Limerick Chronicle 10 May 1834

Stamps—Ireland

A return of the number of stamps issued to each Newspaper in Ireland, respectively from 5th january , 1833 to 5th April, 1834, and the number of stamps cancelled by each Newspaper in Ireland, respectively for the same period
 

Title of Newspaper

Number of
Stamps
issued

Cancelled
Dublin Dublin Evening Mail
Dublin Evening Packet
Dublin Evening Post
Christian Journal
Comet
Dublin Gazette
Dublin Mercantile Advertizer
Morning Post and Times
Evening Freeman
Express
Freeman's Journal
Morning Register
Mooney's Circular
Observer
People
Pilot
Press
Racing Calendar
Repealer
Saunder's News Letter
Stewart's Despatch
Warder
Weekly Freeman
Weekly Register
497,196
320,100
192,000
21,170
53,098
22,550
26,500
45,025
109,000
3,901
250,500
286,000
7,500
111,050
23,399
132,000
8,300
1,200
12,426
504,000
189.825
128,600
152,500
24,000
1,304
8,880
1,381
1,333
5,848
9,909
172
9,968
 . .
3,000
9,861
9,954
142
2,329
2,674
8,287
. .
. .
957
7,247
18,021
3,301
. .
12,885
Cork Southern Reporter
Chronicle
Herald
Weekly Times
258,375
204,250
28,450
12,050
. .
4,895
. .
. .
Limerick Chronicle
Evening Post
Evening Herald
Guardian
Munster Journal
Limerick Star
183,950
16,500
90,858
500
400
11,850
1,037
. .
1,892
. .
. .
. .
Waterford Chronicle & Weekly Chronicle
Mirror
Mail
54,775
26,000
40,900
. .
1,840
689
Antrim Belfast Guardian
News Letter
Commercial Chronicle
Northern Whig
Northern Herald
86,525
139,000
144,800
94,500
25,325
816
450
597
1,998
. .
Clare Clare Journal
16,625
. .
Donegal Ballyshannon Herald
10,653
. .
Down Newry Telegraph
Examiner
73,375
82,850
1,024
1,587
Drogheda Drogheda Journal
28,575
785
Fermanagh Enniskillen Chronicle
Impartial Reporter
Enniskillener
13,725
8,050
8,375
. .
. .
. .
Galway Connaught Journal
Weekly Advertizer
free Press
Independent
Western Argus
2,100
19,780
15,150
2,880
1,125
. .
208
. .
. .
. .
Kerry Kerry Evening Post
Western Herald
Tralee Mercury
10,050
14,575
18,750
. .
. .
. .
Kilkenny Kilkenny Journal
Moderator
28,425
31,450
. .
747
Carlow Carlow Morning Post
Sentinel
12,500
18,150
1.001
. .
Londonderry Londonderry Jounal
Sentinel
31,700
65,700
. .
. .
Mayo Ballina Impartial
Mayo Constitution
Mayo Telegraph
7,075
30,275
27,375
. .
. .
90
Queen's County Leinster Express
21,975
. .
Rosscommon Roscommon Gazette
Journal
10,500
5,000
. .
. .
Sligo Sligo Journal
10,300
. .
Tipperary Clonmel Advertizer
Herald
Free Press
29,700
9,075
43,050
150
. .
. .
Tyrone Strathbane Morning Herald
4,625
. .
Westmeath Westmeath Journal
Athlone Independent
5,675
6,725
. .
. .
Wexford Wexford Freeman
Independent
Conservative
25,500
36,900
27,225
987
248
. .
Total
5,409,960
135,486
(Signed) J S COOPER
Comptroller and Accountant-General
Stamp-Office, Dublin, 25th April, 1834

We are proud to perceive by the official return just laid before Parliament, of Stamps issued to the respective Newspapers in Ireland, from teh 5th January, 1833, to the 5th of April, 1834, that the Limerick Chronicle holds its established prominent position in the Irish Provincial Press, having published more copies, and enjoyed a greater circulation than any other two-day Newspaper of Ireland. We also derive another gratifying fact from this return, that there are but two newspapers, Dublin Mail and Packet, in the Irish Metropolis above the Chronicle, and not one in teh four Provinces.
A Limerick Newspaper procured at our Stamp-office of Dublin, on the 4th April inst. by and express messenger, Fourteen Thousand Sheets of Stamp Paper, on the very eve of the official quarterly returns which are made up to the 5th of April, so that it may appear, on the face of the annual returns, that this Journal printed and circulated to above number within the year, in addition to its ordinary publications. — Dublin Paper
In addition to the above the same Newspaper procured on the same day at the district Stamp Office in Limerick, 2000 sheets of Stamp Paper, making 16,000 altogether, whichit did not circulate within thespecified period. — Therefor deducting this number from the official return the actual publication of that paper is necessarily reduced within fifteen months to 74,858, instead of 90,858.

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