THE NATIONAL REGISTER: HEBDOMADARY ; OR EPHEMERIS FOR THE WEEK. FEBRUARY. 18. FIRST SUNDAY IN. LENT, or Quadragesima. Eisist. Joel 2- 12. Gospel Matt. 6. 16.-. This week is one of the four Ember weeks which divide the Ecclesiastical year ; the etymon of the word ember has been lung debated by commen t a tors, and nothing satisfactory as yet appeared however these weeks were particularly appointed for the ordaining of priests, deacons, &c and, perhaps, as the aches were a symbol of penance, the entb.-es have been called upon to give a name to the time of prepara tioe for imploring the blessings of God in behalf of his Ministers upon earth. Sorre are of opinion, that as wither, as well as frankincense, was burnt plentifully in•churclieS at ordinations, the word tinker, by .a slight alteration, might have been derived from . that circumstance. The transi aion of St. Juliana, a virgin and a martyr. 1497. Birth of Me lauethon, the coa(ljutar of Luthther in the reformation. 1689. William and Mary proclaimed Kit% and Queen of England. 1734. Death of 1)r. Mead, the celebrates Physician; whose skill had added many years to the life of »einy, and eipecially of Dr. Young, the author of the“ Night Tim:iglus." 1796. Ainhovna surrenders to the English. 1808. Russia declares ar against Sweden. The Sun rises at 7h. arnin. sets at 4h..59min. • 17. ill(mday.--St. Poliehronitis, bishop and martyr. 1571. An earth quake in llerefordshire;Vemoved Marcley Hill,-t36 acres wide, to a con siderable distance from where it staod. 1573. Death of Michael-Angelo at Rome.-1673. Death of Mudere at Paris. 1793. '['he French enter - Holland. 1810. Bironaparte seizes upon the papal territory. The Sun rises at 6h. 59m. sets at sh. Imin. 18. Trieulcry.-St. Simeon. He was the successor of St. James, in the see of Jerusalem, and second bishop of that place; being son to Cleopiras, he was seized by the Jews, and crucified at the age of 120 years, being one of the last of those who had seen Christ on earth. 1478. The Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV., .drowned in the 'lower. 1546. Death of Martin Luther. 1587. Queen Mary beheaded. The Sian rises at 6h. 57min. sets at Sll. 3min. 19. Wednesday- St. Gabinus, whose virtues as a priest were reward ed with the crown of martyrdom. 1597. Biter of Prince Henry Frederic, son of James VI. of Scotland, and afterwards created Prince of Wales. The San rises at 6h. 55min. sets at sh. stnin.-First quarter of the Moon at 11 in the morning. CO. Thursday.-St.Eleutherius, bishop and martyr. 1712. The marriage Of Czar Peter, and the celebrated Catherine. 1790. Death of Joseph 11, Emperor of Germany. 1793, Death of Leopold, Emperor of Germany. 18 0. Hofer, the Tyrolese chieftain. shot by Freac h. The Sun rises at Gh. 54min, sets at sh. 21. Friday.-St. Paerius, bishop and confessor of the faith of Christ, a rlpit eminent for his calmness and constancy in adversity. 1797. The taking of. Trinidad. 1802. Despard exeduted for High Treason. le The San tises at 6h. 52min. sets at Sir. Brnin. 22. Saturday.-St. Peter in Cathedral. A day in memory of the en thronization of St. Peter, in the episcopal see of Antioch,asthere, accord ing to St. Luke, the followers of C hrist were, for the first time, called Cei istiaus. 1756. Birth of Gilbert Wakefield, the profound and elegant Wailer, who died in September 1501. 13(4. Death of Jarnesilarry, the celebrated painter, whose filiest compositions adorn the Meeting Room of the Society of Arts arid Seircee, St. John-street, Adclphi. • The Sun rises at 6h. 50intn. sets at sh. lOniin.=the days are increased ..2h. 44min. -- . In the Court of Common Council, on Thursday, a m9tion was made to grant the sum of 5001. to the National Society for Educating the Poor, and the same being taken up as a party matter by the friends of Mr. Lancastet, the motion. after a long and violent debate , was nega tived by a ma/irity of 6, there beingeforthe grant 47,—against it 53. N. B. The application for this grant did not originate with the Society. The aum voted to Mr. Lancaster, at a former Court, was 3001. - GOVERNMENT LIFE' ANNUITIES.—The following is a 'short Scale of the Rates upon which Government are now granting Life An intlitie-1. They are payable half-yearly at the Bank of Englarfd, the sane as the Dividends, aed may be received by power of attorney ; but the Public arc recommended to observe, that they can only be pur chased while the *lhree per Cents. are above 60, and under 81. Scale when £8 per Cent. Stocks are 62, and under 63. A single Receives tor Average rate for Life of £lOO Steck. £lOO money. 35 £4 13 4.1 8 10 40 4 19 • 7 19 2 45 5 5 8 8 0 50 ..514 .9 2 5 65 6 5 10 0 0 60 65. . 7 18 l2 13 7 ' 9 15 2 5 '7 five in proportion. Particulars may .ife Annuity Office, Bank-street; or 'Annuities are granted on joint lives FEB ln. PRICE OF STOCKS . YESTERDAY. , 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. - 62{ i i India Bonds . . . 17 15 pm. 3 per Cent. Consol. Ann. . 62 1 1 Exchequer Bills, 3d. . 4 n pm. 4 per Cents. . • . 7311 1 i Ditto, 3i.d. . • 6 4 pm. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 92; 4324 i 0 mnium . • . It dis • Long Ann. . • . . 163 5-16 Consols for February . . 67.11 i Imperial S per Cents. Ann. . 6:.4 - i A ' dr ai '6 • 4 a 2 . 0 ~!. 4 . .. _. 4 • i , I I 1 ' 61 11 ! 4 1 f:• % t.. ' . 4 .. M ~,xt.: ....\ .-: \ i n r t e ....L ce i i g. „,, . . t v-- •: . ( Val 1. \.• ' -Ilit Illv..:"::',.? IP '.4; iii4l 1111 a-t "• " • _ ~ V • . liiiii._44J A d ' Sn' WAY TO CORRF.SPONDENTS. We regret that the " Prison Memoir 3" came too late to be inserted in this week's publicatton.—They shall appear in our next.—We rejoice, however. to learn that Mr. MuGNIE, the Gentleman whose life ant distinguished abilities have already been partly described in our pages, has at last triumphed over malice, and been restored to liberty. In the sphere of exertion, we trust he will meet with that patronage to ‘v hi•h he is entitled, and without which talent must ultima7ely droop, iod genius perish. We are also glad to find that confinement has not ren• dered his Muse barren, and that his " Prison C.mtpoiltions" althou;11 produced at the hour of adversity, display his wail lire, originality, and excellence. Of the latter, Les Delices et Le Souvenir, Diticrtimesaus and beau iful variations in the air 46 Haste to Thontey Downs to.nuer• row," dedicated, we believe, to the Hon. TimmAs Covi:N . rity, will, we understand, be almost immediately published. TIIE NATIONAL ItEtAISTER. 3Lonbin. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IG, 1312. THE KING. The following Bulletin was shewn at St. James's Pa lace on Sunday last 'WINDSOR CASTLE, FEL B.—His MAJESTY appears nearly in the same state in which he was last week." Accounts received late last night from Windsor, state, that there has been no material alteration in the state of his MAJESTY'S health. The QUEEN'S Council met as usual, to examine the Physicians, and report ; but the par. ticulars had not transpired. - - LOSS OF THE MANILLA FRIGATE, AND REPORI'E D CAPTURE OF THE SURVEILLANTE. 'We regret to find by the French Papers received List night to the 7th inst. that our Navy has experienced fresh' calamities. The Manilla of 36 guns, Captain SEYNOUR, was lost at the mouth of the Tex?l, but the whole crew were saved by the enemy, with the exception of twelve men who perished in an explosion. Captain SEYMOUR, we understand, had been detained in England, and his ship was commanded pro tempore by Captain JOYCE. — The latter has therefore been alone made prisoner. A Son of Mrs.. BLAND the actress, was one of the Offi cers on board the Manilla, when she was lost. AMSTERDAM, TEC " We have received fresh accounts relative to the running ashore of the English frigate which was lately lost on these coasts ; she was called the Manilla " l'he whole of her crew are prisoners, and will to-morrow cern mence arriving by detachments in Amsterdam. " As it was not possible to get the ship afloat, she was set on fire. " Male world knows that in the moment of danger, English sailors have no other resource than that of flying to liquor which nay be on board. At the instant the vessel was set on fire, the French detach ment sent to execute this operation, found in the hold five sailors drad • drunk. " The Officers of this frigate declare that she was lost in consequence of the orders she received to closely and unremittingly witch the Texel beet, the sailing of which, it appears, is expected iu England. 7gror & I F to cr