[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 04 Jun 1814 - Local News (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 04 Jun 1814   (p. 3, col. 2-4)     [continued] 

 

PENRITH, June 1.—We have received further gratifying intelligence relative to the Sunday School in this place, which was begun here
at the instance of Mr. Geo. THOMPSON, jun. now teacher of the literary and commercial seminary, Carlisle, and continued for some
time by four of his senior pupils, greatly to their credit. It is now increased to a high pitch, much, we believe, to the delight of
the teachers; and if the teachers be delighted in being useful while stooping and hanging over their dear charge—their brethren
according to the flesh; shall we not hope that when the ladies and gentlemen of Penrith are called upon to contribute a little for a
supply of books, they too will share in the pleasure, and that they will not be wanting to give efficiency to this laudable effect
of improving the rising generation? 

 

As Mr. TURNER's men were last week preparing a blast in a limestone quarry at Bolton-gate, by some unfortunate accident it exploded,
and very severely injured two of the workmen and one of Mr. TURNER's son's; but we are happy to say they are in a fair way of
recovery. 

 

Jonathan HUST, a native of Maryport, arrived there on Sunday se'nnight, from France, where he had been prisoner of war for two and a
half years past; he was two years prisoner in Cambray, in the North, but when the allied armies entered, he, with many others, was
marched to Poictiers, in the South—they remained there till the Duke of Wellington approached within 17 leagues of that place, and
then marched to Angers, where they remained till the peace; when that event took place a great number of prisoners, of which he was
one, with white cockades in their hats, were the bearers of the news to a town containing 6 or 7,000 inhabitants, many of whom were
men of property, who received the news with the most enthusiastic bursts of joy, and desired the mayor to billet the prisoners on
them, and not on the publicans or poor people—the prisoners were welcomed to their lodgings with plenty of provisions, brandy, wine,
and cyder—things which they were strangers to, as their allowance in prison was one pound of bread, half a pound of beef, and three
farthings per day, for each. He says that the restoration of the Bourbons was hailed with as much joy as the news of peace. 

 

The Legislature have finally determined not to disband, for the present, the Local Militia force, but orders have been issued to
reduce the number of staff-serjeants to one for every two companies, exclusive of the serjeant-major, who, with the drummers, &c.
are to remain on permanent pay at the head-quarters of their corps as usual, under the command of their respective Adjutants. 

 

The sum of £16 5s. 9d. was collected on Sunday evening se'nnight, at the Rev. Mr. PIELE's Independent Chapel, in Workington, for the
Missionary Society in London. 

 

On Saturday last was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Adam WOOD, and Co. Maryport, three beautiful new vessels, called the
Liberty, the Catherine, and the Cooper. D. CORSON, Esq. and a select party, dined at Seaman's Tavern, while the band played many
loyal airs; a number of appropriate toasts were drank: the afternoon was spent with the greatest conviviality and harmony. The day
being fine, an immense crowd assembled to view such a scene as was never before exhibited in Maryport. 

 

 

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