 Smith's mistrust of Parliament led to the establishment of the "Parliamentary Remembrancer" (1857–1865), a weekly journal which recorded the actions of Parliamentary sessions for the benefit of local authorities and the general public.However, the "Remembrancer" was also used to instruct.For example, Smith gave much space and enthusiasm to a project in 1861 to reproduce Domesday Book as individual counties using a new photographic process called photozincography under the supervision of Sir Henry James at the Ordnance Survey.