THE MELBOURNE PRESS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4741, 28 April 1877, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE MELBOURNE PRESS.

\ A San Franciscan travelling in Australia gives- the-'following- aceDtiht -of [tW' Melbourne Newspaper-Press in -! the "San- "Fran? niscj'Bulletin :^— ■ ■■{■.-■c-v.iy. ci\; : ;>

i In the matter of newspapers,' y is much bitter off than ISydneyj' and ' thfjir-;'; vigorous/ Jarid, at' the same ctime ; elevated :"'C tone, cqntributes cot a littlo. to the repufca-';" tiod-of,the city, abroad. While the; Sydney 'Herald is" hathp.sreJ in every direction; by■ :: ■petty co'nsicleration^ the' papers here speW %*■ '■with the utmost,freedom, and do not" iesi«; J 'tastei to poih*; otit abuses and insist' oh' their . correction.' Thel managers/moreparticul4rly;!'' ,of the Argiis, have adopted: the sensible:^ planof not allowing their editors and Writers •. to be pat on their defenceVevery, bonr:iii'the'vJ dayV'as is'the case in San I?raucisjo, ■ by-any:': 1 'one wh'o;may.take'objecfciGD to apiragraphin,1-! the paper;' A'strangerisnoti'ailowsdto'enter' s'•' the editpri&l1 rooms of a* Melb6urne- "journal' • ■witliont'firet sending iri.ljis card'by aTyesseat-f ' ! ,'ger-bby retaio'ed iatHe! court yard for. that .? 1 ;.' The: 'Aigus^ujblisheiJ \ in; " Collins'v;;' street, j astI'above Swanst in, ..': may v be:' cpii- !! Bideredttielfcadiri.cr paper,; not^^'only''of" Victoria i; .bnt"©!-'^^-'^^/'^^©^^''-'''^^'^ admirably'5 ■managed^ bqth::'ftna'nciallj;;.atod;Jeditbriallyi :^ and' its;rutterances are"always markisd/rbjr':'.close: thought^atd1 deep 1 earnestness.-';lt is , :engaged1 !at_.the: preserifc' tm& ial:ebniba rtiting ''* thePrbtectlye^'policy of ;the;yictorian Gfbf ern-',':' niejit,| arid,; although the-'t-aa|j; appears to be; r a;herculean;bne, is gradually winning Cjdin-'"""l'-'verts to.its'/.liberal'-views Regarding;'a tariff.1- ' Tor stheir"p'osiiiveness and1 boldness^ some of "',' thenianagers1 havecbins-to"temporary^rief - occasionally.' They. have; incurred the J dis."': * pleasure!bf'that important body, theVio^ ? '" fcprian;Par!iament,fanii, refusing' to''answer'I.' ;questions,' bee»' Imprisoned' ";inj the '': Building.for weeks togethe'r.'pdy-' - ing a*chargeof 25 dollars per'day: for'main"teriance/ ! The greseht efficierit/mariager.'Mr >: Hugh' George,'1 "haa; suffered; this~ political"v -inarfeyrdpjn:; but!,-; aa :V the ;\blbod ' the '; is theßee'd'of the'Churchj" iso- this "; 'pessecution for truth's sike .iriade' the^pag'er ■'irio're;,'aficl!more'flourishing; ' 'Bende3 '". the V' 'P(aily j^Tgos,'of. .which /Mr; Wl W.Haddbii is " the^upervising 'fcditor, 'there are. alsb,/;pnb> :; lished in'^'thu office"The/;'Australasiari, a 7' :;' 'Tsreeklj^,' th'afTiyals /tn^ its class' inEuropeand America,Tan'4;an!llus-': a . trated - pivper '• caUe'd The; .Sketchbri; both* ] under'= the1 editorial''cbntrol.'of.Dr "Gollafe'"' '

On;^the "eTCning f cI :>yisitfed^the' .dffib^.""T fpund •' 80 'at; work in a'veil- ;' arranged andi yreU:{igHted;c6mpising-r66'm, ;i' and in the press-icjepWtmmtsVthe^toteWiinii"'7l' proved ';Hbe's \.pr]ntipg ' madbiiies, ".'' !&c;;;.;The;;iArgusVhaaj whit may-bsV !i: 'teimt'd J'an^active;and^passive''^plaiit,"; as f: r M& 'material ief 5 th"c; busiiieSs -is 1 r : ; A;: :' secb^S o'ffibe:ahd: pre3S-r6pm^-\viih types and .j' kept in a'casfjiriated, fire«pi*6o£ !'. " 'bfaildiog,; so'tb^t in itie ;.event'^ 6f"a lfire^tliOTe -^ yiill'be net interruption in^tnep'ublicajiotf pl^t 1 'tie papen'" Messri- Mabkmn'bn^ahd;.y?ilifpni a.''-;'-Iwjh&own 'this 'fine^'prppetlyi 'rwidarid'Epg-^'i land^'and tHie'btfsincss; igi condtfdteiEl*'by^tiieiy'' tr at: Melbpuniei "The profits'!5" laye'said ip'"re^b.^_3o;'P!M',^i^4SoM'tym«'i"'';: '* ] The, otter' papers—tiie^gej 'pwtted* by .'•Sis' i;'f :^avjd;Symei-who:isatpreß^at'i^ purchasnig'-macMnpryi and'the Daily <;M !;T,elegrajgK^haVe;/after' rWcM;'Bi:^gling^ e.i profitable reepgiiition. i:jc.yree&lj, *'* the;;Leader,'piibluhedla the*office!pithepne'r<---1 fitßfc i(nAnied',> is {& very-Handßpaiy "sbeeti'in-^' [deed, and; is rapidly ■becoming'pppular. '■Just "' L amved ;ririt!Melß^ "paper called £Mr;: oalzelV T?t "preleai"^"^^^^/^^^''.^ 'ceasjed'^to exist, 1 after la* short and'^Bprne^hafc1 * ' ipheckerea'cat'eer;ol It .was famffiafiy'.termed '■'*' revolutionisuig"little' Eehp^'a^d" wisr^ r tpe:Sdyanpe'd^in^^its^deiay'even "fpr'tii^enter-^T prisin^'yiotorian^.' -'Like;: Sy"digy,rthis city >a ■h^s: its-funnyr'paper-^its^ 'Puucli— which.1 is;"'i viery-'well wr^tteaup for.,th^totasrof liteVa-V -tttre,::arfd Bh'aMy illustrated/i'ltß^chief Bpirit - b '•ii MrJ^siab,^Piokersgilli'-i\i:'l: v:i :" !i7.'- f-«'^