''The Ceylon Chronicle'' was a short-lived

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newspaper in

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. The newspaper started on 3 May 1837 with Rev. Samuel Owen Glenie as editor. Rev. Glenie was the

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Colonial Chaplain of St. Paul's Church and later Archdeacon of Colombo. Although owned privately by a group of civil servants, the newspaper took a pro-government stance and had the support of senior government officials.

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, Treasurer Temple,

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George Lee, Acting Chief Justice Sergeant Rough,

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Henry Marshall and Proctor Henry Staples all wrote for the newspaper. The ''Ceylon Chronicle'' was a counter-weight to '' The Observer and Commercial Advertiser'' which opposed the government. Rev. Glenie stepped down as editor after his

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objected and was succeeded by Postmaster General George Lee. The newspaper ceased publication on 3 September 1838. The ''Chronicle''′s

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was bought by Mackenzie Ross who started '' The Ceylon Herald'' four days later on 7 September 1838.

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1837 establishments in Ceylon 1838 disestablishments in Ceylon Defunct English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka Newspapers established in 1837 Publications disestablished in 1838 {{SriLanka-newspaper-stub