Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-30
THE LONDON PRESS.
From q late English paper.

extraordinary spectacle OF modern uInes' Inc 81
pantc scale upon which is conducted, and its adm-
rable organization, equally remarkable. We have
account of it to be compared with that Contain
ed IN an article in the last Westminster (London) Re.
view; and have thought some extracts from this ar
ticr would interesting to readers The first we
make relates to the size of moder newspaper:
The Times has high repu alton for the
great sagaciiy with which il ssizes Cd Questions
during he period in winch they most paIIicu-
lary occupy The public mind. Broad a. this
sheet was, II seems that j is 10 b. s'il broader.
The Globe of January 18Th, says:-ln conse-
quence Of the act of Parliament reqniring an
extra stomp for every supplemental sheet OF
newspaper, mode Of giving the required ad'
ditoral matter, WITHOUT mourning further
stamp duty, has jusi been adopted by The Times
newspaper. Instead OF giving a Supplemental
ny shee, The Times this day, is printed upon
one entire sheer OF paper, measuring four ieet
i'm length, and three in breadth, and contain
ing fot,y-eigh, columns OF matter, If which
rather more than thirty ere filled with adVer-
,isemen,s, being considerably upwards Of nine
ty thousand words. There are fifteen columns
| Of reports and news Of different kinds, printed
il smsll type, and containing more than forty
five thousand words, and about three columns
10 he larger type, containing more than six
thou sand words-so that there are nearly one
hundred and Fifty thousand words in the paper:
This quantity Of mater would form considera-
bly, more than a thick octave volume OF any OF
the modern works as they are now printed
Indeed, on calculating the quantity OF one Of
The mos, recent ,and by 10 means the most close
~ printed, we find that the conleuts of The
lines Of ihi, day, if printed in The same man
ner, would exceed by eighy pages, the contents
OF the volume which We have examined. IL,
bv rhe side Ct his colossal paper we were 10
place one Of the earliest numbers printed under
the same Tile, the ontras, would be very Gu
-:,,.-. <,r--f D nf lhs saTiiesG
p. pers printed in this country, we find its con>
teots 10 BE- equal 10 less Than one hnndrrdth
D TT Of the Times Of his Gay. Considering
ne sho,tncss oil The time which mus, have
elapsed be, ween ,he commencement and the
termination Of The ishors If getting up such
sheet, the number of hands IN every depart
meat can have fallen liuie short pf one hund ed.
The lovers of quantity can, OF course, find no
fault with this ntw arrargt men OF the Times
newspaper, bu' there may be some who will
dread 'he task Of getting hro' an oc,avo so-
lme a their breakf-s, table To prisons who
TX 10 read all Ina a uewspaper contains, Def, re
hey set about the business Of the Z ~ The a k
III y
thousand wor's, with their oils ard f., the
leaf OF getting through the forty eight column,
Of the Times, with due regard TO the impo,
once If lis leading articles its news, foreig'
and domes,ic-its reports The announcements
of sales by auction OF bakers estates and
SEATS i" Parliament, rGan cobs and abriolels-
The finite sundries Of wants and wan ed and
last, not Least, 'ir'h-, deaths, and marriages,
such feat as t"is will exc, Ell the wonders Of
the prize ring or the phenomena OF tie turf,
nd satisfy the cravings Ut the most Unsuitable
Helluo -llbrorum. How the coffee-house keep.
els, and other heads of pla' Of public resor,
and entertainment will relish The plan, we know
not. We think We See the intellectual artisan,
in his spare half hour, waiting till the other
gentleman has done with the paper casting at
him glances half angry, half imporIng Eve.
ry one has beard of a certain noble students
antipathy 10 square book; one glimpse Of
the Times OF to-day, must, we should conceive,
lnhamc MOI bid fte,lng Of this kind 20 fear.
ful paralysis Of horror"
We have heard the COPYRIGHT of The Times
calculated at from loo,oook to l2o oooL; but
il would be diff, vi, 10 afhx correct value 10
such an establishment. II il be true that the |
e-holde,s have sometimes divided nett |
prof CT 24oeol per annum, The capital must
BE- IS imated a. much higher rate"
The next TO he mode of carrying it on:
The number Of persons employed upon the
daily newspapers, taking the average Of the
morning and evening papers, is upwards of six
nd'ed; and that Of the weekly papers, incIud-
jig shcse which appear two or three times per
week, more than five hundred; making total
Of more than eleven hundred; and if TO this we
add the number employed upon he provincial
English papers. and upon those which appear
il Ireland and Scotland, we shall have grand
total o. 'wn thou and seven hundred. Employ
ed upon each morning paper, there are an edi-
tor, s"b-edi or, from ten TO fourteen regular
reporters, al salaries Of four 10 six guneas per
week eaoh from thirty to ,hirty-f,e compo,
81 ors in he printing Office. some of vs. HON, be-
ing WHIST is called full hands. that 49, mrn who
work he whole Of the day receive 81 s.. each,
as ages, with some additions for over hours;
whilst others, VINO are called supcrnu meraries