The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-04-27
About Newspapers.

! There Is no such thing as independence IN
The newspapers in France, Spain, and 9TH
er counties of Europe. Every editor IN
France has TO deposit $4,000 security
money ,nndifhe should publish anything that
could be construed into an ''attack on The
President, and on the principles OF the gov
ernment-an attempt 10 excite hatred IA
| monr the ciIizens, OF an attack of religion,
family, or property" he forfei;s this sum,
and may be punished by imprisonment for
five years, by transportation for twenty
wears, and fine from 5000 to 10000
francs Neither is he allowed the right OF
trial by jury; but all offences of the kind
are submitted lC Il special tribunal, which,
is, probably, only an instrument in the
hands of the President. The press of Spain
is in no better condition than that of France,
and prelences can be easily Obtained for a.
Polishing such papers as are obnoxious TO
the governing poNeE.
The Spanish editor must be twenty-five
years old, pay taxes Of 1000 reals in the
province OF Madrid, or in any other portion
Of the kingdom. from 500 to 900 reals.
Offences of the press are of eight kinds
against the royal family, the state public
peace, society, religion and moral authority,
foreign powers ana persons. The Govern
ment may forbid the introduction of foreign
! publications..
As general thing, no capital is less prof.
| iae elc than that ihycsled in newspaper,
owing probably to the neglect of subscri-
hers to pay. The National lnieligencer
alone has over S250, 900 owing to it by bad
subscribers. Many of the papers, however,
after thcy are veil established, and have
obtained a large circulation, make money
very rapidly. The total circulation of the
New York Tribune is 1900 copies; and
annual eypcI are about 1915, 900; md tie
annual profits, clear OF all expenses Of every
| kind, are upwards OF 100000
The annual profits Of seyera! other pa
pcrs are as follows:
The New York Sun, 10000 dollars; Jonr.
nal of G C1mmerce, 45, 200 dollars; Courier
and Enquirer, 10000 dollars; Philadelphia
Ledger, $4,000; Baltimore Sun, $4,000
dollars
The New York Herald is supposed to be
worth $l6o,0C0; the aggregate number OF
copies issued in yearis near i 5,O00, 900;
$1,000 dollars are paid out annually for
paper the income Of the office is 100000;
the advertisements alone are worth $780,
900. 1t has fifteen editors and reporters,
and eighteen or twenty foreign correspon-
dcnts--making in all including printers,
pressmcn, clerks, &c, two hundred persons
employed in the establishment.
The Uniled States Gazette. says an ex-
change sold, few days since, for $4,000;
and the Missouri Republican was purchas
ed 1928, for $4,000 dollars; and it is waived
noIi at l00, 600 dollar, AMI would, proba,
bly, be q good investment at that.
! The New Yolh Sun has circulation Of
5000, and pays out for paper alone, per
annum, 15O, GOO dollars, and for editors, re-
portory, and &c., exclusive Of compositors
$4,000 dollars. 1t is printed on pre- s
which strike off 10000 per hour, and its
daily issue is larger, probably, than that of
any o,her paper in the world. 1t is a penny
paper, and conducted upon the cash sys-
/ lem.
The Philadelphia Ledger has daily cir
culation of IS 900, and has made its propri
etorS wealthy.
The Baltimore Sun not long since erected
an iron building for its publication house, At
a cost of Is. 900 dollars.
The London Times, the brag journal of
Europe, is said to have circulation Of 49,,
900 and its income upwards of $2,OQ0,000
per auum; its profits are about 500, ,O0O dol
lars. This press is said to WELD an aston
ishing influence in Europe. "Stocks fall
with rapdity on the stroke of its editorial
pen, and leading article from its gifted
conductors will shake throne and may
drag down princpalilies and powers" 1t
is joint stock concern, ana its principal
editor receives salary SINE years since, of
E6 600, or about $50, 900 per annum. It's
advertising is enormous and paid for before
it goes into the paper. The new advertise
mcnts in a single day have been known to
reach as high as 1908. Probably the in
come from this source for single day would
bc Q, 900 or 5000 dollars per anuum
Owing TO the tyrannica laws in France
the circulation of the press is limited
The following is the circulation Of the prin-
cipal papers in Paris: Constitutional, &c.
900; Steele, e,3,OO0 Presse, l6, 600; Dcbats,
1000; Pays, 10000; Union, 5000. The
circulation OF the rest is Insignificant
The following is supposed to be the num-
Der OF newspapers in the world:
Ten in Austria, fourteen in Africa, twen-
ty four in Spain, twenty in Portugal, thirty
in Asia, sixly-hye in Belgium, eIghty-fve
in Denmark, ninety three in Russia and Po-
land, three hundred in Prussia, three hun
dred and twenty in the other Germanic
States, five hundred in Great Britain and
Ireland, and eighteen hundred in the Uni
! ted states.
| EE-"Mr. Jones, don, you think marriage,
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