The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-09 00:00:00

SlR—The difference of the report of the proceedings at the
Common Hall, on -Saturday, published in The Times of
yesterday, from those which appeared in the other Jour-
nals of the day, induces me to trespass on your attention with
a very few, but unpleasant observations. Misrepresentations
are of too common occurrence in " The Tithes" to- require
particular notice, though the public record of them, 'When of
an aggravated nature, • may not be without use. We cannot
expect to prevent a renewal of the offence, for, unhappily,
habit becomes inveterate, .when supported by interested or
corrupt motives—but it may serve to remove that film
from the public eye, which the Newspapers have been
instrumental in generating, You have, 'rather impolitically,
wade my conduct at the Common Hall serve as . a subject
for your spurious wit, and• a handle for your private malig-
nity ; impolitically, because though your wretched attempts
at facetiousness excite no feeling but contempt,, except among
those of your own coterie, they serve to shew your ignorance,
in mistaking a satirical and ludicrous nomination by me, of a
Peter Skipper, whom I never saw, -nor knew but by public
report,; for a real one: and
.your impudence in suppressing
truth, distorting observations, and inventing falsehoods in defi-
ance of facts, which could be proved by hundreds of witnesses.
It. Is unworthy of me to descend into particulars from various
reasons : it. would be an endless task to wade through the false-
hoods of the Times, as a comparison with other Journals of the
day sufficiently point them - out : • besides, were I inclined to
disclose (which I reserve for another opportunity) the many
impositions upon the public, I might speak of the coalition be-
tween the rival Shop keeping Candidates for the Mayoralty
and the' manner in which they decided (not by election) who
should- fill the civic Chair, a week previous to the meeting of
the Cpnimon Hall, when, as I was informed, by Mr. Magnay
himself, that Mr. Waitliman, whom you laud so -highly, had
agreed nct to oppose him, but to wait the more certain, but less
honourable medium, of rotatory succession. I might unwind a
few more links of, the chain of City duplicity and imposition,
but my business is with you now, and I shall•just shew your im-
partiality and regard for justice by reminding you and the pub-
lic of the appaling fact, that you only advocated the late Queen's
cause, because at is• certain meeting it was decided by a ma-
jority of one; that it would be most profitable to espouse the
popular opinion, and fan the dangerous flame of public feel-
ing against the King and Government,. in behalf of an unfor-
•tunate and deluded .woman, for whom an advertisement,-which
•all the other papers readily inserted, you would not accept with-
out first receiving the cash _down, and it consequently did not
appear in the liberal leading Journal. These facts speak your
character better than volumes of comment could do.

You have frequently taken occasion to angle for popularity
by an affectation of regard for. the libefty of the Press.. How
little you are actuated •by that consideration, is apparent from
your converting it into an engine of private malignity * *
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The Ti mzs are, indeed, very bad.—l am, Sir, &c.
(Signed) W. PARKINS.
. 10, New Bridge-street, Oct. 2.