New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-31

The NEWSPAPER PSEss-A correspond
ent cOrrects certain statements in our recent
article on the Newspaper Press as follows:
You say sntquaries find the beginning OF the
newspaper press in ancient Rome" This is not
fact. They had what were called q" Act, Diurna,p
ard the Grecsns bad something similar These,
however, have been sscertained to be simply
Proclsmttions Of events Of moment Horace speaks
OF listening to the "Acta Durna" The early
Turkish Gszet Record was also something more
eernane 10 this than 70 a periodical We NAV
lot bette apply the title Of newspaper to .he.e
than to the system of intelligence monopoly which
existed ia the early part Of the nth century when
those who could enjoy that luxury employed men
to write them in the form of private epistles
I'd. c. A. ID is astbe oden default of rendering
10 the English MeTcurs the honor Of having been
the first English ne wspsper He like some scores
Of others, has been misled By Chalmers on this sab
ject. The imposture relative to that paper was
6rst exposed by Mr.. Watts Of the British Museum.
He showed that no such printed journal as that
ould have risinated in 1888 or anywhere 10 the
10th century. his (Wstssl Letter to Psnizxi.
and others OF the Museum, explains it. wish
there were room for II entire in this paper. The
blowing IL en- extract therefrom;
After explaining how IL came to be inserted az
fact in the Northern and Southern European Ency.
clopediss, as also in the Metz olitan and Ameri.
cens-and Of its firm position-the letter tells how
its writer dete cited the truth that the Mercarts was
not the irft regular journal
On the 4lh ip,t Induced to reg.r to the Erol,l
Nscv'te by consideration respecting IL suggested inc
article Armsds, in the Penny Cycope1is Il 10 thers
ponle ha the Nos Of The he-cy-ie 10 the Museum
MARRIED 90 Noe So 81 and ST. In the cor or OF tbs mar.
GIN cude that such publications had occs,
sionsy been resented o at critical mes anterior to
The event Of tie s. sni,b ARMADA IL struck me that he
marginal numbers referred to mign be merely added Ia
nsnuscrpt In order facilitate reference Ga TIE book
berg brought had not examined It minutes before
to ny surprise, was forced conclude ,hs. ito whole
wsss forgery hsrdsd It to Mr. Zones my colleague ia
Library ofthe hueum and be Immediately arrived az
similar conclusion At that instant you my dear Dir
csme up, ard pu, the volume into your hands VITA AZ To-
quy whe her you hous h, thai the printing uted
IN 1853 kher moments eIamina you unhesitauy civ
declared Il In possible po nted the marks Of
authenticity that had detected your hasly Inspection
position OF fry years shattered fragments 10 Ave
mute. MOI SINGLE edlvidnt Of many wac have soes
elisa could at ali be supported"
Your usually and unusually accurate collaborator
&C A. ID" would Il doubt mott be Of the same
opinion of the learned bibliograp her, were he to
examine; and | think he will acknowledge the
truth Of this stateme on further research
The correction Of this last item would not be Of
so much Importance were il not for the fact that
honor is taken from an energetic man to whom it
is most riehtfuly due. To NATHANIEL BUTLER
unmistsk eably belongs the honor Of the first ne VS.
paper enterprise. He is the more worthy Of that
honor because he had nnomerable hardships 70 en-
counter in the persistence OF bis psper, the
Wfekley Ne,ces' He was ridculed most he srtily
by the great wits around him, d Of which that
age tl622) was plentiful. A short time after this,
the first Of French journals was common led under
the name and purpose indicated by your CORE
spondent Ii was nnder the patronage Of Louis
XIV and was called La Gazette de France.
Narrator, ia. July 1880 NC