Brian Condon: Diary of John Thomas Hynes, 1843-1868
2nd. Lent to Mrs. Dr Cramer forty dollars, which sum I gave for her to her niece Miss Ouenaller.
3rd. Wrote by Packer sailing tomorrow to Cardinal Fransoni, Dr Taylor, J. Savage and Mr. Troy.
Prayed the Cardinal to obtain permission for J. Savage to join us. Wrote to J. Savage himself to come on without unnecessary delay. Forwarded newspapers to Dr O'Finan, Dr Taylor, Mr. Troy, Revd. L. Dempsey, President of the Council at Lyons, Mrs. Haly and Freeman's Journal.
Sep'r 3 1845. Forwarded letters for Sñr. Joachim to Mr. Savage and the Marchioness de Ponte Delgada, Lisbon.
7th. Sunday Conferred Subdeaconship on Sñr. Joachim Corrêa. A very large number of Portuguese were present.
9. Gave 20 dollars to Wm. Lee - paid C. Murdoch's school account.
11. The mail has come in and brought me a letter from Dr Taylor.
Fined a cask of wine.
12. Waked up last night by a messenger from Fraskini's saying that he was dying. Found him spitting blood.
13. Saw poor Fraskini [Fraschini] twice yesterday. Administered the Extreme Unction to him last night, shortly after which (9 p.m.) he expired.
Attended F's funeral this evening.
Dr Clancy has slipped off somewhere - a message from the Proprietors of the Gazette to know whether he has left the Colony.
September 14th. 1845. Celebrated Mass at 11 o'clock, during which I conferred deaconship on Joachim Corrêa.
Notwithstanding Clancy's absence the gates of the house were thrown wide open this morning to decoy passers by. Young Clunes was observed coming out of the place late in the evening - no clue as yet to Clancy's whereabouts.
15th. Mrs. Fraskini [Fraschini] to appoint J. Reed her Attorney.
18. Clancy, it would seem, has gone up to the Penal Settlement.
Wrote by Packet sailing tomorrow to Mr. Jerningham.
21 Sunday. Clancy has not made his appearance as yet, but the gates were thrown open as usual. A Maltese woman made application to the woman Hopkinseth for a certificate of the baptism of a child, which she obtained on payment of a dollar - in Clancy's absence.
A large congregation in church today.
22 September 1845. Bought 5 dozen Madeira from José da Sylva.
26. Clancy has not returned as yet, but the two women in the house called the "Convent" still keep up the hypocritical farce of ringing bells etc.
27. The mail has come in and brought letters from Mr. Troy, J. Ryan, Dr Butler, Mrs. Byrne (St. Catharine's, Sion Hill, Dublin), Grantley Berkeley, Sophia and George Henry, Rev. James Goold (Australia), and Mrs. Granfield, London.
29. Clancy has just returned - no Mass today at the Conventicle.
Mr. De Ridder has received one of Clancy's infamous anonymous epistles reflecting on his daughter's marriage etc.