, 1866-12-03

which the cream OF society refer TO when
thcre happens to be dispute rs to whether
Lord Dovetau walked In his garden for half
cecding Ills return from tho Continent. Tho
uof is du foA on such, matters, and por-
tion of the cream BnY tbcy prefer Its
hunkeyism to that Of the Court Journal
a gentleman who professes to know all
about London journalism, informs me that
the Post circulates only five hundred copies
daily. Its yearly income is said By the same
party to be about $1,000. It Is not really
necessary for me to say that the Post was de-
eidedlv In favor Of the slaveholdcrs' rebel
lion, but brief mention Of said fact may
not be ont OF place.
In point Of circulation,
ranks with The He1old, and In influence Is
satd TO outrank the last named sheet;
but It makes rnther Door Bhov, If common
rcport is to be believed, in the way Of pecu-
have more political honesty connected with
Its editorial department than can be found
IN some Of the larger Newspaper establish
ments.
gets credit IN well Informed circles for
daily circulation Of five thousand. and for
yearly net profit Of e., 900. Il never pro-
fessed to carry as much sai as Some Of its con.
temporaries. and as It has made successful
voyage thus far, tho chances are that II will
reach sale hui b II at m early date; In fact,
It's fortune may he said to be already secure,
Mt no distant day, 10 be one Of the leading
Journals Of this modern Babylon, {, e.. so Eur
ns the reflection Of the real sentiments OF tho
English people may be concerned; and some
are confident that 1t reached that point sev-
eral years ago. Intelligent Americans are
aware of the bold stand which Il made made for
the North while our civil war was going on,
and they also understand the fact that many
o good word is written In the chief editorial
room OF the Ne1rs for the Government and
people Of the United States; The conductors
Of the hs. are not ftedtea by thel;
writings are decidedly vigorous, and many
Of their arguments unnnswerable,
last, but not least" among the dailles of
London, comes what Il popuiasly known as
" John Bright's paper.r @pe XIV
alIoxers Sai 's sweaa ny d,Sa Blxht 15ali IS tad
to be q large stockholdcr In the con-
cern, and also q contributor to Its edi-
tcrial columns. A genuine Reformer,''
snch ns would be called Radical in Wash
or fight in support Of any assertion that ap-
pears In the Star; but about all the reason
that many Of them are able to give for their
belief is, g read It In the Gar, and know
it's so.n The Star has morning and even
4nS e0lt4olt au4 C1lcui3tes 0beut So,uuo
copies daily. Information just received
from carrier pigeon, or from another
source, enables nc to say that the stock
holders of the Star property divided among
their OVID selves, on the first of last January,
q little more than $40. .ooo. The Star is not
It's as true to the right as lis name
sake Of tho north is to the sailor.
And in its denunciatinn Of tyranny it does
not approach the subject with boxing
gloves, or gloves made from the hide of
kid. It never compliments D. tyrant BY
but il comes out squarcly, and says that
such and such characters, ii diGerent parts
Of the world, are or have been grievols op-
pressors Of their kind, and that they deserve
q fair triai. speedy conviction. and an early
death. During the American war the Star
acted Just as every man who knew
its anteccdents expected It would net.
From the firing OF the first gun to
the surrender Of Lees army, it was the firm
friend Of the North, and many Of Its leaders
on American affairs during that period are
honest right hand.
The weeklies Of London are "too nume-
1ons to MENTION" but d brief reference to a
few OF the prominent ones may bc iusercst-
ing to some Of the TR1uUSE's readers. One
OF the oldest and best known Is tho
WEEKLY TINES,
the United States. This paper Is
not, as many suppose. weekly
reprint Of its narnesake, tie Great Thun;lcrec.
It is printed In the Strand, more than mile
from the Times office III Printing House
Square, and has no more to do ,citA the Tines
than The TR1nrNE las with the Cairo Demo-
crdt. Its circulation Is enormous, and Its
prtprietors are said to be very wealthy.
visited the office yesterday, with 4 view Of
getting few points; but, although asked
direct nr,I u.s. LAT
aud profits, the Office clerk, John Bail, jr.,
son OF old John, was Of reserved disposition,
and when he kindly intimatcd that be
wasn't paid "two pound ten y week to
answer foolish questions, Lett the office,
walked into the Strand, passed through Ten.
pie Bar, and entered the Office of
THE SPORTING LIFE,
one Of the organs Of the muscular brlther-
hood. This paper is published Wednesdays
and Saturdays, and the two issues amount to
about 10000 copies. The yearly profits are
them at much higher figure. When lice.
nan and King fought, 9 special clifton Of the
Sporting LJt, amounting to 81, 900 cop.e5
was printed and sold, and On Saturday,
the next regular publication day, 100, ,01o nd
ditional copies were disposed of-lnakiug
SIS, ,ooo copies in one week.
is in the Strand. Its circulation is reported
to be less than that of the Sporting Life, and
its influence with shoulder.exercisers is be-
liescd 10 be on the wane; but at all of the
iustltutions known as fighting hou:es-lrlnk-
Ing shops kept by retired aud wealthy bruis-
ers-it retains its olt-time place; and none
but men OF strong nerve would, in such
"diyes" as Nat langha,n's md Dirty Dicks,
say anythin. against it.
LLoiD's WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
which was built up years ago by the late
Douglass Jcrrold, has a weekly circulation
OF about soc, 900. 1t possesses q GOOD deal