The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-23


don Times Of the LIST inst give some extraor
binary statistics relative to the London news
paper press. BY these returns it appears that
the circulation of that great journal, the Times,
exceeds by over four and half millions of CO.
pies, the aggregate circulation of all the other
London newspapers put together, both morning
and evening, including the Morning Advertiser,
the Daily Nelos, Morning Herald, Morning
Chronicle, Morning Post, Sun, Globe, Standard
and Express The circulation of the whole of
these papers in 1860 (tested by the number of
stamps issued at the stamp oflice,) was not quite
seven and half millions while the number Of
stamps paid for by the Times was precisely H.,
100000, thus exhibiting the fact Of the Times
possessing positive average circulation of over
$4,000 copies per diem. AS the Times has no
free list, and sells only for cash, this result is
the more surprising. 1t is understood the cir
culation in 1852 is over 10000 copies day
By the returns alluded to, it appears that while
the Times has been gaining ground for the past
seven Years, all other newspapers; both morning
and evening. have been rapidly sinking. In
l845 the Times circulated 81 100000 papers, and
all other journals upward Of 90OO,00O,- in
| 1850 the circulation of all the other papers had
fallen to under seven and half mions, while
that of the Times had risen to nearly IL, 100000
and Is constantly augmentng 1t is in fact
conceded that most Of the London morning
newspapers are published at loss, while the
profits of the Times are known to exceed $780,.
900 year. The Times pays for stamp, adver-
tisement and excise duty about 100000
year to the government The daily circulation
of the London papers is now about MS follows:
Times 10000; Morning Advertiser 5000;
Daily Neaos 3,0OO Morning Herald 5000;
Morning Chronicle 1900; Morning Post q
800. Most of these papers are falling off in
their circulation yearly, and the evening jour
nails are still in worse position.
The London Times of I'd inst, publishes
telegraphic despatch from Trieste, in antcipa
ton of the overland East India mail The
dates from Bombay are to the Sd of February
A second Burmese war had commenced The
January, and refused to receive any populations
from the English commander, forbade commu-
nication between the shore and the vessels, in
suited the British flag, and erected batteries be.
| low the town to prevent the departure of any of
tie vessels lying there. A blockade of the
| lrrawaddy was at once proclaimed. On the 9th,
the viceIoy wrote to the English commander to
allow the passage of the river or he would order
his batteries to open their fire. Two of the
English steamers We're attacked by the batteries
in passing, upon which they replied to the fire,
destroyed the Notifications, and killed nearly
three hundred persons
The London money market was increasingly
easy, and the bullion in the Bank of England
now exceeds nineteen millions sterling
From the London Times, March g.
1t is our full conviction that Lord Derby and
bis colleagues have no intention whatever of
exhibiting a legislature on one side, and prin-
ciple on the other. Even if they had majority
in the new House Of Commons in favor of pro-
lection, we feel sure that they would not will
ingly avail themselves of it. We must, how
ever, say that we are not without some alarm.
when we see many people doing all they can to
provoke new protectionist quarrel, and to drive
the ministry into it in spite of themselves 1t
is too clear from the proceedings of the Man.
chester meeting yesterday, and from various
other symptoms, that there exists large party
who revel with delight in the idea of another
collision between the agricultural and the manu-.
featuring interests, and who will spare no pains
to bring 1t about. The very circular which has
summoned the leaguers to the reconstruction of
the league talk of q the mad and wicked attempt
to re-impose tax upon eorn," which is not vet
made or even threatened, and which has no
o.her existence than that the Manchester gen
tlemen seem determined that it shall be. II
is possible that they may succeed to the extern,
of their wishes, in provoking many of the agri
culturistst to demand protection, and pledge their
representatives to the attempts but, if they do
it will be entirely their act and for their own
purposes. For our part, as the new government
has come into power simply through the incom-
potency and internal divisions of the last we see
no reason why it should take up the Manchester
challenge merely for the purpose Of throwing
the country into confusion.
From the London .Nt,os, March 8.
The installation of Tory pro,ectionist min
istry has done its work Whilst meeting Of
reformers was 10 progress yesterday in London.
the anti corn law league was being re constructed
in Manchester and that there might be no mis-.
conception upon the matter the manufacturers
present in NewelPs building, subscribed with
the same abundant lbeulity which marked
their former proceedings Here is summary.
received by electric telegraph, Of the list OF
money put down to re-orgauize the needful api
ation for free trade
Foort en- firms, subscribed each Ct. 900
| E14OO0.
Fourteen firms, each G5oO-E7O0o.
Fifty other subscribers, ranging from f3OO
to G1O.
Total, cor 300, subscribed in 25 minutes. the
meeting concluding with three cheers for The
Reconstruction ofthe league"
Twenty seyen thousand FIVE hundred pounds
as beginning, is toeraby significant sign Of
the reality Of The agitation which the advent Of
the Tories TO power has called into existence.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF SWITZERLAND THREAT
EEED.
From de Lsndon Times, March 2.
The suspicious we have already expressed as
to the policy which the goyernr~ y Of France
and Austria are disposed, and posslt prepared
t. pursue towards the Swiss . liberation
under cover Of demand FOR The . Nulsion of
certain political refugees, are cor X ,raied from
diyio day by the information we receive from
the continent. There is great reason 10 appre.
bend that positive arrangement, and perhaps
a secret convention, has been concluded be
tween the tw 20 powers, on the terms proposed
! by Austria 10 France in the month Of November
last, for the purpose Of enforcing these demands
| upon the federal government by military operp.
uonss beginning with a blockade and ending