Cork City Grand Jury
TitleCork City Grand Jury
ReferenceU140/J/2/7
Date
1839 - 1849
Production date 1839 - 1849
Scope and Content1. 2 Jan 1839 Notice of application at special sessions of the Grand Jury, at the new Court House, for presentment for laying out a new road from Mr. Maurice Daly's dwelling house in Academy Street to the Coal Quay. (1p)
2. Spring 1839 Printed schedule of applications for presentments to be laid before the Grand Jury of the County of the City of Cork, Spring Assizes, 1839. Contains applications for repairing roads in North and South Liberties, new roads and works including new line of road from Cork to Blarney, new road in the city near Paul Street; establishment items such as B.Neenan £3 for half years salary as interpreter of the Irish language, £800 to Governors of the House of Industry, dispensaries, malicious damages. (14pp)
3. Spring 1840 As above, Spring Assizes 1840; such as, road works, fever hospital (£500), board of superintendance of the gaol for clothing, fuel etc (£1,260), Douglas dispensary (£52.5.0) . (13pp)
4. Summer 1845 As above for Summer Assizes 1845 including £7.8.6 for James Mangan, watch maker for winding clocks of courthouse, grand jury room and bridewell. (c13pp)
5. 1844, 1845 Printed schedule of presentments granted at Spring Assizes 1845 and account of discharged and undischarged queries and copy of treasurers account as declared by Chief Remembrancer after summer assizes 1844. Judges R.Hon. Mr, Justice Ball and Hon. Mr. Justice Jackson; Sheriffs James and Walter Morrogh, also list of grand jurors. Discharged queries include constabulary expenses, cholera expenses, salaries of staff, infirmaries, etc. (15pp)
6. Spring 1845 As above, special sessions, applications include ; gaol wages and prisoner expenses, rent of land, support of deserted children, North Infirmary, South Infirmary, doctors expenses, courthouse, printing, malicous injury, road contracts and lunatic asylum, such as, application from 'The Mayor, Sheriff and Thomas C. Osbourne MD for the support of lunatics and insane persons confined in the Lunatic Asylum', for £905.13.9. (4pp)
7. Spring 1849 As above, including £2,000 to Richard Dowden and Thomas Jennings to make new street from Paul Street to the Coal Quay, various amounts for gaol, infirmaries, hospitals, dispensaries, malicous injuries, support of deserted children. Also, applications 'not necessary to go before special sessions', including salaries of officials, etc. (7pp) (2 copies)
2. Spring 1839 Printed schedule of applications for presentments to be laid before the Grand Jury of the County of the City of Cork, Spring Assizes, 1839. Contains applications for repairing roads in North and South Liberties, new roads and works including new line of road from Cork to Blarney, new road in the city near Paul Street; establishment items such as B.Neenan £3 for half years salary as interpreter of the Irish language, £800 to Governors of the House of Industry, dispensaries, malicious damages. (14pp)
3. Spring 1840 As above, Spring Assizes 1840; such as, road works, fever hospital (£500), board of superintendance of the gaol for clothing, fuel etc (£1,260), Douglas dispensary (£52.5.0) . (13pp)
4. Summer 1845 As above for Summer Assizes 1845 including £7.8.6 for James Mangan, watch maker for winding clocks of courthouse, grand jury room and bridewell. (c13pp)
5. 1844, 1845 Printed schedule of presentments granted at Spring Assizes 1845 and account of discharged and undischarged queries and copy of treasurers account as declared by Chief Remembrancer after summer assizes 1844. Judges R.Hon. Mr, Justice Ball and Hon. Mr. Justice Jackson; Sheriffs James and Walter Morrogh, also list of grand jurors. Discharged queries include constabulary expenses, cholera expenses, salaries of staff, infirmaries, etc. (15pp)
6. Spring 1845 As above, special sessions, applications include ; gaol wages and prisoner expenses, rent of land, support of deserted children, North Infirmary, South Infirmary, doctors expenses, courthouse, printing, malicous injury, road contracts and lunatic asylum, such as, application from 'The Mayor, Sheriff and Thomas C. Osbourne MD for the support of lunatics and insane persons confined in the Lunatic Asylum', for £905.13.9. (4pp)
7. Spring 1849 As above, including £2,000 to Richard Dowden and Thomas Jennings to make new street from Paul Street to the Coal Quay, various amounts for gaol, infirmaries, hospitals, dispensaries, malicous injuries, support of deserted children. Also, applications 'not necessary to go before special sessions', including salaries of officials, etc. (7pp) (2 copies)
Extent6 items
Persons keywordGrand Jury of the County of the City of Cork, Grand Jury, City of Cork
SubjectGrand Juries, Public Works
AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
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