"From the _antient_ and _most reputable_ sale of Alphabetical Letters at the Golden Ball in Whalebone-court, Lothbury, fronting the end of Bartholomew-lane: Whereas several as well _impudent_ as ignorant pretenders have of late erected offices of various methods, and under several denominations, proposing such prodigious profits, in making so many several returns of _cent. per cent._ for each principal sum paid into them, that it is even _miraculous_ to those of the greatest capacities in these undertakings how or with what _assurance_ they could ever pretend to publish the same; but now it is presumed every one who has any _concerns_ in matters of this kind are thoroughly sensible of the difference between _honest_ and well-regulated schemes (_as this is_) and those _chimerical_ ones which are only set up on purpose to be a glittering show of profit, where the end fails of the expectation. The failures of some of this kind, and the probability of _all_ such methods taking the same course, _has been the only motive_ of publishing this; the proposer hereof not having advertised in print these eight months, though his sale has been of nine months standing, and has paid for re-bought letters to his subscribers out of the same upwards of 29,600_l._ never paying less than double for _all_ money paid in, and that in a very short time. Proposals may be had _gratis_ at the _Sale_ aforesaid, _all_ the books being now open for subscriptions. And on Thursday the 22d instant will be opened a subscription-book, where any person may subscribe _what sum he or they please_, and receive the _principal and profit_ entire in three months, proposals of which will be delivered out the same day. This book is of the same nature with our other books; only in this, whatever sum is subscribed must be paid down with 12_d._ for each pound entrance, whereas in the other the money is paid weekly, which is a great trouble to those who cannot spare so much time." I think I may congratulate my fellow-citizens on the improvement in our morals after their perusal of the following modest production: "Observe well this Advertisement,