, 1866-12-02
TIE ENGLISH PRESS.
4 Visit to tho London Newspaper
Offices.



LONDON, November 10. 1861.
. While In the neiEhborhood Of tho Seven
Dia1s the other morning. heard little rag
an,utlla yelling out notice that he had few
more copies Of the TuHes LEFT, aud the idea at
once struck me flat had better pay a short
Ftsis to the Thundeses's establishment In
Printing House Square; 50 / inquired my
way Of q policeman, and he said: "Go
Great Queen and Little Queen; cross Ltncoln's
Inn Fields to Chanccry Lane; strike Temple
Bar; takeFlect streat ahead at you; pass under
the arch Of the Dover Railway. 70 up Lud.
gate Hill, ami when Jou get opposite the
G9ose o and GridiEan , TAP Ro9m s tafn Into thc
rrc:iens pretty closely, and, aitcr q some.
what narrow escape from being slaughtered
hy 'l'us driver at the Intersection Of Fleet
aud Farrinc1on streets, discovered tho alley
opposite the Goose aud Grf1!Fon. Turning
into this thoroughfare. followed its wind.
which was more eccentric in its habits
than the otheri bat 1t soou landed
1ne In very narrow eonrt, one end Of which
stopped in front Of triangular space ahout
Us ling as, and 4 tri1e or 80 wider ut orc end
than, an American ball alley. 4 sign on
Printing i1ouse Square. and glance over
nay LEFT shoulder satisfied me that WAS not
more than ten feet fr6rn the Ta,xs ofIlce.
Not supposinc there was any particular
harm IN so doing, I stepped Into the
otllee and asked fea,fase4 man
look through his Establishment. lie looked
Mt tine with fri:htfi,l countcnance, but as he
made NO reply, concluded he was hard Of
hearing 50 repeated my request In louder
tones; and then more surprise, or fright. set
tied on the mans tacc, and hc beloved out
4 E.nA t.$H all 1tF.
sec The hcdstors" stln surprising that he
had not understood me, mildly said that
,could he pleased to see. The editor
In-clief CT one of his assistants,
providing they were not too busily en-
appearance, and lis owner looked at me Inst
as i'vc seen people look at the vindlctlyc wild
men from Borueo, In Colonel Moods
Museum. lie again assured me that he
"coulant think ot such thing" and gra-
tuilousIr informed me that I might as vel!
with the editor Of the Times: "nut,'' said
he, "if yon have any business with the edf-
terial department, state it IN writing, and
c,,11,e here In the morning for an answer."
History and tradition record many cases OF
astonish.nent,-sneh as that ., of e the
second time; that Of Little borrit, when her
cl,f!d-}ike Eltbsr was released fro,u th.. Mar
ehalsea; aud that Of President johnson
but doubt If ary Of these csses.
eyeert. pe,hars. the last. couaparc iayorab,g
IN fntfnsIrv With that If the cle-k OF t1,e
Tfu,fs ofIjce. lie certainly vas the most in
sufferobje ass that h.yc seen on thIs SIDE OF
the At1antic.
thn dIfIsrcnt hui1dlnvs In Th1ch lie
Tfm,s Is located. think am
safe in saving that the Institution
ia in more senses than one. i,nulensc: and
that. notwi,1standiu. the we2i-deseryed rcn-
of srh.,n i1te ,he brntai Daiaetty III far III
siae that las The heaviest rnrEe. il now and
thnr n,,sna i+s hettcries n Il rnr ~ :.
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the hetter efas.ez IL En~land a. berr II 10 n
! draymen; aud John Bull has nearly a much
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1":arc IN the h. nsinc;nies n n'osieTn 15sneoc.
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! II politics the T7ne, is To.y. and Of course
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