We had Divine Service performed this day in the new Church erected by Capt. Wallis on [word missing] Hill, Mr. Cowper having Preached a most excellent appropriate Sermon on this solemn occasion; he being the first regular Clergyman who has ever performed Divine Worship at Newcastle, and of course the first in this church, which has only been completed a few weeks ago. I have named it "Christ-Church" at the recommendation of Capt. Wallis the Founder thereof. The Congregation on this occasion consisted of between 5 and 600 persons, the Church being quite full. Mr. Cowper also performed Divine Service in the afternoon to a smaller Congregation. The Day altogether was spent here in a very decent decorous and solemn manner. The Prisoners, amounting to about 450, Paraded in a very clean neat orderly manner at the Church before they went in, and I took this occasion to muster them -- and expressing my satisfaction at their clean orderly appearance.---

1 August 1818 | 3 August 1818