The Ceylon Chronicle

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The Ceylon Chronicle
Founded3 May 1837 (1837-05-03)
Political alignmentPro-government
Language English
Ceased publication3 September 1838 (1838-09-03)
Country Ceylon
OCLC number 751749270

The Ceylon Chronicle was a short-lived English-language newspaper in Ceylon. The newspaper started on 3 May 1837 with Rev. Samuel Owen Glenie as editor. [1] [2] Rev. Glenie was the Anglican Colonial Chaplain of St. Paul's Church and later Archdeacon of Colombo. [3] [4] Although owned privately by a group of civil servants, the newspaper took a pro-government stance and had the support of senior government officials. [3] [5] Governor Robert Wilmot-Horton, Treasurer Temple, Postmaster General George Lee, Acting Chief Justice Sergeant Rough, Auditor General Henry Marshall and Proctor Henry Staples all wrote for the newspaper. [1] The Ceylon Chronicle was a counter-weight to The Observer and Commercial Advertiser which opposed the government. [3] [6]

Rev. Glenie stepped down as editor after his bishop objected and was succeeded by Postmaster General George Lee. [3] [7] The newspaper ceased publication on 3 September 1838. [3] The Chronicle′s printing press was bought by Mackenzie Ross who started The Ceylon Herald four days later on 7 September 1838. [3]

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Significant events in May: An English newspaper". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 30 April 2006.
  4. ↑ "Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Colombo". Anglican Communion. 7 September 2007.
  5. ↑ Jayatilleke, Rohan (8 August 2004). "The birth pangs of 'The Fourth Estate'". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) .
  6. ↑ Scott, Andrew (15 May 2012). "Newspapers and journals in early Sri Lanka". Daily News (Sri Lanka) .
  7. ↑ "Periodicals and Newspapers in Ceylon" (PDF). Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. XXXI (4): 149. April 1942.


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