The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-26

AND NEWSPAPERS.
From the Lsndon News. Oct.
Ell C l. 4. Il. 4

Htlu at the LONDON Mechanics Institution
Mr. Edwards said the printing business has many
years suffered. In common with other trades from
ttricted field Of labor and excessive Of Ia
boreis In ls4oT, the compostors Of the United King
dom. In work paid to those out. less Q sum THAI
ACtO OF about 1000 journeymen In London, $50
were wholly without employment The latter were as
enc TO six In lS4S the working Of auxiliary fund
showed that fully rs many men still unemployed.
Andin 1852 80 tar Is it has gone but little rest has
BET felt although this period Of the ought
TO be the most active the houses OF para
meDt being opened and the other labor In
connection Herewith being in full operation We
within three months Of these valuable aids cospg
and, many continue to seek for work in vain
and for snght can see to the contrary are net likely
to obtain it fer SEINE time to come deem it to be net
only justfabs but bounden duty on the part If the
trade to step and AK for the repeal those
duties that deter capital from being honorsbly diused
and cause men to want work. which but for them,
would be les difficult TO be obtain ed This is my apo.
logy if apology be necessary for the comp
wing in this matter we are induced TO do so because
know full we'll in seeking this benefit for ourselves
that the boon, If granted, will also enrich the public
in general.
The tax upon paper, or, some writer's have very
significantly termed it, the tax on knowledge" MAS
Anne, when 1t urged, as Justification for It's on
acDsnt that it necessary to raise large Of
And since the country has happily enjoyed an unin.
tsrrupted peace for 33 years, surely the argument
which led to its infection cannot be longer maintain
ed, iDssmueh the cause has long been removed
therefore the printing trade, and the community ut
large, should be freed from its evil effects.
From the last published returns Of the de-
rived from paper" the sum Of E75l,000 appears.
This amount, however, includes the duty received
from all kinds Of paper fine and common white and
brown" snd consequently must not be- regarded the
result OF the tax on printing paper only. 1t is
copjsctursl TO Fay how much Of the sum mention,
til ned paid by newspaper propretors publishers,
writert, &c but judging from the number OF stamps
sold and the books and periodicals. ADVERTISED in the
Of year satisfied that at least half Of
the entire amount fS75 o0o paid in the shape
Of duty on printing paper" The number Of penny
reaps Of paper Viewing the latter in the as
greeste as each paying, say duty of los per ream,
this newspaper part Of printing alone paid paper tax to
the whole sum raised To charge I'D. per pound on
paper does not at first sight, any very great i'm
position On papers such the Times and Chronicle,
the duty IL but srhDg per copy, about lis Cd
per resm of 6c0 sheets while upon printed works,
where the sheet is Dot large the addition to the
price ofmsnufacture is sim less If thus viewed the
consequences appear but trifipg Yet, when the mum
Der Of copies of is multiplied BY thousands
and the sheets Of publications aud works reckoned
by tens Of thousands then the effects Of the tax become
strikipgy apparent Supposipg we take daily jour
three millions q year. This demand will consume
600o resms Of paper the duty which will be lat lis
Newspaper Now let the tax be repealed, and to whom
would this money go! Competition would obligs
Of two things perhaps both to oow Either the size
OF the pa per would be increased, which would
ssrily give increased employ ment the price
would be reduced and larger sale effected. These
observations alike applicable to the weekly press
As lar this duty publications, its weight
upon them is equally serious. Messrs Chambers, in
they unable to continue their bait penny tracts
solely sccount Of this tax To give this remark Its
proper force, they might have said, what We have
been obliged TO paper tax would have afforded
the requisite profit for continuing publication
There two weekly periodicals printed whose united
sale each week is 10000 eight millions yearly,
consuming OOO reams Of paper the duty upon which
Is 90 0C0 Relieve the proprietors Of these penny pub
y give the public in return more literary food 90,
then to the religious publications and to works that,
for the future happiness Of mankind should be placed
In the hands Of every child. Many Of these enjoy
comparatively large circulation but who will say,
their proprstors could purchase paper from 3s Cd to
size that the money saved would their pockes
Why, the money thus taved would enable an extra
quarter sheet TO BE- given, or smaller type to be
OF the sheet double the numbers cold or there
might be two Magazines where there Is now only one.
So far have only treated this paper tax practical
sense. IL \ call to mind the incaculsbls advantages
which society would receive from its removal IN having
many expensive works placed within the Of all
but the very poorest, which Sssufsdy would be the
edate consequence and also in enabling the worst
paid aoorer Tor nihins sum 70 get thss requisite
privileges and be sensible Of his responsibility this
paper tag be thus considered, then all other thoughts
must give place to II, all revenue dihcultss must be
surnounted, ipasmuch the cry for mental attain
msnts Is Irresistible which, for the good govern
object however is TO satisfy the meeting that as per
tAihs to Ii deeply concerned in the sub
jet under discussion To the removal of these duties
printers look for that increased business which
would afford them constant work and render them
far happy In their social condition than they
been raid that there never good reason given for
Its continuance Apologies certainly have been Of
won't to consider those levied gold and silver psts
they say In substance. those who afford to sdver
tire can afford to pay the duty But this u not true
Hundreds q the WORKING classes have to this
excellent method Of making their wants known, who
III afford the sum demanded and numbers pre-
vented from advertising by want Of means which the
tau itself sggravstss Nor can the shopkseper be
exempt from this view. lie adyertises, because he 10
desireu. CT extending his trade, which he can only
n nv Io n ha ri n
sell. the better. will II be for trade In general.
without this invaluable aid for bringing under
the notice Of the public the he has to dispose
or many 81 them would fell TO be purchased and pro-
ducton would hence be further arrested sit not then
public papers for lees money, the amount saved In .
single Advertisement would 90 towards paying for .
recond notice Increasing bis business by the fsp.-
ton and thereby giving additional employment to the
productive elsa es a the commusity' Formerly this
tax 3s Cd in Gr,at Britain and % cd. in Ireland
on each sdvsrtisement bst In the reign 81 the late
King william the duty reduced to 10 ca ia Great
Britain, and IL. In ireland. ON each Advertisement.
Observe What has been the effect Of this reduction "
duty On the number Of advertisement. and the tots.
realized, In the year previous to the reduction,
the entire number Of newspaper advsrtsemeuts In he
United kiDgdsm. was s2l ss3. The duty amounted to
f1T2 570 and had been stationary for several years
In lsss the number Of nswsTsper advertisements 10
the United Kingdom, was 21Op,lsg, increase Of
1s7 zee that mere than doubles the amount realised
berg sib3 t16 1se which Is but Ge 553 Is less Than
vas formerly raised 80 that the revenue " nov suffer
ing but little from the reduction q duty. whilst the
public have been greatly b.nsbted by IT, H. then tire
trade has been much augu cnted by reduction Of
duty Of one-haf would II be wise and polite
ing that there Is so much unoscupied labor In the
country 10 repeal altogether, and set the springs OF
industry free far they affected by the petus
given to trade, through more ready interchange Of
medities with another With the inequalities
Ct the tax Itself most persons sre acquainted The
adv, rttement Of eve lines. and the Of hfy hss
hundred, are both charged alike; while, such IL the
power given TO The stamp commissioners that many
paragraphs often charged with this dsy that have
been Inserted by editors public norma ion In such
extensive places as Lendon. Manchester. Liverpool,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin every possible facii-
ty oprht TO be given to this excellent aud eectual
means q making known Improvement inventions,
and the commodities fer sale by the trading popula-
top. This only be done by repeating the sdyer-
tissnt mt tar; by permitting . man to give a. much
publicity TO bic trade, and at as cheap rate 90 his
mesps will allow. And whst would follow Supple.
ne prior TO the reduction q the duty almost
unknown Now the name is familiar to all One
daily paper regularly publishes three supplements q
ws,khled. almost exclusively, with ads ertisemsnts.
The paper and the supplement make twelve pages, six
81 which occupied with paid announcements.
The public must be furnished With the news OF
the day the particular events N the
advertisement portion be insreseed the paper must
be enlarged supplements must be given as
tho size the determines.