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HISTORY OF PRINTING.

than twenty persons were buried in the ruins. Mr. Jones was the son of an eminent farmer, at Swindon, in Wiltshire, where his relatives still reside. He served a faithful apprenticeship to Mr. Ehenezer Heathcote, printer and hookseller, at Warwick ; and had commenced business at Southampton only a few years preceding this melancholy accident, by which be was cut off before he bad attained his thirtieth year, deeply and sincerely lamented by a large circle of friends.

1837, Nov. 9. Queen Victoria* dined with tbe lord mayor of London, at Guildhall, upon which occasion the corporation of London pre- sented to her majesty a quarto volume, beauti- fully printed, and illustrated by Mr. George Woodfall, and superbly bound and pit by Charles Lewis, containing the words uf the vocal music, as sung at Guildhall, at the royal banquet, preceeded by the following dedication : " To her gracious majesty the queen, this copy of the selection of vocal music, performed at the banquet given by the corporation of London, at tbe Guildhall, is presented with their dutiful homage." Only one other copy was printed with the dedication, which was deposited in the city archives.

1837, Nov. 27. Died, Edward Sbackell,

Proprietor of the John Bull London newspaper, [e died at his residence, at Wareham, Dorset- shire, aged forty-five years.

1837, i>«;. 8. iW«i, J. O.Robinson, formerly a bookseller, at Leeds, and afterwards a partner in the large concern of Messrs. Hurst, Robinson, and Co., successors to Messrs. Boydell and Co., printsellen and publishers, Cheapside, and Pall Mall, London. Mr. Robinson was intimately connected with the Edinburgh house of Consta- ble and Co.

1837, Dec. 16. The number of leeekfy periodi- cal workt, (not newspapers,) issued in London, on this day, was about fifty, of which the following is an analysis : — Religious, 6 ; literary criticism —Literary Gazette, Atherueum, 2 ; musical criti- cism, 1 ; medical, 4 ; scientific, 2 ; for the advo- cacy of pectiliar opinions, — one advocating opinions similar to those in the works of Car- liie, and one by the friends of co-operation, 2 ; miscellanies, to which the most extensively-cir- culated weekly periodicals belong, and new ones are constantly added, which perish in a few weeks, 18; tales and stories, 5; attempts at fan, some of them called forth by the success of the Pickwick papers — mostly trash, 7 ; and sport- ing slang, 1. Out of this number twenty -one are published at Id., eight at lid., and seven at 2d. Of the remainder the prices are higher, varying up to 8d. The monthly issue of periodi- cal literature from London is unequalled by any similar commercial operation in Europe. Two hundred and thirty-six monthly periodical works are sent out on the last day of each month, to every comer of the United Kingdom, from

• On the Rccemlon oT Victoria, I. Jane SO, 1837, the •mount of Utenry pentiona were .if 4,340, while the roral and noble pensions were tSltoMi-

Patemoster-row • There are also thirty-foiir periodical works, published quarterly, making a total of 270. Or the monthly periodicals, in- cluding the weekly, issued in parts, there are fifty -eight devoted to general literature; forty- eight to various branches of science, natural history, &c.; forty-six religious and missionary— inany the organs of particular sects; four histo- ries of England, appearing periodically ; seven- teen works issuing m volumes — a few in parts; twenty to the fine arts— picture galleries — ^topo- graphy ; six to the fashions. Of the remainaer, many are very cheap periodicals, addressed chiefly to children. The weekly sale of Cham, hen? Journal, the Penny Magazine,^ the Satm. dayMayazine, the Mirror, the Mechanic^ Maga- zine, the Lancet, the Chwrch of England Maga- zine, and of several others of the more impor- tant, amounts to little less than 200,000 copies, or about 10,000,000 copies annually. The periodical works sold on the last day of the month amount to 500,000 copies. The amount of cash expended in the purchase of these 500,000 copies is £25,000. The parcels des- patched into the coimtry, of which very few re- main over the day, are 2,000. Such is tkt change which four centuries has made in the market of literature.

1837, Dec. 29. Died, Robert CHiLDs^rinter and publisher, at Bungay, in Suffolk. He and his elder brother, John,J had the merit of con- verting a business for the publication of very common works in numbers, into one of the best stereotype and printing establishments in the kingdom. Mr. Robert Childs, in a fit of insa- nity, unfortunately put an end to his existence.

1837, Feb. 4. The Scotch Befomun' Gazelle, No. 1. Glasgow.

1837, May 20. The Economist and Joint Stock Banliers' Journal, No. 1. Published weekly, price sixpence.

1837, Oct. IX. The Northern Liberator, No. 1. Newcastle, printed and published by Jdm Tumbull, and edited by Mr. A. H. Beaumont, the proprietor, who died in Brompton-squaie, London, January 28, 1838.

1837, Nov. 18. The Gateshead Observer, No. 1. Gateshead, printed by John Lowthin and William Douglas.

1837, Dee. 3. The Weekly Chrittian Teacher, No. 1. Price three-halfpence. Printed and published by A. FuUarton and Co. Glasgow.

1838, Jan. 27. Died, Edward Wiluaw, bookseller, of 186 Fleet-street, London, and for many years the respected publisher of the Emi Classics, and bookseller to the college. Mr. Williams was the grandson, maternally, of Mr. Joseph Pole, bookseller of Eton, the author of the History of Antiquitiet of St. Georges Chafel,

• Magazine Day, by the BUtbor of Random ReaMectiau 0/ the hotue of nmmotu, the Great Uetropolu, ie.

t Tbe Pexnp Magaxine is reprinted at ConttairtlBople, under the direcUoo, and at the expense of the gnal seiKniOT, and bu a great drcolation.

t Mr. John Childa Is weU known fi-om bli impriioa- ment, (May, 1836,) in cooaequenoe of his tefoaal to obey tbe sommona of ao eccleaiastlcal court.

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