Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-14

short Articles aseuf Newspapers.
The Pass OF EUROPE AND AMERIcA.--
There is no such thing as independence
In newspapers In France Spain and other
countries In Europe. Every editor In
France has TO desposit $4,000 security
money ;and II he should publish any thing
that could be construed into an attack
on the Emperor and on the principles OF
government-an attempt 10 excite ha-
tired among the citizens or an attack on
religion, family or property,h he forfeiis
this sum. and may be punished by i'm.
prisonment for five years, by transporta-
ton twenty yea re-, and fine from 5000
TO 100000 francs. Neither Ia he allow
ed the right Of trial by jury. But oil OF.
fenaes OF the kind are submitted 10 spe.
cial tribunal-wkich 10 probably only
an instrument in the hands OF the En-
peror. The press ofSpain Is In no better
condition than that OF France and preten-
ccs can easily be obtained for abolish
ing such papers US are obnoxious TO the
governing power.
The Spanish editor must be as years
old, pay taxes OF 1000 reals In the pro.
vinces Of Madrid or In any other por-
ton OF the kingdom from 800 to 1000
reals.
Offences OF the press are Of eight
kinds;aeainst the king and royal family.
the State, public peace, soeiety, religion
and morals authority and foreign powers
and persons. The Government may
forb ia the introduction Of foreign publ
cations.
IA a general thing no capital Is less
profitable than that Invested In news
paper owing probably TO the neglect Of
the subscribers 10 pay. The National
Intelligcncor alone has over S25o,0o0
owing 10 II by bad subscribers. Many
OF the city papers however after they are
we'll established and have obtained a
large circulation make money very
rapidly. The total circulation OF the
New York Tribune IL o. 900 copies; the
annual expenses are about S27o 900 and
the annual profits clear Of all expenses Of
every kind,are upwards OF 100000. The
annua, profits OF several other papers are
rs follows,
The New York San, SOC. 900; Jour
nal OF Commerce, 45,oooi Courier and
Enquirer, 40 900, Philadelphia Ledger,
90 900; Baltimore Sun, $4,000. The
New York Herald IL supposed 10 DO
worth slb0 o00i the aggregate number
oi copies issued In year 10 near 10000.
000, y 30 900 are paid out annually for
paper the income OF the office 10 400,'
900, the advertisements are worth 1907
600. IL has fifteen editors and re porters
and eighteen or twenty foreign cor.
respondents making In all including prln.
ters, ,pressmen, clerks, &c, two hun
dred persons employed in the establish
ment.
The New York Sun has daily eircu-
lation OF $4,000, and pays out for paper
alone per annum one hundred and fiIty
thousand, and for editors, aud reporters
exclusive OF compositors, eighty thou
sand. IL IL printed ona press which
strikes OIL 40 900 per hour, and It's daily
issue IL larger perhaps than any other
paper In the world. Il lisa penny pa.
per, and conducted upon the cash sys.
TEN.
The Philadelphia Ledger has daily
circulation OF 90 900, and makes lis pro.
prietor wealthy.
The Baltimore Sun not long since cree.
ted an iron building for It's publication
house at the cost ofseycnty five thousand
dollars
The London Tmos,thc brag journal
of Europe, is said TO have circulation
ol thirty eight thousand aud lie income
upwards oi two millions of dollars
per year; It's profits are about $500 900.
This press Ia said 10 WELD astonishing
influence In Europe. "Stock falls with
rapid ity at the stroke ofits editorial pen,
and leading article from IL gifted con.
ductors will shake throne and drag
down prneipalities and powers" u Is
a Joint stock concern, aud its principal
editor received salary some years since
OF elk thousand pounds, or about thirty
thousand dollars per annum. Us adyef'
tisng Ia enormous aud paid for before II
goes into the paper. The new adver-
tisements In single day have been
known 10 reach a. high a. sa.oss.--
Probably the income ffoin this source
for q single day would be a,ooo,of ooo,'
900 per ahnuIn,