Newfoundland Express
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The Express published foreign and local news, legislative proceedings, shipping news, and advertisements. It eschewed light fiction in the beginning, but had a poets' corner. The paper was Conservative in editorial policy and one of two Wesleyan newspapers in St. John's. Seaton had been editor of the other paper, the Courier, for two years, but the two papers invariably took the opposite viewpoint on issues. The Express condemned the interference of Roman Catholic clergy in elections and opposed Responsible Government. The paper was critical of the Kent administration and an effusive supporter of Hoyles.
The Express mended fences with a former rival, the Newfoundlander during the Carter administration and supported Confederation. It joined that paper in opposition to the Bennett administration and later supported the Railway.
Editor-Publisher:
Editor & proprietor: James Seaton.
Printer & publisher: John Thomas Burton, Oct. 28, 1851-Dec. 8, 1866
Information:
Place of publication: St. John's.
Dates of publication: Oct. 21, 1851 - July 27, 1876.
Frequency:
Semiweekly, July 11, 1855-Apr. 3, 1858.
Three times a week, Apr. 6, 1858-Jan. 6?, 1866.
Daily (except Sunday), Jan.-Dec. 8, 1866.
Three times a week (irregular), Dec. 11, 1866-July 27, 1876.
Title varies:
Newfoundland Express, Oct. 28, 1851-Dec. 8, 1866. (check MUN Holdings)
Express, Dec. 11, 1866-July 27, 1876. (check MUN Holdings)
Errata
Missing Pages
1866 Jan 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 27, Feb 17, Mar 9, 29, 31, May 5, July 14, Aug 8, 13, Sep 12, 25, Oct 9, 16, Nov 27, Dec 6, 29
1867 Jan 5, Apr 6, Aug 10, Oct 31, Nov 23, Dec 17
1867 Feb 21, Aug 19, 21, 26 only two pages
1867 Mar 12 only three pages
1868 Feb 15, 29, Mar 24, Sep 5, Oct 13, 24, Nov 24
1868 Apr 9 pages 1 and 2 missing
1869 May 15, Jul 3, Aug 12, 24 missing
1869 Jan
1870 Oct 13, 20, Dec 10 missing
Express 1873 No Paper
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