The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-11 00:00:00

NOBLE PH LANT ROPY.

The Loll!) AlAymt, in answer to 4 letter from
Lord It AnSTOCK, soliciting his aid lavuur of
the circulation of the pant!-bails %%1001 have been
inserted in Tina SoN, at the thug dearly
demonstrating that the scheme therein recom-
mended was calenNted not only to remove a very
pressing " temporary evil," but also to establish
a permanent good," replied " Lou! Alayor
presents' tiis compliments toboul
will do all in his power to forward his' benevolent
intentions."

LOrd It. has since addressed another letter to
the Lind Mayor, hi which be says am
sure that it will be nattily us gratifying to your.
Lordship as it was to Myself, to km rn hp•
wards of eight thonoand of the hand-bills hive
been circulated during the list month ; and that
the (Imam' for them is doily rapidly incleasiot.
This fact is decisive as to, public ,opinion ; and I
am confident that your Lordship will folly agrci!
with me in thinking that!, in all rases, whutiver
moral political, or schemes of any kind for
promoting the twppiness of our fellow creatures,,
we cannot do better than suffer ourselves to be
'guided by the opinions of the great majotity of
the wise andgood..
I do not consider myself at liberty to divulge to
your Lot dsliip the names of certain individuals
kk'ho l vc pi olited by the circulation of, the haud-
bills ; sntlice it to say, that they, cure of a descrip.
Lion of persons who have 'known better days.
What an additional motive have we hrye for at
least en,deavouring to promote to our monist the
circulation'Of the hand-bill';---1 have the honour
to be, my-Lora, &c. &e.

BADSTOCK.

AN:SWER.
The Lord .Mayor presents hts compliments-to
Lord Racist ock, and hags to inform his. Lordship,
that he Wit distributed his pipets by ':sending se.:
vend into - Devonshire a* other places. The
Loid Mayor lost no time in making a trial of giving.
soup to the poor :instead of bread, after the receipts
whitll) Uorit, Racist ock favoured hint with. The
Lord-Mayor is now delivering soup (made frOm
one of his Lordship's receipts) twice a ‘veeli, in-
stead of bread, as he did for the last year it is
made in the Mansion House, and gives ,satisfac-
tion, The Lord Mayor thinks. it a most excel-
lent plan, alit serves both for meat and drink,
and is ex ttemely niltrit ions, and returns Lord Had-
stock many thank s. for his communication, •
Slansieu !louse, Wednesday.

GUILT UNIIVIiIiQTED.LY DeTicw.t.).;-:---- A robbery
to, a considerable amount had been committed on
a shop-keeper, in BallygoWleyr One of the rob-
bers was traced to his lodging by sulphur, Which
dropped frOm a ettA that' had been carried off
among other things. Finding the house beset,
and ha7ing no moans of .escape,. he burnetL his
toot considerably in the lire, in order to persuade
his pursuers that, with his foot• in that state, be
not have been abroad, at the rolthery. On
their entering he accordingly began to.expostulate
with, them, displaying his sore Toot, btu was de-
tected by his young child crying out,. '' but- what
made you burn yottr foot on, the, coal, daddy."
COHONInt'd SQVBST:---A1) inquisition was taken
yesterday -at the Two Brewers, Davis-street,
Berkeley,square, before A. Geri., Esq. Coroner
for Weitinitmer, on the body. of J. E..tdOn, who
bung himself on 'the:preceding Moruing, The
deeettied,:WaVservant to a Gentleman tvho lodged.
at 31, Lower Grosvenor-street. kits hid- been
with his "zit/aster lre)n) •bay;, butt in consequence
of -sLtne irregularities, he was ordered to leave on
Nitto.l3y. Alter doing, his :morning's work lie
went op `stairs, .and -being Unusually long
another servant went try.ealf 'dm to breakfast,
wf,en she (mail hint quite -dead, .snspended from
the bed-post by his Reek handkerchief. Evidenre
was..'tolduced to: prove atilt he had been for 7come
time in a dejected state, Verdiet,-,." Insetuii •,