The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-03 00:00:00

TO IFIE I'UBLJC.

JANUARY 1, 1820.

The uniform consistency with which THE SUN
has maintained the Political Principles on which
it was founded in 1792, under the Sanction of the
Illustrious WILLIAM PITT, renders it hardly neces-
sary for the Edisor, who has been intimately con-
nected with it for neatly the whole of the interven-
ing pet iod, and to whom the Property now solely
belongs, to make any avowal of his sentiments, or
to offer any assurances of his determination to per-
severe in the same laudable course. Desirous of
assistance in the daily labour of conducting the
Paver, he offered to dispose of part of it to any
svirited Body of Men really animated by an at-
tachment to the Principles of its Illustrious
Founder, and zeal for the welfare of the Country.
}le had, in coosequenc:e or its
applications hour several In:livid o ~ highly re-
pectable, but who would Out .)ledge afmselves to
conduct it upon the sante Pt ineiples, and therefore
he declined all. their proposals. It Was thought
that the PITT' CLUB, COnSiVeWly %vitt, its name

and avowed Vrinciples, would have come fore. ar

on the occasion, in order to secure a channel for
the traostnission Of those Principles, as best cal-

culated to support the ,ottout and interest of the
Empire. A very intelligent Correspondeut, whose
signature was SPUKINA, in a flittering Address
to the E,litor, (in Ttlit. SoN of October 2), after
having observed that Uokerninent was " equally
bound to support Tua SUN by die ties of inter
rest and gratitude," thus adverts to the PITT
CLUB ;--•

But how any Public Body, much less one
designating itself by his honoured name at whose
bidding " TnE SUN" rose on this benighted
Country, can suffer that luminary to be darkened,
nut by any ordinary night, hut by the powers
themselves of the shades, m9y well be a subject
of astonishment to every thoughtful and well-af-
fected mind. I shall conclude this letter with
some very beautiful lines from the first Georgic,
part of which you have had the good taste to adopt
as the Motto for your Paper. Neglect of THe SUN
may (haw the same coosequences on us as it did
op ancient Rogue--

" Sob m quis dicere falsurn

" Audeat ? ille etiant ewer's instare titinaltels

" Scepe monet,frautlevtoe et operta lunte,were
" lUeietiaw extincto miseratus Cwy;ire Rourita,

" Duui capitt °lncur° iiitidt!ni ferrtigitic texit,
" Impiaqiic xternam titnuenint screula tioctem

The Proprietor will nut intrude any longer on
Lis Readers than to say, that finding no Fugue
BODY, ailidst all the professions of public spitir
and patriotic so liberally avowed, had offered
to take any part in the Paper, he has c:ittred
into a treaty with a Geo:lemon of congenial
Principles, as well as distinguished TA, nts and
Attainments, to dispose of a considerable portion
of the Concern. If that treaty should be filially
settled, the Proprietor doubts not, that the
character of the Paper will be steadily and
strenuously maintained. The plan of taking Ex-
tracts from the LONDON and PROVINCIAL JOUR-
NALS still be continued, in order to present
to the People a general idea of the Political Cha-
racter of the Country ; and while the Conductor
will firmly support the honour and interest of our
glorious Constitution in CHURCH and STATE, he
will anxiously endeavour to render his Journal
such a vehicle of amusement and information as
may still entitle it to the encouragement and pro-
tection of the Community at large.

* The Editor subjoins an humble imitation:--
The SuN of falsehood who shall dare accuse
Firm in its faith, impartial' in its views;
Oft had it warned us, mid a hoi►ow Peace,
That ills were near, and might our woes increase.
Deeply it aiourn'd on Pier's lamented fall,
And sable margins told its grief to all :
True cause that sadness o'er the realm should spread,
And the bad times eternal darkness dread.

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• The word important was erroneously printed on Saturday

RECORDERSHIP OF COLCHEITER.--The COnt7St
for the office of Recorder of this Borough ter-
minated this day (December 31) ; the zeal ,
of the contending patties, and the severe
scrutiny of each vote, will be best estimated
by the fact, that the poll was open live entire
days. Mr". Kelly was introduced by the Mayor
and Corporation (48 in number) to the burghers
twelve hours before the resignation of Mr. Ser-
geant Runnington was announced, which with his
local connexions, gave him a most decided pre-
fereuce over his opponent, Mr. Cut wood, who
was attended in his canvass by Mr. Harvey, M.P.
for the borough. This latter circumstance made
it a complete party struggle. A scrutiny was
demanded and refused ; and the friends of Mr.
Curwood have determined to apply to the Court
of King's Bench next terrn for a quo warranto
calling upon Mr. Kelly to show by what authority
he exercises the office of Recorder, which will
virtually bring the whole po'l under legal in-
spection. The number for Mr. Kelly is 110 ;
Curwood, Si giving the fortner a majority
of 23 —(Morning Paper.)
The thermometer on Saturday was nine degreee
lower than it was yesterday, that is, sixteen de-
glees under the freezing point.