_Hardware Lion_.--Rather a curious name for the monthly advertising sheet first published Dec., 1880, but it did not long survive.
_Illustrated Midland News_.--The publication of this paper, Sept. 4, 1869, was a spirited attempt by Mr. Joseph Hatton to rival the _Illustrated London News_; but the fates were against him, and the last number was that of March 11, 1871.
_Inspector_.--A political sheet, which only appeared a few times in 1815.
_Iris_.--A few numbers of a literary magazine thus named were issued in 1830.
_Jabet's Herald_.--A weekly paper, published 1808, but not of long existence.
_Journal_.--A paper with this name was published in 1733, but there are no files extant to show how long it catered for the public. A copy of its 18th number, Monday, May 21, 1733, a small 4to of 4 pages, with the 1/2d. red stamp, is in the possession of the proprietors of the _Daily Post_, The _Journal_ of later days first appeared June 4 1825, and continued to be published as a Saturday weekly until 1873, when it was incorporated with the _Daily Post_.
_Liberal Review_.--First number March 20, 1880, and a few numbers ended it.
_Looker-On_.--A quizzical critical sheet of theatrical items of the year 1823.
_Literary Phoenix_.--A miscellany of literary litter swept together by Mr. Henry Hawkes in 1820, but soon dropped.
_Lion_.--Another of the modern "satirical" shortlived sheets, started Jan. 4, 1877.
_Mercury.--The Birmingham Mercury and Warwickshire and Staffordshire Advertiser_ was the title of newspaper of which the first copy was dated November 24, 1820. The title of _Mercury_ was revived in 1848. on the 10th December of which year Mr. Wm. B. Smith brought out his paper of that name. It commenced with _éclat_, but soon lost its good name, and ultimately, after a lingering existence (as a daily at last), it died out August 24, 1857.
_Middle School Mirror_.--A monthly, edited, written, and published by the boys of the Middle School of King Edward the Sixth, shone forth in December, 1880.
_Midland Antiquary_.--First numbtr for Oct., 1882. A well-edited chronicle of matters interesting to our "Old Mortality" boys.
_Midland Counties Herald_.--First published July 26, 1836, by Messrs. Wright and Dain. Its circulation, though almost gratuitous is extensive and from its high character as a medium for certain classes of advertisements it occasionally has appeared in the novel shape of a newspaper without any news, the advertisers taking up all the space.