JAN 3. Tl'lr NATIONAL REGISTEII. I IS .1 languages.-1712. Arrival of Prince Eugene in England.- 17.4. Philip V. King of Spain, abdicated in favour of his son, and retired to his palace of St. Eldefonso. Charles V. had given the exam ple of thi• sort of resignation. 5. Tir,-sdal.—The Martyrdom of Pope St. Telesphuns. Also St. Stele ,n Slylite, who, for many years, lived in prayers and mottilication on the summit of a column. The Sun lists at 8 h. 2 min. sets at 3 h. 58 min. High water, mum. 56 min. past 3, :therm 7 min. past 4. 1305. The French defeated by the black army of St. Domiogn.- 1 109. Peace between England and Turkey.-1785. Aiirostatie vocage of Mr. IManeleard and Dr.Jetrries, 'rats Dover to Calais.— 1807. fie-th • of Mr. Reed, for mnoy years Editor and Proprietor of tl:e European Magvzine.— 1757. I:ionic:ls stabbed Louis XV. of France. 6. Werinesday.—Holiday. The Feast of the Epiphany, or of the n•a. - nitestation of our Savioar, by the adoration of the Magi front the East. 'leis day is also cared Old Christaias Day, and Twelfth Day. The ceremony of drawing Meg and Queen seems to have originated from some ct the ancient Roman customs, in tie feast called Saturnalia. when, for a short space of time, slaves and servants were made equal to OA i masters i fi llif , St rational COI trivance in its ohecr, as it was intended to remind twisters, that servants, being men as %sell as them- Delves, were entitled t , .) humane treatmeuts. The Sun r.ses at 8 h. 1 min. sets at 3 h. 59 min. High water, morn. (.25 min. past 4. aftern. 45 min. past 4. 1811). Peace between Sweden tu,d France.-15:36. Death of Catler rita., of Arragon, the divorcee! Queen - .of Henry Vlll.-1539. llei.ry VII I. marries Anne of Cleves. PRICE OF S'I`t:CES YESTERDAY. 3 per rent. Rod. fi f lkt 01110111ot 4 per Cetats 7611 Conwas fur Account The Pulpit in onr next. 7. 17arrsdg),.— St. Ju!ian, Martyr. 1 he Stn► rises at 8 h. 0 Jin. set; at 41 1 . 0 m i n . High water, morn. ? win. n),st 3, uftern. Y 3 tuin. ha•t 5. 33• Cal is surrenders to the French, after having been above '2lO years in nosses,ion of the Lng:i►lt. d. Fri Jay ---St. Severiqug, an Abbot, at the bead of a large congre glti to of Anchur.teF, whose virtues were much venerated in the tith and 7th centuries. Al s o it. Lucian, Vriest and Mart:. r. Time Sun rises at 8 h. 0 min. sets at 4 h. 0 min. 11i„1 w.m•er, morn. •19 plst afters. 13 min. past 6. 130(3. Cmipe of Cr med hope surrenders to Sir Davift Baird and Sir 1-Immute Death of the celebrated Galileo. the great zt,stroorommer, who paved the vay to i-111 who atter lino explored the Solar System.--1701. Ori! t in of time Prussian Munarehy.—The.Elee tor ut Br.ntdenhingli as , moues the crmwn, under the title ut Frederick I K 'nu tit '720. Battle near Cape St. Vincent, in which Admoi. rat Rodney defeated and tool; pm i,oncr the Spanish Admiral, 1)on 1.61111- garl.-1794. Battle of 0 4 mettlwinm. D. Sat/Ira/n/o,—Sr Marcia'', Virgtt and Martyr. The Sun rises at 7 h. t.i9 mum. sets at 4 h. 1 min. High watcr, mot n. 4o mimm. pl.l 6, altern, ( min past 7. Fir,4 quarter of the Afoot', at 10 in the afternoon. 17:;t; Died in con , erptenee of a fall front his 1)r. Birch, the en 1 .,0m of :lit: (I, , neral Dictionary, historical and clitical.-1806. Lord funtral. ASTRONOATICAL 011SERV.1TIONS. In the course of I ta.s month the days Nlii increase so ac to be at tht: end ab.:nt minutes longer than they were when the itenith began. The beautibd constellatintss f Orissa and Taurus rC now cost" neteels duri,:g the Mask! niOst. Tint first, %vhose magnificent belt is st lidded xs'ith stars of great magnitude, follows the Ilywfes, the live sisters of the isofwttniate flgas, wt-o, having pined will) grief on account of Isis death, vs to transformed into stars Their rising and setting were be lieved to !Arise , rainy xeitther. Pt little to Nor; I; of these gl;:ries of the nocturnal firmament, shines the sapphire-orb of.fr, inter, the bi !! ,,est of all ti:c pla:sets utter Ve;iu and the Moos', accurdiog to optical :fp• 142,,iva!Ice. 'liz first putt of the' wed; may be very wet, hut we expect si , tne frost • and snow at the latter end ; upon the whole, a very few day, w ill h.' without sun-shine. Alsionlight on the fore pail of the evening, and till 12 o'clock the terirsina:ion of the week. 110(111(T LA it lit RECTION" : . . . ilo'ra, and her si,tcr ,ve lona -ite.e. laid their elowitw Lit-Leta atld now the Gardener and I.loFi,t trin,t runt their tver busy tal:els towards the proltreti,m; which IN Air e will gladly • to their lah , turs in the course of the year.---In this time, the seedi I et/rum/Jen; and ine/eng on 7ltt to he entrusted to rltc hot-bed , , mutur the beitt-ut shelt:7 of their glassy mull,: turnips, carrots, and cutba.zis, bt.: planted for seed ; do lot neg'ect the lonwlde eiTsses, the )utlisii, and the t wbc rry ; 016' will repay you ill time tOr yon , troultl”. In the tiwer•aa-den, j)litiit the am:tn.:ay and ranonctdet ; vi<it the rising !ayes of the variegated aitricula, ; anti cull, as cyst pledges of the fertdity Ow los:1;142ot Fear, the sl,v :shot' ,Irci). the wintur and the fat. famr!d blussuais of !!Ie '1:0 111 E PUBLIC: • The Index i 3 ,11 a tOrward slate of prernral ion, and %%ill chortly be pub -1611441, with a correct list of the Members of the new Parliament, and chronological table of the events of Ihe year 1813. The Dividends and Certificates will, in future, be regularly given every wt ek. The Mondo3Edition of this paper containing the Markets, anti the later Honor a' roteign intelli•ence teceived as late as three o dock on Mini(lay niternow, %till be 'mind pArticularly useful to country reader', as it conves,s, in a concentrated manner, and at a far smailes expellee. all the intomation of a daily evening pap, r. The Sunday edition IR also sent to the country Irre a postage, on the blank post-dav, so that it will be received at a distance nt 7o miles from limn on Monday, whilst by the post no other raper can arrive before Tuesday. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tonbon, SUND.IY, JANLTAPY 3. Rumours that negociations have been opened for a ge neral peace, are becoming so prevalent that they caused a rise of one half per cent. in the funds yesterday morning. rnEN II P.IPEILS AIIttIVED T„tzT NIGHT. It was strongly reported (luting the course of the week. that NAPOLEON lay dangerously ill; private letters were said to have been received, confirming that intelligence, and some papers \vela so far as to express a doubt whether RTE laud appeared in pci son before the Senate, and made the speeches given in another part of our columns. French papers to the 41st tilt. arrived last night, however. and the following summary of their contents will show the, unfortunately for the hopes of mankind, the report of the ICiiurper's illne s s is unfounded. " His Maje,ty to day presided at a Council of Finance, which! tsted from in the morning till noon. His Majesty afterwards hun:el in the woods of Versailles. " liAYONNF., Dec. hi —lntelligence from Spain announces, that division makes great progress am :lig the Spaniards, who have hitherto shewn themselves attached to the insurrectional Junta. " BrPL:N, DEC 10.—the King is a little indisposed ; we hope his Maj , !sty'6 health ‘vll soon be re.et tablished. " Our auxiliary corps is still at Minim and its neighbourhood. " PA it IN, DF C. ..?9 —Oil utul;tv, his M.ijesty, surrounded by the Grand Dignitaries, Bcc. itcc. received time Imperial Court, when he was rddres.ied by on SLGUR, it, Pr:sident, who thus concluded : " Sire—Our fathers have breve l danger, to manna:it the hereditary Succession to the Crown ; their sprit still lives in us. We arc ready to sacrifice e very thing for your sailed person—for the perpetuation of your dlnai,ty. Deign to receive this new oath—we will remain faith ful to it till death." " Two other deputations were afterwards introduced, who sl)oict ins milar terms. " ills Majesty expressed his satisfaction at the sentiments contaire.l in tit-,e three discourses. " The Monitcur c.t tbe ISt h conta;ns requests from several of the Cohorts in garrkon at 11.4u:burgh, &c. begging permission of his Ma t:m join and share the perils and dangers of the Grand Arms'. " WAa w, Drc. B.—A new recruiting has been ordeied through out all our Duchy. The following Note appears in the Monitcur of the kith Dec. upon a p4raAraph which wa..ii:st. , lA in an Fuglish paper, stating, that CAr... no r LLI, will Ins corps Lai tak-Al the route trout ;Ty.iin to France. " NoTE.--Not only will ro troops he withdrawn from Spain, but men, tittli horse;, whit h remain in the Ilth and 20th military divi,loos. have jit .t received orders to reinforce the armies of Portugal. tir Centre, anti :.ontim of Spain. ‘• A conv:my of 10,001,000 has been sent to pay the arrears. If you believe the evens which Peeve taken place '2,500 miles from you, suLh a, they are giving in :he Peter:,horgh Gazettes, you are great difp.s.' • An , ' again upon a:115:11:r paragraph, stating, that the Frencis, by their s, 14A inspire.- the Russians with hatred. " You ty.! consistent ; the Petersburg Gazette says, it was the who set time to Moscow, and to the thousand villagers