Phenix
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Title:
Phenix
Place of Publication:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Geographic Coverage:
Prince Edward Island
Publisher:
James Bagnall
Date of Publication:
April 21, 1828
Frequency:
Weekly
Subject(s):
Prince Edward Island --
Newspapers
Newspapers
ISSN:
0837-3205
Credit:
Information drawn from A Checklist and historical directory of Prince Edward Island newspapers 1787-1986, compiled by Heather Boylan and made available courtesy of the Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.
Phenix
About Phenix
The Phenix was published as a vehicle for the defense and justification of J. B. Palmer, who, on March 31, 1828, had been expelled from the House of Assembly for his misconducts as a solicitor in the Court of Chancery. The first issues were mainly comprised of letters to the editor protesting
Palmer's innocence, many of them written by Palmer himself. A continuation of the paper after the Palmer affair had ended was attempted, with the later issues containing international and local news, advertisements, and anecdotes, but the venture did not succeed. The Phenix saw itself as the adversary of the Prince Edward Island Register.
