Resolution of the House of Commons against Parliamentary

Reporting-Dr. Johnson as a Parliamentary Reporter-Mr.

Cave and Mr. Astley before the House of Lords for Breach of

Privilege-Earliest Parliamentary Reporting-Matthew Jenour

-Dr. Johnson's Dislike to the Newspaper Press-Odd Titles

of Newspapers-Mr. Henry Fielding, the Novelist-His Con-

nexion with the Newspaper Press-Sir John Fielding-Mr.

Henry Fielding's last Illness and Death.

CHAPTER VI.

TEN YEARS' NEWSPAPER HISTORY.

pp. 121-160

Dr. Smollett-The Briton-The North Briton-Mr. John Wilkes

-Press Prosecutions in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century

-Circulation of Newspapers-The Middlesex Journal-The

Public Ledger-Oliver Goldsmith-The General Advertiser—

Revival of the Question of Parliamentary Reporting-Pro-

ceedings against the Lord Mayor by the House of Commons.

for a Breach of Privilege-Horne Tooke.

161-181

CHAPTER VII.

THE LETTERS OF JUNIUS.

Some of the many Persons to whom the Authorship of the "Letters

of Junius" has been ascribed-Sir Philip Francis, and Recent

Attempts to show from Handwriting his Identity with Junius-

New Views as to the Junius Secret-The Public Advertiser—

Mr. W. S. Woodfall-Mr. William Woodfall

pp. 182-201

CHAPTER VIII.

FROM 1770 TILL 1785.

Dramatic Criticism-Samuel Foote, the Dramatist and Comedian

-His Hostility to Newspaper Editors and the Newspaper

Press-His Correspondence with the Duchess of Kingston-

His Ridicule of the Head-dresses of the Ladies-Edmund

Burke-Richard Brinsley Sheridan

pp. 202-214

CHAPTER IX.

FROM 1785 TO THE CLOSE OF THE CENTURY.

Cowper and Crabbe on the Newspaper Press of their Day-Increase

of Taxes on Newspapers-Prevalence of Press Prosecutions in

the Reign of George the Third-Beneficial Effects of the

Remission of Taxes on the Newspapers-Court Sports and

Amusements at the end of the Century - Concluding Re-

marks.

· Pp. 215-228

CHAPTER X.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

Moral Character of the Newspaper Press in the beginning of the

Present Century-Its Intellectual Character-Its Political Cha-

racter-Its Leading Features-Specimens from various Jour-

nals-Difference between the Newspapers of that Day and

Ours.

pp. 229-255

CHAPTER XI.

PAST METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE MORNING CHRONICLE.-PART FIRST.

Commencement of the Morning Chronicle-Mr. William Woodfall

-Mr. James Perry-Literary Men on Mr. Perry's Staff, in-

cluding Mr. Sergeant Spankie, Mr. S. T. Coleridge, Mr.

Thomas Campbell, Mr. Charles Lamb, Mr. John Campbell,

afterwards Lord Campbell, Lord Chancellor of England; Mr.

Mackintosh, afterwards Sir James Mackintosh, Mr. William

Hazlitt - Profits of the Morning Chronicle at Mr. Perry's

Death Editorship of Mr. John Black-"Tom Hill"—

Literary Men on Mr. Black's Staff-Mr. George Hogarth, Mr.

John Payne Collier, Mr. Albany Fonblanque, Rev. W. J.

Fox, &c

pp. 256-294

My

Charles Dickens's Connexion with the Morning Chronicle-

Incidents in Mr. Dickens's Early Literary Career-Close of

Mr. Black's Editorship-Changes in the Proprietorship of the

Morning Chronicle-Its becoming a Puseyite and Peelite

Paper Mr. Sergeant Glover's Proprietorship-Mr. Stiff's Pro-

prietorship-End of the Morning Chronicle.

pp. 295-313

CHAPTER XIII.

PAST METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE MORNING HERALD THE SUN.

Historical Notices and Anecdotes in Connexion with both these

Journals.

pp. 314-345

CHAPTER XIV.

PAST METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE COURIER--THE REPRESENTATIVE-THE CONSTITUTIONAL—

THE MORNING STAR.

pp. 346-379

CHAPTER XV.

PRESENT METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE MORNING POST.

Its Commencement-Its Early History-" Parson Bate," one of its

first Editors, Fights a savage Duel-Connexion with it of

Samuel Taylor Coleridge-Sir James Mackintosh-Dr. Southey

-Charles Lamb-Relations between Mr. Daniel Stuart, when

Proprietor, and Mr. S. T. Coleridge-Changes in the Editorship

and the Politics of the Paper-Its present Position.

CHAPTER XVI.

pp. 380-417

PRESENT METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE TIMES.-PART FIRST.

Its Origin-First Appearing under the Title of the Daily

Universal Register-The Logographic System of Printing-

Mr. Walter's Addresses to the Public - First Theatrical

Notices given by the Times-No Leading Articles in its

Early History-Character of its First Contents-Retirement

from the Management by the first Mr. Walter-Accession of

the second Mr. Walter - Government Persecution of the

Times.

pp. 418-440

CHAPTER XVII.

PRESENT METROPOLITAN DAILY PAPERS.

THE TIMES.-PART SECOND.

The Second Mr. Walter-Dr. Stoddart-Mr. Thomas Barnes-

The New Times-Mr. Walter's Liberality to the Writers in the

Times-Instances given-Introduction of Steam Printing.

pp. 441-456

THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.

CHAPTER I.

ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS.

The Acta Diurna-The Gazettas-Origin of the word "News"Date of the first English Newspaper-Forgery of the English Mercurie Titles of early Newspapers-General Observations on the Newspapers of the Seventeenth Century-News Letters. No inconsiderable amount of speculation has been indulged in with relation to the origin of newspapers, now exercising in all parts of the civilized world a mighty moral influence over the minds of men. The general conclusion arrived at is, that it may be traced to the time, some few centuries before the Christian era, when the Roman Empire was approaching its greatest glory. It was then the custom to send from Rome accounts of the progress of the Imperial arms to the generals in command in all parts of the provinces. The chief information contained in these journals, which were called the Acta Diurna, was communicated by the generals to the officers under their command. These latter, in turn, imparted to others the information so received; and

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