1 July. Settled accounts with priests today - dividend of fees $17.33 each - Share of household expenses $31.41/2 bits. Mr. Reed has not paid his share.

Georgetown. 1848. 3^rd July. Received from Revd. Mr. O'Brien payment of his debt in full, including subscription for Tablet.

Received Colonial Stipend for quarter ending 30^th. June.

Mrs. Croal died last night.

4. The mail came in last evening and brought me letters from Mr. Troy, Cardinal Fransoni and Choiselat-Gallien. D^r Smith, it seems, is willing to surrender Tobago and Barbados, but not S. Vincent and Grenada.

The Examinations commenced today at S. Joseph's, but owing to the arrival of the Packet not a very great many came. The answering was however was very good.

5. Second day's examinations - passed off as well as yesterday.

Wrote to Cardinal Fransoni, accepting Barbados and Tobago, but declaring my opinion as to the justice of conceding the two other islands.

The gentlemen who have attended the Examinations so far, are Messrs Wolseley, Conyers, D^r Houston, D^r Clifton, D^r Cramer, Mr. French, Mr. Spooner and Mr. Byrne.

6^th. July 1848. The Lieutenant Governor attended the Examinations today accompanied by Mrs. Walker and her sister - all passed off well. We had Mr. Vyfhuis, Mr. Van Rinschot, S. Goodman, Mr. Montauroux and Mr. Hick, along with several ladies.

7^th. Promoted Mr. Brittain to the order of Deacon at this morning's Mass.

8^th. Distribution of premiums and crowning for merit at S. Joseph's. The Governor, his Private Secretary Mr. Walker and families, Mr. Wolseley and family, Mr. Goodman and family, with Mr. Davison, Mr. French, Mr. Beete, Mr. Geoghegan and a large number of ladies attended. Miss Wolseley was crowned for meritorious conduct - a number of premiums were distributed and other honours conferred - everything went off in the most satisfactory manner and all seemed well pleased

Promoted Mr. Brittain to the priesthood.

Mrs. Goodman's present of a clock to the church adorns the exterior. They have put it up today.

Promoted Mr. Brittain to the Priesthood this morning.

Georgetown. 9 July 1848. Mr. Brittain, ordained yesterday, celebrated his first Mass today.

Yesterday judgment was given in the Fraskini [Fraschini] case. It was given against J. Reed, and thereby the Church loses all that was bequeathed by Mrs. F. - the Doussards, Mrs. Goodluck and Mrs. Burton are also losers.

10^th. Gave Mr. Reed $25 for organist and $25 towards organ repairs.

What a detestable state of Society. Mrs. Goodman, offended that her child, without deserving it, did not get the crown for good conduct at the late Exhibition at the Convent, has withdrawn her from the school. Here is Catholic feeling! What wonder if we are disrespected by Protestants.

11^th. Neptune leaves us today. Engaged in his stead the Maltese man Joseph.

The Nuns commence their retreat tonight preparatory to the renovation of vows made annually. Last year this interesting act was made at the Blackrock Convent, Cork.

Mrs. Luthers has been visiting the Convent today, also Mrs. Wolseley and her daughters.

1848. Georgetown. 12^th. July. A day of constant rain. An account of the Examinations including the address appeared in last night's Gazette.

13. A letter from D^r Bonyun today enclosing $30 in part payment of first quarter's board etc. of Lucretia at the Convent.

Paid Mr. Simper yesterday for sundry jobs done to the church.

14. Handed to Mr. O'Brien $31.25cts due to him. He has cleared off all his debt to me.

15. The Nuns have made the renovation of their vows this morning.

Handed to Mother Regis the $30 received from D^r Bonyun.

16. Every one of the Nuns excepting S. M. De Sales is more or less sick today - S. M. Alphonsus particularly so. I wish I had never brought the poor things to the Colony.

17. Mr. *J*ull engaged from today as Under Sacristan etc.

Saw A. D.

The Packet has come in but brought me no letters - three for the Convent viz. Mother Regis, S. M. Alphonsus and de Sales.

1848. Georgetown. 18^th. July. Contracted with Mr. Simper today for repairs of Convent.

19. Wrote to D^r Cullen, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Burns, and to Choiselat-Gallien. To the last named in acknowledgement of his letter of the 24^th. April, and stating that I would send receipt for 16,000 francs as soon as D^r O'Connell should forward balance to me. Stated that I knew nothing of the gift of 300 francs from Lisbon.

Wrote to D^r Cullen enclosing my letter of February last to Cardinal Fransoni.

To Mrs. Fitzgerald in reference to her brother's child. To Burns to say that he need not forward the books and stationery ordered 3 months ago - requested him to have the articles in the Gazette on the Examinations inserted in the Rambler or the Tablet.

Forwarded by this mail 26 newspapers, Gazettes and Times, containing article on Examinations.

Six letters from the Convent viz. to Mr. O'Brien; Mr. Codd; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. O'Beirne; Miss Hogan, Presentation Convent Kilkenny; and Captain *Gold*, Tralee.

Our dear Revd. Mother continues very poorly. Her attacks are now so frequent that I fear she will never be able to do much active work.

1848. Georgetown. 20^th. July. Called yesterday afternoon and last night again to see Janet Murdoch, who has been ill for some days. Left 2 dollars to purchase medicine.

Mother Regis's illness has been occasioned, it appears, by unpleasant news received from her father by last Packet. Her eldest brother is now in Cork jail for debt after having squandered away his fortune. Another brother who was in the army has been obliged to sell out, and a third has just returned from Jamaica, unable to procure or to continue in his employment there - added to which the father describes himself so hard pressed by these circumstances and the expenses of a lengthened Chancery Law suit that he has not a shilling to spare.

21. Simper has commenced working today at the Convent.

Got a Daguerreotype likeness done yesterday by Hartman at a cost including frame of $15

Paid Dora Burke $18 for three months' board and lodging of Janet Murdoch ending 31^st. August - gave her also $5 for medicine and nourishment of ditto.

22. Wrote by schooner Globe sailing for New York tomorrow to Bishop O'Connor, Pittsburgh.

1848. Georgetown. 23^rd. July. In letter to D^r O'C. set down the annual revenue of S. Joseph's arising from day pupils and boarders as something less than $4,000.

24. St. Francis Regis's day, the feast of our Rev. Mother, transferred from 16^th. ult. Mr. Brittain, Mr. O'Brien and self said Mass at Convent.

Saw Taggart yesterday, who reports that a petition has been forwarded from Barbados to Rome in reference to the annexation of that Island to this Vicariate, praying that it may be continued as before under Trinidad. D^r Smith is no doubt at the bottom of this movement.

The Parsons are all up against the Convent School, going about to the parents of the children and cautioning them against sending them where they are sure to be inoculated with Popish doctrines.

Received into the Church today at the Convent Miss Rosalie Montauroux, conferring on her at the same time Conditional Baptism.

It is now upwards of a week that Mother Regis is ill, hardly able to keep up.

For the first time I have observed Mr. B. going up to D^r C's accompanied by O'B. We shall see whether this visit will operate any change.

The Globe sailed this evening for New York.

1848. Georgetown. 25 July. Yesterday the poor Coolie Michael gave me a dollar to add to his little store - I have now in deposit for him $16.71/2 bits.

A visit from Mrs. Van Waterschoodt and daughter yesterday. She is expecting Mrs. O'Donoghue from Berbice with her little girl which she wishes to place at the Convent.

Paid sundry accounts today: Kaufman's, Thornton's, Heron & Waugh's, Haynes's and Hartman's.

A visit from Mr. Clune today to renew the proposal made yesterday in writing in reference to Jeannette Murdoch, whom he wishes to marry. He cannot, he says, be prepared before [the] beginning of next year to have the matter brought to a close.

A little misunderstanding occurred last evening with Mother Regis. Her illness, produced probably by her difficulty in managing the Community, caused her to express herself somewhat querulously and dissatisfied, which annoyed me a little. It were better, however, that I had borne with it without making any remark.

26. S. Anne's day - the birthday of Mother Regis. She did not approach the holy Communion and still looks ill.

1848. Georgetown. 26^th. July. Handed to M. Stanislas last evening $12 for 3 mos in advance for Miss Kaufman's tuition.

27. Mother Regis is still poorly, unable to get up this morning to Mass - the Sisters tell me, however, that she was still more delicate at home, being generally 3 or 4 days in the week sick.

28. A visit from Mrs. Van Waterschoodt this morning to say that Mrs. O'Donoghue is in town, and is desirous of paying her respects to the Nuns.

Poor old Campbell from the Morucca [Moruka] Creek and his wife bored me with an awfully long visit this morning.

Joseph Gallea had his will signed by Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Brittain in my presence last evening - he leaves $100 for Masses.

29. Paid town taxes on Convent lots for year 1847, being $87.50.

30. This morning the cook named Mary hired for the Convent commenced her engagement.

31. Met Mrs. O'Donoghue at the Convent today with a daughter of W. E. Pierce. Mrs. O'D. has resolved on placing her little girl as a boarder on the 15^th. prox. I was rather pleased with meeting Mrs. O'D. , who seems religiously disposed.