The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-08
evening state Sul.rmaL.
WEDNESDAY EvEN'G, MAY 8, 1872.
London Journals.

the same have been established, the extent
of their circulation, and other interesting
facts concerning the same
The Morning Post is the oldest of the
London journals. 1t was established in
l772 and is at present within few months
of celebrating its centennial. Samuel Tay-
lor Uoleridge was its editor from 1910 to
1902 and proved himself as brilliant in the
journalistic field as in everything else he
undertook. His salary is said to have been
but one guinea a week, and Charles Lamb,
who was contributor at the same period,
was paid at the muniticent rate of sixpence
aparagraph. 1t has been Liberal in poll
tics for some years past, its present editor
is Mr.. Bosthwick, who has held the post for
20 years, and it has a daily circulation of
$500 copies. A special feature of the Post
is the fashionable intelligence" for the
insertion of which it receives enormous
sums. Its price is Sd. Is cents.)
The Times was started in 1885, under
the name of the Daily Unirersal Register,
but changed its title to the Times in 17SS,
"because being monosyllable no change
of taste can corrupt its meaning.o Mr..
John Walter, grandfather Of the present
proprietor, who bears the same name, was
sole founder and proprietor of the paper.
He was succeeded by his son John Walter
in 1908, who at once began to display that
sagacity and lberality in conducting the
Times which has since given it a power un-
paralleled in the records of journalism.
Steam was first applied to the printing of
the paper in 1914, the first number so
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year. The machinery has since been
greatly improved, and at the present day
the Times is printed at the rate
of 5000 to $4,000 copies per
hour. The present editor is Mr..
Thomas Delane, whose father was also
a manager of the paper. He writes moth
ing himself, but confines himself, so it is
said, to correcting the compositions of his
subordinates, which he often alters and in
terlines to such an extent that the authors
can scarcely recognize their articles when
they appear in print. DR.. Dasent, now
editor of Frazer's Magazine, was for many
wears assistant editor of the Times but
Mr.. Mowbray Morris is really the controls
ing spirit of the establishment. He engages
its writers, correspondents, and reporters
and is believed to shape the entire policy of
the journal. 1t is reported that Mr..
Delane gets salary of S25, 900 year.
The income of the Times from advertise.
ments alone is about g260,000 annually,
Its daily circulation in 1884 was 10000
$4,000 in lS44; 81 900 in 1854 considera-
bly, over 60, 900 in 1860; and is now about
$1,000.
The Morning AdUeTtser dates from 1894.
IT, I'D sr, fapt fha tNan itc ,lf ic
unique in the history of journalism /; for it
was established and is owned by society
Of London Licensed Victuallers. Every
publican in London takes it and it is
rarely seen outside of the public-houses,
yet it is a handsomely paying. property,
and has considerable political influence. 1t
has circulation of 5000 copies day, and
its present editor is Colonel Alfred Bates
Richards.
The Globe is a small eight-page evening
paper. 1t was started in 1902 by some
booksellers who had quarrelled with the
Morning Post, ans has had a very check
cred career, changing hands many times,
and hanging always on the verge of sus-
pension. About three years ago, however,
It changed hands for the last time, its price
was put down to Id, a brilliant editor was
put upon it, and it claims now to have a
circulation of 0,000 to $4,000 daily.
The Standard, the great organ of the
Tories, is both a morning and evening pa
per. 1t was started in 1927, passed
through several reverses, and is now highly
prosperous. Its editor is Captain Amber,
assisted by Mr.. Horace st. John, and it
has daily circulation Of lao, 900 copies
1t claims to be the ''largest paper in the
world"
The Daily Neios was commenced in 1916
and started out with the most brilliant
prospect of success. Charles Dickens was
appointed editor, at salary of 1000 gum
les, and his staff included Mr.. Dixie, Geo.
Hogarth, John Foster, and others. Dick
ems was failure as an editor, and the pa
per soon passed under other control. 1t
had no less than six editors in twenty
three years, changed its price half dozen
times and lost money fearfully. No less
than million dollars were sunk during
the first ten years, and up to the time Of
the late Franco-German war it had paid
nothing at all. Its war correspondence
since then has covered it with glory, and
increased its circulation to 10000 daily
The Ne,cs is one of the best papers in Lon
don, is distinctively the Liberal organ, and
exercises considerable power.
The Telegraph, the paper having the
largest daily circulation in the world"
was started in 1856 as a single sheet, price
I'd. The original proprietor was Colonel
Sleigh, who soon becoming embarrassed
had to turn the paper over to Mr.. Joseph
Moses Levy, one Of his creditors. Mr.. Levy
reduced the price to one penny, increased
the attractiveness of the paper, and ran the
circulation up enormously. The Telegraph
is read by the tradesmen and laborers, and
its circulation reaches the enormous num-
Der of 100, 900 daily. 1t is Liberal in poll
itics of course, and its editor is Mr.. Thorn
ton Hunt, eldest son of Leigh Hunt.
The Pail Mall Gazette, which in point of
literary ability to any other journal in Lon
don, was established in 1865. 1t has made
great reputation, and exercises genuine
influence upon public opinion in England,
but it lost heavily for time, and is scarce
ly on paying basis yet. 1t is an evening
paper, is edited by Mr.. Frederick Green
wood, and has an average daily circulation
Of 5000 copies.
The Echo, the only halfpenny paper in
London, was commenced in 1868, and has
achieved great success. Mr.. Arthur Ar
mold has been editor from the start, in pol
itics it is Liberal, and it has already cir
culation of $4,000 daily.