492 • Rq)ly of Mr, Stephens 



figures with 64 pages, forming two annual volumes, as heretofore. By this 

 alteration in his plan, the author's labours will not only cease in five, in 

 lieu of nine, years [from the commencement, Mr. Davis infers by his note, 

 though any schoolboy could tell better by the context], but the entire work 

 (in 87 instead of 135 numbers) will cost nearly two thirds less than ori- 

 ginally proposed." 



In this quotation, where does the word plate appear? a 

 term made use of by Mr. Davis, with his usual candour, to 

 found a further charge upon. He concludes the two wily 

 paragraphs, which I have here analysed, by the following 

 statement : — 



" His renewed engagement, then, binds him to furnish annually six plates 

 of six figures each, with twelve sheets of letterpress ; and six plates of three 

 figures each, with twenty-four sheets of letterpress." 



There is apparently but little difference between our two 

 statements in this particular ; but the variation Mr. Davis 

 makes is entirely to strengthen a subsequent assertion, by the 

 undue advantage of employing the word plate, of which 

 anon ; as I must first controvert the more important misstate- 

 ments or reservations, " the fallacy of all which," Mr. Davis 

 says, "would admit of exposure." My proposals of the 15th 

 of June, 1 829, simply amount to this ; to complete the work in 

 87 numbers, each two contahiing nine figures and six sheets 

 of letterpress, or 54 figures and 2i6 sheets per annum; and 

 by this plan to save nearly two thirds of the original ex- 

 pense *, as well as to conclude my labours in seven years from 



• The original expense would have been above 40/., thus calculated : — 

 One year of 21i sheets, one year of 24 (or 25i sheets, as ac- 

 tually published), and five years of 36 sheets ; with ten 

 additional sheets given in vol. iii*, and at least 10 more in 

 the forthcoming volumes : equal to 247 sheets or original 

 numbers at 3^. Qd. each = _ _ _ - ^43 4 6 



Altered publication, as proposed 

 on wrapper of No. xiii. (May 1. 

 1828) : one year, or 15 Nos. at ^3 



120 do., bs. each= 30 0=£33 



First saving £\0 4 6 



Second (and last) alteration : one 

 year, or 15 Nos. at - - ^3 



72 do., at 5s. each = 18 = 21 



Actual saving to subscribers, with the original quantity of 

 letterpress (247 sheets), without taking into consideration 

 other additional sheets which may be given in the forth- 

 coming volumes, or the six numbers saved by an alter- 

 ation, not of plan, but of type alone, 1/. lOir. more; or 

 23/ 14.9. Qd. altogether; and the work to be completed in 

 seven, instead of upwards of twenty, years * - £22 4 6 



