An Index of the Editorials and selected Reports of the St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch, 1853
Dacres W. Hart, editor and publisher
Indexed by Paul Baldwin
July 2020
Online images of the Weekly Dispatch at the Elgin Archives
St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch, 1853 (online images at the Elgin Archives)
Vol. I/No. 1 – January 11, 1853
Editorials 1. Why the Dispatch was established plus the Prospectus: A Conservative Newspaper
- Rebellion Losses Commission
Reports 1. Election of Councilors Monday January 3, 1853
- Township and Village returns
- Proceedings of the Provisional Council of Elgin 8th session
- Prospectus of the Weekly Dispatch
- the late John Fraser, Esq.
Vol. I/No. 2 – January 18, 1853
Editorials 1. Gravelling of Talbot St.
- New Ministry in England
- Village School Trustees
- David Parish elected Reeve
Ad 1. James Blackwood sale
Vol. 1/No. 3 – January 25, 1853
Editorials 1. County School Convention with Egerton Ryerson
- Mechanics Institute
- Election of School Trustees
- Railroads in Canada
Reports 1. Railroad Meeting
- Middlesex Report
- Town Council: election of Reeve
Vol. I/No. 4 – February 1, 1853
Editorials 1. Will Locals take Stock in Great Southern RR
- Toronto Typographical Society
- Usury Laws
- British North American Colony Federation
- Thomas Lockyer chosen Provisional Warden
- St. Thomas Histrionic Society
Report 1. Railroads and Railroad debentures
Vol.I/No. 5 – February 8, 1853
Editorials 1. The Railroad Meeting
- United States re: Slavery
- New Temperance Hall
Reports 1. Report of proceedings of Elgin Railroad Meeting
- Agricultural and Mechanical Association
- Provisional County Council 9th session
Vol. I/No. 6 – February 15, 1853
Editorials 1. The Railroads
- Death of Colonel Talbot
- Reciprocity Question
- Mad Dogs
Reports 1. Histrionic Society
- Railway Meeting in Port Burwell
Vol. I/No. 7 – February 22, 1853
Editorials 1. The Clergy Reserves
- London and Port Stanley Railroad
Reports 1. Provisional County Council 10th session
- County School Convention
Vol. I/No. 8 – March 1, 1853
Editorials 1. Railroads
- Church Society Meeting
- The New Representation Bill
Reports 1. Methodist New Connexion Chapel
- Dispersements for the Court House & Jail
Vol. I/No. 9 – March 8, 1853
From Amherstburg Courier: Brantford, St. Thomas and Malden Railroad
Editorials 1. The Representation Bill
- Elgin County Buildings
Report 1. Temperance Leagues
Vol. I/No. 10 March 15, 1853
Editorials 1. The Representation Bill
- The Rail Movement
Letter to the Editor 1. Re: New Connexion church
Vol. I/No. 11 – March 22, 1853
From Hamilton Spectator: Brantford, St. Thomas and Malden Railroad
Editorials 1. The State of Europe
- re: delay in establishing the County of Elgin
Vol. I/No. 12 – March 29, 1853
Editorials 1. The Ecclesiastical Corporation Bill
- The Representation Bill
- Dr. Rolph’s Marriage Bill
- Clergy Reserves
Report 1: Provisional County Council 11th session
Vol. I/No. 13 – April 5, 1853
A statement by Patrick Burke, foreman
Editorials 1. Our Prospects
- The Reform Saints
- Town Council
Vol. I/No. 14 – April 12, 185
Editorials 1. Assessment Law
- Representation Bill
- The Roads in a Fix
- Meeting of School Trustees
- Friends and Enemies
- The Canadian Ministry
Vol. I/No. 15 – April 19, 1853
Editorials 1. “A Good Time a Coming Yet” re: Great Southern Railroad scheme
- The Gore Bank vs. Thomas Hodge
- David Parish Esq., Reeve, vs the St. Thomas Dispatch
Ad 1. Tender call fo building materials for the new County buildings
Vol. I/No. 16 – April 26, 1853
Editorials 1. Our County Building
- How the Money Goes…Town Council Doings
Vol. I/No. 17 – May 3, 1853
Editorials 1. Mr. Dixon’s Case
- Education
- Law
- Public Accounts
Report 1. Fire: St. Thomas unprepared
Marriage: Mr. T. S. Sharon to Miss Charlotte King, all of Southwold
Vol. I/No. 18 – May 10, 1853
Editorials 1. Clergy Reserves Bill in the Imperial Parliament
- The Prototype’s funny Criticism
- Queen’s Birthday
Report 1. Fire: Mr. Love’s shed
Vol. I/No. 19 – May 17, 1853
Editorials 1. “The Queen, God bless Her”
- RatePayer
- Jennings and Mountford of Opposition Stages
- Mournful Event: The death of Duncan McIntrye
- Wesleyan Sabbath School Anniversary
Reports 1. Provisional Council of Elgin – 12th session
- Bylaw 9 – to raise £5,000 for Court House and Jail
Ad 1. J & W Coyne
Vol. I/No. 20 – May 24, 1853
Editorials 1. Meeting in the Town Hall re: The Corporation’s taxes
- Railways – Good News re: L&PS
- The Clergy Reserve Bill
- The London Free Press and the little cab
Vol. I/No. 21 – May 31, 1853
Editorial 1. England’s Queen
Vol. 1/No. 22 – June 7, 1853
Editorial 1. General Election
Vol. I/No. 23 – June 14, 1853
Editorial 1. Religious Fanaticism and Intolerant Bigotry
Vol. I/No. 24 – June 21, 1853
Editorials 1. Town Council
- Foster’s Diorama of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- London & Port Stanley Railway, County Offices etc.
Report 1. Report in London (CW) Times re: improvements in St. Thomas
Vol. I/No. 25 – June 28, 1853
Statement by Patrick Burke – The Editor (DH) is absent: senior imp only
Reports 1. New newspaper, The Phoenix, published in Vienna by Mr. Abbott
- Mechanics’ Institute Officers
Vol. I/No. 26 – July 5, 1853
Reports a repeat of reports of June 28, 1853
Vol. I/No. 27 – July 12, 1853
Editorials 1. False Cockling
- Talbot and Kearney
- Enigmatical Editorial re: Mr. Abbott of Vienna Phoenix
- Loyalty Forsooth
Vol. I/No. 28 – July 19, 1853
Editorial 1. War between Russia and Turkey
Vol. I/No. 29 – July 28, 1853 – now published on Thursdays
Editorials 1. Gleason’s Pictorial
- Our Public Schools
- The Phoenix Abbott
Vol. I/No. 30 – August 4, 1853
Public Notice Weekly Dispatch has passed from Dacres W. Hart to Patrick Burke. It is now a
Reform Newspaper
Editorials 1. To The Public: a declaration of “liberal and progressive opinions”
- Ministerial Dinner in London
- Meeting of Reformers
Vol. I/No. 31 – August 11, 1853
Editorials 1. St. Thomas Post Office
- Lord Elgin
- The Globe’s Falsity re: Middlesex-Elgin Reformers
- RailRoads
Vol. I/No. 32 – August 18, 1853
Editorials 1. The Hamilton Spectator on the Defection of the Press and Burke’s change of
Hart
- The local officials of the new County of Elgin
- Normal School
Obit 1. Death of Dr. G. Southwick’s second daughter
Vol. I/No. 33 – August 25, 1853
Editorial 1. London and Port Stanley Railway
Report 1. Provisional Council of the County of Elgin 13th session
Vol. I/No. 34 – September 1, 1853
Editorial 1. Assistance to Railroads – a proposed bylaw
Report 1. Show of Wheat with mention of James Futcher
Vol. I/No. 35 – September 8, 1853
Editorials 1. Further Remarks on the Railroads
- Lectures
Ad 1. A public announcement from D. W. Hart
Vol. I/No. 36 – September 15, 1853
Editorials 1. Elgin County Buildings
- Mechanics Institute, St. Thomas
- Improvements
Report 1. Stock in the London & Port Stanley Railway
Vol. I/No. 37 – September 22, 1853
Editorial 1. Southern Railroad
Report 1. Articles of Settlement for the newly separated Middlesex and Elgin Counties
Vol. I/No. 38 – September 29, 1853
Editorial 1. Re: Representative Bill
Report 1. of an altercation between D. W. Hart of the London Times and Freeman T Talbot of the London Prototype
Letter to the Editor from a Yarmouth Tory
Tender Call for the erection of a Bank of Montreal on Main St., St. Thomas
By Wm. B. Leather, architect, London
Vol. I/No. 39 – October 6, 1853
Editorials 1. Dissolution of the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin
- Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. I/No. 40 – October 13, 1853
Editorials 1. The Great Western Monoploy
- New Officials: Judge David J. Hughes from the London Prototype
Vol. I/No. 41 – October 20, 1852
Editorials 1. Tremendous Demonstrations
- proposed by law re: stock in L&PS Railway company
Vo. I/No. 42 – October 27, 1853
Editorial 1. The Company Times
Vol. I/No. 43 – November 3, 1853
Editorial 1. County of Elgin
Report 1. Another journal in St. Thomas “under the auspices of the Tory party”
Vol. I/No. 44 – November 10, 1853
Editorial 1. Local Papers
Report 1. 1st Meeting of the Council of the County of Elgin
Vol. I/No. 45 – November 17, 1853
Editorials 1. The Eastern Mail
- Hotel Wanted
- First Quarter Sessions
Reports 1. Mechanics’ Institute
- second day Meeting of the County Council
Vol. I/No. 46 – November 24, 1853
Vol. I/ No. 47 – December 1, 1853
Editorials 1. A sudden and melancholy Death of William Casey
- Post Office correspondence
- The Common Schools
- Railways
- extensive purchase of town property by Southwick, White & Mitchell
- Corporation Assessment
Vol.I/No. 48 – December 8, 1853
Editorials 1. Clergy Reserves Controversy
- $10,000 job
- Penmanship
- Mechanics’ Institute
- Jailers’ Salaries
Vol. I/No. 49 – December 15, 1853
Editorials 1. The Municipal Council of St. Thomas
- Read and Gone – Vienna Phoenix
- Funny Speculation in Gobblers (L&PS)
Report 1. Mechanics’ Institute
Ad 1. Masonic Ball @ Masonic Assembly Room December 27, 1853
Vol. I/No. 50 – December 22, 1853
Editorials 1. The Municipal Council of St. Thomas again
- Educational Notice
- Sabbath-breaking
Letters to the Editor 1. Signed by J.W. re: the Mechanics Institute and the Standard
- S. H. Mann
- a Tax-Payer re: Council spending
Vol. I/No. 51 – December 29, 1853
Editorials 1. The Council and its Standard
- Accident on the GWRR
- Census Report
- School Examination
- a Railway Meeting re: L&PS
- re: George Brown and W. L. McKenzie
Report 1. Elgin County Council 2nd Session 1853
Letter to the Editor 1. S. H. Mann, St. Thomas
St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch, 1854 (online images at the Elgin Archives)
Vol. I/No. 51(a repeat) – January 4, 1854
Editorials 1. The Carrier Boy’s New Year Address to the Patrons of the Dispatch
- The Quarter Sessions
- St. Thomas Municipal Elections
Report 1. Re: Mechanics Institute
Vol. I/No. 52 – January 12, 1854
Editorials 1. Our Second Volume
- The Court House and Goal
- Law
- Richard Abbott, his Phoenix and the editor
- Brantford, Buffalo and Goderich Railway
- Robbery and Affray
Vol. II/No. 1 – January 19, 1854
Editorials 1. The coming Elections
- County Council
Report 1. Elgin County Council: 1st session
Vol. II/No. 2 – January 25, 1854
Editorials 1. Magisterial Appointments
- Election of the Warden
Reports 1. County Council support for Local Railroads
- Mechanics Institute
- Rowdyism in Dunwich
Vol. II/No. 3 – February 2, 1854
Editorial 1. Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. II/No. 4 – February 9, 1854
Editorials 1. The Railroads
- Port Stanley in favor of Liberty
Letter to the Editor re: Equal Taxation – Fair Play
Report 1. Proposed County Bylaw #11 – London & Port Stanley Railroad
Vol. II/No. 5 – February 16, 1854
Editorial 1. Municipal Politics
Letter to the Editor re: British Standard electoral report
Vol. II/No. 6 – February 23, 1854
Editorials 1. Warlike News
- Reform Convention
- Conservative Meeting
Vol. II/No. 7 – March 2, 1854
Editorials 1. Canadian Politics
- Reform Meeting
- London and Port Stanley Railroad
- Vienna Post Office
Vol. II/No. 8 – March 9, 1854
Editorials 1. Honor to the Men of Elgin
- Reform Meeting
- Port Bruce and Aylmer Road Company
Vol. II/No. 9 – March 16, 1854
Editorials 1. Great Reform Meeting
- West Riding of Elgin
- Our Common School
- Vienna Post Office
Reports 1. Nomination of Candidates
- Railroad Votes
Vol. II/No. 10 – March 23, 1854
Editorials 1. East Riding of Elgin
- Tory Jealousy
- Tory Meeting in Aylmer
Reports 1. Elgin County Council – 2nd session
- Conservative Meeting in Aylmer
Vol. II/No. 11 – March 30, 1854
Editorials 1. The (London) Free Press
Ad Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. II/No. 12 – April 6, 1854
Editorials 1. Quarter Sessions
- Counterfeiting
- Mechanics’ Institute debate: Capital Punishment
Ad Tender Call: erection of a Presbytery – Rev. J. D. Ryan
Vol. II/No. 13 – April 13, 1854
Editorial 1. County of Elgin Assizes
Letter to the Editor re: Temperance – A Maine Law Man from Yarmouth
Vol. II/No. 14 – April 20, 1854
Editorials 1. Elgin Assizes
- Criminal Cases
- A Tight Match – Tory Nomination for East Elgin
- Inquest
Vol. II/No. 15 – April 27, 1864
Editorial 1. Reform Convention for East Elgin note: Levi Baldwin
Vol. II/No. 16 – May 4, 1854
Editorials 1. Not so fast re: West Elgin
- West Elgin re: electors in West Elgin
- (Elgin County) Agricultural Fair
Vol. II/ No. 17 – May 11, 1854
Editorials 1. (East Elgin) Reform Convention
- School Report
- (on strike) on the London and Port Stanley Railroad
Report 1. East Elgin Reform Convention
Vol. II/No. 18 – May 18, 1854
Editorials 1. East Elgin Reform Affairs
- Vandalism in St. Thomas
- Litigation
Ad 1. To architects and builders re: Common School House
Vol. II/No. 19 – May 25, 1854
Editorial 1. Parliamentary Candidates
Vol. II/No. 20 – June 1, 1854
Editorials 1. re: George Southwick nomination
- The Queen’s Birthday
- Progressive Improvements
- Side Walks
- Banking
Vol. II/No. 21 – June 8, 1854
Editorials 1. Railway Catastrophe
- West Riding of Middlesex
- Teachers
Report 1. Special Meeting of Elgin County Council
Letter to the Editor 1. re: Growth of St. Thomas
Vol. II/No. 22 – June 15, 1854
Editorials 1. Prosperity of Elgin
- Port Bruce Harbour
- (Election) Preparation
Report 1. re: County Council Proceedings (continued)
Ads 1. Annual Meeting of the Mechanics’ Institute
- Sale of Lots in White, Mitchell, Southwick development
Vol. II/No. 23 – June 22, 1854
Editorials 1. Conservative Candidates
- Progress of St. Thomas
- The Board of School Trustees
Vol. II/No. 24 – June 29, 1854
Editorial 1. Correspondence
Vol. II/No. 25 – July 6, 1854
Editorials 1. General Election
- Clergy Reserves
- The Candidates of the West
Vol. II/No. 26 – July 13, 1854
Editorials 1. Poetry by PB – “The Editor’s Advisers”
- Elections
- Mechanics’ Institute
- Nomination for the East Riding of Elgin
Ad 1. re: George Southwick and Archibald McIntyre
Letters to the Editor 1. re: School Examinations
- re: The Election in West Elgin
Vol. II/No. 27 – July 20, 1854
Editorial 1. West Riding of Elgin
Report 1. Nomination if West Riding of Elgin
Letter to the Editor 1. re: assessment in North Yarmouth but Robert Michael
Vol. II/No. 28 – July 27, 1854
Reports 1. Election results
- Annual Report of the Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. II/No. 29 – August 3, 1854
Editorial 1. Barefaced and Atrocious Falsehoods of the Standard re: George Southwick
Announcement 1. Reform Dinner in Vienna
- Board of Health organized
Report 1. Elgin Election Results 1851:1854
Vol. II/No. 30 – August 10, 1854
Editorials 1. The Standard’s Planl
- Dinner for Dr. Southwick, M. P. P.
Vol. II/No. 31 – August 17, 1854
Editorials 1. Health of St. Thomas
- Awful Treason (and the Standard)
Vol. II/No. 32 – August 24, 1854
Editorial 1. Etiquette (at the Vienna dinner)
Ad 1. Tender Call for St. Thomas Common School (no mention of architect)
Vol. II/No. 33 – August 31, 1854
Editorials 1. George Southwick’s departure
- County of Elgin Teachers’ Association
- Brutal Ferocity at New Sarum
Vol. II/No. 34 – September 7, 1854
Editorial 1. Excitement without Cause re: Standard
Ad 1. Dr. Vanbuskirk arrives
Vol. II/No. 35 – September 14, 1854
Editorial 1. New Sarum Cannibalism
Vol. II/No. 36 – September 21, 1854
Editorials 1. Improvement of St. Thomas
- Forgeries
Vol. II/No. 37 – September 26, 1854
Vol. II/No. 37 – October 5, 1854
Editorials 1. The Combinations
- Banking (locally)
- Fire (the stable of R. Nicol)
Vol. II/No. 38 – October 12, 1854
Report 1. Assizes
Vol. II/No. 39 – October 19, 1854
Report 1. Assizes continued
Vol. II/No. 40 – October 26, 1854
Editorial 1. The Clergy Reserves
Report 1. The Southern Railroad News
Vol. II/No. 41 – November 3, 1854
Report 1. The Clergy Reserve Bill
Ad 1. New organ at the Roman Catholic Church
Vol. II/No. 42 – November 9, 1854
Report 1. Elgin County Council
Vol. II/No. 43 – November 16, 1854
Editorial 1. State of the Roads
Report 1. Elgin County Council
Vol. II/No. 44 – November 23, 1854
Reports 1. Legal Intelligence
- Port Bruce Road by-law from London Prototype
Vol. II/No. 45 – November 30, 1854
Editorials 1. Mechanics’ Institute
- County of Elgin Teachers Association
Reports 1. Quadrille Party
- St. Andrew’s Day
- Montreal Banks
- Legal Intelligence continued
Vol. II/No. 46 – December 7, 1854
Reports 1. Clergy Reserves
- Banking News: Montreal and the Bank of Elgin
Ad 1. Wanted: Teachers for the St. Thomas Common School
Vol. II/No. 47 – December 14, 1854
Editorial 1. French Agitation re: Clergy Reserves
Report 1. Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. II/No. 48 – December 21, 1854
Editorials 1. To Our Readers
- East Elgin Forever
- Elgin County Council
Report 1. County Council Proceedings
Vol. II/No. 49 – December 28, 1854
Editorials 1. New Year’s Day
Editorials
- Christmas Market
- Our Political Situation
- Municipality of St. Thomas
Reports 1. Elgin County Teachers Association
- New Fire Engine
St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch, 1855 – (online images at the Elgin Archives)
Vol. II/No. 51 – January 4, 1855
Editorials 1. Poetry: The Carrier Boy’s New Year Address to the Patrons of the Dispatch
- Hon. Francis Hincks
Report 1. Municipal Elections
Letters 1. re: Baptist Chapel Team Meeting
- Lecture by Professor Linn
Vol. II/No. 52 – January 11, 1855
Editorials 1. Grand Concert (given by Mrs. McCarthy)
- (Progress in) St. Thomas
Report 1. Elections of School Trustees
Vol.III/ No. 1 – January 18, 1855
Editorials 1. The Dispatch
- The Concert
- The Coat of Arms
Reports 1. Township Councils
- Dunwich Election
Letters 1. Archibald McLachlin re: the clash between AM and the School Board over
pupil intermissions
- re: the new Fire Engine
Vol. III/No. 2 – January 25, 1855
Editorial 1. John Walthew Esq.
Reports 1. County Council – Glorious Triumph
- Elgin County Council Proceedings 1st Session, 1855
Vol. III/No. 3 – February 2, 1855
Editorial 1. County Council
Report 1. County Council Proceedings continued
Letter 1. Math Problem
Vol. III/No. 4 – February 9, 1855
Editorials 1. Patriotic Fund
- Schools
Vol. III/No. 5 – February 16, 1855
Announcement Weekly Dispatch will not be published next week.
Editorial 1. St. Thomas re: taxes
Vol. III/No. 6 – March 1, 1855
Editorials 1. Great Southern Railroad
- Patriotic Concert
Report 1. Proposed By-laws re: goal, bridges, roads
Vol. III/No. 12 – April 19, 1855
Editorial 1. The Southern Railroad
Ad 1. Tenders Wanted: Brick Church in Port Stanley – J. MacQueen
Vol. III/No. 13 – April 26, 1855
Special 1. The Hon. Thomas Talbot: Stray Sketches of the Late Colonel by
- C. Kearney – Part I
Editorials 1. The Resolutions of the Railway Committee
- Progress in Schools
Reports 1. The Quarter Sessions
- Court of Assize
Vol. III/No. 14 – May 3, 1855
Special 1. Stray Sketches – Part II
Notes 1. Dispatch Office moving to the former site of Elgin Hotel adjoining
Cole’s Hotel
- Roe & Brothers
- White & Mitchell in Victoria Building
- a new newspaper – The Elgin Telegraph
Ads 1. A notice for the Township of Yarmouth, A. MacLachlin. M. C.
- a clearer copy of the ad from J. MacQueen re: church in Port Stanley
Vol. III/No. 14 – May 17, 1855
Special 1. Stray Sketches – Part III
Editorials 1. The Southern Railroad
- The Nelles Murderers
- The London Free Press
- The Queen’s Birthday
- Death from Rum
- Colonial Life Assurance Co.
Report 1. County of Elgin Teachers’ Association
Vol. III/No. 15 – May 24, 1855
Editorials 1. The Commutation Clause
- The New (Toronto) School House and Board of Trustees
Vol. III/No. 16 – May 31, 1855
Editorials 1. Sabbath School Anniversary
- Municipal Improvement
- Temperance Soiree
Vol. III/No. 17 – June 7, 1855
Editorial 1. The Sectarian School Act
Ad 1. New quarters for Elgin House, Robert Neil proprietor
Vol. III/No. 18 – June 14, 1855
Note 1. County Council
Report 1. Elgin County Teachers’ Association
- Grand Railroad Meeting at Straffordville
Vol. III/No. 19 – June 21, 1855
Editorial 1. County Council Proceedings
Reports 1. County Council Proceedings
- Amherstburg and St. Thomas Railway
Ad 1. Prospectus of the Amherstburg and St. Thomas Railway
Vol. III/No. 20 – June 28, 1855
Editorial 1. The Sectarian School Act
Reports 1. Dispatch Office
- London & Port Stanley RR report
- Taxes
- Destructive Fire (in Sparta)
Vol. III/No. 21 – July 5, 1855
Editorial 1. Down with the Liquor Traffic
Reports 1. Quarter Sessions and County Court
- Dunwich Township Council proceedings
Vol. III/No. 22 – July 12, 1855
Reports 1. Fatal Accident
- Legal Intelligence
Ad 1. Thomas D’Arcy McGee is to deliver a lecture on emigration
Vol. III/No. 23 – July 19, 1855
Editorials 1. Official Salaries
- Early Closing Association
Report 1. AGM of Mechanics’ Institute, Archibald McLachlin, President
Letter 1. re: Aylmer School
Vol. III/No. 24 – July 26, 1855
Editorial 1. re: Cornelius Paul, U of T scholarship
Reports 1. Legislative School Grant
- Teacher Certification
- Patriotic Fund
Vol. III/No. 26 – August 2, 1855
Editorial 1. Maine Law Illustrated
- L&PS application to municipalities
Vol. III/No. 27 – August 9, 1855
Editorials 1. Early Closing Association
- Town Hall plot and the Market
Report 1. Common School Examination
Vol. III/No. 28 – August 16, 1855
Editorial 1. Town Improvements
Vol. III/No. 29 – August 23, 1855
Editorials 1. re: Mechanics’ Institute Reading Room
- Dissolution of the Union
- A Serious Accident at Victoria Building
Vol. III/No. 30 – August 30, 1855
Editorials 1. The Southern Railroad
- Theatrical Reading
Ad 1. Reference to A. McLachlin as Municipal Clerk, Township of Yarmouth
Vol. III/No. 31 – September 6, 1855
Editorial 1. Limits of the Corporation of the Town of St. Thomas
Announcement 1. “In this Town, on Wednesday the 5th inst., Mrs. McLachlin, wife of the
editor of this paper, of a son.”
Vol. III/No. 32 – September 13, 1855
Editorial 1. The Limits of the Town
Letter 1. from A. McLachlin, President of the Elgin Teachers’ Association
Vol. III/No. 33 – September 20, 1855
NOT ISSUED
Vol. III/No. 33 – September 27, 1855
AN APOLOGY FOR MISSED ISSUE
Editorial 1. Agriculture and Agricultural Societies
Report 2. Railroad Meeting
Ads 1. Announcement of the opening of a Catholic Church in Port Stanley
- St. Thomas Mechanics’ Institute Reading Room
Vol. III/No. 34 – October 4, 1855
Report Proceedings of County Council
Vol. III/No. 35 – October 11, 1855
Report 1. The Assizes
Vol. III/No. 36 – October 18, 1855
Editorial 1. The Southern Railroad
Report 1. County of Elgin Teachers’ Association
Vol. III/No. 37 – October 25, 1855
Editorial 1. The Southern Railroad
Report 1. Court of Assizes
Ad 2. re: Methodist New Connexion Church lot now for sale
Vol. III/No. 38 – November 1, 1855
Ads 1. By-laws for Bayham Township and Elgin County
Reports 1. Announcement of a dinner for entertainment of Francis Hincks
- Auction of the White & Mitchell property
Vol. III/No. 39 – November 8, 1855
Reports 1. Demonstration in favor of the Hon. Francis Hincks
- Southern Railway
Vol. III/No. 40 – November 15, 1855
Editorials 1. The Town Schools
- Mr. Brunning’s lecture
Vol. III/No. 41 – November 22, 1855
Editorial 1. The Mechanics’ Institute
Report 1. Proceedings of the County Council
Vol. III/No. 42 – November 29, 1855
Editorials 1. The Patriotic Fund
- Mr. McClear & Co.’s Almanac for 1854
Reports 1. The New School House
- The Mechanics’ Institute
Vol. III/No. 43 – December 6, 1855
Editorials 1. The Election of 1856
- Mechanics’ Institute
- Murdoch McKenzie’s appointment
Vol. III/No. 44 – December 13, 1855
Vol. III/No. 45 – December 20, 1855
Editorials 1. The Patriotic Fund
- The Tract Society
- Christmas
Report 1. The Municipal Affairs of the Town
Letter 1. from Judge D. J. Hughes re: Patriotic Fund
Vol. III/No. 46 – December 27, 1855