Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23
THE PROVINCIAL PRESS OF FRANCE.
TRANSLATED ron THIS PAPER.

Paris, APRIL 10, ls4s.
DEAn Sin Transmit you according to promise, with
the specimens Of the principal newspapers published in all the
Departments of France list of these papers, stating their
title the name OF the town and of the Department where they
are published and the days Of their publication. These pn
cpa papers number two hundred and nnetynne, of which
two hundred and si1yseven favorable to the principles
differently shaded upon which founded the Constitutional
Government established in 1880, and hywo represent the
doctrines favorable the Government which overturned
at that period.
Th,Ie also published great many other papers in the
Departments but these papers Of importance even
local entering into politics, ard generally containing no
thing bu, advertisements Of interest out Of their vicinity
Their size Is generally very small
The number Of subscribers each Of the principal papers
Of which send you specimens varies from two hundred to
eighteen hundred The newspapers Of Rouea, Haue, Mar
sees Lyons Lille, sssboug, Nantes, and Bordeaux have
the largest number Of subscribers 1t is also Il these cities
that this local press has influence. In these cities the
newspapers published generally times week. leaving
on, Sundays The price of subscription ranges from twenty
seventy francs per annum according to their period Of
publication.
The newspapers Of the Departments whatever political
opinion they may be attached generally made up in the
following First, the political and general news taken
from the newspapers Of the capital and derived from cores
pondsnce by post then the papers contain the Of
the day and the reports Of the two Chambers up TO late
hour second the local news and the reflections which
derived from them third, the commercial advertisements
In cities Of the first class there also published pa
pers entirely literary and monthly reviews their number
very limited.
Such the principal data that furnish you relative
to the provincial press which had since $780, been much
extended had augmented the papers in their NUMBER size.
and importance but which has been arrested In this progress,
and remains for time stationary, owing the dminuton Of
the price Of the newspapers Of Paris the increase Of their size,
and the immense changes in their editorsbips.
With regard the press Of Pssso great so strong, so
intelligent, and 50 powerful striking reflex Of French civil
zaton and which, Notwithstanding It's defects and mperfee
TONS takes large share in directing the policy Of Europe
and Of human intelligence cannot here give you its
rous nomenclature, detailed view Of it. You win find
s,aemen; ard list Of names in the catalogue prepared by
the Stamp Office and Of which you readily procure
copy I political and literary characters extensively
known that il would be supeuous 70 mention them here.
hope my dear sir that this hssty sketch may your
wishes and aid you giving the United States Of Amer
ca summary idea Of the situation in Fence Of this great
intellectual power Of modern mes-the periodical press.
| Believe me, my dear sir your devoted servant,
LEON VIDAL, Chsfd Bureaus.
| To yaTrEslRE, &c. &c. &c.