Feb 1^st. A letter (joint) from An: and S. Henry and a newspaper - an invitation from D^r Griffiths to meet Bishops Wilson [Willson] and Murphy tomorrow evening at dinner.

Called on D^r Griffiths and had a long conversation with him.

Wrote to D^r Cullen and to J. Reed.

Wrote also to Earl Grey.

1847. London. Feb. 2^nd. A newspaper from Mr. Troy and a letter from Revd. H. O'Shea.

Wrote to Mr. Troy and to Revd. H. O'Shea.

Called at the London Joint Stock Bank and took up £25.

A visit from Mrs. Daly, who has procured through General Fox a situation in the Ordnance for one of her boys.

Packing up and making arrangements for starting tomorrow for Paris via Folkestone.

1847. London. February 21. Since my former note I have been to Paris where I spent 10 days, and succeeded in procuring at the Irish College 5 good Subjects for B[ritish] Guiana, three of whom have finished their studies, and the other two are ready to commence their Theology. They are all from the Diocese of Cloyne. D^r MacSweeny behaved in the kindest possible manner.

Saw Mr. Kelly several times. All that French said about him and young MacCarthy seems to have been an invention or conjecture of his own.

Called on the O'Connor Don on my return from Paris. Received letters by the last and previous W. I. Packet from J. Reed, Revd. Mr. Lordan, Fr. Corrêa and A. Taggart - also from D^r Taylor, Fr. White and Grantley Berkeley. Wrote yesterday to the last named.

Wrote to Mr. Troy.

23. Saw O'Connor Don at the Treasury. Left with him copy of my last note to Lord Grey, with a short notice of the present condition of the Church in B[ritish] Guiana.

24. Called at the London Joint Stock Bank and took up the balance of my private account, £17.5.6, leaving in deposit £700 - deducting therefrom £58.15.6, last half year's dividend which they forgot to invest. The deposit amount after this deduction will be £640 or thereabouts.

The last instalment of the purchase of Vallambrosa has been paid.

25. Left Euston Square Station for Liverpool at 10 o'c. a.m. Arrived at 5 p.m. Started same night at 7 o'c. for Dublin in the Princess.

26. Arrived at half past six a.m. at Kingstown. Took up my quarters with good Mrs. Henry. In the course of the day called at D^r Murray's at Denmark Street, Gardiner Street and at Mrs. Barry's. Heard that Fr. Curtis had some Ursulines for the mission.

27. Wrote to J. Reed, Revd. J. Leahy and Mr. Callan, London.

28. Met at dinner today Frs. Curtis and Kavanagh and Fr. O'Shea.