JUVENILE PORT-FOLIO. THE Editor would be wanting in duty, to his numerous patrons, and to himself, were he to permit his First Volume, to go into the world, without respectfully expressing his sincere gratitude for the very liberal encouragement with which the work has been honoured, and which far exceeds his highest expectations; for as far as he has been able to learn, wherever the work has been received, it has met with very universal approbation. The first number was issued to Three Hundred subscribers only, which in the course of the year have increased to upwards of Six Hundred, and were he to include those who have taken only one or two quarters, and then left off, the list would rate upwards of Seven hundred. From the number of New Subscribers which are at present daily received, and making a proper allowance for those who will drop off with with the First Volume, he has every reason to hope that he will issue the First number of Volume Second, to about Seven Hundred subscribers, and, that during the month of January, the list will swell to One Thousand! Many enquiries have been made to know, whether he is the real, or only the ostensible editor? To this question, he replies in general terms; that, the plan of the work originated with himself: at first it was intended to be on a smaller scale, confined in its circulation to his schoolmates and Juvenile friends-this was found impracticable, being inadequate to defray the expense; the present plan was then adopted, which placed it under the patronage of the public for its support. With these views he composed the Proposals, and Address to the fuvenile Public. These he submitted to a literary friend, from whom they received some improvement, previous to publication. What may justly be termed the Editorial Department, rests with him alone; no piece has been published, which has not been either selected, or approved of by him, whether received through the medium of the LETTER-BOX, or from other resources, and in all cases wherein he found himself at a loss, one or other of his friends were consulted. The duty of Editor only, would in itself, be both agreeable and instructive; but the work of the publisher, viz. attending to the circulation of the numbers, regulating the subscription list, collection and disbursement of monies, and correcting the proofs, were also performed by him, excepting what assistance he received from his father, in those short, and uncertain intervals, which occur during a severe and lingering Pulmonary Consumption, with which he has been lon adicted. The Editor, however, intends at the commencement of the second volume, to confine his labours solely to the business of CONDUCTOR, and with the assistarce of some literary friends, to arrange the matter so as to produce an agreeable and instructive variety; and he will continue, as he has hitherto done, to exercise is selecting office with his best judgment, and with all possible impartiality.The publishing or pecuniary department, will therefore, for obvious reasons, be conducted under the inspection, and in the name of his Father; This * When the work commenced, the Editor was not fourteen years old. |