The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-21

Saturday. February 81. 1880
PARIS AND LONDON JOURNALS.

PARIS AND LONDON JOURNALS.
The Journal de Paris. published in
lit. was the Arst daily paper in France.
The Gasette. founded by Rsnsudot. be-
gan in 1881 ss . weekly. became semi
weekly in 1862, wss the 6rst 70 publish
s1vertisemsnts and financial news, and
appeared daily in 1892 - the Gazette
Rationale. It is still published in the
interest Of the Legitimists ~ La 0asetts
de France. In 1890 Paris had $50 joor.
nails. mostly trash. Napoleon sup
pressed them all, with the exception a
thirteen; among then what was mp to
1869 the most important Of French
journals. the Noniteur. It begsn to
sppsar Novsmbsr oath, 1859. and later
on Napoleon made Il his Official orgsa.
The most famous papers now in the gay
French capital are tho Tempe. the Psy'.
tho Figaro and La Petit Journal. Most
journals in Paris are the organs Of some
one man. and every pcliticias. every
banker, every leader Of eoassqaencS.
has bis personal organ. Most Of the
journals. therefore, have 10 rely for
their circulation on the feuilleton which
is devotsd TO entertaining readers. Paris
now has about 1900 journals. and more
little dsiIies than any other city in the
world.
The English press il the most solid.
the most Influential and the most digni.
fed Of Europe. and the only one which
has it, readers oil over the world. The
first English psriodicsl, the Certain NeSes
Of this Prssent Keek. Vas printed Nay
20. 1922; the 6rst daily. the Courant. in
1909. when Marlborough won his victo.
rieo. From 1712 to 1856 every nswsps.
psr bed to pay tax. for . long time
eight cents Per copy, and tbs putlica-i
ton OF the debates in Parliament 10
still prohibited but il 10 tolerated -
a. act Of courtesy and convenieuce,
there being no official report. Tho
leading daiiiss Of London employ each
over dozen Parliamentary reporters.
In 1856 the London Telegraph was start
ed - . penny paper. and 10 still serug-
Cling for recognition. It prints over
two hundred thousand copies day and
circulates among what the Eoglish call
the lower middle Glasses. In 1857 the
Standard became penny paper: il pub.
fishes . morning and afternoon edition,
and 10 the organ Of the conservatives.
Tho Daily Ae,cs was begun in l6lo by
Charles Dickens. Sir Charles Dixie. the
Auti. Corn Law League and tue Liberal
Whigs. It was very successful % Q
threepenpy paper. lost heavily % 6vs.
penny paper. became penny paper in
1868. and established . worldw wide rspu-
tati0u By its war reports of 1870 aud
since. Tho Times 10 the leading journsl
Of the world, and has slw.ys been the
property Of the Wsls family. John
Walter Issued the 6rst number January
Is. 1888 and adopted the present name
January l. 1855. John Walter the ed.
who owned the Times from 1908 to
l8i7, made it IN independent organ Of
public opinion in the upper middle
classes. and whom tho Government
placed obstacles 10 HE way BY not
GLOWING ito servants to carry Times
letters outside u the regular mail bags,
be organised bic own lines OF commu.
nicatioo. and frequently the Times Vas
informed Of important events before the
4iUisters. This made il . power. and
Il made use Of ito stronger position by
publishing tho best and NEST complste
Paflia0entafy reports. which are @ain.
tsined 70 this day. The successive ed.
itors we're 6toddard. Thomas Barnes.
LAwsen and john T Dslans; the pres.
ent editor ID w. Walter. Its presses
are constructed By Applegats. and print
about twelve thousand copies IN boar.
The ztssss. now owned BY John Walter
the I'd. 10 Close corporssiop, which
manufactures ito own type. paper and
presses. tt price 10 thrsspenos Per
copy. lts greatest triumph occurred
during the Cr,msau var. wheo il print.
ed more than 50. 900 copies day. while
the i've other morning papers combined
printed less than half that number.
lts principal var correspondent 10 the
Csimean and during the later wars was
W 81 RUSSELL. In 1877 u began TO pub.
lish . weekly edition. The leading
aftsraoen paper printed In London is
tho Pail Nall Gasett<. whose policy il to
b. written By gentlemen for gentle.
men," Il 10 special fAvorite 10 clubs,
and appears In smsll sisa, while tho
morning iournals are al huge eight
page papcrs. the TIMES usually with
supplems0ts. The morning Pest. oucs
the organ Of Lord Palmssston. l. rad
ohishy b. the asistocracy. Tae Loudon
Gasetts i the olioial semi weekly. The
leasing provincial journals are the Ed
inburgh Seotsmon. the Glasgow Courier.
the Manchester Guardian and Essmiaer.
and the Liverpool Journal The Mee-
nan's Journal OF Dublin 10 the leading
1rish paper. while the Loodon 1a1lst q
Archbishop Hannings organ. The
provincial papers are not greatly infe-
.ior to the Lsndoa morning iournals
Tho kngltsh papers arc rsmarkAbls for
their dignity. . certain veightiness and
great uniformity. The Daily Nees ie
perhaps the most sprigAtly, Pod Nall
th0 m0nk cFitica1 Tia 7sle~e.rol ~h> ,~.>se