Volume II: Beyond London, including Ireland

Acknowledgments

Editorial Note

General Introduction

Introduction – Volume II


Part1. England

1. ‘Amount of Duty Paid for Advertisements by each Provincial Newspaper in England, in the Year Commencing 1st June 1832, and Ending 31st May
1833.

2. Amateur Journalism

2.1 Thomas Adams, ‘British Amateur Journalism: Past, Present and Prospective’, British Amateur Journalist (1892?), pp. 1-6. Lancashire Archives, DDX 104/ACC13365/106, Alfred Henry Pearce Collection.

2.2 Anon, ‘The National Amateur Press Association - General Review of Amateur Journalism at the Present Time - Its Future Prospects’, Pleasure, special supplement (May 1891), pp i-iv.

Shrewsbury Literary Journal Prospectus (1820), Shropshire Archives, 665/3/923. extracts from special jubilee edition (1899).

5. Burnley Gazette application letters for post of reporter and sub-editor, (1867), Lancashire Archives, DDX 1101/27/

6. Bernard F. Bussey, ‘A Surprise for the Governor; or What Tom Said to his Tormentors’ (1864), Lancashire Archives, DDX 1211/3

7. Chester Mechanics’ Institution, extract from Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Chester Mechanics’ Institution, Museum and City Library (Chester: J Thomas, 1859), pp. 87-90.

8. Clarke & Lewis, Newspaper List, with Political Affiliation and Circulation Areas (1837) British Library, shelf mark
1882.d.2.(140.)

9. Daily Sporting Bell (28 October 1871), front page

10. Devon Notes & Queries, correspondence between publisher and editor (1899-1903), Devon Heritage Centre, Z19/20/40

11. Alfred T. Gregory, extracts from Recollections of a Country Editor, vol 2 (Tiverton: Tiverton Gazette, 1932), p. 8-10, 17, 39-40.

12. W. W. Hadley, extract from 1720-1920: The Bi-Centenary Record of the Northampton Mercury, by WW Hadley, with an historical introduction by Sir Ryland Adkins, KC, MP, and contributions by Professor AV Dicey & others (Northampton: Mercury Press, 1920), pp. 35-36.

13. Home Words

13.1 Home Words, St Philip’s Nottingham, (January 1895), cover page.

13.2 Home Words, (January 1895), cover page.

14. Archibald S. Hurd, ‘Western Morning News’, The Cornish Magazine, 1 (1900), pp. 426-35.

15. Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph, extracts from Centenary Number, 1826-1926.

16. Manchester Press Club, extract from Fifty Years of Us: A Jubilee Retrospect of Man and Newspapers (Manchester: Manchester Press Club, 1922), pp. 59-72

17. Mansfield Reporter, extracts from Minutes of Directors’ Meetings (1895-1900), Inspire Nottinghamshire Archives, DD/BM/216

18. Nantwich Public Library, extracts from annual reports of Nantwich public library for 1902-03, 1904-05, 1905-06, showing newspapers and magazines available

19. Newcastle Chronicle, correspondence from Joseph Cowen the younger, Newcastle University Special Collections, W 1/3/55 and SW 1/3/56

20. W. Robertson Nicoll, extracts from James Macdonell Journalist (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890), pp. 96-100, 102-103, 112-113.

21. ‘The Number of Stamps issued to each of the Provincial Newspapers in England, in the Year ending on 1st April 1833’ in ProQuest House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

22. Howard S. Pearson, ‘Birmingham Periodical Literature Half a Century Ago’, Mid-England Magazine, 1 (1880), pp. 79-82, 115-20.

23. The Pilot, a Political, Commercial and Literary Journal for the Midland Counties of England, Prospectus), Cork City and County Archives, U140/J/6/13 (17)

), Shropshire Archives, 665/3/393

25. Tyneside Daily Echo, correspondence relating to Charles Edward Trevelyan, Newcastle University Special Collections, CET 9/7

26. Whitehaven News, linotype Machine Hire Agreement (1896), Cumbria Archives, DB20/551


Part2. Ireland

27. Advertising Duty and Newspaper Stamp Duty Returns

27.1 ‘An Account of the Sums of Money paid by each Newspaper in Ireland for Stamps, in each of the Four last Quarters of the Year ending 5th July 1833 and distinguishing the Sums paid for Stamps for Paper from those paid for Advertisements’ in ProQuest House of Commons Parliamentary Papers.

27.2 ‘A Return of all Newspaper Stamps in Ireland, from the 1st January 1832 to the 1st April 1833’, in ProQuest House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

28. Advocate, subscription request (1850), Cork City and County Archives, U140/J/6/13 (19)

29. Christian Social Economist, Prospectus (1851), Cork City and County Archives, U140/J/6/13 (16)

30. ‘Literary Notices - The Magazines for January’, Galway Vindicator, and Connaught Advertiser, 4 January 1862, p. 2

31. Christopher Clinton Hoey, ‘The Rise and Progress of Printing and Publishing in Ireland’, Irish Builder, 19.432 (15 December 1877), pp. 362–363

32. ‘Proceedings and Papers’, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society,1:1, (1856), pp. 29-35.

33. Denny Lane, ‘Then and Now: A Literary Retrospect, Part II’, Irish Monthly, 13:150 (1885), pp. 644-652

34. [Maurice Lenihan], ‘Reminiscences of a Journalist’, Tipperary Vindicator and Limerick Reporter, 1866

35. Herbert Maxwell, extracts from The Life and Letters of George William Frederick fourth earl of Clarendon K.G., G.C.B. vol. 1 (London: Edward Arnold, 1913), pp. 316-20.

36. ‘Newspaper Families – XI: “Baird’s’, The Newspaper World, (4 March 1939), p. 5,
25.

37. John Power, ‘Irish Literary Periodicals’ [1800-64], Notes and Queries, 3rd, 24th March, 21st, 28th April,
1866.


Part3. Isle of Man

38. ‘Report and Diary of a Political Prisoner, Kept at Castle Rushen, in the Isle of Man, Written by James Brown’, in Robert Fyson, The Struggle for Manx Democracy. (Douglas: Culture Vannin, 2016), pp. 126-27.


Part4. Scotland

39. Aberdeen Journal, extracts from Minute Book of Directors, 1876-1882, D.C Thomson Archive in Dundee

40. ‘An Account of the Number of Stamps issued to each of the Newspapers and Advertising Papers in Scotland in 1831; and also an Account of Amount of Advertisement Duty paid in the same year by each paper’ in ProQuest House of Commons Parliamentary Papers.

41. Air Advertiser, Prospectus (1803), Ewart Library, Dumfries, GGD565/5

42. ‘The Bownie of West Bow’, Border Magazine: an Illustrated Monthly, (October 1863), p. 227 engraving to accompany the story.

43. ‘The Right Hon. Lord Tweedmouth’, Border Magazine: an Illustrated Monthly, 1:2 (1896), photographs to accompany the article.

44. William Murray Borthwick, extracts from Proceedings against Wm Murray Borthwick at the instanck [sic] of His Majesty’s Advocate, and of Robert Alexander, styling himself editor and proprietor of the Glasgow Sentinel newspaper with an appendix of documents and a preface (Edinburgh, 1822).

45. Duncan Campbell, extracts from ‘The Northern Chronicle’ in Reminiscences and Reflections of an Octogenarian Highlander (Inverness: The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company Limited, 1910), pp. 592-594.

46. Chapelhall Miners' Welfare and Community Society, extracts from Chapelhall Miners' Welfare and Community Society Minute Book, 1851-1883, North Lanarkshire Archives, GB 1778 U25/1/1

47. Dumfries and Galloway Courier and Herald. ‘Early Editors of the ‘Courier’ and the ‘Herald’, Dumfries and Galloway Courier and Herald (4 December 1909), p.
3.

48. Dumfries and Galloway Standard and Advertiser, extract from Cash Book, Income and Expenditure for February
1855. Ewart Library, Dumfries, D4/23 D

49. Edinburgh Correspondent and the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle, advertisement (c.1810), National Records of Scotland, GD136/1296

50. Edinburgh Herald and Chronicle, ‘Notice of Cessation’ (4 August 1806), and ‘Postscript’, (29 August 1806), p.
628. National Records of Scotland, E350/111

51 ‘Prospectus’, Highlander (24 May 1873), p.
16.

52. Extracts from How a Newspaper is Printed: Being a Complete Description of the Offices and Equipments of the Dundee Advertiser, People’s Journal, Evening Telegraph, and People’s Friend (Dundee: John Leng & Co, n.d.), pp. 4, 5, 7,
9. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 53,
55.

53. Independent; or Dundee Periodical Journal of Literature and Criticism, History and Politics, Agriculture and Commerce, Prospectus (1 January 1816), University of Dundee Archives, KLoc 052 I38

54. A. H. Millar, extracts from, The Dundee Advertiser, 1801-1901: a Centenary Memoir (Dundee: John Leng & Co, 1901), pp. vii, 9, 34, 48-57

55. Macvey Napier, extracts from Selection from the Correspondence of the Late Macvey Napier, Esq (London: Macmillan and Co., 1879), pp. 60-69, 71-76.

56. Extracts from “The Scotsman”, “Weekly Scotsman”, “Edinburgh Evening Dispatch” New Buildings (Edinburgh: John Ritchie & Co., 1905), pp. 2, 4, 6, 8, 12,14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 40,
42.

57. The Scottish Press, Prospectus (15 July 1847), University of Aberdeen Special Collections, Brown-Lindsay 267/22


Part5. Wales

58. The Cambrian

58.1 ‘The First and Only Newspaper Published in Wales - Prospectus of a New Provincial Newspaper Entitled The Cambrian’ (January 1804), West Glamorgan Archive Service, D/DJVH 222

58.2 Telegram from William Mansel, House of Commons to Cambrian Newspaper Office, Swansea (23 June 1880), West Glamorgan Archive Service, SL WM 2/53

58.3 Advertisement (no date) West Glamorgan Archive Service, SL WM 2/106

59. ‘At Ddosbarthwyr a Derbynwyr Y Celt’ [To the Distributors and Subscribers of Y Celt], Y Celt (23 Mai [May] 1879), p. 1, trans. Lisa Peters

60. Gwalia Newspaper and Printing Company Limited, Prospectus and Limited List of Promises (c. 1883), Archives and Special Collections, Bangor University, PFA/18/326

61. W.R. Hall, extracts from ‘The Cambrian News – its History’, in The Cambrian News Jubilee Supplement, 1880-1930.

62. Thomas Gwynn Jones, extracts from Cofiant Thomas Gee [Biography of Thomas Gee], trans. Lisa Peters, (Dinbych: Gwasg Gee, 1913), pp. 102-106, 160-166.

63. Merthyr Telegraph, Prospectus (c. 1855) in Y Wasg Gyfnodol Gymreig, 1735-1900 / The Welsh Periodical Press, 1735-1900 (Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1987), p. 44

64. North Wales Chronicle Steam Printing Works Advertisement (c. 1865), Angelsey Archives, WDA2/1/48

65. Potter’s Newspaper and General Advertiser, Prospectus (1870), Pembrokeshire Archives and Local Studies, HDX/1009/130

66. Richard Richards, ‘A Reporter’, Wrexham Telegraph, 25 March 1858, p.
4.

67. Royal Institution of South Wales, ‘List of Periodicals and Newspapers in Library’, from Annual Reports of the Council, 1879, 1881, 1892

68. ‘Seren Gomer at y Cymry’ [‘Seren Gomer to the Welsh’], Trans. Lisa Peters and Elaine Baum Advertisement (1818), National Library of Wales, NLW MS. 21403

69. Shropshire Mercury, North Wales Tourist, and Midland Advertiser, Prospectus (19 August 1839), Shropshire Archives, X665/3/910

70. Swansea Journal & South Wales Liberal, Particulars and Conditions of Sale (1894), West Glamorgan Archive Service, SL WM2/144

71. J. E. Vincent, ‘Letters from Wales – IX. The Welsh Press’, The Times (26 December 1887), p.
8.

72. Welsh Baptist Newspaper Company Limited, Prospectus/Hysbyslen (20 March 1885), Glamorgan Archives, DVAU/92/1a.

73. “Welshman” Newspaper and Steam Printing Company (Limited), Annual Report of the

Directors and Statement of Accounts to 30th June 1892, Carmarthenshire Archives, gb211-db17

74. Western Mail

74.1 Letter from Abdel Nadin (12 January 1870), Glamorgan Archives, D/227/2

74.2 Abstract of Advertising Revenue, 1870-1871 and 1892-1893, National Library of Wales, WESCHO File 1

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