1 June. Replied to Judge Firebrace, and administered a castigation to the authors of the meeting - a rejoinder from his Honor, in a very subdued tone.

1848. Georgetown. 2^nd. June. Settled accounts today. Dividend of fees only $14.67. House expense each $30.75.

Gave a gentle lecture to the two priests on their duties. Interrogated them about the meeting on Sunday 21^st. ult. Judge Firebrace accused them falsely in saying that they were present - they assured me most solemnly that they were not - J. Reed however was! and he solicited Mr. O'Brien to attend! A circular, it seems, in D^r Clifton's handwriting was distributed in the church.

Wrote to Judge F. vindicating the two priests from the charge made against them.

Paid butcher's bills for Presbytery and Convent for month of May.

The mail has come in and brought me letters from J. Savage, D^r Taylor, M. Kelly, Choiselat-Gallien and Mr. Burns the bookseller.

Commenced today to bottle off the cask of Porter.

Two dollars more to J. Murdoch.

A large and valuable quantity of physic nut plants has been sent to me by Mr. Kelsh, Manager of Plantation Perseverance, Essequibo - commenced laying them down today in the Convent.

Received by the Ceylon a box of books forwarded by Burns [which] arrive[d] 4 or 5 days ago.

1848. Georgetown. 4^th. June. Wrote by packet to D^r A. O'Connell telling him to pay Duffy's and Battersby's accounts and to forward the balance to L. J. Stock Bank.

Also to M. Kelly, 81 Grand Parade, Brighton.

Lieut. Dennehy called, but I did not see him.

6. A letter from D^r Bonyun this morning appointing Thursday next for placing his daughter at the Convent.

Finished putting down the physic nut plants at S. Joseph's.

A visit from the Goodmans, who informed me of Mama's intention to present an Altar Cloth and a clock to the church.

Fr. Lordan has arrived from Berbice.

7. Alarmed by the cry of fire and the ringing of bells at 1/2 past 2 this morning. Mr. C. Hunter's premises and three others have been the victims.

Received from Mr. Lordan thirty seven dollars and one guilder to purchase Tabernacle for the church of Berbice. The above sum was a balance of Collection made by Mr. Kelly and left by him to Mr. Lordan.

MacNamara wishes Lordan to disabuse me of the impression of his being in league with Cullen etc.

1848. Georgetown. 7^th. June. What a commentary on the state of the Colony is the flight of Mr. Laing of Berbice which I heard of this morning. It is rumoured that he owes the Cavans £100,000.

Gave 4 dollars to the man who planted the physic nut fence at the Convent.

A strange piece of impertinence occurred today at the Convent on the part of D^r Blair - irritated at some former neglect of poor Solomon he threw him down inside the gate and flogged him - Sister Mary Magdalen happened to be present at the time.

8^th. Doctor Bonyun called at the Convent today, and placed his little girl as a Boarder - having arranged with me for $250 per annum.

Wrote to D^r Blair in reference to yesterday's treatment of Solomon.

9. Breakfasted at the Convent this morning and settled accounts with Revd. Mother - received from her $100 in payment of books.

Received yesterday from Mr. Spooner payment of the Miss De Ridder's note of hand for $140 - together with $18 for six months' tuition of his little daughter - handed over both sums to Mother Regis.

1848. Georgetown. 9^th. June. A deputation from the late meeting held in the church during my absence called today, consisting of D^r Clifton, Mr. French, Mr. Heyliger and J. Reed. It presented the first opportunity since I heard of the affair for administering a reproof, which I did to J. Reed. I regret being so warm, but I could not suppress the indignation which I felt burning within me. I refused to receive these gentlemen as deputed by that meeting. I must prepare for the consequences, which will soon be manifested in some petty annoyances.

Dr. Blair's child is at the Convent as usual, but as yet I am without any reply to my billet of yesterday.

Agreed with Mr. Kaufman for the making of 5 picture frames.

1/4 to 3 o'clock p.m. - D^r Blair has at length replied, his letter dated yesterday, and in a style very insulting and disrespectful to myself, and to S. Joseph's. Sent the letter over to Revd. Mother. They are all exceedingly pained, but more on my account than on their own. They decided on sending the $10 paid for the current month back, and declining to admit his daughter to the classes at the Convent, in consequence of his letter to me.

1848. Georgetown. 10^th. June. Received two female adults into the Church this morning, both belonging to the Scotch Church - one is named Cristina Barclay (black), the other (Anne Frazer) coloured.

What a mess of trouble and annoyance I am in at present. Judge Firebrace and the people composing the meeting in Church; D^r Blair &c &c.

A missive from D^r Blair to poor Mother Regis intimating his intention of shewing the correspondence passed between us to the Parents and Guardians of the pupils. A most revengeful course. God grant he may not succeed in weakening the interest of any one in the school

I feel myself quite upset by all these annoyances, and fear they will bring on a fit of sickness.

11. Pentecost Sunday. Held a Confirmation today in the Church. From forty to fifty received the Sacrament - chiefly females. Among those confirmed were Fanny and Sophia Goodman and several converts. There were some also at their first Communion. The communicants must have exceeded one hundred - the Priests say 140.

Georgetown. 12^th. June. D^r Blair's exertions to injure S. Joseph's have not as yet, thank God, succeeded. With the exception of his child, not one other is absent, not even little Beete, her first cousin.

A visit from young Clune today - among other things he said that he had it on good authority that Blair was a R. Catholic.

13. Alarmed this morning by a message from the Convent stating that Sister M. Magdalen, who has been for three or four days unwell, but who was yesterday supposed to be much better, was very ill, and requesting a Doctor to be sent immediately. D^r Clifton was sent at once. When I went over I found her speechless, though perfectly conscious, and learnt that she had been in that state several hours.

14. Sister M. Magdalen is still without speech. The affliction under which she is labouring is histeria [sic], but there seems to be no danger whatever.

Yesterday Louis Doussard resumed work at Convent. He did only a half day's work.

The report of Janet Murdoch's and young Clune's proposed nuptials gains ground.

The Packet came in this evening and brought me letters from Mr. Berkeley, a priest from Caraccas [sic], and from J. Leahy - no letters for the Nuns.

1848. Georgetown 15^th. June A very valuable box full of of presents from the Berkeleys.

Called in D^r Manget to see Sister Mary Magdalen.

16. The anniversary of the reception of Revd. Mother - a very handsome Stole worked by the Sisters was presented to me in honour of the day.

Distributed the $250 brought down from Berbice by Father Lordan thus - $150 towards fitting up the Berbice Presbytery - $50 between himself and MacNamara, and $50 between Mr. O'Brien and Fitzgerald.

L. Doussard left off yesterday at 11 o'clock a.m.. Doussard has not been at work at all today.

Poor Sister Mary Magdalen has recovered her speech all of a sudden.

Heard of the death of my poor father by Packet.

Judge Firebrace, I find, has given copies of his letter to me. What an unwise, imprudent man.

17. Wrote to F. Verbeke, Manager of B. G. Bank, notifying my intention of withdrawing my deposits on the 18^th. August.

1848. Georgetown 17^th. June. Mr. Lordan started last evening for Berbice - gave him a suit of vestments, cincture, a set of Altar cards, medals and crosses.

A communication from O'C to F. alludes to the flight of Cullen.

Sister Mary Magdalene is slowly recovering. The Doctors say it will be two or three weeks before she is herself again. We shall have a large bill, I fear, to pay Manget.

18. Trinity. Wrote to Mrs. Grantley Berkeley in acknowledgment of her very handsome presents - enclosed a letter from Revd. Mother to the same effect.

Wrote also to Angelica Henry desiring compliments to Fr. Curtis, Kavanagh, O'Shea and Farrell.

19. Dr. Blair, it seems, has got the correspondence printed and sent copies about to the parents and guardians of the pupils at the Convent. In any well-ordered community he would lose much of his practice by so infamous a step - even here I think it will not serve him.

Mrs. Wolseley and her daughters paid a formal visit to S. Joseph's, and was markedly polite, as if to show her disapprobation of Blair's conduct. Mrs. Manget, also his sister in law, wrote to Revd. Mother in the most kindly terms and enclosed little Beete's pension.

Georgetown. 19 June. A visit from D^r Cramer, who is going to the Coast today. He mentioned the circumstance of Blair's having been expelled [from] the Medical Society, in consequence of a strange evidence given in a case in which D^r Vries was concerned, that of a child 6 months old having been poisoned by an overdose of opium.

20. I have got Mr. Cornet's copy [of the] printed circular sent by Blair himself - he omits Revd. Mother's note in reference to the removal of the child from school at 3 o'clock &c. He has now done his work, and is himself the greatest sufferer. Yesterday $30 was sent to D^r Manget for four visits to S. M. Magdalene.

A visit from D^r Martin, the new Stipendiary.

21. A visit from an Irishman named Bernard, just arrived from Philadelphia, applying for a situation. He comes without any testimonials, and is on the whole a person to be cautious of.

Mrs. Beete and Mrs. Manget by their continuing to write in very friendly terms to Revd. Mother do not, it would seem, approve the course pursued by D^r Blair.

23. In consequence of having heard that Geoghegan made use of Mr. Croal's name as approving D^r Blair's conduct I called on that gentleman today and explained every thing to him - he was ignorant of the main features of the business and was indignant that Geoghegan should have made use of his name.

Called also on Spooner - he had not received a copy of the Circular. He did not hesitate a moment in condemning D^r Blair.

What an infamous scoundrel Geoghegan is - going about with Demon Malice to spread a false account of the transaction.

24. Saw An... D. Yesterday heard the Italian class at the Convent, and promised to give them an hour each 'till after the Examinations.

Gave a certificate of having regularly attended her religious duties to *Mad: Ellyet Robert*, sailing this day for Martinique. Mr. LaRoche goes also. Commissioned them to apply to the Curé of S. Pierre or to the Nuns there for a good servant for S. Joseph's.

25. Mrs. Goodman heard Mass at the Convent today and after talking a good deal about Fanny she introduced the affair of D^r Blair, who sent to her one of his Circulars. Revd. Mother enlightened her a good deal on the subject and sent her away with a juster appreciation of Blair's *wickedness*.

Georgetown. 1848. June 25. Mrs. Walker, it would seem, is most anxious to be present at the Examinations, also Mrs. Arrindell.

26. A dull wet day - got a soaking coming from the Convent. How fortunate that I escape the general effects of a wetting.

27. Invited the Lieut. Governor to assist at the Examinations, which he has promised to do.

28. Gave J. Reed $150 dollars, taking his good for same, to carry on the suit of Fraskini [Fraschini].

Yesterday Louise Goodman accompanied by Valerino called and gave me $40.33cts. for arrears of pew rent, and to 31^st. Dec^'r /48 - at the rate of two *Joes* per annum.

Mr. Brittain has just arrived by the Leonora. He has only received Subdeaconship.

30. Wrote to the Lieutenant Governor notifying the appointment of Mr. Brittain to the Situation of Clerk and Catechist, vacant by the resignation of J. Reed.