 In 1826 he was back in Sydney, and on 19 May 1826 published the first number of "The Monitor", at first a weekly but afterwards published twice a week.It exercised a strong influence on public opinion in connection with the existing form of government.It stood for trial by jury and a popular legislature, and it condemned in unmeasured terms the oppression of convicts, public immorality on the part of officers, and even the conduct of the governor himself.