Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-13
THE BRITISH PRESS.

The periodical press of Great Britain and ireland
on an enquiry into the state of the Public Jour.
nais chiefly as regards their moral aud practical
influences.
ihiS clever and interesting little volume writ
ten evidently by. person who is not ignorant of
the machinery of the Periodical Press 1t is theme
which the morast and politician must reyolye with
mingled lear and admira tion-for the power of the
press aud especially OF the periodical press is ire
NEWFOUNDLAND according as it may work for good
or evil, 1t must be sought or stunned
There are many highly curious details in this
volume illustrative of the daily and weekly press
OF the country; and the author, who appears to be
Oh no particular party III politics, treats very Judi
ciousiy the various questions which are obviously
involved IN tue. subject. Among other things he has
gwen brief character OF the principal Morning and
Evening Papers, and not our rncdestv at jsast
equal TO our merits, should he tempted to quote
what Is said of ourselves. Bat knowing how erat-
Tying II Will be To several of our conteporaries to
nave the Opportunity ofdong that favor we shall
merely lay before our readers the following ex-
tract ToaJo,, (-o,.:
The Newspaper Press of London is urr,ra,led
by any similar establishment in the world In no;nt
otlterary talent and mechanical execution IL ;,
an honor 10 the British empire. The Press of H..
ohitea states OF America will bear no comparison
with I; and the Parisau one, SO far from enuail
Jug 'hH OF London, IS not, by many degrees to the
provincial Press of !reland.r In London tLerc 70
from fifty TO sixty different Newspapcrs The u,,n-
Der Earies, as many start into existence and RIM
perhaps the career of but few weeks: bu, SOM. or
then nave been established for upwards Of n ceut,,
ry others from forty to fifty years, although tho
greater proportion have come into being since the
period of the French Revolution. Much or Tho
prosperity and greatness Of England is 10 he dated
ifoin tnat ere. Commercial enterprise received =,
impetus from the war, uneSampcd in the history oC
any nation. Manufactures, especially cotton mann
ony "a 'heIf infancy at the commencement
OF the Revolution, reached almost u s,atc ri ,cvG
ton during the continental devastations that foo,
Ell. newspapers increased with the national prcs
perity and independence Eacl, passing Gent Dali;
became more interesting, and the desire 70 obt,ir
early Intelligence became the stronger Tb;s :;
d@nonStrable tom the following table of the NM,
Der oil Newspapers Published within the U,iicd
ne FIRST Newspaper that appeared IL, fI,c mr.
sent single sheet form England was called TLo
public lntclligencer, and was published nv Sir re-
ger l. Estraugc, on the 81 August 1901 B,,, ,I,e,c
were, long prior to this PERIOD publications. Ina,
su'ed the same purpose, though printed IN :, d;ifer
Cnt shape. As far back the reign Of Elizabeth,
l56D was Published "fhe English NTercvrje." in
me shape OF pamphlets the first number of which
SSu'l preserved III the British Museum These
sort oil pamphlets became fashionable in the iaf,
part ofElizabeths rcign opt they became moro :;
TIC reign Oh na5 I. During the interesting war of
''nstavus Aioiphus, King of Sweden. thev Co.,.
once more revived; for in 1922 We find :. Tbc
views oi the Present Week" by the Nathaniel But
-. . - me siercnrns,"i III 1896: The German In
'''Senccf, ~ fGjl, which was compiled by the
ic't"ed "m. Watts. Of Eaius COLLEGE. These ne !.
!'"lc'' were all sevcrdiiy produced to CRAFTY lie
;'.s,.' "6ich was excited by the fortunes Of the
intrepid Egitavgs