He is late in sending his report on McFarland's seminarians because of his many occupations. Malloy has been called to the priesthood, McCartey and Smith to subdeaconship, Gaffney to minor orders, and O'Keefe and Walsh to tonsure. Mally has confirmed their expectations and will be a devoted clergyman, McCartey and Smith continue to improve. He says the same of the three others. He informed McFarland last year that Father J. Smith has his exeat and will send it to McFarland. O'Keefe has written to Ireland for his Baptismal letters, but is doubtful at times if he will have them. Having McFarland's general faculties for promoting his diocesans he must call his attention to that of ordaining ad titulum missionis. These faculties of some bishops have expired, but he asks McFarland to let him know for certain about the subdeacons. He regrets that he could not be more explicit about Bartley but could do so only by word of mouth. ` P.S. McKernan left soon after receiving McFarland's consent to give him permission to travel at least as far as New Jersey. They had given nothing to Clancy who did not return to Boston but is serving in a military hospital on the Chesapeake. He has applied McFarland's intention for him to McKernan. :: I-1-b A.L.S. 4pp.