Advertiser.—­First number appeared Oct. 10, 1833.

Argus.—­Started as a monthly Aug. 1, 1828.—­See “Allday” under “Noteworthy Men.”

Aris’s Gazette.—­The oldest of our present local papers was first published Nov. 10, 1741.  Like all other papers of that period, it was but a dwarf in comparison with the present broad-sheet, and the whole of the local news given in its first number was comprised in five lines, announcing the celebration of Admiral Vernon’s birthday.  Its Founder, Thos.  Aris, died July 4, 1761.  Since that date it had seen but few changes in its proprietorship until 1872, when it was taken by a Limited Liability Company, its politics remaining staunchly Conservative.  On May 12th, 1862, it was issued as a daily, the Saturday’s publication still bearing the old familiar name.

Athlete.—­First issued as the “Midland Athlete,” January, 1879.

Bazaar.—­A quarto serial of 1823-25.

Birmingham Magazine.—­A literary and scientific publication edited by Rev. Hugh Hutton.  First appeared in Nov. 1827, running only nine numbers.

Brum.—­A so-called satirical, but slightly scurrilous, sheet issued in 1869, for a brief period.

Central Literary Magazine.—­First No. in Jan. 1873.

Chronicle.—­First published in 1765 by Myles Swinney. who continued to edit the paper until his death in 1812.  It was sold March 15, 1819, as well as the type foundry which had been carried on by Mr. Swinney, a business then noteworthy, as there was but one other of the kind in England out of London.

Daily Globe.—­A Conservative 1/2d. evening paper, commencing Nov. 17, 1879, and dying Oct. 30, 1880.

Daily Mail.—­Evening 1/2d. paper; an offshoot from the Daily Post, and now printed on adjoining premises.  First published Sept. 7, 1870.

Daily Post.—­First published Dec. 4, 1857, by the proprietors of the Journal.  From the first it “took” well, and it is the leading daily paper of the Midland Counties.

Daily Press.—­The first daily paper issued in Birmingham appeared on May 7, 1855.  Like many other “new inventions,” however, it did not succeed in making a firm footing and succumbed in November, 1858.

Dart.—­A well-conducted comic weekly paper.  Commenced Oct. 28, 1876.

Edgbaston Advertiser.—­Published monthly by Mr. Thos.  Britton, Ladywood.  As its name implies, this publication is more of the character of an advertising sheet than a newspaper, but it often contains choice literary pieces which make it a favourite.

Edgbastonia.—­A monthly, full of quaint and curious notes, local biographies, &c., issued by Mr. Eliezer Edwards, the well-known “S.D.R.”  First sent out May, 1881.

Edmonds’ Weekly Recorder.—­First published by George Edmonds, June 18, 1819.  It was alive in 1823, but date of last issue is uncertain.