Through Dr.Kennell, Master of the Temple, his friend and neighbour, who lived close at hand, Murray became acquainted with the younger Kennell, Mr.Stratford Canning, Gally Knight, the two sons of the Marquis Wellesley, and other young Etonians, who had originated and conducted this School magazine.
Thirty-four numbers appeared in the course of a year, and were then brought out in a volume by Mr.Knight at the expense of the authors.

The transaction had involved them in debt.

"Whatever chance of success our hopes may dictate," wrote Stratford Canning, "yet our apprehensions teach us to tremble at the possibility of additional expenses," and the sheets lay unsold on the bookseller's hands.

Mr.Murray, who was consulted about the matter, said to Dr.Rennell, "Tell them to send the unsold sheets to me, and I will pay the debt due to the printer." The whole of the unsold sheets were sent by the "Windsor Waggon" to Mr.
Murray's at Fleet Street.

He made waste-paper of the whole bundle--there were 6,376 numbers in all,--brought out a new edition of 750 copies, printed in good type, and neatly bound, and announced to Stratford Canning that he did this at his own cost and risk, and would make over to the above Etonians half the profits of the work.