The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-06
The Newspaper Jbtss in London.


Our columns below d. nish an article on This
subject, OF an official sharacter, copied from
the London Literary eElzette, calculated TO
she'd much light on INSTRUMENTATION of this spe-
cies of literature. -NIhen we consider the
commanding inluencIof the press, wherever
its operation is toleras d, notwithstanding its
liability, like all hum institutions, 10 abuse,
we cannot but rcjoic I hat our age is blessed
with an engine more tent than the arms of
despots for the nrotes u cf human rights and
human liberty-Bt twtl cannot view this do
cument wholly as Che barometer of political
feeling. The LONDON Courier, for instance,
is numerically plated at the bead of the list !,
as issuing daily, 6lpoo, and Goblet s Register
at the foot, as circulating only the petty num-
Der Of Ii copies her day on stamped sheets,
and S25 yearly, which Is a remDl4 able dispa-
rity, aud shows tho corrupt power of the null
titude, where Goblet Is supposed 10 have
reigned supreme for so many years. lie has
however, been supplanted by recent radical
writers, whose labors, we believe, have very
respectable circulation, in rapid succession
of cheap pamphlets, from publisher of the
name Of Hone, who evaues the statnp duty
by caricature embellishments, so attractive to
the common people taat millions were vended
relating TO the affairs of de late Queen This
species of political literature has, no doubt
suppressed, or retarded, ile growth CT MANY
weekly ewspapers, which were extensively
patronised by the working classes.
Hash. City Gd.e'ie.
PFnrop1cAI PrBLnlrfss.-The innuisito
rial power Of the House OF Commons has
brought forth docnmen, at once of public
curiosity, and of mach anxious interest TO
those connected with the periodical Press, re-
curing the circulation of the Stamps Of Gov.
eminent for its productions An account of
all Stamps issued for Newspapers, &c in the
several years 1901 and 1921 was laid before
Parliament, thus exposing, in manner liable
TO tenfold more objections than ever the scout
ed Income Tax, challenged the private con-
Germs of men, and affecting Investments to
the amount Of millions Ne have no feeling
on the matter, because our Stamped edition
alone, which is barely ope fourth Of our circu.
lation ,(d) sets US at the top of the list of pros
porous works but we eAnnot help saying TINT
the injury which is Likely TO be done by such
disclosures TO many respectable Journals, the
sale of which (amid the fluctuations to which
all are more or less lnble,) may not at this
moment be extensive, il most unjust, irretriev-
able, unconstitutional, and cruel The Re-
turns of Income were divulged TO very few,
but the proper iealouS of Britain could not
endure even this partiA inquisition: here we
have secrets affecting property in far more
direct and sensible nisnner, not only inoor-
rectly exacted, but blaioned and promulgated
to the wide world without regard TO individual
interests or the principles of universal right
Such being our viep OF the question, we
have felt some reluctance at giving insertion
TO the following paper: but on considering
that the mischief, of which we complain, is
already done, and that our correspondent in
genious calculations can do evil to no one,
our scr,plcs have yiehed, and we give place
10 his striking estimate of the powers Of the
many NEWSPAPERS, SC. named, and as they
appear in the documents TO which we have
alluded.
The Morning and Erening Papers the Bri-
fish Press and the Gbbe, required in 1921,
7s7,5 stamps, equal to joint circulation
of 1850 q day.
The British Traveller, evening paper, 81 ST.
stamps or loo daily ,but il did not, we be-
lieve, commence till tic year was advanced,
so that the calculationdoes not apply.
The Courier, 1857, 40 stamps This paper