42 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ten, at Guildhall.—Feb. 6, J. Smith, of Vere-streetq Oxford-street, victualler, at eleven, at Guildhall.—Feb. 12. J . Bolt, of Portsea, green-grocer, at one, at tkc George Inn, Portsmouth.—Feb. 6. S. Colton and W. Coltnn, late of Scawby, Lincoln, coal-merchants, :it tour, at the Angel Inn, Glamford. Briggs, Lincoln.—Feb. 6. S. Bro%n and J. E. Wilson, late of the Grand Junction-Whart; White- Friars, flour-fectOrs, at ten, at ,Guileihall. CERTIFICATES.—FEs. 6. 1. Iles, of Prince's-street, Red Lion-square, ctealer. —W Cowper, ef Lincoln's Inn, money-scrivener.— J . Dar, of lirmington, Wilts, car penter.—M. Flynn, of Wardour-street, painter.—P. Ayton, of Co. sentry, wine-merchant.—J. Fraser, of Liverpool, innkeeper.—R. Knapton, of Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, hill-broker.—J. Blox ham, of Margate, livery-stable-keeper.—G. Dickin, late ot the Old Jewry, wine merchant.—Wm. Brookes, of Soutliminster, Essex, borne-dealer.—J, Keteher, of Southrrunster, Essex, farrier.—j. Maddock, of Rotomery-lane, timber4ncrchant.— J. S. Downes, ot Greet Prescott-streor, Goodman's-fields, merchant.—T. Hicklin, of Providence-row, Finsbury square, chyrnist.—A. Hunter, late of Glasgow, merchant.—T. Pinkerton, of New Broad .street, merchant. J. Cohen, ot Ncw Broad-street, broker.—H. Stanley, of Newark upon-Trent, scrivener.—S. Jones, of St. Paul's Church-yard, silk. manufacturer.—Win. Marsliam, of Winclimore Hill, Middlesex, stock-broker. JAN. IT. and flatteries, torments and persecution,, could do. proved u•cless against the steadiness of this young virgin in the faith of assist. At last she ras put to death by the sword of the executioner, to which she illingly offered her naked breast, kneeling down and devitieg ht r Ws to him who had shed bloud for us all. It happened under the reign of Maclesian. The meekness of her temper, and her innocence, as well as the circumstances attending h 6. martyrdom, have induced painters to-place constantly at her side a lauds, as au allegorical at. tribute. 1753. Died at hackney, Dr. Bernard Mandeville, author of "The Bees."-1750. Mr. John BI md, well known fur the elegance, freedom, and parity of his penmanship ; he had a numerous academy at the place above-mentiuned.-1766. James Quin expired at Bath ; it was from him that his present Majesty received, when Prince of Wiles, the rudiments of pionotmciation.-1793. Murder of Loeis XVI. King of France ! ! !—He *as born in 1731. The Sun rises at 7 h. 41 min. sets at 4 h. 16 min. High water, morn. 5'2 min. past 4, aft..rn. 9 min. past 5. Triday.—St. Viucesit, was burn in Spain, and promoted to the dignity of Deacon. We shudder whuscver we read the pasticulars of this martyrdom. Ile was racked, wounded in several parts of Isis body, his skin was scratched with sharp iron-combs, seared with hot plates, and then sprinkled with hot bruising salt ; after which,.he was thrown into a dungeon, where he expired. Why the vintners companie s , ut several countries, have adopted him for their patran, is not easy to di ; uidess it originated in the alliteration of part of his name with the Latin word vinum, " wine ;" be is generally represensed with a bunch of grapes in Isis hand ; end, we suppose, that this alluded vri ginally to his ministry at the altar, as - a deacon, which consisted chiefly in preplan , " the wine and pouring it into the chalice for consecration. Ignorant of the allusive meaning, the labourers of the vineyard took the obvious sense of the symbol, and placed themselves under his pro tection.—. Also St. Timothy, Disciple of St. Paul, and to whom the apostle wrote two letters; he was killed at Ephesus, A. D. 97. 1800. Died at Hampstead, George Stevens, an ingenious critic, and classical scholar ; his commentaries upon our great bard, Shakespeare, will long be esteemed and rcad. The Sun rises at 7 h. 43 min. sets at 4 11.17 min. High water, morn. 26 min. past 5, aftern. 54 win. past 5. 23. Saturday.—St Raymond de Penaaforte, Confessor, and of the Or der of St.Dotninic, a most learned Ecclesiastic ; ke collected the decrees, bulls, and letters of the popes, a n tler the name of "The Decretals." He livA in the middle of the 13th wino y. 1570. The Earl of Murray, Regent of Scotland, is shot by ITamilon of Bothwell-haugh.-17136. Died Willi:nu Caslun. the famous letter fonnder.-.-,-I 806. Mid at Putney, the celebrated Statesman and Mi-, nister, the Right Hun. William Pitt ; he was born in 1739, at Hayes, in Kent. _ _ _ Hilary Terms begins thisQor. The Sun rises at 7 li. 11 min. seta nt 4 h. 1c min. High water, morn. 6 min: past 6, aitern: 27 min. past 6. No lunation takes place in the urge of the wee!;. Dia netrica! opposition of :11,. Moon and Jiii , itcr. METEO 110 .0G ICA A NTIC I L'Al:l 0N S. ilfoon having. complete; th, , half of her revolution, and being now at the full, we do not expect much variation in the temperature or state of the weather. I however, we may prw , nosticate that it will not he more severe than during th^ preceding week. The respective situa tion, of the planets seems to be adverse to any hard frost taking place for some time. THE HEBDO.VI.dD..4RY. • 'JANUARY. 17. TTic Second Sunday after Epiphany. Fill St. ROM. 12:6. Gosp. I st. John, 2. I.—St. Anthony, who, with St. Paul, shared the honour •f peopling the deserts of Thebals, with Auchorites and Coenobites. 1792. Death of Dr. George H.,rne, Bishop of Norwich. Ills " Ser mons," and " Commentary on the Psalms," are highly esteemed, and deserve to be s o. The Sun rises at 7 h. 59 min. sets at 4 h. 10 min. • High water, morn. 36 min. past .2, aftern. 56 min. past 2. 18. Mouth/p.-111e accession of St. Peter to the Set of Rome. An ancient chair, - cut Musty ornamented, i; shoan in the Vatican as the original one upon which St. Peter sat, and which was given to him by St. Pudens, n senator, when the Apostle came from Antioch to Rome. —Also St. Prisea, a Roman lady of quality, who, on account of her faith in Christ, was inhumanely tormented, and put to death by the sword, about A. D. 275.—Queen Charlu4e's birth-day kept ; her Ma jesty born the 19th of May, 1744. 1719. Died Samuel U firth, an excellent poet and physician, and Mellor of a most admirable satirical poem, entitled the " Dispensary ;" and written with a peculiar vein of spirit and vivacity ; it was pub lished in 1699, and passed through six editions in the short space of seven years. The Sun rises at 7 h. 43 min. set; at 4 h. i 2. min. Hiah water, morn. 13 ua.t past 3, ,aftern. 31 min. past 3. 19. Tuesday.--Sts. Canine, Ki ,, g, ono Martius, Martyr. This last suffered with several of his companions, and with them, he shared the crown of martyrdom.--Also Sts. Marius, Marta, Audiface, and Ahacom, who, coming from Persia to visit the tomb of the holy apostles at Rome, were ordered to death • under the reign of the Emperor Claud:us. 1728. The draurnie muse lost one of her favourites, in the person of Co.t,!reve, author of several comedies and poems ; his ** Mounting Bride" would have been sufficient to obtain for him no mean station upon Parnassus.--1730. Czar Peter IL grand-son of Peter the Great, dies of the small-pox, in the 15th year of his age, and the third of his reign. The Sun rises at 7 h. 47 min. sets at 4 h. 13 min. High water, morn. 47 min. past 3, Olen,. 2 min. past 4. Jupiter rises, '34 min. past 4, in the afternoon. 20. Wednesday.—St. Fabian, a Bishop of Rome, who suffered death in the seventh persecution, which was raised by the Emperor Decius, A. D. 250. ; he governed the church fur the space of fourteen years with exemplary prudence and sanctity.—Also St. Sebastian, who was shot to death with arrows, a snbjct which has often been treated by painters, on account of the opportunity it gives to the artist of display ing his knowledge of anatomy, and colouriug. Also St. Hasiauns, Bishop of Lodi, who died A. D. 396. " 1327. Edward 11. is deposed, and his son succeeds him by the title Edward lII. 1779. Death of David Garrick, the English Rosius.- 1790. The Philanthropr,t, Howard, dies ; his statue in marble, and the first ever phiced in St. Paw's Cathedral, stands as a proof, that hu manity and benevolence, take precedence before all other virtues. The Sun rises at 7 In 46 min. sets at 4 h.' 14 min. High water, morn. 17 olio. past 4, aftern. 34 min. past 4. Mercury's Elongatio Maxima. 21 nursibAy.----.% Agnes ; all what authority sad power, caresses, HO RT ICU LTURA L DIRECTIONS. At this period, the atte. , !:ve and industtious horticulturist ought to have prepared the hot-beds. Now is the time to give a little air to the plants, and to acquaint them by degrees with the Sun—two sudden a blaze would overcome their ‘stakness ;—melons and cucumbers are entrusted to 11 , e fostering, heat of the beds in this month. The fruit garden also c.:!ls your an: ; when the weather is tine, the pinning knife ought not to be idle. The vine, the peal, and the pht), will yield part of their luxuriancy, and pr..flt much from that less. In the flower-garden, you mast not lose sight of your nascent anemony, Sand of the young shoot of the ranunculus ;-- the weather having been mild and damp, there is no necessity now for wsterhig the roots; in deed you must guard them from an excess of humidity, which would become obnoxious, and even fatal, to the rising hoves of the parterre. The winter aconite, will often swvive its being transplanted, in flower, in the course of this month ; all trees of the_lig kind put out their flowers at this time. PRICE OF STOCKS NUSTERDAY. - --- --- - - 3 per Cent. Rod. - - Gott EN BUN. (3)6 7 pin. I per Cents. g per Cent. Con.. ... ........ 59 1 .'1 Conwous for Account .. 64/ b . per COL 'Navy . 9Ol 91 I