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      188 Fleet Street : November 1, 1881.

      . 188 Fleet Street : November 1 , 1881 .

      Rtlhe Finance Accounts Of The United Kin...

      rTlHE finance accounts of the United Kingdom for 1880 show a marked increase in the value being JL ¦¦ of valued ¦ the i imports at bbb £ 451 ¦ ¦ of 782 paper as — -w »^ - against making ^ 274 materials - ___ 836 in _ . _ , as 1879 . _ . ^ compared _ and _ , _ the with Esparto , _ the __—_ previous and other » year materials ^^ b , the rag at

      r % r _ bt * bbW ^ - — ^* . —fc ' »¦— —^ ^ V — ^ . B - * ' ^^^ ' * - ^ - ^ - - - ^^ ^ - l , v f ^ £ *\ P * f % C \ ^ A - « — ~ - Ji — T" — - J J , ^* bLTT , * 1 — _ J — „ _^ 1 , ^ ^^ ^—^^_ _— TTT ^ _ ^^ _ . — ^^ _^_^ * _ _ , ^ . pp ^ pT ^ t ^ j ^ f ^ n u « B # 1 It fifteen J £ ^ J ^^ bW 1 , ^^^ 642 ™^ p * BTB B ? B > , years 903 W ^^ T ^_ r » jT B » J | ri against r , « B ^ and bniBBV « B . « Bb ^ B ^ VA | the ^ P' B * £ BB ^ BB 1 ^ ^ former , 285 ^^^ »^ " ^ B » — - ^» , ^^ 684 ^^ much " ^ , ^— ^^* the _ — " — ^^ above ' ^ ' - ^ latter " " ^ — _ the being - ~* average ~^ - ^ - -- - _ the _ ^ ^ JBBbK — hi . — ghest The ^ - ^ — ™ amount ¦ paper ** ^ ^— ' U ¦ *^ ^^ ^ "' ¦ _ imported ^^ " ^ reached ^ P ^ P" ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ P ^ BPi for B during " ^ bf PBB * writing W w «> ^ b > « pV the tfT * ^^ . ^ a ^| ^ T | and last I I I I ... ^ Ti ^^ £ 450 ~/ - vr 352 » f »* " » incre of about £ / Tin 5 - rvrvrv •!

      but printing still much purposes 1 below B *^^ - was the valued averag at e of the , last . an fifteen ase years . Our exports , 000 * on of the ' printed previous books year '

      P ^^ f *^ B ^ J «^^ PBV ^^ « ¦ « 1 k . ^ U ^ B > f . Ifp . ^ BB *«« , ^^ ^ BP * ^» * B- " — W ^ — - ~ B —^ ^^ - ^ ——^ BBh — —^ ^ ^— ' — ~ " — " - ^ — — — f ^— ' - » — —^ » ~~^ — ^ ^ ^ — W * " ^^ ^— ^ " ~ ^^^ ^ BB . B ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ "V- ^ V _^ V bT % produced cent cent ^^ •• , , on on 1879 Io in . 7 y the ii . and ana United T-r the tne ¦ 1 King TT highest nignest " dom 1 ngures figures reached 11 in in a xne the value 1 tables " caDies of £ 970 or of \)* ir \ , tne the 263 Ann , last last a recovery ten ten years vears of , . £ 14 -4 The me a / 000 ¦»/ -vj quantit cmantit -v , or 1 -. * ) v 3 r has Vmu per _^

      , increased cent . The almost export in trade a similar was at ratio a very , from low 95 ebb , 439 in cwt 1870 . in , when 1879 the to declared 97 9 208 in value 1880 of , or the 1 books * 8 per shipped to forei BVMk countries ¦ Bh was only £ 630855 but - ^ - it graduall Bk y rose ' until in 1873 it amounted ¦ !¦

      to P ^ . 9 J ± ^ B , b " £ b , m *^ 913 F m ^^ b' ^ _ ^ 846 " ^ ^*^ r ^ BV ^ ' * and •¦ — ^ B *^ gn ^ remained B . ^ B * ^ Bpr ^^^ ' *>^— ^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ - ^— above — ' - - ^ - — £ 900 — . 000 ' - ^ for , - ~~ - three - ^ , y years — ^^— . In — —^ — - ^ 1876 J -w- -m ^ - it ^— ^^ fell - ^ ^^ - ~ ^ - ^ ^ to ^ ^^ ^ m £ ^~ 881 ^ B ^ M ^ fj 1 ^^ 839 P' ^^ ^ ^ ** 0 but m ^ ^ 4 ^ ^^ " B ^ ^ since ^ ^ . ( * that that time time , it it , has lias steadily steadilv increased increased until until , it it is is now now within witnin but but a a little little distanoe distanoe of ot , £ £ 1 1 , . 000 000 . 000 00 fl

      The value of books , printed paper , stationery , and prints exported in 1880 was £ 3 , , 036 , , 412 and Bl ^ J ^ h bB . BK ^^ B **^ thi ^ pF ^ PBjfcB ^ fc ^ B" * P s ^^ B ^ general TBSBh . ^^ BP » ¦ ¦ bV * ^ B ^^ ^ B . ^ B ^ ^^ ^ B expansion ^^^ P ^ ^ " " ¦ * ^ f ^ ^^^^ B » ^ Bfc BB *^^^ ^ B > ^^^^ ^^ B ^ " ^ justifies ^ ^^ W ^^*^ ^ W ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ the ^^^ — — ~ ' ~^ F- antici ~— ~~ - — *¦— ^ - ^ ^ pation B ^^ ^^ ^^^ " — ^» of ^ - ^^^ the ^» ¦ ^^^ ™ Commissioners ^^^» ^» — - ^^ ^^ ¦ ^^ " ^^ ^^ —^ hB' ¦ . ^^^ ¦ ' ¦ ^¦^ ^^^ ¦ *^ pp ^ " ^» •^•^ of ~ ~ ^^ B . Customs ^ v ^•^^ 'B ^^^^ ^ B * ' ^ m' ^ ^ Bfe JBk ^ p . B ¦ ^^ p" ¦ ^ in ^^ ^^ ^^ their B ¦ ^ J ^ B ^ I ,

      report that the revival of this , as of other branches of trade , is likely to be durable . At any rate , the turn of the tide , for which so many persons have been anxiously waiting , seems to have come at last , and it will be very cordially welcomed , although , owing to the large

      discounts rlisf-vii-mf-, s and and other nr . her drawbacks drawbacks and and abatements abatements , , an an increase increase in in the the income income derived derived from from sales sa . lpa whether for home or foreign markets , has a very different meaning from that which would have ,

      attached to it some years ago .

      The Promise Of A Parcels Post Has A Very...

      The promise of a parcels post has a very considerable interest for the publishing trade asalthoughunder existing i i h rulesbooks b if i left open to inspection h i i are b ira ismis 3 ible at f the ,

      same ^ B ^^™* ' . ^ Br , * B B ^^ B ^ I ^^ B V rates ^ b ^ ^^ h ^^^^ "ta ^ B ^ ^^^^ k *^* as , ^ TJ ^*^^ P * other ^~ " ^^^ ^^^^ P" ^ B ^ BBB ^ B ^ printed ^ " ^^ " *^^^ *^» ^^™ —^^^^^ Vk ^^^^ matter ^""^^^ ^^^ ™ ~~ , ^ p ~ ^^ , there *™~ ~~ ~~ ~^^ v ¦ , ^* ™ are —^™ ^^» r ¦ ™ —^ r many -m ^ r m—^ ~^^^ —^— ^^™ works - ^ *¦ ^" r » ^^¦¦ ^ ~^ which *^ bp ^ ^ p ^ 1 ^^ ^^^™ |*^ ^^^ are , ^ b : ^^^ B 1 ^ BB . ^ BB" so B pBPB ¦ costl ^^^ v * ^^™ ^ ' ^ ^^* ^ Bh y ^^ V ^^ J and P ^* ' ^ Bb ^^ ^ ^ bb B ^ p ^ delicate b ^ BB * B ^ B ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ in their binding and general finish that the rough-and-ready handling of the post-office is

      seriousl _ 3 calculated ^ . __ ^— to inj ^ b > ure their _ B ^ Bl appearance . The BPBh ^ BB . B consequence is m that ^_ where ^_ a book ^_ is rare or ^^^^ F J ^ valuabl ¦/ B ^ B ^ ^ BB » ^^^^ B ™^™» »* , , * BBh » e ^ K ^^ ^ it (^ ^ BV becomes B ^^^ r ^ Bb ^ ^ BP * ^^^ ^» ^ B * ^^ " ^ BjB * ¦ P ^^^ virtuall ^^^^^^ ™ ^ l * r ^^ ^^ r- ^ v ^^« y V a ^ " ^ ^ " ^ necessit " ™ ^ " —~ ^^ F ~^^ n" " ¦ ' ^^ — ~^" ~ " ~ y J to ^^ *^ " ~ use ¦¦ ~^ " ~ — ' ^^ r the ~~ ^^—^^ " ° " » ~ ^ letter ^^~ *^» ¦ ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ PW postage ^ H ^ r- I Id ^^ V ^^^ ^^ Bfl ^ K ^^^ , ^ B ^ and ^ ' ^ F ^^ V ^ P ^ ^^^^ this ^^^ P ^ k ^^ b ^^^ ~^ i ^ F involves ^ P ^ b 4 . |^ p ^^ V ^^^* >^^ f ^^^ pT J ^^? V a ^^^ f very V ^^ pf J ^ T

      considerable outlay . Under these circumstances our readers will share in the general desire for a speedy solution of the difficulties which are at present standing in the way of reform , and as an additional argument in favour of speedy action we are told bMr . Fawcett in his

      y id recently issued ^_ report that ^ m - the - ^ adoption ^ m . A of an inland A 4 * B ^ Bb parcels ^ B post will ^ i ^ H ^ B . enable ^ m ^_ him __ to bring ^ the ^ B ^ ^ B . ^ b < ^^ VT Unite ^ . M J ^ JB ^ ^^ ^^ - ^^ d B ^^^ B King ^ 0 * m ¦ «^ B ^ i ^ B « ^ B ^ Bl % pBW dom ^^ ^^^ ^^ - ^^ m ^ m * within v V 1 ^^ V ^¦^ ^^ ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ reach " ^^ ^ taPp ^ 1 ^^ ^^— - ^* of ^ M "' ^^^ ¦ ¦¦ the ^ " ¦ *^ ™ International " ^ ^^ ^^ V ** ^ i ^ ^"" ^^ ^~ ^ ^^ ^ ~*^~ ^^ ^~ " ^ " ^^ ^^ 4 Parcels *^^^ ^^^ V ^^ B ^ gpp ^^ i ^ * . K r ^ t ^ 4 Post ^^^ ^^^ r ^^ ^^ resulting ^ BA * ^ Vivr P ^^ ^^^ b V » ^ ' ¦ ^ BW ^ BB ^ B > ^ BJBv ¦ from ^ BBv P ^ ~ ^ B ^^ B ^^ VB the V ^ * k ^ ^^^ Con I I ^^ « V ^ B -

      ference held in October 1880 . On that occasion , after much discussion , an agreement was arrived at , providing for the transmission , throughout almost the whole of Europe , of parcels not exceeding 3 kilogrammes Bh ( about 6 J lbs . ) in weiht at very moderate charges Bt , ^ . It

      washow-^¦ A ^ ,- ^^ Bff ^^ ^ Klft . ^^ ^ b ^ ^^ ^ - ^ fc » 4 k *« - ^^ Pfc ^^^ ^ g » Jfc ^* # ^ ^ " ^ ^^ ¦¦ ^^^ A ^^^ ¦ a ^^^ B " ^^ ^ ^ ' - ^ - *^ A - *^ * - ^ ^ ¦ " ^ ' * B T h ^— ' *— A ^ N ^ » A ^^ ^ ^ B » - ~ " ^ *^^ B g /^^ * - * B ^^ * ^ i ^ ^^ F ^ ^ ^ * fc ^ ^^^ Bfc ^ fc ^ ^ A B »^ P- # B Brf ^^ »^ A 4 k ^—^ B" ^^ L ^ K " ^^ . d « B ^ B . . # , " ' Vk- ^ fpt ^ , H ^ « B ^^ A - - ever , obvio = _ usly impossible a ^ ^ for ^ . G . ^^^ . reat Britain ^^^^ . . to . sign the * ^> treat — ^ y which ^^ ^ embodied ^ . ^>_ these ^

      conclusions without having previously established tor herselr an inland parcel post , and there is , therefore , an additional stimulus to action .

      T3ie Turn Of Old Father Time's Wheel Is ...

      T 3 ie turn of Old Father Time ' s wheel is once more bringing Almanac Day at Stationers ' Hall AJLCHJL within WXIj 11 J . 11 ' UlCtlOlUdWiC measurable distance UlOiail ^ C ^ / and ChlkKX . we VV K / understand « -HlVAC ; XOlJ <* iJ . UI . that UllrtiU the L / 11 C bud UllUgCU get which VVX 1 XUXJ . the IiIIC Company KJKtlll l' <* ' * J i i '

      has prepared for the Companion to the British Almanac' contains several articles of strong current interest . Among these we may mention the review of the evidence taken by the U Assistant . XUkJl'J W L * AJL \ J Commissioners "V ^ ^^ XJUJ M . M . A . * . * JKJ M . \_/ IAVI . KJ working II \/ J- Ak jl * t > under * - * *¦ * ' - ' •*¦ the v * *¦ ^ " ^ Royal - * - V- ^ / ^*^ * " Agricultural ¦*• *•* - ' V * «¦ - V V \ JL ft ^ JJL Commission X-X ^ - / JL A JL A A JL JL Kj KJ L V / JL X , t ) whic f ( illVll h will » ta ^* - gQive fcS

      Members of Parliament and others interested in the causes of and remedies for the recent geste who depression also d panaceas contributes a useful for the summary a evil paper . This on of the the article state recent is of from Census things the in of pen each the of United the Eng editor lish Kingdom , county ' Mr . Charles , , and based of Mackeson upon the sug anil the - , Preliminary Report just issuedMrWEAAxon writes Ancient 1

      JL IClllUllltll y iVCJJUl V J Italy lOOUUU . . -LTJLl . . TT . , JLJ . . iX . . riAUll nillCiS 1 on - / 11 Luxury JLJLtA . Ul V , , / 111 WC " ' ' Modern 'The Production ' ; Mr . John 1 of fJL Crowd TeaCinchona VJl y , on Recent and Wild Progress Silks in in the India Small ' Arts Mr ' Thorne ; Mr . J . ives R . a Roy succinct le , on

      a < accoun Jb JL f \ ja > AJLV > aper ^ j \ zix JL t oh \ sn of \ J \ JL 11 the i Sty kj tj ' les ics History V- of yjk . ^ the L Ula / iiv , of 7 Ciilendar v > the < J / VJIJLVliUI i ^ xx Post « ji <* jl , and chiixka t Office * ILJLVA . . the i / jl jlkj T ' ; Observance v ^ hs Mr & M uM 11 . . v W <« ul . XftJL > i T / kji of . . 1 . L XU xjcio Easter ynn . 1 LU i / , ; ci B JLIAJ ; , . ' A and t . , liiu ., F JL there 1 wici . R 4 HV . A c g < . are i S x . , also aiow contributes «* " * jpapers ¦ " [ ' *~ x '

      on in addition ' Carpet Manufacture to the usual b resume y Machinery ' s of the in Eng history land c » i of ; ' and science The architecture Higher Education , music of and Women p hilan ; - thropy viiL uj ^ y during u . u xiiiy the tut ; year y etii . . Among muun ^ the Liits abstracts iiua i / iauua of the liiu statutes M uatumH , passed j [) cto » t ? UL during uurixig the lucj , session acnoiwi * will - ¦ -

      and be found the volume a full ep is itome comp of leted the b ' y Irish the Land abstracts Act , ' of and official the other documents Acts in , a reference table of to important Ireland ; events occurring during the LillCS and necrological tableSuch collection of VL articles iU IJi / gives

      « 3 V * JlxU i Companion » UU ^ Ull X PBIB 11 J £ ' UUllllJ Bfe a just Bk ^ title BB year JCai BBl to be , , UillU regarded PBk . a U . llCVvJL as Ux « JglUc a year * l IxI -book HUD . . of lOUUU the a * t ype ^^ JUlim which ^ 0 lUll its first 'v editor - t ? - , ^^^ ^ B ^ w ^ ta- a ^ B BB * BBB * * ^ . ^

      Mr . Charles . JKnight , intended it to be .

      The The Revised Bishop Version Of Lincol...

      the The Revised Bishop Version of Lincoln of the , New Dr . Testament Christopher and Wordsworth said that , in has his been inion disc the ussing revisers the had merits been o betrayed into error by too much confidence , in certain favourite manuscri op pts , of which he g » ^

      seveial examples . J 3 ut in comparing the Authorised Version with the new revision tne J *^ _ Jj _

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 1, 1881, page 922, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01111881/page/2/