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Issue Details: First known date: 1835... vol. 1 no. 35 27 August 1835 of The Colonist est. 1835 The Colonist
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1835 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To Mr. Kenneth Munro, William Watt , single work correspondence

William Watt advises the Colonist that he intends to apply for leave to file 'a criminal information against you for a series of false, scandalous, and malicious libels contained in The Colonist newspapers, on the 30th July and 20th August last: and in sundry other papers'.

A brief response from the Colonist follows.

 (p. 276)
To the Editor of the Colonist, 'Crito' , single work correspondence
'Crito' responds to an editorial comment in the Sydney Gazette of 22 August, particularly epithets relating to the Rev'd John Dunmore Lang in his conflict with William Watt. 'Crito', clearly on the side of Lang, concludes that Watt's conduct exhibits a 'masterpiece of impertinence and scurrility of low vulgarity, overwhelming egotism, and, intolerable assumption'.
 (p. 277)
National Records Library, single work column

An account of the establishment of a National Records Library based on a donation by Joseph Hume of his set of Parliamentary Papers. The collection was housed in the buildings of the Australia College.

The column includes a list of donated titles, excluding journals.

 (p. 277-278)
Mr. William Watt, single work column
The Colonist reports that Supreme Court Judge Burton recommended that William Watt be removed from Sydney, despite his having been exonerated on charges of bribery. Further events overtook Burton's opinion and Watt was apprehended for his attack on Major Mudie during the Supreme Court trial.
 (p. 278)
To the Members of the Australian Patriotic Association, Ralph Mansfield , single work column
The Rev'd Ralph Mansfield announces his candidacy for election as Secretary of the Australian Patriotic Association.
 (p. 280)
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