New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-09
THE LONDON PRESS.
Times'-PeopIe's JourDnI-HO Journal
,Jerr0Id,s Paper. &c.


JerrOId's Paper, &c.
Core spondence Of The New. ork Tribune.
LONDON Jan ls47
F,.eoa Gyeeley The Press Of London is doubt
less the most potent IN the world. Notwithstanding
restrictions that keep the public journals from the
eve Of the mass Such papers as are established,
being better supported than ours, and consequently
ADLER TO compass writers and correspondence OF the
first character take higher rank perhaps than any
other species of Literature current The Times
the acknowledged leading journal of Europe and
the world is little less than first class review,
except that it gives every day al amount equal to
the most bulky and labored Quarterly. From SIX
to ten columns every morning conned and cudgeled
from brains interior 70 none in the kingdom, make
the Times necessary 10 every Politician, states
man. Churchman or others interested In the grand
movements OF the day. The immense money
power aback Of it, with the acknowledged ability
of its writers, and the quality and extent OF its
correspondence. which extends as far as Civiza-
ton forbids the vulgar sheer Of %" don't care what
the papers say" especially as it IS known that tie
Times" is generally in confidence with the lead
ers of all parties. and often the "iorerunner OF
Government itseli-whose Diplomatists Express
es and Procamations find themselves now and
then anticipated by the immaculate organ.
How many Editors and writers are employed
upon the Times" no one mistrust except tie
shareholders, knows and in many instances these
writers are shareholders. The articles OF the
Times are essays in themselves, and to the
historian hundred years hence, there will be 10
record of the progress of our times so valuable as
the files of this Journal. Its fame for smelling
rats" and exploding conspiracies is fully estab-
lisbed and has secured for it and the " Walters
tablet over its own doors and in the Exchange
These are substantial tokens OF public favor and
coupled with a financial success that would as
tonish some of our going gone experimental
sheets have made the Times independent IN us
tone both TO the People and Government. Yet II
makes some blunders and is often brought 10 re
traction, but in the main has the confidence OF all
have been told little incident Illustrative OF IT'S
independence of the public. By leading article
il offended the members OF the Junior Service
Club" who were subscribing for seventy copies Of
the paper at the time. They Immediately passed
aresoution excluding the Times from their club
room This coming at once TO the ears of the Edi-
tors. a paragraph appeared the next morning IN
the paper. abiding to the proceedings OF the club
and saving that although it regretted such state
of ll.feeling il could not alter It's opinions ana
presumed il had paper enough wetted down for
The Text issue 20 smother not only the matter OF
difference, but the entire club with It's members
also.
But while the Times and its contemporary
Court Journals govern and guide the upper
currents of the public mind aud very materially
affect the phases OF the age they do not exert
corresponding influence upon the middle classes
the bona Gde bone and slnew OF the country. They
are either too lofty in their tone, too srstocratc
or too expensive 10 appeal 10 the common heart
But there are no! wanting in London, as over Eng
Land class of papers that i'll this interim. Less
presumptive more practical, earnest and affection
ATE In their tone. and not lacking exceeding capa-
city-papers that venture upon questions affecting
the people in the broadcast sense OF the term ana
ike terriers at the ears OF Offending bulls hang ON
when they get Il grip, until the animal cres
" ncccavi9 OF these in London, Jerrods Week
~ Paper" and the Weekly Dispatch, are
strongest and foremost The Dispatch, which mas
an enormous country circulation, lover 1O,oOOl Is
however suffering OF late from & new paper 0l
similar character called q" l4oyds sunday fsPer'
Alter these come the Peoples Journal and
80 Howjtts Journal" The former has already OBJ
tanned a strong hold on the public. II deals with
topics touching present human concern and pro-
sress-is earnest and able and has Tor contributors
the Howitts Fox Harriet Msrtineau,-now VISIT
Jerrod and others OF hopeful creed and established
reputation beside an occasional M from our
sTarthy literary Hercules, Elhu Bur1u
"Howitt's Jourrsl is chiefly conducted 10y WI
liam and Mary Hewitt and they have pledged
themselves in their Prospectus issued on the hrst
of January. ls47, 70 devote their best services
through this paper. TO the ameioration OF Society
But Jerrolds Weekly Paper is the Lsyisthan
among the fishes houndering IN the great sea OF
modern thought On the twenty-thrd oil inns
month. he enlarges it 20 % pages iolio one third
beyond the original size and the utmost limit per
mitted BY the stamp laws. The pnce remains 81
sixpence as before and he makes the ADDITION n
consequence of the favor Of the public, as his New
Years offering to the people. Let every good man
rejoice that Douglas Jerrold has found puoile
anxious for his thought and finally devoted hlnseh
~ them and social reform. Social, because every
modified statute and creed, and custom. IS 39t
stem in the social Advancement OF mankind mo
better than Jerrold 10 enter the Augean stable OF
the Svsiphian field man OF the people-gro"n
az from humble origin. and synpsthhng win al
that is beautiful aud true IN humanity Heaven
shield the I" Hugh McNeils from the Plenitude o.
his mighty ire-the Ecclesiastics who dene tneh
purple and fine linen from his Church Mouse
Corporations and congptions, from bis uog ana
Naeog. and all pestilent men and women from
M Nuts in the BARRIERS Chair Jerold nas,
10 NV mind the most enviable reputation OF 81 'ne
lsborers Of the London Press His character -
unspotted his heart big warm and pure, sho hi'