The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-01 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR.

It was asset ted last week in The Morning Chro-
nicle, that the broken victuals, after the dinner at
the Mansion-House, on Easter Monday, were 'not,
distributed, as usual, among distressed objects in
prisons, but among the lower voters at Sr. Alban's,
to secure the Lord Mayor's re-election for that
place. It is so common for The Morning Chronieleto
insert al tides against the friends of Government,
that nobody was surprised- at this charge, or- gave
any credit to it ; but it appears that another Morn-
ing Paper, which has often vacillated, and has now
wholly apostatized, and from being the servile
tool has become the virulent enemy of Govern-
ment, eagerly adopted the same parry lie. In con-
sequence, the following letter has been published
by Mr. FIAMMAN, a gentleman whose veracity
cannot be questioned, and who is Deputy of the
Ward of which his Lordship is Alderman, address-
ed to the• Editor of the latter Paper :
" .9111,—A paragraph having appeared in your Paper of Sa-
turday last, stating, that the broken victuals at the Mansion-
house, left after the entertainment on Easter Monday, had
been given to some Freemen of St. Alban's by order of the
Chief Magistrate, I think it proper, in vindication of the
character of that Gentleman, to contradict so unjnst an in-
sinuation. As Chairman of the Committee appointed to
massage the arrangements on that day, I can speak confi-
dently to all the facts attending it; and I assure you, Sir,
that out of the provisions which were left on that occasion,
the prisons of Newgate and Whitecross-street were amply
supplied; and letters of grateful acknowledgement are in
ray possession for the same; after which a few remaining
things were given to some persons who were well recom-
mended, or were known to be deserving objects. The in-
formation upon which you founded your paragraph came, no
doubt, from some of those attendants who, by the vigilance
of the Committee, were prevented from carrying on their
usual system of peculation. Such persons are the greatest
enemies of the poor prisoners, whose case they appear so
anxiously to commiserate.
" I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
" 18, Bow-lane, March 30," " JOHN HANNAN.

We are happy to .say the PRINCE REGENT was
much better yesterday.. Ills Royal Highness gave
audiences to Earl BATHURST and Sir \VILLIAM
SCOTT, Judge of the Admiralty; he also received
visits froni the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the
_Dukes of YORK, CUMBEI LAND, and CLARENCE.
Yesteedy the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the
Dukes t,f YORK and Sussex, and the Prince of
Hesse HouRERG,
visited her MAJESTY and the
Princesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, at the
Queen's Palace. The Duke of CLARENCE' dined
with his Royal Mother and Sisters. In the
evening her MAJESTY bad a select parly.
Yesterday the Prince of Hesse HOMBERG re- •
ceived visits front Mr. NAGHTEN, Mr. DE New-
MAN, Lord STEwART, Lord RODEN, ,General
TAILOR, &O. In the evening his Serene High-
ness dined - with Earl BATHURsr, where the
PRINCE REGENT was to have dined had he not
been slightly indisposed with the gout.
It is whispered as a fact, that a Lady at the
height of Tragic fame, though performing -at a
Theatre Royal under her maiden name, has been
married some time: nay, was convicted and found
guilty of Matrimony at the IRISH BAR two years
ago. This report was more than whispered about
the same period, but was not then credited in the
theatrical circles.