, 1865-12-25

HAof Ott&Att1 1sNAE3 ~ SAG 2oA~a ~ AkalAHuLluEs
directed from its columns against his disln
tcrrstedncss, rctorted by liking the 1esponsl
bility OF this aud similar personal attacks upor
tue editor, 3lr. Delane. Dir. Golden referred tc
tho change, IN the tone Of tue articles relative
to the Government, since tho appearance q
Mr. Dclane at tho private parties Of Lore
Palmerston, aud cousriyed to instil into tlae
public mind suspicion Of underhand intlu,
cnce which, however much the paper was dis
liked, had not been before very generally sus.
pected. Aaa journalist Iabominatc the War.
ions. and hare tic interests Of tho press too
much at heart not to see that when one great
paper is lowered In the estimation Of society,
VIC all more or less su!ler still 1t Is fmpossi.
b1e not to sec how much the Times Is gov
erucl by considerations to which some Of Its
contemporaries arc strangers. Mr. De1aue L
an intimate friend Of Earl GrGayille'a aud 4
frequent visitor at that noblcnaH's house, and
when Lord Falmcrst1a died aud Earl Russell
rcisned in his stead, the 1'imes pursued line
Of tuctics incamprelensible to thos< who did
not know that tho editor was striyin, to put
lis friend in the highest seat Of power. Mr..
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Is brotier.ln-law Of the editor, has lived in
the West Indies a1d has property there; ac-
cordingly throughout the wlR,lr Of thc discus
s1ons arising out OF the Jamalea disturbances,
tho Times lsas not only takcr the planters
side Of the question, but has deliberately
struck cut of Its ordinary intelligence brought
By tile mails, every itcm,, even Official reports
By officers in command, which sfcw an act Of
severity On the part ofthe whites. II the 1Iasea
were the only paper read, the English people
at this moment would not know more tban
the bare fact that there had been IN jnsurrcc-
Ecctiou III the colony, and tlst it Ind been
suppressed with remarkable moderation This
is not a work OF the ordinary WRITER'S but o!
the West 1ndsan influence, anu 50 With other
departments Of the paper. The drannltic
Grille, Mr.. Oxrutord, writes numerous farces,
which are no doubt smart ana. clever, but
pcorle who know, cannot regard his crNa'
cisns upon performances at houses where biz
pieces ore taken and Iberullg pasd for, ~
likely to te very impartial, The musical
critic, Sir. Duvi1sen, Is mnrricd to very
accomplished pipnist, Miss Goddard, and her
movements are often supposed to have rela'
tIon in th.t way, to the musical comments o.
the Iim~.. In the literary columns, the favor.
i,ism towards certain publishers wlso have
accepted manuscripts from Times writers,
has become such scandal is to have grown
into poIu1lar joke amongst literary mcn'
These things hurt the Times much more than
the loss Of lev thousund copies Pecuuaarily
the paper vas never doing better, for the
Developments OF the jcfnt stock principle IN
trading and the general commercial prosperi
ty Of the country, have 70 increased the mum
Lcr Of advertisements that tue profits In tbt
1imca office amount to more tlan e5o, 90 q
year. The icading articles, to which Mr. Dc
lane, MIR. Dascet, Mr- Noscley, and Mr.. Datios
contribute very largely, are still the best
: critically considered, IN the press, aud if thcrt
vas but more principle III. the paper, 1t would
bc au agcney ot lasting eeoa.
the DAILY NEWS.
Tie Lig14 pric I'd daily paper next In circu
lation and influence TO tho Tifnes is the DALI
At,cx. IT it bc true, as I have heard out
greatest living philosopher say. that IT Is bet
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