The British Colonial Argus

Abstract

Pages damaged around the edges. A short story “The Revenge of the Rejected”; a debate in the House of Lords regarding the abolishment of the slave trade in the West India Colonies; a debate in the House of Commons regarding the convertibility of paper issued money; an article from the Farmers’ Journal noting that celebrations took place in St. Catharines for the 4th of July, much to the dismay of some residents; a hail storm in Lower Canada damages crops and property; letter from the editor that the paper will strive to act in an impartial manner; an update on the Grantham Academy Examination; minutes of the St. Catharines Temperance Society; an anecdote of the plague called “A Mother’s Grave”;