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At a Privy Council held in Buckingham Palace on the 12th April, the Archbishop of Canterbury was directed to prepare a form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the constant and signal successes ob- tained by the troops of her Majesty, and by the whole of the forces serving in India, whereby the late sanguinary mutiny and rebellion which had broken out in that country hath been effectually suppressed, and the blessings of tranquillity, order, and peace are restored to her Ma- jesty's subjects in the East; and it is ordered that such form of prayer and thanksgiving be used in all churches and chapels in England and Wales, and in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, upon Sunday, the 1st day of May next. The usual order extends the great ceremonial to Scotland.

The Gazette of Tuesday announced the new peerages and baronetcies. Colonel Wyndham will be called Baron Leconfield ; Mr. Tatton Egerton becomes Baron Egerton of Tatton and Sir Charles Morgan Baron Tre- degar. The new baronets are—William Miles, of Leigh Court, in the county of Somerset ; John Nceld, of Grittleton, in the county of Wilts; Edward Grogan, of Moyvore, in the county of Westmeath; John Henry Greville Smith, of Ashton Court, in the county of Somerset; George 'Eltueley Stucky, of Affeton Castle and Hartland Abbey, in the county of Devon; and Philip Duneombe Pauncefort Duncombe, of Great Brickhill Manor, in the county of Bucks.

A report was current early in the week that Lord Cowley had been requested by Ministers to come to London. It has not proved well founded. The Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio set out from Turin on Thurs- day, on a special mission to Paris and London.

• It is stated that Sir Henry Rawlinson is to succeed Mr. Murray as ambassador at the court of Persia. Sir Henry will thus be restored to a • t for which great abilities and long experience have eminently fitted

At the meeting of his supporters, held on Thursday week at his resi- dence in St. James's Square, the Earl of Derby is reported to have en- forced on his party the necessity of moderation in their demands on the Government, illustrating the necessity by stating the large number of applications for Peerages that he had received since his accession to power. At this assemblage the noble Premier did not appear in one of his amiable or cheerful moods. He impressed on his auditors all the sacrifices he had made for the party, in such a manner as to create the impression that in his opinion he had received but an indifferent return in the qualified support given to his Reform Bill.—Daily Hews.

Several of our contemporaries mention that Miss Emily Pierrepoint Burgwyne was presented at Court, in the diplomatic circle by Mrs. Dal- las, on Thursday; but erroneously speak of the fair visitor as Mrs. Bur- gwyne.

Mr. William Reed, the late United States Envoy to China, has arrived in this country, and is now staying at Maurigy's Hotel, Regent Street.

The proposal to send a strong detachment of Royal Artillery to India has been frustrated. Sir De Lacy Evans had given notice of a resolution condemning this extravagant proceeding. On Tuesday Lord Stanley an- nounced that the Government had yielded to the general opposition and did not intend to forward any artillery to India.

Captain Norton has continued at Chatham his experiments in de- structive missiles of his own invention. They consist of shells loaded with liquid fire, shot from a rifle, which on striking planks or sails set them in a blaze ; a frictional igniting bolt, to be used in repelling as- saults; and a concussion fuse which explodes on touching clay banks or other earth works. Captain Norton also has in his repertory other agents equally destructive. _

Accounts from Syria announce that Prince Alfred, who had arrived at Jaffa in the Euryalus left that place on March 230 on a visit to Jerusalem, whence he was to proceed to Damascus, and afterwards meet his ship at Beyrout.

The Princess Alice will be confirmed during the ensuing Passion Week, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate. . Sir John Lawrence, accompanied by his family, arrived at fondant's Pa- vilion Hotel, Folkestone, on Saturday last, en route from Marseilles. General Prince Menschikoff arrived in Paris early in the week.

Don Ramon Narvaez, Duke of Valencia, is at Turin. He has dined with Count Cavour.

The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University has appointed Professor Owen, F.R.S., to the office of Sir Robert Reade's Lecturer for the year en- suing. Professor Owen will deliver a lecture in the Senate House on the " Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia," early in the Easter term.

The Council of the Royal Astronomical Society of London have presented the Reverend Dr. James Booth, F.R.S., to the living of Stone, near - Aylesbury, Bucks.

The death of Madame Bosio is reported by telegraph from St. Petersburg. We have reason to fear that the report is true, though we would willingly believe that it is one of those professional announcements which are so often made for the inirpose of contradiction. Cholera is said to have been the cause of this irreparable loss to the lyric stage.

Lady Morgan, so well known in the world of letters, died peacefully. after. a few days' illness, on Wednesday evening, at nine o'clock, at her residence in Lowndes Street.

Sir Joseph Thackwell, perhaps the most distinguished cavalry officer of his day, died yesterday week, at his house in the county of Cork. He had seen much of war. He was one of Sir John Moore's army ; he fought with Wellington in the two closing years of his Peninsular campaign and at - Waterloo ; and he particularly shone as a cavalry commander in the Indian campaigns of 1843, 1846, and 1849. He was a Grand Cross of the Bath, and Colonel of the 16th Light Dragoons.

On Tuesday last the Bishop of Bangor was suddenly seized with paraly-

and was found by his niece, Miss Bethel, on the floor of the study in a. perfectly helpless state, which still continues to cause considerable alarm - and anxiety among his relatives and friends.—Carnareon Herald.

Galignatd's Messenger states that the chapel in the Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris, has been obtained from the British Government by the Lord Bishop of London, acting on behalf of the Continental Committee of the Colonial Church and School Society. A deputation from England will visit Paris to confer with the English residents in order to secure the reopening of the chapel with as little delay as possible.

The National Life Boat Institution is one that has the greatest claims up- on the public. Its exertions to occupy the dangerous points of our coast with lifeboats are well known. Recently it has determined to place a life- boat near the Lizard, and Mrs. Agar and Mr. Robarts, M.P., have offered munificent subscriptions in aid. The expense will be great, but the public, we are sure, needs only to be reminded of the demand to furnish the supply.

The gun-boat Jaseur, Lieutenant Scott, on her way from Pint Royal to Greytown, struck on the Condrio reef, and became a wreck. A raft was made and the crew embarked on board that and in the boats. But it was found necessary to take the men from the raft into the boats. These parted company they had no compass and knew not where to steer. One boat is missing. Lieutenant Scott, in his boat, assisted by Spanish fishermen' made Santa Cruz, in Cuba. The Spanish Government immediately sent them to Port Royal in one steamer, and sent another steamer to look for the mis- sing boat. Lieutenant Scott and his boat's crew passed eight days without water.

London was more than usually healthy during the quarter ending April 2.- it is remarked, however, that small-pox has rather considerably increased— rising to 201 deaths in the quarter. The same remark is made on the spread of scarlatina which has been more considerable. Of 625 violent deaths, 436 occurred by accident or negligence' 25 by murder or manslaugh- ter, and 64 by suicide. The deaths last week 1201, were 65 below the cal- culated average.