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    t h l8 g 3 The Publishers' Circular 77i

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    The Geneva -«-». in • correspondent Swit...

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    m nbiuial emoira A cause and of of cdebr...

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    To The Brief Chronicle Given In Our Last...

    = added ^ to the varied store of which some note was given in our last numberit willwe believe hadmitted that we have reached the proverbial embarras de richessesand , we must , leave it to , the e discriminating judgment of our readers and of the various , academic and scholastic

    authorities to select the wares best suited to their needs .

    T H L8 G 3 The Publishers' Circular 77i

    t h l 8 g The Publishers' Circular 77 i

    The Geneva -«-». In • Correspondent Swit...

    The Geneva - « - » . in correspondent Switzerl f >« 1 11 d of the L k Times t g to ¦ ives the following . 1 -t t ' interesting ¦ m t . notes ~ . * on -m the .

    ¦ Printing Pnmmercial a 11 I I | || 1 . i f . \ S nv Press > mni and f ^ ~ ¦ " Industri — — " - " 1835 al an Union — Switzerlan : — — ' According the — — — d number — - — — - — — ^— - « , — - < v ^ b of - ^^ a Printing ^ recently ^ ^ v *< % a ^^ ¦¦ ^ j ^ Mfc Presses ^ published ^ d ^ - ^^ - *^^«^ ^^ w ^ in ^¦ . ^ b ^ b report the w >« ^» Confederation ^^^ ^ . ^ A of A A ^^ T- the Tl . T _ r J _ ^ W ^ r Swiss ^ " ^^ ^»** is ^ W

    stead il 300 y incre printing ¦ asing — f -offices . In exclusive of some possessed 200 concerns no — more that — — than use ¦ 105 foot r presses - ¦ presses ^ v ^ v ; she onl r possesses ¦ . The

    ¦ increase now 1 ft II I g ^^^ ^^ " dates g ^ " ~— from ~ j the , j introduction of entire freedom - ^ —~ ^"" ™— " — " ^ of " ^ ^^ the ' ^ ^ - ^ Press ™ ^ - ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ , ^^ the ' ^ ~ ^^ abolition » r ^^ ^^ r ^ w ^^«^^^»^^ y v of ^^^ the ^ »^^^ ^^ l f * jl n sors f ^\ I A . KJ h -A * - i * p K' however on ^ - ^~ books - — — insi —— , and the ¦—¦— — - — compulsory — — remote n ~ ————— — ^ tha w st *— t amping - ^ does w—a ^ . m * ¦^¦^^ not vm of -v a . newspapers ^« b ^^ it m |^^ m ^ f » - *¦ ^^^^ ^^ . v There ¦¦*• A ^^ f a ^^ is ^ p *^ har *^ wr * dl ^^^ y _ y a vv

    commune 183 ¦ 5 there Jb , were — — published . — gnificant - in the or — Confederation — ___ , . 54 . ^ political ¦— - possess ¦ journals a press ¦ h + . and Since ^ b ^^ a newspaper that w , ^ b ^ time ti i ~ ^^ . they ^^^ In ^

    f -ya iff ^^^ ^ ^^ » ' - ^ _ _ _ _ , ___ j— —^ ™^ ~ -w > - »^ - ^ . ™ ^< a *« . r * m w- *^ - ^ ^^ «>^ r w ~ ~ ^ n - rmm-rw have Switzerl .- — Ml 1 Vff increased . * i ^ * i * and ^*^^ ^ ' ^ that " ^ n ^^ almost 1 ^^ do — ± have _ not sixfold i » prin g neither _ 1 _ T , t — their at — - least t •__ — number — one — ' 1 newspaper ^— being 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ " — ' p * ^ » now |^^ " ^ ^~ ; 5 307 n "some / M « ^^ . - ^^ offices ^ There rnrii ^^ ^*<» - ^^ ^ k » - ^ print are *«^ A . a ^^^ few n *» * several «^ ^¦^ V printing ¦ ^^^* < fc . newspapers 4 fc ^»^^ - offices » »^ / n V" »«^ ^ i ^^ ^» in » ^» .

    is Man done y dai by ly journals tractaiid — they — — farm — ^ ypes out their nor m advertisements achines of their ^ b ^ ^ . own Yery i ¦ ; all few df their Swiss mechanical rij * h work

    \ r \ \ IL \ F L A ^ . r *^ Y ^^ ^^ ^^ , J " ^^^ mJ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^»*^^ ^^ w ^^^^ - ^^ v v ^^ v ^^ ^^ » ^^ w r' ^^ v ^^»^ papers b ^^ ^^ v m *^ ^^ ^ f ^^ possess »^ ^^ r w ^ w ** ^*^ ^ k # >^ p offices street in . near the , i the Eng -m establishment i lish i sense .. _ . _ of the ii of the term i trade . They mi printer ¦ ¦ have who merel i composes y a bureau and de itt " redaction mach ine * s in » " the some paper back ^ i . is free n in Switzerland fH * i It in Tm land m ^ in . » .

    ¦ publisher The Geneva ¦!¦¦»¦ Press howe can as v , in this any freedom circumstances is subject as , be to Eng criminall a singular ¦ ¦ ; y prosecuted albeit one ¦ 1 respect not i for very more libel important so or , for defamation qualification no writer . i In or .

    Jl ^ ^ 4 V , I ^ fc * fc ^^ ¦ » ^^^ » ^^^ — , J ^— ^^ ^^^ — ¦ ^^ _ ^ — ^^ ^^~^ • ™ ^^^ " ^^ ^ " ^^ V »^ , ^^ ^^ " ^ ' ^^ ^™ ' ^ ^^^^ - ^^ ^^ . - ^ i ^ ^^ w ^^ p >^*^ v ^» W . ^ ^ fc ^ ^^ ^^ ^ . r ^^^^^ ^ p , M ^ i * V ^ r ^^^^^^^ b ^^ i ^^ ^^ ^ B *^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^»*» ^ p No door bill of of a contents newspaper , nor office poster , without , can be being published first , seen even and to the approved extent of by being the police exhibited . So at far the as

    m does orning not news remain i pap on ers dut are y ¦ co all ncern night —¦ ed , his this approval ¦ - rule is virtuall of a . " bill y prohibitive " could not , for be , obtained as the chief until of it police was

    too be ^» ^^ ^^^ p lat ^^ ^^^^ e sumed ^^ ^ f to ^^ be ^»^^^^^^^^^ of that » —^ any — they use — — ' — are . But — satisfied - ^^^ m as , j Swiss - ~ with * — — - — newspapers 1 ^^ ^^^ the ^^^ ^^^ regulation ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ do ^^^ not — perhap comp ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ p lain »«^ s ^^ ^^ because » ' ^^ ^^ of " ^^ ^^ the ^ - ^^ the restriction ^^ ^^ v ^^^ v ^^^^ system ^^^ - ^ r ^ v ^^ - ^^^^^^— ^^ ^ , ^^^ has it ^^ ^^ " is not ~ w ^ to ^^»^^^

    yet pre taken root on the Continent . After the newspapers , , the best customers of trade printers are local governments and other public bodies . The popular character of all Swiss government

    work renders for necessa the printer ry the . widest Every publication referendum of ( p offi lebiscitwm cial acts ) , and whether proceedings Federal . or Every Cantonal election , must finds be

    on preceded which b the y the decision delivery of to the every peop voter le is ( every demanded male of . full Book age printing ) of a copy althoug of the h law it has or measure greatly

    increased — miscellaneous — ¦ — ¦» v v « *^* ib ^^ in ^^ ^^^ p Switzerl ^^ printing r *^ ^^ ^ m ^ m ^ v ^ v ^^ and J " ^^ . of The ^^^ *^ # ^ late ^ i ^ « reason m ' ^^ fci years v ^^^ ^^ 4 fca ^ , of ^^ « does ^ B this ^^ a ^^ b ^ k *^^ not ^ is b ~ ~ that ^^^ increase fc ^ fc ^ i ^^ ^ many ^*¦ . ^^ ^ g i ^ ^^ at w ^ authors ^ v the ^^ Vb vr * ^ te v ^ same *^ T ^ 0 who v , ^^ ** ^ rat ^ write V V e ^^ ^ V as ^^ « in ^^ newspaper ^^ German ~ i J- ^ ir «^ 4 ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ find ^ and ^^ ^ w v ^ m

    it who to write their advantage in French like to get to their deal with works French printed publishers and published . By in this Germany means , they and obtain many of a wider those circle of readers without detracting from their chances of winning popularity at home . The

    p G — ¦ rac ermany ••¦• m t ice vvaa j in on V ^ JL . 1 . q the KJ u JL es ^ -f t one V ion . O . AXS han JLMmWJL has Jt d ^^ , and MIA h owever Vi of V / A . France - » - , •¦ Ul the -tJ ^/ V ^ effect on V ^ AX the VXJLV of other ^/ tfJLAVA confoundin , « and 1 > V * JUV ^ W ma JLL 4 ^ g WUkVKJ kes Swiss agains tVCkt « IAAJ authors > KI t «/ th V ^ -4 > e ^^ dev X ^ % with ^^ V e WAV lopmen | - ^ those AJk . ^ V ^ ' - ^* - t •* of of Vh

    th a reall e prevai y national lincomme ¦ literature m ¦ m r cial . During ression the less last h ten owever years Mm . from printing JL diminution A . . as A ^ a trade of has demand been affected than A ^ VA ^ from fc by

    increase ~ J » " > - '* VVAAJLA of compe 4 g w ^ . i- ** g tition ^ m ^ f . \/ . . JhWWA . The X *» . ^ - ^ p » - » . extensive JL . VMMJ . V JLJL , * AVKJkl use , * AJ . of ^ _ f TV American ^/ V ^^ , ^ - ^ - ^ - ^ ^ Jk foot V »* A A - machines . & V « VAVAJI X- ^ J by * . V « railway VAA * 1 «« AV « « companies ^ «« . —— . - *^ ma * and o v th vaan ers ^ am who If J . J . V / h * . ML . % ave JV ¥ V ^ muc JL . J . JL LAVAJk h p I *''* r ¦ i *• n *¦** t VA ing . AJLCk t VV o -r do VkV h JL & as tVU K seriousl 7 V ^ JU JL V ^ ««* kJ 1 JL y V reduced A . V ^ V- « . ^ VV / VA the UJLJL'V * ' profits r *' V ^*_* VK ^ of V- ' * . profess I- ' * . ^ - ^ fcVP ^ VMA iona " * - ^ «»» v * l r . ^

    printers work stationer as . , they lithographer And can that do , is at not prices d bookbin the that worst der barel , , to for y p cover ossess it has cost a become foo . t- They mac t h ine look prac and for tice t their ak e r or profit ders nearl for y to every other such

    departments of their business , while the only resource of professional printers is their ioo or ment dinary , which trade , they . The comp larger lain , establishments is placing them , moreo at a great ver , hav disadvantag e a grievance e in the against competition the Govern with

    t-press printers . According to a recent decision of the Federal Council , all establishments J factories ^ mg motive , and power subjected , and to in the which provisions more than of the five Factory persons Act are whereby employed the , are time held of to adult be

    iabour Xi severe ill & l If T * is 1 restrictions Cl limited 1 V Wa a . J _ ^ h . —1 to J ¦ — . than 11 "i ¦ hours _ those — a day -1 that , and pre -Tl vail the J _ ¦_ in emp ^ — Eng I loyment _ . land ¦ . _ . -u . . of _ But ^ 3 young ^^ - « . — concerns ^ , -. ^«_» peop ki . *» . - »» aK le I which J ^ . p laced *^> ^ K ^^ ¦¦ use rfj under ^^ onl ^ J /^ y more ^ foot •¦ "W'V /\ % «^ - rp ^ nines ***¦• , ) and "JA . AV * emp OU 1 U 1 loy UV no SJLVJ more XUf 1 D than HXXOilM . 25 4 J * J p ltKJ ersons X . BV-ri-l . iS , y 4 are CU 1 KJ submi OUU 111 XUI tted / CU to V \ J no JIJIV 1 restrictions WK ) U 1 . 1 , VU 1 V 11 P whatever n uwuv » vi .

    ^ p ° Peal r certain v are is about thu ncil sorts s enabled to of be printing made to obtain , to find the labour it Federal quite on impossible lower Council terms to to revise compete than the their with larger decision them establishments . in It this is said regard , that which , but an ,

    carried 7 Jjec * relation tive . ^ . ' ° , ^ a of nd it the , can in feeling the only sense administer among of a the relaxation the working law of as classes its they provisions in find favour it , , the would of appeal the have law is any is not so chance likely strong to of that prove being no

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    m nbiuial emoira A cause and of of cdebre the the man Oomte Seine in about the de gave annals Viel j Castel udgment of obscene . The on literature the Comte 23 rd was has ult well . been in known the settled proceedings in at the Paris salons , where respect of the the in Second g Civil the

    j |^*^» a town , who seems to have kept a diary of all the obscene stories and

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1883, page 771, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091883/page/3/