The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-28
An OLD NEWHPAPER.

The London Gazette is the oldest news
paper printed in English in the world. 1t is
invaluable for historical reference though
the matter, always published 'by authority"
and by authority only, is presented in a man
ner that pleased the authority" for the time
being. 'Authoritys" side of the story is
told, and the other side was left to the pam
phleteers and small historians of the day
The Congressional Library has a complete
set of the London Gazette, in more than two
hundred Volumes from its commencement in
1865 to the present time. We have before us
a single copy of number 1865 of the paper
dated ''from Monday, October 1, to Thurs.
day, October t. 1888" This number is re-
markable as containing the addresses to
Charles III, congratulating him upon the dis
covery of the Rye House Plot. These ad-
dresses, from the lieutenants, deputy-leu-
tenants, and officers of the militia for the
county of Northumberland; from the mayor
aldermen, and ''burgymasters" of the ''an-
tient' borough of Westbury, in the county of
Willis; from the borough of NEWMAN, in the
county of Glocester; and from other boroughs,
towns, and counties, all speak in loyal terms
of denunciation of the ''sincere scheme of
that most execrable conspiracy" and the
Gazette says of the addresses that "His
Majesty was pleased to receive them very
gTaciously.
The paper is very neatly printed double
column folio, size OF page, IL by Z inches
1t contains, besides the addresses, which
occupy five columns, two and one-quarter
columns of news and three-quarters of
column of advertisements The news from
Vienna is to September 10, and announces
the relief of the city after sixty days siege,
and the marching of the imperial and Polish
armies into Hungary. News from Presbourg,
September 20, tells how the garrison of Raab
chad fallen upon the Turks as they passed
by that place in great disorder, and had killed
five hundred of them" The news from
Brussels and Amsterdam is to October 8,
yet the latest date of the paper in which this
news is printed is October IA discrepancy
which is unaccountable unless October is a
five times repeated) misprint for September
The advertisements are curious. Here is
one which might come under the head of
personals" for in description decidedly
personal it Isl
"Octooer 2. one William Bateman, young Man
Small Pox, nat bottle Nose, somewhat Bow Leg
ged, went away in a light ClOthcoloTed Suit, lined
with black Satin, and black Buttons, having Frize
SOD colored coat over 1t. Took away out of Lombard
street a considerable sum Of Money, with some
Guineas, Seven Stone Diamond Ring, with several
Diamond Rings, and about SO Diamonds, and a par
Gel OF mark d Gold Rings, Gold Watch, and one
Silver Watch. If any Person can give notice of the
said Bateman $50 as he may be apprehended) to job
Boulton at the Bolt s. Junn in Lombard street, he
shall have Twenty Pounds"
The art of preserving dead bodies by means
other than embalming, is supposed to be a
quite recent discovery, but MIR. Thomas War
ren seems to have known something about it
so long ago as 1888; he advertises in the
Gazette as follows
'Mr. Thomas Warren his Majesties Apothecary in
Ordinary, who in very excellent and curious man
ner Preserves Dead Bodies from PutrefactiOn
Change of Color or Complexion, without Dsbowel-
ing Scar clothing cutting any part thereof, lives
at the Hart and Anchor, in ST. Lawrence Lane,
London"
The following also appears in the Gazette of
''These are to give Notice. that the Jewels of his
late Highness Prince Rupert, have been particularly
valued and appraised by MIR. Isaac Legouch, Mr.
Christopher Rosse, and Mr.. Richard Beasevor, the
whole amounting to Tgenty Thousand Pounds, and
Will be sold by way OF Lottery each Lot to be Five
Pounds. The biggest Prize will be great Pearl
Necklace, valued at es0e0, ana less than e1OO
printed Particular OF the said Apprasement, with
their Division into Lots, viii be delivered gratis by
Mr.. Francis Child, Goldsmith, at e-Bar, Lon
don, into whose hands, such as are willing to be Ad
about the first day of November next AS soon as
the whole sum is paid in, short day will be ap-
pointed (Which, 1t is hoped, Will be before
Christmas) and notified in the Gazetts for the draw
ing thereof, which will be done i'll His Majesties
Presence, is pleased to declare that he himself
will sell all the Prizes put in amongst the Blanks,
and that the whole shall be managed with all Equity
and fairness; nothing being intended but the Sale OF
the said Jewels at moderate Value. And 1t is fur
ther notified for the satisfaction of all such shall
be Adventures that the said Mr.. Child shall and
will stand obliged TO each Of them for their several
Adventures, till the said Lottery be drawn And that
each Adventurer shall receive their Money back If
the said Lottery be not drawn and finished before
the first day Of February next"
There were other famous GGzettes about
these days, principal among them the Gazette
de HoH0nde from which Prince Paul rectes
the notice of his intended marriage to the
Grande Ducheese, and the Gdsette de France,
which was established in April 1851, and the
publication of which has been continued in
Paris to the present time.