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.
Midland Echo—Halfpenny evening paper, commenced Feb. 26, 1883, as an extra-superfine Liberal organ. Ceased to appear as a local paper early in 1885.
Midland Metropolitan Magazine. This heavily-named monthly lasted just one year, from Dec., 1852.
Midland Naturalist.—Commenced Jan. 1, 1878.
Morning News.—Daily paper, in politics a Nonconformist Liberal; first published Jan. 2, 1871, under the editorship of George Dawson until the expiration of 1873. On Aug. 16, 1875, it was issued as a morning and evening paper at 1/2d.; but the copy for May 27, 1876, contained its own death notice.
Mouse Trap.—The title of a little paper of playful badinage, issued for a month or two in the autumn of 1824.