The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-26 00:00:00

k THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Eg ay l2, and June 6 , at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Chap man and Stevens, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry. Docwra, of Royston, Hertford, spirit-merchant, May 2,9, at ten, and June 6, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Gregson, Dixon, and Gressons Angel-court, Throgmorton -street. Willi a m Ward, late of Derby , innk ee p er, Ma y 1,2, and June 6, at eleven, at the King's Arms Tavern, Derby. Attornies, Messrs. Lam bert and Sons, Bedford-row, London ; and Messrs. Edwards and Jes sopp, Derby. CERTIFICTES, MAY 16. Richard Cooke, of Dedborough, Wilts, plumber.—John Roberts, of Dolefawr, Cardigan, horse-dealer.--John Stoever, of Puddle-dock, su gar-ranen—Thomas Buckham, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, butcher. — Thomas bikersley and Robert Lister, of Leeds, York, merchants. — Richard Underwood, late of Houndsditch, and of Kingstand, builder. James 'ltirpin, of Upper Tooting, Surrey, corn -dealer. • REBDOMADATIY; OR, EPHEMERIS FOR THE WEEK• APRIL. 26. The, Fourth Sunday after Easier. Epistle, 1 St. James 1. 17. Gos pel, St. John 16. s.—St. Cletus and St. IVlarcellinus, two Bishops of Rome. St. Cetus was the second who sat in the Episcopal chair ot Rtnne after St. Peter, and he suffered martyrdom under the reign of Domitian. The other succeeded him in that see, in the time of Dio cloiatn and ended his days also by martyrdom, under the persecution with which that Emperor visited the church of Christ.-1521. Death of Fernando Magellan, who discovered and passed the Straits at the ex tremity of South America,_ which still bears his n ame. The Sun rises at 4 h. 46 min. sets at 7 h. 11 min. 1:::11 Moon at 5 in the afternoon. 27. Monday. St. Athanasins, Pope; and St. Turibius, Bishop, both confessors of the faith.-1785. Was drowned Prince Leopold, of Bruns wick ; having gone upon the waters at Frankfort, to relieve the inha bitants of a village which was oversewed..-1791. Death of Sir William Jones. The Sun rises at 4 h. 44 min. sets at 7 h. 16 min. 93. T.:esday. St. Vitalis ; father of St. Gervasius and Protasi nu:, who, fur his encouraging the Christians to be constant in their sufferings, was apprehended, and having been tried on the rack, was afterwards thrown into a pit and there cove red with stones, atm. t-ta -1735. 'rhe tragedy of Julius Czsar was exhibited at Drurplane'llii...atre in order to raise money for the purpose of erecting a monument to Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. the Sun rises at 4 h. 42 min. sets at 7 h. 18 min. 29. Weditesduy. St. Peter, a religioais man of the Order of St. Do minic, who was barbarously murdered in the year 1252, on his journey to Milan. He had lived for many .years in great austerities, and with txtraordinary zeal laboured for the conversion of those whom the impetuosity of their passions had led astray. His martyrdom is the subject of one of the linast performances of Titian.-1806. The trial of Lord bcgins. The Sun rises at 4 h. 40 min. sets at 7 h. 20 min. SO. Thursday. St. Catharine ot Sienna in Indy, and of the Order of St. Dominic. She underwent the greatest and hardest self-mortifica tion imaginable, fasting evcry day, and passing the most part of the night upon her knees at prayers. 'Visited by a long illness, she was a prodigy of patience and resignation, and was rewarded even in_ her lifetime by the privilege of operating miracles. Several wonderful rc - latior , hav, been made concerning her body) after her death, having been long kept from putrefaction, and a pure stream of wi.:er issuing out of her tomb. Also St. Erkenwald, Bishop of I .ondon.—n6. Lucan was ble.l to death by order of Nero; he was a native of Curd )va in Spain.-1745. Elttle of Fontenoy.-1789. Inauguration of Washing ton, as SunrisesPresidet f the United States f America. The h. 22 Min. • MAY. It is not easy to determine what is the true origin of the name of this month. Whether it was called Naius, because it used to be conse ci a:ed, among the Romans, to Miia the mother of Mercury, or for some other cause, has never been s atisfactorily explained. It seems, howeiier, that this month was dedicated to men of an advanced age, nietiovs; .is the next was to youth, juitius a junioribta. It was placed under the protection of Apollo. I. Friday. gay Day. St. Philip and St. James t h e Less. An old counts' has prevailed, down to this day, which consists in offering it.iwers to the ladies, or planting trees under their windows. The ca , :.4:in rose ev,-ii higher; for they used to set a tree s or pole, ad-riicd w izli gat lai.tls, Letore • the house of the chief magistrate of cv, ry city, alld in the court of the King's palace, which, from that circunii,ttoice, was c..tlt.d May-court. Indeed, the custom went far thpr, and ‘vlierever a trte was set on that day, a fair was held under i: .b: ancin- , „ and nierriat.?lit never failed t.:; be of the party. At Cam ii: ie. ; , c. chi!,!rell 113 V.: a :i,..tre drosed in a grotesque m anner, called /14 (1.... , !(,;!. , i, bcfnie whicho!sey pet a table hiving upon it wine, cakes, Stc. 'I h.- y also b..g money of :he passeng-rs, which is considered as an APRIL 26 offering to what they call the manikin. In London, the chimney sweep ers run about the street* dressed most grotesquely in gilt paper, and dance about to the great merriment of those who do not soon put an end to the noise, by throwing some halfpence to them out of their windows. The milk-maids also take this day for a festival ; they walk the streets with bowers of yew trees and flowers, and pay an inter ested visit to their customers. -304. Dioclesian, tired of ruling the vast empire of Rome, retires to Salona, where he is said to have en joyed more felicity in cultivating his Sowers, than in the plenitude of his power.-1707. Commencement of the Union of Scotland with England. The Sun rises at 4 h. 36 min. sets at 7 h. 23 min. 2. Saturday. St. Athanasius, Bishop and confessor.-1.519. Leonard o da Vinci died in the arms of Francis I. of France, at Fountaitibleau.- 1568. Mary queen of Scots escapes from her confinement. —lBOB. Ma;. acre of the Spaniards at Madrid. The Sun rises at 4 h. 35 min. sets at 7 h. 25 min. PRICE OF STOCKS ON FRIDAY. S per Ceat. R e d uc ed 5 0 lie I India Bono . ; f 7.l pm. 3 per Cent. Consols .. ...... 601 ti ' Exiieq. Bills (3d.) .... 2v. pm. par 4 per Cent. Consol .. 74i Dia° {31(0 ls. ss. 0., 5 per Cent. Navy Ann Unt i I Coin. fllr May 'it) i Bank Long Ann. 15 i (Minium THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 3Lontion. SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1812. LISBON MAILS. • His Majesty's sloop Phantom, by which the last Die. patches from Lord WELLINGTON were conveyed to o , r. shoreS, also brought two Mails, with letters to the 19.1 inst. They contain private accounts of the storming and capture of Badajoz, and all agree in stating, that during the whole of the operations, his Lordship, whilst deli vering his orders, remained exposed to the greatest dan ',en They add, that a few hours after the surrender of General PUILIPPONI two divisions were detached to the north, where it was understood MARMONT had invested Ciudad Rodrigo, and even reconnoitred Almeida. The following is an interesting letter from 46 LISBON, APRIL 11,1812.-4 have just now learnt, from the very best authority, that Lord WELLINGTON has detached two divisions of his army to the north, towards Ciudad Rodrigo. His Lordship i.. gone ~ftc r Sou LT, and we shortly expect important accounts from him. " BALLASTER OS is understood to have arrived at Seville, and is act• ittg in concert with us. The army under his command consists of thir teen thousand Spaniards, well cloathed, and in a very respectable state of dissipline and appointment. This body is composed of the very best of the Spanish troops. " CASTANOS, with the troops und er his command, has proceeded into Galicia. " General Graham was at Merida, with about 24,000 men under hi' command ; and two divisions of Spanish troops are at Cordova de Nic bla, consisting of 8 ,000 men, ready to co-operate on any occasion. 64 The activity of MINA continues unabated; he lately entered Sara gossa, and levied large contributions from theinhabitants. " An army composed chiefly of Guerillas, have entered France,*liere they have been particularly successful in levying contributions, which are exacted from the inhabitants without distinction. The booty ob. ta e amounts to a large sum, and has been particularly useful to tilt Spaniards. " The French Imperial Guards have been recalled from the Penin sula and are now on thei r m arch to France. left 46$ We anticipate the raising of the sie g e of Cadiz; Sonic havingtur only 4,000 in his lines to defend them; in short, we now begin t;) en rain the most ardent hopes, that Spain will soon be retieved. " Philipon and his Staff is expected here in about a week. lie was conducted to Elvas on the 7th, with 117 of f ic ers and near 30°0 prisona,, which are to be sent to England." It was currently stated ye sterda y , that letters of the 12:h instant had been received in town, which fully col:. firm the rivrt that Ballasteros had entered Seville. 262 _-_...--S- Al wi