CHAPTER V

ORIGIN OF THE "QUARTERLY REVIEW"

Canning's early schemes for a Penny Newspaper--The _Anti-Jacobin_--The _Edinburgh Review_--John Murray's letter to Mr. Canning--Walter Scott's assistance--Southey's letter to Scott--Review of "Marmion" in the _Edinburgh_--Murray's conditions--Meeting with James Ballantyne at Ferrybridge--Visit to Scott at Ashestiel--Letters to Scott--Scott's letters to Murray, Ellis, and Gifford on the _Quarterly_--Arrangements for the first number--Articles by Scott--James Mill--Mrs. Inchbald--Dr. Thomas Young