, 1881-12-18

| E."r 80 ~. VI sate. " ar correspondence hH
n5rn tae oest arrow In its CULVER; and when tb
ansenturous aud tireless energy ct its sco,Its-
epccla!'y tofoes attd. the lutte SIR. tfcG nhun-
vHan4eu IL to steal march Oh It's conte1n
~ at.css us circulation daS risen 10 hf.p tnuFt.s
~ Tue l,'p ar times vi peace, however, it suffer
@R:uI}oftlonHte @ retapses At nh time hns Ia.
oe,y If ie p,a neary support fro sht
tics US Itself ind It stated also by Mr. Jusept
nattton, 10 IN article TN Journalistic Loudu1
,esn rsr9 afr ea!Ss, M isa M arFst As
.neless, it has bceu uuderstooa that when
on tue H. late editor, Sir. Thomas Walker
the siuecure edirorship or tho 0iIicia
t,ohdon T., 9.n Gt2ette> he mud the weight oi
Mr =, nrghts recomtneadaton eheertuiiy given
unoef MS direction to the cause Ut the North
uuftng the Southern Rebellion, BE thai US i,
,'; Way ane Aens seems to have somehow tosr it:
way 'nto the conidence Of English Liuerltls and
10 oe 4r!ftin: always further into the void oi
pu6lle, apatny. Its articles On Ireland. which
,iMes ua,e oeen n,arkedis Hoti1ue IN their aim at
tne puullc w.tn which It is usually identited-
may nave contributed Of late Il, this result. But
nothing is ssr.nteu i'll tho outlay If the Ncirs Ii
Is said t' havc ua!d Mr. Forbes tor three years
fetatn1nE safary 9,J0 year. when occupation
lor NJ fhrbss thore "as none; and wealtnr aud
rrank Hill y its editor, and Mr. Justin Nc
C,irtny WIS till lately, aud prnhablyis Is sill, one
OF its most regular leader-wr.ters- a.
TIlt; MORNING ''P0sT"- (.
once called Wing, now called Tory-is, like Its
nasnt, somewhat out of date. At one time 1t
was fegardeta us an authority on foreign atfairs,
anu nau reputation Ut being well behind tho
scenes in diplomatic questions. Long tie chron-
ic1e Of the fashionable wnrld, it is Still mainly
nerused ~ the quoatlasc beaux and bellies Ut the
West Emu, from nanit contracted in pnlnier
ire editorial page Ut the Post u calendar of
fashionable iiktures III which Lady Ttpft,p' 8
Dance, Mrs: G4axay's At-!!9me, and similar an
hu.f guinea up, The price of the l',st WIS re-
duced Il short time ag,, fru4n three pence to q
pe.'n,. but without much effect apparently on
it, circulation. THE cdllur and proprietor, Sir
AlgernDn Bnrthwick, an enthusiastic nAuiirer
OF The Imperialism of the Iute Everu.ucut. was
one of the last knights created By Lord Reae-
ousue.d.
OTHER LONDON DA,1IEs. .
The C}trDufcle> Il radical Journal. has not yet
announced the very lurgest clrcula tion iu the
civilized universe: set i hts re.Il, large sMe,
Chiefly lu the east Of LUuQ1n, where IL is not
apt III cun,e under tue notice of those who
would spread tie ta!e. 1t has large show OF
stnull prepaid advertisements, and is probably
the iicen.cd vsetuaicrs-tlla, is, the beer lrHde-
has tFude subscription, and tlrxt til nothing Of
general circulation. betng seldom secn outside
the brsvtrie5 allu t1lverus. Tho edltOrHS Capt.
uamber, but his control is not disc, etionary,
the ts'urnat being under 1ne direction OF sort
of bslrd.
y This completes the list Of the morning pa pers,
and theru IS no need to do more tnan mention
T.; names Of tne evening Journals. :" hien arc
u
Couservat.yep, Cube tCotlseryative). Eci" lltad-
icai). st.. Jantes Gazette tCouservatlve). and
Ereuina Ne.cs sisadscal> The prlce of the TWO
:. pcnnys and Of the Ec'n, and ise.cs, one. half
renny-the Echo having the largest circulation
PROVINCIAL DAl1IEs- =
TTeuty-satleen years ago. the London jour-
siais turrled y weight IN the country which they
spread ot the penny press The large cities was
tile drst movement seriously AtftcLn. The lntiu-
encc uf the then much higher priced papers Ut
1ondou--tor it nude the daily newspaper ne
years before it had ceased in London to NJ Il
luxury, TT be bred Or borrowed IT pussiple ruther
more conclusive k,nd. tor it put the provincial
journals on II Practical level with their Londuu
The tortuer were fain content.
n11eeu years ago, to appear eacn tnsru1tg "itnA
brief SUMMARY pS telegraph of the previous
evenings proceedings IN Parliament. aud they
had 10 d.prud ou the London papers tor the full
report, wulch they read AiUil: with the cUul-
OF the London lender writers upon It.
1t was the afternoon before tho London pnpers
reached the NidlAuds, unu lHte ut night be1ure ]
they arrived at Edtuburg and Glasgow. In
short. the provinces were wnute dny behind !
the Metropolis, and consequently their news |
papers were somewhat stale. The Scotsman !
WAS the first paper which saw and |
afopted the remedy tor this s1ute Ut things 1t |
ope!led an oItce III London. seut up -slar Of !
exclusive use between London and Edinburg. !
Ind frt>su that day depended TN these resources |
,d ,ione for its Parliamentary and London Aews.
The other provincial daii(cS Immediately fol-
owed the Sc4'tSnldns cxAmpic-openeu Loudou |
1thces and secured Special Wits Thus the Lou.
lun press lost the advantage which uad given it
prestige in the country; And 5ucn papers as the
sct'tattttn,. Glasgow HsEd'I. MAncnes1er Guar
liun. Manchester Examiner. Leeds -MeTcaTN, and
ear No comparison With tueir London couIe1n-
,oraries. Tie provincial dailies mu. In fuct be
aid to have carried tne war into the CAMP Of
Journalism. a1lu thelr Offices are
low the feature thai strikes one most IN Fleet
treet.
4 QUESTION.
As already said, the question is sometimes
aised, whether me Loniou or the provincial. !
rtss Is. The better representative OF national
and alr. Glau5,one IS understood to
ave drcared.it favor OF the latter. The New
reference BY saying that he Is criticised b. she
e~spapers ut London aud battered by those
thS as IA E1p'anau9n !ae ,an3
Eaud, II as II statement respecting the Lonuou |
I'D provincial press II WIS not so misleading. |
ut the truth IS, there is no contest going Oh
IN and the press of the Provinces. as the Natn,1
tuld seen, to make ous; no attack ny Londpn,
'ded With the club Of criticism for The. back,
nd he other win the BALM ut 1at;ery for the
rhise: If Gludstone-hnttery preponderates
yer Gladst"ne:cr :ticssm in the Proviuces MS
)mpared with London, the renst>n Is. that Lib
'asl.sm in p0l.t'cs pfoporttonn1eIr pfeponder-
les mere The newspapers themselves slowit.
cets. sheffield, anu Brm,nshatn, the Liberal |
apers arc two 10 one Ut the Conservative. and |
-e largely circulated and financially flourish !
II; wa.ie. With sotne few exceptions. the Con-
rvai4ve journals drag on Il lAnEl1 shl1l. exist !
Of them peing kept uareiy alive IN |
,bsiuieS- The question wnetuer the Lendon Or
&c provincial press more truly reflects public
3ininn never be Il question ut all indeed,
lcept when the twu are directly at yariunce,
in lsSD When that Is the cHse, the answer TO /
e question viii always be To the Same purport .
III lssN. But the real. and after all the un.y.
lesron iu the case is-iow far the Luldnn press
ut the real opinion Of London; !
III II. the opinion of the L0nd.,u public, not
London aDGfely--the public opinion which
cords itself, in manner not to be mistaken, ut
q clergion~ polls. 1t must BIZ tasen into ac- / !
unit in considering this question. hrst, that the
eulber Ut London -tciety is differentiated from
T. great tnnss Of MS fellow -cuuntrymen BY !
is1ucrAtc birth. wealth. leisure. or military Or :
iciul calling, and consequently by interest: and
st. that ht: has Ut least twenty vnices in the ! !
iun news per-press for one that the aver ! $
Z iuhubitunt hus. These two ps,iIlts appear tn | :
!. inti,spu1abie. and they throw true light on ! J.
e question started by Mr.. Gladstone, 50 far Us :
is QUESTION ut all. RANDOLPH.
i'm Hrlgbt's st.u:.le with Court t
Costn Ac*. t
Tout. .t-attI + MIS- p
4png before be et,i0yed the remotcSt prospect Il
&ii,cc-ui II tue when Lord Fuitnerston. wno b
only dlsiik.d but uespised hi.u4 seemed to Q
ve been cnost:n dictu,.'r fur t.te, Sir. Bright 4