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WEEKLY CALENDAK.^Tolt 3—9, 1S64. |
Pays of the
Son
Moon
Add
to
Dial
Tr.
Hh.
Wk,
Rises.
Sets.
Rises.
Sets.
Time.
am.
p.m.
a.m.
p.m.
m. s.
185
3
Su
7 13
4 -:5
6 6
4 30
3 52
186
- 4
M
7 13
4 56
6 52
5 25
4 3
187
5
Tu
7 12
4 56
7 34
6 20
4 13
18S
6
W
7 12
4 57
S 11
7 16
4 24
189
7
Th
7 12
4 57
8 44
8 10
4 33
190
8
F
7 12
4 5S
9 16
9 4
4 44
191
9
3
7 12
4 58
9 47
9 58
4 53
Astronomical Phenomena.
The Sun is at its greatest distance from the
•fcit+h on Sunday, July 3, at 2h. 51m. a.m.
New Moon, Monday, July 4, at 9h. 3Sm. a.m.
Mercurv is invisible after about the 3rd or 4th of
this month.
Venus is also invisible to the naked eye.
Mars rises July 3, at lh. 17m. a.m.; July 6, at
lb. 16m. a.m.; July 9, at lh. 14m. a.m.
J upiter passes the meridian Jub'3, at 8h. 16m.
p.m.; July 6, at Sh. 4m. p.m.; July 9, at 7h 52m.
p.m.
Saturn passes" the meridian July 3, at 6h. Cm.
nrn.: July e, at 5b. 43m. p.m.; Juy 9, at 5b.
37m. p.m.
Memorable Events.
July 3. Sixth Sunday after Trinity.—Battle of
Adrianople, and overthrow of Licinius by Oon
stantine the Great, A.D. 323.
July 4. The Barebones Parliament assembled
in Whitehall. 1653.—London and Blackwall Eail
\rav opened. 1840.
July 6. The Duke of Monmouth's rebel army
defeated ar. Sedgemoor, near Bridgewater, 16S5.—
Battle of Wagram between the Austrian and
French armies, in which the latter were com
pletely victorious, and the former entirely over
thrown. The slaughter on both sides was dreadful.
The French made 20,000 of the Amtrians prisoners,
and captured ali the artillery and baggage of the
Archduke, who fled in confusion, 1809.—Sovereigns
first issued ftom the Royal "Mint, 1817.—Hurricane
on the south-eastern coast at midnight, causing
rnnsideiable damage to shipping and property,
3863. „
JuIf 6. Henry IL died, 1189.—Richard IIL
crowned. 1483. Edward YL died, 1553.—Snow at
Mount Lofty, 1863.
July 7. Edward I. died. 1307.—The Emperor
Nicholas of Russia bom, 1796.
July 8. Henry IX. performed severe penance
before the shrine of Thomas a'Becket in the
Cathedral of Canterbury, 1174.—Ti e Ministry re
signed in consequence of the Legislative Council
declining to proceed to business without a member
of the Ministry in that House, 1863.
July 9. The City of Berytus. the birthplace of
Sanchoniatho, destroyed by an earthquake, A.D.
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