. - • - - THE NATIONAL itEC,FISfEIt.. M "1 I. moo •s, Messrs. Sandy.s, liorson and Roarke, of Crane-court, leet,stseet London ; and \• 7 ••r. Soaper, Ponsea: loses Moses, of Chat hr-st reet. Gondman%fields, salesman, May 5, at one, 12, at twelve, and June IS, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Bagley, Great Hermit Ige.street, Wapping. Thomas Price Adams, of Abzhurch-latte, merchant, May 9, at twelve, at 12, ten, and June 13, at one, at (guildhall. Attornies; Messra. kib blewhite,Rowland, and Robinson, Gray's Inn Place. Joseph Harrison ,London, merchant, May 9, 19. and June 13; at twelve, at Guildhall.. Attorney, Mr. Spot.iswoode, Swithin's-lane, Ltmibard-street. Hugh Baff, of Boaminster, 'Dorset, linen-drapet; • May 14; 15, and June 13, at one, at the• Commercial-room, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. B. and O. Smirh, Brix of ; and Messrs. Tarrant, Clarke, and Richards, Chaseery-lant, London. CERTIFICATES, MAY 23. • Thomas Stubs, of Liverpool, merchant. —William Gould, of Chip penham, Wilts, innholder.-Joho Beck, of St. Ives, Huntingdon, ifon monger.—R ohert Williams of Oxford- s?rvet, chinaman.—Thonis In man, of Bedale, York, wine-merchant. _Richard Ball, late .of East Brent, Somerset, mercer.—John Lrmay. of Penny-fields, Poplar, vie tualler.—Thomas Brown, of Midglny, York, corn-miller.---John Cle snentson, of the Minories, merchant. —George Castle, of Sculcoates, York, builder—Mary Redman, la'e of St. Nlartin's-le-Grand, West minster, dealer .— Joseph Cof fi n, of Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorgan, tan ker. — Hastings Pickering, of Leeds, York, bleacher.—Oliver Veale, of Barnstaple, Devon, brandy-merchant—David Dougal, of LoWer '1 er• race, Islington, ship-owner. HEBDOMAD Al?Y; OR, EPHEMERIS FOR THE WEEK. MAY. • • S. The Fifth Sunrifl . ll after Easier, also called Ro . f:rem Pptstle, 1 St. James 1 22. Gospel, St. John 16. 2.3.—liivtution of the 'Hol Crss. It is reported, that St. Heleva, the mother of rl.e clop rOr Con y stahti o ne, desirous of findunt .the cross which had been the iustru etlent of our redemption; and had been buried under ground, ctiut - -.ed exca vations to be made on Mount Calvary. Three crosses were di,coeered, and the difficulty of finding which was the cross of Christ, NV:IS solved by the miracle of a dead person brought to life again by having been ex tended a few *dilutes upon the sacred wood. The custody of the cross • was committed to the bishop of Jerusalem. It is foolish to suppose, that the RornattCatholice•bilieve t..at there is any particular virtue in the feces which they poss:ss of the holy c ross. Were this their-real lief - , it certainly woutd countenance the unfounded accusation of ido- Litry, which dirt have so o:ttu been repr , ached with and so vigurouely reprffed.-1493. Columbus discovers Jam..ica.-1655. This island is taken from the Spaniards by the English: —1747. : . :.dmiral Anson cap tured a French fleet off Cape Finis:er a ' e.-1758. A wager was won by a young lady at Newmarket, who had undertaken to ride 1000 miles in iooolrouri. _ The Sun rises ut 411. 34 min. sets at 7 h. 26 min. 4. Menday.—This day and the two following. are called rogation days, oti 4 ccount of tl•e Tint! in-Ayers repeated in the mornings of the-le three days; and proresiior.s ill“Lic in the fields to call the hie-t;igs I of Providence upon the trait of the earth. St. Monica, mother cf 3-. .August.n, who, seeing him unhap.,lly fallen into the heresy of the Ma nieheans, ceased not, by prayers and tears, to solicit Heaven in behalf t. her son, and had the consolation of s ee in g him converted to the orthodox faith, of which he became a most strenuous defender She died in the year SS*. 1471. Battle of Ten;lce.dittry, where ndward IV. gained a aignai and' cl:•cisive victory aver the Lancastrians. 1795. Died at Paris, iiarthelemy, the auth of " The Sun rises at or 4 h. 92 min. sets at 7 h. 29 min. Lot qUarter of the Moon at 9 in the morning. 5. Tiresday.—Conversion of St. Augustine, •operated by the prayers of St. Monica, as nu- tithned above, and the arguments of. St. Ambrose, bishop of M ilan. 1760 Earl Ferrers'executeAt.at Tyburn for the tnur der•of his steNyard. .1 lie Sun -rises:tit 4b SO min. sets at 7 b. 30,min. 6. Weelifeiday. , St. John hcfore the I,a:in gate. ante portain Latiaant. Tertullian relates, that St. John, the beloved and evaLgelist, bring sent pi-iv:me-1 from Ephesus to Rome, was, by order el Do snetian, put into a cu'eltrin of boiling oil, in which 41, was miraculously p r eserved ; a1. , 0 St. Eacibert, bishop of lAndisfarn, a man eminent for his learnitty sitkci virtue. • 1667: Death of Samuel Bochart. lie was eminent for hitrAilkin-Oriental languages. 17.17. Pattie of Prague, in which the Austriawe were dtfeated by the king of Prussia. The Spo'riatt,s sets at 7 b. 32 min. 7. Thuisdny -Ascension of our Saviour. Epist. Acts 1.1. Gov. St. .IViark 16. 14.. Holiday At PH public offices. 1771. The Duchess of York's birth.day. 1768. Mr; hof tie Prite&ss of Wales. : The .Sinz rises :st 4 h. 26 niin. sets at 7 h. 34 min. 8. Fritlay.--st. §taniitlaus bishop of Craceria, in Poland, particularly remarkable. fur Ins u , bounciEd charitv terthe pear—like St.'Thomas, he wa' murdered at tir. aitPr. Also.the day of St. John of Beverley, arch bishop Of ioik a tlitd‘r Coeuredus, Itirg of the Nortituogbers. c died M AY 3 ann. 721. 1429. ."I'he French, bet..:.;:d by the celtbra , rd Joan d'Arc, compelled the English to raise the•44.T. ,, of Orleans. 1794. Lavoisier, an emintrit French chymist was gilifttined. Th... San rises at 4 h. 24 Min: set:eati 11.436 min. 9. Saturday.—Al paritlon dt St. Michael. on - Mount Gargano, in Italy„ about the year 53(i. • . . The Sun riF es at 4h. 28 min. sets ar 7h. 37 min. • The days ;Ire increased 7 h 34min. PRICE OF ST , ItES YES TERI/AY. °.. Bank Stork '4Ol Itnp. 4 per Cent. Ann 59 S per ( ent. Retlueed S per Ce.it. Consols 6' , 1 11 4 ! . F.xelleil Bilis (.A.) .... par 11 pm. 4 per Cetit.(ditill 7hi i tli.t.) (.1d) par I. Alt. Ir. pin. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann..... 92 11 2 .11i:Iu (3'.4.) St. At. pm. Batik Long An - .... 15 1 11- l otla , Onto iota • .. 11 ills. Cons. for Account . c2l 21 The Address of the Loyal and Independent Livery tothe Prince Re gent is already signed by upviards of IMO, and tho . 4e Liv( rumen who coincide in sentiment not having signed:it, are earnestly requested to call at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,.or London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, previous to its early presentation. The Anniversary Dinner will be at the London Tavern, Bishops aate-street, on the 22d, May, 1312. Alderman Christopher. Smith, in the Chair. Richard Clarke, Secretary. Tilt; NATT6NA iti;Gts tonbtm. SUNDAY, - MAY 3, 1812. THE KING. The ialowinglletin was shown at St. lames's Etiace on Sunday last ' • • 4: Windsor Castle, Ara 25.—=His M. r. srt continues nearl7 in the game state as at the last mulithlyjkepurt. FLAGS OF TRUCE. The communications between' the British and French Governments arc become so frequent, as to have i AiLticeL a belief that a basis has been sound, 'on which to lay the foundations' of serious regociatic,..is for Peace. Early in the week a Flag of Truce brought us the . reply of the French EMPEROR, to the dipatches sent in answer to his first communication. A second rretsage left town on Friday evening for the Coat, to be forwarded to Calais; and the arrival of a third f Truce, at Dtal, from • France, was announced last night in the tollowiog letter : 44 DEAL, MAT 1. •" Arrived last night, after post, a Flag of Truce from Calais, in tendA for Dover—mistook the port in a . fog, and being observed by the Offers of his Majesty's ship Incoustant, a boat was manned, ant Ciititst went alongside, to whom the French Officer delivered his dispatches, which were immediately sent o:t shore to the Admira!, anti' forwarded• by express to London. The French Officer, after re• ceiViPg an acknowlydgament from the Commander in Chief (Admiral Fol.s.y) priiceedscl ter the opposite coast. • r.:inisters have, within the last few days, sent into m:trket an issue of Exchequer Bil!s to a considetable amount, -for • the professed purpose, we are assured, of delaying as long as posiible the necessity of applying for the usual annual loan, the amount of which will be regu lated in some measure by any treaty for peace. SWEDEN. We waited with some impatience,. for the opening of the Diet, at Orebo, to which the sentiments and policy of the Swedish Government would na tut ally he disclosed. It was opened, on the 20th of last month , by a speech from t ICING.. It alludes to (4 the great and impoitarA Iri AW I