The Satirist, or the Censor of the Times was a controversial 19th-century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London.
The Satirist was frequently criticised by commentators, and James Hain Friswell described it as a "poor imitation of Town and Country".
[3] Though the nature of the English justice system at the time made it difficult for slandered parties to enforce judgments against him, some wealthy targets of the paper managed to win cases against him, and he served several stints in prison as a result.
[4] In addition to legal attacks, some targets of the paper responded by publishing the same type of articles directed at the staff of The Satirist.
[8] It also attacked Tory politics and published caricatures of its targets, reserving special disdain for the Duke of Cumberland and Queen Adelaide.