The National Register. — 1812-05-10 (London, England)

EPHEMERIS FOR THE WEEK.  MAY.  M ''Y 10  10. The Sunday after Astenqion-day. Epistle 1. 5. Peter 4. '7. Gospel St. John 15. 2.6. and part of the 16th chap.—St. Antonius, born at Florence, entered St. Dominic's order when only fifteen years old. His particular manner of avoiding temptation to evil. was to keep himself always employed. Knowing well that idleness is the mother of all sorts of vices and crimes, he was entrusted by the Apostolic see with the care of the church of Florence; and after performing his episcopal duties with wonderful charity and zeal, he died in 1459. Also St. Gordianus and St. Epimachus, martyrs, tinder Julian the apostate.—Also a commemoration of Job, the sacred writer.-1794. The French defeated near Tournay by the Duke of York.-1775. Death of Carolina Matilda, Queen of Denmark, youngest sister to the present king of England. The Sun rises at 4 h. 9.3 min. sets at 7 la. 37 min. 11. Monday.—St. Marnertus, bishop of Vienna, in Dauphine, in the fifth century, who seeing evident marks of the wrath of God against his people, appointed the rogation days, and humbled himselt by tasting and prayer to disarm the just anger of the Almighty.-1796. Battle of Lodi, near Parma.-1778. Died, the great lord Chatham, the eminent states.. man.  The Sun rises at 4 h. 21 min. sets at 7 h. 59 min. 12. Tusday.—St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, eunuchs of Flavia I.)omitilla, were baptized with her by St. Peter. After having been banished, they were beheaded. Domitilla was burnt to death in her own apartment with two of her companions, by order of 'l'rajan.—St. Pan. crating, who, at the age of fifteen, was put to death by order of Diodesian, for his manly courage, in refusing to sacrifice to idols. Easter term ends.-1803. War declared against France.-1641. The earl of Stafford, a tyrannical minister under Charles I. was beheaded. The Sun rises at 4h. 19 min. sets at 7 h. 41 min. i.e. Wednesday.—St. Servatius, bishop and confessor of the faith. 1213. King John resigns his kingdom in the hands of the Pope's legate. —1568 Battle of Langside-hill, in which the troops of Mary queen of Scots were defeated. The Sun rises at 4 h. 17 min. sets at 7 h. 43 min. 14. Thursday.—St. Boniface, a Roman citizen, who having lived for some time with a famous courtezan named Aglae, was afterwards so sensibly touched with the horror of his crimes, that he left the city, and made atonement by viaitieg, like our philantropic Howard, Otiose who were imprison, d. Being apprehended at Tarsug, he was most cruelly tortured and put to death.-1536. Anne Boleyn beheaded.-1264. Battled Leweg, in which Henry 111. his brother, and prince Edward, were taken prisoners. The Sun rises at 4 h. 15 min. sets at 7 h. 45 min. 15. Friday.—St.Dyrnpna; she was the daughter of a king of Ireland, and being persecuted by her father, who was an idolater, fled into Flanders, and was afterwards murdered by his own hands.-1462. Battle of Hexham, between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians.-1567. Mary queen of Scots marries Bothwell.-1800. Hatfield attempts to shoot the king at Drury-lane.-1740. Death or Ephraim Chambers, the author of the first Encyclopaelia published in Engiand. The Sun lutes at 411. 13 min. sets at 7 h. 47 min. 16. Sotarday.—Sr. Übaldes, a bishop of Fugubium, in Umbria, very eminent for his pastoral virtues. He died ann. 112&-1568. Mary queen of Scots lands at Workington, in Cumberland.-1726. John Ward, of Hackney, was expelled the House of Commons for forgery. The Sun rises at 4 h. 11 min. sets at 7 h. 49 min. The days are increased 8 h 2 min. Observation.—ln the course cf the week, three of the finest planets of the firmament will adorn the western sky :—the Moon ; next to her in lustre and bigness, Venus ; and the Saphire Discus of Jupiter, at a short distanCe from each other.  PRICE OF STOC!  :KS NES r