The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-02 00:00:00

CORPORATION OF .bONDON.

The late Alderman NEWNIIAit was the last, ex.
cept Sir WATKIN LEWES, of those independent
Magistrates of the City, who supported the manly
and constitutional principles of Mr. Wi
lie was elected Alderman u( Vintry Ward* in.
1774, and served the office of Sheriff with the bite
Alderman lIA y LEY, bruther.in.law of Mr.
WILKES, the following year. He was chosen
Member for the City in 1780, and Curd Mayor
in 1782. But the same year he absented. himself
from Parliament, on the great question for putting
au cud to the- American war, which was lost
by a single vote ; this his Constituents never
forgave, and becoming afterwards a lake-warm
patriot, he dwindled down to a ministerial unit,
when his old supporters deserting him, and the
ministerial party.rather rejoicing in his disgrace
than inclining to depend on a man on whom they
had nodependanee, he lost his seat in Parliament
for the City, in 1790; and, though he made an
attempt to regain it upon the death of Alderman
Siwnuznoe, in 1793, his popularity was gone
for ever, and his exertions, consequently, proved
fruitless.

In the late Election of Mr. 117A:1NAY to the
honourable office of Alderman, we look forward
with a lively hope to the patriotic exertions of a
Gentleman, whiise independence of character is
well known, and cannot be too highly appreciated.
In truth, the Court of Common' Council has
recently acquired• so important an accession of
independence, as well on theßench‘as amongst the
annual Representatives of the City, that we are
not without a very sanguine hope of seeing the
Corporation of London resume that independence,
once the pride and boast of England.

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MERINO SHEEP.—The farmers of the United
States of America arc introducing the breed of
Merino Sheep into their country. The last Wash-
ington papers speak of a flock of 27 of these va-
!liable animals having left that city, on the 4th of
November, for Frankfort, and three remained in,
the vicinity. It is said, they are the first of these:
sheep ever seen in that part of the wield, but it is',
not stated where they were brought front.
TUEATRICAL Bur.r,.--In an adiertisement in a
late provincial paper, after enumerating the per-
formances. of the week, we read, " Perpetual
tickets to be had of Mr. -, fur eighteen
nights ! !"
The post beticen Manchester and Oldham was
robbed last week. The buy alighted, and entered
an inn, leaving his horse and its load at the dour;
in the mean time the bag, containing !alters, with,
bills and notes to a considerable amount, was tick.
terously extricated from the saddle, and carried
away.
CHURCH REVENUES, &c.—lt appears that the
revenue to the episcopal clergy amounts to 120,0001.
per annum ; deans and chapters (Matto 1700 per-
sons) 140,0001. ; universities to 180,0001. ; infe.
rior clergy to 1,950,0001. per annum. The num.
bet of the established (logy is about 18,000, and
with their fimilies and dependants, probably
make up 100,000 persons ; which, computing
the population of the kingdom at eight millions,
is about the eightieth part of the people.
It is now said, that the troops embarking at
Portsmouth, which were intended for Portugal,
arc to proceed to.llalifax. Another embarkation,
for the- same destination, is immediately to take
place at Cork. •
lattirstellowit We-wife. ta-in reMainder to
the Aline of England, being grand-daughter to
-the tifelkesa of BRUNSWICK., and ulece to the Prin.
cess
Witfn • i few years the bed of the Thames has
sltereitAse materially at Woolwich, that where a
line.otbattle ship formerly/floated, with many of
her st.Ofes on board, a frigate, with nothing in her,
will us& ground ; an:l, notwithstanding 120,000
tons of mud and soil hare been taken. out of that
part of the River, within the last 10 months, no
relief has beta afforded to the ships at the moist.
ings. This is s;sibi to have been occasioned by a
wall, which several years ago was begun to be
erected, Mat which is not yet finished, projectink
many feet into the River.
The American Papeis say, that the cause of Mr.
Jacxsoses dismissal was, that he indecorously
contradicted Mr. Secretary SMITH by
Several persons in the parish of Si. &coolie,
Hanover-square, were imposed upon last week )ry
paying the carriage fur baskets which ?pramd
to contain game. The baskets were-neatly sewn
up, with the legs of u hare siieltiog out at each
end, but when they wereutapened they were found.
to contain only hay aud
Sir G. Ptievo;er, lit consequence Of the uncet.
tain state of our relations with America; dderned
it imprudent to withdraw from Nova Scotia any,
part.of the military ;•ised Sir
.A. COCHRANE bay
returned to the West Indies Without troops.