March 1^st. My petition respecting the Essequibo Mission has been referred by the Court of Policy to the Combined Court.

Bought a very fine old brass bell today from Mr. Pontifex for $30. It will suit S. Joseph's admirably.

Called on Mrs. Van Waterschoodt.

2. Sent by Mr. Brittain the $100 received from Berbice to Mr. O'Brien.

3. Wrote to the Governor respecting the subdivision of the Burial ground.

Paid my first visit to Houston - found Mrs. Barkly a very ladylike and affable person - indeed my interviews with both have been very agreeable.

Wrote to the Governor's private Secretary acknowledging the receipt of Mr. McSwiney's report on the state of education in B. Guiana.

1849. Georgetown. March 3^rd. Mrs. Van Waterschoodt's politeness enabled me to pay my visit with some ease.

4^th. Our Governor must be somewhat liberal as he sends his carriage every Sunday with his children's nurse to Mass. This person is a French woman of very genteel appearance, and very intelligent. She was enquiring for prayerbooks today, as her own have not as yet arrived, and told Mother Regis that it was immaterial whether they were in English, German or Italian. - English she speaks and reads. Gave her a *thin* Piety and the Following of Christ.

5. The Packet came in last night and brought me letters from Mr. Curtis and Mr. Jerningham.

Wrote to Mr. Kiernan, Berbice.

Paid Mr. De Weever $40 in part payment of contract.

Dined at Houston - both the Governor and Mrs. Barkly paid me marked attention - a large party - the three Judges &c.

The new prospectuses have arrived and do great credit to the Cork Artist.

6. Forwarded a letter to the Government Secretary requesting him to have the annual sum for church repairs placed on the estimate for this year.

A letter from *Tommy* H. dated Buffalo, U.S., 30 Nov. 1848.

1849. Georgetown. March 6. The packet has brought an account of two deaths among the Irish Bishops - D^r *Maguire* of Derry and D^r Walsh of Cloyne. No alteration in the Pope's affairs - he is still at Gaeta, but an intervention on the part of France is talked of.

7. Wrote to Mr. Troy enclosing order for £8 for prospectuses

To Mrs. Little enclosing ditto for £1.12.6

To Choiselat Gallien, to the Chief Justice of Dominica and to Mr. Brown, bookseller, enclosing order for books &c.

Received from Henrietta De Ridder today a present of a very handsome anti*macassar* worked by herself.

8. I am importuned to visit Leguan and see that poor boy Fitzroy Goodman, who is in a dying state.

Kaufman has written to express his desire of placing his daughter at the Convent as boarder.

9. The Goodmans called about my visit to Leguan - I cannot induce them to allow me to send either Mr. Fitzgerald or Mr. Brittain, which would suit me better.

I perceive by the Gazette that our good friend the Marchioness de Porta Delgada is not unsuccessful. A dispatch from Lord Grey was read to the Court of Policy stating that the Portuguese authorities in Lisbon communicated with the British Minister in Lisbon on the necessity of providing for the spiritual wants of the Portuguese.

Georgetown. 10^th. March 1849. The job at the Convent is nearly completed and does credit to De Weever.

A visit from E. Lynch and Mr. O'Brien of the Hague to make arrangements for going up to Blairmont.

11^th. In last night's Gazette an address from the Wesleyans to the Governor is published with the usual amount of professed loyalty &c.

15. J. Reed purchased at Alexander's Execution Sale yesterday three articles which he handed over to me - viz. an iron safe, a colonywood press, and a large book case.

16. Paid Mr. De Weever another $100 in payment of Convent contract.

17^th. Arrived at Blairmont last evening. Married Mr. Kiernan and Miss O'Donoghue - a large party assembled to witness the ceremony.

20. Selected a spot of land on Blairmont for the erection of a church.

Visited the locality on the Berkeley estates designed for the building of a church.

22. Returned to Georgetown accompanied by Mr. O'Donoghue. Had a very narrow escape from being killed - the horse we got at the Strathspey station having run away with us.

Georgetown. 23^rd. March 1849. Friday night. Conveyed the Nuns back to S. Joseph's.

Letters by last packet from Revd. D^r O'Connell, L.J.S. Bank, Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Barry.

27. Wrote to Mr. Lordan.

O'Donoghue, who went up with his child this morning to Berbice, is terribly chagrined at the freezing reception Mrs. Barkly gave him.

A visit from Mr. Chandler.

29. Went to Leguan to visit Fitzroy Goodman - a very wet and stormy passage.

31. Returned from Leguan.- the Governor and his lady with a party of 5 or 6 happened to go down and return on the same days.