New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
JOURNALISM IN ENGLAND.
"THE LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH"

y.r,rcnb are too well known to need extended notice.
All who take interest in journalism are aware how the
most successful newspaper ever launched IN Engiahu
was invented and projected by Colonel Sleigh who also
started pony express, precursor of all the trans
continental traffic of North America Colonel sieisu
who with all his genius an unfortunate specu'a,o
made nothing out of the express ara was yer! s
10 sell The Daily Telegraph 20 Mr. Joseph Moses Le'oi
The Sunday Tones. The romantic success OF inc no"
venture in hands has become one OF the iary e9
Of Feett Veterans of the Gallery 'ell how, aertak
ing partners the late Mr. George Moss ana theh '
late Mr. Lionel Law the family OF Levy pece u" las
entire propretors of the newspaper ana no" .ne cap
tai of Mr. lawson manufacturer of printers INK, auo
the abolition Of paper duty, together WIN shu anu
spiried management converted the first great penn!
newspaper England into O gigantic property. All YIN,
would ll many pages II this account were ehn'io" ny
Romance of Journalism" but inasmuch "s my
description rather contemporary than retrospecuNo'
may dismissed with the observation tna' 'he
acquired by Mr. Moss left to his WIDOW, WHO l"i
ried country doctor who pad exchanged pracuce io
few months with his brother who attended Mrs. MOSS AZ
her residence near London. Doctors have thelr ro
mances as well as newspapers. Everybody recohec'S
the doctor who attended the widow OF Lord Bray
The lady was taken with fsintng tit opposite HIS
surgery at sydenham. They married, ana were hapPy'
Mr. Lionel Lawson, whose lucky touch turned every
thing to gold very lucky perhaps, IN inc onh
run for he died atwhat is considered mere an carry "S'
and was obliged leave about a couple oil mnoiS DC
hind him But he lived to his daughter marrleu 10
baronet Of good old stock, le-Guaruslah 10 ooo''
and pleasant companion, II ever there were one Oh
George Prescott is welknown in the United states
70 require further description. Mr.. Lawson endowed Ills
daughter richly and left twenty thousand year
TO Miss Emily Levy, his niece, now Mrs BydseS WIZ
vans But the chief heir was Mr. Edward Levy SUI y,
Mr. Joseph NJ. Levy who accordingly took the name oi
lawson. Mr. Edward Lawson is one OF the pest hhO"h
men in London, aud entertains on very
handsome scale at his house in Arlingon-st He has
lately become the purchaser of the estate OF Hall Barn
Park near Beacons1eld in BucRnghamshlre' 1h's was
the ancient seat the poet Waller, whose INES 10 9
chsrissa have carried his down upon the ude OF
English song. The price said 10 have been paid loi nun
Barn Park is 100000 sterling Mr.. Lawsons house III
Arlpgton-st contains the room painted oy hosar'h Al
"Marriase la Mode" His dinners are famous Tor ihe
representative character the upper ana lower houses Va
Parliament, bar, the drama the ren 'he pencil anu
tbe scape being always as prominent as the housenoU
pade and the noble army Of country gentlemen There
ia great characterin repass themselves PLAIN rnp
steak being served among the entrees and g"od ooan
toned Jamaica punch with the turtle The great oyster
SINNERS given during the winter equally enJoyaoe
Mr. Lawson has made Daily Telegraph the WORK OF
his life and has toed necessarily at it till this very mo-
nent of writing He has at Oxford and another
at Elton.
The great secret OF the success OF The Doy Iee0'on
anuars 10 have BEEN and to be- keen insight INTO ana
sympathy with the feelings of Engushmen Hence the
paper has never been entirely occupied Win pohucai
matter and the records Of ecclesiastical squapoes'
hinder perpetrated by nearly every other Leading jour
nal The organization of the Church OF England
is interesting to the upper classes, ana tne anAiiS
of the numerous dissenting communities are interesting
70 their members; but TO nobody else Whre taxing
prominent part in politics. The Telegraph has economical
snaoe nv cutting down the Parliamentary debates to
narrow limits for the most part ignoring the con-
crosses and eoDvOcatons Of sectarles On Tue otner
hand IL has given great omnence 70 national sports
susl as horse-ra ing cricket aud yachting, ana
fho
like to have something read" Now amazing as II
may seem in United States there is large section
of English people who neither Tor minute pohucs
nor for any form of ecclesiastical or seotarian nteh
gence These very people are great readers OF news
papers They CLEAN their knowledge of foreign affairs
from kilograms, and Of home politics from leading
article and then read the police news, and any dese
tive articles leaders of circumstance as editorials
without direct didscuc purpose are called IN LONDON
Before other newspapers contained anything OF the
kind The Daily Telegraph had editorials on criminal ana
other legal cases OF interest public, Social topo
graphical archaeological, aud even on botanical ana
geological subjects bats beavers and 6actefd, WING
and whiskey pigs and potatoes Its articles on snort
horns horses remarkable as beng
quite out of daily newspaper routine and this maya
zine style" was adopted by the special CORE
spondents, who, far from combining themselves 10
the narrow limits Of the matter In hand described
veryting that in their way, relevant or lrree-
want. long it made waat Is technically Gale
good copy~ 1t was understood with wonderful per
cepton and fer the first that people hate TO be
lectured and instructed but love TO be amused Hence
the leading articles home and foreign politics were
followed BY others on such subjects recent robbery
Of diamonds attempt to reintroduce the beaver
70 the British Islands the conduct of the politics OF
the newspaper, and the equally important one Of select
ing variety of entertaining subjects for editorials Mr.
Edward Lawson has taken prominent parand has pee
ably assisted by the gentlemen who have successfully
taken charge Of editorial depa tmen In two other
resrects the conduct Daily Telegraph has been
peculiar 1t has customary for many years past to
.acrce every other subject the leading topic OF the
day. for the day that the public for it, and
then 10 cut 1t merclessy down 10 make room for the
next matter which exctes curiosity When there is
dearth Of thrilling topics, brilliant correspondent is
selected TO go America Russia, to France Egypt
Constantinople or Morocco, wherever there may be
latent interest and describe those places and their
inhabitants with a free and or aphc PEN
Mr. Lawson whose fathers health has compelled him
TO withdraw OF FROM the active management OF the
paper now rules The Daily Telegraph alone and when
I'm London always goes down TO the office between IL
O'Clock and midnight excepting only when he enterains
company at home The cosest corner in his favorite
club and the most agreeable chat will not keep him from
Peterborough Court when midnight approaches. He
has nevertheless always responsible head of his ed
itorial staff This post was long dned by Mr. Edwin
Arnold accomplished Orientalist, the author OF
1.-THE Light OF Asia and other works. Mr.. Arnold is
the ready man who made the famous answer to DR..
Birch OF British Museum still greater Oriental
lat Said Dr. Birch You must be strong fellows, you
Journalists; your work very hard and trying"
To whom Mr. Edwin Arnold: We very strong
that is, those who arc left; the weak die"
Mr. Arnold, who is extremely decort having, besides
the Star OF india all kinds Of foreign decorations Is
really very distinguished man, and1f he would abstain
from wearing a skullcap and all his decorations when
he goes a smoking party wonld be quite unexcep
tousbe OF late he has not been strong" as he