Georgetown. March 1^st. Performed the marriage ceremony between Marie Van Waterschoodt and John Lucie Smith.

Mr. Brittain made a visit - informed him of the serious misconduct with which he has been charged. Informed him also of the cessation of his faculties here after tomorrow (Sunday) and of his appointment to New Amsterdam.

2. I understand that the young married couple after leaving our church went to S. George's, where the ceremony was repeated.

3. Paid Miss Brereton £13, remitted by Mrs. Fitzgerald of Harcourt Street, Dublin for twelve mos. boarding her brother's child, Maria Dillon, ending 31^st. October 1851.

Poor O'D. was very anxious before his death about a sealed letter left in his desk which he wished to be destroyed - it was done so by Miss Burke - it was addressed, I fancy, to Bishop Austin, offering to go over to him.

4. A letter from Mr. Brittain announcing his readiness to go up to Berbice.

5^th. Mr. B. went up this evening - ordered him a ten days retreat before resuming any faculties.

6. Sister Mary de Sales, who has been ill for the last 14 days, is beginning to excite some uneasiness as to her recovery.

Georgetown 6^th March 1851. Gave a cheque for $45 to M. Kelly's mother in payment of the £10 said to be lodged in the London Joint Stock Bank.

7^th. Feast of S. Thomas Aquinas. Celebrated at the Convent the 29^th anniversary of my first Mass.

O'Dwyer's propensity to drink, and his overtures to Parson Fox are very generally talked of in the Community.

Mr. Vyfhuis has called with a message from Mr. Van Oudermellen, Prop'r. of Ruinveld [Ruimveldt], to whom I wrote on 11^th Nov., acknowledging receipt of my letter - agreeing on certain conditions to grant a piece of land for church &c and promising a yearly subscription. So much for writing direct to headquarters - Vyf: did not write as he promised.

Mr. MacNamara came down last night in the same boat that took up Mr. Brittain.

9. Alarmed about Mother de Sales last night - she seemed so thoroughly prostrated by the sickness. She outlived however the night and is reported somewhat better this morn'g.

20 minutes to 10 p.m. Notwithstanding the favourable symptoms this morning poor S. M. de Sales sank rapidly after 12 o'c. and this moment breathed her last. She retained possession of her faculties till within an hour or so before her death. Her exemplary piety has been conspicuous throughout the whole of her tedious illness, which lasted three weeks.

10 March 1851. Celebrated Mass in the Convent for poor Sister M. de Sales, also Mr. Haydn and Mr. McNamara.

12 o'c. Although only a few hours have elapsed since our poor Sister has been able to converse, she is already a mass of corruption.

1 o'c. Placed the body in a coffin. The conduct of Mother Regis and all the Nuns has been throughout most edifying.

3 o'c. Said the Office of the Dead, assisted by Mr. MacNamara, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Haydn and Mr. Scully - at 1/2 past 3 consigned poor M. de Sales to her last earthly resting place. Her remains lie within the enclosure of S. Joseph's - at her head a beautiful palm, at her foot an orange tree.

A letter from Bishop Grooff.

11^th. The Combined Court met today and took up our Estimate. Mr. Rose proposed that $1,000 should be voted to each of the Priests - Mr. O'Donoghue seconded it - on a division 7 voted for and 7 against. The matter will be brought forward again on the 14^th inst. - Mr. Wolseley, Arrindell, Craig, Bagot, Hicks, Booker and O'Donoghue for us.

Georgetown. 12^th March 1851. Mr. O'Donoghue called this morning to give me an account of the proceedings yesterday. My memorial was read and he thinks that all I petitioned for will be granted.

It is remarkable and has surprised us all that Mr. Rose, who for years systematically opposed us, should have been the proposer of an increase in the vote to the Catholic clergy. The Chief Justice opposed any additions to the stipends of the priests, but said he would support an increase to my salary, or if I should apply for it he would support a vote for twelve priests at the present rate.

13^th. Wrote to Revd. D^r Walsh, Carlow; M. Kelly (receipt for £10 to her mother enclosed); Mrs. Fitzgerald enclosing receipt for £13 - Bishop Morris, Mrs. Barry, Mr. Jerningham and Mrs. Grantley Berkeley recommending the appointment of Mr. Buie [Brice?] as her attorney. The Nuns wrote in reference to the death of M. de Sales to Fr. Curtis, [to] Sligo, Cork &c &c.

Drew a cheque for $20 for Mr. Scully.

14. Attended the funeral of Cap^t. Goodman.

Forwarded a cheque for £20 to D^r Walsh.

Requested Mr. Jerningham to pay Mrs. Barry's acc^t for altar cards, cinctures &c - £5.0.3.

Georgetown. 14^th March 1851. Mr. O'D: has left suddenly for Berbice, Mrs. O'D. being very unwell - our church affairs are likely therefore likely to come to nought this year.

On a representation to Mr. Rose, he moved in the Court today that the consideration of the items for the R. C. Church be postponed in consequence of Mr. O'D's departure.

Succeeded in getting $420 out of the $500 grant for the Georgetown school for 1849. This sum, with a small balance in hand, say some $80 more, will enable me to undertake the erection of a new school house.

The mail has come in and brought me letters from good Mr. Troy dated Rome, Revd. Mr. Sheridan, Dublin; D^r Walsh, Carlow; and Mrs. O'Brien, mother of the poor priest who died.

17^th. Called at the Administrator General's house office in reference to Mr. O'Brien's *boedel*

Deposited at the Colonial Bank $450 for the Georgetown school.

Mr. Verbeke and Mr. C. Croal called in reference to the exchange of the piece of land on Versailles.

18. A letter from Mr. Cullen brought by a Portuguese.

19. Wrote in reply to the foregoing.

1851. Georgetown. 20^th March. Went over yesterday to Malgre Tout accompanied by C. Croal and settled finally about the transfer of the piece of land.

21. Poor Mrs. Wolseley died this morning. She was a Catholic till she was twelve years of age. Human respect and fear of worldly consequences prevented her, I fear, from availing herself of the rites of the Catholic Church at the last hour.

25^th. Nothing worth recording these few days past, only that my health has not been at all good - a dizziness in the head which makes me uneasy.

Received another son of Mr. Williams into the Church. Admitted two members of the Rosary Society. Letters from Mr. Lordan and Mr. Fitzgerald - replied to the former.

Mr. O'Connor, who was in town four or five days ago, did not call at the Presbytery.

At the Convent, immediately before Benediction received Anne Simpson, a daughter of Colin Simpson Esq^'r., into the Church, administering conditional baptism. I have great hopes of this young convert, from the perseverance with which, in spite of every obstacle, she followed this call from God.

1851. Georgetown 26^th March. The Combined Court is adjourned till the 31^st., when it is to be presumed our business will be taken into consideration.

27. No Packet as yet, altho' mails are made up today.

Wrote to D^r Walshe concerning Mr. Duggan and a passage in the Amanda which sailed on the 23^rd inst. - also to M. Kelly, and to Revd. George Whitty, P. P. Castlebridge, Wexford, in reference to Mr. O'Brien's boedel. The Nuns dispatched a heavy package to Sligo.

The Packet has come in bringing an acc^t. of the overthrow of the Russell Ministry, and of course of the postponement of the penal measure against the Catholic Church.

Letters from D^r Cox, S. Henry and R. & J. Eustace.

From D^r Cox's letter it would seem that vanity was a besetting fault of poor O'Dwyer.

30. Although mid Lent, I solemnised a marriage tonight between a man named Francisco Vieira and a young woman named Maria de Monte under peculiar circumstances. The scowling look of the man (forced to marry) does not augur well for their future happiness.

1851. Georgetown. 31^st March. The Nuns' serges and the National School books have arrived.