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first place, that the booksellers were to be mere instru- 

 ments, entirely in subservience to us, and exercising 

 not only no control, but no influence of any kind; 

 for this was the fundamental object of the Eeview. 

 Next, all former works of this description had been 

 notoriously, more or less, under the influence of the 

 publishers of books, who were certain to shape their 

 course according to their interest, so far as, not merely 

 to suppress or make mention of their publications, 

 but even in many instances to distribute praise and 

 censure at their instigation. Lastly, it was possible 

 that Jeffrey's control might be interfered with by 

 certain of our body, in whom the same confidence 

 could not be reposed, either as regarded their opinions 

 or their discretion. In the course of the summer, 

 ample security being afforded on all these three points, 

 Horner accordingly thus wrote, early in autumn, as 

 follows to Allen, who was then at Paris with the 

 Hollands : 



" 1st September 1802. 



" Our Keview goes on tolerably well. In conse- 

 quence of Constable's own arrangement, it is not to 

 appear till the 1st of November ; but more than half 

 the first number is already printed. I wish you 

 would advertise the publication in some of the Paris 

 newspapers or journals in the manner that you shall 

 judge most likely, if there is any chance to excite a 

 little curiosity about it. Jeffrey has written three or 

 four excellent articles, and Brougham is now an efli- 



