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London, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

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the same, nor have any other alterations taken
pla,r.,e than those just doci scribed.

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SI NG UL 4R NEWSPAPER EXPERIIIEN P.

The editor of the Hertfordshire County Press, in.
taking leave of his readers upon-the fusion of that
journal with the Hertford Mercury, makes the fol-
lowing instructive and interesting staterhent :
" The Comity Press first made its appearance in.
1832, and took part in the fiery discussions which
agitated the publiemindat that period, as the chain-
pion of Toryism. As a commercial speculation it
was never successful : fortune declared against it
at the first ; and during the years it continued to
advocate Tory and Conservative men and measures
it probably was indeteed for the means of existence
rather to the politicalneeds of wealthypatrons, than
to the favour with which it was regarded by the
general public. Certain it is that, so soon as it was
released from the bondage of leading strings, and
came into the hands of proprietors who had only
the profits arising from the sale of the paper, at
from the advertisements inserted in it, to depend
upon—it was discovered to be kfailure. The public.
amid not support it. , Four differennt proprietors,
some of whom expendedeonsiderable sums of money
in improving it, successively retired frern its man-
Agenient wiser and sadder' men. It was clear that
a conservative newspaper would not pay. The
leaders of the conservative party refused to receive
it into leading strings again ; and it was in the
market—a most unmarketab'e commodity.
"At the time referred to—the year 1851—it oc-
curred to the proprietor of the Ile,rtford Mercuty
that, if the countY.4ould not accept the County
Press as the ailv6Ca.te of cht,serivatistre, -it might,
perhaps accept it in the new character of a neutral
Raper, whose colums should be open for the discus-
?' .11 of pel:tical questions, but which should not
itself have any political bias. This project was cer-
tainly feasible. All the resources of the Hertford
Mercury, in the shape of -reporters and writers,
would be available in the County Press, without
.any great increase Of expenditure ; and it
therefore was reasonable to expect that, though
the County Press was a failure whiht conserva-
tive, and whilst requiring a separate establishment
for its production,—it would be successful as an in-
dependent, or neutral, paper, issuing from the office
of a well known and thoroughly successful journal.
Full and accurate reports of local meeting-) and the
earliest intelligence on subjects of general impor-
tance, would at once be secured to the public ; and
those who did no!) like to read these things in the
columns of a newspaper would have the op-
portunity of reading them in a newspaper which
would contain nothing to offend their political pre-
judices.
" It was with these views that the proprietor of
the Hertford Mercury became the proprietor of the
County Press. The change of proprietorship took
place in July, 1851, and was announced in a
leading article, in which it which it was state 1
that particular attention would henceforth be
directed to agriculture, and that the fullest and
most elaborate reports of the London- and pro-
vincial markets would be published. Arrangements
were made to this end, and the County Press be-
came one of the best market newspapers in the coun-
try. We confidently appeal to our readers whether
we did not faithfully fulfil the other promise which
we made, that we would be severely impartial and
loftily just. Commtinicat.ons on political subjects
were freely admit ed to these columns, without re-
i ference to the views they advocated, the only con-
dition of insertion being that they should contain
nothing personally offensive and discourteous. In
the leading articles party politics were eschewed ;
but our readers will remember that, though we took
no part in these tempting discussions, we rendered
some service to the public by our advocacy of mea-
sures of social amelioration, in reference to which
the best men of all parties are now agreed. There
was that in the County Press which might interest
men, whatever their political views, and there mese
nothing that ought' to have offended any. The con-
servative party certainly owed a debt of gratitude
;o us; fo-, though we did not undertake to espouse
their party views, or defend their party projeCts,
we offered them an organ in which they might de-
fend themselves without risking those editorial cri-
ticisms and replies, the dread of which often pre-
vents men from writing in the fairest and best con-
ducted newspapers of opposite politics.
" But the conservative party did not appreciate
the boon we offered them. They -certainly did not
support the County Press to the extent to which,
under the circumstances, might h Ivo been ex-
pected. The bond between us was therefore dis-
solved. The County Press as a tory newspaper,
and as a neutral newspaper, had failed. The majo-
rity of its supporters, while it sustained the-latter
character, were liberals, and we therefore felt
bound, injustice to our subscribers, hnd in justice
to ourselv: ts, to make the County Press a liberal
newspaper.
"It is now our duty to announce that this last
experiment has failed. There is no transformation of
which the County Press seems susceptible from which
its success asa commercial speculation can be hoped.
We have shown that the public would not have it
as a tory newspaper—we have learned that they
nevertheless prefer a politic al to a neutral news-
paper, for politics they will have—and we have
also learned that there is not room and scope
enough in the county for two liberal newspapers—
even though one be published on-Saturday, and the
other on Tuesday. One after another the subscribers
to the County Press have transferred their favours
to the Hertford Mercury, until the number of sup-
porters has been so reduced that we do not feel jus-
tified in continuing our journalistic labours.
" In taking leave of our readers we have only to
regret that henceforth our channel of usefulness is
closed to us. We may, however, without being
arrogant, hope that, since there are some who will
probably regret the sudden discontinuance of a
journal which has for years past supplied them
with materials for thinking and for discussion on
many subjects of interest, they will not be unwill-
ing to renew the acquaintance which can t e
no
longer kept up through the meclivm of those co-
lumns, in these of the _Hertford Mecury, in which
the County Press becomes henceforth merged."

THE NEW ROUSES OP PARLIAMENT.

As Parliament is about to meet immediate for
ly
the "dispatch of business," the most active_mea-
sures are in progress to put everything in order be-
fore that important event arrives. Since the close
of the last session the works in the interior have
been carried on but to a very limited extent, owing
to a determination on the part of the Chief Com-
missioner of Works to coneentrai.e all his energies
+Ton the completion of the outward portion of the
building, and especially the Victoria and Clock
Towers. In pleasing contrast, however, with other
portions of this magnificent building, the handsome
portico erected over the Lords' Entrance is entirely
finished. A few yards from it a stone bench has
been laid down for the cmvenience of peers to dis-
mount who may come down to the house on
horseback ; between it and the entrance a hand-
some carriage-way has been constructed, and over
the portico four magnificent lamps, handsomely
gilt, are now being placed. No other e'x' erior de-
coration appears to be requ'red, or indeed in con-
templation, while the same inantiti y prevails in the
interior of this portion of the building. The Queen's
robing room, in which it was proposed to place
some beautiful frescoes, remains as it was last ses-
sion ; and that of the peers, where similar decora-
tions, - though on a less magnificent scale,
were contemplated, is still unchanged. The
only alteration made is the conversion of
the space, where the reporters' gallery formerly
stood, into one of those pigeon-holes for which the
entire building is so celebrated ; but to what use it
may be appropriated remains a mystery. The room
occupied by the reporters at the end of the last
session is will in the hands of workmen, with a view
to make it as comfortable and convenient as possi-
ble. These are the only alterations made in their
lordships' portion of the Palace of Westminster,
except a few more going on in the royal gallery,
which suggests the belief that Parliament is about
to be opened by her Majesty in person. The other
side of the building affords a fine opportunity to ad-
mire the vastness of the hall itself, willi the beauti-
ful stained glass window at the upper end, aid the
graceful chandeliers which light it up so brilliantly
at night. The Hall of Statues remains precisely as
it was. A slight movement has, however, occurred
4s regards the frescoes intended to adorn this lo-
mality of the palace. It must have struck the
spec-
tator with wonder on entering the Hall of Statues,
and passing through St. Stephen's Hall, to witness
the number of compartments appropriated for these
beautiful decorations, and yet for years they have
remained so, for with theexception of the " Depar-
ture 4,,f the Mayflower," in the passage to theright
at the e utrance to the House of Lords, not one has
been exec.,ited. We except those long since placed
in the uppe_r hall, leading to the long corridor. On
the left, inthe' entrance to the lobby of the House of
Commons, a IL•ovement in this direction has at last
taken place ; -cvo frescoes are just completed in
this passage, of th.
s artistic merits of which,
how-
ever, it is impossib.le to pronounce an opinion, in-
asmuch as the artist N.`ill not allow any one to exa-