The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.

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WINDSOR, TRURSDAY.--Yesterday evening, after tne
Royal dinner party had broken up at the Castle, a re-
hearsal of the sacred music to be performed in St. George's
Chapel during the ceremony of the christening of the
Prince pf Wales took place in the Music-room, by com-
mand and in the presence of her Majesty, for the first
time, by the Queen's' private band, which was led by Mr.
Anderson. 1)r. Rivey presided at the organ.
His Royal Highness Prince' lbert, her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, and the members of the Court
were alsa present.
The pieces performed were a march from the oratorio
of Joseph, preceded by a martial symphony from the ora-
torio of Belshazzar, and Handel's Occasional Overture.

This afternoon a change in these compositions was de-
termined upon by his Royal highness Prince Albert, and a
grand march front the oratorio of Judas Maccabeus has
been commanded to be substituted for the martial sym-
phony and the march in Joseph.
The order of the music to be performed in St. George's
Chapel, which has now been definitively arranged, will
be as follows:

The "March" from Judas Maccabees will be played
upon the entrance of the procession to the choir. The
ceremony will then commence; tl4 ":lAinelrAfbeing sung
full choir. At its conehrston-lirrilllrdleltijali
Chorus" will also be sung by the 'cubit; congaing of
the lay clerks and choristers of St. George's,. several
gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and nume-
rous assistants. Upon the procession retiring from the
ti--Occasions-ioemeinvrat Overture will be perforttnxl
7:77tre organ and the full, hand. •
In addition to her Majesty's private hand, •the follow-
ing gentlemen of the state band will attend and perform
at the chapel of St. George during the ceremony:—
, Violins—Mr. F. Cramer, master Mr. Blagrove, Mr.
0. Anderson, Mr. J. Leder, Mr. T.'Cooke, and Mr. W.
Cramer. •
ViolaL-Mr. A. Moralt .
Trombones-L-Mr, Smithie and Mr. Smithie, jun.
TrumpetsL-Mr. Harper and Mr. Irvin.
The last rehearsal, at which the whole of the instru-
mental performers will be.present, will take place at St.
George's Chapel on Monday, at twelve o'clock.
The March from Hercules (an oratorio, and not an
opera, as it has been stated), by Handel, was performed
at the confirmation of his'
by command of William IV.,
Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge in August,
1835. It has been performed upon several similar occa-
sions in religious edifices ; and as it has no libretto, the
music partakes of the same character which appertains'
to the marches in the sacred oratorios of its eminent
composer.
The platform in front of the altar in St. George's Cha-
pel, for her Majesty, prince Albert, and the Royal and
illustrious sponsors,
and their immediate attendants, is
upwards of 30 feet long (extending froni north to south,)
and 12 feet wide.
The walls of the various aisles through which the pro-.
cession will pass have been thoroughly cleansed and
whitewashed, and the whole of that part of the chapel
assumes an extremely neat appearance.
Her Majesty? will retire from the Chapter-room (whither
the Queen will first proceed upon leaving W'olsey's Hall)
and enter the choir at a door nearly opposite, in the
north aisle, leading up a short flight of steps, direct
upon the platform. A few yards lower down this aisle
(towards the nave) a temporary gallery has been erected
facing eastward, capable of containing about 60 visitors,
who will thus possess an excellent view of this part of
the procession, and who will be admitted to the chapel
by tickets from the Lord Chamberlain.
The King of Prussia and other Royal and distin-
guished personages will, upon entering the chapel from
Cardinal Wolsey's Hall at the back of the altar, proceed
to the south aisle and thence enter the choir, upon the
platforni, from a door opposite to the Queen's entrance.
A similar gallery to accommodate the same number of
visitors as the 'one in the north aisle, has been erected
in the southern aisle, to which those invited will also be
admitted by tickets from the Lord Chamberlain.
Mr. Hayter,. painter of history and portraits to the