The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-22

u,..,,v N.v,s pub,sued Ia London, was
~ frst newspaper. There WAS quasso psmpn'
~ ~ few leaves entitled "The Diurnai Occur.
rsnces or Daily Proceedings of both Houses In
liz Great ard happy Parliament. from Sd Nov,
ian 60" The writer's of news letter. formed q
nuperoua class. They sent accounts ofyemarka-
HE transactions. Some newspapers had blank
spaces for the additional matter which the pur-
chaser might choose to insert with his own pen.
Advertising began In earnest with the restoration
Ouack doctors were the frst who-had recourse to
this mode of giving publicity to their panaceas
and specifics. The first advertisement In news
paper was In 1861. II was o book In praise OF
Cromwell The Daily Courant was the irst mar NJ,
vel of its kind, newspaper issusd daily, wnicn
came out In the year 1702. The provincial owns,
Salisbury and Sherborne, the former In itoa, nao
the distinguished honor OF possessing 2 newsps
per establishment. Each distributed their lmP,es
sions by newsmen, whose coming was hailed In
town and country houses
Before the paper had been set DIP rumor only
brought news; now q week elapsed anu e.su
country family was in communication WIN sne
world nj large No one need wonder that deep
snow Law or floods were out, the delay OF the news
man created great disappointment. In some parts
of Cornwall the newsman having peen seen 10
approach. parties took that moment for going to
tha rich mans house, who had the paper read out
for the henefit of all Nothing could have been
greater treat The newsmongers sat in the hall
for no other room would have held them, and SER
wants made fittens, C., excuses tor coming IN at
the time When Glasgow was fortnight from
London the firing of q gun announced the coming
in of the post The members of the clubs who
heard IL tumbled out of bed and rushed down to
the club room, where . tankard of hot herb ale, or
q beverage which was mixture OF rum and su-
gar was ready for them before breakfast Early
newspapers gave list of the couples married du.
ring the week. This was not dry announce.
ment of names, but was enlivened by much high.
ly interesting matter. For example take batch
of marriages in 1870:
Mr. Basket to Miss Pell with $4,000
Mr.. Davis to Mrs Wylde, with 4400 per an.
mum.
The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph to Miss Orell,
with 100000.
J. Whitcombe, Esq, to Miss Allen, with a4O,.
600.
MIR. Win Hurfer, to Miss Sally Kitchener, with
$1,000
Let us take at venture the Salisbury Journnl
Monday, January %, 1885, No. So If just, we
must own that the matrimonial annals, as now re
of such matters in early provincial papers. 1t is
something to hear about the person OF the bride,
her figure, and her fortune.
Married, at st. Georges Hanover square
- Ayres, of the county of Northampton, Esq,
TO Miss Ann Sampson, only daughter of John
young lady of 10000 fortune.-The Henry Muir
ray, Esq, young gentleman possessed Of plen
tiful estate in the county of Willis at ST. Georges
Bloomsbury, to Mrs. Wicks relict of Simon
Wicks, Esq, fortune of $4,000 and 44o0 pei
aRnum Lieutenant Cotton Dent of the Royal
Navy, son of Digby Dent, Esq, late Commodore
in the West Indies, to Miss Kitty Bowerbank
daughter of Thomas Bowerbank, Esq, barrack
master of Portsmouth, lady of merit and for
| tune.-Villiers Fitz Gerald, Esq, to Miss Newco
men, eldest daughter to Col. Newcomer, in Ire
land, most agreeable young lady, with large
fortune"
While upon the subject of marriage, we may
mention feature of the time, which is often al
luded to as the Fleet marriages. At Keith's Cha
pei, in May Fair, and at the chapel in the Fleet
children could get married. in the reign of the two
first Georges for a couple of Gro WINS, at any
| time of the day or night. Six thousand persons
were said at the time to have been married an
nualIy at the former chapel--Social History of til,
Southern Counties of England.