l serve to bring them into notice, as well as being advantageous
to them in a pecuniary view. The difference, as to the expense of
printing, in the estimate made by these gentlemen and that of the
University Press, will doubtless as much surprise you, as it did me.
Here it follows:

'In respect to the printing of the New Testament in the Manchou
language, the undersigned oblige themselves to undertake the printing
of the said work. In the first place, as the Bible Society, and in
particular their agent Mr. Borrow, think fit to furnish the printers
with the necessary types and paper, the undersigned offer to supply
the sheet consisting of four pages with composition, clean and black
printing, at the rate of 25 roubles, paper currency, for a thousand
copies; for two thousand copies, five additional roubles assignats,
so that the same sheet, only by a greater edition, amounts to 30
roubles assignats; thirdly, for 3000 copies in the above proportion,
35 roubles. Fourthly, we promise during the interval of a certain
period to supply at the rate of three sheets per week.

SCHULTZ & BENEZE.'

You will perceive that the amount of this estimate is less, by more than
one-half, than the amount of the other. Schultz and Beneze's sheet
consists of four sides, and they charge less for it than the printers of
the University charge for theirs which consists only of two. I should
therefore think that upon this ground they are entitled to the
preference, were there nothing else to recommend them, which, in my
humble opinion, there is; for being young beginners, and not having very
much to do, they are more likely to push the work forward, than a firm
overwhelmed with business, from whom, whatever might be promised, a sheet
per week is the utmost to be expected, by which much valuable time must
be lost. Dr. Schmidt is acquainted with Messrs. S. & B., and highly
approves of their being employed.

Secondly, concerning paper, with which the printer has no concern. I can
as yet say little for certain upon this matter, which has been the
occasion of no little trouble and expense; for I have been obliged to
take no less than three journeys to Peterhof, a town about 30 _versts_
distant, where stands the paper manufactory, for there is no such paper
as we want in the Russian capital. In this manufactory they have about
50 _stopes_ or reams (we should require ten times that quantity fo