April 1^st. Mr. O'Donoghue dined with us today, also Mr. Taggart and Mr. French.

3. My petition was taken up today in the Combined Court - $500 has been granted for repairs of Georgetown church - $200 for that of N. Amsterdam. Nothing for Convent - nothing for Indian Mission - no addition to Priests' Stipends. Had we another active member in conjunction with Mr. O'Donoghue, all that we sought for would be granted.

4^th. Wrote to Mr. Lordan concerning enlargement of church, school &c.

Bottled two quarter casks Madeira - got out of them 22^1/2 dozen.

5. From the report of what took place in the Combined Court yesterday, it would appear that Mr. O'Donoghue made no further proposition regarding the Priests, nor with respect to the Catechists.

Looked over the quarterly acc^ts. of S. Joseph's.

Received $30 on acc^t. of books, and $20 lent after S.M. de Sales death.

Paid $35 on acc^t. of Mr. O'Dwyer's funeral &c.

1851. Georgetown. April 7. Called to see Mr. Montauroux, who appears to be dying.

Settled acc^ts with Priests today.

Arranged for Mr. McNamara's taking a share in ministerial duties and receiving share of emoluments.

8^th. Poor Mr. Montauroux, whom I attended, breathed his last this morning.

A young Portuguese man just arrived from Madeira and who had been, as he states, several years in the Seminary there presented himself with the view of being admitted into the Ministry. His papers, however, are dated as far back as 1848.

9. Buried Mr. Montauroux this morning.

10. Called on the Sec^'y. of the Hand in Hand and received in pursuance of the late arrangement $127.44 cts., the premium paid over six.

Mr. O'Connor has been in town again and off without calling at the Presbytery.

Received into the Presbytery Josè Serras on probation.

1851. Georgetown. 11^th April. Received quarter's salary.

Received from Mr. Haydn $50 for watch and books belonging to Mr. O'Dwyer taken over by him, also $19 cash advanced to him.

Paid $72 to Mr. Parnell for coffin, hearse &c for Mr. O'Dwyer.

Received $24 from Revd. Mr. Scully in part payment of his account - a very small sum.

12^th. Wrote to D^r Spratt forwarding cheque for £30.3.0 to pay for Nuns' serges - also to Mr. Jerningham apprising him of the same.

Mother Regis writes to Mrs. Berkeley about Postulant.

A meeting was held this day presided over by the Governor to establish an Orphan Asylum. The outlines of the Institution as given in a letter by the Attorney General, who originated the plan, are very objectionable and such as unamended we cannot give our sanction to.

14. The mail has come in - one letter only, from Revd. Mr. Sheridan, Dublin.

17. Holy Thursday. Blessed the oils at the Convent, assisted by Revd. Messrs. McNamara, Scully and Haydn.

1851. Georgetown. 17^th April. The Congregation this night at the Tenebrae was very large.

19^th. Good Friday. The weather being fine, overflowing Congregation in the church in the forenoon and at night. Preached the Passion Sermon.

20^th. Easter Sunday. Had a very important meeting of the Congregation today to devise means for the establishment of a male and female Orphan Asylum.

Gave a promise of $500 towards the male Estab: - donation $75 per annum for each - Pew rents over $120 - and two sermons in the year.

22. Today a Coolie women called, accompanied by Miss Andrews of the Alms house and another Coolie woman, to complain of ill treatment she had received from the Master of the Coolie School, who kept her child (a Catholic) in the Asylum against his will, compelling him to go to the Protestant Church &c. This fellow beat her, said that she and her husband were not Christians &c &c. The boy's name was changed from Orland to Edward &c. Sent the whole party down to Mrs. Doctor Manget.

Georgetown. 23^rd April 1851. On my return from the Convent this morn^'g the Coolie persuaded me as I entered the gate with her child in her arms, which she placed at my feet. Its seems she lay in wait and seized a favourable opportunity to snatch the child up. She stripped it of the Asylum clothing which she flung to the Master - Orland is now in our charge. What will Mrs. Barkly say to it?

A coloured man by the name of Faber, calling himself the husband of Rosalie Montauroux's mother, called to make inquiries about Rosalie.

24. Mr. Booker, in a speech made in the Combined Court on the 4^th April and which appears in this night's Colonist, gives on authority for the Anglican Parish of S. George extending from the Kitty on the East Coast to Rome on the river - baptisms 165 - marriage 29, burials 50, for the year 1850.

Our numbers during the same period were baptisms 272, marriages 68, burials 191.

Received on the 23^rd $25, collected to defray expenses of Burial ground.

25. A Scotchman by the name of McAndy was received into the Church this morning by Revd. Mr. Haydn.

Georgetown. 27^th April 1851. A meeting concerning the Orphan Institute but, owing to the wetness of the weather, the attendance was very thin. Agreed upon the title of Catholic Orphan Institute, the female portion to be placed under the protection of S. Rose of Lima and the male under S. *Torribio*. Resolved to publish the resolutions passed at first meeting, &c.

Our Portuguese Catechist Manoel goes off tonight for Madeira - his intention is to proceed to Lisbon and study there. Gave him a letter to Father Savage and authorised through him the Treasurer of the Propagation fund in Lisbon to disburse him on my account $35 per annum.

28. Married Jacoba de Ridder and Mr. Farnun. A very handsome déjeuner was given at Mr. Spooner's immediately after.

29. The Packet came in last night and brought me letters from Bishop J. Goold; Choiselat Gallien, with balance of Propagation grant for 1850 - F10,400; from Mons. Abbé Liberman and Mrs. and Mr. O'Flanagan - also from Mr. Lordan.

The Propagation grant for 1850 has been F13,000, being F1,000 less than 1849 and F1,400 less than 1848.

Georgetown. 30^th April 1851. S. Catharine of Sienna. Gave the choir habit to Miss Cassin, now Sister Mary Catharine, and the lay Sister's habit to Miss Martin, now Sister Mary Bertrand.