The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23

Daily NetUs In a few months to the position IL
occupies now.
In the work he has thus done, Frank Hill has
been powerfully assisted, In the first place, by
william Black his chief sub-editor, and in the
second by the so-called strong minded women.
William Black the well-known author Of the
princess of Thule" and other novels, writes
a good deal In the paper, and looks after the
literary department and the writing In gene
raj. The strone-minded women, on the other
hand, having made OF the Daily Neus their own
organ, naturally herald II and extol It's merits In
every possible wav. The wife Of Frank HUI is
an Intimate friend OF Mrs. Fawcett, the Misses
Garrett, aud the whole womens rights concern,
and whether Frank Hin and william Black
themselves are or are not sincere supporters Of
the womens suffrage movement, the Duuy hstcs
Is at all events lite warmest advocate.
IL Il, perhaps, not generally known that the
success Of the Ne,o York Tribune during the
aneo-Prussian war was entirely due TO Frank
Hill, with whom Mr.. Smalley had made an ar
ranRement to share the expenses OF correspond
ence. The special kilograms and letters from
the 1elds OF battle sent to the Dduu Nous were
handed In duplicate to the London ONCE OF the
Tribune, and cabled to New York, without the
Trtbune's having any trouble Of keeping CORE
spondents Of Its own.
With small circle OF wealthy and powerful
momDeTh OF DOtn hOuheh OF fdfUument, ana OF
public men generally, the most influential paper
IL the Pal MAI Gazette. 1t Is too clever too sar-
castle, and too frondsur to ind favor with the
mass OF the people; yet though Its circulation
does not exceed six OF seven thousand copies a
day, the paper has, With the ruling classes Of
England, more weight than any OF the above
mentioned dailies, Including the Times
The Pau Mdu was started some nine or ten
years ago by George smith, OF the publishing
and banking nrm OF Smith, Elder Co, who are
at the same time the proprietors OF the CornhM
Md0dztne. Thackcray had long before suggest
ed in his novel of "Pendennis" the idea Of "a
paper written by gentlemen for gentlemen" and
called 1t the Pau Miu Gazette, on account u all
the leading clubs being situated In Pan Mall.
Frederick Greenwood, to whom Thsckcray took
a fancy on account OF an article lie contributed
to the magazine under the title of AN Essay
without End" and who since then had as
sisted Thaokeray In the edtorship OF the Corn
hW was app ointed managing editor Of tue ne v
paper, and succeeded ia making It, II not a well
paying, at all events an influential organ from
the very start.
The tendencies OF the Pal Man are those Of
conservative radicalism. II Is u stanch de-
fender OF the Crown aud the Established
Church, but as matter Of expediency rather
than principle. The basis Of its philosophy Is
that humanity at large IL composed Of a set Of
fools and brutes which must be kept In subjrc.
| ton. and that this object cannot be attained
without a strong government With crowned
head as its top, aud powerful army, wealthy
! clerical hierarchy, and well organized police
at its bottom. The style In which tue paper is
written Is In fun accordance with the kepttcal
view thus taken Of humanity. 1t Is throughout
mordant and sneerng, and there Is no man bet
ter at to conduct such paper than Frederick
A
man, without any OF the hesitations and
| scruples OF q scholar, he mercilessly pitches
| into everything and everybody who does not
agree with his conception OF life. lie is what
might be called arough diamond, a man OF great
! genius, without any education except what he
acquired nv reading and observing what was
going on around him long after he became a
Rrown-up man. lie Ii thorough master Of
the English, but lie unacquainted with any
other tongue. do not know either that he
has ever seen anything outside of England,
cept perhaps what can be seen on flying visit
to Paris. Yet his Intelligence aud his common
sense are SO great that the Pdu Maui Is undoubt-
eddy better authority on foreign politics than
the Times ever was. lie began his career as a
proof reader on a cheap illustrated paper and II
now, at the age OF forty-hve or six, one Of the
most influential puolic men In England. There
can be little doubt but that, had he wished, no
could have been long ago a member Of Paria-
ment or have held prominent position In the
Cabinet. But he . ems justly to think that his
influence as editor Of the Pau NAL Is much more
powerful The recent purchase Of tas Sdez
Canal, for instance, Is entirely his work
Tn only trouble with Greenwood Is his I'M
bearAole temperament. lie Is one Of the
haughtiesi, mos: insolent, and despotic English
men that could be met with. The only way to
get along with him is never TO come IN personal
contact with BIN. HIS compartment seems to
render MIN intoeraule even 10 his nearest rela-
tions lie Is separated nom his wife, and his
brother James Greenwood, 1.-THE amateur
casual" who had formerly done good deal
toward the success Of the Pau MAJ, never
speaks TO HIM. The two most antagontslic
pasers OF the London press are the telegraph
and the Pau Mai; they are sworn enemies, and
IT Is curious To see one brother Greenwood edit
Ing the Pan Man, while the other, James, is one
OF the leading writer's on the Telegraph.
The least influential, though by no means the
least read and least wealthy daily paper of
London, Is the Standard, the ORGAN OF the old
Tory party, an indinerenty written, indirer-
entity Informed paper, and, II Tumors are to be
trusted, one OF but indifferent integrity. II has
been frequently said that by paying a doucevr
TO proper persons at the ONCE OF the Standard,
the great conservative organ could be made to
say anything that might be required. Whether
this accusation be correct not am unable 10
tell but sure It is that no artist. singer, musi-
clan, or actor has ever had a notice Ia the
Standard un.css he has largely advertised
with il.
THIS paper Is the property Of a Mr. johnson,
and was, within the last four 81 Ave years. ed
tied by Capt. Ham9er aud sir. Evans, who have
since quarrelled with the proprietor, left the
concern, hnd started paper of their own called