CHAPTER XLI.

First paper between Kingston and York—Hallowell “Free Press”—The Editor—“Recluse”—Fruitless efforts—Proprietor—Wooden press—Of iron—“Free Press,” independent—The “Traveller”—Press removed to Cobourg—“Prince Edward Gazette”—“Picton Gazette”—“Picton Sun”— “Picton Times”—“New Nation”—“Cobourg Star”—“Anglo-Canadian” at Belleville—The Editor—Price—The “Phœnix”—Slicer—“Canadian Wesleyan”—“Hastings Times”—The “Reformer”—The “Intelligencer”— George Benjamin—The “Victoria Chronicle”—“Hastings Chronicle”— Extract from Playter—“Colonial Advocate”—“Upper Canada Herald”— “Barker’s Magazine”—“Victoria Magazine”—Joseph Wilson—Mrs. Moodie—Sheriff Moodie—Pioneer in Canadian literature—Extract from Morgan—“Literary Garland”—“Roughing it in the Bush”— “Eclectic Magazine”—“Wilson’s Experiment”—“Wilson’s Canada Casket”—The “Bee” at Napanee—“Emporium”—The “Standard”—The “Reformer”—“North American”—“Ledger”—“Weekly Express”—“Christian Casket”—“Trenton Advocate”—“British Ensign”—The “Canadian Gem”— “Maple Leaf”—Papers in 1853—Canadian papers superior to American—Death at Boston—Berczy—Canadian idioms—Accent—Good English—Superstition—Home education—Fireside stories—Traditions 358

DIVISION VII.

THE TERRITORY OF UPPER CANADA—THE BAY QUINTÉ.