Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-17
The London Daily Papers.

The London Times is. of course, the first
power among tile journale of England. IL
Is owned by, Mr.. Walter; its leading editor
is Mr.. Delaine, whose connection With The
''Thunderer" extends over many years.
p Its literary editor is Samuel Lucas, who Is
also the editor of Once q Week. Mr., David
son is The Times musical critic" Many of
The Times leaders are written by Palmer
stonian members Of Parliament, The. pa
per pays large prices to writers, and has
the best talent upon its columns, Clad
stone. the first statesmanin England, FREE
quently contributes leading articles. The
circulation of The Times is about forty thou
sand copies The Daily Telegaph, with a
circulation ofone hundred and twenty thou
sand daily, leads every newspaperinthe old
world. 1t sells for one penny; The Times
for three pence. Advertisements in The
Times cost from three shillings TO three
shillings sixpence a line. The longer the
advertisement the more expensive per line.
The Times will not spoil its Typographical
appearance by inserting long advertise
ments except at a prodigious remunera-
ton. The Times establishment doesIsnot
mail copies to subscribers, Smith q, Son,
the great news agents of the United King
dom, buy the papers and receive subscfi-
bers; they take upwards of 10000 papers
dailye Sometimes the paper comes out
with double supplements = twenty-four
pages in all; but an opinion exists here that
the MOghl of journals must soon reduce its
price or die slow death. Three pence Is
six cents, and The Times % costs
thirty-siX cents week, or nearly
nineteen dollars year; whereas, The
Star. The Standard, &c, cost but six
pence a week, and are more spright-
ly. The Times publishes a bedquilt, or
something as thick and heavy, thrice a
week, called The EUening Mail, and this sells
for siXpence. The Telegraph is owned by
Mr.. Levy, q Hebrew of Fleet street. 1t is
in the Liberal interest, like The Times and
is equally inimical to the Federal cause.
The leading Tory papers are The Herald and
Standard, owned by the same firm. The
former has circulation of 1900. copies or
less, and sells for four pence; the latter has
10000, and sells for penny. The Morning Star
(caled John Bright's paper) is the leading
Radical and pro-FederaI organ. 1t
has stood with America through dis
aster and victory. 1t has sold large
ly in Manchester and Birmingham, and
has a circulation (morning and even
sadly of, with circulation of perhaps 5000.
1t sells for three pence. The Post is the
Ministerial organ, and the favorte club
house paper. Its policy is always that Of
the Government, and the Times takes its
tone from The Post. 1t sells for four pence,
and is edited by Mr.. Boothvick. The
Morning AduertiSer, supported by publlcans
q. e., the. london Liquor League, has a
large circulation, perhaps 10000. The Globe
is five penny paper, OF ne consequence,
though The Times befriends it and copies its
leaders. There are some suburban papers
of fair circulation, of which you never hear
in America, as The Clerken,ceH Ners, Of
North London, which sells for half-penny,
and has a circulation of $4,000 copies. I"'1