New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-10

tore; portion being paid in liberal aDnuitts, TO de-
csyed members who apply for il, ard prove their
claim, VIZ: That each had taken in The Advertiser
for Lot less than three years and had eontaued TO
tub'cIibe far il. or pay the annual eoumn1ticn II
tie Licensed NicualeT neIlec, taking !, IN for even
one day he AM lie forfeit ell claim the Society
funds There are LOW ab)u, 5000 pr'pri-tor' VIII,
10 be such must tai about tsO-rbiris Of the whole
Titsent circulation of' paper. Tue re-' sc pdr-
crs.ed by ppblicaLs mott IrHcrs-b! p1b .,sas s1d
fe~ uewsroom-b eepers in toe couotry, and
by sporting men-,he article. on the Turf, in this
p.per being written wnh ability. wi:h pre-
,uued bores;y, and with evident kno Wedge
Of the subject great evil, 10 the London public
houses, il that betting On horse-Isces, raining and
walking II schts, wrestling, pagilism, aud sporting
matters in general are largely INDUCED in by their
bibulou, freqUeI ters
Mr.. Franklin was editor Of The Advertiser from
iis commencement, until 1920 He was succeeded by
Mr.. Anderson, Scottish clergyman, who died IN
1912. This gentleman who gave very Anti Minis
eral tone TO the paper wrote all the leading articles,
for several years lie was looked upon by the read
ere of Tie Advertiser fl rless patriot; but, on
his 6ogh which was accelerated by too frequent
bbetory ysiis the public houses il app AIRED that
for years be had been tie quiet recipient Of pen
sion Of $500, granted by Tory, and continued oy
Wig Mnisuy' Before bis death the pspar was
enlarged and improved. Regular leaders were
then given Oh the most striking topics Of the day
instead of the slight articles which bad previously
eppesred TIE assistant. Editors were Messrs David
Scott and James Grant who also belonged TO the
CORPS of Parliamentary Reporter A liberal e1pen-
diture was incurred TO pro cure early information in
stead Of stealing it, day DID, from its neighb'rs
foreign correspondent was engaged, at Paris, who
however contented himself with curnsily and labor
eusly concocting his letters from the columns OF
Gagnsni Messenger, and, in rivalry with oiherJour
nals accounts Of public meetings were received oy
express, and duly given to the world IN reasonable
time. The Parliamentary reports were improved,
and larger staff OF reporters engaged.
On Anderson's death, an Irishmen, named Dr.
Sheridan who was q better public speaker tnan
writer was appointed TO the editorship, at sixteen
guiness a week and guinea and-a h4lf extra for
cab.fare. lie had been casual contributor only,
and owed bis appointment made by the Managing
Committee Of pubicans 10 HE being bon rtraat,
and as such, quite man TO sut them Sheridan
wrote very little for the paper during his three years
Of ecitorsbip bur freely avded himself of the power
OF accepting articles from clever outsders, paid
BY the Establishment at three hafpence line, or
g. 50 a column. His chief occupation lostensolyl
was to attend all public dinners Of the deceased
Victpsllers there to drink freely, and speak eo-
ouenily The bar-parors Of all the principal public
houses in London and its suburbs frequently rejOced
in the visits Of DR.. Sheridan to whom charge was
ever made for drink or other refreshnent. He was
emphaicay by practice as well as Office the leglti-
mate literary representative OF public houses and
drinkng-sbops Great also, he at billiards, and
in his contests for heavy beis that fasci-
natirg game. In fact lie lived - fast, that as a
natural result be became insans in lsi5; confined
il a lunatc asylum partially recovered his mental
health received small pension from the paper; and
eventually took passage in an emigration ship to
notwithstanding his career, It'll said, by jump
ing overt osrd, after drinking freely.
David Scott an aged who had acted as sub
editor, succeeded Sheridan, but " sos that
the paper, which bad risen to daily sale Of 1850
soon fell off and Scott was requested TO retire on
pension Of GlOO a year. This took place in lsf9
James Grant the well-khown au'hor Of Random
" Recollecions of the Lords and Commons, and
other popular and fmsy books now became Editor
and continued firm in Office until lately, when
the propietors at large outvoted the Committee Of
Management and de missed Mr.. Grant various
! grounds. the chief of which were: /. That he had
crowded the paper with intoleran; polite religious
articles; .. That he had repeatedly published ran
corous personal attacks Prince Albert j. That he
had not taken up the cudgels, as they thought he
| should have done, for the publicans who were an
uoyed by the operation of the recent act oil Far
| lament to prevent tipping on the Saobs'h'
| E.rly last month, however, public meeting
of the propretors held, at which ii was deter
nil ed TO continue Mr. Grants edtorship, and To e1-
pend considerable sums, beyond the usual outlay,
to procure early and full information and TO OBJ
tain the assistance contributors, OF eminent Ute
rary talent Though crochetty on many points,
Grant is a good editor-or rather newspaper mana
ger In his hands the circulation OF The Adyer-
tiser was more than doubled in five years and the
paper itsef though wholly without weight as po-
| htical organ, was pleasantly readable. Constant
speers at Prince Albert great praise of the Rev. Dr.
| Cumming Ia clergyman Of the Scotch Courch, resi-
dent in London and great abuse of Louis Napoleon,
from the period of the coup dttat were Grants Pc
euliarly besetting sins editor. The Advertisers
Psris correspondent had been and s) MIR. Bowers,
| who had become SO intimate with Louis Napoleon.
from his election as President down TO December,
1881. as TO be frequent guest at his private table.
But after the coup 6tat be received fancied, some
slight and Immediately changed the tone OF his Paris
correspondence, abusing Louis Napoleon as strongly
as he before had praised him. The result was that
the French Government, at that moment attaching
great in porance to the opinions of the London press
and ignorant Of The Advertisers want Of influence
on the public mind, absurjly prohibited the circua-
| tion of that journal in France. Whereupon Mr..
| Grant took 10 publishing one or two colun OF
daily abuse Of Loui, Napoleon and continued in this
/ Ia "a Empire