. 55 J^^»- from the ground belonging to the place it may be*^* conveyed to whatever place his grace pleased. That although the main which supplies Bride street works tolerable well at present, yet from the experience he had from its frail state, the supply will at times be precarious until that main is taken up and laid down n«w maiu. on the principles of those already completed, and those now doing, and that a full and regular supply could not be insured until that comes round in courses of the alteration and renewing the works. We then ordered, that a copy of said report, so far as ii©i>ort. related to his grace, should be sent to Mr. Bourke. * Several complaints having been made to us of the compuinto. want of a supply of water being given to the waur m. i(«L inhabitants and apprehending that such complaints must have arisen from the inattention of the turncocks Tnnoocks. or persons employed by them, or that the collectors did coiiecton. not employ a suflScient number of hands to do that duty. We ordered that the several collectors and turn- cocks employed by them should attend us on our next meeting; which they having complied with and it appearing to us, that some of the persons employed by the collectors were unable to do that duty from their age and infirmity. We ordered that each collector should keep two turncocks able and capable of doing Turncock?, that business, and that each person so employed should have £20, a year, being the sum allowed by your saioiy. honours to the collectors for that purpose, which order the collectors promised to comply with for the future. * An application from the navigation board for pay- Nayigation ment of £67, pursuant to report of the 28th May, 1777, and also for the rent of the water supplied for the year iceut. ending 25th March, 1778, being made to us. We ordered a warrant to issue for said sum of £67, and Payment referred the remainder of the application to Mr. Mylne, Myina. who on the 8th instant reported to us, that the surface 56 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 1779. Pipe water fnuds. Order. Cit7 leases Boport. Thomas street. Ezham. Amndel oourt. Takers. Horon. Donnelly. Rent of the water stood on gauge at a medium during the ^^^^• year nine feet one inch. *We further inform your honours, that they have, as far as in them lay, complied with the late act of assembly, in keeping the funds of the pipe water separate, but have not been able to carry the same into execution, until the report of the committee of oeconomy is agreed to.* It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the com- mittee to proceed. [B.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the "^ we*, committee appointed for inspecting city leases near expiring have made the annexed report of the 12th day of March, 1779. 'We inform your honours, that on the 12th day of March last we met for the purpose of setting a lot of ground situate on the north side of Thomas street, lately in the possession of Robert Exham and his under- tenants, as also several other lots of ground in Arundel court, and did set up by public cant the lot of ground in Thomas street, in the usual manner and subject to the usual covenants and clauses in city leases, except that it was declared by your committee, that should any person be the taker, or that it should be taken in trust for any person, who should not be qualified to take a lease for three lives renewable within 70 years, that application should be made to your honours by us to grant a lease for 99 years. That in consequence of such declaration, alderman James Horan took said lot of ground in trust for Mr. John Donnelly at the annual rent of ^£67 16s., sterling and capons, the taker to have all the old materials on the premises, to rebuild the premises in two years under a penalty of £100, sterling, and to commence rent from the 2Bth March instant. We also inform you, that Mr. Donnelly made DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. B7 Bdiixiii a deposit of a year's rent, which is to be returned to ^|^^ him on leases being executed between your honours and him. * On the same day, we set the following lots part of Arundel court for three lives renewable within 70 years Arundoi or for 99 years at the option of the tenant or taker, videlicet. *No. 1. to Mr. John Giffard, containing in front 24 ouiapd. ^^^ feet at 3s. 9d. per foot, he being the highest bidder. * And few bidders having appeared, we set up the following lots together, videlicet, No. 2. 3. 4. B. 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. and 15, and Mr. Sheriff Worthington having bid the sum of £37, was declared JJnr*^"*' the tenant, he being the highest bidder. * The takers of said several lots in Anindel court to Takers, have two years' rent free from the 25th day of March Beut. instant, and to be obliged to rebuild in that time, to deposit a year's rent and to' be returned on the per- fection of leases.' Leaw*. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly, except as to the setting to alderman Horan in trust for John Honm. Donnelly, that 31 feet 9 inches as marked in the map Douneiiy. . adjoined Pitzpatrick's field be reserved to the city, and fiu- that the same be taken notice of in the lease to be made Seid. to the said John Donnelly and also in the map to be annexed thereto, and that a lease be made to the said John Donnelly for 99 years agreeable to the setting. [6.] CJertain of the commons, setting forth that the f^^^^^.^ committee appointed for settling the accounts of alder- »«»"n^*- man Benjamin Geale, city treasurer, have made the annexed report of the 18th day of March, 1779. ' We, the committee appointed for examining the Beport. accounts of alderman Benjamin Geale, city treasurer, ^®2""**- for the rents, issues, and profits of the said city, com- mencing Michaelmas 1777, and ending at Michaelmas 58 DtJBLIN ASSEMBLtr BOLL, 1779. 1779. Hental. Arrears. Estate. Disburse- ments. Pouudagre. Discharge. Accuracy. Thanks. City aooeoiits. Order. Bonds. Payment. Justices office. 1778, have examined the said accounts and the several *^**l,\i^"* HI. io9 o. vouchors relative thereto, with the utmost care and attention. * Your treasurer laid before us a rental of your honours' estate as it stood the 29th September, 1778, together with the arrears of rent due the preceding year. We charged tlie accomptant with the arrears of rent due Michaehnas 1777, and also with the entire rental of your estate as it stood at Michaelmas 1778, together with such other incidental issues and profits as accrued in that time, amounting in the whole to the sum of £27,743 6s. 7d. * We find the disbursements including the arrear of rent due amounting to £10,660 3s. O^d., amount in the whole to the sum of £31,426 18s. 4fd., to which the sum of £917 12s. lid., poundage on £18,362 18s. O^d., net money paid being added makes the discharge amount to £32,344 lis. 3|d., so tliat there appears due to the treasurer upon his account £4,601 6s. 8|d. 'We inform your honours, that the whole account being stated with the utmost accuracy, we unanimously resolved that the thanks of this committee be returned to alderman Benjamin Geale for his great attention to m. m*. the city accounts and for his punctual and faithful discharge of the trust reposed in him.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that bonds for the sum of £6,000, be issued at six per cent, to the treasurer, in order to i)ay him the balance due to him on his accounts, and also to pay the several outstanding warrants and orders upon him and the several other demands on the corporation, the bonds to be issued in suius of £600, each. [7.] Certain of the commons, praying aid for the justices' ofi&ce : whereupon it -was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to DUBLIN ASSEMBLY SOLL, 1779. 69 ^j^ alderman Francis Fetherston, treasurer to the justices' 1779. office, the sum of £50, to enable him to pay the ^^^^^ stationer's demand and other expenses of the office. [8.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to the *'«nchi*«. right honourable Lord Longford, for his humane and i;JlJford. gallant conduct in the late engagement with the French JjJ^ fleet : whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition, that the same be engrossed, put under the city seal, and presented to him in the most respect- able manner. [9.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to rnwchine. the reverend Charles Farrell, who lately renounced the Faweu. errors of the church of Eome and embraced the Koi"^ ^' Protestant religion, and now officiates as a clergyman J^J^Jf^f,""* of the church of Ireland: whereupon it was granted gratis unanimously. m.iM6. [10.] The reverend James M'Causland praying that M'CaiwUmd. the fine of three marks imposed on him in October last, at the prosecution of Francis Graham, esquire, might oninm. be reduced: whereupon it was ordered, that upon the f^J^^^^ petitioner's inability to pay the above-mentioned fine of three marks, the said fine to be reduced to sixpence. [11.] John Hill, esquire, and Anna Maria Smyth, hhi. Smyth. executors of the reverend Edward Smyth, praying a renewal of a lease of a piece of ground called Izod's ^^^.^ tower for the benefit of the children of the said '^^«'^- Edward: whereupon it was granted according to the prayer of the foregoing petition, the city surveyor first surveying the premises, and after such survey is made, that he make out new maps to be annexed to such Maps. renewal or new lease, provided the same has not been already done. [12.] Sarah Wall, widow, praying a renewal of a wuii. piece of ground, known by the sign of the Blackamoors »!»<*» in Church street, by inserting the lives of petitioner, cuurch their royal highnesses George, Prince of Wales and 60 DUBLIK ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 1779. Frederick bishop of Osnaburgh, in the room of theBoiindiL L«w©. former lives: whereupon it was granted, according to the prayer of the petition. William ^ '^ ^ , . , b^Mj'er. [■'^^•1 '^iHiann Milliken, praying renewal of a lease ^;' of three lots of ground, formerly part of Flint's Croft, Lease. by adding the life of John Milliken of Carlisle in the kingdom of Great Britain, bookseller, in the room of George Gold, deceased: whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition, city seal. [14,] Certain of the commons, praying to affix city seal to a lease and letter of attorney, part of the city's Bbkenj estate in possession of Thomas Blakeny, in order to m^t, bring an ejectment : whereupon it was granted, m- 1« pursuant to the prayer of the petition. [IB.] Like of same, to bring an ejectment for the Millard, reverend Mr. Millard's holding: like order. [16.] Like of same, to bring an ejectment for holding couiDB. late in the possession of John Collins: like order. Tajior. [17.] Benjamin Taylor, praying to be paid half a JJ~^ year's allowance for attending grand juries and sum- moning prosecutors in criminal cases: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Payment. Mayor's Warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 15s., sterling, in consideration of the trouble set forth in the above petition,, the same to be allowed the treasurer in his accounts. M»7, ^ [18.] Henry Kelly, collector of the paving tax for the paTiDgiaz. third division, praying to be paid two years' tax ending 25th March last: whereupon it was ordered, that the Payment, city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £100, sterling, the same to be allowed in his accounts. [19.] Certain of the commons, praying that the cleansing of the streets may be set for three years from Michaelmas next, instead of the usual manner they DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 61 Soil xziii are now set : whereupon it was granted, pursuant to 1779. "* the prayer of the petition. setting. [20.] Richard Gladwell, praying to be continued 2>u*^^J» . collector of the pipe water revenue for the fourth p»p« "^^ division: whereupon it was ordered, that the above- named Richard Gladwell be and is hereby continued one of the turncocks and collector for the pipe water revenue for division No. 3. during the city's pleasure, m.198^. not exceeding one year ending next Easter assembly 1780, he giving sufficient security for the faithful security, discharge of the duties of said office and paying to the treasurer all such sum and sums of money as he shall from time to time receive, said security to be entered into in one month or this order to be void and security to be subject to the approbation of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [21.] Nathaniel Trumbull, praying usual allowance Tmmiraij. for making out the average price of grain and striking Price of the weekly assize of bread : whereupon it was ordered, ^^ of that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay unto the petitioner the sum of twenty guineas. payment. [22.] John Pursell, clerk of the commons, praying the pumoii, usual allowance which was formerly incident to the commons, place he holds: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay payment, the petitioner the sum of twenty guineas. [23.] Robert Mathews, inspector of pavements, etc., Mathewg, praying usual allowance : whereupon it was ordered, pavements, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to the within named petitioner, the sum of £B, Payment, sterling. [24.] Dorothy Gladwell, praying city's favour: g2J*^]j whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner 40s. omnt. sterling. [2B.] The report of the committee of directors of the 62 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY HOLL, 1779. 1779. BidlAiit Offloe. Beport. Gftbbwds. LlghthooM. Shoal. New wall. Parliamen- tary gnut Catsh. Balaaoe. Hart. Balance, duebj Ballast Master. Order. Alexander. Howljion. Ballast Office accountp. Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 14th of ^%lT April, 1779. * Your committee, since their last report to your ■*• *®^ honours, continued the repairs of the gabbards and the building of the abutment for the security of the light- house, and have also employed labourers to endeavour to remove the shoal in the river at the east end of the wall. ' We have also begun the building about 150 feet of the new wall, which they expect to have finished this summer. ' There is still due to this office £860, of the last parliamentary grant, part of which your committee expect to receive soon. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which we have examined and find there is a balance of £4,611 178. Bd., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and £3,801 4s. 4^d., overpaid by him on account of the public money, by which it appears, that there is a balance due by the Ballast Master of £810 13s. 0|d., that he has assured them by letter that £500, will be paid by the 5th day of May next, your committee therefore submit it to your honours, in what manner they shall proceed. 'Signed by ten of the committee.' Easter assembly, 16 April, 1779. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the committee continued, and to proceed as they may think proper, and that the commons do name one of the commons in the room of alderman Alexander. [One of the commons:] Henry Howison, esquire. State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 20thm. iwt. day of January last inclusive, to the 14th day of April, 1779, exclusive. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 63 Roll zxiii. m. 198 b. Ballast Office, Dr. To balance of last quarter's abstract 1779. , Ballast £ 8. d. Office ... 4431 13 2 aoconnts. To caah received since ... 927 0 10 £5^14 0 Per contra^ Cr. £ 1. d. By cash paid since for raising ballast ... 187 3 4 By cash paid for repairing the piles ... 100 10 6 By cash paid salariea ... 1»0 13 9 By cash paid for building and repairing gabbards ... 304 14 11 By cash paid rent and contingencies ... 55 15 9 By cash paid for accoimt of the lighthouse ... ... 15 18 4 By cash paid interest 4 0 0 By balance -. 4611 17 5 £5^58 14 0 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. £ 8. d. To ... ... ... ... ... Per contra, Or. £ 8. d. By balance over expended the last quarter ... ... ... 3587 2 0^ By cash expended since on the pier ... ... ... 214 2 4 £3,801 4 44 F. R. 1779. April 16. — Admission to franchise. Franchise, c's. ' 1779. April 16. — Declaration and signatures. Declare- m. 191. 1779. May 31. — Post Assembly. [1] John Hart, praying to be appointed weigh-master John^Hart, to the crane in Vicar-street, in the room of John Reed, ^^'• esquire, deceased : whereupon it was ordered, that the J^' within named John Hart be and is hereby appointed S^W. weigh-master during good behaviour, agreeable to act of parliament, that he have an appointment under the city seal and enter into a bond before the Lord Mayor with sufficient security conditioned for the true and faithful execution of his office, that the said John Hart 64 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. wS'gh- ^^ ^^ ^'^ ^^^ expense provide a convenient weigh-house rou xxm. hoiwe ^^^j g^jgQ beams, scales, weights, branding irons, and other necessaries, and that the place for keeping such weigh-house shall be approved of by^ the Lord Mayor. 1779. July 6.— Post Assembly. ?i«^h^riff. [1-] Patrick McLaughlin, esquire, praying to be Excused, excused from serving the office of one of the Sheriffs of the said city, for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next : whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner's resignation hereto annexed be and is hereby Flue. accepted of, he paying the sum of 200 guineas as a fine, said sum to be appropriated towards finishing the gjIpCoat Blue Coat Hospital. Darqiiier. [2.] James Darquior, esquire, the like, like order. [3.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot So?fS?" nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, Sheriff*, resident within the said city or the liberties thereto adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000, over and above all his just debts, that is to say, Thomas Andrews of m.wiA. the Coomb, brewer, William James of Bride street, merchant, John Exshaw of Dame street, stationer, Samuel Eeed of Cook street, carpenter, Thomas Fleming of Orange street, stationer, Edward Tomlinson of King street, Stephen's Green, merchant, Richard Tudor of Skinner row, goldsmith, and John Sutton of Stafford street, merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city, and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be Sheriffs of the said city, for the ensuing year, commencing Michaelmas next. ** William Worthington, Richard Moncrieffe, Sheriffs." II. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 65 ^!i9ib^' [^-1 " W^» t^® ^^^^ Mayor and Board of Aldermen 1779. of the city of Dublin, have this day elected William Election. James of Bride street, merchant, and John Exshaw of SSSw. Dame street, stationer, out of the eight persons returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city, for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. " Anthony King, Lord Mayor." ' Anthony King. — Killner Swettenham. — Henry Hart. — John Darragh. — Ben j amin Geale. — James Shiel. — John Tucker. — Philip Crampton.' m 204. 1779. July 16.— Fourth Friday after the 24th of June. [1.] Certain of the commons, praying to grant the usual sum of £200, to sir Samuel Bradstreot, Recorder J^J^^*' of the city of Dublin : whereupon it was ordered, that the sum of £200, sterling, be granted to sir Samuel Allowance. Bradstreet, baronet, Recorder of the city of Dublin, to be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Mayor's Payment, warrant and allowed him in his accounts, as a testi- mony of the service done by him last year to the citizens by a faithful and vigilant discharge of his duty as Recorder. [2.] Certain of the commons, pra3^ing to appoint a committee to provide furniture for the Mayoralty S^*^*- house : whereupon it was ordered, that the Lord Mayor, ^*''**•• Sheriffs, treasurer, masters of the city works, aldermen Sankey, Dunn, Hamilton, Swettenham, and eight of the commons to be named by the commons, or any five of them, whereof the Lord Mayor when present and one of the Sheriffs to be always two, and in the absence of the Lord Mayor, the senior alderman present to preside, be and are hereby appointed a committee to committee, provide such furniture for the use of the Mayoralty VOL. XUI. P 66 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. E^uM. house, the expense attending same not to exceed £100, J^'^'iJ^*"- and who are hereby empowered to draw on the city treasurer for said sum, and to be allowed in his accounts. GommonB. [The eight of the commons:] Messieurs James, M'Cready, M'Qregor, Rose, Mathew, Samuel Read, Norton, Tudor. [3.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that them. aw b. citj pipe committee appointed for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 12th July, 1779. Eaport, * \7e proceeded in the works, since our last report, with the utmost care and attention. Your collectors ^^▼•n- having returned many insolvencies in the collection of the pipe water rents, we ordered said returns to be ^•^•- Handed over by messieurs Cave, with directions that they should make personal application to the several persons returned in arrear and that the coutctow. collectors should attend them on the occasion, and that messieurs Cave should certify to us according to the circumstances and inability of the persons returned by SSiSJtor. ^^^ collectors in arrear. Mr. John Elliott, one of your deceased. coUectors, having died in the beginning of the month of June last, we thought it advisable to continue his son Faulkner Elliott in the collection in his father's stead, until your honours should elect another person to fill said vacancy, for the due execution of which said office and paying to the city treasurer all such sums of money as he should collect during his con- tinuance, he entered into sufficient security approved of by the Lord Mayor. On the 18th of said month of June, we met and entered into the examination and SSsoSu* ft^di^ii^g the collectors' accounts for the year ending the 2Bth March, 1778, and find them as follows, videlicet. Dr^LIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 67 Boll xxiij, in. 204 6. Warde. Collectors. Bents and additions due 25th March, 1778. Received. Abates and OTer- charij^. Arrears due 25th March, 1778. £ s.d. £ s.d. £ 8.d. £ 8.d. 1 John Elliott aoeo 0 0 1335 2 4 212 2 8 532 15 0 8 Geon^ Moore 15«9 0 10 1104 15 10 79 2 6 205 2 6 3 Nathaniel Stakes 1453 16 S 1043 0 0 85 10 0 325 6 3 4 Richard Gladwell ... 1620 15 0 1005 5 0 82 5 0 53S 5 0 6,723 12 1 4578 3 2 459 0 2 1686 8 9 1779. Collectors oocoontii. m. 203. *So that from the above stating there is in arrear Arrears, due to the 25th March aforesaid amounting to £1,686 8s. 9d., which if collected would be of con- siderable service in forwarding the very heavy and expensive works carrying on. On the auditing of works, which said accounts and on comparing the receipts and returns of the collections made since the 18th of June suiott's account. last, we find that the said John Elliott collected a sum of £61 lis. 6Jd., which is still unaccounted for and remains unpaid, the modes of recovery whereof we submit to your honours. * Mr. Mylne your engineer having reported to us, Myine. that he proceeded to lay down a new elm service five Bim inches in the bore from the seven inch main in Dorset SJS^t* street, down Granby row as far as Palace row and bnwbj along said row to Cavendish row, as far as the line carendish ° row. lately fixed on as the city boundary and that the same had been finished and the inhabitants on that line well and amply supplied, which service being finished, he submitted as his opinion, that it would be much for the interest of the corporation and would greatly increase the revenue to continue the service and granted supply of water to the inhabitants of Gardiner's row, ^;j^!^«''" that part of George's street, and Cavendish row, outside ^^'" the city boundary, especially as there was some timber SSodary. 68 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 1779. in the yard fit for a great part of tlie work and ^^ sufficient command of water. *To which said report we agreed and ordered that ^*^* Mr. Gee should make a return to us of the number NamMu' ^^ houses with the proprietors' names in said streets streets. ^^^^ j^jg^ ]eave a written notice with said proprietors informing them that inasmuch as the pipe water works were carried on as far as the city boundary, that your committee were willing to grant them a supply of water on their entering into an agreement with the corporation for such supply. c2^ * A requisition from a committee of the Grand Canal company having been laid before us to appoint a time durrS* ftJ^d place for ascertaining the demand due by yourm. 03 1. JSS?**' honours to the Grand Canal company for a supply of water, we appointed the sub-committee who heretofore met them on a singular occasion to meet them at the Thoitei. Tholsel on Friday the 9th inst., at twelve o'clock at noon, on which day alderman Horan, messieurs ▲rhitniton Bloxam, Collius, and Home attended on behalf of the city and Redmond Morres, esquire, counsellor Huband, messieurs Binns, Bonynge, and Barrett having attended on behalf of the canal company. It was unanimously agreed upon by both parties, that the canal company be paid the sum of £400 in, for a supply of water to the 26th March, 1778. Qee. * On the 12th July instant, Mr. Gee returned to us Number of an accouut of the number of houses in Cavendish row, housea in row*?tel* Gardiner's row, and George's street amounting to Bl, we then resolved, that said inhabitants should have a supply of water, on their severally paying one year's rent as a deposit and 208. by the year to commence from the 25th March last. ^ker. 'Messieurs Q^rge Gee and Nathaniel Walker having petitioned your committee, setting forth that from the great extension of the works since the com- DtJBLllr ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 69 S'aS'b^' ^^^J^cement of the late act and that the many and 1779. necessary accounts to be kept together with the admeasurements of all works done over the main pipes works, by the commissioners of paving and the great advance on the necessaries of life, they found themselves unable from their present salaries being but £60 a year each SaUries. to procure the common necessaries for their support, and therefore prayed our countenance and support (as the judges of their trouble) in recommending them to your honours to have their salaries increased, on Licrease. reading whereof and being conscious that they merit your aid, do recommend that they be paid for the Payment, present time a sum of £10, each.' 111.-202 It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the com- mittee continued; that it be an instruction to the committee to call on the collectors and oblige them to collectors, be more attentive in collecting the great arrears that Anears. accrued due on the pipe water revenue since; that application be made to John Elliott's security for the Eiuott. payment of the balance due -by him at his death and Baimce. which remains unaccounted for; and that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to the Payment to treasurer of the Grand Canal company the sum ofcanai * •/ company. £400, in full for a supply of water to the time in said report mentioned, the same to be allowed the treasurer in his accounts. [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for enquiring how the revenues of the city city ■*■*=' •' revenues. may be increased and the expenses lessened, to whom their report of the committee for examining tradesmen's bills of Easter, 1779, which is in the words following. * We, the committee appointed for examining trades- Report, men's bills, having met for that purpose on the 14th men'B*biiu. instant, carefully examined the following bills. 120 19 1 6 16 6 12 B H 108 G 3k 70 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1779. 1779. £ 8. d. Roll xxiii. men'Swui. * Mary Gunston's bill for cabinet- "' maker's work done by her late husband ... ... ... 26 16 9 * John Keating's bill for painter's work 16 6 7 * Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for adver- tisements commencing 13tH June and ending 6th December, 1778 ... 33 17 10 J 'Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for stationery from 27th May to 3rd November, 1778 * John Lee's bill for newspapers * William Partridge's bill for glass work 'James Potts' bill for printing work ... * John Mathews's bill for upholders' and cabinet-maker's work ... ... 20 18 0 m. ao&scr. ' John Price King's bill for ironmongers' work ... ... ... 66 0 3 'James M*Creery's bill for carpeting and blankets * John Hillary's two bills for advertising ' George and Hill Barley's bill for stone- cutters' work ... * Samuel Read's bill for plumber's work 'Benjamin Eaton's bill for carpenter's work * Robert King's bill for tinwork ■ ' John Graham's bill for gowns for the officers at mace ' Isaac Poole's bill for tinwork * Richard Raper's bill for glazing work ' Which said several bills your committee are of Payment, opinlou be paid, but your committee further beg leave to inform your honours, that notwithstanding, they 9 17 6 11 B 4 21 17 H 52 17 10 60 0 2 13 8 1 19 7 0 10 0 6 33 3 11 DUBLIW ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 71 Bou ma. passed the above bills mentioned, they are of opinion *^* "^ that in future a great saving may be had by conrSATia«. tracting with some of the tradesmen or with others, who would do the works on cheaper and better terms, T«mu. and would recommend that Mr. Bussell should beBoMeii. contracted with for lighting and keeping the lamps swex on Essex bridge in repair.' »««»i^. The committee of city revenues, to whom the above report was recommitted, have made their further report of the 2nd July, 1779. • We, the committee for enquiring how the revenues ^•vo^^- of the city may be increased and the expenses lessened, to whom the report of the committee of tradesmen's Tr*ie«- * meu • bills. bills had been recoiimiitted, having met on tlie subject matter to us recommitted, did consider the same and the bills and vouchers of the several persons in said report contained, and find them right and do therefore recommend that the former report be confirmed and made an act of assembly. We are further of opinion, that a ledger should be kept wherein the amount of i-ed^er. the several tradesmen's bills be kept by way of debtor Biii». m aoi. and creditor, and when bills are furnished or lodged to have them entered on the debtor side and when passed by a committee or by act of assembly to have the city credited, and we are also of opinion, that it would be of advantage and benefit to the corporation to contract with proper persons to execute the several con- works necessary to be done/ It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay payment, the several persons in the report of the committee of tradesmen's bills set forth the amount of the several sums reported due to them, the amount of said several sums to be allowed the treasurer in his accounts. [6.] Certain of the commons, praying to grant the 72 totJBLiK ASSfeMBliT &OLL, 1779. w^it«e of herbage bf Saint Stephen's Green to alderman James rou iJ^en's Hamilton, Lord Mayor elect, during his Mayoralty: °** HftSntom whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of Major. the petition. FrauchiM. jg J Certain of the commons, praying for freedom Talbot ^Q Richard Talbot, esquire : whereupon it was granted, gratis for the reasons in the petition. ESSf^' [7.] Alderman Darragh, praying to have a lease for Croft!' 99 y^ars of lot No. 42. Flint's Croft in lieu of the present lease made to captain Evans: whereupon it was granted, according to the prayer of the petition, a^' bonds. [8*] Johii Mee, esquire, praying to have city bonds in his own name for £1,600, sterling; whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. cS^h^ds. [9.] Colcumb Morgan, esquire, praying to have city bonds in his own name for £1,000 sterling: whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. [10.] Certain of the commons, for raising and Militia. arraying a militia : whereupon it was ordered, that a m. 201 6. Petition, proper petition be prepared by Mr. Recorder, put under untenant ^^® ^^^^ ^®^^' ^^^ presented to his excellency the lord lieutenant by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs for the purposes in the annexed petition set forth. tiSiSSck [^^-1 Nathaniel Stakes, praying to be continued turn- Suector. cock and collector of the pipe water revenue for division No. 3: whereupon it was ordered, that the Continued, petitioner be continued one of the collectors and turn- cock for the pipe water revenue of division No. 3, during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Midsummer assembly 1780, provided he gives suflScient security within one week for the faithful discharge of said office and paying to the city treasurer all such sums of money as he shall receive, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and if said security be not entered intb within the time aforesaid, that this appointment be null and void. DtTBLH^ ASS£1£6LT ROLL, 1779. 73 ^1™- [12.] Andrew Moore, praying to be appointed 1779. collector and turncock of the pipe water revenue, in Sn^r the room of John Elliott, deceased, for division No. 1. : Smcock. whereupon it was ordered, that the above named Andrew Moore be and is hereby appointed one of the collectors 4?5t!''^ of the pipe water revenue of ward No. 1., in the room of John Elliott, deceased, during the city's pleasure, eihou, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas assembly 1780, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and paying to the city treasurer all such sums of money as he shall receive, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and entered into in one month from this date, or this order of appointment to be void. [13.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and officer of k.iot, officer of commons, praying compensation for supplying the cominuna. Sheriffs and Commons with candles, candlesticks, and other necessaries for one year ending this assembly: Necessaries, whereupon it was ordered that the city treasurer do, in. 2fjo, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the Payment, sum of £5, sterling, in consideration of supplying the Sheriffs and Commons with the above necessaries for one year ending this- assembly. [14.] Certain of the commons, praying for usual allowance to Mrs. Medecis Cakes : whereupon it was oakes. ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner ten guineas in considera- onmt. tion of her distress. [15.] Lucy Oulton, praying usual allowance : where- ouiton. upon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner ten guineas, omnt. [16.] John M*Elroy, praying to be continued one of McEiroy, the Serjeants at mace: whereupon it was ordered, that at mace. the above named John M^Elroy, be and is hereby con- tinued one of the Serjeants at mace, not exceeding one year ending next Midsummer assembly 1780, he 74 DUBLIN ASS£HBtr llOLL, 1779. 17W. Security. Oilsbenan. Market hoiiM. Payment. Browne. Tholsel porter. J*aymeut. BallAst Office. Beport. Lisrlithoaae. UablnrdF. Floate. New wall. Combs. Stone blockR. Grant. Deben. turos. Gash. Balance. Hart. giving such security for the faithful discharge of the Bon.xm. ^^ m. gOOm duties of said office and redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [17.] James Gilshenan, praying usual allowance for preventing frauds at the market house: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £6. [18.] Henry Browne, porter of the Tholsel coxirt, praying to be allowed some aid for the rent of his room : whereupon it was ordered, that the petitioner be paid by the city treasurer, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, the sum of £4, sterling. [19.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast OflSce to the general assembly, the 14th of July, 1779. *Your committee, since their last report to your«-aoo&. honours, continued the building of the abutment for the security of the lighthouse and also the repairs of the gabbards and floats, and employed labourers at low waters to remove shoals in the river. *We have also made a considerable progress in the building of the 160 feet of the new wall which they began last spring, to finish which, they made a further agreement with Hugh Combs to furnish 1000 more mountain stone blocks of the same price as the former two thousand. * We received £370, at his majesty's treasury in part of the last parliamentary grant and there is still due about £480. Your committee also paid off one of the oflSce debentures for £100, sterling. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which we have examined and find there is a balance of £4,291 lis. 5d., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, t)TJBLlK ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 76 Koiixxiii. Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and me m. 200 6. ^ ' *"^' £3,823 IBs. 6d., overpaid by him on account of the public money, all which is humbly submitted to your honours. * Signed by eight of the committee.' Midsummer assembly, 16th July, lv79. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made order, an act of assembly, and the committee continued and to proceed and act as they shall think proper. ^ ^^' State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 14th day Baiiaat •^ Office of April last inclusive to the 14th day of July, 1779, ftccounu. exclusive. Ballaat Office, Dr. £ 8. d. To balance of last quartofs ab«tract ... 4611 17 6 To cosh received bince ... 1397 2 11 £6,009 0 4 Per contra, Cr. £ 8. d. ... 270 0 0 By cash paid for repairs on the piles ... 13115 3i By cash paid salaries ... 175 13 9 By cash paid for bnilding and repairing gabbards ... 168 10 5 By cash paid rent and contingencies ... 560 14 5i By cash paid for account of the lighthouse ... 96 15 0 By cash paid interest ... 314 0 0 By balance ... 4291 U 6 £6,009 0 4 BaUast Office for the pubUc money, Dr. £ 8. d. To cash received at his majesty's treasury ... ... 370 0 0 To balance over expended on the pier ... 3823 15 6 £4,103 15 6 Per contra, Cr. £ B. d. By balance overpaid the last quartet ... 3801 4 4^ By cash expended since on the pier ... 392 11 li £4,103 15 6 76 DtTBLIK A86£MBtY &OLL, 1779. 177». Txfuichite. DecUura- tiou. 'James Hamilton. — ^Anthony King. — ^Philip Cramp- uou mi. ton. — Thomas Blackall. — Killner Swettenham. — James *" Horan. — Thomas Emerson. — Thomas Greene. — Nathaniel Warren. — John Tucker.* 1779. July 16. — Admissions to franchise. If^ 1779. July 16. — Declaration and signatures. ^ ' aldermnn. Mayoralty. Payment. Hart. Ballast Master. 8:ilary. Security. Resolution of thanks. Duke of Leinster. 1779. October 15.— Third Friday after the 29th of m-a*^ September. Lord Mayor: James Hamilton. Sheriffs: William James and John Exshaw. [1.] Sir Anthony King, knight, late Lord Mayor of the city of Dublin, praying to be paid the usual sum of £600, sterling: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £500, sterling, the same to be allowed in his accounts. [2.] Alderman Henry Hart, praying to be continued Ballast Master: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named alderman Henry Hart be and is hereby continued Ballast Master and treasurer to the Ballast Office for the port of Dublin, for one year ending next Michaelmas assembly 1780, at the annual salary of £150, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and also for his accounting justly for all such sums of money as he shall receive from time to time, as shall be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, said security to be entered into in ten days from this date or the order for con- tinuing petitioner to be void. [3.] " Resolved unanimously, that the thanks of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens be pre- sented in the most public and respectful manner to his grace the Duke of Leinster^ for his spirited conduct 1 William Bobert, 8nd Duke of Leinster, K.Pm 1773— 180i. RoU xxuL II1.2U. m. 2U 6. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 77 upon all occasions in defence of the constitution of this 1779. country, particularly evinced by his care and attention to the volunteer corps of this city." ' ^^°*^'' "Resolved, that the foregoing resolution be three times published in Faulkner's Journal. Pauikner-g "Resolved, that the Sheriffs and Commons do wait upon his grace with a copy of the above resolution." [4.] " Resolved, that the thanks of this assembly be Ji^JSj^^iJ"" given to alderman sir Anthony King, knight, late Lord ^^^^J^^^^ Mayor, in testimony of our entire approbation of the very faithful and honourable manner in which he has discharged the important oflBce of Lord Mayor of this city, to the great advantage of the public and the general satisfaction of the citizens. " Resolved, that the thanks of this assembly be given to William Worthington and Richard Moncrieffe, worthinff- tou, esquires, late High Sheriffs of this city, for their active, Moncneffe, upright, and spirited conduct in that office. sheriffs. "Resolved, that the foregoing resolutions be three times published in Faulkner's Journal." joraSf'* [B.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to the Franchiw. right honourable Walter Hussey Burgh, esquire, in waiter consideration of the eminent services he hath rendered B"««^- to this city and kingdom: whereupon it was granted, gratis unanimously, and that the same be presented to him in the most respectful manner by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that Henry Henry Grattan, esquire, a member of the House of Commons, hath exerted himself in a peculiar manner to obtain a free trade for Ireland, and therefore praying that the^reetmde freedom of this city may be presented to him : where- ^^»^ upon it was granted, gratis unanimously, and that the ^'^«^*»®- same be presented to him in the most respectful manner by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. [7.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the 78 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 1779. committee appointed for better supplying the city with Eouxiiii. Slte?'^ pipe water, have made the annexed report of the 11th day of October, 1779. B«pott * We have continued the business to us committed since our last report and inform your honours, that on caidweu. the 19th day of July last, Andrew Caldwell, esquire, of Cavendish Caveudish row, attended your committee and proposed on behalf of himself and the rest of the inhabitants of Tax. said street and neighbourhood to pay the pipe water tax and to which we agreed, and directed that the collector of that division should wait on the several inhabitants m. 213. Deposit, and receive from them the sum of 20s. each, as a deposit for the present year's tax, and we ordered that Mr. Myine. Mylue should proceed in the laying down mains for Gardiner's the iise of the sevcral inhabitants of Gardiner's row row. Qeo*'e'8 ^^^ Great George's street. Complaint being made to Dirty'iane. ^s» ^^^^ sevcral of the inhabitants of Dirty lane and sSe^tf^^ Bridgefoot street had, without the concurrence of your committee, affixed branches to the main running through said street for the service of the other side of the water, we directed that the overseers should cut off to^?^** the several branches and that they should employ watchmen night and day to prevent their being put on again, until the said street should be new paved. Watchmen * Complaiut haviug been made, that one of the watch- aiisaultedin ^ ^ ' Dirty lane, men lu Dirty lane had been assaulted by several persons unknown to him, we directed an advertizement to be Reward, inserted in Saunders's News Letter oflfering a reward of £20, for apprehending and prosecuting to conviction the person or persons who assaulted the person left to watch said mains in Dirty lane. Mr. Hugh George O'Reilly. O'Reilly and others of the inhabitants of Dirty lane attended and laid before us a case with the attorney general's opinion relative to the said inhabitants Dirt ^hSi ^^s^^^ii^g tJi^ir branches in the main through Dirty lane for the purpose of supplying the other side of the water DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 79 BoUiiiii. and which main was not intended to supply that part IP?- BL213L x-i ► r MftiD. of the town, and taking the sarae into consideration, ordered that the overseers should cut off the several branches that were inserted in the main opposite to the new service that was laid for the use of the said inhabitants. 'We also met on the 23rd August aforesaid, and John Lewis of Christ Church yard having applied to Lewi., us for an abatement of pipe water taxes that were due ^^''^ on a house in said yard which he had lately taken, and it appearing to us that the said house was consumed by an accidental fire, we ordered that the collector should receive one year's tax, the same to be rated t»x. according to the workhouse tax. * Mr. Scriven, your law agent, having applied to us gjj*^*";^ for a sum of money in order to fee counsel in a cause instituted by the above mentioned Hugh (Jeorge O'Reilly and others against the city, we granted him a o'B«iiiy. sum of £22 16s., and agreed that Mr. Recorder and ^2'^,^^ counsellor Dudley Hussey should be the conducting Hiusej. counsel in said cause and that the same should be conducted imder the care of alderman Horan, Mr. Howison, Mr. Hutton, Mr. Home, and Mr. Tudor as a sub-committee. sub- oommlttee. * On the 30th August we again met and several of the inhabitants of Sycamore alley having applied to us for SS™^** an abatement in their pipe water money and it appearing ^Z^™*'*^ m.2i3L. to US, that no main had been afi&xed in said alley until April, 1778, we thought it but reasonable that an abate- ment should be made, therefore ordered that the collector for that division should receive only a year's tax from the said inhabitants. * A complaint having been laid before us by Mr. gaw^^ Davis of Golden lane of want of water and it appearing ^»« to us, that the neglect was in Newport the turncock Newport ' ^ * removed. for that division, who behaved with a great degree of DUBLIN ASSEMBLY HOLL, 1779. 1779. Hoof, collector. Cooby, Archbishop of Dublin's palace. New ominB inHoore street. Crow titreett Holies street. Denzille street. Mearen, Island bridge. Main. Melal Ekriven. O'ReiUy suit. PaTment. Order. Cleansing streets. insolence when ordered to attend us> we therefore J^'li^"- ordered that Mr. Andrew Moore, the collector for that division, should immediately remove the said Newport for such his neglect and insolence. * On the 6th of September, we again met and received a letter from Mr. Cooby requesting a service to supply his grace the archbishop of Dublin's ^ palace and the same being in the county of Dublin, we were of opinion that if his grace chose such service, the same should be laid down entirely at his own expense. *Dn the 13th and 20th September, we also met and ordered Mr. Mylne to lay down new mains in Moore street and Crow street, and to continue the main from Holies street do\\Ti Denzille street. * On the 27th September aforesaid, we received a letter from Mr. Meares of Island Bridge complaining that the bridge is impassable by the frequent breaking it up for repairing the main that runs across the same, we therefore ordered Mr. Gee should have the said bridge effectually repaired and that Mr. Mylne bespeak cast metal mains to run across the said bridge in the place of the present ones. * On the 11th October instant, Mr. Scriven, your law agent, applied to us for a further sum of money for the support of the cause now depending at the suit of the above mentioned O'Reilly and others and we ordered him to be paid a sum of twenty guineas.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly and the com- mittee continued and proceed as they shall think proper. [8.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for setting the cleansing of the streets have made the annexed report of the 27th July, 1779. J Bob^ Fowler, D.D., 1779—1801. DUBLIN ASSEHBLT ROLL, 1779. 81 Bou xxii. * We inform your honours, that on the 27th day of itt*. July last, we met pursuant to an advertizement for the cieM»iiif m.2iL purpose of setting the cleansing of the streets, which we agreed to do for three years from the 29th day of September next and previous to the setting resolved that every street, lane, alley, court, etc., in the list Btneu produced and laid down by the city surveyor should be cleansed two days in each week, the days to be two days in appointed by the Lord Mayor, and if any street, lane, alley, or court is omitted in the said list, the taker of the lot, where such omission shall happen to be, shall cleanse the same, and in case of any dispute touching the cleansing the same, the same to be determined by the Lord Mayor for the time being, that the several markets shall be cleansed two days in the week, that ^twkcti. the several takers shall enter into contracts for the due execution of his office upon the foregoing terms. 'Your committee set the following lots at the annual J^Sli^l sums to each man's name, videlicet. *^«" £ No. 1. South side to Dennis Nowlan for ... 88 ^*f «»^ „ 2. do. to William Smith for ... 70 „ 3. do. to William Smith for ... 60 „ 4. do. to Arthur Johnston for William Smith ... 88 „ 6. do. to John Smith for ... 47" „ 6. do. to John Goold for ... B7 „ 7. do. to the same for ... 26 „ 8. do. to James Towers for ... 67 „ 9. do. to Thomas Chaytor for ... 49 „ 10. do. to Patrick Darcey for ... 29 „ 11. do. to Nicholas Donagh for ... 59 „ 12. do. to Eichard Hamilton for ... 24 „ 13. do. to Arthur Johnston for Nicholas Donagh ... B8 „ 14. do. to Eichard Hamilton for ... 69 VOL. xin. a 82 DTTBLIN ASSEUBLT BOLL, 1779. 1779. P RollzzifL ^ m.aia. fTlfum fling ttreeU. No. 15. South side to James Donagh for ... 30 „ 16. do. to Daniel Dempsey for ... 86 „ 17. do. to James Donagh for ... 77 Lot* on nortiiside. No. 1. North side to John Connelly for ... 46 „ 2. do. to James Smith for ... 47 „ 3. do. to the same for ... 60 „ 4. do. to John M'Cabe for ... 69 „ 6. do. to William Harvey for ... 60 „ 6. do. to same William Harvey for 65 „ 7. do. to Nicholas Donagh for ... 40 ,, 8. do. to William Harvey for ... 60 »> ". do. to James Smith for ... 46 „ 10. do. to the same for ... 43 „ 11. do. to John Keating for ... 46 „ 12. do. to John Connolly for ... 49 „ 13. do, to John Keating for •The whole amounting to ... 30 £1,B94 111.212 ft. Payment. « The contractors to be paid quarterly as usual.' otdar. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly. [9.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the citjTiwBes committee for inspecting city leases near expiring have made the annexed report of the 16th day of September, 1779. *We inform your honours, that on the 1st day of September last we met and ordered the following lots of ground and holdings, part of your estate and in the city's possession, to be advertized to be set, that is to say, the tower over Audoen's arch, a holding in Hammond lane formerly in possession of William B«port Lots of ground. Tower oTer Andoen's arch. Hammoiid Cook street Dixou, a holding in Cook street formerly in possession wSt of Thomas Wilson, and several stalls in Newhall market. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 83 * And in pursuance of such advertizement, we met JJJ ^t. on the 16th day of September and accordingly set up the holding in Hammond lane for three lives renewable £2!°***"** for 70 years, the rent to commence Michaelmas next and Mr. Richard Ginn having bid £7, and no person oinn. having bid more, he was declared the taker. We then proceeded to set up the holding in Rosemary lane on S^""^ the same terms and Mr. Robert Hutton having bid Button. £1 6s., and no person having bid more, he was declared the taker thereof. We then proceeded to set up the holding in Cook street formerly in possession of Thomas ^^^^ Wilson, and Mr. Richard Ginn having bid £9, he was oian. declared the taker. In consideration of the ruinous situation of the last concerns, we agreed that the rent thereof should not commence until the 25th day of March next. We then proceeded to set the tower over J„dSIinr' Audoen's arch formerly in possession of the corporation ^'^^ of tanners, and Mr. Ginn having bid £1 6s., and no oinn. person having bid more, he was declared the taker. We observe to your honours, that capon money is to ^von be reserved in the leases of all the before mentioned concerns. On said day we proceeded to set up several stalls in Newhall market for the term of three years, ^^Jfj" formerly in possession of Anthony Ball, viz. : No. 62, 63. 66. 67. 70. to 78. and Atfield Botts having bid £35, Botts. And no person having bid more, he was declared the taker. We then proceeded to set up the three stalls formerly possessed by James Bracken, viz. No. 79. 80. 81. and Thomas Devine having bid £22, ho was Devine. declared the taker thereof. We then proceeded to set up the several stalls in the middle of the market, which were formerly possessed by William Wilson, from No. 1. to 14. and Walter Roche having bid £28, he was Eoche. declared the tenant thereto. The said several rents to Rent*. be paid quarterly and to commence on the 29th day of September next.' 84 DTTBUF ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. g7». It was thereupon granted, the committee's report boii xmiu. confirmed and made an act of assembly. scrijen. ^ [10.] Edward Scriven, setting forth that the com- mittee to whom his accounts were referred have made the annexed report of the 10th day of September last. Report *We met upon that occasion and after minutely examining the same find that he hath transacted the h^eBB. b^si^^ss from the 30th day of April, 1778, to Trinity term last, which with the several sums of money Aocounts. disbursed by him, amount in the whole to the sum of £B32 3s. Id., and that he has received and for which he gives credit the sum of £150, so that there remains dS?""* due to him the sum of £382 3s. Id., which we are of opinion and do recommend he be paid. We inform your honours, that the principal part of said bill has been taxed by the proper ofiBcer, the remainder being incidental disbursements and business could not undergo a regular taxation.' Order Jt was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that the Payment, city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to Mr. Edward Scriven the sum of £382 3s. Id., being the balance remaining due to him, as appears by the annexed report. [11.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that them. 211 ». ciSitoms^ committee of tolls and customs have made the annexed report of the 14th instant. Report. * We inform your honours, that we have had several meetings for the purpose of putting an end to the Contests, contests between the city and the several persons sbjw^foiir sending flour to Dublin. Mr. Shaw a principal flour factor attended us the IBth day of September last and made some overtures for an accommodation, whereupon we appointed a sub-committee with the assistance of Bew^er. j^^ Recordcr and Mr. Scriven to meet him on that occasion, who reported to us. BtJBLIK ASSSHBLT UOLL, 1779. 8B BoD-xni. "That on the 19th day of September last, theyiw. with the assistance of Mr. Becorder and Mr. Scriven oommit. met Mr. Shaw, when after discussing the city's ^g? claim to toll on flour, the objections thereto, andJ^J^^ the uncertainty of a determination by a court of law, they urged the continuance of a toll of ^th part of each bag of 2 cwt. weight as formerly paid, this was considered as too high, and therefore Mr. Shaw proposed upon the city's relinquishing and waiving all claim and retrospect to toll on flour hitherto passed free, upon security that there should be paid for the 160th part, as a toll of every bag of flour and that a joint applica- J^e^ug tion should be made the ensuing session to obtain an ^' ^^' act of parliament to confirm the same at the joint expense of each party." *We met again the 23rd of said month and after deliberating upon the said proposal, we directed Piopo«a. Mr. Scriven to apply to Mr. Shaw and the rest of scriyan, the flour factors, that the whole of them should come into the same agreement. Several of the factors. Agreement, on behalf of the owners of flour, on the 7th and 14th instant met your committee and instead of the 160th part in kind, proposed to give 160th part in money upon Money an average price to be taken upon the last five years ^^l"^ as a toll for each bag, this average has been struck tou atmck. and amounts to lis. 9d., a cwt. weight. * Your committee recommended that this proposal be agreed to by^ the city and that an act of parliament ^iSLent. be applied for jointly by the city and flour factors to confirm same and until such act can be obtained, we think a deed should be executed by all parties nuao declarative of the said agreement, in such manner as Mr. Recorder shall advise. We recommended that Mr. Timothy Mahon be appointed to collect the JJjJjJ^, ^ said tolls and customs in the usual manner for three ^^mg. months, in which time this business may be finally 86 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY HOLL, 1779. i77». concluded or at all events the necessary deedBonoiJi executed.' Order. It wBs thereupon ordered, that the committee be con- tinued and hereby empowered to compromise and agree iMtru. by a proper instrument in writing to receive from such person or persons as shall be willing to pay as toll the Flour. 160th part of the value of flour brought to the markets of this city, as proposed by the foregoing report, said value being computed upon the average price of flour for the last five years and which upon calculation ^^^j ^^ turns out to be at the rate of lis. 9d., by the cwt. weight ^^^- and the said toll to be computed and accounted for Act. from the 29th day of September last, until an act of parliament can be obtained by the joint application of KwuTii ^^® ^^^y *^^ *^® ^^^^ owners and factors for the carrying the above mentioned proposed agreement into Bailiff. execution, and that in the meantime the bailiff or person employed by the corporation of the city to collect the tolls and customs, be ordered and empowered to demand flour!*" ^^^ ^"^^^ ^^^ lAyth part, agreeable to ancient usage, of all such flour as shall be brought to the said market belonging to all such persons as shall refuse or decline signing the above mentioned agreement until such act can be so obtained as aforesaid and that such toll shall be kiud!" collected and taken in kind out of each such sack and that the city seal be put to such instrument declarative ilecorder. of Said agreement, as Mr. Recorder shall advise, said agreement to continue binding between the parties executing the same, whether the said act of parliament J^ajjon. jsiiaii be obtained or not, and that Mr. Timothy Mahon be under the city seal continued bailiff to collect the said toll during such time and under such terms as the committee shall think proper. Ea*on. [12.] Benjamin Eaton, setting forth that the com- mittee to whom his petition and the former report thereon was referred, have made the annexed report of the 1st September, 1779. BTJBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 87 Bj>UMiii. * -^^e, the committee appointed for inspecting city 1770. ' leases near expiring, to whom the petition and report thereon respecting Benjamin Eaton was recommitted, Batou. m. 210 b. have examined the same and do entirely agree with our former report, except that part which mentions the interest to be £4 per centum, and are of opinion that ^^^*'*' the bonds shall bear interest at the rate of £6 per centum, and the interest to commence on the 11th day of May last, being the day on which the agreement was Agreement, made with him and the said Benjamin Eaton.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order* confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that city debentures be passed to the within named Benjamin Debentures. Eaton for £400, payable with interest at the rate of Baton. * Interest. £B per cent, to commence and bear date from the 11th day of May last. [13.] Precious Clarke, merchant, setting forth that SSoSLt. the committee to whom the report on his petition was recommitted, have made the annexed report of the 1st day of September, 1779. '' * We, the committee of city leases, having met and Beport reconsidered that part of the report respecting the said Precious Clarke, do entirely agree with our former ciarke. report and as it is the wish of the said Precious Clarke to have a lease for the term of 99 years, we do recom- Lease, mend that a new lease be made to him for the said term instead of his present lease, for three lives renewable within 70 years, at the same rent he now pays for R«nt. the same and the same to commence from the 25th day of March last, to which day the said Precious Clarke is to pay ofE all rent.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly and that the petitioner do have a lease of the concerns for 99 years Lease, to commence from the 25th day of March last, agree- able to the survey thereof made by the city surveyor, survey. 88 DUBLIK ASSEMBLY KOLL, 1779. ciSke. ^^ ^^^ *^® ^*^d Clarke paying off all rent and arrears of bo niii Brat rent to that time, said lease to contain such covenants and clauses as Mr. Becorder shall advise. cityieai. [14.] Certain of the commons, praying to have city I**"*- seal affixed to a lease and letter of attorney, in Ejectment, order to bring ejectment on the title for part of your 2JJ^^ honours' estate in Barrack street adjacent to a holding Duiiei. formerly in possession of Benjamin Daniel : whereupon » «» it was granted, according fo the prayer of the petition. T.>ior. [16.] Benjamin Taylor, praying to be paid usual jSSfl allowance for attending grand juries and summoning prosecutors in criminal cases for half a year ending this assembly : whereupon it was ordered, that the city Payment, treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 158., sterling, in consideration of his trouble in summoning prosecutors, etc., pursuant to the above petition. Trumtmu, [16.] Nathaniel Trumbell, praying to be continued Wilier uiiiff, one of the water bailiffs: whereupon it was ordered, oontiniied. that the above named Nathaniel Trumbell be and is hereby continued one of the water bailiffs of this cily during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas assembly 1780, with the usual fees and perquisites, he giving such security to save the city harmless and for the faithful execution of his said office, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of. oiibrey. [17.] William Osbrey, praying to be continued MarthSi Marshal keeper of the city of Dublin : whereupon it was ordered, that the above named William Osbrey be and is hereby continued Marshal keeper to the city of Dublin during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Michaelmas assembly 1780, with all the just fees and perquisites belonging to the said employment and that the petitioner shall be bound in Sureties, a boud of £3,000, and find three sureties each to be HoU DTJBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 89 »iii* bound in separate bonds of £1,000, for indemnifying 1779. the city from all escapes and for the due execution of said employment, that he shall on Monday in every week make and return a list on oath of every person in weekly his custody upon any action, or execution, or other process whatsoever from the city or Tholsel court, ThoiBei court. distinguishing at whose suit such person or persons was or were committed and when and by whom discharged and whether such person hath been kept in actual custody or not, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and entered into in one week from this day or this order for continuing petitioner to be void. [18.] John Purcell, clerk of the commons, praying Purceu. m. 200 ft. usual allowance: whereupon it was ordered, that the«"n™oM- city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay payment, the petitioner £22 IBs., sterling, in consideration of the services in his petition set forth. [19*] Patrick Domin, gardener, praying to be paid Domin, a sum of money for gravelling, repairing, raking and levelling the Beau walk of Saint Stephen's Green: Beau walk, whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do stephen-s pay the petitioner three guineas in full for the work payment. done by him in Saint Stephen's Green. [20.] Nathaniel Orpin, praying to be appointed one of the Serjeants at mace for the said city : whereupon it was ordered, that the within named Nathaniel Orpin be and is hereby appointed one of the Serjeants at mace of the said city during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Michaelmas assembly 1780, upon his giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and redelivery of the silver mace as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for appointing the petitioner to be void. Orpi 8erj( in, leant at 90 DrULDT ASSEMBLY SOIX, 1779. 27»- [21.] Thomas Massev, praying to be oontmued one Bon jam. luMMgr, * * m. 2096. ^ •* of the Serjeants at maoe : like order. ^S^Sidie. [22.] John Waller, one of the city beadles, praying usual allowance to enable him to pay the rent of his room : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer VajmaaL do, (HI the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £3. ' [23.] The report of the committee of directors of the g^^ Ballast Office to the general assembly of the 13th of October, 1779. jseport. ' Since our last report to your honours, we continued New wall, the building of the new wall and have nearly finished the 150 feet which we began last spring. We paid 7s. JJ^2l^ ^^^^ '^^ t^® c^t mountain stones used for facing this wall, which is much cheaper than they were formerly i bought for. Your committee find they can procure the same kind for Bs. English, each, provided they will take them in the winter season, when there is a scarcity of work with the stone-cutters, and therefore propose to lay in 2000 or 3000, again a further part of the wall shall be begun. * There is a sum of £486 of the last parliamentary Grant. grant remaining unpaid, we presume your honours will think proper to apply for a grant the present session, and therefore beg your honours will make an order. Petition, that a petition be prepared, put under the city seal, S2?!f^^. ^^d presented to the honourable house of commons for further aid towards carrying on the Ballast Office wall. * Your committee also continued the building of the h<55«i^ abutment to the light house and the repairs of the Oftbbard*. gabbards and floats. Floats. ^ Cftth. ^^ abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which BaianoA. wc have examined and find there is a balance of Hart. £4,629 Is. 3d., in the hg^uds of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, and DUBLIN ASSElfBLT EOLL, 1779. 91 BoUxxi m.913. m. »S b. jC4,250 19s, 5d., overpaid by him on the account of i77». the public money, all which is humbly submitted to your honours. * Signed by nine of the committee.' State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 14th B^iMt day of July last inclusive, to the 13th day of October, •ooounu. 1779, exclusive. Ballast Office, Dr. £ s. d. To bttlanoe of the last quarter's abstract .. 429111 6 To cash reodved dnoe .. .. lOSM 9 5 £5,316 0 10 Per contra, Cr. £ s. d. .. 193 0 0 By cash paid for repairing the pilen .. 126 8 2 By cash paid salaries .. 175 13 9 By cash paid for building and repairing gabbards .. 80 18 10 By cash paid rent aad contingencies .. 103 18 10 By cash paid for account of the lighthouse ..900 By cash paid interest . By balance .. 4829 1 3 £5,310 0 10 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. To Per contra, Cr. By cash overpaid the but quarter on the pier By cash expended since on the pier £ B. d. £ s. d. 3823 15 0 , 427 3 11 £4^19 6 15th October, 1779. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made order, an act of assembly, and the committee continued, and to proceed as they shall think proper, that a petition Petition, be prepared by Mr. Recorder, put under the city seal city seal 92 DtJBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1779. 1779. and presented to the honourable the house of commons J^^^Jw*!*" wau!*''* for aid to carry on the Ballast Office wall. Dunn. Alderman Dunn to be of the committee in the room of the present Lord Mayor. Fnnchiae. 1779. October 15. — Admissions to franchise. p. r. B 108 Dedaia. 1779^ October IB.— Declaration and signatures. c's 1779. November 26. — Post Assembly. m. so7. [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the ^t^»i^ committee for conducting the pipe water have made the annexed report of the 22nd day of November instant. Eclwrt. *We, the committee appointed for conducting the pipe water having taken into our consideration the two several acts of parliament passed for the regulating the # pipe water of this city, are of opinion the same ought Eevisionof to bc rovisod and amended in several particulars, for parliament, that purposo WO directed Mr. Mylne (who from his experience in the execution of the works under the present laws could justly inform us) to consider of any defects therein and to point out to us such observations and amendments as he might suggest would be neces- Myine. sary in the said acts, this Mr. Mylne accordingly did, as it was a matter that could be better digested by a TOmmitiee. sub-committee. We appointed one with the assistance Howiaon. of Mr. Howisou for that purpose, who reported to us that they had taken under their consideration the matter referred to them, that after deliberating upon the said acts of parliament and the several alterations proposed by Mr. Mylne to be made therein, came to Kejoiu. several resolutions, which being considered by us very maturely, paragraph by paragraph, we agreed to the following. hSuMs^d * ^^^^ powers be vested in the proper oflScers to enter premifos. into all housos and premises whatsoever from eight of the clock in the morning until four in the afternoon (one day's notice thereof being first given) to inspect if DX7BLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. 93 Bonxxia, tfaiere should be any undue diversion or improper appro- vm. priation of water. water. * That no private dwelling house, manufacturer, or houm. others be supplied with water, unless the possessor thereof shall provide a proper cistern of lead, brick, ctrtwnt. or wood to hold a sufficiency of water, and ball and stop-cocks placed thereon to prevent wast6 when the said cistern is fully served and filled, under a penalty. Peuaity.* 'That all pipes, branches, ferrels, and cocks ^o^^^«^* supplying water, the property of private persons to be JjgJ^ under the management and direction of the officers acting under proper authority, under a penalty. Penuty. * That a penalty be inflicted on persons, who shall JSJlif '^' molest or disturb the officers in the exercise of their <>"««^ duty. m.aB7«. * That all persons, who supply themselves with water ^"^■■^ from the city water course for private use or for '^*«'- carrying on manufactures, whether extra parochial or in the county of Dublin at large, shall pay for eachPajment private house 20s., and for every manufacturer according to his consumption. * That any person, who shall insert any ferrel or JJJSch tauf branch into any of the water pipes or course for con- ^»*«^p<p«"- veying water or otherwise divert the water from the said course without the knowledge of the proper officer, all and every such person or persons into or through whose house or concerns such water is conveyed shall forfeit £6, to be recovered in a summary way before Porfeit a justice of the county or the city of Dublin, where the offence is committed by the confession of the party or upon the oath of one or more credible witnesses. * That all and every person who shall continue, build, or erect any house of ease, dunghill, or sewer on or J^^^*^^' near the said water course, so that the water is or may be soiled or corrupted thereby, every such person or persons being thereof convicted shall for every such 94 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779. ISeit offence forfeit £10, for every month the same shall Jj^^J^j^*- continue, to be recovered in a summary way before a justice of the county or city of Dublin, where the offence is committed by confession of the party or upon the oath of one or more credible witnesses. vainAtion < That in case of no valuation of ministers' or work- of new boiue«. house money being obtained, that the corporation of the city of Dublin be empowered to appoint sworn valuators monT ^ value all new houses and to levy the water money according to such valuation, until new valuations shall be made. SS^ST* 'That the corporation of the city of Dublin be B^^'^tioM empowered to make and establish such regulations ^JS?.^etc. ^^^ t^^ better improvement of the said work and 'fix such mains, services, branches, cocks, plugs, fire-cocks, and other devices upon such constructions, as to them may seem expedient from the place or reservatory citybosoii. called the city bason and from the water-wheel or LiiiiDd engine at Island bridge, through the several roads, bridge. highways, streets, alleys, yards, courts, squares, open areas, lanes, quays, and passages of the city of Dublin, its liberties, and suburbs, and to be conservators of the said water and water-course from the said bason and «- aoe. from the said water-wheel or engine, and to be Powers, empowered and authorized to break up and dig the soil and ground of every such road, highway, street, alley, yard, court, square, open area, lane, quay, and passage for the purpose aforesaid and through the several places aforesaid (said corporation making the damages) with the same powers as in the said acts mentioned. m«!tfc* * We recommend the foregoing proposed amendments Becorder. be laid before Mr. Recorder to prepare the same with such others as to him may seem necessary to be intro- wmmoM. duoed into the house of commons in the most convenient EzpeoM. manner and with as little expense as possible, so as to avoid for the future any interruption or litigation in DT7BLI1T ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1779-1780. 96 RoUnriii the execution of the works, so essential to the™- ra. IK. Work* inhabitants of this metropolis.' And the said commons, praying to confirm the said ord«. report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly. 1780. January 6. — Post Assemblj'^. itso. [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that thecorpor*. tiOD of committee appointed to consider what measures ought duwiju to be pursued by the corporation of the city of Dublin on obtaining a law for the extension of the trade and ^^^ commerce of this kingdom, have made the annexed ^^^^* report of the 3rd day of January, 1780. *We met on Monday the 3rd day of March, 1780, ^^"^ when the following resolutions were unanimously SSLs!'*' agreed to, together with the annexed addresses. AddresM*. ** Resolved, that we gladly embrace this the first opportunity of our assembling to express our warmest approbation of and concurrence in the resolutions and tiSS'^**' m.206». sentiments of both houses of parliament of thisnmM^'' kingdom, relative to the propositions of Lord North in PiSS^ent the British house of commons for the relief of Ireland, North, and that we feel with the most lively sensibility and hSLsfof gratitude the virtuous and patriotic conduct of this our Relief!*"* spirited legislature, which has so eminently conduced to procure to this country the fair prospect she has now in view. " Resolved, that a dutiful and loyal address be Address, presented to his majesty, declaratory of the indelible George iii. impression made upon our hearts by his majesty's wisdom and justice in removing the oppressive restrictions under which his loyal people of Ireland Bestnc- have too long laboured, and the high sense of gratitude we entertain at the prospect of the further relief by his ^J^nd.' royal bpunty intended for us. 98 DXTBLUr ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. Citypipe wmter. Baport. Amend- menta. Lftw Agent Recorder. Bonrke. Hona^of comtnona. Want of water. CoUectora. Tumoooka' daiiea. Order. Tnules- nien'a bilU. pipe water have made the annexed report of the 17th BoUzxiii.i * * * m. 5 6. January, 1780. * We inform your honours, that since our last report of the 29th day of November last, we proceeded in the works and business to us committed with the utmost care and attention and having on that day reported to your honours the amendments necessary for the pipe water and having received your approbation of such report, we ordered that your law agent should lay the amendments and alterations proposed therein before Mr. Recorder, that he may put the same into a regular form and when done to have them laid before Mr. Bourke, so as to have them introduced into the house of commons in the most convenient and in the least expensive manner. Several complaints having from time to time been laid before us by the inhabitants of want of water and finding such complaints generally arise from the neglect and inattention of the persons employed by the collectors in turning the cocks, we ordered the several collectors employed to be more attentive for the future, so as to prevent if possible such complaints, until we could devise some more efifectual plan than has been heretofore adopted to oblige the turncocks to do their duty, and which plan your com- mittee have now under their consideration and intend to carry into execution as soon as possible.* It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the com- mittee continued and they to proceed as they shall think proper. [7.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee for examining tradesmen's bills have made the annexed report of the 4th day of January, 1780. m. -t *We inform your honours, that we met on the occasion on the 4th day of January instant and passed the following bills, videlicet DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 99 ScIlxziii.A. £ 8. d. 1780. * Simon Vierpyl's bill for stone-cutter's IlS?» bui«. work ... ... ... ... 15 0 10 ' Samuel Read's bill for plumber's work 29 3 6 * John Price King's bill for iron-monger's work ... ... ... ... 11 11 4 ' James Elliott's bill for slater's work ... 28 18 6 ' George Stevenson's bill for bricklayer's work ... ... ... ... 44 12 3 * Eichard Raper's bill for glazier's work 13 4 4 * Timothy Dyton's bill for printing ... 16 11 B 'Benjamin Eaton's bill for carpenter's work ... ... ... ... 35 7 8 * Thomas Mathew's bill for surveying ... 56 2 4 * Stephen Gordon's bill for iron-monger's wwk ... ... ... ... 40 14 8 'Isaac Poole's bills for tin work ... 21 3 1 * Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for printing and stationery ware ... ... 156 8 10 ' Which said several bills amount in the whole to the sum of ... ... ...£467 18 8 ' And your committee are further of opinion, that it A*iii«tant to •^ *^ ' masters of would be of great advantage to the corporation and "^y works, tend much to the lessening the charges made against your honours, if there was a proper person appointed in the nature of an assistant to the masters of the city works, who would inspect the several works doing, check the accounts of the tradesmen, and make due and proper returns when directed.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report ^ ^ confirmed and made an act act of assembly, except as to the appointing a person to do the business therein recommended, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the several tradesmen therein Payment. 100 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. named the respective sums reported due them, the same bou xxiii.A. to be allowed the treasurer in his accounts. And it is Tudor. Pajment. Silver bnx«9. Sanktty, Howiaon, Sheriffs. further ordered, that the city treasurer do, on his Lordship's order, pay to Mr. Richard Tudor the sum of £10, sterling, the expense of two silver boxes pre- sented to Henry Gore Sankey and Henry Howison, esquires, late Sherififs, but not to be drawn as a precedent for the future. [8.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the City lease*, committec of city leases near expiring have made the annexed report, the 13th day of December, 1779. * We, the committee for inspecting city leases to whom the petition of James Smith has been referred, inform your honours, that on the 23rd day of November last, we met on the occasion and took the subject matter of his petition into consideration, and the said Mr. Smith who attended us and admitted the tithes of Taghdowe were taken for him by William Worthington, esquire, at the annual rent of £145, and produced a receipt from Mr. Worthington dated the 27th February, 1778, for the sum of £140, acknowledging therein that he Mr. Worthington had received said sum from Mr. Smith towards paying the city treasurer a year's rent »-'*^- or deposit for said tithes, and said he gave Mr. Worthington £6, in cash to complete the year's rent. It appeared also to your committee that Mr. Smith owed your honours a large sum for rent and arrears of rent for said tithes after giving credit for the sum paid by him in manner aforesaid to Mr. Worthington. On the 13th day of December instant we again met and said Mr. Smith also attended and proposed if the city Auteiuent. would make him an abatement of £232, being the loss sustained by him in not receiving any tithes out of the three townlands, though they were included in the ^7me"t.^' settling made by your honours, that he would pay the balance in manner following, that is to say, £100 in Report. Smith. Te«hdowe tithen. Worthing- toa. Sums paid. Kent and arrears. BTtBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 101 Koiixxiii.A. three months, and the remainder at £100 per year and i^*^- ™* security, and surrender the premises. -Whereupon your surrender, committee agreed to accept of £300 from Mr. Smith, Agreement £100 to be paid in three months, and the remaining payment- £200 in one and two years and to give security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly, the said James Smith having entered into security to pay the sum of l^^^. £300 within reported in the periods within specified, upon condition that the said James Smith gives a surrender of said tithes forthwith under his hand, that upon his giving such surrender, the tithes of [J{»"«"<*®' Taghdowe to be forthwith advertized to be set by TagSdowe. public cant by the committee and the taker be obliged Pubuccaut to give satisfactory security for the payment of the future rent. [9.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee of city leases to whom the petition of Robert ^^y *••^• Qraydon, Henry Morris, and Andrew Young, executors 2j^^^°' of John Gillmer deceased, was referred, have made the Z?!^'' ' ' Oillmer, annexed report of the 3rd December, 1779. deceased. * We, to whom the above petition has been Report, referred and who were empowered to calculate the fines for renewal and the interest on said fines and Fines, which were to be paid by the petitioners on getting a renewal, met on the occasion and find the fines and interest thereof amount to the sum sum. of £40 198. 2Jd., as by the annexed account to which we refer may appear. We also find that the said John Gillmer, the surviving life, died in Geneva john in Switzerland, when he went there for the benefit of aied^in' his health and that therefore it would be a hardship g^^»«'- on his representatives to be debarred from receiving an interest which they expected to have in perpetuity, from which circumstances your committee are of opinion and 102 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 1780. do recommend that a renewal be granted to the eou xxm i uase. petitioners of the premises for the lives in their petition "* set forth, they paying the rents, fines for renewal and »- a. interest above specified, and paying ofif all rent to the time of granting such renewal.' Order. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report con- firmed and made an act of assembly, and that such Renewal, reucwal, as is thereby recommended, be prepared and laid before Mr. Recorder for his opinion and put under City seal the city seal and given to the petitioners on their paying off all rent and fines by said report recommended. ^^^; [10.] Richard Gladwell on behalf of the commis- ^Ti^.^' sioners for paving, setting forth that the committee v>ho were empowered to meet a committee from the paving corporation, have made the annexed report of the 3rd December, 1779. Report. * We, the committee who were empowered to meet a committee from the paving corporation in order to Demanda Settle the dcmauds claimed by the said commissioners for paTiog. for paving and also to compound with said corporation and for other purposes, inform your honours that we met a committee from the commissioners for paving at the time within specified and did agree with said Payment committce to pay them the sums in the annexed resolutions set forth and including the respective times therein also set forth.' Order. ATud the Said committee, praying to confirm the said report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon ordered, that the city treasurer do, I'ayinont. OH the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the treasurer of the comruissioners for the corporation of paving the sum of £600, in lieu of every demand they may have against the corporation of the city to and for the 12th Paving, day of December last, including the demand for paving g^j„t Saint Stephen's Green, and that the said treasurer be ?/iSi!"' also paid the further sum for the year ending the 12th DUBLIK ASSEMBLY KOLL, 1780. 108 Sou ^uxxula. day of December next, by two half yearly pajnnents, itw. the same to be in full of all demands that the commis- ^^^^!^r« sioners for paving can have or claim against the city to that time, to be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Mayor's warrant and allowed in his accounts. [11.] Certain of the commons [praying] for freedom Fnuicw*^ to John Forbes, esquire, member in parliament for the John borough of Eatoath : whereupon it was granted, gratis J|^J;J^ unanimously, for the reasons in the petition set forth. [12.] William Worthington, esquire, praying for Worthing, leave to surrender Arundel court : whereupon it was ^^^ ordered, that a surrender of the premises be accepted sorrender. of and that the same be forthwith advertized to be set by public cant by the committee of city leases. [13.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that in consequence of the parliament having omitted to grant ^"J^^J* m.3 6. the usual aid for carrying on the Ballast Office wall, BaiiHsi " Office that most useful work is obliged to be discontinued, ^•^^ they therefore pray your Lordship and honours will renew your application to parliament for aid towards JiJuimea. carrying on said walls : whereupon it was ordered, that a petition be prepared by the Ballast Office committee with the assistance of Mr. Recorder, put under the Recorder, city seal, and presented to the honourable house of city mai. commons for aid to carry on the Ballast Office wall. [14.] Certain of the commons, praying to appoint a oiffard, commis- commissioner for paving in the room of Mr. Eobert •*oner of Hutton, deceased: whereupon it was ordered, that the commons do proceed to the election of one of the commons to be of the corporation of paving in this city, in the room of Mr. Robert Hutton, deceased: — -uS^^. Mr. Giffard. [15.] Mary and Martha Cooke, daughters and heirs cooke. at law of alderman Thomas Cooke, deceased, praying a renewal of a piece of ground in James's street by Renewal adding the life of Samuel Thomas Cooke Weldon, "treet 104 DUBtri^ ASSEMBtY EOLL, l780. 1780. esquire, in the room of Thomas Cooke, deceased: EoiixxiiLA. whereupon it 'was granted, pursuant to the prayer of °** the within petition. ?p^inted [16.] George Bury, praying to be appointed weigh- niMter. master of the crane of Booter lane : it was thereupon crane!" *°* Ordered, that the within named George Bury be and is hereby appointed weigh-master during good behaviour, agreeable to act of parliament, that he have an appointment under the city seal and enter into a bond before the Lord Mayor with sufficient security conditioned for the true and faithful execution of his office, that the said George Bury do at his own expense provide a convenient weigh-house, and also beams, scales, weights, branding irons, and other necessaries, and that the place for keeping such weigh-house shall be approved of by the Lord Mayor, said security to be entered into in ten days from this date or this order to be void. SS^,™"^*" [17.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and officer of commons, praying to be continued at his augmented salary: whereupon it was granted, according to the prayer of the petition for one year ending next Christmas assembly 1781. ofliew^to. [18-] Henry Eoe, praying to be continued gaoler of Newgate: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named Henry Roe be continued gaoler of Newgate for one year ending next Christmas assembly 1781, upon his giving such security for indemnifying the city from all escapes and for the faithful discharge of the duties of that office, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve, said security to be entered into ten days from m. 2. this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void, and in such case the right honourable the Lord Mayor be requested to convene a post assembly to appoint a proper person to be gaoler of Newgate. ID the room of the said Henry Roe. continued. c«»ntinue(L t)TTBLIK ASSClfBLT ROLL, l780. 105 Roii rxiif JL [19.] Robert Hargrave, praying to be continued i7». sergeant at mace of the said city: whereupon it was ser/«antat mace, ordered, that the within named Bobert Hargrave be contina«d. and is hereby continued one of the sergeants at mace of the said city during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one j^ear ending next Christmas assembly 1781, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and redelivery of the silver mace as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [20.] Francis Gibbons, praying for some emolument oibbtma. to his salary : whereupon it was ordered, that the city saiary. treasurer do pay the Lord Mayor the sum of five Jj"^*^^ guineas, to be by him distributed among such persons at the market house, as shall appear to him most JJ^J^!^ beneficial in detecting frauds. [21.] Eobert Mathews, inspector of the pavements, Mathew*. etc., praying usual allowance : whereupon it was ^t^meite^ ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's Payment. warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £5. [22.] The report of the committee of directors of the g^^j!^* Ballast Office to the general assembly the 19th January, 1780. * Your committee, since their last report to your Report, honours, finished the building of the 153 feet of the new wall which they began last summer, they also ^JJ^/*"- continued the repairs of the piles and gabbards. cabbardd. *Your committee beg leave to represent to your lionours, that they are very much concerned at the obstruction to the navigation of the harbour, which is Naviffntion of barbonr. occasioned by the sand and gravel brought down the *^^^^f"^ river Dodder by the mountain floods into the river Dodder. Liffey, which forms such shoals at Rings End point usey. and the Block house, as prevent many ships coming ^^j^j**"**- up to the quays except at spring tides, which is a very ^^'^•*' 106 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 17W). great injury to the trade of this city and the poorer S?t.""*^ 3°V"- inhabitants are greatly distressed for want of coals, T^Seof the price of which is often much enhanced by the delay oSi* of getting over those shoals. We therefore recommend to your honours to present a petition to parliament, to pray to be empowered to change the course of the river Dodder, so that it may empty itself to the southward of Rings End church, by which the sand and gravel brought down will not be any prejudice to the channel. * Your committee also beg leave to inform your«»-2*- Sutton. honours, that George Sutton, esquire, a member of this committee has been extremely attentive to the business of this office for a considerable time past and that he JdTO^. advanced money last summer (when there was not cash Mountain in the offlce) to pay the stone-cutters for the mountain stones. ^ *r J stones used in building the new wall, which was a great . benefit to the office, as it was owing to paying ready money, that they procured those stones so much cheaper than formerly. We therefore came to the following iie«)intion. resolutiou on the 8th of December last.' '''***°^** "Resolved, that the thanks of this committee be sut^ presented to George Sutton, esquire, for his very laudable attention to the interest of the works carried on by this committee, his close attendance, and the advance of money in support of the works." CMh. « ^n abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which BaJance. we have examined and find there is a balance of Hart. £4,530 2s. 4id., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund and £4,102 14s. 4d., overpaid by him on accoiint of the public money, all which is humbl)' submitted to your honours. ' Signed by seven of the committee.* Ballast State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 13th day Office '^ accounts, of October last inclusive, to the 19th day of January, 1780, exclusive. DUBLIN ASSEUBLT BOLL, 1780. 107 Uoll xxiii.A m. 2 6. Ballast Office, Dr. To balance of last quarterns abstract s. . 4629 1 1790. d. Ballast _ OlBce ^ accounts. To cash received since 881 5 6 £5,510 6 9 Per contra, Or. £ 6. d. By cash paid for raising ballast ,. , 157 13 0 By cash paid for repairing the piles 96 9 2 By cash paid salaries . 150 13 0 By cash paid for building and repairing gabbards . 383 OIU By cash "paAd rent and contingencies . 90 13 3 By cash paid for account of the lighthouse . . . 92 14 3 By cash paid interest - By balance . 4530 2 4* £5,510 6 9 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. £ s. d. To cash received at his majesty's treasury . 485 0 0 To balance overpaid on the pier . 4102 14 4 £4,587 14 4 Per contra, Cr. £ 8. d. By balance overpaid the last quarter on the pier . 4250 10 6 By cash expended since on the pier. . . 336 14 11 £4,587 14 4 21st January, 1780. m. i.| Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made order, an act of assembly and the committee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper, that a petition Petition to be prepared by Mr. Recorder, put under the city seal, ^JJ*^","* and presented to the house of commons for the purposes in the said report mentioned, and that the thanks of ]^"5{j»<>' • the corporation of the city of Dublin be presented by to3SS?g!r" the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to George Sutton, esquire, ^^*^**- for his particular services and extraordinary attention he has given fo the affairs of the Ballast Office, by 108 DXT^LIK ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 1780. which that establishment has evidently received very boU xniiA. considerable advantages, and that the commons do name Hutton, one of the commons in the room of Robert Hutton, ceoea8«d. deceased. Myier. [One of the commons] : Mr. Myler. Fraiichiw. 1780. January 21. — Admissions to franchise. f. r. B.ioa SSS. 1780. January 21. — Declarations and signatures. c.a. 1780. February 21.— Post Assembly. in-i. Head^ofa j-j j Certain of the commons, setting forth that heads roLiract. of a bill to amend an act intitled an act for making Dublin. and amending public roads in the county of Dublin, for regulating, applotting, and levying money of the c(junly of the city of Dublin, have been brought into Smmoui. the house of commons, which bill if carried into a Taw, your petitioners conceive, would be extremely injurious to the citizens of this city in general and an encroach- PriviiftxM^ ment on the privileges of the corporation. And the *»<>°- said commons, praying to take the premises into con- sideration and conceive such order therein as to your honours shall seem meet: whereupon it was ordered, hou^^Jf*** that a petition be prepared, put under the city seal, and c?S*»«3!' presented to the house of commons, praying that the said heads of a bill may be opposed in all its stages from being carried into a law under the direction of the parliamentary committee. — Allowed unanimously. [2.] Certain of the commons, praying that a petition be prepared, put under the city seal, and presented to ^\Mi^lhe ^^® house of commons, to oppose heads of a bill for SSSSm regulating the stage in the city and county of Dublin : ho^*2l*° whereupon it was ordered, that a petition be prepared, coiuinous. p^t ijiider the city seal, and presented to the house of commons, praying that said heads of a bill may not be carried into a law and that the city may be heard by couunei. their counsel against the said heads of a bill under the direction of the parliamentary committee. m. If DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 109 E..nxxifi.i, 1780. March 1.— Post Assembly. ^^ [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that Thomas Butler of the city of Kilkenny, esquire, and |?ik;;;,y. other flour millers have filed their bill against the muilS* corporation of the city of Dublin for an injunction to stop the collection of toll on flour, to which it will be aoir*" necessary to put in an answer, that an answer has been prepared by Mr. Recorder for that purpose, they there- fore pray that the said answer may stand the answer aiiUr. of this city, put under the city seal, and filed c»«y »^' accordingly: whereupon it was granted, according to the prayer of the petition. 1780. March 6.— Post Assembly. [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for inspecting the management of tolls and customs have made the annexed report of tho J^^^^^^, 1st March, 1780. * We, the committee appointed for inspecting the Report. management of tolls and customs, inform your honours, that a bill having been filed against the city by Thomas Butler, esquire, and others Butier. for an injunction to stop the collection of toll on Jour!^" flour, a post assembly was convened to affix the city seal to the city's answer thereto, which was prepared by the city law agent on the 1st day of March instant, and your committee with others having met on that business, the chief magistrate laid before us a letter otlirand*" received by him from messieurs Frederick Geale, John ''*^^™ Montgomery, and Joshua and Eobert Clibborne, dated 29th February last, wherein they declare that they are authorized on behalf of the several employers to settle the difference between them and the city amicably, by your honours acquiescing to have the toll agreed on to '^^^ ^*® be paid, videlicet, Ifd., per bag, to commence from the 29th day of March, instead of the 29th September last, 110 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 17^ and that all toll taken by the city during that period roh Pftcton. giiouid be allowed to the several factors in their first "^ payments and also promising on the part of the gentlemen who filed the above mentioned bill, that nothing further should be done therein, until your honours should have an opportunity to meet and determine on the subject, and expecting on the city's part, that in the meantime, orders should be given to Toll. the city officers to desist from taking toll, and should said treaty by any accident break oflF, holding them- »• i <?• selves accountable for the toll that would be taken on the flour of their employers during such time of Letter. suspensc. Your committee took said letter into mature consideration and to shew the good disposition of the city towards the flour factors of this kingdom, and to avoid any future contention or litigation, do recommend ^i^'oe. that the import of the. said letter be complied with, although to the loss and disadvantage of the corporation, provided the said several millers, for whom the said Agreement gentlemen are concerned as factors, do sign the agree- ment prepared for that purpose, and pay the sums mentioned in said letter from time to time and also use Parliament their interest in parliament assisted by the corporation to carry said proposition and agreement into a law, and provided this agreement will not extend to any of the millers who will not acquiesce to the terms and give their assistance in manner therein specified/ Order. And the said commons, praying to confirm the said report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly upon the con- ditions and provisoes in said report set forth and recommended. ' James Hamilton. — Ben j amin Geale. — Thomas Blackall. — Henry Bevan. — Henry Hart. — Francis Fetherston. — John Darragh. — ^Nath^niel Warren. — William Alexander.' XXUIA. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. Ill BoOxziiLA. 1780. April 7.— Second Friday after Easter. ^ i7». [1.] "We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen Btocuonof of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman ^vor. Killner Swettenham to serve in the place or office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year com- mencing from Michaelmas next, and do hereby return the said Killner Swettenham to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city for your approbation. " James Hamilton, Lord Mayor." " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin in common council assembled, have this day approved by ballot of alderman Killner Swettenham to serve in swettwi* '^ ham. the office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing J®"^^ year commencing from Michaelmas next. " William James, John Exshaw, Sheriffs." [2.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, ^^^^^ resident within the said city or liberties adjoining thereto, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000 sterling, over and above all his just debts, that is to say, Thomas Andrews of the Coomb brewer, Samuel Reed of Cook street carpenter, John Sutton of Stafford street merchant, William Wilson of Dame street merchant, William Wallace of Bridge street merchant, Thomas Fleming of Smock alley stationer, William Kilbee of Jervis street cooper, and Daniel Marston of Abbey street merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city, and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing Michaelmas next. " William James, John Exshaw, Sheriffs." 1 £a8t9r day, 26 March, 1780 m. 11 b. 112 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. Election. SnttoB. MnrstoD, Sheriffs. Franchise. Biirr>' Yelvertou.i Answer. City pipe water. Beport. Collectors. Tax. Walker. Cave. HouseB. Mains. Sums un- collected. "We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of rou xriii.a the city of Dublin, have this day elected by ballot John ^ Sutton of Stafford street merchant and Daniel Marston of Abbey street merchant, out of the eight persons returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. ** James Hamilton, Lord Mayor." [3.] " Resolved by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens that the freedom of this city, this day granted to Barry Yelverton, esquire, be presented to him in the most respectful manner by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and that the same with his answer thereto be printed in the public papers." [4.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for better supplying the city with water have made the annexed report, videlicet. * We, the committee for better supplying the city with pipe water, have since our last report to your honours attended very carefully to the business to us committed, m. lo Your collectors, in the course of our proceedings, having informed us that several persons refused paying the pipe water tax, on account of not being supplied with water, or of mains not having been laid before their houses ; whereupon we ordered, that messieurs Gee and Walker, the overseers, should attend the collectors in their respective divisions and point out to them where mains were laid in the several streets and where not, and that said collectors should return to messieurs Cave a list of the houses before which mains were not laid. Your committee finding that the collectors or some of them were very backward in making their collections good, and that large sums appeared uncollected w^hich were collectable, we therefore resolved that such of the collectors, who did not or should not on or before the DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 113 Rou zxiiLA. 25th day of March last, collect the amount of their irw. books or such part thereof as were collectable, should not get new books, and in that case to abide the deter- Book*, mination of your committee, whether to be continued longer in their collections or not. ' The chief magistrate having laid before us a letter from Mr. Baggs, secretary to the Grand Canal Bagv*. company, requesting a warrant for one year's ten per c*«ai. cent, on the gross revenue of the pipe water for the ^^^'' year ending the 25th day of March, 1779, we ordered that an answer should be sent to said letter informing Mr. Baggs that his requisition should be complied with when the accounts for that year had been settled. *Your committee finding, that notwithstanding the precautions by them used in urging the collection of collection the taxes, that some of the collectors were inattentive to our directions, ordered that they should call on the following gentlemen in our name and to request that oeutiemen they, would appoint a time to go with the collectors to ooifeetow. the several houses in their respective parishes returned 2?"^**"* in arrear, that thereby we could the better be enabled to judge of the authenticity of their said returns, videlicet. * St. Andrew's parish. Mr. Myler, Mr. Home, Mr. Parishos. Maher. * St. Ann's parish. Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Witherington. * St. Audoen's parish. Mr. Worthington, Mr. Bolton. 'St. Bride's parish. Mr. M*Cready, Mr. Davis. ' St. Catherine's parish. Mr. Bloxham, Mr. Andrews. * St. James's parish. Mr. Manders. * St. John's parish. Mr. Fleming, Mr. Smith. * St. Mark's parish. Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Sherwood. * St, Mary's parish. Mr. Howison, Mr. J. Sutton, Mr. Moncrieffe. ' St. Michael's parish. Mr. Reed, Mr. Norton, Mr. Mulhem. VOL. xui. J 114 DUBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. I7W. * St. Nicholas within parish. Mr. Ward, Mr. Grumley. bor »dii. a. p«f»he.. » St. Paul's parish. Mr. Burrowes, Mr. J. Wilson, * St. Peter's parish. Mr. John Jones, Mr. Reilly. * St. Thomas's parish. Mr. Vierpyl, Mr. Cock. * St. Werburgh's parish. Mr. Tudor, Mr. Locker. * Your committee recommend to your honours, that m. lo h. inasmuch as there is a great probability from the NeffiiseiMe negligence heretofore experienced in the collection of the taxes owing as apprehended to the inattention of some of the persons employed, they be empowered to cnnection employ one or more person or persons to collect such arrears as shall appear duo the 1st day of May next, as thereby it may cause an emulation amongst the collectors, which would be productive of infinite service to the corporation. *Your committee further inform your honours, that worka. from the heavy works carrying on and necessary to be carried on, we are of opinion that a sum of £2,000, I'OM*. must be necessarily borrowed in carrying on and completing said works, which sum we recommend to be borrowed forthwith.' ort«''- And the said commons, praying to confirm the said report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the committee con- tinued, and to proceed as they shall think proper, that Loan. the committee be also empowered to borrow the sum recommended by the within report at legal interest towards carrying on the pipe water works and also to carry into execution the other matters therein recom- mended. [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the CityieasM. committee for inspecting city leases near expiring have made the annexed report of the 31st day of March, 1780. Report 'We, the committee for inspecting city leases near DUBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 115 Bonxxiii.A- expiring, who were empowered to set by public cant the 1790. "* ' tithes of Taghdowe, inform your honours that in T^^^^''* pursuance of the powers vested in us, we caused advertizements to be inserted in the public papers for the purpose of setting the same, and on the 31st day of March instant, we set up the city's right to the City'tright. said tithes with the appurtenances thereunto belonging for the term of 21 years to be computed from the 26th of said month, and several persons having attended and bid on said cant and Mr. James Corcoran having bid coiw>r»D. the yearly rent of £130 for the same, in trust for E«nt messieurs James Swords and Leonard Phepoe, was sworda. declared the highest bidder and purchaser thereof, and said Swords and Phepoe made the usual deposit of a year's rent, which is to be returned to them on their executing leases and which was agreed to be done on L«a«w. m. 9. or before the 1st day of May next or the deposit to be forfeited, * On the same day your committee also proceeded to set seven stalls in Newhall market lately in the posses- Newhaii sion of George Lodge, for the term of three years to *»t-iHs. Lodge. commence from the 25th day of March aforesaid, rent to be paid quarterly, and Mr. Douglass Howell having Howeii. bid the rent of £30, and no person having bid more, he was declared the highest bidder, who at the same time made the usual deposit of a year's rent and is to B«nt. be returned to him on the execution of leases, which ^«a*«8- must be done on or before the 1st of May next or the deposit forfeited. * We further beg leave to inform you, that we have caused some lots in Arundel court, lately surrendered Anindei ' •' court. by William Worthington, esquire, to be advertized to JJ^*^^^"**^" be set by public cant and attended for that purpose two pubiiccant. several days, but no bidders attended on either of the days, therefore your committee recommend that the surrender. part unset be set in the gross as soon as possible to 116 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. save the heavy expense attending advertising and other 2;>^|^*"* matters.' Order. It was thercupon granted, the committee's report con- Leases, firmed and made an act of assembly, and that leases be forthwith prepared to be executed by the within ph?J^. named Christopher Swords and Leonard Phepoe on their giving security to pay the rent reserved agreeable to the terms of the cant, and that leases be also prepared Howell. for the within Douglas Howell of the stalls, and that the committee be also empowered to set the unset ground in Arundel court to the best advantage for the cor- poration. [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the Duty of committee for enquiring into the duty of inferior city oA^rs officers have made the annexed report of the 3rd day of April, 1780. iteport. *We, the committee for enquiring into the duty of inferior city officers and who are empowered to report to your honours such regulations as from time to time should appear, inform your honours that a petition Mecnm, agaiust Joshua Mecum, keeper of Bridewell, having BriSeweu. bocn referred to us, we met on the occasion and took the subject matter therein into consideration, and the charges therein set forth not having been supported, no person appearing for that purpose, we were of Acquitted, opiuiou that hc be acquitted of any misconduct in that respect. compuinfci 'Daily complaints having been made against Slants at Serjeants at mace by the persons who employ them to execute the process of the city court, also by the chief magistrate for not attending him in his perambulations, as also against persons who take upon them to execute m.9 6. the process not being qualified so to do, we ordered they should be summoned to attend us on the 16th instant, but none attended, except the following, Hargrave. vidcHcet, Eobert Hargrave, who we find attends the DtJBLiN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 117 Boiixxiu.A. chief magistrate and against whom no complaint was 1790. preferred, John M'Elroy whose attendance on the chief M-Eiroy. magistrate was dispensed with, it appearing to his lordship that he had been unwell and confined to his bed for some time, Thomas Massey against whom we Massey. find several complaints exclusive of his not attending the chief magistrate, wherefore we ordered he should stand suspended until the next assembly, Paul Orpin orpin. against whom the Town Clerk has complained for not withdrawing any action since he was sworn into ofi5ce. We also inform your honours, that John Giles, against Giles, whom daily complaints are made, as well for permitting almost every person arrested by him to go at large, as for not attending the chief magistrate regardless of summons or any order made or of the different attach- ments for contempt which issue against him for suffering persons to go at large whom he arrests on actions out of the Tholsel court on receiving some '^^^^ pecuniary or other gratuity contrary to his oath and bond, did not attend, we therefore apprehend he is not worthy of being continued in office longer, and that his bail should be called on to indemnify your honours from all losses on account of such his misconduct. We also find that John Bamett and David Gass, who were ^***- heretofore Serjeants at mace but are not now, take upon them to execute actions as if they had been really in office, for which we apprehend they should be prosecuted by the city for imposing on the public under a pretended authority from your honours. * On the whole, the committee are of opinion that the chief magistrate for the time being, whenever com- ^j^^^^ plaints of an enormous nature should appear against any of the Serjeants at mace or that they neglect attending sorjewitsat him in his perambulation, agreeable to acts of assembly, and do the other duties laid down for them by the corporation, in such case that he should dismiss such Dismiwai. 118 DtJBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 1780. person or persons so offending and employ others inj,*^'^""'- their stead until the assembly following and longer, subject to your honours' approbation. *We also find that the officers in general, when an Debtor. unfortunate debtor is arrested by them, that such debtor Sponging- is couveyed by them to a sponging-house, where they are kept oftentimes several days before their friends or relations know where they are, and that in such spong- ^'i™!^ ing-houses considerable sums are extorted from them m. extorted, *=» for their diet and lodging, drink and keepers, whereas if the Serjeant committed the prisoner to the city Marshaisea. Marshalsea (which by his oath and bond he is obliged to do), in such case the prisoner would be treated with humanity and would have an opportunity to send for Plaintiff, the plaintiff and either compound with him or get his demand secured or pay the plaintiff part out of the money extorted from him during his confinement in such sponging-houses.' oraer. ^j^d the said commons, praying to confirm the said report and make the same an act of assembly and that m'**'trate ^^® chicf magistrate be empowered from time to time to carry the matter recommended by the annexed report into execution so far as relates to appointing persons ^eantaatto scrve iu the office of Serjeants at mace until next assembly, and that the committee be empowered and are hereby requested to suggest some mode to prevent Abuses. the abuses complained of in future and report their opinion thereon to the next assembly or to a post assembly to be convened for that purpose. [7.] Certain of the commons, praying aid for the »f^^^' justices' office: whereupon it was ordered, that the Payment, city trcasuTcr do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to Petherston. aldcrmau Francis Fetherston, treasurer to the justices' office, the sum of £41 IBs. 7d. jiSTes's f^'I ^^® parishioners of Saint James's parish in parish. vestry, praying that the expense, that may in future be DT7BLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 119 Eon niiiji. incurred in the prosecution of Thomas Hickey and 1790, ° Bryan Farrell for a robbery, may be defrayed by the Hon^^ city: whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer fmwil of the petition, and that the expense thereof not Expea**. exceeding thirty guineas be paid to the Lord Mayor, J^y^*- to be disposed of by him in the prosecution of said >*•/<«• suit in such manner as shall seem expedient to him for the purposes in the said petition set forth, the same to be paid by the city treasurer on his Lordship's warrant and allowed in his accounts. [9.] Benjamin Taylor, praying to be paid usual Taylor, allowance for attending grand juries and summoning JJ™* prosecutors in criminal cases: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 IBs., T^jmnu sterling, in consideration of the trouble set forth in the above petition, m 8&. [10.] Eichard Gladwell, collector of the pipe water ^JSj^^'of revenue for the fourth division, praying to be con- S^ewle*' tinned: whereupon it was ordered, that the within named Richard Gladwell be and is hereby continued Continued, one of the collectors of the pipe water tax in the fourth division during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Easter assembly 1781, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of socurity. said office and paying to the city treasurer all such sums of money as he shall from time to time receive, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. [11.] Nathaniel Trumbull, praying to be paid usual Tmmbnii. allowance for making out the weekly assize of bread ^^ <>' for one year: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the Payment, petitioner the sum of twenty guineas. Paiiin, . [12.] George Pallin, praying to be appointed one of SST^** 120 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. Appoint- ment. Boswell, city beadle, crier of Tbolsel conrt Paymeut. BaUast Office. Report Files. Poolbeg. Light- house. Oabbords. Ballast. the Serjeants at mace for the city of Dublin : whereupon bou uiiLA. it was ordered, that the within named George Pallin be and is hereby appointed one of the Serjeants at mace of the said city during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next Easter assembly 1781, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said ofSce and redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order to be void. [13.] Henry Boswell, praying usual allowance to enable him to pay the rent of his room: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the within named Henry Boswell, one of the city beadles and crier of the Tholsel court, the sum of £4, to enable him to pay the rent of his room, and for so doing this with his receipt will be sufficient to have the same allowed in your accounts. [14.] The report of the committee of directors of the m- 7. Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 6th April, 1780. *Your committee, since their last report, continued the usual business of the office as far as the season would permit, it will be necessary to attend to the repairs of the piles in Poolbeg the ensuing summer, they are in very bad order, occasioned by our being obliged to employ the men, who usually work at them, in securing the foundation of the lighthouse for a considerable time. * Your committee finding some of their gabbards in such bad condition as not to be worth repairing and the business of the office requiring more gabbards to* supply the demands for ballast, we published an advertizement to receive proposals from any person willing to contract for building two gabbards of sixty DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 121 ErtiixxiiLA tons each, in consequence of which they have received irw. *** ' some proposals which they will take into consideration offic^ and contract for building, if they shall judge it more advisable than building them under the inspection of their office. * The petition for aid towards carrying on the Ballast Office w^all and the petition for changing the course of waii. the river Dodder have been presented to parliament Dodder, agreeable to your honours' order and we hope both petitions will be complied with. 'Your committee beg leave to recommend to your honours to apply to parliament to impose an additional Application duty of one penny per ton on all ships resorting to the meSt **' harbour of Dublin, and twopence per ton for all ballast sS^^Sd^ delivered to shipping to be paid to this office and to be expended in building the Ballast Office wall. woil 'Your committee think it their duty to inform your honours, that Mr. John Tew, one of the supervisors, ^J^r^ig^r having accepted a gratuity of two guineas from the oratoity. master of a ship called the Isaac upon measuring his shipiaaac. vessel, they immediately suspended him from his suspended, employment, but have since taken off the suspension Restored, upon his promising never to accept of any fee or reward in future. ' An abstoract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which cash. we have examined, and find there is a balance of Balance. £4,664 19s. 9|d., in the hands of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, on the Ballast Office fund, from Hart, which deducting £4,265 7s. 6d., overpaid by him on the account of the public money, the balance is £409 128. 3Jd. ; all which is submitted to your honours. * Signed by seven of thS committee.' m.7b. State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 19th nniiast Ofl3ce day of January last inclusive, to the 6th day of April, accounts. 1780, exclusive. 122 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. Biillut Offlw moooiuU. Order. Franchise. Dedan- tion. Ballast Office, Dr. £ B. BoHx m.7*. d. To balance of last qoarter'B abstract .. 4530 2 H To cash received since .. 660 12 8 £5,180 15 0* Per contTft, Or. £ s. d. By cash paid for raising ballast .. 132 14 4 By cash paid for repairs on the piles 72 10 0 By cash paid salaries ..200 13 9 By cash paid for repairs on gabbards 66 5 H By cash paid rent and contingent expenses . . .. 44 11 u* By cash paid for account of the lighthouse ..9 0 0 By balance .. 4064 19 H £5,180 15 ^ Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. To — Per contra, Cr. £ 3. d. By balance oTorpaid per last quarter's abstract .. 4102 14 4 By cash expended this quarter on the pier .. 152 13 3 £4,256 7 6 7th April, 1780. — Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly and the com- mittee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper. 1780. April 7. — Admissions to franchise. 1780. April 7. — Declaration and signatures. P.R. B.106. as. Bill to prevent ▼exatious arresta Lord Mayor. Sheriffs. Chapman. 1780. May 23.— Post Assembly. [1.] Certain of the commons, relative to heads of a bill now depending in parliament to prevent vexatious and frivolous arrests : whereupon it was ordered, that the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs do wait on Mr. Chapman and request of him to withdraw the heads of a bill in the annexed petition set forth and in case Mr. Chapman DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 123 Boll xxiii.A. sKall not consent to withdraw said heads of a bill, that ireo. m. 6. the committee for conducting the city's business in parliament be empowered to oppose said heads of a opposition, bill being carried into law in every stage of its progress. 1780. June 16. — Post Assembly. [1.] Benjamin Taylor, setting forth that from a ^^J'^^^^^^^ severe fit of illness with which he was attacked in niness. December last, he hath been ever since incapable of personally attending the duties of his office as Town Clerk, and praying that John Lambert, gentleman, be Lambert, elected joint Town Clerk with the said Benjamin Taylor on which petition the following order was conceived. [2.] The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen being unanimously of opinion, that it is now and at all times necessary to have the duties of Town Clerks' office Town ^ Clerks' executed by two capable persons, have resolvea to office, appoint a short day for the election of a joint Town ^^^l^ °' Clerk with Mr. Benjamin Taylor, whose present state c?^k. of health renders it absolutely necessary to go out of the kingdom for his recovery and request the con- currence of the Sheriffs and Commons. — Allowed. 1780. June 23.— Post Assembly. [1.] John Lambert, gentleman, praying to be ^i^^^^"^* appointed joint Town Clerk with Benjamin Taylor: ^^{^^"^^ whereupon it was ordered, that for the future, the office of Town Clerk of this city be executed by two capable acting persons, and that the committee for auditing city accounts be a committee for considering the duties of the Town Clerk or Clerk of the Tholsel, Duties of Town Clerk and that in order to comply with the petition of the ^^^ ^' said Benjamin Taylor, the said Benjamin Taylor be removed from the office of Town Clerk and that there- upon the said Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert be iSi^. 124 DtTBLiK ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 1780. now appointed to the said office of Town Clerk or Clerk 2!i*^^*' soiary. ^f ^j^g Tholsel, with the usual salary, fees, profits and perquisites thereunto belonging, during the pleasure of ■*-^*- ^^l^l the city, they paying to the city the annual rent of office. £100, for the office in the Tholsel in which the business of the Town Clerk is now transacted and entering into such bonds, covenants, and agreements for payment thereof and for performance of the said office, to save the city harmless, with such other clauses as the Recorder. Eecordcr shall advise, and also upon express condition that the said committee shall report that the said Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert have complied with such matters as shall be required of them by the said committee, and upon the report of the said com- mittee being confirmed by the general assembly, and upon the said Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert Qortm^ being approved of by government and privy council c^cii ^^ *^®^^ appointment to said office. * James Hamilton. — Anthony King. — Edward Sankey. — Francis Fetherston. — William Dunn. — Killner Swettenham. — George Alcock. — James Horan. — James Shiel.' 1780. July 24.— Fourth Friday after the 24th of m. ». June. Herbage of [1.] Certain of the commons, to grant the herbage Saint , stepben'H of Saiut Stephen's Green to ^Iderman Killner swetten- Swctteuham, Lord Mayor elect during his Mayoralty : whereupon it was granted according to the prayer of the petition. [2.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the City pipe committee for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 17th day of July, 1780. iieport. *We inform your honours, that we have attended very carefully to the business to us committed, since DUBLm ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 125 Bon mii.A. our last report several of the [inhabitants of] George's 1790. and the City quays having applied to us to have a main ^J**"* laid down on the said quays to supply that part of uJJ^^^' the town with water, we complied therewith, and ordered a main to be laid down as soon as possible, which we find has been since done. Being desirous of having the hedges and trees round the city bason H^e^ clipped this season in a proper manner and having ^'*^*- received a proposal from Luke Hill to do the same for Hia £10, which thinking reasonable they agreed thereto and ordered it to be done under the inspection of aldennan Horan and Mr. Bloxham. Thinking it most advisable and advantageous to your honours to contract with a proper person capable of furnishing the iron iron work*, works that are necessary for tJie pipe water works, they caused an advertizement to be inserted in the public papers to receive proposals from such persons as are 111.20*, willing to contract for the same, and Mr. Ambrose Binns having sent a proposal and estimate to us, Bimw. which we considered very reasonable and agreed thereto and think him a proper and fit person to furnish such works and ordered the said proposal and estimate to be sent to your honours' storekeeper, to be Estimau. by him entered in his books, the better to regulate the conduct of said store-keeper in certifying such bills ^^j^r. as the said Ambrose Binns may have from time to time ^^"*- for such business. ' Your committee further beg leave to inform your honours, that finding the collectors were much retarded coUectora. in their collections, being obliged to attend the duties and inspection of turning the cocks, resolved Tnmcocki. upon electing two capable persons who should undertake that department, and whose time and attention should be solely devoted to that business, and the better to enable ttiem to attend personally, we agreed that the person elected to turn the 126 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. cocks in the southern department should be allowed bou tjoiu Salaries, £100, per annuiT), and the person elected to the northern department £60, per annum, that they should live in a central part of the district to which they should be elected, the better to enable them to receive complaints Books. from the inhabitants, that they should keep books to enter all complaints received by them which are to be laid before the committee on their several meetings, and Monday the 8th day of May being the day seguin. appointed for the election, we elected Mr. Peter Seguin to be turncock for the southern department and Mr. ^Se!***" Daniel Hautenville for the northern department during good behaviour, not exceeding six months from the 24th day of June last, their salaries to commence on the said 24th day of June. Your committee finding the Arrears in several collcctors Considerably in arrear in their collec- oollections. ^ tions, and apprehending it might be through inattention in some of them, ordered the several arrears and insolvencies in their respective divisions, and they having done so, we were of opinion it would be most advantageous to your honours to appoint other persons to collect the arrears so returned by them, and Elliott. accordingly appointed Mr. Faulkner Elliott to collect Kelly. the arrears returned by Mr. Andrew Moore, Mr. Kelly to collect the arrears returned by Mr. George Moore Bury. and Mr. George Bury to collecF the arrears returned by messieurs Nathaniel Stakes and Eichard Gladwell. m. la, *0n the 12th day of June we met, and having c!S^ received a letter from Mr. Green of the Castle informing Jfedu."*' ^s ^^^^ ^ ^®*^^®^ 0^ credit on London for £200, English, London, ^^g^g necessary to forward the heads of a bill for the regulation of the pipe water works, which was trans- Engiand. mittcd to England, we ordered the same. We further inform your honours, that we met again on the 3rd • Sxeer*"^ day of J^ly instant and the inhabitants of Denmark row. *''*'' street, Gardiner's row, and the upper end of Great 0.19 6. DT7BLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 127 J^^^^ Qeorge*8 street being willing and desirous that they itso. should have an ample and sufficient supply of water aSJites in that neighbourhood ; we ordered that a proper article or agreement should be made out for the several inhabitants of said streets to sign and that when signed by them that mains should be laid in said streets. Mains. Application having been made to us to grant a sum of money towards repairing that part of the pavement in Dame street alleged to have been injured by laying »»»»• down pipes, we ordered that a sum of <£10, should be i*vement. granted for that purpose. *0n the 10th day of July aforesaid we again met, and it appearing to us that some person or persons had improperly obtained keys, by which means the turn- Keys, cocks were hindered from doing their duty effectually, and it being also represented that the several cocks and boxes were often wantonly filled with dirt, gravel, and such other stuff, ordered an advertizement to be inserted in the public papers offering a reward of £10, for Bewwds. the apprehending and prosecuting to conviction such person or persons as should be found offending in such manner, and it is our opinion that in future this com- mittee to audit their own accounts.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report order, confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the com- mittee continued and to proceed as they shall think proper. [3.] Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert, gentlemen, J^^^ setting forth that the committee of auditors of the city to^^ accounts, to whom their petition was referred, have made the annexed report of the 20th day of July, 1780. * We, the committee of auditors of the city accounts, Eeport. to whom the ascertaining the duties of Town Clerk or Duties Clerk of the Tholsel were referred, have examined the matters so to us referred, and are of opinion that the oath of Town Clerk or CJ' k of the Tholsel fully onth. 128 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. ascertained the duties of the said -o#ce, and having S^^jj""^' Abatmctof directed that an abstract should be made and entered cliiirtei's, illSls.''*^^^' of the several charters, city title deeds, rolls of assembly, and city leases to be laid before us, the same was complied with and was by our directions engrossed on a strong parchment book. We further infton fcmt honours, that we appointed a sub-committee who' tapre Lists. inspected said lists, and have reportod their appro- bation tt;L regularity thereof to us and have also ?archi».t'iit recornij(n.i.:i to us, that the said parchment book trMsnrer ^^^^^ ^^'^r ^^^^" ^uturt^, bo lodged in the hands of the city treasurer as the proper officer to hold the same, and we do recommend that said report be complied with. 'We likewise inform your honours, that the said compiittuce. Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert have complied with all said matters as have been required of them by us and are 6f opinion that on said Benjamin Taylor and Sworn. John Lambert being sworn into office, that they shall Eeceipt. sign a receipt in said book acknowledging to have received into their possession the several charters, title deeds, rolls of assembly, and city leases so entered in the said parchment book, in order that the said book may be deposited in the hands of -the city treasurer, and we Dupiicatea. are furtJier of opinion that two duplicates of said parchment books containing said lists shall be forth- with made out, one to be lodged with the- present and House" all succeeding chief magistrates at the Mansion House ci«ik'B and the other to remain in the office of the Towti Clerk.' office. Order. And* the said Benjamin Taylor and John Lambert Granted. pr«».ving to coufirm the said report and make the same an act of assembly: it was thereupon granted, the committee's renort confirmed and made an act of assembly. ■ A,iaitor»of J4J Certain of tb^-" 5, setting forth that them w accounts, (jommittec appoit le accounts of alderman JioJia DUBLIH ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 129 ^jamin Geale, treasurer, have made the annexed i7w>. %rt of the 20th day of July,. .1780. SSiuW. ^e, the committee appointed for eXatttuung the r^votu Accounts of alderman Benjamin Geale, dty'tif6asurer, Aieonnta. ^^f the rents, issues, and profits of the said 'city com^ ^^^cing Michaelmas 1778 and ending MichaelmaB ^^f have examined the said accounts and the several ^Qciers relative thereto with the utmost care and ^^tion. Your treasurer laid before us a rental of R«af»j. o ^ honours' estate as it stood the 29th day of fi) -^^^' 1779, together with the arrears of rent due Aman, ^,. p;^ece(ling year. We charged the accomptaut a^, *He arrears of rent due Michaelmas, 1778, ^ , ^A8o with the entire rental of your estate SQcl • 'stood at Michaelmas 1779, together with ijj,, ^"fcher incidental issues and profits as accrued £jj j^^ ^™e amounting* in the whole to the sum of iei^^^l 16s. 9id.- We -find the disbursements, SlfnS!"^ £Vo f^t^'*^^ ^^® arrears of rent due, amounting to tr^^* '^'' 8s. 9|d., a balance of £4,601 2s. 8Jd., due the Bainnce. ^^-^ ^^r on: last account, and also including the ^^ ^ -.diiec'lJD. ,the treasurer on the pipe water .^^ ^'^tit? atfTOufitiir^ to £1,102 98.- 3|d., amounting ^^ *^^ 'Whble* .tQ^the *stLm-.of. £3^i;W8 lOs. lO^d., ^ ^hich the BumJ^df f£f34 ■15s:r«(f,,v.C|555naago Poundage. ^ ^*14,695 14s.-, OJ*d:, .-flet' .^Inoftey' paid being ^4ded tnakes.the discharge ^amtm^t lo'£32,153 6s. 6id., ^ ihat there appears due to the treasurer upon the general account of the corporation ending the 29th Septembei::, 1779, the sum. of£*31 9s. 9Jd. Your committee inform your honours, that the whole accou^^ts being stated with the utmost accuracy, we unanimously Accuracy resolved that the thanks of this cok/mittee be returned AtteLtio,. to alderman Benjamin Geale for his great attention to the city accounts and ff r- -victaal and faithful discharge of the trust rep ^j.. VOL. xm. xr 130 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report 2|f^}^[**'^ confirmed and made an act of assembly. [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the m. is *. cityiewe?. committee appointed for inspecting city leases near expiring have made the annexed report of the 20th day of July, 1780. Report. *\y3 inform your honours, that we met on the 22nd day of June last to take into consideration the con- ^gjjj™ Siderable arrears of rent due by Mr. James Mahon for J^^ the mills and fishery of Island bridge and being required by your committee to know in what manner he intended to discharge the arrears due by him to your honours, informs us that he was willing to Surrender surrender his interest in the said mills and fishery, on his being forgiven the rent then due by him or that R^mrford \^Q ^as willing to convey his concerns in Rainsford street, on which he expended a considerable sum of money, to your honours and for which he pays an Bent. annual rent of £46, and to take a lease thereof from your honours at the rent of £100, a year, but we, con- sidering said proposals as trivial and insufficient to discharge so large an arrear as appears due by said Mahon, declined coming into any terms with him and Lftwng^ thereupon ordered that your law agent should forth- forarrean. vvith prococd agaiust him in the most speedy manner for the recovery of said arrear. * We also beg leave to inform your honours, that on the said day we took into consideration the petition compaie. of Mr. Richard Compsie for a renewal of a piece of Town wall, grouud part of the town wall, which was referred to us by your honours t^nd Mr. Compsie having attended K«nt. us and proposed to |»i*^ the yearly rent of £1 5s., for the same and io co^nmence rent forthwith, we agreed to said proposal dud are oi opinion that the city surveyor be o^^^'^rt^c^ ♦v^^n,,,.-*!. i^ survey the ;aid piece Leaiei. of grouud Q: i ^'.ai >f> r-ade ^v your honours DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 131 2^^^ to the said Richard Compsie of the same, at the yearly itw. rent of £1 5s. • We also took into consideration the petition of Mr. H-Donnau. Alexander McDonnell for a lease of a piece of ground at the rear of his dwelling-house in Lurgan-street and do IS2t?* entirely agree with their former reports on that subject and hereunto annexed and are of opinion that a lease ^•^ should be made to the said Alexander McDonnell of the piece of ground he required by his petition at the rent of 5s. per foot for every foot it contains, and they rather as we apprehend it can be no ways injurious to your honours' estate in setting the other parts of the premises at a future day. ■- '7. * On the same day, Mr. Mathews, your honours' Matbewi. surveyor, attended your committee and produced a map ^p- or survey of the lands of BallycuUen and Grange laid 0^^^^*°* out by him in lots in the following manner, videlicet : No. 1 No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. Total 'And we are of opinion that the same should bcLoutobe forthwith set either in lots as above set forth or in the whole, or in two divisions, whichever would appear most advantageous to your honours, for the term of 99 years or for three lives renewable within 70 years imlbw. at the option of the person or persons who shall take the same and that one fourth part of the rent shall Bent. be fined down at 15 years' purchase, and also that the Acres Roods Perches . 90 ... 1 4 67 ... 2 4 67 2 ... 28 61 ... 1 ... 32 . 95 .. 0 ... 31 64 .. 1 6 436 1 ... 24 132 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 178D. Limestone quarriei. Map. Hoggen Oreen, Lots. Lot No. 1. Beatty. Order. FubUc caut. Ballycallen. Leases. Hoggen Oreeo. Tolls and Customs. Beport. Contests. Flour millers. several limestone quarries on the said concerns should J^y™"*^ be for the joint use of the several person or persons who take the said lands. *0n the 3rd and 10th days of July we agam met and Mr. Mathews attended us on each of said days with a map or survey of several plots of ground, part of Hoggen Green and laid out in lots by him, and we are of opinion that they should have power to set the same forthwith in the manner laid out by said map. We further beg leave to inform your honours, that they have viewed the said ground and finding lot No. 1. as laid down in said map to have an irregular piece of ground laid out as belonging to it, took said irregular ground of said lot, so as to make the lot a parcel of 22 feet and set the said irregular piece of ground to Mr. Beatty at the rent of 20s. yearly.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report con- firmed and made an act of assembly and the committee continued and that they be hereby empowered to set forthwith by public cant the lands of BallycuUen in said report mentioned in the lots laid down by the reports m.i7». or such other divisions as shall appear more expedient to the committee for 90 years or three lives renewable within 70 years, as prescribed by the report mentioned, leases to be immediately executed and the fines laid down, and that the committee be also empowered to set Hoggen Green by public cant in the lots and manner as laid down in the map hereunto annexed or in such other manner as the committee shall think proper, [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for inspecting the management of tolls and customs have made the annexed report of the 17th day of July, 1780, *We inform your honours, that several contests having of late years arisen between the corporation and flour millers, and terms of accommodation having DtJBLIN ASSEKBLT BOLL, 1780. 133 2^^*- been proposed by the millers or their factors to the i7». corporation, we, in order to have such terms of accom- t< modation carried into execution if possible and the better to enable us so to do, ordered Mr. Nathaniel Thrumble to make out an account of the quantity and SSSS* price of flour sold within five years, that is to say, from the 1st of August, 1774, to the 1st of August, 1779, distinguishing each year and also a general average price for said five years, in order to strike an average toll on flour between the corporation and ^^f"*" millers, which account the said Nathaniel Thrumble did Thnunue. make out and laid same before us, and we are of opinion that in consideration of the extraordinary trouble said iroabie. Nathaniel Thrumble had in making out such account from time to time, he be paid a sum of 50 guineas. Pfcyment. * On the 14th day of July, 1780, we met in order to set the great and petty customs together with the tolls, xHTte?"'' as formerly set to Mr. Timothy Mahon, including the *wioii. gates at Donnybrook and Stephen's Green according Donny. m. !«. to the docket agreed to by act of assembly, and Mr. stephen'i Mahon having attended, your committee proposed to <^*^ take a lease of the same for 31 years from the 29th September next, with a clause of surrender every three years, giving one year's notice, at the rent of £3,600, yearly, the consideration of which said proposal we postponed till the 17th instant and having met on that day we agreed, subject to your honours' approbation, to set said tolls and customs to Mr. Mahon for seven years at the yearly rent of £3,700, to commence as seut aforesaid, with a clause of surrender every year, he the said Timothy Mahon giving six months' notice in writing of his intention of surrendering, to which the said Timothy Mahon agreed. And we are of opinion that a lease of the said tolls and customs be forthwith Lease made to the said Timothy Mahon at the said rent of £3,700, yearly, to commence the 29th September next, 134 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. City trMsnrer. Order. Psjment. Thrumble. Mahon. Rent. Fumitare. Mayoralty house. Committee. Expense. Commons. the said rent to be paid monthly to the city treasurer SSe™*"^ and the said Timothy Mahon to pass bonds for the same in the usual manner.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay to Mr. Nathaniel Thrumble the sum of BO guineas by the annexed report recommended, and as to Mr. Timothy Mahon, that a lease be made to him of the tolls and customs for three years to commence from the 29tK day of September next, at the yearly rent of £4,000, payable monthly clear above all deductions and allowances whatsoever and upon this express condition that the said Timothy Mahon do, on or before the 1st day of September next, execute a lease with and pass bonds to this corporation agreeable to this proposal hereunto annexed, otherwise this order to be void. [7.] Certain of the commons, praying to appoint a committee to provide furniture for the Mayoralty house : whereupon it was ordered, that the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, treasurer, masters of the city works, aldermen Sankey, Fetherston, Darragh, Warren, and eight of m.i66. the commons to be named by the commons or any five of them, whereof the Lord Mayor when present and one of the Sheriffs to be always two and in the absence of the Lord Mayor, the senior alderman present to preside, be and are hereby appointed a committee to provide such furniture for the use of the Mayoralty House, the expense attending same not to exceed £100, and who are hereby required to draw on the city treasurer for said sum and to Be allowed him in his accounts. [The eight of the commons:] Mr. Howison, Mr. McCready, Mr. Thene, Mr. Strong, Mr, Grumley, Mr. Shene, Mr. Callage, Mr. Home. [8.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that Sir DUBLIN ASSBllBLY BOLL, 1780. 185 Boii xisla. Lucius O'Brien, baronet, hath manifested a particular itbo. attention to the welfare of this kingdom in the o^BrfSa!*** indefatigable pains taken by him in the framing of a bill for the further encouragement of its trade and ^'o' . manufactures and for preventing combinations therein, JJJJJ*^ therefore praying that the thanks of this corporation niMikB of be presented to him in the most respectful manner: «<»• whereupon it was granted, and that the same be published in Faulkner's Journal and Hibernian jonnwu. Journal. [9.] Certain of the commons, praying that the thanks Thanks of of this city may be presented to Richard Allen, esquire, coionei colonel of the corps of Dublin Volunteers, for his Au«n. particular attention to the said corps : whereupon it was no^n granted, for the reasons in the petition set forth, and that the same be published in the Dublin and Hibernian Journals. joimuds. [10.] Certain of the commons, praying freedom to Fnuiohiie. Henry Thompson and they rather at the request of Thompnon. the Lord Mayor: whereupon it was granted gratis, for reasons in said petition set forth. » I*' [11.] Certain of the commons, for freedom to Mr. pmnchiM. William Mylne, engineer and director of the pipe water Myin*. En^inoer. works : whereupon it was granted, gratis. [12.] John Darragh, praying to be paid the sum of Darra^h. £4 2s., expended by him for boards for flooring the grand jury room: whereupon it was ordered, that the^^ city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay J^^^^^ the petitioner the sum of £4 2s., sterling, expended by him for the uses in said petition set forth. [13.] John Allen, gentleman, praying to be paid aAUen. sum of £41 19s. lOd., being the balance of his bill of BiUof cost, cost due in the prosecution against the writ of error *^"**'* * brought by Thomas Hickey and Bryan Farrell : where- "^J- upon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of his petition. 136 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. Eager, gnnarj keeper. Thomas Btreet. Treasurer. Taylor. Arthur. Bausford. Paymeuts. ScriTen. Citj Beal, Deeds. Cook street. Com market. Steps repaired. New marketj Kuox'' mace bearer. m. lA. [14.] Francis Eager, praying to be appointed granary bou keeper of the market house : whereupon it was ordered that the above-named Francis Eager be and is hereby appointed granary keeper at the market house of Thomas street during the city's pleasure, to commence from the 29th day of September next, but without any salary or charge to the city. [16.] Certain of the commons, for an order to the treasurer to credit Mary Taylor £60, B. Arthur <£26, and E. Eansford £32, paid by said persons to Mr. Edward Scriven : whereupon it was ordered, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. [16.] Certain of the commons, to have city seal affixed to deeds of conveyance to the Grand Canal company City bason, of part of the city bason: whereupon it was granted, pursuant to the prayer of the petition. [17.] The inhabitants of Cook street. Com market, etc., praying to have the steps leading from Cook street into New market repaired: whereupon it was ordered, that the black stone steps in the above petition be picked under the inspection of sir Anthony King, knight. [18.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and officer of ». is 6 commons, praying compensation for supplying the Commons. Sheriffs and Commons with candles and candlesticks Necessaries, and other necessaries for one year ending this assembly: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £6, sterling, in consideration of supplying the Sheriffs and Commons with the above necessaries for one year ending this assembly. [19.J Thomas Linnon, praying to be paid a fine of shepijard, £10, which was imposed on William Sheppard, who was tried in the Tholsel court for assaulting said Thomas Linnon: whereupon it was ordered, that in consideration of the petitioner's bad state of health, the Payment Linnon] Tholsel court Aiisault. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 137 B.>iimii.A. gi^Qpiffg Qf ^his city do hand over to the petitioner it^- the above sum of £10, sterling, they having received said sum from said Sheppard before he was discharged. [20.1 Nathaniel Stakes, praying to be continued staler, collector for the pipe water revenue for division No. 3. v^^ ^^"^ during the city's pleasure not exceeding one year ending Midsummer assembly 1781, on his giving suffi- cient security in one week for the faithful discharge of said office and paying to the city treasurer all such sums as he shall receive, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and if said security be not entered into within the time aforesaid, that this appointment to be null and void. [21.] John M*Elroy, praying to be continued one of JJ,'^?^^^*^^ the Serjeants at mace : whereupon it was ordered, that "»»«•• the above named John M*Elroy be and is hereby con- tinued one of the serjeants at mace during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending next m 1-*. Midsummer assembly 1781, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and redelivery of the silver mace, as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date or this order for continuing the i)etitioner to be void. [22.] Ann Bentley, widow of Eobert Bentley deceased, Bentiey, late granary keeper, praying to be paid the salary due to her late husband at the time of his death : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £12 10s., payment sterling, in lieu of salary and other demands due by the city to the petitioner's husband at the time of his death. [23.] Lucy Oulton, widow of Walley Oulton, praying ouiton usual allowance: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay onuit. the petitioner the sum of ten guineas. 138 DUBLIN ASSSKBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. [24.] Henry Brown, porter of the Tholsel, praying Roiixxiii.4. Tboi»«i usual allowance to enable him to pay the rent of his "* porter. "^ -^ room : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer Payment, do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £4. [25.] The report of the committee of directors of the g^J^* Ballast Office to the general assembly, the 19th of July, 1780. Repor*:' *Your committoe, since their last report to your Pile*. honours, have ordered the piles to be repaired and will endeavour in the course of the summer to put them in good order, they have also continued the repairs of GabbMda. the floats and gabbards and have contracted with LigTSJ'. Mr. Hugh Murphy to build a lighter for which he is to be paid £404. *Your committee have begun the building of IBO Wall. feet of the Ballast Office wall and would have made a greater progress in it, but that the stone-cutters m.ri4fr. bSckV demanded a higher price for the stone blocks than they were willing to take some time ago. We beg your City teal, houours wiU make an order to affix the city seal to a Grant. receipt for the parliamentary grant of the present session for carrying on the Ballast Office wall. *Your committee think proper to inform your Prieu, honours, that Mr. George Friell, the Ballast Master's deceased. ® ' clerk, died lately, and are of opinion that the present Ballast Master be allowed to nominate his own clerk, as has been customary heretofore, TruBteea of * The trustoes of the Circular road have been desirous Circular Howe ferry ^^ ©stabUsh a horse ferry over the river Liffey near the SiSine^*^" Marine School and as they are restricted by act of ^^°^^* parliament from making any encroachment into the Pilot river without the consent of the pilot committee, they committee. _ applied to said committee for liberty to erect two ynuatn wharfs, each to project 70 feet into the river, which committee examined several experienced mariners, who DtJBLlN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 139 Boll xxiii.A. were unanimously of opinon that such projection would i78o. most essentially injure the navigation of the river: ^^"^^^^^^ whereupon they resolved, that any projection into the river more than 7 feet could not be permitted without material injury to the navigation, and the pilot com- mittee having laid the said resolution and the several papers relative thereto before us, your committee unanimously agreed in opinion with them. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which cash, we have examined and find there is a balance of BAiance. £6,066 13s. lOJd., in the hands of Mr. alderman Henry Hart, Ballast Master, in the Ballast Office fund, from Hart, which deducting £4,671 17s. Id., overpaid by him on the account of the public money, the balance is M. 13. £393 16s. 9^d., all which is submitted to your honours. * Signed by nine of the committee.' 2Ist July, 1780.— Itesolved, that the Ballast Office committee be continued for three months with full TOntSi^.* power to continue the works. State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 6th day saiiaBt •^ Office of April last inclusive to the 19th day of July, 1780, acoounte. exclusive. Ballut Office, Dr. £ «. d. To balance of last qturter^B abstract .. 4664 19 9^ To caih received lince .. .. .. .. 1638 10 6 £6^ 10 34 Per contra, Or. By caah paid for raising ballast £ s. d. .. -803 17 2 By cash paid for repairs on the piles 116 9 9 By cash paid salaries .. 175 13 9 By cash paid for repairs on gabbards .. 279 10 9^ By cash paid rent and contingent expenses .. 66 6 9i By cash paid for account of the lighthouse .. 94 19 2 By cash paid interest .. 202 0 0 By balance .. 5066 13 10^ ir6^io Si 140 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. Boll zxiii.&. 1780. „.!,*. Ballast Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. o£Bce £ 8. d. accounts. To Per contra, Or £ s. d. By balance over expended per last quartefs abstract . . . . 4255 7 6 By cash expended since on the pier . . 416 9 7 £4^1 17 1 Franchiae. 1780. July 21. — Admissions to franchise, p»j Dcciara. 1780. Julv 21. — Declaration and signatures. ^^ tiou. 1780. August 8. — ^Post Assembly. »w^ Sutton. [1.] John Sutton, esquire, praying to be excused from sbfriif. serving the office of one of the High Sheriffs for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next: whereupon it was ordered, that the above resignation be accepted of, the petitioner paying the sum of 200 Pine, guineas as a fine towards the building of the new Blue Ho^it^ Coat Hospital. Marston. [2.] Daniel Marston, esquire, the like, like order. [3.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot for'shirnfffc nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, resident within the said city or the liberties thereof adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate in possession the sum of £2,000, sterling, over and above all their just debts, that is to say, Thomas Andrews of the Comb, brewer, Samuel Read of Cook street, plumber, David Beatty of Saint Andrew street, merchant, Thomas Fleming of Orange street, stationer, Benjamin Gault of Mary's Abbey, merchant, William Wallice of Bridge street, merchant, Patrick Bride of Dominick street, apothecary, and William French of Exchange street, merchant, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city and do hereby DUBLIH ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 141 B^**»*a. return the names with the additions of the said eight iwo. f^^ns to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the f^^^^^ ^^^ city, in order to your electing two of the said ^^^na to be Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing ^^^ commencing from Michaelmas next. "William James, John Exshaw, Sheriffs." " l^.] **We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected Patrick Eiecti<m. Bride of Dominick street, apothecary, and Thomas Jjjj^,. Andrews of the Comb, brewer, out of the eight persons ^^^^*^^^ returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. "James Hamilton, Lord Mayor." nSO. September 20.— Post Assembly. [1.] "We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day nominated and Nomina- returned John Hunt of Stephen street, George Sutton »id«nn»n. of Ormond quay, Alexander Kirkpatrick of the Merchants' quay, and John Rose of Saint Andrew street, as fit persons to serve the place of alderman of the said city and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said four persons to you the Sheriffs and Commons of the said city, in order to your electing one of the said four persons an alderman of the said city in the room of sir Patrick Hamilton, knight, sir Patrick ^ Hamilton, deceased. d«ceaa«d. " James Hamilton, Lord Mayor." [2.] "We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin, have this day elected by ballot from among Election, the four Sheriffs' Peers returned to this house by the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen, John Rose of Rose, _^ , alderman. Samt Andrew street, merchant, to the place of an aldemiau. Q^ld box. 142 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1790. alderman of the said city, in the room of alderman sir eoUixula, SimStoi? Patrick Hamilton, deceased. dece-ed. ,. William James, John Exshaw, Sheriffs." * Killner Swettenham. — James Hamilton. — Benjamin Geale. — Francis Fetherston. — Henry Hart. — Nathaniel Warren. — George Alcock. — James Shiel. — Anthony King. — Thomas Greene. — William Alexander. — John Rose. — James Horan.' 1780. October 20.— Third Friday after the 29th of «.» September. Lord Mayor.- Killner Swettenham. Sheriffs : Patrick Bride and Thomas Andrews. [1.] " Eesolved iinanimously, that the thanks of this Elndiion ^^^V ^^ presented to alderman James Hamilton, late Lord Mayor, in a gold box of the value of twenty guineas, in testimony of his unwearied diligence, spirit, and activity in his late office of Lord Mayor of this city, his particular attention to the improvement of B«Tenae. its revcnue, and to the preservation of the peace and Peace of i , - , . ,. citj. good order of this metropolis. "Resolved, that the said sum of twenty guineas be charged by the treasurer in his next year's accounts." Thanks. [2.] "Eesolved, that the thanks of this assembly be eS£!V given to William James and John Exshaw, late High §ier*iffi. Sheriffs, in token of our approbation of the prudence, public spirit, and integrity manifested by them in that iinportant station." ^To^itj. [3.] Alderman James Hamilton, late Lord Mayor. praying to be paid the usual sum of £500 : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Pajmant. Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £600, sterling, the same to be allowed him in his accounts, deducting thereout the sum of one hundred guineas in lieu of the commons ball. [4.] Certain of the commons, to grant to sir Samuel DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 143 Roll xxiii,A. Bradstreet, baronet, the sum of £200 : whereupon it itso. was ordered, that the sum of £200, sterling, be granted Beoorder. to sir Samuel Bradstreet, baronet, Recorder of the city of Dublin, to be paid by the city treasurer on the Lord Payment Mayor's warrant and allowed in his accounts, as a testimony of the services done by him to the citizens of the city of Dublin, for one year ending Midsummer last, by a faithful and vigilant discharge of his duty as Eecorder. m. 26 6. [5.] Alderman Henry Hart, praying to be continued gjg^^ Ballast Master : whereupon it was ordered, that the Maator. within named alderman Henry Hart be and is hereby elected Ballast Master and treasurer to the Ballast Office of the port of Dublin, for one year ending next Michaelmas assembly, 1781, at the annual salary of saiury. £160, he giving such security for the faithful discharge securitj. of the duties of said office and also for his accounting justly for all such sums of money as he shall receive from time to time, as shall be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, said security to be entered into in ten days from this date or this order to be void. [6.1 Certain of the commons, for a new gown for the oown. *■ ■" / o Knox, officer of commons : whereupon it was ordered, that o^^er of * ' commons. the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay Thomas Knox £6, for the purpose aforesaid. Payment. [7.] John Waller, praying usual allowance : where- waUer. upon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the above named John Grant. Waller the sum of £3. [8.] Ann Heatly, widow sister of the late Doctor H<»tiy, Lucas, praying aid: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the above named petitioner the sum of ten guineas. Grant. [9.] Medicis Oakes, praying usual allowance : where- oakes. upon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £11 7s. 6d, G^t. 144 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780 1780. [10.] William Osbrey, praying to be continued in the mi Kin i cTtV*"' office of Marshal of the city of Dublin : whereupon it ^ *'"*^*** was ordered, that the above named William Osbrey be and is hereby continued Marshal Keeper to the city of Dublin during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas assembly 1781, with all the just fees and perquisites belonging to the said employ- ment and that the petitioner should be bound in a ?f°^- . bond of £3,000, and find three securities, each to be bound in a separate bond of £1,000, for indemnifying the city from all escapes and for the due execution of said employment, that he shall on Monday in eveiy m. 23 List of week make and return a list on oath of every person in his custody upon any action or execution or other Thoiaei process whatsoever from the city or Tholsel court, distinguishing at whose suit such person or persons was or were committed and when and by whom discharged and whether such person hath been kept in actual custody or not, said security to be approved of by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and entered into in one week from this day or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. Taylor. [H-] Benjamin Taylor, praying to be paid half a monies, y^ar's Salary for summonsing prosecutors in criminal cases : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer Payment, do, ou the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 15s., sterling, in consideration of his trouble in summonsing prosecutors and pursuant to the above petition. Trumbull. [12.] Nathaniel Trumbull, water bailiff, praying to Persons in cnstod/. water bailiff, be continued in office: whereupon it was ordered, that continued. the above named Nathaniel Trumbull be and is hereby continued one of the water bailiffs during the city*s pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Michaelmas assembly 1781, with the usual fees and perquisites, he giving such security to save the city harmless, and for DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 145 Bou^riiiA. tEe faithful execution of his employment, as the Lord i^ao. Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of. [13.1 John Purcell, clerk to the Sheriffs and Com- ^^or^eii, mons, for usual allowance : whereupon it was ordered, commoni. that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the sum of £22 15s. payment. [14.] Certain of the commons, for freedom to Bar. J. Franchise. Coffey, he having renounced the errors of the church co«fey. of Eome and embraced the Protestant religion : where- gj^^ <>' upon it was granted, gratis. Si^'** [16.] Peter Friel, to be appointed clerk to the Ballast Priei, Master : whereupon it was ordered^ that in consideration of the petitioner's father's past services in the Ballast ^^^ Office and his present distressed circumstances, he be paid out of the Ballast OflSce fund the sum of £50, Payment sterling, the same to be allowed on the Ballast Office account. [16.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for better supplying the city with ^J^^*p® pipe water have made the annexed report of the 16th day of October, 1780. * We inform your honours, that we have attended Report. m. 28 b, very particularly to the business to us committed since our last report. On the 24th day of July last your committee met and finding they should be obliged to break up several parts of the city in order to lay new New mains, mains, they ordered the Town Clerk to write to the commissioners for paving informing them, that they Paving, were ready to contract for the square pavement of such parts as should be broke up, and in answer received a letter from the secretary of said commissioners informing them, that Mr. James Gernon, the contractor Gemon, ^ ' contractor. for paving Skinner row, through part of which the skinner new main was intended to be laid, could not repair the same less than 13d., per square yard, they therefore agreed to pay said sum. VOt. XXXI. J* 146 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. *0n the 7th day of August last, Francis Gibbons boii «m.A. cimpiSlii exhibited a complaint before your committee against Hw4fbj^»^^ William Beaghan, James Murphy, Richard Boyle, James Tommins, Mr. Shannon, and Mr. Coogan, for pounding and confining the water on the 29th day of July last, which complaint appearing to be well Piwe*. founded, we fined them in the sum of £10, sterling, which sum was afusrwards paid and applied as by law established. We ordered your engineer to have the Marl- mains in Marlborough street completed with all N^mains. ^^P^^'i^i^n and also to lay down new mains in order to supply that part of the liberty within the juris- diction of the city with pipe water. * On the 14th day of August aforesaid, upon an coie^aiiej. application from the inhabitants of Cole alley. Castle L^en street, we ordered that a leaden main should be laid """• therein under the inspection of the proper ofiBcer and that the rose of such main should not exceed 1|^ inches, ftr^" Several of the inhabitants of the county side of Britain ^J^y street having applied to us for a supply of water and they being willing to pay a sum of 20s. per year each for such supply, we ordered that a proper instrument should be drawn up for the said inhabitants to sign and when signed, that they should have a sufficient supply. Considering it reasonable and proper that c^^. the Castle of Dublin should pay a proper sum yearly for water, the consumption therein being very con- siderable, we ordered your law agent to prepare a tS^STa'Jd^of P^^P®^ memorial to be presented to tiie Board of Works Works. re(iuesting payment in future for supplying said place m, 2r. and that said memorial should also contain a demand Arrears, of arrcars since the commencement of tlie pipe water act. i>yers. i q^ ^j^^ 25th day of September last we again met and NUjhoiae scveral private dyers in the parish of Saint Nicholas parigh."*^ Without having by an instrument from under their DITBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 147 R«.inixm.A. hands agreed to pay annually 10s. each, over and above itso. the rent usually paid by a private consumption, weR^ut. ordered that the proper oflBcer should immediately proceed in laying down an entire new sot of pipes for their use. *0n the 16th day of October instant we met and messieurs George Gee and Nathaniel Walker having ^^^^^^ applied to us, to be considered for their extraordinary trouble in their care and attention to the works, we are of opinion, that they be each paid a sum of £10.' Payment. It was thereupon granted, the committee's report con- order, firmed and made an act of assembly. [17.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for setting the cleansing of the ^l^^^ streets have made the annexed report of the 16th day of October, 1780. * We beg leave to inform your honours, that James Report. Smith who formerly undertook the cleansing of lots smith. Nos. 2. 3. 9. and 10. on the north side of the river LiflFey for three years, having failed in his circum- stances and not being able to fulfil his contract with your honours, the Lord Mayor exonerated him there- from and set the cleansing the lots No. 2. 3. and 9. by private contract to John Connolly for six months conuoiiy. from 25th March aforesaid for the sum of £95, sterling, and lot No. 10. including Marlborough street, which was omitted to be inserted in said number as laid down by the docket, to John Keating for the same term for Keating. £30, and the said Connolly and Keating having declined cleansing the same longer. * We caused an advertizement to be inserted in the ^je^t^"*' public papers for setting the said lots on Monday the m.27b. 19th day of September last, when we met and set the two following lots to the following persons for two years being the terms unexpired, commencing the 29th day of September aforesaid, that is to say, lot No. 9. 148 DUBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1780. Walsh. Keating M'Cabe. Hamilton. Douogb. Darcey. Donafh. to James Walsh for £66 ITs. 6d., and lot No. 10. to ^%^'' John Keating for £66 ITs. 6d., and there not appearing a sufficient number of persons who would undertake the cleansing of the other two lots, we caused a further notice to be published for setting the same on the 26th day of September aforesaid, when we met and having then received a memorial from John M'Cabe, praying to be exonerated from his contract to cleanse lot No. 4. on the north side, thereby to enable him to bid for the cleansing of the said lots No. 2. and 3., we therefore exonerated him therefrom and set up the said lots No. 2. and 3. together, and the said John M*Cabe having agreed to cleanse the said two lots for £160, and not finding any person inclined to cleanse for a less sum, we set the said lots to the said John M*Cabe. *0n the same day Eichard Hamilton preferred a memorial to us, to be exonerated from cleansing lot No. 12, your committee taking the same into considera- tion, exonerated him therefrom and ordered an advertizement to be inserted for the cleansing of said lots No. 4. and 12. on the 4th day of October instant for two years from the 29th day of September last, being the term unexpired, on which said last mentioned day we met, and James Donogh having then declined the cleansing of lots No. 16. and 17. on the south side of the river, his contract being expired, and sufficient number of people not attending, who were inclined to cleanse the said four last mentioned lots, we post- poned the setting of the same until the 9th day of October instant, we again met and pursuant to adver- tizement set up lot No. 12. on the south side and Patrick Darcey having agreed to cleanse the same for £36, and m.* no person then appearing who would do it for less, we let the same to him ; we also set lot No. 17. on the same side to James Donagh for £90, no person having proposed to cleanse the same for a less smn. DTTBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 149 Boiixxm.4. *Wg further inform your honours, that there notiv-w). appearing a sufficient number of people inclined to bid for the cleansing of lot No. 4. on the north side and lot No. 16. on the south side, we postponed the sotting of said lots until Monday the 16th October instant, on which day we met and Richard Hamilton having Hamilton, proposed to cleanse lot No. 15. including Spitalfields spiiAifiei.u. and the Comb up to No. 40. for £45, and no person <^"»^ having bid a less sum, we set the same to him for said gum, and also set lot No. 4. to William Harvey for the Harrey. sum of £99, there not appearing any person inclined to cleanse the same for a less sum.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report o«*der. confirmed and made an act of assembly, and the com- mittee continued. [18.] Edward Scriven, setting forth that the com- scnven mittee to whom his memorial was referred have made their report of the 26th day of September, 1780. * We, the committee appointed to settle the accounts Re^^""^" of Edward Scriven, met upon that occasion and after minutely examining the same, find that he hath trans- acted the city business from Trinity term 1780, which bishieus. with the several sums of money disbursed by him amount in the whole to £413 Is. 8|d., sterling, and that he has received and for which he has given credit the sum of £12 Os. 9Jd., so that there remains due to him sum dne. the sum of £401 Os. lid., which we are of opinion and do recommend he be paid. We inform your honours, that the principal part of the said bill has m.966. been taxed by the proper officer, the remainder being incidental disbursemenis and business could not undergo a regular taxation.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report or^icr. confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay Payment J 50 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. ir-^u. r)ttt/ of inferior dty offlcem. ICoiMirt. Barneit and oihurs. Serjeants at Dimnissed. Uestored. Api>oiute(1. Order. City ]eD» the petitioner the sum of £401 Os. lid., the same to bou xxiiu be allowed in his accounts. [19.] Certain of the commons, praying that the com- mittee appointed for inspecting the duty of inferior city officers have made the annexed report of the 28th day of September, 1780. * We, the committee appointed for inspecting the duty of inferior city officers, to whom the petitions of John Karnett, William Stordy, John Vernon O'Neill, Thomas Afassey, David Gass, and John Giles, late Serjeants at mace, praying to be restored to their former offices, and also the petition of William Eustace praying to be appointed a serjeant at mace were referred, met on the 23rd day of August last, and having enquired minutely into the conduct of the several petitions, are of opinion that John Barnett, John Vernon O'Neill or John Giles are not fit or proper persons to be restored to their respective employments, but from some favourable circumstances appearing to us in favour of William Stordy, Thomas Massoy and David Gass, we are induced to think thom proper persons to be restored on their severally entering into security for the faithful discharge of their respective duty in such office of Serjeants at mace but not otherwise, and we are also of opinion that William Eustace be appointed a Serjeant at mace during your honours' pleasure, not exceeding one year upon his taking the usual oath and entering into sufficient security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, all which i8m.25. submitted to your honours.' It was thereupon granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly'- and the com- mittee continued. [20.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed for inspecting city leases near DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. IBl m?25"'"*^* expiring have made the annexed report of the 21st day itso. of September, 1780. * We inform your honours, that we met on the 28th B«port. day of August last pursuant to public advertizement for setting by public cant for three lives renewable P"^*^»<5<»n*- within 70 years or 99 years to be computed from the 2Bth day of March, 1781, at the option of the taker, several plots of ground in Suffolk street, Qrafton ground! street, and Exchequer street, as laid down in lots by gtlfei!" your surveyor, and accordingly set up the following itilet?" , , . Exchequer, lots, VIZ.: street. * No. 1. in Suffolk street containiim 22 feet in front, suifoik ° ' street. to William Adair at lis. 6d. per foot. 'No. 2. in said street- containing 22 feet in front, to William Smith at 12s. 6d. per foot. *No. 3. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Thomas M*Mahon, at 14s. per foot. *No. 4. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Thomas Todderick at 13s. 6d. per foot. * No. 5. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Thomas Todderick at 12s. per foot. * No. 6. in Grafton street containing 23 feet in front, ^^^^° to Nugent Booker at £1 5s. per foot. *No. 7. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to Nugent Booker at £1. per foot. * No. 8. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to Thomas Todderick at 18s. per foot. *No. 9. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Christopher Myers at £1 Is. per foot. * No. 10. in Suffolk street containing 23 feet in front, Suffolk to Elmes Heally at 16s. 6d. per foot. *No. 11. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Eose at IBs per foot. *No. 12. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Eose at 15s. per foot. m. 25 b. 152 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. sSi * ^^' ^^* ^^ ^^^^ street containing 23 feet in front, J^^"^'-^ street to John Rose at 168. 6d. per foot. *No. 14. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Rose at 17s. per foot. / * No. 15. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Rose at 18s. per foot. * No. 16. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Giffard at 20s. per foot. ?S^ * No. 17. in Grafton street containing 23 feet in front, to John Giffard at £2 6s. per foot. *No. 18. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to William Ralph at £1 10s. per foot. *No. 19. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Exshaw at £1 10s. 6d. per foot. * No. 20. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to Patrick ifathews at £1 7s. 6d. per foot. *No. 21. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to Edward Byrne at £1 7s. 6d. per foot. * No. 22. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to George Grant at £1 Os. 6d. per foot. 'No. 23. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to George Grant at 19s. per foot. * No. 24. in said street containing 22 feet in front, m. 24 to alderman John Darragh at 16s. 6d. per foot. *No. 25. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to alderman John Darragh at £1 3s. 3d. per foot. SSJtT*' ' ^^- 26. in Exclieqiier streM containing 22 feet in front, to Edward Tracy at 10s. per foot. 'No. 27. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Edward Tracy at lis. per foot. *No. 28. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Thomas Myler at 14s. 6d. per foot. 'No. 29. in said street containing 14 feet in front, with liberty to build over and under the gateway, to Thomas Myler at 14s. 6d. per foot. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY EOLL, 1780. 1B3 B^Mxxifia ' No. 30. in said street containing 22 feet in front, i78o. to James Dowlin at 128. 6d per foot. SJL^^'*' * We again met on the 4th day of September instant in order to set the following lots in Exchequer street, videlicet : 'Ko. 31. in Exchequer street containing 22 feet in front to William Adair at 8s. per foot. •No. 32. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Locker at 10s. per foot. *Xo. 33. in said street containing 23 feet in front to John Locker at 10s. per foot. *^"o. 34. in said street containing 23 feet in front, to John Locker at 9s. per foot. *No. 35. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to William Smith at 10s. 6d. per foot. *^^o. 36. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to William Smith at lis. 6d. per foot. *Ifo. 37. in said street containing 22 feet in front, to Andre\\' Culloden at 12s. 6d. per foot. 'And a piece of irregular ground taken oflF said lot No. 37. to Edward Beatty at 20s. a year. 'Your committee inform your honours, that tliey at the time of setting declared to the several takers, that Taker., their several and respective rents should commence on Rents the 29th day of September, 1781, and they are of opinion and do recommend that leases be forthwith L3a«e.. made to the said several and respective takers, either for three lives renewable within 70 years or for 99 years at the option of such taker at the said several and »-24*. respective rents with capon money to commence as c^pon s-foresaid. "*^°*^' 'Tour committee further inform your honours, that on the said 4th day of September last they proceeded to set by public cant, pursuant to advertizement, for a Puwiccant. term of three lives renewable within 70 years or for 99 years at the option of the taker from the 26th day IB4 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. Lands. Ballycullen. QraoKe. Warren. Hamilton. Sarage. Hamilton. Darraffh. Terms. Kent. Leases. Hamilton. of March next old style, all that the lands ot^^^^'- Ballycullen and Grange part of your estate, as also laid down in lots by. your surveyor and accordingly let the said lands in the following manner to the following persons, videlicet. * Lot No. 1. containing 90 acres 1 rood 4 perches, to alderman Nathaniel Warren, at £1 2s. by the acre. *Lot No. 2. containing 67 acres 2 roods 4 perches, to alderman James Hamilton, Lord Mayor, at £1 Is. per acre. * Lot No. 3. containing 57 acres 2 roods 28 perches, to Thomas Savage, at £1 7s. per acre. 'Lot No. 4. containing 61 acres 1 rood 32 perches, to Thomas Savage, at £1 6s. per acre. *Lot No. 6. containing 95 acres 31 perches, to Thomas Savage, at £1 12s. per acre. * Lot No. 6. containing 64 acres 1 rood 6 perches, we set in the following manner, 23 acres 26 perches whereof we agreed to set to James Hamilton, esquire, at such an acreable rent as the remainder of said lot should set at upon the cant and alderman John Darragh being the highest bidder for the remaining 41 acres 20 perches at the rent of £1 7s. 6d. an acre, we therefore set the said 64 acres 1 rood 5 perches, in the proportions above to the said James Hamilton and John Darragh at £1 7s. 6d. an acre. * We further inform your honours, that the terms proposed on the said settings were that one fourth part of the rent payable by the several takers of the said lands should be fined down at the rate of 15 years' m. sa. purchase, and we are of opinion that leases should be forthwith made out to the several takers of the said several lots, as also to the said James Hamilton for the said piece of ground so agreed to be set to him at the said several and respective rents with capon money. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 1B5 'On the 21st day of September aforesaid, we met i7»- ^d took into consideration the petition of James "^f'Andrew and Andrew Gallagher referred to us, M^ndrew. praying to be paid a sum of £26 2s., for their trouble ^® keepers on ground in Corn-market part of vourcorn. h X . market. 'lonours' estate for 241 days, and we having maturely ^^sidered the same are of opinion that they be paid Payment, ^siita of twelve guineas in full for their said demand.' ^^ was thereupon granted, the committee's report order. J^^firmed and made an act of assembly, and that as ^^^as Savage, the taker of lots No. 3. 4. and 5. of savnge. . ^^tids of Ballycullen and Grange, hath not complied . ^ the terms of the setting thereof, that the com- setting. of>t ^^ ^ empowered to set the same again, first vu ^^ing from the said Thomas Savage a resignation \^.] The report of the committee of directors of the Ballast Office to the general assembly the 18th of b^J^^ October, 1780. * Your committee, since their last report to your Report. honours, continued the repairs of the piles and piie» gabbards, and the gabbard building by Mr. Hugh oabbards. ^lurphy for the office is in great forwardness. We have made a considerable progress in building 300 feet of new wall and will soon have it in a condition New waii. not to be damaged by bad weather during the winter. We beg leave to represent to your honours, that ^r- Richarrl Broughton, their clerk, has been always ^j^^'^^f^^"* paid a gratuity at the end of every three years before ^he appointment of a new committee, and they recom- ■^f your honours shall think fit) that he be paid twenty PaymenJ. §^ineas as usual. * An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, which ^'^sb. ^^'e have examined and find there is a balance of ^^^'^^'^ ^M Os. 8d., on the Ballast Office fund, from which 166 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. deducting £4,321 16s. 9d., overpaid on the account ofi^uoiii the public money, the balance in the hands of alderman Hart. Henry Hart, Ballast Master, is £893 3s. lid. *We further report that since the death of the late f2JilS«d. ^I^r. Smith your lordvship and honours' engineer, that is for the space of 4^ years last past, the works of the h^n^ Ballast Office, the lighthouse and the cassoon have been «•»*• viarpyie. carried on under the direction of Mr. Vierpyle, a worthy member of the common council of this city, that by the skilful and judicious management, said works have been very much extended and improved, and that the expenses of carrying them on have very considerably diminished, that the late Mr. Smith was saUnr. employed at a salary of £200, per annum, but that Mr. Vierpyle has conducted the works without the smallest gratuity or reward, that it will at all times be necessary to have those works carried on under the inspection of a skilful and experienced person, but as Mr. Vierpyle does not intend to become a member of the new common council, the city will have no title to Assisunce. his assistauce without properly rewarding his trouble for the same, your committee therefore recommend that your Lordship will take the premises into consideration, all which is submitted to your honours. * Signed by nine of the committee.' 20th October, 1780. Order. Granted, the committee's report confirmed and made an act of assembly, and thai the committee be empowered to proceed as they shall think proper and Beward. also bc empowered to reward Mr. Vierpyle for his past services in such manner as they shall think fit. Baiia«t State of the Ballast Office accounts from the 19th OflSce accounts, day of July, 1780, to the 18th day of October, 1780, exclusive. DXTBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1780. 167 BoU XXiiiA. m. 2S 6, Ballast Office, Dr. To balance of last quarterns abstract 1780. BaUfut £ B. d. Office .. 5066 13 lOi »<^coants. To cash received since .. 1209 13 1 £6,275 6 Hi Per contra, Cr. £ 8. d. ' By cash paid for raising ballast .. 208 18 4 By cash paid for repairs on the piles . .. 100 18 0 By cash paid salaries .. 175 13 9 By cash paid for repairs on gabbards 439 4 1 By cash paid rent and contingent expenses 74 12 li By cash paid for account of the lighthouse 9 0 0 By cash paid interest 52 0 0 By balance .. 5215 0 8 £0,275 0 111 Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. £ s.d. To ca»h received at ,the treasury in part of the parliamentary grant of sessions 1779 for £3,000 .. .. .. 1000 0 0 To balance over expended . . . . . . . . 4321 16 9 £5,321 16 9 Per contra, Gr. By balance over expended of last quarter's abstract By cash expended this quarter on the pier .. £ s. d. 467117 1 649 19 8 £5,32116 9 [22.] The report of the Pilot committee. Pilot •. ^ - eommit'tee. * Setting forth, that we, the committee elected Keport. pursuant to act of parliament for regulating the pilotage, havenage, and lighterage in the port of Dublin, do think it our duty to inform your Lordship Jl,^;^^- and honours, that since our former rei)ort of the 16th ^"^**"' of October, 1777, we have expended considerable sums Money . , expended. of money on keeping the buoys or chains on the banks BmY^s. and the river moorings and land ties in proper repair Moorings. and we have the satisfaction to inform your Lordship 168 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 1780. Buoys. Balauce, Income. FruK-al manner. Katinf?. Drinking. Crder. Balance. Debt. Acconnfc. Debt- Law agent Pmucbise. Declara- tion. and honours that since that periods we have not lost bou xeui-a m. 22. any of our buoys. That by tlie state of our funds on settling the Ballast Master's account to tlie 1st of May last, there appeared a balance in his hands of £43 13s. Bd. sterling. We assure your Lordship and honours, tJiat the whole income of this office is expended in the most frugal manner, solely for the purposes of the act, not one shilling thereof being lavished in either eating or drinking. * Signed by eleven of the committee." 20t]i October, 1780. Ordered, that this corporation cannot help expressing their concern, that so oeconomical a body as the Pilot committee should not, in the course of so many years since the commencement of the Pilot Act, (without eating or drinking) have reserved no greater balance than £43 13s. 6^d., so as to have enabled them to discharge a large debt incurred and due to this city for the passing of the said act. It is therefore ordered, that the said committee do return to the next assembly an account of the receipts and disbursements for the last three years, that for the future the Pilot committee do apply the redundancy of their office in discharge of the said debt, and that the law agent be empowered to call upon the said committee for that purpose. 1780. October 20. — Admissions to franchise. 1780. October 20. — Declaration and signatures. F.B. B. lOd. C.3. Address. Ea- 1 Bnck- inghaui- shire. 1780. November 29. — Post Assembly. u. a. [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee appointed to prepare an address to his m. 22*. excellency John, earl Buckinghamshire, lord lieutenant of Ireland, on his departure from this kingdom, have prepared the annexed address and praying to have the same engrossed, put under tlie city seal and presented to his excellency : whereupon it was ordered that the DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780. 159 fi*n miu annexed address as it now stands be engrossed, put itsoi under the city seal, and presented to his excellency the city«*i. lord lieutenant. 1780. December 6. — Post Assembly. [1.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that tiie committee appointed to reconsider the address to his excellency the lord lieutenant on his depariure from this Addrew. kingdom, have reconsidered the same, therefore prayinpr J^^'^{"»- to have the same engrossed, put under the city seal, and presented to his excellency the lord lieutenant : whereupon it was ordered, that the annexed address as it now stands be engrossed, put under the city seal and presented to his excellency the lord lieutenant. [2.] The following address was accordingly prepared, put under the city seal, and presented to his excellency. City seal Address. ' To his excellency John, earl Buckinghamshire, lor«l ^^r^^' lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland, hnnwhu^'e. 'The humble address of the Lord Mayor, SherifFs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin in common council assembled. ' May it please your excellency. 'We, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens Re^rretat of the city of Dublin* beg leave to express our sincere of dflier^ governor. regret at the departure of a chief governor to whom this kingdom is so much indebted and whose faithful repre- sentation to his majesty of its distress has been attended with sucli singular advantages. * An administration honourably distinguished by a AduiiuiB- ,., . -I * • • tratiou. liberal and [X)litical removal of so many restrictions on the commerce of Ireland, must ever be held in esteem commerce - of Ireland. ra.21 by a nation so remarkable for its gratitude as loyalty to its sovereign. 160 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1780-1781 1780. * We are perfectly satisfied, that your excellency will buU am.^. offices. continue to exert your good offices between the two kingdoms and promote to the utmost of your power, whatever can contribute to strengthen the bands of Friendship, friendship and affection which unite them. By such a faithful discharge of your duty, your excellency will continue to possess, what we most sincerely wish, that heartfelt satisfaction which arises from conscious rectitude. * In testimony whereof, we have caused the common gJif seal of the said city to be hereunto affixed, the 6th day of December, 1780.' 1781. 1781. January 2. — Post Assembly. [1.] Certain of the commons, praying to elect fifteen aldermen and fifteen common council men to act as BioSSSIfor commissioners for paving, pursuant to an act in that pn-ving. case made and provided: whereupon it was ordered, that the following aldermen, to wit, aldermen Crampton, Sankey, air Thomas Blackall, Hart, Emerson, Dunn, sir Anthony King, Hamilton, Darragh, Warrea, Horan, Shiel, Alcock, Alexander, and Rose be and are hereby appointed commissioners by ballot for carrying said act into execution, and that said aldermen be distributed in the several divisions in the following manner, to wit. AWermen. 1st. Divisiou, aldormeu Hamilton* Alcock, Shiel. 2nd. „ aldermen Darragh, Alexander, Hart. 3rd „ aldermen Crampton, Sankey, sir Thomas Blackall. 4th. „ aldermen Emerson, Dunn, Rose. 5th. „ aldermen sir A. King, Warren, Horan. Common ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ commous do elect fifteen of the common m(Sr°'^ council men by ballot to be distributed in the said wards as the said act directs. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 161 2^81°^*' 1st. Division, Hugh Crothers, John Wilson, Samuel J^-^^ Read. Srr" 2nd. „ George Sutton. John Binns, John Sutton. 3rd. „ John Exshaw, Thomas Myler, Thomas Fleming. 4th. „ William M'Cready, Benjamin Smith, Ambrose Leet. 6th. • „ William Witherington, James Napper Tandj?^, Richard ifanders. 'Killner Swettenham. — James Hamilton. — Benjamin Geale.— William Dunn. — ^Thomas Greene. — John Rose. — William Alexander. — John Darragh. — James Horan. — George Alcock.' " '^' 1781. January 19.— Fourth Friday after the 25th of December, 1780. [1.] Auditors of the city accounts for the last year Auditor of or any nine of them. accountB. Aldermen Crampton, Sankey, Fetherston, Hart, Emerson, Dunn, Lynam, Horan, Alcock, messieurs S. Burrowes, Ginn, Houghton, Worthington, James irCullock, F. M'Mahon, Moncrieflfe, Samuel Reed, Darley, Leech, Leet, Creighton, James Lane, Myles, John Binns, Howison, Home, Pemberton. [2.] " Resolved unanimously, that it be an instruction to the committee for enquiring how the city revenues citj may be increased and its expenses lessened, to prepare a plan whereby the city's expenses may not in any e^„^ year exceed its revenues, and that they do report the BevenuM. same to the next general assembly. " 19th January, 1781." The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen unani- mously agree with the Sheriffs and Commons in the above resolution. [3.] The gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen ^^J^°^ VOL, xm M 162 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 1781. Conference. Loan. Denuuida. Beiolntion. Debtntaree. Pipe water fund. Cori>oni- tion fund. Hume. Concur- rence. Expenses for state coach. Payment. Hamilton. City pipe water. Beport. Field. appointed to confer with certain gentlemen of thejj^'^*- commons to consider of the expediency of borrowing a sum of money for the purpose of discharging the several present demands upon the corporation, having reported that a sum, not less than £B,000 is immediately necessary to be raised for this purpose. Eallner Swettenham, Lord Mayor. " Resolved by the Lord Mayor and Board of Alder- m. ss *. men, that the said sum of £5,000 be immediately raised by ten debentures of £B00 each, at legal interest, videlicet, £2,000 upon the pipe water fund to continue and effectually carry on the pipe water works, and £3,000 upon the general fund of the corporation, in order particularly to pay off £1,600 the debt to Mr. Hume by debentures, for which he has commenced a suit, and other immediate pressing demands upon the corporation." To which resolution, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen request the concurrence of the Sheriffs and Commons. — Allowed. [4.] Certain of the commons, to reimburse the late Lord Mayor his expenses in providing horses and servants for the state coach : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay alderman James Hamilton, late Lord Mayor, the sum of £50 sterlings for the purposes above mentioned, the same to be allowed in his accounts. [6.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee heretofore appointed for better supplying the city with pipe water, made the annexed report of the 21st day of December, 1780. * We inform your honours, that we have carefully attended to the business to us committed since our last report, on the 20th day of November last we met, and having been applied to by a Mr. Field for liberty to BITBLnr ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 163 ^jfjfi^ build a bridge over the water course at Dolphin's Bam, i^- we gave him leave to do so under the inspection of g;^^'" Mr. Mylne, but at the entire expense of said Field; on the same day we gave directions that the Town cuS. ^^' Clerk should write to Mr. Domville, requiring him to Domriue. cause his two necessary houses over the water course to be immediately removed, which being done, Mr. Domville thereupon caused the seats thereof to be removed and levelled to the ground and the walls of the houses only remain standing. Your committee Hou»e«. thinking it but just and equitable that the earl of E«rto' Meath should be at some part of the expense, that may in future increase in repairing the breaches that may "SIch«. happen in his liberty, caused the Town Clerk to write to him, informing his lordship that they will in future expect that he should be at two thirds of such expense as may increase for repairing such breaches. On the 18th day of December we again met, pursuant to a late requisition of the Grand Canal company, to ascertain ^^ their demands for a supply of water for one year ending Demanda. the 26th March, 1779, and then went into that business, being attended by a sub-committee of the Grand Canal company., and finding the gross produce of the pipe Produce, water revenue for that year amounted to £6,939 Os. 6}d., and that £10 per cent, on said sum amounted to £693 18s., your committee was therefore of opinion, that the said canal company be paid the said sum of Pnyment £693 18s., in full for the year ending the 25th March, 1779.' vLVh, It was thereupon granted, the committee's report Order, confirmed and made an act of assembly. [6.1 Certain of the commons, setting forth that the Trades . . men's committee heretofore appointed for exanunmg trades- wiis. men's bills have made the annexed report of the 21 st December, 1780. *We inform your honours, that on the 19th day of B«port. 164 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 1781. December last we met and carefully examine4 theBoUxxiu. Biiii.. following bills, videlicet. £ 8. d. * Samuel Keed*s bill for plumber's work 45 9 2| * Isaac Poolers bill for tin- work ... 38 17 3 * Charles Strong's bill for coach-maker's work ... ... ... 32 0 7 Payment. * Which wc apprehend should be forthwith paid and have also reconsidered their former report of the 28th of Se])tember last hereunto annexed, and are of opinion that the several sums, therein reported to be due to the respective persons therein named, should also be here- with paid.' The report of the 28th September last, tteport. * We, the committee api>ointed for examining trades- m«i'B men's bills, inform your honours, that on the 27th day of September instant, we met on that occasion and carefully examined the following bills, videlicet. £ s. d. * Thomas Mathew's bill for surveying several pieces of ground and buildings . . . * Stephen Gordon's bill for iron-monger's work * John Lee's bill for English newspapers * Eichard Raper's bill for glazing * George and Hill Barley's bill for stone-cutter's work ... ... ... 8 16 11^ * William Pemberton's bill for repairing part of the wall at Saint Stephen's Green 2 11 3| * Isaac Poole's bill for tin work ... 22 9 11 * Henry and Thomas Keating's bill for painter's work ... ... ... 19 14 1 ' Benjamin Eaton's bill for carpenter's work ... ... ... ... 34 16 6 B.3«. 76 11 10 19 19 Oi 15 1 4 12 16 n DITBLIW ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 165 S^'sa^- £ 8. d.,781. * Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for ''^^ printing and stationery ... ... 153 14 4 * Thomas Todd Faulkner's bill for adver- tizing 92 3 3^ * George Caimcross's bill for painting 98 15 6| * Governors of the Blue Coat Hospital, biU for gravel and stones ... ... 78 19 2 * William M*Cready's bill for four chairs 118 * Which said several bills, your committee are of Payment, opinion should be forthwith paid.' ^d the said commons, praying to confirm the said ^'*•'• ®Port and make the same an act of assembly : it was ^^upon granted, the committee's report confirmed and ^^ an act of assembly. 'J Certain of the commons, setting forth that the Q^ /^^*tee heretofore appointed for setting the cleansing ^ ^^reets, beams and scales have made the annexed b«uii« and XpOrt ^ scaJes. , ^ ^t^ the 21st December instant. Pq inform your honours^ that in virtue of the Eeport. last -1^ tested in us, we met on the 31st day of October «*.36 6. u^' ^^-^ the purpose of setting the beams and scales setungr, for ft ^^® scales at the granary in the market house) said ^ ^®^^ commencing the 1st day of October afore- ■ / ^^d several persons having appeared and bid on ^tting, and Mr. Timothy Mahon having bid the Mahon. 1-1 * ^430 sterling for the same and no person having , ^^'e, he was thereupon declared the highest bidder , ^feer thereof and accordingly made his usual ^^P^it , Deposit. It n ^€ts thereupon granted, the committee's report con- order. ^ and made an act of assembly. ^^■1 Benjamin Taylor, setting forth that the committee TSi^'Jsierk. ^'hom his petition was referred and their former 166 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 178L report thereon recommitted, have made the annexed Ron j«iiii. report of the 27th October, 1780. "'**' Beporu * We, the committee appointed to conduct the city's law business to whom the petition of Benjamin Taylor, Town Clerk, was referred and the report thereon recom- mitted, inform your honours, that we met on the 27th day of October instant for the purpose of re-examining ^ Accounti. the said Benjamin Taylor's accounts and are of opinion that the account heretofore furnished to your committee amounting to £892 18s 9^d., for business done and money expended by him, is a reasonable and proper charge for the same, £100 of which sum charged at the foot of said account, is a proper compensation for coSmittoe. ^is extraordinary trouble in attending the pipe water and other committees from the commencement of said account. It has appeared to us from the accounts of alderman Benjamin Geale, city treasurer, that the said Rent. Benjamin Taylor is in arrear for the rent of the Thoiaei. Tholsel offico in the sum of £612 10s., to and for tha 26th day of March last, also that the said Benjamin Taylor hath now in his hands for freemen's fines and Pines. fines imposed at the quarter sessions, the sum of £31 16s., both of which last mentioned sums being deducted from the said sum of £892 18s. 9|d., leaves Balance, a balauco of £248 13s. 9^d., due to the said Benjamin Taylor. We have minutely examined into the circum- m. 35 stances of the said charges for his several attendances, ' trouble, and expense upon the carrying into execution JchemM. the tontine scheme, with the expense of affixing the city seal to the several tontine bonds and warrants mentioned in said account and for all which trouble seaiB. and expense together with the expense of said seals, we are of opinion he deserves a sum of £600, which he agreed with your committee to accept of in full of all demands upon that account and which being added to the above mentioned balance of £248 13s. 9^., make DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 167 55. — ■ * sum of £748 13s. 9^(1., which we are of opinion and ^^*- do recommend should be paid to the said Benjamin Taylor.' A.nd the said Benjamin Taylor, praying to confirm ord«r. the said report and make the same an act of assembly : it was thereupon ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner the iVm«»t. sum of £260 sterling, in full of all demands he hath or may have for his expenses and trouble in the tontine JiSfi^i. scheme or schemes, and also the sum of £248 13s. 9|d., "^uig the balance in the within report mentioned to ^ due to him for business done for the city,, he giving ^receipt in full discharge and satisfaction of all fees, Beccipt. ^sb^rsements, and troubles sustained by the Town ^^rks in their attendance on the tontine scheme or ^emes and the carrying of the same into execution, fii^an Warren guaranteeing that Mr. Taylor shall wanw. /^ ^^<^h a receipt, the said sums to be allowed the -^^^-*^r in his accounts. , 'J Gertain of the commons, for freedom to his PrancWae. . ^ '"'^J>.cy Frederick, earl of Carlisle, lord lieutenant Eari Oflr^l Carlisle, ^■■'^iid : whereupon it was ordered, that the freedom if/^t^^^^^^ Z^^ city be granted to his excellency Frederick, earl ^ ^^Xisle, in a gold box not exceeding the value of Qow ^^^ ^ •! Certain of the commons, for freedom to the right F»aoiii«a. ^^^^^^able William Eden, secretary to the lord ^;j{^ WfetXanf of Ireland : whereupon it was ordered, that ftift freedom of this city be presented to William Eden, j^ a silver box not exceeding the value of £5 sterling. siiTtjrbox. ^*^ [11.] Ann M'Donnell, widow, and Thomas M*Donnell, M-Donneu. executors of Alexander M'Donnell, dececwed, setting forth that your honours ordered a lease to be made to Lewe. the said Alexander M'Donnell in his lifetime of a piece of ground at the rear of his dwelling house in Lurgan JgJJJ'* street, and praying that the leases may be made out 168 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 1781. M'DonneU. FranchiM. Groves. Justice's office. Pftyment Fetherston, Tudor. Free f< lovers. Proeecu- tiou. Skinners. Payment, Shiel. Decree Moore. ra)*meut. Robinson, hijfh. constable. Replevins. Moore. Payment. in the names of them, the said Ann M'Donnell andiwixxiiLA. Thomas McDonnell, as executors of said Alexander McDonnell, upon the same terms the said Alexander in his lifetime was to have the same : whereupon it was granted, according to the prayer of the petition. [12.] Certain of the commons, for freedom to James Groves, gentleman, the rather it being at the request of John Exshaw, esquire, one of the late High Sheriffs : whereupon it was granted according to the prayer of the petition. [13.] Certain of the commons, praying aid for the justices' oflSce: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay alder- man Francis Fetherston, treasurer to the justices' oflBce, the sum of £57 Is. l|d. [14.] Thomas Tudor on behalf of himself and other free glovers, praying to have the expense of the prosecu- tion against the combining skinners defrayed by the city : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioners twenty guineas for the purposes in the petition set forth. [16.] Alderman James Shiel to be exonerated from a m-sk decree obtained against him for £100 at the suit of John Moore: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the [petitioner the sum of £102 Os. 6d., paid by him to John Moore, as by the said Moore's receipt, as also the sum of £18 costs expended by him in defending a suit com- menced against him by the said Moore. [16.] Henry Bobinson, high constable, praying to be exonerated from two executions issued against him upon two replevins at the suit of John Moore: whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner £26 10s. 9d., sterling, for the reasons in the foregoing petition mentioned. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 169 «u34: ■•^ [17.] Certain of the commons, praying new gowns itbl for the water bailiff Nathaniel Trumbull and William S^III^oil Osbrey, marshal : whereupon it was ordered, tliat the oebwj- city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, pay p^Tmeiit. William Osbrey £6, and Nathaniel Trumbull £6, for ^te purposes in the within petition set forth. [18.] Richard Gladwell, secretary to the commis- ai«iwtiL sioners for paving the streets of Dublin, praying p»Tinir ^ ^'arrant on the city treasurer for £300 in lieu of all demands for paving for one whole year ending 12th ^^cember, 1780, pursuant to agreement : whereupon it »*&. m.». ^8 ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord ifay ^i^'s warrant, pay £300 to John Finlay, treasurer PAjnent. ^ th« ■•'-*. r^' j,^,^^^^ .^ ^ «^, . — . — .^ ^^ commissioners for paving. U9.] Henry Roe, praying to be continued gaoler of Ho^.^aoier ^^^'gate and to have his son George Roe appointed an Assistant to him: whereupon it was ordered, that the ^'^ named Henry Roe be continued gaoler of New- j>^ "^^^ ^^^ ^"^^^ ending next Christmas assembly, • and that George Roe his son be appointed assistant ^"^ to the said Henry Roe during tlie city's pleasure, ,. ^-^c^eding one year, provided the said Henry Roe So long^ and provided also that the said George .. ^^ constantly reside in the said gaol during tlie . , Aforesaid, upon their giving such security for security. . v^^^^^^fying the city from all escapes and for the T ^^^3 discharge of the duties of that office, as the , -^ayor and Sheriffs shall approve, said security , filtered into ten days from the date hereof or this ^ for continuing the petitioners to be void, and in Case the Lord Mayor be requested to convene a ^ Assembly to appoint a proper person to be gaoler /^^Wgate in the room of the said Henry Roe. WO.] Thomas Knox, mace bearer and officer of Knox, ^^*^ons, praying to be continued at his augmented ^>«*'^''- s^vairy. whereupon it was granted, aoccrding to the saiarj. 170 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. iTw. prayer of the petition, for one year ending nextjj^^^^ Christmas assembly 1782. sm**". [21.] Francis Eager, granary keeper, to have the "•?«'• usual salary annexed to his emplo3anent: whereupon it was ordered^ that the city treasurer do, on the Lord iv»«»t Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner twenty guineas, the same to be allowed the treasurer in his accounta, and the rather at the request of the Sheriffs and Commons. 2^ta [22.] Robert Hargrave, praying to be continued ***^' Serjeant at mace: whereupon it was ordered, that the above named Robert Hargrave be and is hereby con- tinued one of the sierjeants at mace during the city's pleasure, not exceeding one year ending Christmas assembly 1782, he giving such security for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office and redeliveay of the silver mace as the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs shall approve of, said security to be entered into in one month from this date, or this order for continuing the petitioner to be void. »jj>«y [23.] Ann Heatley, widow sister of the late Doctor Charles Lucas, praying aid : whereupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Mayor's warrant, Grant. pay the petitioner ten guineas. chriRtian, [24.] Fraucis Christian, formerly master of the Eagle T^^, Tavern, Eustace street, Dublin, praying aid : whereupon «- 334. street. it was Ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord omnt. Mayor's warrant, pay sir Thomas Blackall the sum of five guineas to be by him disposed for the use of the petitioner, in such manner as he shall think proper. wjjtoejj, [25.] Robert Mathews, inspector of pavements, • nuisances, and praying usual allowance: whereiupon it was ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the Lord Pajrment. Mayor's Warrant, pay the petitioner £5, sterling. St^Sim f^^'-l "^^^^ Makins, city drum major, praying to >n»iw- be paid for eight days attendance on the arrival of his DUBLIK ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 171 Boll xx;i .A excellency the lord lieutenant : whereupon it was itsi. ordered, that the city treasurer do, on the said Lord tenant.*"" Mayor's warrant, pay the petitioner forty shillings for pajmeut. the attendance. [27.] Certain of the commons, to empower the com- citj iMses. mittee of city leases to set lots No. 3. 4. and 5. part of the lands of BallycuUen lately surrendered by Thomas Biaijimiien. Savage: whereupon it was granted, pursuant to thesaTage. prayer of the petition, and that the committee of city leases be empowered to set the within mentioned lotsi gjjf* upon the same conditions they were formerly set to Thomas Savage. [28.] Ordered, that the following aldermen being entitled to the six and ten per cent, at the Custom House, be and are hereby appointed by the Lord Mayor m. 32. and Board of Aldermen fo be of the Pilot committee, J^^^^m^tae. pursuant to an act of parliament for vesting further powers in the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin for securing the ships trading to the port and harbour of Dublin. Aldermen Hamilton, Emerson, Darragh, Fetherston, Aidermen. Horan. And the Sheriffs and Commons have appointed the ten following citizens entitled as aforesaid to be of the citizens, said committee. ^ Samuel Dick, John Binns, John Sutton, George commoDs. Sutton, Worthington, Darquiere, Leech, Benjamin Smith, David Dick, Folliott Magrath. [29.] The report of alderman Henry Hart, Ballast ^^^ Master, to the general assembly the 17th January, 1781. ' Since the last report of the late committee of Report directors of the Ballast Office, the repairs of the pilea wei. and gabbards have been continued., also the building oabUu-ds. of the new gabbard by contract which will be soon finished. *The building of the new wall has been likewise New wui. 172 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 17BL continued, for which the weather was uncommonly iwi xmij favourable for the season. "* ' An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed, by which there is a balance of £4,968 19s. 6|d., on the Ballast Office fund, from which deducting £4,747 19s. 6d., over paid on the account of the public money., the balance in my hands is £211 Os. 0|d., all which is submitted to your honours. H~^ * (Signed.) Henry Hart.' g^* Ballast Office accounts from the 19th October last 10.33 6. mocoanta. inclusive, to the 17th day of January exclusive. Ballast Offic*, Dr. To balance of the last quarter'a abstract To cash reoeiyed since ... Per contra, Cr. By cash paid since to gabbard men for raising ballast By cash paid since for repairs on the piles ... By cash paid salaries of officers, etc. By cash paid for repairs on gabbards By cash paid rent and contingent disbursements By cash paid for account of the lighthouse ... By cosh paid interest By balance Ballast Office for the public money, Dr. To £ s. d. ... 5215 0 8 .. 853 18 9 £6,068 Id 5 £ s. d. ... 151 15 4 ... 89 1 0 ... 145 0 0 ... 209 16 10 ... 458 15 84 9 17 8 ... 45 13 4 ... 4058 19 6* £6,068 19 5 £ a d. Per contra, Cr. By an over expended balance of the last quarter's abstract By cash expended since on the pier £ s. . 4321 16 426 2 d. 9 9 £4,747 19 6 Order, 19th January^ 1781. — Granted, the above report m. sl confirmed and made an act of assembly, and that the DTTBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 178 *. 3i^^*- following alderm^i be and are hereby appointed to be i'"- of the committee of the directors of the Ballast Office g*!^ for the ensuing three years. commiti^i. A-ldermen James Hamilton, Crampton, Sankey, sir ^d«»«»' Thomas Blackall, Emerson, Dunn, Darragh, Horan, ^Icock^ Alexander. ^^i that the commons do name twenty of the commoM. ^^^mons to be of the said committee, who are hereby ^powered to proceed in the works and report to the ^ ^^bly from time to time as occasion shall require, ^ ^h^t the city seal be affixed to the Ballast Office city seal, ^^ts hereunto annexed. Ac«-oant«. ///le twenty of the commons:] G^^rge Sutton, Joseph Pemberton, Ambrose Binns, common*. 0 in Sutton, John Binns, Joseph Andrews, Leet, ^ " ^^^^ Exshaw, T. Barley:, Lord, Howison, Creichton, ^^, IFleming, Samuel Read, irLoughlin, Houghton, ''su. /i?^, McGregor.— Allowed. u. ner Swettenh am .— Henry Hart. — Henry Bevan. NatK "^ ^ Alcock. — James Hamilton. — John Rose.- ^^^^iel Warren. — Thomas Greene. — Francis ^^55ton.' B. 106. ^^ ~1 C.3. I'^s;:^ January 19. — Admissions to franchise. Fmnchise. X. January 19. — Declaration and signatures. SSn''™' , ^^X. March B. — Post Assembly. i ^\r "^^» *^® ^^^ Mayor and Board of Aldermen 1^ ^^ city of Dublin, have this day nominated and Nomination « ^ed George Sutton of Ormond quay, Henry Gore awerman. ^^y of Grafton street, Henry Howison of Jervais ^t, and William James of Bride street, as fit persons ' ^^^'e in the place of alderman of the said city and /^■^reby return the names with the additions of the ^^ four persons to you the Sheriffs and Commons of •' ^ Said city, in order to your electing one of the said SlectioB. Vierpyle, 174 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. T^JkOT ^^^^ persons an alderman of the said city in the rooniHoUxxiiu. deoMii^ of John Tucker, deceased. "**^ " Killner Swettenham, Lord Mayor." [2.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin, have this day elected by ballot from among the four Sheriffs' peers returned to this house by the Sde^Sm, Lord ilayor and Board of Aldermen, George Sutton of Ormond quay to the place of an alderman of the said citVv in the room of alderman John Tucker, deceased. " Patrick Bride, Thomas Andrews, Sheriffs." Tainatort [3.1 Cortaiu of tlie commons, to appoint valuators Qnu6r pipe * * water met. midor the late pii>e water act: whereupon it was ordered, that John Wilson of the city of Dublin, esquire, and Simon Vierpyle of the same city, stone-cutter, be and are hereby appointed valuators to continue form.»6. three months, in pursuance of and for the purposes in the said act mentioned, and that a proper appointment citjMai. be prepared and the city seal affixed thereto in such manner as Mr. Recorder shall advise, and that the gentlemen of the pipe water committee be and are Beward. hereby empowered to reward such valuators for their trouble, as they shall think proper. ' Killner Swettenham. — ^Henry Hart. — Henry Bevan. — George Alcock. — James Hamilton. — ^John Rose. — Nathaniel Warren. — Thomas Green. — ^Francis Fether- ston.' Eiectiouof 1781. April 27. — Second Friday after Easter.l in.« Mayor. [1.] ** We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected alderman John Darragh to serve in the place or office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next, and do hereby return the said 1 CMter daj, 15 AprU, 1781. DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 175 Bou xziiia. alderman John Darragh to you the Sheriffs and itsi. m. 46. „ ^ ., ., . , , .. Election. Commons of the said city for your approbation. " Killner Swettenham, Lord Mayor." " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the city of Dublin in common council assembled, have this day approved by ballot of alderman John Darragh to serve in the Darragh. office of Lord Mayor of the said city for the ensuing Mayor, year commencing at Michaelmas next. " Patrick Bride, Thomas Andrews,. Sheriffs." [2.] " We, the Sheriffs and Commons of the common Nomination council of the city of Dublin, have this day by ballot si*©"*'^- nominated the following eight freemen of the said city, resident within the said city or liberties thereto adjoining, each of them worth in real and personal estate the sum of £2,000 sterling, over and above their just debts, that is to say, Benjamin Smith of Bride street merchant, James Campbell of Bridge street merchant^ Samuel Read of Cook street carpenter, Benjamin Gualt of Mary's Abbey merchant, David Dick of Linen Hall street merchant, William Witherington of Grafton street merchant, Joseph Watson of Phrapper lane cook, John Giffard of Grafton street apothecary, as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said city, and do hereby return the names with the additions of the said eight persons to you the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city, in order to your electing two of the said persons to be the Sheriffs of the said city for the ensuing year com- mencing from Michaelmas next. *' Patrick Bride, Thomas Andrews, Sheriffs." " We, the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Dublin, have this day elected by ballot Election. James Campbell of Bridge street merchant, and David ^JJ.^^"* Dick of Linen Hall street merchant, out of the eight sheriffs persons returned to us by the Sheriffs and Commons 176 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. vm. as fit persons to serve in the office of Sheriffs of the said bou xxula, m. 46. city for the ensuing year commencing from Michaelmas next. " Killner Swettenham, Lord Mayor." [3.] Certain of the commons, setting forth that the watCT?*^ committee for better supplying the city with pipe water have made the annexed report of the 23rd April, 1781. Beport. * We inform your honours, that we have attended very carefully to the business to us committed, and on ni.46 6. Complaint, the 29th day of January last met and a complaint scguin. having been exhibited to us by Mr. Seguin against EdwurdB. William Edwards for attempting to turn two cocks in the night with a false key and pole, wo ordered Mr. Seguin to proceed against the said Edwards for such offence agreeable to act of parliament. Mr. Gleadowe pSw^™*^ Newcoraen having applied to us to have the pipes Bteeet altered from his vaults in Castle street, we complied therewith on condition of his paying the expenses attending such alteration, and ordered the same to be Myine. douo Under the inspection of Mr. Mylne. * On the 12th day of February we met, and it Shannon, appearing that messieurs Shannon and White of White Dolphin's Dolphin's Bam had obtained a supply of water without Tax. paying the usual tax, we ordered that Mr. Mylne should take proper measures to prevent them from receiving such supply, until they entered into an agreement with us to pay for tlie same. It apj^eared to us, that some of Turncocks, your tumcocks or their deputies do at times receive Gratnities from different brewers and manufacturers gratuities for a partial supply of water, and your committee being desirous that such manufacturers, as paid for water according to their consumption, should be sufficiently supplied according to their reservoirs, we directed the ^curers. tu™<^cks to attend i^articularly to the service of manu- facturers and also agreed that such tumcocks, as demanded or received any sum of money or other DUBLIN ASSEMBLY ROLL, 1781. 177 Boll xxii^ gratuity from any of the inhabitants of this city for itbi. granting a partial supply of water, should be removed from his employment. ' We ordered the several collectors to return an c<»iieotow accouut. account of all arrears and taxes due for pipe water in their respective divisions, and it appearing from such returns, that there was a considerable arrear that was collectable not collected by some of the collectors, we ordered that each collector should on or before the 1st day of July next, collect all collectable arrears in their Arrears. several divisions, otherwise we would remove them from their employment. ' On the 19th day of March we met and messieurs Cave having then requested of your committee to cav.^ inform them, whether such houses without the city Houses liberties which have branches be charged 20s. per year Tity °" according to valuation and whether such houses as have not branches should be chargeable with pipe water tax, and we appointed a sub-committee to take into Tax. consideration the said request, together with the act of parliament lately passed for regulating the pipe water of this city, who met on the 26th of March aforesaid and reported to us. " That they had considered the same and were of opinion that Mr. Cave should insert in the collectors' ^^5f^f^°™' books all houses in such streets, lanes, or alleys of the Houses, city, its liberties, and suburbs as had mains laid Mains, therein and to add in future years all houses in such places as there shall be mains laid therein, according to the rate directed by said act of parliament." Bate. *With^ which opinion and report we met and having received information that several persons take water water, from the city course without paying the tax, we ordered ^^ courw. the proper officer to return the names of the several persons that take such water, who having done so, we ordered Mr. Scriven with the assistance of Mr. Cave caT^"* VOL. xin. N m. 45. 178 DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 1781. Recorder. Mylne, ezurineer. Besifftui- tion. Leaye of absence. Clements, bason- keeper. Salary. James'ii street. Tenants. Lord Limerick. Payment. Free supply. to prepare proper queries upon the return and to get the boii xxui.a. Recorder's opinion thereon, as also to explain how far the liberties of the city extend under the late pipe water act. * On the 9th day of April aforesaid, we again met and Mr. Mylne, your engineer, having signified his intention of resigning his employment, he being under the necessity of leaving the kingdom for some time in the ensuing year and your committee knowing that his conduct and particular attention to the works have been perfectly satisfactory, did request of him not to resign his employment and did agree that he should have leave of absence from this city or kingdom for three months in the ensuing summer. We took into consideration the petition of Dalway Clements, bason-keeper, praying an addition to his salary in consideration of his extra- ordinary trouble in said employment, and it appearing to us that said Clements has now much more trouble than any former bason-keeper, he being obliged to attend the arch where the main pipes lie, examine the pipes several times a day, and turn the cocks according as the service of the city require, we agreed that in future he be paid £30 yearly, instead of his former salary of £18, the same to commence from the 2Bth of March last and for his past additional trouble. * Being informed by the collectors, that several of the inhabitants of James's street refused paying the pipe water tax, under pretence of their being tenants to lord Limerick, and having examined the deed from the city to lord Limerick granting him and his tenants a supply of water together with the map thereto annexed, they were of opinion that notwithstanding said deed, several of the tenants to said estate had a right to pay, and accordingly appointed a sub-committee to ascertain what number of houses had a right to be supplied without paying the tax and what number had iil45k DUBLIN ASSEMBLY BOLL, 1781. 179 RoHxxiiLA. a right to pay, which committee met and made the 1731. report hereunto annexed, which your committee refers