Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31
TIE L0NDDE PRESS.

The Public Press OF London exhibits Of the
most Extraordinary spcctacics vi modern times.
he gigantic scale upOu winch it is conducted, and
is admirable organization, are equally remarkabie
We have account ut it Ia ne compared with
Lnat contained in an article in the last Westminster
ti.0ndun) Reviews and we have thought some eX-
tracts from this article would b. Interesting 10
readers The first make, relates to the size OF 4
modern newspaper.
1.-The Times has high reputation for the great sa-
gacity with which it seizes oil questions during the
period III which they most particularly occupy the
public mud. Broad this sheet was, IL seems that
II is to be still broadei The Globe of January lati
says: In consequence oil the act OF Parliament re-
qairinS an extra stamp for every supplemental sheet
OF a newspaper, mode of giving the required add
uonal matter, without mourning iustllcr stamp du-
", has just been adopted by the Times newspaper.
instead OF giving supplementary sheet, the Times
this day, is printcd upon Gnc entire sheet OF parnr.
measuring four feet III length, and three i'll breadth
and containing torty-cj.shL columns Of matter, of
which rather more than thirty filed will ADVERT,
ments, being considerably upwards OF ninety thou
sand words. There are ilteen columns OF reports
and news Of different kinds, printed III small type
md containing than forty five thousand oris
aud about three columns III the larger type, contain
ing more than six Thousand words-so that there are
nearly one hundred and fifty thousand words iii the
paper TINS quantity of matter would form consid
erahly more than thick octave volume of any OF the
modern works as they printed. Indeed, OIL
calculating the quantity OF one of the most recent
and by no means the most closely printed, we find
that the contents of the Times of this dav, if prin
ted IN the same manner, would exceed ny eighty pa
GeS, the contents ut the volume Which have en-
amlned. If by the side of this colossal papcr we
were to place of the earliest numbers printed un
der the same title the contrast would hc curious
On referring to of the earliest newspapers pr:7-
ted in this country, find Its be equal To-
less than one hundreh part OF the Times Of this dav
Considering the shOrtncss Of the time W hicl must
hnve elapsed between the COMMENCEMENT and the
termination OF the lbonrs Of getting up such sheet
the number Of hands in every department can have
fallen little short Of one hundred. The lovers CT
quantity can, OF course find fault with this new
arrangement Of the Times ncwsgaDcr but there
inHy be some who viii dread the task of get
ting through an octave volume at their breakia
table. To persons who like to read all that Il
newspaper contains before they set about the
business of the day, the task of swallowing little
Tess than one hundred and fifty thousand words with
their rolls and cotee-the fat Of getting through the
forty eight columns Of the Times with due regard
ID the Importance OF lis leading arClcs--its news
foreign and domcstic-i.s rcports-the announce
!9ens of sales by auction of bankers and seats
IN parliament, roam cobs and charlottesville in!itc
snndFles of WHAT'S and wantod-and last, not least
births, DEATHS aud marragessuch feat as this Will
exceed the wonders OF the prize ring the phenome
liza OF the turf, aud satisfy the cravings of the most
liisatiabe Heluo-Iibrorum. How the coffee house
KcePers, and other heads of pieces of public resort
and entertainment will relish the plan, we know not
w think we see the intellectual artisan in his spare
ha hour, waiting till the other gentleman has done
with The paper, casting at him glanccs half aurry
naf Impicring Ever one has heard Of certain No.
Oi" students autIpahy 10 square book one glimpse
Of the times Of to-day must, we should conceive
!n:iamc morbid feeling OF THIS X nd 10 Il fa rr,! m
Ea'ysis Of horror"
We have heard the copyright OF the Times caIcu
iiteI at from 100000 l20 ,0OO!; bet it would be
d!hlcnit to alix correct value such an establish
n9nt Ii IL be true that the share holders have sorue-
I'hc5 divided nett profit of 24,0OOk per annun the
caWtai must he estimated at much higher rate
1 he next to the mode of carving il on.
i ne number OF persons employed upon the daily
newspapers taking tire average OF the morning and
* ( yiNy hmm ~
{" me weekly papers. including those which appear
wv" or three times per week, more than five frnl-
HF2i; making total Of more than eleven hundred;
anu Il to this we add the number employed uuon the
provincial English papers, ard upon those which an
pear III Ireland and Scotland, we shall have grand
i';ai OF TWO thousand seven hundred. Employed
upon each morning pGper there are editor, sub
vjtOr fron ten 10 fourteen regular reporters at sa-
1tres OF lour 20 sig guiucas per week, each; from,
tnirty to tirtyve com7ositors in the printing Office
some ri WHOM +elng what - called itt hands. that
-, men WAC work the whole OF the day, receive
~ S' each rs wages, with some addition for over
hHHrG whilst Others, who called slpnrnuncraros
'nc compose only limited portion OF matter, called
galley receive II. Sc. Cd snc, one or two readers
$40 Gorrec: the proci thcy come from the com
posters, and who receive carl, from two and half
- ti!ee and half guiIeas per week; a reading boy
whose duty 1t is To read the copy aloud, whist the
reader InaRcs his corrections upon tic PROFIT priu-
Ter, VINO receives from four to six Cvta cri.i .,
'ieas per week. and a certain number men and Bows
10 attend TO the printing machine and 10 take oil the
papers as they fail from the cylinders; publisher and
sG5-pubsher two more clerks in the office IN rc
Ce;Ve advertisements and keen the accounts: n mr.
ter, number Of crraDd boys sc.
The salary Of an editor. upon u.rcgrcreble NOR
u:ng paper is 60Oi TO iOJOi. per aunur,; ard sub
editor receives rom 1907. to GGol her annutn W.
have heard thl he ci.tor DC ono c The leading nor
mig papers, ras i9JOi. PEI ennum and that at least
another 00)l. per annura is paid to gentlemen, not
-"gnlaTly on the est b!isbmcat for political ar;ces:
mus proUGng variety Of matter Besides tie re-
guar reporters OF newspaper, there several &C.
.&sionai, or as they called, penny line re2nr
t4's; from The circumstance Of their furnishing arG
'"s "i Intelligence at fixed price per line; VIZ Ia.
81 II. They are no: attached to any partic,jsr
newspaper. Inc oTgrerate charge for copy furnish.
cd ~ those persons forms considerable item in The
weekly expenditure Of q newspaper. The salaries