1661. The fifth monarchy men, headed by Venner, a wine cooper, arose to proclaim "King Jesus against all the powers of the earth." But King Charles's power was found too strong for them. 1754. EDWARD CAVE died, an English printer and founder of the _Gentleman's Magazine_. When his indentures expired as a printer's apprentice, he was employed in the post office, and occupied his leisure in writing for the newspapers. In 1731 was first published the Magazine, and it has continued to this day, more than a century, amid the crowd of magazines which have perished around it; and is one of the most successful and lucrative periodicals that history has upon record. 1756. FRANCOIS, marquis de Beauharnois, died at Paris. He was a member of the national assembly, and took part in the king's favor; subsequently joined the army under Conde; and was banished by Napoleon in 1807. The heroic wife of Lavalette was his daughter. 1757. The British under Admiral Watson took by assault, Houghley, situated about thirty miles above Calcutta. 1761. EDWARD BOSCAWEN, the English admiral, died. He was born 1711, and entered the navy at an early age. He acquired honorable distinction under Vernon, and afterwards signalized himself in many important contests with the French, in which he had the singular fortune to take the French commander, M. Hoquait, a prisoner three times, viz. in 1744, 1747 and 1755. On his return to England in 1759, after destroying the Toulon fleet in the Mediterranean, he was rewarded with a pension of £3000 a year. 1763. CASPER ABEL, a voluminous German historian and antiquary, died. 1765. Stamp Act passed the British Parliament. How little did that body anticipate the consequences that were to follow their decision on that subject. 1776. The New Hampshire convention dissolved itself and assumed legislative powers, chose twelve counselors as an executive branch, and delegates to Congress, which were recognized. 1782. GEORGE COSTARD died. A classical, mathematical and oriental scholar, whose reputation as an author is chiefly derived from a _History of Astronomy_, highly appreciated in Europe. 1791. Vermont, the last of the thirteen original states which composed the Union, adopted the constitution and took her place in the confederacy. 1795. The French frigate Iphigenie, 32 guns, captured by the Spanish fleet off Catalonia. 1797. French sloop Atalante, 16 guns, captured off Scilly by the British frigate Phœbe, 36 guns, Capt. Barlow. 1800. The first soup establishment for the poor was opened at Spitalfields, London. 1806. The Dutch surrendered the cape of Good Hope to the British. 1808. PHILLIPS COSBY, British admiral of the Red, died aged 78. 1809. Samana taken by the British, together with two privateers, and four vessels laden with coffee.