The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-07 00:00:00

AGES OF EXISTING NETVSPAPERS.

We find by an examination of Thomas's Newspaper
List, that the oldest existing paper in Great Britain is
the Edinburgh Gazette, which was established in the
'ear 1600. The Caledonian Mercury, established in
t 660. Ftands next in point of antiquity ; the Edin-
bu, gh Evening Courant, of which the first number ap-
peared in 1690, being some thirty years younger, and
yet sufficiently old to be venerable. The oldest existing
paper in England is the Stamford Mercury, which
was established in 1695. The first paper now in ex-
istence, in the United Kingdom, which appeared in
the last century, was Berrows' Worcester Journal,
first published in 1709. Two years afterwards, in
1711, the Aelveastle Courant was first issued, and in
the same year appeared the first number of the Dublin
Gazette. In 1717, the Kentish Gazette, and 1718
the Leeds Mercury first commenced their career of in-
formation. Between 1720 and 1730 inclusive, the fol-
lowing papers were first ushered into existence :—The
Northampton Mercury and Salisbury Journal in 1720;
the Gloucester Journal in 1722; the Reading Mercury
in 1723; the Norwich Mercury, and the Dublin
Evening Post in 1725 ; and the Chebnyord
Chronicle in 1730. Between 1730 and
.1740 the
following papers appeared—St. James's Chronicle and
the Chester Courant in 1731; the Derby Mercury in
1732; the Sherborne Mercury in 1736; the Belfast
News Letter in. 1737; and the Hereford Journal
1739. Between 1740 and 1750, the journals added
to the stock were the following:—The Birmingham
Gazette and Nottingham Journal in 1741; the
Bath Journal in 1742; the Edinburgh [feebly Journal in
1744; the Bristol Journal (Felix Farley's); the Sussex
Advertiser and the Sligo Journal, iu 1745 ; Saunders'
News Letter (Dublin) in 1746; the Aberdeen Journal,
in 1747 ; and the Cambridge Chronicle, 1741. Be-
tween 1750 and 1760, only four of the papers now
published made their appearance. These were, the
Oxford Journal 1753 ; the Leeds Intehigencer 1757 ;
the Liverpool Times 1756 ; and the Ban Chronicle
1756. Between 1760 and 1770, the following ap-
peared :—The .Nordrolk Chronicle 1761; the Exeter Flying
Post and the Dublin Freeman's Journal 1763; Lloyd's
List, the Sherburne Journal, the Newcastle Chronicle,
and Edinburgh Advertiser in 1764; Gore's Liver-
pool Advertiser in 1765 ; the Limerick Chro-
nicle in 1766; and the Bristol Gazette, and Kilkenny
Journal in 1767. Between 1770 and 1780, the
following new candidates came into the field :—The
Morning Chronicle in 1770 ; the Morning Post,
the Shrewsbury Chronicle, the Hampshire Chronicle,
and the Londonderry Journal in 1772 ; the Racing
Calendar, the Chester Chronicle, and the Bristol
Mirror in 1773 ; the Cumberland Pacquet and the
Kerry Evening Post in 1774; and Prince's London Price
Current, and the Clare Journal in 1779. Between
1780 and 1790, the following journals were born:
—The Morning Herald ;
17A1 -
. the Bury Viand Nor-
wich Post 1782; the Maidstone Journal 1786; the
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, the Evening Mail
(London) and the Gazette de Guernsey 1789; and the
Kent Herald, the York Herald, and the Bristol Mer-
cury 1790. The following appeared between 1790 and
1800:—The Glasgow Courier 1791; The Sun the County
Herald (London), the County Chronicle (London), and
the Bath Herald 1792; the Morning Advertiser, the
Commercial Daily List, the Hull Advertiser, the
Worcester Herald, and the Doncaster Gazette
1794; the Kelso Mail 1797 ; the Times, the
Observer, the Daily Pactiet List, and the Carlisle Journal
1798; the Hampshire Telegreph, and the Greenock Ad-
vertiser 1799; and the Essex Herald and Oxford Herald
in 1800. We have only brought our statement doen to
the close of the lost century. Since then, between three
and four hundred papers have been commenced in the
United Kingdom, all of which are now in exiAence.

IMPROVEMENT OF "LORD .MATOR'S SHOW."—
Mr. Godwin's letter to the Lord Mayor elect, sketching the
history of the show, and suggesting the desirability of ren-
dering it more worthy of the time and country than has
lately been the case, was referred to the Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs' Committee for conducting the entertainment, and
we may now state that it has been determined in consequence
to attempt to make the present pageant one of more than
usual interest. We trust that taste and good judgment will
be called in to guide the endeavour. We have received a
number of letters from men with knowledge on the sabject,
all concurring in the suggestion. From one we learn that
the cost of the day, including the dinner, has lately been
2,4251., so that something satisfactory might surely be ex-
pected. Of this the City contributed 2001., the Lord Mayor
1,1121., and the Sheriffs a like sum between them. The
item of charge for the men in armour was 1101. 10s. The
cost of the banners, barges belonging to the companies, trap-
pings for horses, &c., did not come into this soot. One city
antiquary writes, that the principal knight, and his retinue
(should) represent the City standard-bearer. " Robert Fitz-
waiter held Baynard's Castle, to him and his heirs, on the
tenure of being the City standard-bearer and leader of the
civic forces in time of war. The recent Volbs-fest at Mu-
nich, afforded a proof of what artistical,taste can do in similar
cases, without large expenditure; the inhabitants of Au sent
a model of their church, with its stained glass windows ; the
joiners a model house ; a pavilion of Byzantine form, drawn
by richly caparisoned horses, contained the bust of King
Louis; the porcelain works afforded a collection of fine terms,
and the car of the sculptors and artists were charmingly ar-
ranged.—Builder.
THE POISONINGS IN LINCOLNSHIRE.—Surgeon
Clegg, of Boston, writes a letter, referring to a case of 16 or
16 farmers' labourers, who were seized witlied h symptoms of
poisoning by arsenic after drinking ale supp y
their master. Mr, Clegg states that the circumstance was
to th
purely accidental. "An arsenic solution," he says, was
used in dressing certain kinds of seed, and, by an accident,
some portion el the poison gained access, to the pitcher which
contained the ale supplied to the labourers as their morning's
allowance."

DEATH OF A RICH NISEIL—Died last week, at
Blandford-place, Kentish. town, a miser cf the name of Shel-
don. He had formerly carried on the business of a breeches-
maker, but or the last twenty Years had retired, and lived
by the contributions of the neighbours, or any one who would
assist him. He was so penurious in his habits as to deny
himself a coat,
and seldom wore a bat, and would pick up
at the age of E 5,
pieces of bread out of the road and eat them. The room in
which he lived Lad not been cleaned for twenty years. ile
died suddenly,of upwards
leaving afortune . .
of 15,030/.

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AT CHELSEA HOSPITAL.—
On Tuesday morning an in-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital at-
tempted to destroy himself by cutting his throat with a
razor. kb lost much blood, and lies in a precarious state.