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Two years (despite the self-confidence of its editor) saw the end of 

 The Acadian Magazine, and June, 1828, was the date of its last issue. 

 Thus passed into history the third Acadian Magazine. 



Following The Acadian Magazine came The Halifax Monthly Maga- 

 zine, of which three volumes were published, bearing date 1830-3. This 

 is stated to 'have been a creditable production. It was "printed and pub- 

 lished by J. S. Cunnabel, Argyll Street, opposite the west end Dalhousie 

 College,^' the subscription rate being 13 shillings per annum. " It 

 dealt with current politics, contained fiction, poetry and sketches, most 

 of them apparently original, and an article on the death and character 

 of George IV., may have created a stir at the time." It is a matter of 

 regret that at the time of writing this sketch a copy of this interesting 

 publication was not available for the purpose of review, at least not in 

 the city of St. John. 



From some very voluminous manuscript records of the early 

 history of the Press in New Brunswick compiled by the late Joseph 

 W. Lawrence and now in the possession of Mr. Frank B. Ellis, of St. 

 John, we learn that in 1834 Mr. G-eorge Blatch published from the 

 office of The St. John Observer the Tiuo Penny Magazine, a weekly 

 museum of literary amusement and instruction. 



Concerning it the editor of The St. John Courier wrote " from the 

 editor's known talent, and the extensive literary correspondence and 

 other means of obtaining useful information which he enjoys, we are 

 confident The Two Penny Magazine only wants a commensurate 

 patronage, to render it amusing and instructive, as well as a deserving 

 publication.^' 



Mr. Lawrence expresses the opinion that in this enterprise ]\Ir. 

 Blatch was in advance of the time, and that the work was consequently 

 early abandoned. For a number of years he kept a book and music 

 store, importing pianos from England. He subsequently studied law, 

 and was admitted to the Bar about 181:8. 'In 1868 he was appointed 

 registrar of the Court of Vice-Admiralty and later was made clerk of 

 the Supreme Court for the City and County of St. Joihn. As a lecturer 

 in the St. John Mechanics Institute in its early days Mr. Blatch was 

 decidedly popular. 



In September, 18-40, there appeared The British North American 

 Wesleyan Methodist Magazine — published (monthly) by " connexional 

 authority." 



Volume one, including sixteen numbers, from Seiptember, 1840, to 

 December, 1841, inclusive, and volumes two to four twelve numbers 

 each, 1842-44, were published by Henry Chubb & Co., of St. John, 

 N.B. The magazine was then discontinued for a year and a half, and 



