Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-18

ana uboer IS many eyes as our SO millions 7
London thee are IA daily papers end - af ~ ~
KINDS. The number of provincial paper. = 81
writcr does not know. EAcep, in Lo,5oss
there is 10 daily paper in Great B.i,,,n
In this respect compare Rochester "a YEAR -,
with Chester 400; or having 10000 iuh,M~
Itan,s, with Glasgow having 10000
In the United States we have no SunL.sn \.
per- long may we remain without ONE INT s
DIN there are thirteen including John Bull 81.
Examiner, Egan's Life in London, full Of f.,
ion, vice and folly, with some wit, bu: mar.
ribaldry, giving no favorable imrression oil or,
don morality, TO say nothing relig,oa AZ.
ter so long dissertation On newspapers j.
may be interesting to know that the frs, wbi,b
ever appeared, was printed in Englard durin,
the reign Of Elzabeth, 1888. II was called.Trss
English Meroutle," and was published twce,
week during the threatened invasion by III,
Spanish Armada. This was about ore bnn.
dred years after the invention of printing. /,
Pagan mythology, Mercury was tn messenger
and newsmunger Of the gods. The invenion
ofle,tt,s was also attributed to him Hence III.
title was peculiarly appropriate fo' the hra
newspaper. The 5Oth tumber Of this naper !,
still preserved In the latter part e the rer,
century the News Letter was printed in mi,
city. the first 10 the New World. in The New
Ham pshire Historical Collections is rrprin,A
a letter from Increase Mather, Presidcr, If
Harvard College, written in E'glsnd and pub,
lished in til" News Letter, 1859. have erne.
rally thought this paper was established in ,he
beginning ofthe eighteenth century,a about l7o9
Wien was the first number issued? Was ,h.e
! any suspension Of The paper?
On a rough calculation, The Boston nrrss
strikes of about 5000 sheets per week How
many in New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
SC? If Mr.. Niles can spare moment from
the woollens ard tariff To devote to this par, q
the American system, and give US III" result, Of
his guesses on the subject here introduced,
winch are generally pre,rv shrewd calculations,
we should thank him. This lie may CONSIDER
good pay; as an editors Office. he know, top
vel, is generally a thankless task. Besides
this, we beforehand wish him success in hstf
forts to extend the circulation Of The Register
which stil sustains lis e. established character Of
| being the best political paper ia the Union
! rh subject is worth the 'housht OF our most
| sagacious and c. ious m nds. II the ediGY
| in The different states will "lend hand" We
may very soon have he sat sfact'on Of knowing
more and guessing less on this important! sub
l
| piece, it VIII b" seen that in newspdpeIsNs
are in advance If England. How is the faclu
Reviews Magazines, and other pe:i1diral
works? ! suspect The comparison would be
more "a, orsble TO The Erelish press. The truth
perhaps is nearly thus: in The number Of news
papers we Guido them: In style, execution. and :.
general character, they exceed US. As 10 Re,
Jews, Repositories, Maglzinrs, Classical Jour.
nails, sc. the English public supports larger
number than the American: but the taste, lsarr
lug and * cu,ion Of this class of Amt'iclp
periodic ais are very little inferior il rot quit;
| equal, 20 those Of the Old Country the only
exception to this remark would relate to The
classical department Butt didtnot mtanto
touch on thi, topic. Let som, one fully ae-
painted with facts give US the result.
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