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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th February 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 139

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      l j i & present se criptions nse , it pos has to ition been a testimonial . decided It is to , to be showing mak hoped e an their that appeal such appreciation to a the sum p h of otograp of his hic labours and be literary and raised sympath as will y for lighten sub hi *

      | I his various anxieties improvements for the future he , has and introduced enable him , part to pursue icularly the in money experiments photo may -mechanical which printing have led . to The the | foUowing gentlemen have consented to act on a committeewith power to add to their number

      I I a so nd trust h for tha p t hotograph a hearty res y : — ponse may be made to their appeal , on behalf of one who has done ,

      WOODBURY TESTIMONIAL COMMITTEE . | I James ( Chairman Glaisher of the , Esq Photographical ., ] F . R , S ., Society F . R . A . S of , J Win . W . . Eng Swan land F , . C Esq . S . ., Lauriston 7 St . James Brom ' s Sq l ., W Kent .

      | The Great Right Britain Hon . ) , the Chairman Lord Mayor . . H T . . P S . . Robinson Davis , , F , . Esq O . , S . . , , Tunbrid 199 South , ge Wells Lambeth ey , .

      Francis Captain Bedford W . De W , Esq . Abney ., 326 , Camden F . R . S ., Jld & c . ., N . W . Road S . Bird , S . , W Esq . ., Treasurer , 74 New Oxford

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      ' . Newapapeb Statistics.—From The Newsp...

      ' following . NEwapAPEB 4 on the 1 Statistics present 1 jL fcJ JliU position . —Fro \/ lA m of The the Newspaper Press Press : Direc — tory for 1885 we extract the

      i J follows * There " ^ O — W * VA are VIV now -rV ^ l ^ published pOAVA in V ^ JL the V 1 AV . Newspaper - United A- ' ^^ ff ''' I' ^ K King ^ ' " * dom * ^^^ " ^ 2 , 052 newspapers , distributed as :

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      20 Ditto Scotland 15 Ditto Ireland

      \ ... * reference to the first edition 1 of this useful Diijto Direct ory for British the year Isles 1846 we . find the .

      W gSjXS ^ ourja ^ ? ^ interesting als ; of xiow these facts * 14 — we viz re ., and issued that in daily that - year r d -v iz there . , 12 were in Eng published land and in 2 the in United Ireland King ; but dom in ,

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      PuSST / pwino years , 'xixe increase in aauy papery njwi . > eon . more ; me aaiiy ^^ teyterly reviews ^ number 1 , 298 , of 'which 335 are of d decidedly jreli ^ ptta dharactor : * ;

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 16, 1885, page 139, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16021885/page/3/