Nov. 1^st. Division of marriage and baptism fees $19 and three bits each. Settled house expend: today and received 24 dollars and 1 guild: each from Rev^d J. Fitzgerald, Rev^d J. O'Connor and J. Reed, being their share for the month of October.

4^th. Wrote to D^r Taylor desiring him to send out Brittain and Duggan, if they are ready - also to J. Sullivan, Kinsale, in reference to a young Clergyman desirous of embracing a foreign mission.

Posted letters from Rev^d Mother to Rev^d Mr. Philips, and to her father, No. 2 Clarence Place, Cork.

Received a present today of a handsome hardwood stick and four pieces of different kinds of hardwood from A. Taggart.

Subscribed to the Guiana Times from the 1^st. of the present month to the end of the year.

1847. Georgetown. 4^th. November. S. Charles's Day. Placed Kate Murdoch at the Convent as a boarder.

A visit from Mrs. Van Waterschoodt and daughter.

Placed A. C. Murdoch at S. Joseph's as a boarder.

8. Another day scholar, daughter of D^r Houston, sent to S. Joseph's today.

A letter from Mr. Lordan.

11. Settled with the Administrator General Clancy's account against the Murdochs, giving him cheque for $677.49 cents, also an acquittal, receiving from him bank deposit and sundry papers relative to the Estate of Alex: Murdoch.

11. Called at the Colonial Bank and took up the interest on the two deposits, viz. $1,666.67 and $2,242.50, amounting to $249.80. Redeposited for 12 months $2,500 for the Murdochs, the balance was placed to my credit to meet current expenses - placed also $415 of my own money.

The mail has arrived with letters from my brother Thomas, and Angelica Henry. The latter mentions the death of Father Quirk, who accompanied us to the Ocean.

1847. Georgetown. 12^th. November. Received from Rev^d D. Lordan $342 - being $250 for Mr. O'Brien and $70 for Mr. Walsh, Catechist.

13. Paid Miss Gahan's and Miss Mrs. Fleming's acc^ts against the Murdochs.

Received from Rev^d Mr. O'Brien $100 in part payment of his acc^t.

Handed $50 to Rev^d Mother Superior of St. Joseph's in part payment of A.C. Murdoch's pension as Boarder.

14. Published the Jubilee this morning. Mr. Manning, late organist of S. Philip's, officiated for us.

Judge Firebrace has arrived.

A visit from Mr. Barry of Barbados.

16. The Portuguese Consul forwarded to me today a memorial addressed to me by some Portuguese settlers on the East coast, and requesting him to communicate to me their wish to build a church at their own expense, and informing me of the very strange circumstance of there being resident amongst them for some time a Portuguese priest whom they desire to have as their pastor.

I fear this Portuguese priest will turn out to be a scamp.

1847. Georgetown. 17^th. November. An old African engaged in D^r Clancy's schism made her submission today, as did also one yesterday, and two the day before. Placed them outside the church, and after an exhortation introduced them by giving them to hold the end of a stole.

I feel uneasy about our Rev^d Mother - she seems so delicate, and is so exceedingly anxious about the new Establishment. She is seldom up in time for Mass more than three times in the week owing to restlessness.

18. Forwarded letters from the Nuns to Mrs. Carney (S. Joseph's Athlone), Mrs. Querk, Mrs. Walsh (Dublin), Mrs. O'Beirne (Dublin), Mrs. Cooke (Ursuline Convent, Waterford), and Mr. Martin Garan, Augrim County Galway.

Wrote to Mr. Troy enclosing sketch of Convent and written description of church and Convent.

To An: Henry enclosing etching of church.

To Duffy, Bookseller, enclosing a list of books to come by the Stranger - desired him call on Battersby for seven copies of the Directory for 1848. Wrote also to my brother Thomas.

1847. Georgetown. November 18^th. The Portuguese priest, whose name is Carvalho, has presented himself. He has the cut of a scamp - no dimissorials from his Bishop etc.

Ordered from Duffy 36 Fleury's abridged Historical Catechism, 1 Manners of Israelites, 1 Interior of Jesus and Mary, Rev^d T. Flanagan's Manual of English and Irish History, 12 Catholic Primers, 2 Carmelite Manuals, 7 Battersby's Directory, 12 Christian Brothers Geography and Dublin Evening Post at half price.

The Portuguese priest who has been living in Georgetown for the last two months as a Secular, is the person who advertised in the local papers some time ago that he would give lessons on the guitar, singing etc. He has been seen walking about the streets with a female whom he calls his sister, and occupies a single room with her somewhere in the neighbourhood of Murray Street.

19. Communicated to S^r Loviligno, the Portuguese priest, that I could not on any account permit him to perform any Ecclesiastic function in this Vicariate.

1847. Georgetown. Nov. 22. Saw Mr. Manning at S. Joseph's and agreed with him for the purchase of a Piano and repairing the old one.

23. The Judges decided yesterday on Mr. Reed's petition in the Fraskini case.

30^th. The trial on Mr. Reed's petition took place today, but the decision has not yet been pronounced.