The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-05 00:00:00

PMOSPECTUS.

From a state of universal War, we are hiipni'iy
siths,idiog.intO a state of universal Peace—from a
contest which threatened to
.be almost intermi-
nable, we ,v/rge towards a' repoSb of Which 'Hone
sees no limit. The storm is over, and the
succeeds. The clouds of the tenipest have va-
vished away, 'and all' the' horizon burns with the
recent glori&s of the 'volts which have diSSipated
them, or melts, with a kindred glow, into the
soft effulgence which promises a loug s'caon 6.f
In tlie day of what has there been to com-
prfre ity4th the firmness of Old England. Amid the
wreck of nations and the crush of worlds, where
we find a parallel to, the fortitud,e'of ,
Persevering under adversity ; constant even in
prosperity ; unmoved by perils lIIPSt ihnlifient
unshaken by Convulsions which 'whehned other
'nations in chaos ; mighty, Undaunted, temperate,
sublime, she has maintained her principles steil-
fastly, fUught her battles. nobly, arnd
yietozy gloriondy. And not alone her victory,'
but the victory of numkind ; the triumph 'of Order
over Anarchy +;
of Morality over Crime, of Eter-
nal a 'horrid system of robbery anti
impiety and murder and atheism.
Such is the resplendant NEw vita at which we
baNc so prpperously arrived.. The Mood-stained
shtines .of Moloch are thrown down, 'and thepa-
gon of the I hihstutes, shorn of, his , afflicting
power : the 'f empts!. of Janus is shut, and we have
raised our altars on high in the Dome of Concord.
Let us hasten to adorn Olt:nil. Let us Jutstell to.
bilry in oblivion the i'emleMli'rAnce of the Crohldea,
times we have seen;arid turn with one mind to
the•cu!tivation of the arts' ofyeace. Even of the
laurel!: found w,ir brows let us think.-less,, than of
the_olive branch with tvhi h it'is entwined. 'kilo;
at all events, let us forget the themes ediscord,
and direct oar, better thoughts to the botindless
fields'of scieneec• which' court our steps, ti, the
delights of literature, ta, the enchantments of the
fine arts ;.• to ari those pursuits which .most.
worthy of the dignity of man, his noblest studies,
the knowledge of nature, of him-self, of his Al-
mighty Creator.

!THE SUN; We Will b'ldly say, has performed
the 'duty of a' con„ristenr, intrepid,• and
huk-
pendart 3ournal throughout the arduous strugle
of the last twenty. years. Conscious of the ines-
timable value ,and dignity of the Press, it has en-
deavoured_ not to abuse the one or disgrace the
other. In the present hour of. triumph, Nvitiwnt
fearing t'h'e imputation of vanity; but indulging,
on the contrary, hi an honest pride, it assumes a
station among the fcirOlost publications which.
have contributed, with ceaseless and unvaryinfr.
exertion, to that consnmmation of the glorytof
Great Britain, the overthrow of tyranny, and the
solid eitablishment of the .liberties of Europe,
which arc now complete. _ . .
_

On 'these grounds .we feel ourselves entitled to -
take the -lead .in. assuming those new features
whitth may properly belong to the state of trail-.
tptillity already colomeneed. The task of review-
ing the labours of Learning., the eff►tsions of the
Altri-e'; the speculations of the Politician, has, it
istr►►e, been heretofore confined to works of more-
inpos!ug magnitude and -less frequent occurrence
than the colu'n►us of a daily Newspaper. Quarterly
Leviathans and monthly Sharks have swallowed
up and•devoured the shoals of Authors swarming
the literary wave. But, after maturely es,nsider-
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19g the subject,' we can discover no good reason
why. the diurnal' Press should 'not go beyond the
bounds of an advertisement, in noticing the pro-
dnetions of -talent and recording, the triumphs of
genius ; in rescuing lowly merit from chilling in-
difference, and brightening in the Sim those
floWers which blush unseen ; in giving, through
our more generally diffused it-militia], greaterpub-
licity than k at present attainable to every species
of`compositiOn which issues from the Bookseller's
hind ; and enabling the world to form an opinion
,of their nature and character. •

This is the object we propose in THE SUN RE..
iriEW, to be continued as regularly as the insertion
of temPorary'matter will permit. Our wish is to
Cherish not to repress, to encourage not to repel,
the efforts of the pen. Our criticism shall there-
fore be impartial, our praises liberal, our censures
mild. AS, to be spirited we will nut be unjustly
severe ; so neither will we, for personal oryrivate
art. tification„ prostitute ourselves to the tame in-
s
Sipidity•of too lavish flattery and-indiscriminate
encomium. '

Such arc ourdetermiliations—the Public-, in the
progress 01 our task; will appreciate the worth of
our perfoituande. If we go about to cozen for-
tune without the stamp of merit, our reward will
be disregard, our intentions saving us front con-
tempt, and the design of planting a novel and not
(as we trust) .an utlentertaining',.nor tminstructive,
nor unpatriotic feature %ion a-Publication
the
kind, under our superintendance, securing 'us at
least the indulgent construction of our Itcaders. •
invite communications of every description
—of books boil-, their Authors and Tuhlishers, of
hints from literary men, of notices from those in,-
dined to promote our views. These 5,4011 meet
the earliest possible attention, and be rQteived
with thanks, but without favour
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