1^st January 1851. Received from the Receiver General $187.50 cts. for 3 quarters grant to our Georgetown school.

2^nd. 12 o'clock noon. Have just heard that Mr. O'Dwyer has been out all night. Since after dinner yesterday he has not been seen.

4. Held a Chapter today at the Convent, and confirmed Mother Regis, Mother Stanislas, Mother Alphonsus, and Mother Magdalene in their respective offices. The school receipts of the year ending 31^st. December 1850 amounted to upwards of $2,605 ['$2,606' apparently entered later], a very handsome sum and more than sufficient to maintain the community and yet, notwithstanding, that sum has been entirely expended and seven or eight hundred dollars besides. The extravagance, and thoughtless dissipation of what might be judiciously laid up for contingencies, deserves the severest reprehension.

1851. January 4^th. Paid today $70 town taxes on Convent. Sent off last night by one of the sailors of the Brig Demerara (Andrew Halley) the little monkey we have had so long, to John Ennis' child. Wrote a few lines to F.H. O'Rorke by the same opportunity.

6^th. Sunday. Mr. O'Dwyer returned late on Friday and has ever since shut himself up, pretending to be sick.

While at the Convent last evening I had a call to see Eyre Lynch, who is very ill. His father in law, Mr. Haynes, came for me. Saw Mr. Lynch today again - he entered into no serious conversation with me, which I attribute to his being surrounded by persons to whom Catholicity must be a bugbear

6^th. Epiphany. Sent a letter today to Mr. Brittain forbidding him to quit his Mission under pain of suspension except for purposes of Confession. This is a last resource - what effect it will have on him a few days will tell.

The boy who was to have taken this letter met Mr. B. at the railway Station on his way up. He must have been in town last night.

1851. January 6^th. A note from Mr. O'Dwyer to the effect that the climate will not agree with him and that he has resolved on returning to Europe, modestly asking means for that purpose.

Wrote to him that I quite approve of his resolution, his conduct being such as to afford little hope that he would edify this Community. Intimated to him the withdrawal of his faculties.

Had a settlement of acc^ts today, Mr. O'Dwyer being absent - the expenditure since 10^th. Oct to 1^st. inst. amounted to about $65 each - Stole fees about $30 each.

Mr. Haydn and Mr. Scully received their quarter's stipend and divided it equally with Mr. O'D.

$38 balance of advances to Mr. Scully I have left to market with.

Received my own quarter's stipend.

An invitation from Government House to dinner on Monday next.

7. Called at the Colonial Bank and placed $500 at interest, and $300 to my current acc^t.

Saw Mr. Milner of Barbados, to whom I consigned Judge Sanderson's watch - a communication passed between him and the Chief Justice of Tobago, who is to send a messenger for it.

1851. January 8^th. Mr. O'Dwyer is off again - left before breakfast yesterday.

Mr. O'Connor arrived from Wakenaam yesterday.

A letter from Mr. Cullen accompanied by a copy of his registries.

9^th. The Packet arrived last night but brought me only one letter - from Mrs. Fitzgerald.

10^th. Gave $5 to poor Burton's family.

Advanced $10 to Miss Brereton for Mrs. Fitzgerald [later addition: p^d. 3^rd. March].

Mr. O'Donnelly of Barbados states his last year's income at £75 Garrison Chaplain, $300 from Bp. Smith, $65 Congregation.

Mr. O'Connor has been in town for some days but stated his intention of going off this evening to his Mission.

12^th. Wrote a long statement of the Mission to the President of the Central Council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyons - enclosed Mr. O'Donnelly's account of the Mission of Barbados. Filled up the Statistical tables and enclosed them.

Wrote to L. Dempsey in reference to the nuns' serges. Commissioned him to send out fifty copies of National schools Spelling books and fifty short Geographies.

1851. January 12^th. Wrote also to Mrs. Fitzgerald enclosing Miss Brereton's receipts for little Dillon's board.

On Friday the 10^th inst., finding that Mr. Brittain treated with indifference and silence my letter of Monday calling upon him to account for his continual absence from his Mission and other irregularities, intimated to him the withdrawal of his faculties on the 11^th.

I had a letter, but so unsatisfactory that I have not raised his suspension.

Mr. O'Dwyer, who has been absent all the week, returned last night, took something from his room and went over to Mrs. Cramer's with the view, I suppose, of being off unobserved somewhere this morning.

13^th. Mr. O'Connor, who was to have left on Friday last for Wakenaam, is still in town, or was so yesterday. Mrs. Duval with tears in her eyes stated that on her return home last night from Vespers she saw him opposite the Methodist Chapel talking to Mooney, being drunk at the time - letting fall his purse in the middle of the street &c. Neither heard nor celebrated Mass today. Mr. O'Dwyer in like manner has not made his appearance in church.

1851. Jan^'y. 13^th. A letter from Mr. O'Dwyer, half penitent and half otherwise.

Handed to Mr. Conyers Jun^'r. a cheque for 29 dollars 43 cents to pay Mr. Murphy of Baltimore the am^t. of his acc^'t.

Rec^'d. from Aletta Taggart $50 in part of her note of hand.

Dined at Government House. The Gov'^r and Mrs. Barkly were particularly attentive.

14^th. Paid $20 for the desks and forms made by Mr. *Byble* for the school.

Wrote to Mr. O'Connor, Wakenaam.

Also to Mr. Brittain.

I understand Mr. B. slept in town on Monday night.

A letter from Revd. J. O'Donnelly, Barbados.

16. Wrote to Mr. O'Donnelly - forwarded to him a lot of books, some for sale, others for distribution - 6 Duffy's Missals, 4 Ursuline Manuals, 4 Key of Heaven, 1 Spirit of Prayer, 2 Gahan's Hist^'y of Bible, 1 Anima Devota [the Devout Soul], 6 Stations of Cross, 6 Rosary Books, Manual of Rosary, Liguori's Spirit of Prayer, cheap prayer books, catechisms &c - also the pictures (small) of the Via Crucis.

To go on Saturday the 18^th by the Iris, Cap^t. MacGrath.

1851. January 16^th. Received yesterday from Govt. Sec^'ys. office a communication relative to the Burial ground.

17^th. Mr. Brittain sought an interview today - as usual he strove to make himself out to be most painstaking and exemplary notwithstanding the fama clamosa [public hullabaloos] that resound throughout the colony in regard to his conduct.

18. Mr. Brittain has been to Confession, and seems inclined to turn over a new leaf. Restored him to his faculties but left the injunction forbidding his sleeping in town binding under pain of Suspension, except on obtaining permission.

19^th. Mr. O'Dwyer has not shewn himself as yet.

20. Mr. O'D. would have people believe that he is about publishing a pamphlet. I look upon it as a ruse to extort money.

22. Preparing for my trip to Essequibo and the Morucca [Moruka] - gave in charge of an Indian named Josè Antonio Osorio a keg of crackers, two small loaves of *sugar*, and a keg of herrings.

24^th. Received last quarter's grant for school $62.50 - $15 of which I have given to Mr. Haydn and Mr. Scully.

Leaving in the morning for Essequibo.

1851. January 25^th. Left with Mr. Haydn $135 to pay Vendue - Kennedy's acc^t.

Mr. Williams, Master of the Alms House, came to me and expressed his desire to enter into the Church together with his family - obliged to defer the ceremony until after my return from the Interior.

Wrote to D^r Cocks regarding Mr. O'Dwyer.