Chapter 7

CONSTABLE AND BALLANTYNE

Murray's and Ballantyne's joint enterprises--Financial difficulties--Murray's remonstrances--Ballantyne's reckless speculations--And disregard of Murray's advice--Revival of Murray's business with Constable--Publication of the "Lady of the Lake"--Murray excluded from his promised share of it--Transfers his Edinburgh agency to Mr. William Blackwood--Publication of No. 5 of the _Quarterly_ --Southey's articles and books--Unpunctuality of the _Review_ --Gifford's review of "The Daughters of Isenberg"--His letter to Miss Palmer--Dispute between Murray and Gifford--Attacks on the _Edinburgh Review_ by the _Quarterly_--Murray's disapproval of them--The Ballantynes and Constables applying for money--Nos. 8 and 9 of the _Review_--Southey's Publications--Letters from Scott--His review of the "Curse of Kehama"--Southey's dependence on the _Quarterly_--His letter to Mr. Wynn