The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-18 00:00:00

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AS2'. MARTIN'S BALL.

On Wednesday evening one of the series of illus-
trations of sacred and classical music, which have
so long received the encouragement of the public,
was given at this hall under the able superinten-
dence of Mr. Hullah. Gounod's " Grand Mass,"
and Beethoven's " Choral Symphony," were the
subjects selected for performance on this occasion.
Gounod's mass was composed for the celebration of
St. Cecilia's day, and the choral symphony was de-
signed as an illustration of Schiller's celebrated
" Ode to Joy," and its merits are well known. The
. solos were allotted to Miss Banks, Miss Palmer,
Mr. Wilbye Cooper, and Mr. Thomas, who acquitted
themselves creditably. The chief merit of the even-
ing, however, belonged to the chorus, on whom the
principal weight of the performance rested. Mr•
Hullah deserves congratulation for the efficient
manner in which he has trained them. The next
performance is announced for March 21st, when
• Handel's fine oratorio of " Judas Maccabaus" will
be given, with the additional attraction of Mr.
Sims Reeves, in the magnificent tenor solo, " Sound
an Alarm."

THE PAPAL STATES.

The Giornale a Roma, in its impression of Feb.
20, publishes the following French proclamation
, with the Italian translation opposite :
"'The carnival is going to take place as usual ;
the. lieutenant-general commanding-in-chief hopes
it will occasion no disorder, he depends for this on
the intelligent mind of the population. In order
that no one may expose himself to the measures
which he (the general) has ordained, he makes
known :-1. That political shouts, of what kind
soever, and other provocative cries continue to be
formally interdicted. 2. That gatherings of indi-
viduals are in like manner prohibited, and that
orders have Iron given to disperse them.
"To avoid calamities, the chief of each detachment
of troops that may have to act against any knot of
persons will of himself, or through an agent of
public safety, summon them to disperse. On this
warning the crowd will have to disperse instantly
without noise or cries, if it does not wish to be corn-
spelled by force to do so.
"The French troops in garrison at Rome have
for their mission to contribute by all their means
le the maintenance of order and to the safety of all ;
they will always know how to discharge their duty.
" The General of Division, COMTE DE GOYON,
"Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of the French,
" Head-quarters, Rome, Feb. 10."

THE GRENADIER GUARDS. The Earl of Sefton
has adopted a graceful moans of recording his regard for his
brother officers in the 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards,
on leaving the service, by the presentation to that regiment
of a testimonial piece of plate, strikingly novel in character,
'and combining every-day utility with artistic beauty of
design. Tho idea is that of a trophy formed of tiro arms
.and ensigns of the regiment, the basis of which is a clock
supported on either side by two grenadiers—the one kneel-
ing with bayonet fixed, "to receive cavalry," and the other
"at ease" as on guard. The figures are actual models, by
Mr. Marshal Wood, a young sculptor of rising eminence,
of four of the bravest men in the battalion, whose Crimean
medals and hardy features—admirably preserved by the
artist—exhibit the stern characteristics of an English sol-
dier. A lion coreelwit, in severe repose, guards the base of
the clock, above the dial of which Fame and Victory nnite
their palms and laurels. The pedestal, which is of ebony,
boars the following inscription :
" Presented to the Officers of the 3d Battalion Grenadier
Guards, by the Earl of Sefton,
on his leaving the Regiment, l 8.58."
This trophy timepiece, which is two feet in height, at pre-
sent excites much attention in the ateliv of Mr. C. F.
Hancock, of Bruton-street, where it is exhibited as an ad-
mirable innovation in the design of works intended for tes-
tilmoniala or presentation.