The New York herald., 1871-12-26
LITERARY CEIIT-CHAT.

Mrs. SARAH J. HALE now In her eighty fousth
year. IA stil at work writing for Godcy's Ladrs
Book, TO which she has been q Contributor during
Its whole existence Of forry-four years. X i asd.l
The Aosisssg Advertiser. one or the SIX great Lon
don daily papers, was founded in 1884, bv an associ
alton OF Loldon pnblicans known as the "In-
corporated Society Of Licensed victuaiiers." IS
basis was simply the subscription oil guinea and
an agreement to stake ln" tile Advertiser daily BY
each memDer Of the association. Each publican
subscribing was also made shareholder In the pro-
nts and eatitled annual allowance in casc he
became unsuccess al In business. The same princ-
pie Of management prevails now, after eighty-fivs
years., prosperous existence or the paper. 1t 10
owned by tho London viotuallers' Sooiety. NUN.
oerng over sixteen hundred pr0prietors. ana con-
trolled BY q managing committee who elect an
edltorin-chicf The annual profits are from si0 900
to $4,000 The circulation has risen from 5000
copies in 1850 to about double that figure In 1871.
The MEMOIRS Of William Harness, lately issued in
London among much interesting matter relating TO
England's literary men or the last naif century, has
review or the Lord and Lady Byron controversy,
written by MIR. Harness. who knew both, shortly
beIore his decease. IL presents o less favorable
Impression OF the lady than the one most current
He wrates;-"MIss ullbank,s manner was stifr and
formal and gave ono che Idea Of her beinx self.
wiled and self. opinlonased. She was almost the
only soung. pretty, well dressed glrl we ever saw
who carried no cheerfulness along with her," 'H
FOSTERS "Life OF Dickens "it rs sasd, win make
four octave volumes. The f1rst volume. from his
birth to the age Of rorty, Will De ssued with pOr
traits and other Illustrations, shortly. 9gt fsooo
Mr HATrN, the historian OF the press In France.
estimates taae tossl number OF newspapers IN thS
world at 1850, and tho average number OF sheets
issned daily at l2,o0O.Ooo Europe has about seven
thousand journals, America 5000 and the remain'
luz 500 are divided between Asia, Australia. Africa
and other outlying regions the outskirts OF ciyli
zatlOn. lr4n ln0lsna0 luuts l.l9H COS ai oi89W &
The Penny Cyc'op0dia, published oy Charles
knight, cost In tine literary labor alone performed
upon IL $4,000. Tnc sums paid to writer's and re-
yisers Of the last eomion he exhth) OF tho E"cvco-
ppdia britannica amounted to over ga, 900.
rHE GENEALoaY OF Elder John strong. published
at Albany, makes two baky volumes OF 400 pages.
Isn't tnat coming out pretty strong Tor pedigreey
THE PAPER OF the largest circulation In London,
the Daf,v Telcprnph had an average daily sale OF
100, ss5 copies during the latter half of 'S7" ~ ~
pubIsshes enc penny. e|
THAT RyPoRrERJ are persons OF some influence
has been dcmonstrated IN the fact that they have
sborsened the night SESSIONS OF the British Para-
ment The principal London Journals, as Is well
known have relays or reporters TO take down the
debates, changing. on the average, once IN every
afteen minutes. and leach writing out and sendng
In his ,copyv 70 the compostors. By tacit under
standing among the gentlemen OF The gallery, all
speeches delivered later than two O'Clock IN the
morning are very sparingIy reported. This was
quickly nouced py tire right nonorabie gentlemen,
ana genera! reluctance 70 take the moor at late
bour ha, resulted, until. from 'ail night sessions
OF Parliament, which used 20 I've Of frequent occur
renee II IS very rare that the sessions winch begin
at AK O'CLOCK p. MI outlast tho hour OF two A. M.
Tu,s. REV. I. DEWITT rALxADGE mas IN press
book under the sensational title OF "The ADonitna-
tIops.r Tne publishers. In aa advertise pent 20
match, style 1t remarkable volume" ,"a startling
presentation OF social curses" &c. tt "a .c..n
GARlBALDrs AUTosI0jRAPHf upon waich ne ~
now engaged, VIII not be puplsned untn after his
decease-an instance OF tne moocsv OF autnor-
ship which Is rare nowadays
CHARLES DICKENS IN 1898 became for the grst
time attached to the daily press as one OF she par
l,amensary reporters the Mor.in0 Chronfcie, ata
salary O, nve gulneas week. lie was then twenty
two ss. at8 A-N
Tur sDss,osor reviews Mrs. George Lnnts !" BE-
hind the Bars,u work ON the private .inssne asy-
lums on the United Statas and savs;--"Ihe BOOK AZ
a clever one--not onIv full OF warm conim'sera'nn
snd indignant sympathy for fellow sufferers. IN
which We nearuly share, but OF qutsk ooservasion,
Discrimination and tacI"Y s.t+ @
The LAST Fsw YEARS have Witnessed slngulas
mortality among soIne OF the oldest and spsarc
best established London newspapers Tac Morning
H1a q expired on the last day OF lss9 having been
published as daily ninety years. TAe Morning
Op oasce established In l7zs lived nearly a. long,
| buI declined ani fell a5ous $780, The Sst+ wnich
arst rose In the rear 1702 soc icrihe iast time ON
1 the ssth OF February, 1871. Tne ho'"ns SioF. es
tablisned la lisa and an organ OF nee trade ane'
the Manchester or Oooden schoo', was dasconsmaea
in 1870. alter havins >suak over eighty shousant
t.st VIZ NYn