, 1881-12-18
BRITISH PAPERS.
The Leading Daily Journals in the
Old Country.
London Times, Standard, Telegraph,
and Other Morning Sheets.
The Eyening Londsn Papers, and the
Leading Provincial Gazets.
Me|ropolitan vs.. Provincial Press as Repre-
sentative Of r!a!ioaal Sentiment.


sp<eia1 Correspondence OF The catenco Tribune.
-> LoSpOs, Eng-. Nuv. :@es--Snnle1hlng which til,
ouniloquent Sir. Gladstone suih ut the last gen
ersl election hns suggested repeated compar
3sons bet ween the newspaper press Of Lunuor
and thni Of the PROVINCES. and even raised .
ouesuup as tO their respective Influence With
our plungi11g tdo deeply into that question,
uppose 10 devote tEls letter to the relation Of {
few facts cunceruluE tho newspaper press o1
tb,s country, and ne leading tlall,es uf .Loudpr
4articulatly. Here, ra1her more distinctly thar
IN the uuued States. the leading journals art
makers of op,n,o., Us well us pur.eyors uf news
,rhey determine the putical lcin.urs Of lurut
numbers Of reuders wtuse ulleg,uuce to their
fayvrit newspapersis none tue less loyal fur being
rendered 10 an i,npcrSuu,li orucle, represeuted
hnr never identified, under tho editorial ,ce.
ror 1uu1 reason, BY far the best guide to the
Etuuy Of current pnlitlcs in the United King
doa. Is found in ctuse observation ut the Leading
jouruals, metropolitan and provincial: correct
a.,,ua,e If their status circulation and i,,hu,
.no. .n1 ss cl.nr., ,,nd,.r.t ar,ir, .S ,,,,,, ~
eu'*+ a' - ~ " @si''e a. nos oe
derived from thelr columns OF the minds that
control them. The following detltts will throw
eome l;cn1 on the Character and psttion of tbe
so;,.1 ,,ao, ,,aws,.,,or.~ ~,,1a,,o,.., -
p11n1'p7' "''to"' As"SP"Pels' '"uepcuueu4s VI
their respective ut'lity rs Political lndices:
THE LONDON TIMES
a n,nrarso,v il. ,.n,,.nr,r.r. ~,
anu ''1' eon' 1ss .Ae -oaoon
1te9fdpt-ls proo1 OF the 1aet that the great
est influence aao the greatest circulation do not
80 nano IN nanu' us PROPRIETOR. Mr. John
Talter. when Interviewed iately By the New
Yurk Herald, gave the da,ls. issue Of his pa,,er
80 na.uoe, 5lns).,d ,on) ~ 1b,. ,,,.s.,,,,,
ing statement It may be proper to add -thAt the
circulation Ut the TINS, hesi1es beluc Of the
best kiud. is In part a PECULIAR Kind. The
e,,a,, ~. ~ ,,a,r:-,van,s in ,ba s,,h,~h, -
suA A'' ~ Nv - ,"o saoe4o@ ~
Louaon- VINO 90 not ma their proat
in keeping tho big journal on Sale,
h,,- ~ t,v, h,,,rs c,,,,. ~ no ,f;a,es ,,;,, -
~ .., ;h...s 49,. a - s":, "..' 80
tnss way pass tIron2n tne nanos Ut several
readers IN the course of the dsy. aud at night
bect,mc the property at half-u ur.ce of the person
- .h,-r ,r ,,,as ,.s, Tho aa,o-+;.a,, -
tba 7;mrx are h,wercr ,ha ,n.s, nronT ~ ,ha oa
value of Its circulation. The size Of paper
usua,V reo1t1red is o,,adr,pln sheer Of sfrteap
go. h,,, w. +, 80 ,,,,,o.,;.o.-,1.,,. ee.,,.-,
pess 49,. .ue "o ~. 80 a..
y necessttatts an eniargtthcnt TO twenty. and
st itnies to nts-tonr pages. ln spite of this
ampls1ude Ut space. culuntls OF advertisements
have nevertheless sometimes to be left out ln
the snail hours ut Tue morning; hence the
11ntes does mol guarantee the appearance Of ad-
refreshments ou sreciued days, but accepts
them 10 be Inserted rs spucc permits Tie facI
1nAt the ltMes 1nFents L1ltl makes 1ta own ina
ea..os ano t1 nanuiaStufes l.s ow papsr IS what
r. ifs rs-nurfsns. hi DIR. 50" i,,,,-n,,i,s1s
would tiud in its l1erury departments also ct,n-
eidsr,,ft ey,drnf.s If reSnt,rft4 and ,sn,ernrise
,r,,,- ,u,,-r,,~,, .+,n
LIE iNESf~->a Eoi!ot1 ~
1s Mr. lnomas thsliey, fnr.nt'rly Professor OF
H'slorF ~ Bnl!iol tulttse- Oxlurd. and III Que
1aIae me 2.'*e" correspondent at tohstantint'-
PIE LUIS eeutleinaa, wAose years must be n
tns nelshbgrovoo OF Tue Eraoo caiioacIerac, aad
sao "as Ssheu ~ tue eu'1oItal Gna4F on the
eata " 4ht. 1etaue noout 4 !eaf aEo' mas NJ
E1eas attacumehk ~ ms Ea's!t1o!. aAo pFuoablt
leeIs @ hitnseit tacknte ~ the lac!tS oi trained
~ ~ u"saus ten"c'ee u'a testS uaAous aAu ueeH;
WIN perhaps INCREASING reluctance. PfeFa}sd
oao IN 70 wnuo'a" o!'s, u ~ ~ accesson spioe
cnhnEes tooh place N Tue stau ~ 1eaaeF-"Titets-
~ y! esen tns toos1 FSuiar eolofta! 1anos are
y Mt ). a. luursi'eiu-a FEoiesso1 y! nis1o1s VI
CuMbrsdge-AE Ward. and Mr. Stebbsne-tle
.ast named of "non WAS ltelahes 8 rg0t nAno,
!. pnt - ~" u eon!1'"uiof az e1tFa- Pc 1'"G3
1n,TAys heeps ce!g3Han on Us slau: nouer
.etne " WAS tit Ites, 1onu " ace DOW II Is the
nes M .un ~, nuins- Int eu1aos niInseil o!fects
sno tes 'ses. wv Aots not "l'le: auu IS renewed
y ~ ~ W. pfIs.,tla!
y ue Gase u !Eadule aTuc!es anu 1ofelEn cor
responsiveness lne SIM OF ioTetfn correspond
~ - ony secnlaa ~ lnpnriAnce ~ tue stan ot
@ g w, iu tus i4Fe'su lu.e! gehce ~
.nt - nHde . uas l'tInAps u 10 sec
:. a ~ ~ M a1fpaa - @ as "st Us
;. @ uuc tuE ~ = ~ t4e ~ <'ei nt
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- y. epott taut ucpAt 1ueues- 1no 1naAu 1uAcuon
j. We fep"r1'os staa Is ~ |
ATTEND THE GALLERY" |
chen Parliament ts In SESSION; aud the Times I
shorthand wrrers-elg It In the House OF Lords |
sno len 10 fhe aou>e ~ Commons. Each OF the |
'Ael morning IouFha4S mas eailefJ sta1 almost
y y 4ute e4uHl 10 i1as IN nufnueF' nut lne ltMes
y tne Only 1F'lrnal Fnica etnpiots 5 The telephone
'etWeen fnflIa,acnt-ionst uno us otbcc-lts
:ou1enpofaf1es he&ns sttis content Win the tel
se;npa. ACCORDING 10 The I'mts system IN the !
1AllefS each reporter tasts seeoatitn notes Tor
ltleen 1ntnttes. Woen ne IS renewed ny the next
q nfoer: auo be then 'either tefepn"nes BIS notes
o toe once or extends and TRANSMITS them BY
the former case tue notes beng I
'ua tnto ISPt oy patent typeset1er as they !
fe REPEATED IRON the telepnone- On an average !
loou1 TOUT columns OF the TIMES report OF |
~ ,asnatnent IS treated 10 this Way each evening, |
~ |ae me te'ephonc IS mare available 10 the early
'an OF the night than In the small hours Ut the !
noFntnx. !, remains 10 be remarked Ut the
1'nes tnaf- bile II has Zone Unod SERVICE In the
aeee VI pruSrsss, II nus OF the whole succeeded
pr serving Inc character of Il neutral 1t IS
no.oatave II Its neutrality-suspicious. It from
laa or partfsais-ulat It endeufuEs as rule |
= ste~ aAalls from the stanopo1nt oi tue Gov
s. au;ehl " lne aat, ana Is Ioiesiut even III OPP
s.t ts.aun' % Du1, " lo1'u" VIII uishits Tue tne
h ~ :. .ns t'ut lu1 tectt. " = Heeutu
~ !ae 4HaGs sn'o1u eaf'} peFee.se TUE oFHtol !
a1lo W lHet anticipate every tehuehcf
= = Ssuahee III tue pupnc IL Processes 70 4ead. IN
a ~ tIe great J''urhat IS no' unllofnly success
y, W.. ~ nas soh1etin appeared ~ N'staht tne !
ss I'm VI the puoi!c altoeetnef. but- "neu tue !
~ au1G presented Is oet~cefa ieaatue Or petue
=. ~. oeuna, tae leaaine Journal never nfs-
txnnieev In e.' ~ no f.r,a ~
ay.