Private information reached Shang—hai yesterday from which, while we make due reservation for the curtness of telegrams at $2 word, it is only too evident that "The Tribune" has. ceased publication, However much we may disagree with the policy which "The Tribune" was founded to advance we cannot hear of its denise without genuine regret. For it was an able paper, of high principle, well itten, abundant in above all intentional k to methods of journalism which are unhappily becoming less and less comit '© good tone and careful to avoid sen-i. It is just two years since "The Tribune" made its first appearance, timed to accompany the advent into power of the new Liberal Ministry. It was founded by " group of leading Liberals, at the head of which was Mr. Franklin Thomasson, x. P, & wealthy cotton-spinner of Bolton, and it was intended to take rank as the official Liberal organ; for "The Daily Chronicle" was unaccept—able to some of the party owing to ite adherence to the Liberal Tmperia and for others " The Morning Lead was too extreme, Moreover it was observed that the Liberals could not. boast a single penny paper in London with the exception of th Westminister Gazette," appearance of "The Tribane penny was both " bid for old-fashioned decorum and a daring challenge to the general cheapening tendencies of the day. It was cleverly advertised: on ite first day every "has-horse trotted through London wearing a large white shawl on the name of which "The Tribune" was printed in big letters, Later on sandwich-board meo, disguised as private citizens were soon in all the principal streets, intently reading "The Tribune," which was folded in such a way as to exhibit the name prominently, as they walked. But apparently the genuine pri citizens were not to be tempted. Coi plaints were heard that " The was too long; its grave tone di not appeal to palates that bad been tickled by the sprightly effervescence of rival irresponsibility: and hence, it mast be suppered, came di of cre regarded as s sign that people will not pay ® penny when they can get all the news they require for a halfpenny. Bat it is also an unwelcome commentary on popular taste and the "hustle" of modern life.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.