V , 4 POETRY. THE FATAL GIFT. TIIE POLITIC; AL I3UNDLE OF STICKS ; OR, TILE POLITICAL ;TICKS BL'NDLLD• An old man who felt that his end fast drew nigh, And who knew chat his sons had sad quarrelsome tricks, Begged all to attend ere he breathed his last sigh , And bring to his ned , ,ide a bundle of sticks. They came with the bundle—" Now striplines," he cried, is Take each one, and if you can break it let's see ;" They pulled out a few, and to break one each tried, And the same moment each snapped one over his knee. lIEBIiOII.4PARY ; OR, EPHEMERIS OF THE WLEK. With pulse fast ebbing, and ob‘cure the sight, The soul half-%ing'd to take its Heav'nly flight, Amalie bei:kons to her Sire and Knig, Then grasp his hand—and gives thefet,l ring : lit liulering accent. thus take it," she tries.— Casts the last filial look—she pants! she droops ! she dies! " I see you have done it," he faintly oh%erved, " The bundle each now take, break at once what remain ;" In turn each :low strove, till quite faintiitv, Unnerved, His oft renewed of proved idle and vani. " Of union, rny sons, aLle the use," erit-d the sage, " Nor more risk vonr safety by quariefsoitie tricks, e. But when I've the debt paid if nature avid " Remember at it isure the bundle of sticks." I suppose . prey and Grenville thin fable had read. And thought it in -time suit to then ntight.;ipply, And that it with teitots rosy nit . h ...ye been said, • That they are two sticks I've Uo wish to deny. These sticks, it should seem. thought together bound They just as 'key pleased the Prince Regent might trundle ; And their fliends, Lilo' sad sticks. tliOuglit siirr“w was past, While their talents tuned were bound in a bundle. ' Pat Wrainblin:, Oree white Household sticks to obtain, Their wishes to furthee, their pinver to 14, The Regent rejected them all Nish disdain, • And cast all as hunher the Bundle if sticks. And now like the dog, who with moush full of meat, Moat needs make a snap at the shatic in the pools; They mourn their rapacity's total defeat, • And each bundled stick calls the next one a fool. JUNE. Fifth Sunday after Trinity.--Epistle, 1 Peter, 3. 8. Gospel, St: Luke, 5:1. St. Lee, Bishop of Rome, and second ot that name rafter s life of virtue, he died in the yea? 684. Vigil a Peter and ,St. Paul.-fasting mid abstinenyr. 1797. Cie ,rge Keate, F.K.S. dies lascitientst at Poadoir, aired 6?. The Sun rises at 3 h. .14 min. sets at 8 h. 16 mitt. 19. Illnisdnly --gt. Peter end Nt. Pai 1. Epitle, Acts 14. 1. 11. Gas; ei.• Nutt. 16:713. 19 —Holy-day at Public Oilices. St. Peter was -bura sit Bethsaida, itt Galilee, and brought to Christ by his brother Ands stfttered ta.trtyrdoin at Roine, about the year 64. Paul jai frst is pens tutor nf the Church. and afterwards a disciple of 04t4. 1 . 5'0. , Count de Montgomery WAS decapitated by older of 'Cathtriiie de nedicis. L The Shit rises at 3 b. 44 min. sets at 8. h. 10 min. 30. luctd , iy.-- . .:-Commeinoration of St. Paul. The two apostles before menlionett, having been united for the e.tablishitient of the Church' of C•hrlat, is their efforts and zeitl, the ancient Church (fed not p arute but considering that St. Paul was as much entitled to a solem. • ti. as Sr. Pettrolii.i4lay was uonsccraied fur establishing his memory. ;; 685. Ilia earl of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh. 1. The Sun rises at 3 h. 45 mitt. 'Seta at 8 h. 15 • JULY.- , -XXXI. This is the seventh mouth.ia the year:. The name of this month was trut, in tumour of his illustrious friend, C. Julius Coes-4r, M 4z:ony styled it Julius. The sun enters Leu ou the 23d c 4 this P s. 1 JUNE 28. month, which is one of the finest in the year, as flowers and rd ! fruit a l .! plentiful in our latitude. 1312 . Gaves ton, the favourite of Edward is put to death at Warwick. 16./0. Battle of the Boyne, between William 111. and JAnes 1. Wednesday.—St. Merlin, bishop awl disciple of the apostles, 1775. Washington takes the command of the American army. 17 it Dennis Diderot dies at Paris. Ile was the son of a cutler at Langres, where he was born in 1715. This saint is supposed to have in Fiance the same privilege which St. Swithin has long trijoyed in England, the disposal of the showery stores for the six following weeks. The Sun rises at 3h. 45 mitt. sets at 8 h 15 min. g. Thursdae.—The visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, L , •ke 1.39. Also St. Processus and Martininnu., who being eoey ei t t .d by St. Paul in prison, were beheaded. 1776. Wortington, &e. The Sun rises at 3 h. 45 min. sets at 8 It. 15 min. 3. Friday', St Flyi:cintlis, one of Trej , m's servants, who, on ace mnt of his professing the Christian faith, was starved to death in pri t y. n , The Dog-days begin. These days are so cvlled from the Dog-st..r, which then rises and sets with the Sun, and is supposed greatly to crease the heat. 1776. The Massachusets Assembly resolve to join the Congress in tit daring the (*ulonies independent. The Sun rises at 3 h. 47 Min. sets at 8 h. 13 min. 4. Saturday.—Translation of St. Martin, F-ishop of 'roars, (mom the place where he was buried, to a more noble and magnificent omiti, by Perpetuus, one of his surcessors in the see of Toirs. Also commemora tion of the Prophets Hosea and Haggai. 1761. Death of Samuel Richardson, an eminent English painter, in Salishury-court, Flt ct• street. 1776. The Americans formally ren umee all c.aniesion with Great Britain. and declare themselves independent. The Sun rises at 3 h. 47 min. sets at ft h. 13 min. PRICE Or STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per retit. Reduced 55) 3 per et nt., Coxselli s6i 51 Oinnitint 1 Pm, TO THE PUBIJC. . _ The Subscribers and Friends of TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER are informed, that, encouraged by thL. poronage with whit I► th y 113 re bononred them, the Pr•prietors are making arrange►►►ents on a larger scale, in consequence of which the Publication of their Paper is now removed to their NEW OFF CE, No. 387, Strand, at the CORNFR of EXETER CHANGE, where Orders, Conm►uunicatians, and Ad , vertmements, will iu future be received. 'III E NATION A L It EG IST ER. LanDen, SUNDAY, JUNE 28. IMPORTANT MESSAGE. Yesterday Lord CASTLEREAGU appeared at the Bar of the House of Commons with a Message from the Prince Regent, which was read by the Speaker, and was as f011OWS: 44 GEORGE P. R. " His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, has given orders that there he laid before the House of Commons, copies of the informations that have been received by his Majesty's Government, re• sheeting the dangerous violences which, in defiance of the laws,have- taken place, and still continue, in certain coun ties of the kingdom. • • His Royal Highness confidently relics on the w i sdom and firmness of the House of Commons, to adopt such measures as may be necessary for the security of the lives and I rl perty of his Majesty's peaceable.and loyal subjects in those di, tricts. and to restore order and tranquillity." Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that the Prince Regent's most gracious Message should be taken into consideration on Monday. ' Mr. BROUGHAM rose, not to express his surprise that, as i t the present situation of things had continued for several THE NATIOYAL REGISTEIt.