1 February 1846. Clancy's conventicle open as usual - the women are not yet gone.

2. Again Clancy is at his sacrilegious work.

Handed to Fr. Joachim $281/2, being the moiety of stole fees during the past month.

3. Wrote for tomorrow's Packet to Mr. Troy, Revd. D^r O'Donnell, Revd. D^r Butler, and Aletta Taggart.

Opened the case sent by the Melvina, which contained presents from Mr. Troy of a splendid Crozier and Ciborium, with a large quantity of prayer books and other books of devotion.

6. Hired the man Patrick alias Scaramoes, an old servant of Mr. Cramer.

8. Clancy had his conventicle open again today.

9. A strange apparition occurred this morning - a French man (or a Portuguese priest, as he was announced) was announced to me (Lucas) as coming up the Dam in soutane, cap etc. He turns out to be a mere lay man on his way from Peru, who assumed the clerical dress by reason of his having received minor orders, of which he can exhibit no attestation.

10 February 1846. The French apparition of yesterday turns out to be an arrant imposter [sic] . He was seen last afternoon sailing through the city in company of a low French Creole in a state of drunkenness. Save us from more scandal.

11. Yesterday Clancy's unprincipled suit came on in Court, and has terminated this day in my favour. The suit also against the Gazette also went against him. He will have to pay the costs of both suits, which will be considerable. What a merited punishment he has inflicted on himself.

12. Paid Cap^t. Smith $120 or £25 for W. Lee's passage to Dublin in the Mountaineer, which is to sail on Sunday next the 15^th. inst.^.

28,000 lbs. soap has been seized on board the Melvina, which lately came from Cork.

19. The mail has come and brought me only one letter - from Mr. Jerningham.

14 February 1846. Received a letter from Mr. Haynes the Venezuelan Consul relative to the Frenchman, stating that he had applied to him for a Passport, calling himself a Priest.

15 Sunday Clancy is again at his wicked work - the conventicle is open and the usual gathering.

W. Lee sails tomorrow - wrote by him to Mrs. Henry, D^r Murray, D^r Taylor and Mrs. Gould, Cork - Mr. E. Lynch also goes in the same vessel - gave him a letter to Fr. Smyth of Esker.

16. Paid Second instalment of Mr. Estwick's contract - $1,000. Sent by Mrs. Numa $14 to Revd. Kelly, Berbice, being for extra repairs to church.

17. The Mountaineer sailed this morning. Gave W^m. Lee about 4 guineas in English silver and dollars to pay duties on preserves etc.

18. Wrote to Mr. Troy informing him of W^m. Lee's departure in the Mountaineer; to Mr. Jerningham to pay Mrs. Brown's acc^ts; and to Mr. Hand desiring him to send out the two subjects for this mission in All Hallows, proposing £25 for their outfit besides paying passage - annexed to Mr. Troy's letter draft on the London Joint Stock Bank for £19.

19. Yesterday the Gazette published a slip for the Packet, containing a condensed report of the trial with the Judges' sentence - forwarded 30 copies of it.

23. Clancy's conventicle was open yesterday, but there was not the usual attendance.

T. Burke and daughter after hearing Mass in church went in to him.

Wrote by a vessel going to New York a few days ago to Murphy, the Baltimore bookseller.

25 Ash Wednesday. Our congregation this morning was rather numerous, including a respectable number of Communicants.

Clancy opened his conventicle and had the usual number (30 or 40) of unfortunate dupes to assist at Mass.

Bottled barrel of Albany Ale. Got out of it 10 doz. and 3 bottles.

26 February 1846. Yesterday Miss Mitchell, sister of Loyd [sic], an obstinate Schismatic, came to implore forgiveness and to be readmitted to the Church.

27. A party has just come out of Clancy's with an infant which he baptized. Saw the certificate in the hand of one of them.

28. Clancy has had a Vendue today - but few people attended, and I understand that much was not sold.