New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-20


at night, he took OF bis coat, got together such
chance hands and spprent ces as he could, and re
Stunning the composing stick, which he had MOI
touched since bis youth, got out the paper Al
the usual hour next morning. He died July 90
ls47 he had served in Parliament, but his poiti
cal life was not specially remarkable. He was an
Incorporating opponent OF the present poor law
and made The Times sort Of advocate for the
welfare Of tie laboripg classes, so that in case Of
need 1t can count philanthropy among its virtues
But the fact 10, that The Times is essentially a
commercial paper it 10 the organ Of the Middle
Class, and In every modification Of its course has
had the interest OF that class in view Here o1ehy
stated 10 the secret Of i.s success and Is power
The present manager has neither the or'einan'y
nor the energy OF bis father The eoi'o''a CO
iunns Of the paper DO not display the same son''y
as in the life tine Of the latter ana IL hef oten
been beaten in late news by both me Morning
Herald and Daily Ners.
TIE p,s,ept price of The Times and Of oil the
D,Fies except The Erpess tnd those devoted
exclusively to commercial or shipping news, is o.
or 10 cents copy before 1896, when the stamp
tx was i'd on each paper, the price was I'd then
the tax was reduced 3d., but the papers only came
down Cd. in price They are sold TO the news
vendors In ouires Of 81 for 60 Cd, which leaves to
the dealers profit Of % Cd. on the quire. UP 10
1913 the returns of the stamp office showed the
exact circulation Of each paper, but Parliament
Ia, since dispensed with the publication OF those
returns as an improper interference In private
business. In the year 1910 the circulation
Tbs Times was 100000 for the entire year
In lsE it was $3.50 600 in 1912 it was 6,3O5.OOO,
or above 90 900 daily. In ls43 it ives 81, OOO and
Mt the present time it may be get down at 900.
In 1910 the taxes II paid on advertisements Us Sd.
each asvertisemeni) were fI3 s37 in 1912. 4l5,-
223 10 ls49 as the paper iel has stated, E97 600.
The rate Of advertising in TIE Times is generally
for each insertion 7s 3d. for 10 lipes and ID. o. 3d.
for each line additional The charge is, however,
quite arbitrary, more being asked at one time than
another for the same Advertisement. Railway aud
other public Companies pay double prices end dur
Ing the mania Of 1916 to ls47 had to pay even mora
than that Servants advertising for places have
90 pay So Isl 25 itbeiDg an object for the paper to
have their advertisements. 1t does not take ed
vertifements by special contract bat charges the
game rate for every insertion. Neither will TIE
Times agree TO put an Advertisement IN any par
ticular place in the paper but publish it inside,
outside or in the supplement, as it chooses. 1t
publ,hes supplements frequently as there is coca
sion it is no upfrequent thing for it to ifsuo in
week, two or three double supplements OF eight
full PAGES each. From these facts the immense
profits Of this paper may be guessed. 1t is print
ed on maohinelsid paper, most If not ell of which
In made at its own milE, and is one Of the WORT
looA ing papers in London this is owing to the
Iargeness of its edition.
The Morning Chronicle is the oldest living paper
In London Is began in l7G9 as wing paper, and
10 remained till ls47, when it changed prOpdetors
and politics OF the same time. 1t first gained prom
inence in 1885, when it began to report the proceed
ipgs of Parliament. 1t has had connected with it
some Of the beat names Of English literature Haz-
lit wrote for it, Lord Campbell began as one ofits
Parliamentary reporters, and the first essays Of
Boz were made in its columns In 1914 its daily
circulation was 1000, and in 1921 it was sold for
f42. oOO though its annual profits were $4,000
The buyer, Sir John Eatthope, had not the
energy and enterprise u compete with Mr.. war
Ter, and his paper lost as The Times gained
Still 1t was edited with ability, particularly IN the
department OF foreign affairs. Lord Palmerston
and Dr. Bouring were among its contributors ouTog
this time its principal editor was DR.. Black. In
church matters, it supported moderately the cause
"a the dissepters it also contended for the Intro
suction Of better syttem Ct popular education.
This paper wac sold by Sir John aatbope to that
scction OF the Conservative party which was led
by Sir Robert Peel so hat in the question Of Free
Trade, ito course suffered DO change. But the
alteration in other respects was such as to lore a
large part Of its circulation; at the same time the
experiment OF reducing the price to Sd. was ven.
tured on, but proved unsuccessful, and the old
price was resumed In 1897 the circulation was
l,l4s daily, in 1891 it was $500, in 1910 it was
G, 500, in ls4l, 66oO in ls4s it was $500. Its ad
vertising tax in 1910 was G4,6O7, in ls4l, f4674,
In 1912, f43l3 What ito condition wa, at the
time Of its sae In ls47 we have no means of know.
ing precisely but II was understood to be much re.
duced under Sir John Easthopes MANAGEMENT
Since then it has fallen off sill more in circulation;
IL IL row not much above 5000 though its late
valuable articles on Labor and the Poor have made
hit, and increased its sale.
Next in age to The Morning ChrOnicls il The
Morning Post, which was founded in l772. This
has always been high Tory paper bold, CON
si,tent and able in the advocacy Of i:s opinions.
The Post Is the special organ Of the nobility aud
reprssents the genuine believere in Nightmare mon
arcby ard the divine right Of Kings. 1t has some
times been chosen ss the channel Of mysterious an
pouncements from the Count de Chambord to the
faithful in France In religion it is High Church,
and in common with ell the Tories has steadily
opposed Free Trade. One Of those queer conctte-
t;ous which the vicissitudes Of human Affairs pro-
5uce /, seen in the warmth and sincerity with
srbich the Tories now advocate the cause Of labor
gbtv are the landbodars' party and thus represent
a. ariainsl rnarauders who in early times appro.