An article on the importance of cleanliness inside and outside the home; an article titled “The Chinese in California”; letters between James and David Fitzgerald, a brother from Canada compares his life to that of Ireland; a note that Germany is on the brink of famine; an update from Europe that Napoleon intends to make himself Emperor; the Kaffir War comes to a close in South Africa; a revival of the Corn Laws in England; an article discussing the network of railways that many hope to see built in Canada in the near future; war in India; a summary of the New Brunswick census;

Update of the trial O’Kane v. McMurtage; The Mechanics of Hamilton move to get rid of the barter system; a Report of a Special Committee working on a new Jury Law addressed to the Council of the United Counties of York, Ontario and Peel; Dexter D’Everardo, Esq. appointed Registrar of Welland; report on the death of Sir John Harvey, Governor of Nova Scotia; an update on the war in Northern Mexico; a letter from the Mayor of Toronto, Mr. Cayley regarding the interests of Canadian farmers in the British Free Trade system; a notice that travel is permitted on the Welland Canal at night as the locks and bridges will be lit; an estimated 40,000 people have died in Jamaica due to a cholera outbreak;

Miscellaneous, “How Peter Became a Widdy”, a short story; two short poems about newspapers; a project has been undertaken to create a railway between Quebec and Montreal; an article on the Constitution of the Cape of Good Hope; the Queen of Spain was shot in the shoulder on February 2nd and appears to be recovering well; an account of Arabian horses and their unique ability to travel long distances without food or water

A letter from the editor noting this is the first edition of this paper; an article titled “Prospectus of the Welland Advocate and Review” noting the goals of the new newspaper; an article on the different types of newspaper subscribers; articles on etiquette including “Be Gentlemen at Home”; an article comparing Lincoln vs. Welland; an avalanche in a Hamilton gravel pit resulted in the death of ten workers; a serious fire destroys the roof and many documents in the old State House in Columbus, Ohio; an article noting many French refugees are now coming to Canada; a note that a newspaper company named Opinion Republique in France was suspended for printing a blank newspaper in protest of the governments censorship laws; meeting minutes of the County Agricultural Society for the County of Lincoln; an update from the meeting of the Thorold Township Agricultural Society; the Chippawa Advocate is discontinued and subscribers to receive the Advocate moving forward; ten men drown in in the Welland canal after mistaking the path and the ice braking under their horses; Train schedule for the Northern Rail Road in New York;