The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

Alteration in the Litany.

The Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council had a meeting yesterday at the
Council-office, Whitehall. Present—the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Lord President, the Duke of
Somerset, the Duke of Newcastle, Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Bishop of London, Sir George Grey, Bart.,
the right Hon. E Cardwell, and the Right Hon.
R. Lowe.

At the meeting it was ordered that in morning
and evening prayers in the Litany, and in all other
parts of divine service where the royal family is
particularly prayed for, the following form shall be
observed :

'• Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the Princess
of Wales, and all the royal family.

St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
Notice nes been given officially that St. George's
Chapel,with the temporary State Rooms at Windsor
Castle u,ed at the marriage of their Rays' Hign-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, will be
open to the public from ten to five o'clock every da3
this week, and on Monday and Tuesday next week.
After that time the chapel must be closed, in order
to prepare it for the usual services of the Church i❑
E aster week.
No tickets of admission are required.

Prince and Princess Christian, Prince Frederick,
Prince William, Princess Dagmar, Prince Waldemar, and
Princess Thyra of Denmark, arrived at the Palace Hotel,
Buckingham-gate, yesterday afternoon, attended by Colonel
Francis Seymour, C. 8., from Windsor Castle, In the
evening their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Chris-
tian of Denmark, the Princess Dagmar, Prince Frederick,
and Prince William of Denmark (attended by Colonel F.
Seymour, C. 8.), his Royal Highness Prince Frederick of
Hesse-Cassel, and his Serene Highness the Duke of Hol-
stein-tilucksburg, dined with his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, at his residence, Gloucester House,
Park-lane. _

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The Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the Duke
de Nemours, and the Prince de Joinville have arrived at
the Clarendon Hotel.

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The Count de Flandre, attended by Major
Burnell, has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Windsor

Castle.

Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar had a dinner
party last night at his residence in Portland-place. A small
circle were present.
His Highness the Prince Corigliano, Baron Ver-
there, and Count le Werzien have arrived at the Bruns
wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris.

The E.rl of Derby was rather better yesterday
and the previous day, but is still confined to his room.
Owing to his illness the noble earl was unable to accom-
pany the Countess of Derby to Windsor on Tuesday to
witness the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales,
although honoured by her Majesty's commands.

The Marquis of Douglas left town yesterday to
join the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton at Nice.
Viscount Palmerston returned to town on Tues-
day evening from Windsor Castle.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dugdale Astley
have left Farrance's Hotel for Elsham Hall, near Brigg.
Mr. Adeane, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Adeane
have returned to town from the continent.
THE RECEPTION OF THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
AT GRAVESEND —Mr. ►Satws, the Mayor of Graves-
end, has great satisfaction in communicating the following
letters, received from Viscount Sydney, Lord Lieutenant of
the county of Kent, and Major-General D'Oxhohn, expres-
sive of the satisfaction afforded to the Prince and Princess
of Wales by the recent proceedings in that town :
" Windsor Castle, March 9, 1863.—Sir, I have the honour
to inform you that I have received the commands of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to convey to you on
his own behalf, as well as that of her Royal Highness the
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, their royal highnesses'
great satisfaction at the arrangements made by the town of
Gravesend on the occasion t f the disembarkation of the
Princess at the port of Gravesend and her royal highness
landing in the county of Kent. lam also to add that the
warmth and loyalty of the reception their royal highnesses
met with was most gratifying. I have to request you will
be good enough to make this known to the corporation anti
town of Gravesend, and have the honour to remain, sir,
your obedient servant, SYDNEY, Lord Lieutenant of the
county of Kent. The Mayor of Gravesend, Kent."
4, Windsor Castle, March 9, 1863.—Major. General D'Ox-
holm has received the commands cf her Royal Highness
the Princess Alexandra of Denmark to thank the Mayor
and Corporation of Gravesend for their address on the cc-
casion of her landing on the shores of England, and to
express to them the sincere gratification felt by the Princess
at the cordial and affectionate welcome with which her
royal highness was received by the inhabitants of their
borough."

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

The following are the arrangements for the dis-
tribution of new rifles to competitors fur the
Queen's Prize at the Wimbledon Meeting of the
National Rifle Association for 1863
I—That new rifles shall be issued to the competitors for
the Queen's Prize, in exchange for Government rifles held
by them as members of the corps to which they belong.
2—That upon the issue of the new arms to competitors,
the rifles previously held by them shall be immediately
delived into the stores of their respective corps. _ _

3—That the rifles thus returned shall be retained in store
by commanding officers, and held available either to replace
arms that may become unserviceable, in abatement of the 10
per cent. of the new arras now allowed in exchange for old
arms, or for the service of any new members that may join
the corps.
4—That commanding officers of corps shall forward a ra,
port to the War-office that the arms have so been returned
into store, and a certificate that they shall be kept clean,
and not leave the armoury or be used for any other purpose
until required for the above services.
s—That the distribution of, and all arrangements con-
fleeted v. ith the new rifles, be carried out by the National
Me Association; and further, that the association shall
forward a report to the War. office, Pall-mall, giving the
names of the competitors to whom rifles are issued and the
corps to which they belong.
6—That all new rifles supplied by the War Department
for the above-named service shall bear a distinctive mark
on the barrel, so that they may be at any time identified.