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Monthly Chronicle.
KING ' S . BENCH AND FLEET PRISONS . IT is a pleasing and singular fact , that , notwithstanding the late n «™ b « leM heavy commercial failures which wc apprehended would have involved thou , sands into gaol , the number of debtors in the King ' s Bench prison have been reduced upwards of three hundred within a few months . In June last , there were . nearly 750 prisoners immured within those walls ; at present , we rejoice to say , there are nor more than 400 .
Discharges from the Fleet prison , although not so numerous as those from ijie Bench , have been such as must gratify the benevolent mind . NEW FRENCH CALENDAR . FOR THE PRESENT YEAR , COMMENCING 22 d SEPTEMBER .
New French Names of the Months English . Term . Duration , AUTUMN . , day-ViNDEMAiiiE Vintage Month from Sept . 22 to Oct . 21 inch 30 B BDMAIHE Fog Month — Oct . 22 to Nov . 3 0 F RIMAIRE Sleet Month — Nov , 21 to Dec . 20 30
WINTER . Nn r Snow Month T-.- Dec . 21 to Jan . 19 30 PLUVIOUS Rain Month — Jan . 20 to Feb . iS ¦ 3 ° VENTOS Wind Month . — Feb . 19 to Mar . 20 30 . SPRING . ' GERMINAL " Sprouts Month — Mar . 21 to April 19 30 FIOREAL Flowers Month — April 20 to May . 19 30 P RIAREAL ' Pasture Month — May 20 to June 1 S 33
SUMMER . MESSIDOR Harvest ' Month — June 19 to July 18 30 FERVIDOR Hot Month — July 19 to Aug . 87 3 ° " . FRUCTIDQR " Fruit Month — Aug . 18 to Sept . 16 30 SANS CULLOTIDES , as Feasts dedicated to LES V ERTUS The Virtues Sept . 17 - - - t-LE C ENIE Genius Sept . 18 . t 19 - - r
LE T RAVAIL Labour Sept . - L'O PINION Opinion Sept . 20 - - - * LES R ECOMPENSES Rewards Sept . 21 - - , "_ _ * 365 The intercalary day of every fourth year is to be called LA SAN S CULLOTIDE ,
On which there is to be a national renovation of their oath , To live Free or Die . The month is divided into three D ECADES , the days of which are called , from the Latin numerals , 1 Primi 4 . Ouartidi 7 . Septidt 2 . ' Duodi 5- QnlntiAi 8 . Octodi , Xridi 6 . Sextidi 9 . Nonodi , and 10 . Decadi , which is to be the day of rest . N . B . A corresponding Calendar for all the days of tlie year may be rmuTe em tlie above sketch .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
KING ' S . BENCH AND FLEET PRISONS . IT is a pleasing and singular fact , that , notwithstanding the late n «™ b « leM heavy commercial failures which wc apprehended would have involved thou , sands into gaol , the number of debtors in the King ' s Bench prison have been reduced upwards of three hundred within a few months . In June last , there were . nearly 750 prisoners immured within those walls ; at present , we rejoice to say , there are nor more than 400 .
Discharges from the Fleet prison , although not so numerous as those from ijie Bench , have been such as must gratify the benevolent mind . NEW FRENCH CALENDAR . FOR THE PRESENT YEAR , COMMENCING 22 d SEPTEMBER .
New French Names of the Months English . Term . Duration , AUTUMN . , day-ViNDEMAiiiE Vintage Month from Sept . 22 to Oct . 21 inch 30 B BDMAIHE Fog Month — Oct . 22 to Nov . 3 0 F RIMAIRE Sleet Month — Nov , 21 to Dec . 20 30
WINTER . Nn r Snow Month T-.- Dec . 21 to Jan . 19 30 PLUVIOUS Rain Month — Jan . 20 to Feb . iS ¦ 3 ° VENTOS Wind Month . — Feb . 19 to Mar . 20 30 . SPRING . ' GERMINAL " Sprouts Month — Mar . 21 to April 19 30 FIOREAL Flowers Month — April 20 to May . 19 30 P RIAREAL ' Pasture Month — May 20 to June 1 S 33
SUMMER . MESSIDOR Harvest ' Month — June 19 to July 18 30 FERVIDOR Hot Month — July 19 to Aug . 87 3 ° " . FRUCTIDQR " Fruit Month — Aug . 18 to Sept . 16 30 SANS CULLOTIDES , as Feasts dedicated to LES V ERTUS The Virtues Sept . 17 - - - t-LE C ENIE Genius Sept . 18 . t 19 - - r
LE T RAVAIL Labour Sept . - L'O PINION Opinion Sept . 20 - - - * LES R ECOMPENSES Rewards Sept . 21 - - , "_ _ * 365 The intercalary day of every fourth year is to be called LA SAN S CULLOTIDE ,
On which there is to be a national renovation of their oath , To live Free or Die . The month is divided into three D ECADES , the days of which are called , from the Latin numerals , 1 Primi 4 . Ouartidi 7 . Septidt 2 . ' Duodi 5- QnlntiAi 8 . Octodi , Xridi 6 . Sextidi 9 . Nonodi , and 10 . Decadi , which is to be the day of rest . N . B . A corresponding Calendar for all the days of tlie year may be rmuTe em tlie above sketch .