The Sun. — 1837-07-24 (London, England)

AMATEURS.—Her Majesty, besides being a good performer on the pianofOrte, sings remarkably well ; her voice is a mezzo soprano of very sweet quality. The • Duchess of Kent is a good musician, and plays the pianoferto scientifically. ;Most of the•sons and daughters of George 111. were accomplished musicians. His late Majesty King eore,ess IV, was an excellent performer on the violoncello, and be possessed a very fine bass voice. The Duke of Cambridge plays the violin in a very superior manner, and the Princess Augusta has composed many pretty vocal pieces. Queen Adelaide is an excellent judge of music, and is remarkably find of sacred compositions, particularly full choruses. During the festival in IVestmiester Abbey she was frequently moved " even to tears" when the sublime choruses of Handel were Verformed."—Musical Wort!. A friend of Sir George Murray's anti one of his fellow-officers in the Peninsular campaign, ilea sent a letter to a morning paper, stating, that he is so disgusted with the unfair and slanderous attempt.; made to disparage the character of General Evans, that he intends to give a plumper for Evans at the WestrninAer election, instead of supporting Sir George, as he intended. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests hare given directions for the pulling down of the mansion in the stable-yard called Harrington House. It has been recently occupied by the Hon. Win. Ashly, Treasurer and Srcretary to her Majesty, the Queen Dowager. Numerous workmen are still employed at Hatfield House in the great gothic rooms of state, restoring the massive carvings to their pristine beauty. The wing destroyed by the fire is now rebuilt, and great gaiety and hospitality will prevail in the mansion after the elections. _ _  Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Thos. I\l'Donnell, R.N., agent for Lloyd's at New Zealand, dated Septoraber 30 :—" My letters of the 4th and 31st of December, 1833, will have acquainted you of my recovering the brigantine Industry from her crew, who had murdered their commander on their passage from Van Diemen's Land to this port, with the steps adopted by me to secure the murierers (nil° have since sunred the extreme penalty of the law), and to place the vessel and cargo under the Van Diemen's Land Government." A general election causes generally an increase of 100,000/. to the Pest-office revenues, and also a very great increase of the post-horse duty and mileage toll. The printers, also, come in for a large addition to their usual business, in printing pia, ards, addresses, aid cards soliciting votes. We should also think that the surgeons benefit by the number of heads and limbs broken during election affrays. GERNfAN COOKEItY.—I do not know whether the cookery of a place has anything to do with the character of the people, or if the plain, solid fare we have met with since we came here, be any index to the disposition., of the good people of Dresden. 'The growing simplicity of food since we came into Germany is very remarkable. At Brussels, the nondescript condiments that were submitted to our discussion would have puzzled any naturalist to discover from what order of animals they were compounded; nothing can be more simple an school-boyish than the four good, honest, substantial, • wholesome dishes that are in circulation at the primitive hour of one. After the soup the invariable boiled beef revolves round the table., attended by its two " satellites,"—a bowl of (mfe s t e sort stewed d o f plums 'smoking brown gravy, and a dish of potatoes, or sliced pumpkin.• Next comes fish, or fowls :—then the pudding,--and la oo meat.or pears, w i ts. tinde never-failing i gil l tee. cc oims ourpa nismt some Stadt Wien dinner—no dish can say to us, as Selim did to his bride of Abydos— " I am not, love, what I appear." _ _  for there is a most praisc•,vortby absence .of disguise in all.--A Summer in Germany. -Our Assizes will commence on Wednesday next. There ;IT at present 15 prisoners for trial. Crimes: rape 1 ; burglary, 1 ; house-breaking, 3; embezzling money, 1; larceny, 7 ; receiving stolen property, 1 ; having stolen property in his possession, 1. The business generally is expected tizi be very light.--Hereford Times. . .