some humble capacity--either as hanging on to his Royal
Highness's coat-tails, or else kissing his princely boots.

Committees will be appointed to visit the different Wards, and some of
the highest ladies in the land have been most eager in applying for this
charitable office.

Aldermen who have passed the chair will be allowed their three basins of
Turtle a week. Those, who have not yet come to that awful pass, will
only receive their one basin, of the usual size of those which a person
pays five shillings for at BIRCH'S.

On the 9th of November--the anniversary of the grand LORD MAYOR'S
Day--the whole body of Aldermen are to be allowed, in addition to their
Turtle, a small glass of iced Punch.

A select number, also, will be taken in rotation, and given a ride in
glass-coaches, that will be directed to follow the precise route that
the LORD MAYOR'S procession was in the habit of taking every memorable
9th of November. Pocket handkerchiefs will be provided gratuitously, to
stem the grief of such Aldermen for whom the sight may be too much.

Negotiations are in treaty for the Mansion House, which will be
unoccupied as soon as the City Corporation has died its unnatural death.
It is expected to be vacant in a year. A better locality could not
possibly be chosen, on account of the number of pleasant associations
that are connected with that building, which was so proverbially
hospitable with other people's money.

Those Aldermen who are prevented, by illness or modesty, from applying
at the Mansion House, will be relieved at their own mansions.

All Aldermen will be expected to bring their own basins and spoons.

Any Alderman convicted of bringing up his basin to be filled a second
time on the same day, will be denied any further relief for an entire
twelvemonth.

The tickets, under any circumstances, are not to be sold; but it is
hoped, in the event of the expected success of the Association, that
measures will be taken to add venison to the Turtle.

Further particulars will be shortly published, with a list of the
bankers and houses where subscriptions are to be paid, and where the
smallest contributions, in the way of turtle or venison, will be
thankfully received.

A smaller Charity will also be established--at least the attempt will be
made--in connection with the parent one. Its object will be to relieve
the Common Councilmen with Mock Turtle.

It is a source of great consolation, to think that these