dʒˈɑːnəθən hˈɜːst ænd wˈɑːlɪs ɹˈɛni bˈɔːt ðə pˈeɪpɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd, ænd mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə hˈɜːst fˈæmɪli kəntˈɪnjuːd tə wˈɜːk fɚðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ɪts dᵻmˈaɪz.
Jonathan Hirst and Wallace Rennie bought the paper in 1857 for £800, and members of the Hirst family continued to work for the newspaper until its demise.