The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-24 00:00:00

LITERARY REVIEW.

CURSORY OBSERVATIONS upon the TRANSACIIONS
of the LAST SESSION of PARLIAMENT; inscribed to
the Right Honourable RoaEfir PEEL. By a Member (Stile
late Irish Parliament. •
" Celebrare domestica facia."
Printed for RICHARD MILLIREN,

Our Readers will recollect that, during the lay
summer, we commenced the plan of extracting
the opinions of the several Conductors of tht
Country Newspapers, on public events and na-
tional measures, and we inserted them occasion-
ally under the title of PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.—
We have, however, thought it better to pursue
this plan under that of THE COUNTRY, as more
characteristic of the feelings and sentiments of
the People at large. We were first induced, to
adopt the plan by our observation of the sound
sense and real patriotism which marked the re-
spective Provincial Journals, and the great supe-
riority of knowledge and talents which they, dis-
played in comparison with most of the Newspaper
Editors of the Metropolis. The liberality of the
Provincial Journalists also struck us as another
mark of their moral superiority over moot of the '
London Editors, as well as their political know-
ledge, rectitude, and sagacity, for in all the in-
teresting articles which they take from the Lon-
doll, or from other Provincial Journals, they
usually subjoin the name of, the original News-
paper. Not so the Editors of the Metropolis—
• from the pitiful influence of pride, spleen, or jea-
lousy, they copy interesting • facts from other
Journals, without acknowledgment, and in their
disputes never mention the names of- each other,
except from partiality to one, or pique against
another. Thus the Provincial Journals are ex-
empt from the paltry passions, as will as thensordid
interests, of most of those of the Metropolis.—
Our practice shall continue to he wholly different ;
‘‘lt;-n we take important facts from other Jour-
nals, we shall acknowledge the source, and -when
we Oppose their doctrines, detect their falsehoods,
or refute their sophistry, we shall mention their
names without fear or hesitation.—But now to

the Work, the- title of which forms the head of
this article. After the prorogation of Parliament
last year, we were struck with an admirable de-
fence of the conduct of Administration, which
appeared, in detached portions, in The (Dublin)
Correspondent, and we copied them into THE SUN,
expressing our hope, that when the whole was
concluded, they would be collected, and embodied
in a Pamphlet. We cannot flatter ourselves that
this suggestion led to their present form; but we
are highly gratified that the .Writer has adopted
the measure, as -the Work contains an able and
luminous vindication of the whole system of.

nisters ; and, if they are not above the vulgar
feelings of gratitude, an►! even justice, they will
endeavour to discover the Author, and, at least,
manifest their thanks for the eminent service which
he has rendered to them, it their patronage is
not wholly devoted to early connexions, or
parliamentary interests, as has often, we trust,
falsely, as well as invidiously, been alleged
against them. We on anon no ,we kayo dis-
charged our obligations to several valuable Cor-

respondents, resume our attention -to this exce

lent Work, but at present shall only subjoin the
Dedication, which is addressed to one of the most

able and eloquent of our Statesmen, and whose
property and expectations place him tar above any
impulse but that which arises from TRUE PUBLIC
SPIRIT, and ENLIGHTENED PATRIOTISM.