Names: Lawler, Cunningham,
McGrath & Newport.
[Note added 2012 by Michael
Purcell - recently at a sale of Banknotes in Spinks Auction
House a nine shilling banknote from Newport's Waterford Bank was
sold for over 3,000 Pounds sterling. The forged note could be
worth even more! ~ unfortunately it was not attached to this
charge sheet.]
Pat Purcell Papers.
1820.
By the Reverend James Mcgrath One of His
Majesties Justices of the Peace for the Countys of Carlow and
Kilkenny.
The Informations of James Lawler of
Bagenalstown, Carlow, Shop Keeper., being Sworn on the Holy
Evangelist and Examined Deposeth and Saith that John Cunningham
of Graige-nomana in the County of Kilkenny , Boatman, came in
about Six Months back to the shop of James Lawler for the Change
of a Twenty five shilling Note drawn on Newports Bank in
Waterford which James Lawler to oblige John Cunningham gave him
One Pound of Bank of Ireland and five shillings in change which
now James Lawler Strongly and Verily believes John Cunningham
knew the above Note to be forged and that he gave it to James
Lawler knowing it to be a forgery~~~
- (signed) James Lawler.
- Sworn before me this 6th day of June
1820.
- (signed) James Mcgrath. Magistrate.
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[Note added 2012 - extract on the Newport
family from The Keep Military Museum.
The
Newport family -
image: The Newport Family - click for enlargement]
http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/newport_family.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=empire
In 1670 the Duke of Ormonde established a
woollen factory at Carrick-on-Suir, bringing over from England a
number of families who had previously been driven out of the
Netherlands because of their Protestant beliefs. One of the
Dutch ?migr?s was John Newport, whose family subsequently
prospered in and around Waterford. In the mid-18th century his
grandson Simon founded the principal bank of Waterford, Simon
Newport and Sons.
By 1803 the bank of 'William Newport,
Samuel Newport and John Newport' had 36,600 notes in circulation
under three guineas, 6,500 under ten pounds and 3,500 under
fifty pounds. Five years later notes in public circulation at
Newport's Bank totalled some £150,000. In those halcyon days
there was an expression in Waterford, 'as good as Newport's
notes'. Another measure of their influence is that ten members
of the Newport family held the office of Mayor of Waterford
between 1727 and 1840.
Simon Newport, whose uncle Samuel was a
partner in Newport's Bank, was born on 1 November 1788, the only
son of Sir Simon Newport, Mayor of Waterford in 1792 and 1824,
and his wife Jane, daughter of the Venerable Alexander Alcock,
Archdeacon of Lismore. On 9 July 1803 he was appointed Ensign in
the 58th Regiment, just two days before the passing of the Army
of Reserve Act for Ireland. He was only 14 years-old.
The 58th Foot (the Rutlandshire Regiment)
were raising a second battalion, one of nineteen raised that
summer 'for limited service in Great Britain and Ireland', of
which four were specifically raised in Ireland.
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6th
June, 1820
Newport Bank.
James Lawler
[Note added 2012 by Michael
Purcell. - Coincidence or not? James Lawler of Bagnelstown made
his Statement on the 6th June 1820., -- the same day that the
Waterford Newport Bank collapsed! The following extract is from The Keep Military Museum]
In the south of Ireland the leading bank
was the Waterford bank operated by the Newport family. By 1820
it had been in existence for at least sixty years, and the
Newport name carried immense confidence.
Its owner William Newport of Belmont was
well known to all. The sad fact was, however, that for years
William had been skating on very thin ice.
In 1820 his bank’s credit stood at
£64,000, its debt at four times that amount. When smaller banks
in other Munster towns collapsed, William knew the game was up,
and rather than face his creditors he took his own life.
The failure of the Waterford Bank had a
devastating effect on the community. We are told how ?strong men
lost their reason, and steady men drank themselves to death?.
But it?s an ill wind that blows nobody
any good. That astute old businessman, Thomas Meagher senior,
bought up the Newport assets, which included the freehold of the
building now known as the Granville Hotel.
This had been leased out to the Quan
family, whose assets had been invested in Newport’s and who were
now ruined so Meagher bought their lease as well. He installed
in the Granville his son Thomas and his wife Alicia Quan.
And that’s how their son Thomas Francis
Meagher came to be born in the Granville in 1823.
The Waterford Bank failed in 1820 on the
6th June 1820.
Names: Regan, Adams, Murphy &
Jackson.
[Note added 2012 - abbreviated
transcription.]
Pat Purcell Papers.
1820.
John Regan and Mary Regan his wife maketh
Oath the they usually reside at Carlow.
(signed) John, his X mark, Regan.
Nicholas Murphy maketh Oath that he is a
Householder and actualy resides in Carlow.
(signed) Nicholas Murphy.
Stephen Adams maketh Oath he is a
Householder and actually resides in Carlow.
(signed) Stephen Adams.
Sworn this 26th day of June 1820 John
Regan and his wife Mary Regan are to be of good behaviour
towards His Majesty's Liege Subjects, and particularly towards
Mary Anne Saywell and John Saywell for the Space of twelve
months.
Taken and acknowledged before me the day
and year aforesaid.
(signed) Robert Jackson.
Surnames: Agar, Curren, Sharp & Box.
Pat Purcell Papers.
1820.
The Information of John Agar of Carlow, Summons Server,
taken before Edward Box, Esquire, who being duly Sworn on
the Holy Evangelists maketh oath and Saith that having been
employed by Thomas Sharp of Knockard, Carlow, Gentleman, to
serve a Civil Bill upon Garret Curren of Burton Hall, Carlow,
Farmer.
The above named John Agar did in or about the hour of Three or
Four O'Clock at the afternoon of this day went to the residence
of Garret Curren at Burton Hall for such purpose where he took
the Civil Bill out of his waistcoat pocket in order to serve
Garret Curren with it.
A person whom he has heard and believes to be Garret Curren,
forcibly took took both the original and copy making use at the
same time of Violent and Threatening language.
Immediately after another man who he has since heard and
believes is a brother of Garret Curren and whose name is Henry
Curren seized him by the collar and forced him out of the
dwelling house.
Upon his leaving the house he was followed by the two persons
aforesaid and a third person whose name he has since heard and
believes to be James Curren also a Brother of the said Garret
and Henry Curren.
Henry and James Curren were armed with Sticks which they
repeatedly flourished over John Agars head while he was
returning up a lane leading from the dwelling house to the high
road and repeatedly threatened to kill him. (signed) John Agar.
-
Sworn before me this 5th January 1820
-
(signed) Edward Box.
The Informations of Thomas Kidd of the Town of Carlow, Gauger, Taken
before me one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Carlow.
Who being duly sworn and Examined Thomas Kidd Saith that he had under
Seizure forty Six Barrells of Malt, as appeared by Gauge, the
property of Mary Pauls of Carlow, he left Michael Brennan as
Sheriffs Bailiff in the charge thereof, when Thomas Kidd repaired to
bed.
And in some time after Dudly Hill, Esquire, and Miss Mary Pauls came to
the House of Thomas Kidd to inform him the Malt had been stolen and
on Thomas Kidd repairing to the Store where the Malt had been stored
and found some of the said Malt so Seized to have been Stolen by
Patrick Hackett and Thomas Bulger of the Town of Carlow as he heard
and believes.
Hackett having been found in the act thereof by Mr Dudly Hill and Thomas
Kidd further Saith that he has every reason to suppose and believe
that Michael Brennan and Bryan Bulger were aiding and abetting and
assisting in the taking or conveying the stolen Malt or otherwise
were privy thereto ~