Transcribed from the 14 May 1822 edition of The Strabane Morning Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: Newspapers.--On the subject of Newspapers Lord John Russell made the following statement, founded on official documents, in the House of Commons, on Thursday evening:--"In England more than 23 millions of newspapers were sold in the period of a year; of these, not less than eleven millions were daily London newspapers.--The increase of newspapers was in the following scale for England, Scotland, and Ireland:--In the year 1782 there were 52 newspapers; in 1790 there were 60, and in 1821 there were 135. In Scotland there were eight in 1782, nine in 1790, and 56 in 1821. In Ireland there were three in 1772, nine in 1790, and 56 in 1821. The London daily newspapers were nine in 1782, 14 in 1790, and 16 in 1821.--Those published once a week in 1790 amounted to 11, and in 1821 32, and in the British Islands no newspaper was published in 1790, and six were published there in 1821. The total amount of newspapers published in 1790 was 114, and in 1821, that amount was more than doubled, for 284 were in that year published." =====================