, 1866-01-27
otry Of whatever Kind, they are as dull as

otry OF whatever kind, they are as dull rs
ordinary men. -
Among sporting papers, Bar. liz h 1on-
don still takes the front place. though, q. the
temporary popularity given to prizc fighting
by the battle between saye,s and Heensn hss
died away, md the gradual desllne Of the In
tetcst IN that brutal sport has been resumed,
Its circulation docs not increase. A little
while ago, the sporting editor, who is con-
ssantly the referee in disputed contests having
given decision which ruffian of the ring
eid not Ike, tho latter at once fell upon OUT
poor unfortunate contemporary, and bat
tered him abomfnably. His name is never
to : be mentioned in B<u's- -Liis or
any Of the sporting papers again. The
punishment given by this sentence seems
to be thought severe, but the fact Is
The ring is. only supported by the very dress
Of the poorer class, aud any association with
tlcm Is found impossible. If Bats life would
but throw the whole subject ont of It's col
umps, 1t would be one Of the most entertain
Ing journals Of the day. The Era, which once
paid attention to the ring, now will print
nothing about it; nor will the Fietd, which Is
capital country gentleman,s paper, full Of
information prlzcd by sporting men, hunters,
cricketefs, rowing men, yatchsmen- and ane-
1ers.. The Era Is more attentive to. the thea
tire than to the turf, and It's advertising col
umns continue to be. the medium through
which inquiriDg managers make their acquair-
tanco with heavy fathers, walking gentlemen,
and discDgaged Romeos. -. ::
a emartly written political paper. which
ought to be noticed, is the Wtek7y Despatch.
once paper Of large circulation, bnt;now
with limited range of readers. Heretoo.
there Was treachcry to the popular cause-the
DSsp1sch, by the pen Of Mr.. Sidney Smith,
being one Of the constant revfllers Of the Nor.
them States throughout the American war.
The place Of the De,pateh has, to a consider
able extent, been taken By cheap papers like
A1oyds and Reynolds newspapers; These
last arc not 80 well written as the D<spotch,
but they arc oftener abreast Of their time.
Your space would fail me were to dI,ate
upon the numerous class papers which
struggle desperately to keep adoat, the
Money Market Rerie7c for stock brokers and
coucoctors Of companies; the rnilwnY Jour
nails which are all more or less under dlrcc-
torial influences; the papers for the army md
navy and the law the favorite oracle Of the
civil service; the agricultural papers like the
Mark Lanc EIpress, DePs Neeay Ae..enger,
md the Gardeners CAroniele; the medical
journals which arc perpetually at daesers
drawn and estimating the merits Of rising
medical man by the degree of exclusiveness
he observes IN his communications to them
Journals like tho Laned and the lfedieal Tutue.,
Nor would yon care to hear Of the wrctched
curl paper, Rom Matilda prints, which assume
The name of Court Journals, Court Circtlars and
Court Guides, which have no more connection
with the Court than the CHICAGO TRIBUNE
has, and drag out weary existence by pur-
seying Lifts Of scandal for milllners, buffers.
and officers wives in India. Recording the
existence Of these things as The lowest in the
list; as the scullery and dust-sln Of the litera-
r mansion as The fag-cnds Of Journalism
7cpresenting. fairly, as whole, the throbs and
Tue beatings Of the English heart and BRAN,
now leave the topic Of English Newspaper
literature rs sufficiently discussed. We must
have partialities In these things, but I hare
lone my best to avoid them, and hare, at all
events, set down nought in malice.