1810. The Diocesan court of the officiality of Paris pronounced a nullity of marriage between Bonaparte and Josephine. 1811. The Spanish cortes published a manifesto declaring their determination not to enter into a treaty with Bonaparte until his troops should have entirely evacuated the Peninsula. 1811. The whole militia of New Orleans ordered into immediate service by Gov. Claiborne to suppress a negro insurrection. 1812. Valentia in Spain surrendered to the French under Suchet, with 374 cannons, 18000 troops and stores of all kinds. 1813. British manifesto against the United States. 1815. Truce between Gen. Jackson and Gen. Lambert to bury the dead of the battle of the previous day. 1815. The British began the bombardment of the American fort St. Philip, defended by Major Overton, which was kept up daily until the 17th. 1816. A society instituted at Trenton, N. J., for forming a colony of blacks. 1818. OLD JOHN died. During eighty years, from the premiership of Walpole to that of Liverpool, he acted as messenger in the Royal printing office, London. He styled himself King's messenger. 1827. ELIZABETH OGILVY BENGER, an English authoress, died. In her 13th year she wrote a poem, and afterwards attempted the drama. Her reputation is based upon her _Historical Biographies_, which were originally published in 10 vols. 1828. FRANCIS DE NEUFCHATEAU, a French statesman, died. He was born 1750, and in his 13th year published a volume of poems, which indicated more for the future than was realized. He took part in the affairs of the revolution, but was condemned for his moderation. Napoleon took him into favor; his pursuits were chiefly literary, however. 1843. Great fire at Port-au-Prince; 600 houses burnt and property to an immense amount destroyed. The blacks who inhabited the mountains rushed down and completed the work of destruction, by firing and plundering such houses as the fire had not reached, and committing every sort of excess. 1854. The Astor library in New York opened to the public. JANUARY 10. 1640. MAURICE ABBOT, a distinguished London merchant, died. He acquired great consequence by his own efforts in commercial affairs, and was employed in 1624 in establishing the settlement of Virginia. At the time of his death he was mayor of London. 1645. WILLIAM LAUD, archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded on Tower hill, aged 70. Sentenced to be hung for political misdemeanors, he was pardoned by the king; but parliament overruled the pardon, and substituted the _privilege_ of being beheaded instead of hanging. He acquired so great an ascendency over Charles as to lead him, by the facility of his temper, into a conduct which proved fatal to that prince, and by which he lost his kingdom, and met the same fate four years after at Whitehall. 1661. A proclamation issued by the king of England prohibiting conventicles for religious meetings.