The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

CONSTSTENCY.

FOR THE SUN.
I‘l4* tprroß,-1 beg leave to send you the in-
closed Extract from Sir ROBERT WILSON'S "
thilks oo the character and composition of the
1111"jan Aitt;y&e." in 1806 and 1807. It exhi-
-I)tis a Tolerably elear, view of the Adventurer who
from uhQeurityhy following- Jacobin stn, and
etains his eltvation by deserting it :
"in General ,BKR.NADOrre'S bagzage"—lhis
Per on
was then a Jacobin—" taken at Allibaut4-
g,

"ti', the money seized in the totvn of ELBING
for his own private use, 10,000 ducats, exclu-
sive of 2500 fur his Staff, was recovered ; and
ll'ete were found, to a great amount, various
.1
C' pieces of plate, candlesticks, &c. hearing the
"'Mg of almost all the States of Germany. The
Mdhli:ll's servant was so ashamed of this
e'
Plunder
e, ,that he would not claim it, when pur-
i'"dY desired to point out his master's pro-
krtY ; but, a 3 the articles were taken in the
el own quarters, and in his trunks, and
-ert in such quantity, they must have been
re tviqr his knowledge."
ti'lt"tir• HALL has taken upon him to make
:e Sir ItoaFar 117nsont of 1801 contradict the
SirtliilistaT WILSON or ISIS, and declare his
dis-
of himself. COOCeillfllg BOONAPARTE'S poi-
a-nlrig at Jaffa, perhaps he will exerci•e the same
atitßhiL"l'Y BERNADorTE,s phiuderings
1111 1811 the gallant Knight assumed,
1,-,nl) Ilia own shoulders, the " onus probandi ;'
as lie then declared, " iii'innitaY lies with
:" in 1811 Mr. HALL assumes the onus
1131.°40lidi, and relieves the gallant Knight of its
Itel,.tneY. at the small expence of an insult,
titell I shall not venture to offer.
tltt 4 I
cannot impute to Sir ROBERT WILSON
i
disavowals, such retractio:ts, such t
:01 his° \vn deliberate statement. I am sure that
Eli:ill-assert its veracity; that he will upon the
tittir}gs of Southwark pert down this Rouser of
thy, "impeach,ble truth ; that he will not sink
will C-41°Paigner iu the Electioueerer ;—that he
etil:even at the hazard of losing a pack of Ja-
bah..l"l"a, insist, that the diadem of BeRNA-
Itt 'it litalt no more obliterate the plunderings
%tat 'rtg, than the. diadem of BUONAPARTE
• ttt uhli-
the poisonings oh .1.44*

PINCH.

FOR THE: SUN.

Itti
11,4 tlrroa„—As you seem particularly to di-
sittf attention to Ote advantage of oar
4"41."4. are suppose([ to be in favour with
Nuers ant.
be
proper for you to,
%jilt think "''l(.
tett,g4t Chancel!ot of the Exchequer the great
nofactories
of tvloth
tvo," to the M,
of
ttbllt:inito and the Nlettopolis, if the Act
kit 84(11 Of Queen ANNE were pit farce,
tekt"l„." to encourage the trade of the But-
ath "4*l"rs. which provides, that every Factor "r_
Cver P"%ort Wit.) makes clothes, shall be hued
'lltiatids fo
l' r eery dozen 'buttons that tie
ior
tfoitsll4!l P .at on any article of dress, en eyed I
tv„..
sted,
Rite
or any other cowering
kis
lumber,
and sl'oLintwpirsotplortion for any t
41.
ill°te;than a dozen or dozens. The came
kiit4ht:PPlY to black clothes, or mourning, as
14:1", °r Paper Buttons would answer better
-"ered ones, ft is understood that the late
ii4ltt4 Lion. GpoRGB R6sg, who had always the
014;''tte" of the country at heart, and whose
44 R"d
etti
it pitriotism went hand in hand, had it in
g4tson:e years ago, to lay a duty on
kittiltl-1; but as every article that is toed in
ibern pays ditty, he relinquished the in:
; tit all events, the revival of the Act
Ilik,i'r") Would probably be of great service to (he
Isitilieturers, and so industrious a body of men
t to be protected by the Legislature. ,
r.
14.44.
14.3. A 4
XCIIANGE' AP.— 13 e ha'

e had some
__,
_Rat. • k rivatst this imbruing, with Wheat, front
144-444 this
; Fine samples of which sold
as
I►t;)
"I"hd-IV's ltri,e,; the sale of 13'irl'Y W
t"*1.ti3p4..,11(1 Wall -things rather lower ; 'Fick Isi_cs,a...ns. 14
lie," clellialid have advanced 2s. per tin irk. f
Oat Trade
tOliti 48e there is ilti alteration ; the
..11
414,44" lunch the saute as this thy week. —ln
Pu,"tieles there is no alteration.
'4O 'tlitit. OF W• PRESTOS, IVi•rilihe rerliains of that distinguished Free"ll7,l,'
Esq.—On Friday,
4,41 interred in St. Paul's Cat h,.dr.,1. The . -
:15s' ,Tal of the most respectable description.,
'll 1,:, .)'K of a hearse and six mourning coaches,
k, 4-e bs.
six
-tre ,y six Gentlemen's carr ~ -•,
ttis, .. "'tee Baronets, Alderman BIRCH, &c. I hen
14,:ftlitence of th.e rain, the female children )-
tti,tll' to the Freemasons' Charity were not able
/11(1' IVV in procession; but n►ustered at St. Paul's,
h,,l.eistrtied to the house of the deceased and
latlo4,"li of wine and cake. The d
41. II . • II 00
I. ;° 'e distributed as fo ows :-0 •
fce;sotod left
ilie
4vZ4.11.5.
sPuhlic Fund ; 5001. in support of the
h 4114 1 :. Charity School • and the interest of 3001.
ill,dY to he paid to any well-disposed Mason
I;4uhl work the first, second, and third de-
-44(4 Ili Ills lecture dmitig his mastership. Mr. P.
tow ::(1 from illness four vears and nine months,
It!' 48 76 years of age, 55 of which he had been
Ivo
'i .y.,,,mgd in a literary capacity in the King's
l'"4g oaice.

POETRY.

SECOND EPISTLE TO TUE EDINBURGH RE VIEWERS

Ut dcsint l'ires—tameh. est lautlaida voluntas.

My first eight syllables exchang'd for ten,
Once more [ seize the castigating pen.
But e'er I enter further on the game,
Let me explain my object asid toy aim.
Think not that I ail Critics must despise,
Because souse Critics I criticize;
No—no, believe me, I hate not the race,
But the vile mongrels who their kind disgrace;
'Tis not the generous Hound at which I strike,
But yelping Cur, that barks at all alike.
When candid, upright, merciful and just,
Then Critics hold a high and sacred trust;
Fot''tis not their's mere words alone to weigh,
To fix the verses, euphony, and play;
To see the sense is kept distinct and clear,
Nor let discordant. Metaphors appear;
They mat -t do more than that distortion check,
Which puts a human tread on horse's neck;
They must regard in all its scope the plan;
How far it works the weal or woe of man:
And having weighed its object and its end,
Must then, impartial, blame it or commend ;
Not sparing Genius that perverts its powers,
And decks out Vice in Fancy's choicest flowers;
Nor yet permitting stillness to escriPe, 's
Al; ho' presented m•nal shape.
And wt►ii,t toey mild perverted powers to scorn,
Thi.y should es ell divide the chaff and corn;
'Tis :tie►r's to keep Ow flowing stream of mind
Frost mixtui e free, transparent and refired;
'Tis th to keep the Poet's num hers chaste,
And Public Virtue guard, and Public Taste.
Such Critics should be, and, if such, they claim
The recun►pence of honest Fatale.
But ►f their sacred duties they betray,
It warp'd by, favour, interest, or pay;
If their review,—tite taitie laid aside,—
Is us'd to spread .heir poisons far and wide;
If sway'd iycountry, pique, or party spirit,
They then the strongest reprobation merit.
And arc there such? I will not answer—Yes,
More fully will I what I think express:
Sure that the Censorship if such men seize,
They are an evil worse than worst disease.
But let me tract', before I reprobate,
The progress, origin, and present state
Of wnuthl—Of those tremendous Northern Lights
Al- nose glare a darkness visiule affrights;
Those Anthrepophagi, to pity steed, '
Who pens than tomahawks moie fatal wield ; -
• Who are, like Mobochs,'sei-sting men of might,
Wild looks, gash'd loos, hatchets, war-cries, fright;
But when we join in fight, and come to blows,
We then brio out tiiey are mere bug-bear foes.

Bra Eiuw to wetaphur 1 bid adi.n,
AL ,Li tin,e—The Eulanurgh Review—
WlAwn w ibc tullo.itig charges 1 arraign,

And pledge t:iyseif thosecinages to u►aintain:
First, ►ts Con-ticiurs, pasi all hounds severe,
Have put his Majesty's .►egs B•iftis i►► fear;
Tile) nave stiewn favour, natwiial and private,

Scarce knoA nig sotheinnes what thewselves would drive at;
They have, ut modes_of Faitb, s 9 toilanc'd all,
They almost acelu io wish the whole aught fall:
hare, by awe:ling on the Foe's success,

Lahour'd the public spirit to depress;
Whllst a I the sictories by our anus atchiev'd,
As waste of blood, which brought no good, they grievid;
They have poor'a forth dark prophecies of ill,
IVlnc:tt, God lie ptais'd, the fates would neer fulfil;
With others in kind and tone,
As shall in fitting time and place be shewu.
But henceforth waving the Itevitw as thing,
I win to those woo iili its pages sing;
Nay, uy Synecdoche, will be wore brief,
Using as proxy for them all, their Chief ;
So shall I lead the charge with lessen'd dread,
" And leave the Hydra but a single head."

But ere I enter further on the case,

'revere right at first its origin to trace.
In- that same year when tl►uieas' peace was signed—
Toat peace which, sad for England and mankind,
Allow'd the foe his force to concentrate,
And then renew the war with double hate;
In that same year this pestilence appear'd ;
'Twas then the hydra first her snakes uprea►'d--
Or, speaking without figure—then began
The critic toils of this redoubled matt—
" With saffron back, and sides of azure blue,"
Then hit set up his terrible Review.

This dread Review, in ail directions spread,
In every place, by every ratik, was read.
All older works he threatened to supplant,
And rivals trembled as their sale grew scant.
Why he to such high eminence attaited,
By int.tes malignant passions is explained;
In those vast crowds behold a just solution,
Who gather round to see an execution.
Mao hung; boll stak'd; are not so captivating
As the delights which spring from author-baiting.
Deafen'd besides by strong-lung'd Impudence,
How can the world attend to modest sense ?

This soon relives; the other presses on,
•
Till not by worth, but noise, the cause is won.
Some quack " my pills cure all diseases" cries,
The crowd believe, and every blockhead buys—
Witness too PACKWOOD, and his razor straps,
With all the snare and advertising traps
Which in the Journals are so often met
By Doctor Bnonum and his brethren set.
The Journals are employ'd by these quack sages,—
But J— —Y uses his own critic pages ;
Where Pe 's self-praise and trickeries allure.
Does this explain it ? so—or not—'tis sure
None had success so rapid, since began,
With the last century—the critic plan.
Memoirs of literature led the way
By others follow'd, which tad each their day—
Then Monthly cause; then Critical Review;
And equal shares of public notice drew ;
Till marching on with bolder from and tone,
The Northern Critics seiz'tl upon the throne.
Awhile they reign'd suoreme—obey'd tho' fear'd ;
whuo, to oppose, the Quarterly appear'd,
Which, led by Girrotin, calmly made its way,
And now maintains a more than equal sway.
Unknown to both the rival Chiefs I view,
And wish success to whom success is due ;
To him who best supports Religion's cause
Is just, checks faction, and upholds the laws.