EXHIBITING ALL THE NEW
DISCOVERIES
AND INVENTIONS IN SCIENCE AND THE MECHANICAL ARTS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
Hunt - Fourth Estate - History of Newspapers and Liberty of Press - v2
John, i.
27
North, Roger, i. 27
North's Examen, i. 28
Observator, The, i. 168
Observator, Tutchin's, i. 173 O'Connell and the reporters, ii. 283 ;
in Ireland, ii. 286
Old Newspapers in the Museum, i. 91 Oliver, Alderman, committed to the
Tower, i. 239
Onslow's motion, ii. 244
Orange Intelligencer, The, i. 162 O'Reilly and The Times, ii. 181 Overland mail, ii. 205
Oxford Gazette, i. 148
Paine, Trial of, i. 263
Papers, illegal, i. 205
Parliament and The Oracle, ii. 21 Parliamentary debates, i. 134 — 149 Parliamentary ordinance, i. 120 Parliament defeated by the press
i. 243
Partisan News-letters, i. 27
Peel, Sir R. , testimony as to reporters,
ii. 283
Peltier, ii. 9 ; trial of, ii. 5
Penny Newspaper stamps in 1848,
ii. 88
Percival the minister and the
Courier, ii. 226
Perry and Gray, ii. 103
Perry, James, life of, ii. 99 ; start
in life, ii. 101 ; his character, ii. 107 ; mode of reporting, ii. 268
Phillip, Sir Richard, ii. 234
Pillory, writers punished by, i. 65,
68, 82, 158
Pitt and the country Newspapers,
i. 279
Plebeian, The, i. 198
Police and the News-hawkers, ii. 77 Police and the unstamped, ii. 75
Post and Chronicle, ii. 123, 125 Praed, Mackworth, ii. 145
Press of the present century, ii. 1 Press, Parliamentary attacks on, i.
229
Printers' houses broken open, i. 14 Printers in 1724, i. 246 Printing-houses in 1724, i. 156 Proclamation against libels, i. 73
INDEX.
Prosecutions, Government, ii. 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67
Prynn, Trial of, i. 59, 66, 68, 71, 87 Public Advertiser, ii. 91
Public Ledger, ii. 188
Pulteneyj ii. 253
Quarrels of the licensers, i. 55 Queen Anne, i. 167
Quidnunc, Addison's, i. 177
297
Smollett and Wilkes, i. 209
Spankie and Lord Campbell, ii. 105 Specimens of early Newspapers, i. 51 Spectator, i. 176
Spectator's comic Newspaper, i. 179
Stamp duty, reduction ii. 87 Stamp, halfpenny, 189
Stamp, plea against, ii. 85 Standard, The, ii. 240
Star Chamber, 40, 74, 75
Steam printing, ii. 170
Steele's defence, 193 expulsion
139
Reporting and reporters, ii. 242 Representative, The, ii. 187
Roche, Eugenius, ii. 144, 186 Romish censors of the press, i. 125 Ruddiman, life of, i. 34
Rupert, Prince, i. 25
Ryves, i. 107
Salaries of Newspaper staff, ii. 196 Saunders's News-letter, i. 36 Scotsman, The, ii. 110
Scott, Sir Walter, i. 26
Secret printing, i. 43 Sergeant-at-Arms and the Mayor, i.
235
Services rendered by the press, ii. 289 Shaftesbury, Earl of, 150
Shebbeare, ii. 94
Sheridan, i. 275
Sheridan's defence of reporters, ii. 271 Sheridan, Whitbread, and Wilber-
force, ii. 31
Shirley's sketch, i. 47
Sketches, Foote's, i. 217, 219, 221,
223
Slop, Dr. , ii. 185
Post, ii. 146
Stirling, Captain, ii. 176
St. James' Chronicle, ii. 240 Stoddart, Dr. , ii. 174
Stuart, James, of The Courier, ii. 228 Stuart, J. , petitions the House of
Commons reprimanded, ii. 32 Stuart, Peter, of The Oracle, ii. 18 Summary, first Parliamentary, ii. 179 Sun, ii. 239
Sun, The True, ii. 239 Supple, Mark, ii. 273
Swift, 176,203
Swift and Bolingbroke, 181
Tatler, 176
TattersaU, Mr. , ii. 114
Taxes on Newspapers, 254
Thiers,
Thomasson's collection, 93 Tierney, Mr. , ii. 128
Times and the steam press, ii. 171,
173
Times, first number of, described,
247
Times, history of, ii. 161, 163, 165,
167, 169
INDEX.
Reformation, influence of, i. 39
Register, Cobbett's, ii. 49
Reminiscenses, Charles Lamb's, ii. Stephen, James, and the Morning
of, 194
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Times' testimonial, ii. 184 Times, the New, ii. 185 Titles of Newspapers, i. 246 Travelling press, i. 41 Trenchard, i. 201
Twyn, trial and execution of, i. 141 Trials, Cobbett's, ii. 47
Trieste route, ii. 209
Triumphant return of Prynn, i. 89 Tutchin, trial of, i. 169 ; in gaol, i.
171
Twenty-four hours of Newspaper
life, ii. 214
Twiss, Horace, ii. 180
Tyas, Mr. , the reporter, ii. 280
Violent proceedings of the House, i. 237
Waghorn, Lieutenant, ii. 207 Walgrave's travelling press, i. 41
Walpole, Sir R. , ii. 255
Walter, founder of the Times, ii. 1 54 Walter, John, ii. 164 ; his account
of the Times, ii. 165; his will, ii.
179.
Watts' letter, i. 35
Weekly News, i. 10 ; titles of, i. 48 Weekly Papers, ii. 288
Wharton, persecution of, i. 74 Whitehall and the News, i. 153 Whitehall Evening Post, ii. 241 Wickstone's trial, i. 42
Wilkes, i. 210
Williamson, Sir J. , i. 148
Wyndham and Sheridan, ii. 23 Windham, Sir W. , ii. 246 Wither, George, i. 109
Wolsey, i. 38
Wood, Anthony, i. 98 Woodfall, ii. 93, 98 WoodfaU's reports, ii. 267
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North, Roger, i. 27
North's Examen, i. 28
Observator, The, i. 168
Observator, Tutchin's, i. 173 O'Connell and the reporters, ii. 283 ;
in Ireland, ii. 286
Old Newspapers in the Museum, i. 91 Oliver, Alderman, committed to the
Tower, i. 239
Onslow's motion, ii. 244
Orange Intelligencer, The, i. 162 O'Reilly and The Times, ii. 181 Overland mail, ii. 205
Oxford Gazette, i. 148
Paine, Trial of, i. 263
Papers, illegal, i. 205
Parliament and The Oracle, ii. 21 Parliamentary debates, i. 134 — 149 Parliamentary ordinance, i. 120 Parliament defeated by the press
i. 243
Partisan News-letters, i. 27
Peel, Sir R. , testimony as to reporters,
ii. 283
Peltier, ii. 9 ; trial of, ii. 5
Penny Newspaper stamps in 1848,
ii. 88
Percival the minister and the
Courier, ii. 226
Perry and Gray, ii. 103
Perry, James, life of, ii. 99 ; start
in life, ii. 101 ; his character, ii. 107 ; mode of reporting, ii. 268
Phillip, Sir Richard, ii. 234
Pillory, writers punished by, i. 65,
68, 82, 158
Pitt and the country Newspapers,
i. 279
Plebeian, The, i. 198
Police and the News-hawkers, ii. 77 Police and the unstamped, ii. 75
Post and Chronicle, ii. 123, 125 Praed, Mackworth, ii. 145
Press of the present century, ii. 1 Press, Parliamentary attacks on, i.
229
Printers' houses broken open, i. 14 Printers in 1724, i. 246 Printing-houses in 1724, i. 156 Proclamation against libels, i. 73
INDEX.
Prosecutions, Government, ii. 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67
Prynn, Trial of, i. 59, 66, 68, 71, 87 Public Advertiser, ii. 91
Public Ledger, ii. 188
Pulteneyj ii. 253
Quarrels of the licensers, i. 55 Queen Anne, i. 167
Quidnunc, Addison's, i. 177
297
Smollett and Wilkes, i. 209
Spankie and Lord Campbell, ii. 105 Specimens of early Newspapers, i. 51 Spectator, i. 176
Spectator's comic Newspaper, i. 179
Stamp duty, reduction ii. 87 Stamp, halfpenny, 189
Stamp, plea against, ii. 85 Standard, The, ii. 240
Star Chamber, 40, 74, 75
Steam printing, ii. 170
Steele's defence, 193 expulsion
139
Reporting and reporters, ii. 242 Representative, The, ii. 187
Roche, Eugenius, ii. 144, 186 Romish censors of the press, i. 125 Ruddiman, life of, i. 34
Rupert, Prince, i. 25
Ryves, i. 107
Salaries of Newspaper staff, ii. 196 Saunders's News-letter, i. 36 Scotsman, The, ii. 110
Scott, Sir Walter, i. 26
Secret printing, i. 43 Sergeant-at-Arms and the Mayor, i.
235
Services rendered by the press, ii. 289 Shaftesbury, Earl of, 150
Shebbeare, ii. 94
Sheridan, i. 275
Sheridan's defence of reporters, ii. 271 Sheridan, Whitbread, and Wilber-
force, ii. 31
Shirley's sketch, i. 47
Sketches, Foote's, i. 217, 219, 221,
223
Slop, Dr. , ii. 185
Post, ii. 146
Stirling, Captain, ii. 176
St. James' Chronicle, ii. 240 Stoddart, Dr. , ii. 174
Stuart, James, of The Courier, ii. 228 Stuart, J. , petitions the House of
Commons reprimanded, ii. 32 Stuart, Peter, of The Oracle, ii. 18 Summary, first Parliamentary, ii. 179 Sun, ii. 239
Sun, The True, ii. 239 Supple, Mark, ii. 273
Swift, 176,203
Swift and Bolingbroke, 181
Tatler, 176
TattersaU, Mr. , ii. 114
Taxes on Newspapers, 254
Thiers,
Thomasson's collection, 93 Tierney, Mr. , ii. 128
Times and the steam press, ii. 171,
173
Times, first number of, described,
247
Times, history of, ii. 161, 163, 165,
167, 169
INDEX.
Reformation, influence of, i. 39
Register, Cobbett's, ii. 49
Reminiscenses, Charles Lamb's, ii. Stephen, James, and the Morning
of, 194
i.
i. 6
; is
i. i.
i.
i. i. i. i. ;of,
i. i.
29K
Times' testimonial, ii. 184 Times, the New, ii. 185 Titles of Newspapers, i. 246 Travelling press, i. 41 Trenchard, i. 201
Twyn, trial and execution of, i. 141 Trials, Cobbett's, ii. 47
Trieste route, ii. 209
Triumphant return of Prynn, i. 89 Tutchin, trial of, i. 169 ; in gaol, i.
171
Twenty-four hours of Newspaper
life, ii. 214
Twiss, Horace, ii. 180
Tyas, Mr. , the reporter, ii. 280
Violent proceedings of the House, i. 237
Waghorn, Lieutenant, ii. 207 Walgrave's travelling press, i. 41
Walpole, Sir R. , ii. 255
Walter, founder of the Times, ii. 1 54 Walter, John, ii. 164 ; his account
of the Times, ii. 165; his will, ii.
179.
Watts' letter, i. 35
Weekly News, i. 10 ; titles of, i. 48 Weekly Papers, ii. 288
Wharton, persecution of, i. 74 Whitehall and the News, i. 153 Whitehall Evening Post, ii. 241 Wickstone's trial, i. 42
Wilkes, i. 210
Williamson, Sir J. , i. 148
Wyndham and Sheridan, ii. 23 Windham, Sir W. , ii. 246 Wither, George, i. 109
Wolsey, i. 38
Wood, Anthony, i. 98 Woodfall, ii. 93, 98 WoodfaU's reports, ii. 267
INDEX.
NEW WOKKS JUST PUBLISHED BY DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.
i.
A MONTH AT CONSTANTINOPLE. By Albert Smith.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON STEEL AND WOOD, FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES ; AND AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE FULLEST PRACTICAL DETAILS OF THE EXPENSES, ROUTES,
AND EVERY USEFUL MATTER CONNECTED WITH THE TOUR. In post octavo, 10s. 6<Z. ,neatly bound.
IT.
LEONARD LINDSAY; THE STORY OF A BUCCANEER.
By Angus B. Reach. 2 vols. , post 8vo, 21s.
EGERIA, THE SPIRIT OF NATURE, AND OTHER POEMS.
By Charles Mackay, LL. D.
Foolscap 8vo,. with Portrait of the Author. 5s. , cloth.
IV.
EVANGELINE: A TALE OF ACADIE.
By H. W. Longfellow.
Beautifully Illustrated by Janf. Bexham, Birket Foster, and John Gilbet. Square Crown Octavo, 10s. 6d. bound ; 16*. morocco.
V.
WITH PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN,
THE YEAR-BOOK OF FACTS IN SCIENCE AND ART.
EXHIBITING ALL THE NEW DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS IN SCIENCE AND THE MECHANICAL ARTS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
By John Timbs,
EDITOR OP THE "ARCANA OF SCIENCE AND ART. "
Foolscap 8vo. , 5s. cloth.
" Ably and honestly compiled. "— Athenjeum.
VI.
ACTING CHARADES ; OR, DEEDS NOT WORDS. AN AMUSING GAME TO MAKE A LONG EVENING SHORT.
By the Brothers Mayhew.
Profusely Illustrated by H. G. HINE. Small 4to, 5s. cloth.
VII.
THE GREATEST PLAGUE OF LIFE :
OR THE ADVENTURES OF A LADY IN SEARCn OF A GOOD SERVANT. By the Brothers Mayhew.
Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
New edition, post 8vo, 7s. cloth.
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