The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21
Our London Correspondence.


LsSDoN, June s, 1857.
A Peep at The London Times OHce-The Origin Of the
Time, its Circulation and Misunderstanding House
Square-M9Uordy Morris, Esq.-Dadils Of the Estrb-
lShmcnt-A Yankee Press in London, dc, dc dc.
1t seems 10 be admitted that there is in England
Inevitable tendency towards social and political institutions
similar those OF America, and the newspaper press is
the great propelling power. The middle and working
classes rising the scale Of general intelligence, while
the privileged nobility losing caste and influence
through the mental eieminAcy Of the younger members
OF their order
AT this time the power most felt, most feared and mos'
obeyed England the press at the head OF which stands
The London 7mes-an sns ution" which wields 10
nucnce all Europe than any OF their crowned heads
ghe columns Of the morning Tins furnish topics Of
versaon for all society during the day; while all admit
It's information Is the earliest, completest and surest,
gathered II is from army OF correspondents scat
tered and stationed throughout the globe.
The London Times made It's frs appearance In the year
HISS as successor the Universal Register, paper which
bad issued from Printing square almost from time
fmmemorial. The Tms is In the zenith OF lis
power and prosperity, the necessary result OF
those qualities which always secure pewspa-
per success 10 this well "a In other countries
unanohing adherence to object prodigal Intellectual
ability and a towering ASSURANCE backed by perfect
ganizsi Of ia printing estAo shnen aad Its world wide
network Of Corresponds nee and reports Z"
lately had an opportunity OF taking a peep into the
TINES Office, and AFTER raversing several narrow, dark al
eys came suddenly upon small court 10 the centre OF
Affirming House square" upon which fronts the "Rnss
Bulcng- plain, unpretendng and irregular structure,
Gqu.y one feels here as If he should tread lightly He
Is about entering the temple whence issued the mighty
Augusta Of Brunswick against sorge ". which caused
be adopted the poor Law system which levelle Hd
Broufhhr waeed successful war on Ireland; ped tue
League against the Corn laws and "when Copden had be
gun 20 despair announced his triumph" Yes the Emcs
has written Ia own history, recorded lis own triumpns
and erected a monu meni ~ enduring az time itselt
Tha' unosenatous entrance on toe right ieads 70
the quiet and plny furn shed sanctum or MI Nosbray
Mor,is the presiding gsnisss o. ai' wondered aae6ri
pshed gentleman, Of re5ned tiste and polished
nauners and Isssmsng sooi de a.,n 10 peTs3na
with Of admission 10 the printing Office through
the poieness Of Mr. Norris our party crossed az n the
small court and entered the venerable pile from the dago
ma corner, where taken charge or by Mr..
johnson printer Of the Inns" who has been connected
with the Office for th ~ Eve year. and who made up the
paper regularly for Upwards Of twenty Eve years.
We entered the Office at tscnty I've minutes before III
ocock. and as our us kets named thirty minutes past IL
we were politely shown The refreshment 10 wait
for Eve mnuiessuch Is tue esscness with which every
thing IL done. In this room noticed large number u
dusty, black Dokiug volumes, which asceraned 20 be
Parliamentary debates running back through long series
Of years here the reporters take refreshments during
Che siungs Of Parliament a. hey have no opportunity OF
Under The Kind ~ dance ofMr johnson proceeded dr
10 the reporters long dark, cOmiorcss looking
ball. with able running through the centre, sarrounded
vith heavy chairs and covered sih prou on o.
writing maerals. From this We passed next toto the
competitor room, where Parliamentary debates arc
put In type, and whsre forytwo compo-iiors are
employed. Adjoioing !. the editorial, news and
advertisement roomf, 10 which eighty cit t o0mpo
slors are constantly engaged, receiving es;h forty
cents per Thousand ems for their labor Next came the
proo' readers room where eight persons empoyed
sxcuvey on mcnis aud four principal aud
assistant readers eito al and oher matter These SC
vora rooms arc all on the same (secoud hoor aod are
email and dark. with Low ceng-, aud oovod OF all th~
modern couvenences which marx our nrsi class printing
establishments Speak 70 the propreors and call attention
90 these facts and they will ser by pointing TO t1e
antiquity OF the building The competitors engaged on tbs
Advertisements are required 70 put up also toe reaing
for the second edition Il the morning paper The
supplement advertisement sheet goes 10 press at six
oelcok on the evening previous 10 iv issue
The present edition Of the london Tina, numbering
5000 copies day-nesry twenty thousand less than the
NV Vow liEsiD-s printed six presscs-thres YER
teal once Appegar,hs paien aud three horizontal The
largest Tie vertical presses throws OF nine papers a.
every revolution OF the main cylinder the smaller
ones eight payers each The t1ree horizontal presses
work four cylinders each. In order 10 use such a
number Of diHerer, presses the Once has trenty.
-four columns Of matter elsctro;yped every morning.
states, and Hoe Co, Of New YORK. viii soon
have Of their patent presses Of mammoth size
operating IN The Tme, Office Sea Illustrating The saperior
machinery s driven BY tso engines Of thirteen nurse
power each.
rnent made with the government, but 90 guarded ina
fraud s out Of the question The government officer who
attends each morning notes the number printed by
chine somewhat resembling gas meter put 70 which 40
has but himself In this machine ~ also depo
cited the die dup cae OF the count Is also kep ~ NE
foreman Of the press IN similar machine but under
Iris lock and key and third copy is kept by one
che propretorp Of the journal
new machine for wettng paper, invented and manu-
featured by lie ane, Mckay Co has just been put 10
operation IN he THs Office, and Is found ~ work admra
bly, saving an Immense expenditure Of q me and money
Tie Of the parer each morning makes pile dfy fee
high. Every four days would make column as high ne
te London monument The entire force employed In the
printing Department. three hundred including reporters
and proof readers
he conductors CT TIE Tins are well aware
~ ~ I,0, ~ e., n f.l.
has been occasion OF comment from the Official organs
OF the continental courts and the ground Of plo
matte complaint What would the Tincs say Is terror
IN every capital In Europe The editorial stat has always
been made up Of able men, and nov II commands th
hes, pens IN England but writer Is suffered 10 claim
me authorship d any paper; everything good, from
whatever quarter comes out editorially. The paper
thinks Zoe the whole nation, ia columns daguerreoype
ftusA idcAs ns British understanding Bold bat con