The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-19
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The death of W. =. A pelAne, Esq, announced In our
covmns saturday last has removed IRON large crc
Of friends and admirers who has been long known and
<ii DO long remembcred in connection with the Eashe
rspapcr press So Identified Mr.. Delsne foe many
years . 'h ihe Tme, and so ideiiincc Is pe Nm, win
Tie Of the daily press thai impossioe eth 70
contemplate him apart from the Journal be 10 ably oon
Quoted ana sepaly mpoved Or 20 watch tho progress OF
~ nss ,oniribuied 70 e success Of etberp II, law Of
human hmm, which II " the fashion 70 call n oSrcss,
nownee remarkable than 10 the nevsps,cr prose-
Tho nles Of any years ago present With de beyond
very inferior reports Of the Parliamentary debates,
the military aud naval oespsisbes takon from the
l. ndop Gdst:<, o few scraps OF town gouip ana
country news, gsrpshed reraaTr, with a fex vorcs-
nsnpc political or religious ss the case might be- Yet
theee ~ere great Improvement upon toose Oh me
previous quarter Of century. Vas not, howeves, III
Mr. DeAne became manager OF the Tsmcs In 1880 that
yournAem began 10 acquire thai high Tone, literary aoih.
~ and independent auiude which nov 90 Justly e'sis
The arcs, cbcrse. Of This gentleman devotion his
work and hts thorough superiority W II, enabod hm 70
ste cut tew modes OF efficiency 70 develop new sources
Of Information, and 10 bring them together sh facility
and prom ptude unknown before 10 The journals OF any
country and still conhrod exclufively those ofEpgland
y reipoe. 81 news, properly 20 called, ,hsI me Eng
rares have many excenenccs; seme Of their leading Ard
cles written with ~ nirabe ability and nnHTaled
ihAn ne~spApers They are con,roserss, essaical,
rather nsn Instructive N the ast facts IN the cur ent
events OF the ved and they are chiefly con versan about
qrctote OF nearest inieres, W their country But
L.ndor DAILY fourna written for al the world, and "
ieIls the so,d The very latest thirys concerning
Europe In every cry Of the western world Ane In err
depenfcnry OF the Briisb empire And felt w be 20
esssse there 20 spot Were srman .nsse'1 are Via,
Advocated In he dnlD newspapers OF London.
To eject This result, W secure this Interest, and
Then H. maintain in tagging veor require Appliances
resources energy and ssl OF a very nigh or Ier. The
machinery OF Ia ~ paper reaches wherever the-e "
news to be sleaoeo or kuo-ledse 70 be soqorcd Prom
every espia from every colonv, from every homo and
haunt r. man editor OF the daily paper tbere exists
CHAR pti OF Information uneen oy the public, bot per-
fectly vel known 10 de Initiated And The conductor o.
1rsi CLAW oulnaI betAhes biuseu 70 his work ever
night perfect confidence thai IN prescribed and uuer
rng way the latest news known on earth vii rcaeh him
wrh the progrc,s that M. implies, The name Of NJ
Dsabe mus, be forever ssociscd What asPseosco did
M ,T p,Ss "a d ss"S e H9 ' .S Ss f 0ss
nsIism generally From 1870 10 1S47 the 7.mes
vas under bic responsible cOnlro- ard II was
sobevcd he devoted himself 10 raise n, ss ,dsrd He
knew that sbe ooeciCa OF early fan and accurate lntol
ssnoe va wa me ve'y so .n1 as ,par.a no
special service, Whatever su OF interest 70 the public
matter how d'cuh 10 he obtained, O. hos remote The
souroe Of n'o-mauor nss, be- Thas lie expresses we're
onon IN sd~ssce OF the despsohss IT the government
and ~ their extreme value ent snced the character while
they increased The crcuson therefore enlarged he
Influence Of thai iourna The i'm and extended
applications Of moeo science have since made the chan
nes OF Information common 70 all the pers and 70 that
extent have niefered 9TH the pover OF the f 70
Dopolise the pevt Of The world. Bot the reputation
for By The exerors ana talenv Of Mr. Desne sun
tpue Notwithstanding the srlrited and costly composition
kept up b. p conie Dporaries.
Bot Mr. Delaoo did more hau impro the character
and circulation Of tue nme lie raised The character Of
tie whole Ct the rwcrs and all connected With H. The
writer's for The London Journals nos fr the most
part OF hh standing In barnpg aud literature, and
Of the make considerable incomes by their coptr
buttons The higher branches II journalism beoo ning
profession 10 which Of the first talent and respeca
bty may devote themselves, and ind II honorable snj
rcmunerailye. II vii continue 10 improve, and al no dis
Iant day the Lsndon pres, with the highest Of human
powers enlisted In IL service will exercise the moet pe
tent Of an nfuepfes upon the public opinion and therein
upon the whole n Of this country. With progress like
ibis The name OF Mr. DslAne u associated; 10 he
vibuted and In be leaves the result OF an extremely
tooos able, active and usefal life.