Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-01
THE LONDON TIMES.

From late sketch of the orr gin and pro
gress of the London Times. furnished by the
Philadelphia Press, we take some interest
ing particulars. DR.. r. Shelton Mckenzie.
the literary editor of the Philadelphia Press.
is competent and approved authority in 0ri
questions of English affairs and personals
The present propretor-in-chief Of the
Times. is John Walter, the third Of that
name and place, who was returned to Parlia.
ment in July, lS47, for the borough Of Not
tingham, without any candidateship on his
part. bv a constituency who gratefully re-
member the services of his father. the former
representative, and he continues in that
capacity He is young man--ten years the
Junior Of Editor Delane-having been born i'll
1918. He graduated in Oxford in ls4O,
where he took "hOnors," and, as his Parlla-
mcntary speeches and certain lectures To his
constituents have shown, has considerable
literary taste and knowledge. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Walter NEEDLES very little
with the management Of the Times, IN which
he holds thrce-tourths Of the shares into
which, as a property, it is divided.
The editor in chief is John Deane. His
father, the late Mr.. Delane, IA harrister, and
afterwards well paid sinecurist as treasurer
of two of the London County Courts, had
! charge, for many years of the financial de-
partment of the Times. His son John, who
had graduated at the University, was appoin-
ted editor of the Times in 1874, at salary
of El000 year. and has shown himself II
shrewd, vigilant, careful man. tits under
stood that he does not often write leading
articles" but his supervision of the contribu-
tions Of others is ut once untiring and
prudent. He visited this country few
years ago.
The principal writer's in the Times, at
present, under Mr.. Delane, are the Rev.
Thomas Motley. who supplies the most lmpOr-
tunt leading articles, Sampson, who succeed,
ed Alsagar us writer of the city article, and
sometimes gives commercial leader; 4. Morn
er Evans, now the city editor; Robert Lowe,
NJ. p. for Kidderminster, who has charge
Of Colonial subjects; Thornton, who does
the Parliamentary summary (once done by
| Horace Twiss, author of the life OF Lord
Eld0n). Twas much renowned for Greek,
who wrote the critiques on Lord Broughham )
Demosthencs, and showed his Lordship 10
have gone out of his depth: Mcdonald, His
torian of the Crystal Palace; Ward, a Quar-
terly Riviewer, who discusses sanitary mat
trrS; John Oxrnford, the dramatic critic; j.
W. Dawson, the musical critique-writer, son
of Mrs. Dawson, the once famous actress; and
Dr. Richardson, who is supposed to do some
thing for the paper, but rarely does more than
visit the office once week, to draw his sala'
ry. There may be others, but these are now
the principal.
The manager Of the Times, now, and for
several years past-and really as much of
the editor as Mr.. Delnuc hlmself-is MIR.
Mowbray Morris, native Of the West Indies,
Il barristcr, and beyond doubt, n remarkably
, clear-headcd man. That he is the last is prov
ed. were other proof required, by the acute
evidence which he gave in May, 1851, before
the House of Commons Select Committee Oh
newspaper stamps.