The British Colonial Argus

Abstract

Poetry, “The Martyr of Scio”; Short story, “Panama”; an article from the Christian Guardian by E. Ryerson advocating that the Church of England is not the established Church of Canada; from the London Times an article titled “The Propriety of Abolishing the House of Lords Altogether”; a note that the city of Lisbon had been captured by the forces of Donna Maria; an extensive fire in Liverpool left six dead; death of William Wilberforce noted; a letter from the editor promoting the embracing of common schools within Upper Canada