The Nevada Democrat., 1858-09-29
English Newspapera.

A novel and interesting publication has ap-
peared in England, called The Fourth Estate"
by which term the author designates the news
paper press From it we gather some interest
ing facts. The author, Mr.. Hunt, states that
nearly sixteen hundred years of the Christian
era had elapsed before a single newspaper ap-
peared in Europe lie must, of course, refer
to printed papers, as occasional manuscript
sheets appeared in Venice as early as 1868
These written newspaperswere called Mercuries
and subsequently GaZetIes. The first printed
Gazette was published in France in 1881. II
England. Mr.. Newberry's weekly newspaper
called "News Out Of Holland" was established
| in 1919. It's publication, however, was only
occasional, and its scope and object was very
limited. The first regular weekly newspaper
published in London appeared in 1922, with the
title OF News of the Present Week" This
paper had but small circulation, and IL was
used as u medium of general gossipping cores
pondence between the residents OF London aud
their country friends. A great number Of news
papers came into existence during the civil
war iu the time of Charles |, and the Common
wealth; they were in small Alto, published week
", aud bore quaint but significant titles. such
as the parliament Kite" the "Seott's Dove"
The Secret Owl" &c. Sir Robert L'Estrange
commenced the London Gazette" in 1864.
The first daily newspaper was published in
London in 1909; II was called the Daily Cou.
rant" About this time the celebrated Essays,
the Taller" Spectator" Guardian" &c,
commenced. The first number Of the "Tatler"
was published in April, 1909. The Public
Advertiser" in which the Letters of Junius"
appeared. commenced in 1926 Wilkes NORTH
Brton" was published in 1902. Perhaps the
very earliest provincial weekly paper published
in England was the Stamford Mercury - which
commenced in 1894. and it has been unintcr.
ruptedly published since that date TO the pre-.
sent time, under the same title, and in the same
town; and the prOprieiorshp aud the manage
ment has always been, and is now, in the same
family.
Beside The "Daily Courant," the only daily
paper issued in London in the year 1909. there
were some eighteen weekly aud monthly pa
pers published in that place at that time
Fielding, the novelist, edited the True Patriot"
10 l745. In l77l Parliament attempted to pun
ish two printers for giving names in full in the
debates. This practice has not since been inter-
fered with. OF the great London papers at
present published, the "Public Ledger" COM
menced in l76O the "MOrning Chronicle in
1863. the Morning Post" ia I772. the Morn
ing Herald" in 1880, and the Times" in 1888.
The DAILY News" was established in 1886 and
is the only daily paper that has stood its ground
since 1898.
The Times" which is justly considered the
Leviathan OF the newspaper world, was under
taken in 1885; making its appearance as the
Universal Daily Register" 1t was printed by
Walton, in Printing House Square. on the very
spot where at the present time issue the 10000
daily copies Of he sixteen mNmmotb folio pages
of this model paper. 1t took its present name
in l7s8.-PhiladeIphia Topic.