The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-20 00:00:00

DJ K. HELL.

ThP following Plini:irter of Mr,
from the hr freeman's 114414 Journal,
which it is introduced ai the conirtp,itio.i of in' utdt-
vidual einineist rack nod t4lents,
who lied all the opportunities of formieg is correct
joilowent, mid who is it Itre:ibrr of ilic !louse (ff
Commons, and a ( ounly lirpreseaudlibe. Ile writes
Ensiows

Let ns give Mr. Pre! his due praise. flis office
WBll no sinecure. Order, iiiiiirtuti!it3., Ht.
tention, were perseverid in to the la",t. His cco-
iinmy in the small issues of puLiic mows W:l.
se-
ven anti minute; but 011 great Seile he had Ow
full-hamdednEss of a luso iii ofire, np. our standing
army and liberal ollnivinice of barrack-, tf,tify.
Hr was also livtroie to jobs—in the sniall
cures were, however, unahatelf ; all the appoint.
meats of Government cuiltiriii-d; appointments ot
mere patronage, unil the truffle of places for eke.
tien interest in the s! venal counties, .h•gracefnl to
each party, and must iirrnicious to the Slate, fluid
all star in Mr. Peel.

Persoin;llv. :11r. fieel had t and I be-
lieve he hey uut li behind him a loiloa.cr or rela-
tive in office.

Though his rhoposition was congenial to the sete-
rity of Bettis. law, and the penalties of his liastir.
reetnm Act were gone out of all keeping, yet let
hail none of the appetency for the exet thin of
tiny force which thsmtgliishell so In n,y of his pre-
&craws, and he firmly resisted the itntn.i and
brutal drinalids for the interference of tit.- military
aith winch he was ussailed by his Oringe flieeds.
Ills reputation, fowever, was wade solely lily bits
talents ii 4 a 111:101 of 1111114111rb%; and though ih 11titt
respect hi+ tueriN were great, ytt there is little
doubt, that the grand error of his sdrisiiiistratiow
ut o:.e from no exclusive and exaggerated estimate of
their value. Ile overlooked the enlarged, the gene.
sous, and inspiring principles of good governments
mud conducted the affairs of this important counfry
Iln rrinciples not
regulate a counting-house or factory. The work
was got up cheap, :11111 the workmen were !mid; but
it set used a matter of indifference that their hearts
rankled, their minds were imliittered, and poverty
owl disease infested their homes.

11'e should Rilli;leet drat Mr. Peel's heart inclines
to be politically cold ; a great fault so yorstr:: It
wan. We ems scarcely, in this nge, accuse soy
one of absolute inhumanity, but Mr. Peel r mainly
*heard evidences of that kind reuce to the
feelings of oilier., which often arises from a al
much occupier!, sod. helllg.
well off arid sans:prisms.
Any one's dispositmis could not but be rivet
hardened and corrupted by felling so young into
that detestable compiottl of Ihe dr•l44
of Union aboiniosirotr, which fonds the cori?gr
of the Castle. (31.1cr mid wiser heads have suffered
fr its itifitiettei.. With !tome of the pleasantry. pod
mil ills psofliga4 if onviple that I,s:llrigri
ierised the of l rcgone, io France, a pratt:ben tact
for drrisimi, cuu,;ninniate in all the nature and all
the art f 11 arty. St is certain to he an ilverm.deli
for the vanity and pride which distimil every Eng•
lishmall's breast, brag acqrsaisitacCe find ;fin II
sense seemed to open 11 r. Piero,.Cur; IWO pals
ago he began to consider hit Irish Hatt, r. rs Mn 6
iltsgit•t ; he has now quitted them With tirri) Coil-
tempt.

li'e should guest) that there is no F:ti4lishintits %rho
regards this country 141011 snore contenint than XII-.
Peel does; nor is it surprising, alien s6e consider
the c ttttt auc lie has krt.',
lint to Ingt the rvil has been accomplistie4l„
instil slut, rm• thollght it I •Cs ssioy to tot-
mem the hest is of Cie It :in Oulu,llst. t.li" moist
!Me 1111/..i1gi,1 thrill Iles s' llrri,fr to stay rem-
pgthy sr Itan ful fag- gs, insist t..•k lis.of
c ire to restore It to ifs folios r : e. I t•lttl atnri-