Chief Secretary Papers:

Match 139 from ‘CSO/RP’NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1830/1018TITLE:

File of documents regarding the question whether the police ought to assist civil powers in invigilating the keeping of the SabbathSCOPE & CONTENT:

File of documents regarding the question whether the police ought to assist civil powers in invigilating the keeping of the Sabbath. Includes letter by [Rev] CC Townsend, Rector of the Union of Kilgariffe, Clonakilty, [County Cork], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], complaining about orders to Lieut Barry, Chief Constable, that police ought not enforce laws on the observation of the Sabbath; letters from Maj William Miller [Inspector General], Fermoy, [County Cork], alerting government to orders given to police to be employed in that way, and enclosing letter by WJ Brady, Chief Constable, Castleconnell, [County Limerick], on local churchwarden St Ledger Watkins giving orders to Constable Dennis Eagon, and also enclosing an order by magistrates Richard Mahony, Charles O’Connell, and Francis A Chute, Caherciveen petty sessions, [County Kerry], to the police to invigilate the keeping of the Sabbath. Finally, following advice from Richard W Greene, [legal advisor, Dublin], Miller prepares a circular for all police to say that the duty falls to parish constables where they exist, and that otherwise, police can be involved.EXTENT:

5 items; 17ppDATE(S):

3 Jul 1830-23 Sep 1830DATE EARLY:

1830DATE LATE:

1830ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1830/1072