The National Register.
London, England, 1813-09-26 00:00:00

SEPT: 26.

THE NATIONA

THE HEBDOMAD.ARY.

SEPTEMBER.
26. The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Epistle Gal. vi. 11. Gospe'
St. Matt. Cyprian and St. Justina ; the former was a skil-
ful magic.an ; hr. supposed that by the power of his incantations and
philtres, he ceiald so intoxicate and subd:,e the innocent heart of the
beautiful Justina that he might attain time acute of his illegitimate wishes,
but, %imager time) he was with charms, b. the fault she professed in
the Gospel of Christ. she resisted his attacks and set his incantations at
nought. Struck at so much courage and perseverance in so ride a
person, hr soon opened his eyes to the steady light of Clniatianity, and,
abjuring the folly of magic, he was convener to better opinions and
deeds. They we're soon apprehended and b dwarfed at Nicomedia
1786. A commercial treaty signed between England and France.—Old
liolyrood day.
The Still rises at 6 h. t min. sets at 5 h 59 min

High water morning at 3 h. 17 win. afternoon at 3 It St min.
27. afanday.--S. S toquas and Damianus, two brothers and both
physiciai.s, horn in Arabia under the reign of Diocles:an, hating re-
fused to sacrifice to idols, they were twist in' untanly tortured, and at
last beheaded, Ann. Dom. Sot They lo:ve been since that time the
tutelary patrons of surgeons and physicians assinciations.-1771. Death
of SJin. Brindlay, a most ingenious mechanician.
The Sun rises at 6 h. 3 min. sets at 5 h. 57 min.
High water morn. at 3 h.. 15 min. afternoon at 3 h. 58 min.
Tuesday.--S+. Vinceslaus, Duke of Bohemia, who amidst the luxu-
ries of a corruined court, found rest for his soul in God. He was
treacherously murdered when at prayers in the chinch, A. D. 958.
The Suit rises at ti h. 5 min. sets at 5 li. 55 min.

High water morning at 4 It. 14 min. :Werra, oil at 4 h 30 ruin.
29. Wednesday.—Aliclowlmas, Quarter-day. The feast of St. Mi-
chael, and the heavenly 1104 of ange!s. St. Jude in his Epistle dates
that he wrestled with Satan for the body of Moses: a most beautiful
conception, which. in the hands of a Milton would produce an interest-
ing piece of description and epic beauties.— 1766 The Qateeu of Wir-
temherg's bill's-dap-1613. The New River works completed, by Sir
Hugh Middleton.-1768. Was burn in the parsonage•house of liurn-
hanithorpa-, in the county of Norfolk, the great Lord Nrlsun.--1399.
Henry IV. began to reign.
The Sun rises at 6 h. 7 min. sets at 5 b. 53 min.
High water morn. at 4 h 47 nun. afternoon at 5 h. 5 min.
30. Thursday.—St. Jerom, an eminent writer, and one of the four
fathers of the church. Re was born in a small town in Dalmatia, un-
drr Constaiitins, and brought up to keratin g, by the assistance or St.
Gregory Naninavot, and other great men of that age ; he translated the
Bible from the Hebrew into Latin, and the Vulgate was edited from
his translati n. Ile lived to a great age, end died under Romulus, A.
D.4'20.-1795. Bolgium formally incorporated with France.--1799.
The Dutch Beet surrender in the Texel.
The Sun rises at 6 la. q win. sets at 5 h. 51 mitt.
High water morning at 5 la 23 min. afternoon 5 h. 4S min.

This concludes the third of the summer months the ninth of the
year : thus, says the Poet, one day succeeds anatl-r, and the particles
of time, rush, like sneeenive waves, 6to the great gulp!' of Eternity.
//estei nam trudit lux hodierui diem.