August 2. A visit this morning from the young man who has come out to teach T. Burke's children - said that he came to take leave of me, having heard from T. Norton that I was going to Europe by this packet! who also informed him that D^r Clancy was going as soon as he could procure a purchaser for the Convent!

4^th. St. Dominic's Day. Wrote to the President and Central Council of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith at Lyons.

5^th. Wrote to Revd. Mr. Cullen by the Indian Captain - in reference to the debt contracted with Laing & Co. of Berbice - Stephen Goodman, and H. E. F. Young are off in the Packet.

August 11 1845. The mail has come in, and brought me letters from Bishop Murdoch, Mr. Troy, M[ar]y Kelly and Mrs. Butler, the last announcing the arrival of the Barrys in Ireland.

18^th. Wrote by Packet sailing tomorrow - to Cardinal Fransoni, Bishop Murdoch, D^r Taylor, the President of the Council of the Propagation at Lyons, Mr. Troy, and M^'y Kelly.

To Cardinal, wrote that Clancy is still here - interfered respecting the Lyons grant etc. - informed him of the increasing number of Portuguese, the numbers sent by me to the hospital since my arrival etc.

To D^r Taylor, enclosed a copy of a letter to the President and Council of the Propagation at Lyons requesting him to forward it to M. Choiselat-Gallien.

Informed D^r Murdoch that I had apprenticed one of his nieces.

To Mr. Troy that Mr. Schade had a vacant overseership on the [Plantation] Garden of Eden, but that I had not ascertained as yet whether it would be liked by William, who has not opened his lips to me about it, altho' three or four days have elapsed since Mr. Schade called and communicated the matter to him.

18^th. August 1845. Received at the British Guiana Bank $14 dividend on 5 Shares belonging to the estate of Alex: Murdoch.

Paid $200.15 for purchase made at Barry's Vendue.

19. Observed a party of Portuguese go into Clancy's this morning to have a child baptized.

22^nd. On the application of Clancy's lawyer, Craig, the trial has been put off till November.

Clancy went down to the Court and made affidavit that Mr. Young's evidence was essential to his suit, and that it would not be safe for him to go to trial without it. His Attorney Imlach made an affid: to the same effect.

Procured from Murray & Brothers an order for £2.18.11 on their correspondents in Liverpool, for the Ship Broker who forwarded Vestments etc.

25. Arrived Señor Joachim Corrêa da Natividade, the young student from Lisbon recommended by Fr. Savage. Outfit, passage etc. supplied by the Branch Society of the Propagation at Lisbon.

August 27 1845. Mail has arrived and brought me letters from D^r Taylor, Mr. Troy, M. Barry, Mrs. Seon, Bermuda, and Miss Haly, New Hall.

Mr. Troy has forwarded a letter of recommendation in favour of W^m. Lee from Lord Stanley to Governor Light.

29. Wm. Lee presented his letter to Governor Light.

31^st. Sunday Conferred Tonsure and the four minor orders on S^r. Joachim Antonio Corrêa da Natividade.