Woodfall, HS (English spelling) WoodfallHS

Japanese: Woodfall,H.S.(英語表記)WoodfallHS
Woodfall, HS (English spelling) WoodfallHS

…The Public Advertiser, which had already increased its circulation from 2,800 to 3,400 in the Junior Letters, is said to have suddenly increased its circulation to 5,000. The government tried the printer and publisher, Henry Sampson Woodfall, under the libel law, but was unable to convict him. This effectively expanded freedom of speech, especially political criticism, and greatly elevated the status of newspapers. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Woodfall, HS" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…すでにジュニアス・レターズで2800の部数を3400に伸ばしていた《パブリック・アドバタイザー》は,このとき部数を一挙に5000台へ上げたといわれる。政府は印刷兼発行者ウッドフォールHenry Sampson Woodfallを誹毀(ひき)法をもとに裁判にかけたが,有罪にすることができなかった。このことは言論,とくに政治批判の自由を,実質的に大幅に拡大し,新聞の地位を大きく高めてゆくことになった。…

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