Star.
London, England, 1830-07-27 00:00:00

TAE QUEEN OF ESGLAND.

The Queen Consort, by virtue of her marriage, is participant of
divers prerogatives above other women. First, she is a public person,
distinct from the King. Site can purchase lands and convey them.
Make leases, grant copyholds, and do other acts of ownership which
no other married woman can do. She can take a grant from the
King, and in this particular agrees with the Augusta, or pissinur
Regina cosjusdivi insperatoris of the Roman laws, who, according
to Justinian, was equally capable of making a grant to, and receiving
one from, the Etnperor. The Queen has officers distinct from the
King's, not only in matters of ceremony but law. Her Attorney
and Solicitor-General are entitled to a place within the bar of his
Majesty's Court, together with the King's Counsel. In legal pro.
ceedings she is a feme sole, and not a fans covert. The Queen
bath also distinct pecuniary advantages which rum her a distinct
revenue. In the first place, she is entitled to an ancient perquisite
called queen gold, or airman vagina, which is a royal revenue be-
longing to every Queen Consort during her marriage with the King,
and due from every person who has made a voluntary offering
or fine to the King, amounting to ten marks for and in
consideration of grants, privileges, licenses, pardons, and other
matter of royal favour conferred by the King. It becomes a
debt of record to the Queen's Majesty by recording the fine.
—The ancient revenue of our Qaeens consisted in reser-
vations out of the demesne lands of the Crown, which
were distinct from the King's use. It is frequent in Dooms-
day Book, after mentioning the rent due to the Crown, to add
the quantity of gold reserved for the Queen. These reservations
were to buy wool for her Majesty's use—to purchase oil for her
lamps, and to furnish her attire hom head to foot, which was fre-
quently very costly, as one single robe in the sth of Henry the Se.
cond stood the city of London in upwards of fourscore pounds. The
Queen is now provided for in a different manner. She is looked
upon in all legal proceedings as a single and nut as a married wo.
man. The common law has established this to prevent the King
being troubled with his wife's concerns. By the statute of Edward
the Third it is high treason to plot against the Queen ; and to violate
the Queen Consort amounts to the same chute, as well in the vio-
later as the Queen herself, if consenting.

StNoixo.—" In the art of singing," says M. Fetis,
,t there are so many things to be examined, that without having
made a particular study of it, and having learned by reflection sod
experiencein what it consists, there is much difficulty in pro.
nouncing a singer good or bad at the first hearing." Amateurs
certainly betray great eagerness to decide, and trust too much to the
first impressions of a new performer; their erroneous judgments
generally arise from confounding an indiferent execution, with the
want of education or natural disposition, without making sufficient
allowance for the circumstances which may influence a failure. The
exhibition lof refinement or vulgarity of taste leads to the justest
conclusion on the talent of a new performer, while purity of intone-
don and a good quality of tone, though wanting at first, cannot
promptly be judged absolutely deficient Jn the linger. An intelli-
gent critic will discern what is unfavourable to the effect of a
stager's talent, and distinguish accurately between the bad and the
good. To sing, a beautiful voice is not alone sufficient, and although
as want of this gift of ngur cannot be compensated by the utmost
skill, eta singer who knows bow to manage his reiteurees well,
and to his notes with firmness and certainty, frequently accom•
phases most with an indifferent voice than one, who, with a line
=is ignorant. "Poser is rots," says Al. Yetis, "a so to re-
the otovoolots of mond= with the emission of the tone,
as to devils the parer which belongs to the own and to the con-
formation the Meat, without suffering the tent to degenerate into
a ery."—Pereirs Quarterly Review.

TILE ARMY.

MOVEMENTS OF THE IijOUSEHILI) lIIIP&NTRY.
This morning the following movement. took vlace;—Tn. i•
Battalion of the Grenatii;r 11,-..gt. of Guards, from H'ind'er
the Tower Garrison.

The Second Battalion, front Westminster Quarters to WirSo!
Castle.

The Third Bohan, from the Tower Garriion into WeAniiiiit
Quarters!

The Second Battalion of tac Coldstream. from Knightsbrik•
Barracks to Partings-street Barracks.

The Sr•cond Battalion of the Third Regiment of Guard*, fro.,
Portman-street Barracks to Kr.ightsbridi,e Barracks.
The First Battalion of the Coldstream, is for the present to coat
drum in Dublin. and the Firstlt3lit):l of the Third Regiment n•
the Barracks at the King's Mews.
LIMERICK, Jute 24.
Th. Depot of the 23d Fusileets, commanded by 3lajor
strived at Devonport on Monday from Brecon, and marched irro
Long Room BArracks.
The following reductions have been made at the Milli:try accntoit
department in Ireland, and with the pensions simnel ;—J.
bin, 961; W. C. Newton, 861; J. Anderson, NI; IL Al•sard..”,
81 ; W. H. Halpin, 631; W. Blair, 71 ; E. Meuranx, 711; T. J.
Quinton, 531; W. Johnston, 441; G. Johnston, 941. per annum.
The number of non.eommissioned officers and privates of the
Artillery, Sappers, Alums, and others belonging to, and ren.ilned
by, the Ordnance Department—lst Class, from 9s. to 3,. 6)d pe:
day, 11 ; 21 do. 2s. to 2s. Ilad, 397 • 3d d.. Is. to Is.
3,784; 4th do. 41. to 1111 d, 4.sBl—Total. 10,77 n. 1)f vsn.):l;
10,733 are non-commissioned officers rid priv.stes. and 21 tnast.n -
gunners. Gross amount of pay, for 18.2.11, up to May. lilt.
182.7101.. 18s. 9(1. _ _

Tile Life Guards private has had about 2:) per cent. atlo, 0 to t.is
pay ; the Hone Guards private somewhat less; the regul a Car:thy
man has had an increase from lid. to Is. 31. but the intantry private
enjoys just double what he had in 1792. His increase tit pay setts
not far trout a million sterling, to the public burthenv.
Widows' pensions have doubled since 17'.12. In that year the
widow of a Lieut.-Colonel received only 401. she is now entitled tu
89!.