New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-06
THE LONDON TINES AND THE NEW-YORK
TRIBUNE.

The reputation of the English press is well founded
Intellect and culture, Of no ordinary standard, have
been for more than half century elements OF
English Journalism which in 10 country are sur
passed whilo It's energy in procuring news is not
equaled in Europe. OF all the English papers
The Times is unquestonably the leader, and
therefore, the representative of European journalism
How remarkably that journalism differs from the
American would be an interesting comparison, in
yolgng a nice balance Of advantages, but at present
we merely desire to show, for the entertainment Of
the public, how far the value Of even The
London Times as a newspaper has been eXcelled by
THE TRIBUNE. A newspaper is not a review nor
book-it is a compendium Of news, and there is no
question but that in this distinctive characteristic the
American press is unrivaed.
Let us take up The Times OF September 10, the
latest number received in this city Itspages The
same size as those of THE TRIBUNE; its columns the
same length and width; the type about the same size
Exclusive of advertisements, The Times contains ii
columns of reading matter, of considerable variety
and much of it wel-wrtten. Ii furnishes less than
column Of military and naval intelligence; five col
umns of Reports Of the Markets, Railway and Min
ing shares etc.; to review Of Borchgayes history of
Belgian Colonies in the thirteenth century it devoes
three columns and to the transactions Of the Elmo
logical Society three more; an essay on Food Fish
cries in France theatrical criticism letter ustifyng
tho Jamaica atrocities, complaint OF mock
auctions, occupy one column each Three and
half columns ore devoted to editorials, of which
there are but three, upon Napoleon's Circular,
the Act for Limiting Liability in Partnerships,
and the Established Church in Ireland.
II publishes foreign letters from three captas-Pars
Berlin and Vienna-makng in all four columns. The
same number are used for its legal and police reports
An inquiry into election bribery exhauss three
more columns Of kilograms IL prints less than
single column. This is considerable reading for nine
cents.
The TRIBUNE of nearly the same date published AZ
columns of reading matter. 1t gave the public, for
four cents three columns and half of correspondence
from Mexico, and letters from London, Paris, Milan.
Moscow Nini-Novgorod, Berlin, Prague and Panama,
which in all amounted TO ~ columns special Wash
ington correspondence, Official documents from the
State Department, occupied two columns and half;
commercial news, two columns; courts aud police,
two; political intelligence, two; literature one col
umn; local news three columns. It's editorials filled
six columns including six articles, beside number Of
paragraphs It's teegraphic dispatches required three
columns, and this was an unusually limited space.
Thus we find The Times has letters from but three for
eisn capitals, while The TRIBUNE has letters from
nine. tn, Time, has three and half columns Of ed
toria, and but three articles; The TRIBUNE six COL
umns and treats six subjects. Then, in that which
is the life of newspaper Telegraphc dispatches
The Times is far below The TRIBUNE. In this age
the use OF the Telegraph is the great feature Of daily
paper, and make, the radical difference between