In view of the foregoing it was probably just aswell that the Herald" readily found a purchaser, for the exchange of compliments such as this in's0 small-a commune ity was not calculated to preserve the peace. It. might. very" well that" Mackrill Smith" penned final leader for, the issue of May 17 with very considerable relief, for on that day' he announced that "the management of this will cease with the present issue; to be assumed, we doubt not mich more ably bythe. future editor and proprietor" whose long experience fu China, coupled with the high estimation' in which he is held, by the many members of the mercantile community" in this coune try, will claim for him," we trust, that support in his new undertaking tovwhieh he is so justly entitied, He thanks subscribers. for, their indulgent consideration. of " the many. imperfections which have been so apparent during the past two months and. thanks his eon tributors for their assistance, And Mr, Charles Spencer Compton cornies on the scene, Compton made hho bones about claiming for the torald" the pre-eminence which yet to gain, for he says. a8. bows to the public for the frst time that the paper is the most authentic medium of political" Information in the Empire. "He Intends to. keep it but cannot promise to. keep it cheerfully entertaining, and "as we have not the pen of a' ready' and Versatile welter" "he invites his contributors to fill the void, Tt was Compton's time that the *tevatd Acquired the privilege of carrying the Royal "Coat of Arms, for by a Tasued from HIM Legation, Shanghai, June "15, i850 (e_ was officially notified that, until further orders the "North-Chinn Herald" to be considered the official organ of all notifications proceeding from Her Majesty's "Legation and the Superintendency of rade in China, A Plain Business Man is easy to believe that Compton was a plain business. man, not riven much to writing but depend-{ng upon those who" spent, their spare time. wrestling with the facmether scribendi, for leading furticles are' somewhat infrequent. But he is. cautious. editor. above everything else. Thus on Septem: ber 27, 1856:""In the absence of any Authentic report, about affairs "at the seat of war' we have. to con dent urielves with mere hearsay. The Tmperial forces on. this side of the Great River are divided, pat being stil at, Tanyang, and @ part at Kintan, The Matter city was Reported some days ago to. have icon recovered. More recent re= ports contradict this."
Nevertheless he was a stout fellow when it came to standing for his reporters. Ah-bon-sotvalle had "come to town "and given Inusical recital on the" Tutkophont the Tarkophonini, A" extiaue its appeared in hie column and Some dissent expressed. by readers But Compton sell back down for no one the critique of our Reporter fon the lass performance has been och digcusted in fashionable cities And the correctness of his judgment the perfection of these. new metraments questioned. Knowing his high attainments us a musician, Wwe defer to his. opinion." "Lis. reports, too, throw many "interesting High on Shanghai of tat day. tells of the ith prevalent, through the crowding of Chinese into the
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