The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-08 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

KING'S THEATRE
An opera, composed by a Peer, might in ordinary times be
deemed a performance beyond the range of Criticism. hut at
this period, when men are strongly impressed with the notion
that mathematics are not the only science 10 which (hero is no
Royal, no diplomatic road, inquiries will he nestle after the real
merits of Lord Burghersh's oltera—inquiries now to be satisfied
by our declaring that his Lordship's work which Is, in fact, no
more than a substitute for the music of The Siege qf Prlgrade
(the dialogue, plot, and words being the same), is utterly un-
worthy of a comparison with the compositions of Martini, or
those of his adapter, Stowe. The result is our strong convio.
tion that the thlietauti of this Metropolis will have as little diffi-
culty In agreeing on the folly of exchanging the music of the
Plebeians for that of the Peer, as Politicians on the inexpediency
of maintaining a Legation at Florence, for the purposeofenabling
a scion of Aristocracy to acquire, at the expense of the nation.
that amount of musical skill displayed by the late hoble Envoy
in this production. The question of national economy belongs
to another department ; but in this we may be permitted to ask
by what extraordinary perversion of taste Lord Burghersh's
paltry composition can be tolerated in lieu of Storace's admired
$4 Letter Duet," the almost equal comprise of Mo4art's 44 Still'
aria ?" Lord Burghersh piques himself on being devoid of
mannerism. liii Lordshspla music is, indeed, after no particular
manner whatever ; but a melange made up of all possihle man.
errs. Rossini and %I's eber are the nuestri whom he chiefly
honours by condescending to imirate them ; and the Oberus of
Weber especially has furnished his Lordship with movements
and phrases, of which he has made the best use according to his
faculty. As a dramatic performance nothing can be snore
wretched. The King and Queen occupied a box In the centre of
the small Theatre, anti were attended by their whole Court. A
More aristocratical assembly has seldom beers convened in so
small a apace, nor provided, on the whole, with a more sorry tn.
tertaintnent. Tim Prince of Orange aecompinied the Royal
patty, and occupied a seat en the right of the King.

It is understood that Mr. ALDERSON 19 op-
pointed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Hess,
and Mr. (iv itt;xy one of the Judges of the Court of King's
Bench ; eni it is said that Mr. Justice Ilairt.xx will re-
ceive an appointiornt in the Court of Exchequer► for the
trial of Nisi Prins causes in that Court.

'Who could have supposed that he would ever

live to I,ee a London meth hooting the Duke of WKLLIWO-,
'vox and applauding Prince TALLEYKAND ?11 might
our great tooter of the human heart exclaim '6 Oh thaw
fond many," &e...•-41forni»y Paper.

We understand that public meetings am in
preparation in the extensive parishes of Marylebone and
St. Pancras, to denounce the principle of interferenoe in
the affairs of foteign native recognized is the Katur's
Speech; to consider the alarming state of the country;
and to point nut, by petition or otherwise, the iIeCCSSIty of
e thorough Reform in the representative aystem, which
can alone preserve the tranquillity of the empire.

CtoupEsLEY.—One of the last, monthly
publications, speaking of this celebrsted story, says " It is
our opinion that Mr. Gionwts's last novel i* his beet.
' Caleb hue the advantage of ol►l associations in
its fervour; It is the work on whitdt the author's repute.
tinnhas been estiblisheli—withwhich his geldus,js Wen.

tified. • • • But with all the claims of the brat tale
on public regards we repeat that we are of opinion the
judicious reader will decide in favour of • Clotlealers'
greater claims on permanent approbation."
TAR KING AND ENGLISH COOKERY.-h
will he recollected that when WILLIAM the Fonarn gave
the first state banquet after his accession, a nobleman
present ventured humbly to express to his Ma'am his
admiration of the splendour of the entertaimueut ; anti that
the Sovrartax in reply said " You see we can do with-
out foreign cooks." The juiticc of hip MAJ KSTYIi remark

Nee been universally Atholum!, Anil DoLay's Dictionary of
Cookery appealed to as proof of our national excellence in
the culinary art.