The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12

ST. Pancras and Hoborn Times. 70 I'd.
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Besides these there are the North London Gazette,
monthly the London DAILY Guide, daily published at
penny, and several more that have not by me- All of
these papers have editorials, literary selections Jokes
parish news and great numbers of advertisements In
taste talent decency and good temper, they might set
good example to vast number of papers
published in America II is safe calculation assume
that the number of sheets printed every week
in London is six times as great was six years ago. in
1853 the year before the abolition Of the penny stamp
During that time the circulation of the Times had din
ished nearly quite ne-haf The mathematical con-
cnsion that come to- then is that the Times relatively
to other London newspapers does not circulate oneenth
the proportion of papers that it did few years ago.
These are facts that are becoming patent to everybody,
and requires great logical powers appreciate that
the leadng Journals does not have comparatively or
really, one fourth Of the influence that it had
And at this rate it needs no prophet to tell
thatn few years influence will be far less than il
is to-day People do not like to look up the same mas
tiers, cringe under the same tyrans, and worship the
same heroes during very long period The downright
malice shown by the conductors Of this Journal its snees
and ridcue towards good men, and noble and patriotic
causes its viruent vndctveness in attempting to write
down" certain individuals who obnoxious to the ed
tors, make good citizens throw their influence against IT,
4 respectable citizen, and in every noensive
gentleman candidate for Parliament in one of the
metropolitan boroughs Day after day there appeared in
this journal the most heatess attacks against this gen.
teman going far in its TRADE as to name
frequently the wife and children of the gentleman
who had the audacity to offer himself for Parliament
without consulting and concliang the Times. Like all
despots, John Walter NJ p principal proprietor Now
bray Norris the manager and Mr. Deane the editor of
the Times are exceedingly anxious to shrk all personal
responsibility, unless some slandered and matreated
mortal should be SO insane as to commence suit
libel with the influence, power money and talent of the
Times arrayed against him. Their impunity, however, is
not quite perfect When Mr. Mowbray Morris gets COW
hded by indignant husband for illegal attentions to
his wife, and goes sneaking into court for personal pro-
lection and two and sixpenny damages these facts are
printed in yrads of sheets that circulate in every
corner Of London and throughout the British empire.
The London Times during the last few years. has been
fha daeli inf
the paper in rs money article being virtually under the
control OF eminent American banker, doing business
in London. Mr. Sampson, the writer of the money art-
Gle has an American wife, and s terms Of the greatest
intimacy with the American millionaire who gives capital
dinners, and endows institutions of learning in his native
land. The Londoner, who takes out Of occa-
sionally to Richmond, Croydon or EPSON, will
by chance stumble against MIR. Sampson, of
the Itaes and Mr. George Peabody Thew are
living illustration Of the saying of Oxenstern to his son:
'See with how little wisdom the world is governed" Peri
odca and spsmodc attacks against the Bank of England
which somehow has managed to survive them, and
against certain great corporations speculatons and public
works and loans show those In the secret that
these are not the affairs out of which the English giant and
the American banker expecting to make anything OF
course the temple Of the Phistnes has be pulled down,
or an attempt made because these is Deah to shear
the locks OF the modern Samson This very pretty
game but has been played long that it has reacted on
itself. An individual wishes something noticed in the
money article OF the leading journal. Is it the pro-
prieior OF the paper in question that must be appealed
toE No. Is il the manager? No. The editor2 No. Is it
the editor Of the money article? No: but man
financial circles Of London as the Ban1nm FagsaG does
among the political newspapers Of the world The money
article III the Times uniang index to the SpeculaOnS
and movements that certain banker $50 called usually,
though he is. believe, here considered merchan)
either iayors opposes His personal enmites piques
and quarrels, too all have a place. Statements
VIGOROUSLY untrue and laughed by at every director and
officer oil the Bank OF England respecting payments of
large loan obtained during the American crisis
stantly appearing in the Times money article.
viii mention fact that illustrates this subject in
striking light. and which | have from UNREASONABLE
authority. year ago or more prominent English mer
chant and shpowner started from port in this
Kingdom TO New York. By unfortunate accident he
asked Mr. George Peabody to advise him OF house in
New York 70 consgn his The advice given
and acted on the house question being relatives having
PEABODY IN u. He consigned that and two more
steamers TO the same house, and time wore on the
capitalist anu shipowner associated himself with Others
ana established highly successful line Of and
a mail contract was obtained. The steamship company
acting IN their interest they had right TO- appointed
agents al New York, selecting the American Express
company Because the friends of this American banker
here we're not made agents there was at once an enmy
between the banking house aud the steamship com
pany. do not say that the enmity was natural
or Just, out u existed What obligation the
steamship company TO TO appoint the house that
single transient ship had been consigned To-? But the
iacs There at once appeared the vndctve attacks
N the Times against the steamship company parcu
ary the founder and leading IT, and those attacks
nave continued without cessation this day II must be
proud position for the proprietor the manager the ed
,or ana conductors OF the Times newspaper know that
the quarres and enDiiies OF insignificant individual
ecnoed trumpeted and heralded forth year after year in
me Times and all this period this great Journal processes
10 pc the greatest financial authority in Europe. Verify
we nave ialien on evil tines and--without intending
puh-through the evil genius OF the Times Perhaps the
proprietor will awake consciousness of the position Of
ms servants when the his journal is running becomes
more fully appreciated.