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 Rh village; the whole community are in consternation, and men have taken to carrying their schedules about in one pocket as naturally as they do their handkerchiefs in the other." Yet, there were no less than seven newspapers and two magazines published in Sydney at this time — eight newspapers having ceased shortly before. For a population of only 30,000, this was rather creditable.

The New South Wales Magazine was conducted by a Mr, Slatterie, formerly of the Sydney College. It contained articles from Dr. Nicholson, now Sir Charles Nicholson; Mr. Braim, Principal of the Sydney College, and author of a History of  New South Wales, published in 1846; Dr. Bland; Mr. (now Judge) A'Beckett, and others. 1843. — . Edited by George Arden. Illustrated by J. S. Prout.

No. 1, September. Published monthly. 8vo., 67 pages. Price, 3s. 6d.

This publication, also, is very attractive in appearance. It was commenced by a gentleman named Arden, who had been previously connected with the Press in the neighbouring Colony of Port Phillip, now called Victoria. He appears to have been under the necessity of writing the greater part of his magazine himself — a circumstance which, no doubt, hastened the final catastrophe." Nearly the whole of the present number has been composed by the editor himself; and the exertion to produce variety in the original articles has demanded no little versatility of mood and imagination." Mr. Arden was a smart writer, and succeeded in imparting a good deal of interest to his publication. The contents of the first number are — (1) A political Essay on the "New Colonial Constitution"; (2) A satirical account of the