Oct. 1^st. Paid $30 - insurance on the Convent.

2^nd. Mr. Lordan furnished [me] with accounts of receipts and disbursements during my absence.

7. Paid through Mr. Brittain $125 - subscription towards payment of organist to 30^th September.

10. The packet has come in and brought me letters from Bishop Smith, Mrs. Berkeley, Mrs. Gomez, Mr Coates, Gen^l. of Dominicans, Fr. Doherty. A Mr. Stephens who has come in the mail from Barbados has called on behalf of the Revd. Mr. O'Donnelly who is evidently very anxious to be continued in the administration of the church in Barbados.

Received from Mr. Fitzgerald $20 on account of Tabernacle - from Mr. Lordan for books $11.20.

1850. Georgetown. 12^th Oct. Mail made up today. Wrote to Père Aussaint, Abbé Libermann and Choiselat Gallien, Paris; S. Henry and L. Dempsey, Dublin; Mr. Troy, Cork; Mrs. Barry, London, and Mr. Donnelly, Barbados, also to M. Coates, Dundalk. Nuns wrote to the Pope - forwarded several letters - wrote also to Bishop Smith of Trinidad and Miss Sanderson, Tobago.

15. The Lucknow has come in, bringing the three young Clergyman and the two Postulants.

16. Waited on the Governor and left with him a list of the Priests.

Received $25 for Mrs. Barkly's maps.

Gave $8 to pay stewards fees on board Lucknow.

17^th. Wrote to Mr. Cullen and Mr. O'Connor.

Gave $5 to Mr. O'Dwyer.

Bought Mr. Ferguson's carriage for $400.

18^th. Friday. S. Luke. Promoted Messrs Scully and Haydn to Deaconship.

20^th. Received all my packages from the Glenelg, Lucknow, and John Horrocks.

1850. Georgetown. 20^th Oct. Yesterday accepted a Bill of £27.5.3 at sixty days sight in favour of Oliviera & Co. for two quarter casks of wine.

Young Mr. Henry Bunbury dined with us today.

21. Ursula's Day. Celebrated High Mass at the Convent - Deacon, Mr. O'Dwyer; Sub D., Mr. Haydn - Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Scully.

22. A very considerable contribution for the Bazaar was landed today from the Superior - forwarded by Mrs. Bunbury.

The Portuguese Catechist fairly commenced today.

23. Hired a Portuguese girl to assist Frances at $4 per month.

24^th. Feast of S. Raphael. Promoted Revd. Frank Haydn and Revd. Timothy Scully to the Priesthood - assisted by Revd. Mr. Brittain and Revd. Patrick O'Dwyer.

27^th. Assisted Revd. Mr. Haydn, who celebrated his first mass at the Convent, also Revd. Mr. Scully, who celebrated in the Church.

1850. Georgetown. 28^th October. Assembled our three new subjects today - read for them a series of regulations for discharge of duties &c.

29^th. Another meeting with Priests.

A letter from Mr. O'Connor expressing his dissatisfaction at being appointed to Morucca [Moruka].

Wrote to Mr. O'C. - also to Mr. Fitzgerald.

Mr. Brittain started anew for his Mission on the East Coast furnished with a fresh supply of altar furniture in lieu of what he has lost. His present outfit consists of a large chalice, small patina, altar stone taken from the little Rosary altar, Alb, amicts [Ed.: the more recent name is 'amices'], corporals, purificatories, altar cloths, altar cards, Missal, suit of vestments, picture, catechisms.

The missing articles are: small chalice, large patina, Missal, altar charts, alb, amict, altar cloths, stone &c. - prayer books, catechisms &c.