The original editor of this liberal-leaning periodical was John Aikin (1747-1822); later
editors included Sir Richard Phillips (1767-1840), the poet John Abraham Heraud
(1779-1887), and Benson Earle Hill (1795-45).
Sydney Smith to Lord Grey, 16 February 1826 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a
Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin. 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855).