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December 17, 1853] THE LEADER. 1221
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A J.Ife Of Felix Mendelssohn. Ai/Moiuni ...
tion to the world of Music . Now , a man who has the requisite musical science must have served for the Divine Art as many years as Jacob served for Rachel , and from the same motive . Such a one is not very likely to become a literary artist ; he would be a musician , and scorning the poverty of words , would find his fittest means of expression where the power of words fails—in the illimitable riches of harmony . We are not sceptical on the score of multiform talent—the crop of Crichtons to be got off our own land is manifestly abundant—it is only the Admirableness we doubt . We would rather wait patiently for a proper biographer of Mendelssohn to put forth his work in due season , than be obliged to read to-morrow half a dozen handsome volumes of undigested material , seamed with common-place criticism , purporting to he a life of the composer Mendelssohn . Until then flfr . B enedict ' s little pamphlet will deserve attention from the lovers of Music and Genius . It is an affectionate and reverential tribute to the memory of one whom he loved and whom he ranks among the brightest spirits this earth ever saw . Hear him tell of his first meeting with " the marvellous boy : "—
X " It was in the beginning of May , 1821 , when , walking in the streets of Berlin with my master and friend , Carl Maria Von Weber , he directed my attention to a boy , apparently about eleven or twelve years old , who , on perceiving the autkor of Freyschutz , ran tow ards him , giving him a most hearty and friendly greeting . . . «' 'Tis Felix Mendelssohn , ' said Weber , introducing me at once to the prodigious child , of whose marvellous talent and execution I had already heard so much at Dresden . I shall never forget the impression of that day on beholding that beautiful youth , with his au burn hair clnsteriug in ringlets round his shoulders , the look of his brilliant clear eyes , and the smile of innocence and candour on his lips . He would have it that we should go
with him at once to his fathers house ; but as Weber had to attend a rehearsal , he took me by the hand , and made me run a race till We reaehed his home . Up he went briskly to the drawing-room , where , finding his mother , he exclaimed , ¦ ' Here is a pupil of Weber ' s , wlio knows a great deal of his music of the new opera . Pray , mamma , ask him to play it for us ; ' so , with an irresistible impetuosity , tie pushed me to the pianoforte , and made me remain there until I had exhausted all the store of my recollections . When I then begged of him to let me hear some of his o wn compositions , he refused , but played from memory such of Bach ' s fugues or Cramer ' s exercises as I could name . At last we parted—not without a promise to meet again . On my very next visit I found him seated
on a footstool , before a small table , writing with great earnestness some music . On my asking what he was about , he replied , gravely , ' I am finisliing my new Quartet for piano and stringed instruments . ' ¦ " I could not , resist my own boyish curiosity to examine this composition , and , looking over his shoulder , saw as beautiful a score as . if it had been written by the most skilful copyist . It was his first Quartet in C minor , published afterwards as Opus 1 . " But whilst I was lost in admiration and astonishment at beholding the work of a master written by the hand of a boy , all at once lie sprang up from his seat , and , in m * 3 playful manner , ran to the pianoforte , performing note for note all the music from Freyschutz , which three or four days previously he had heard me play , and asking , ' How do you like this chorus ? , ' What do you think of this air ? ' 'Do you not admiro this overture ?' and so on . Then , forgetting quartets and Weber , down we went into the garden , he clearing high hedges with a leap * running , singing , ""or climbing up the trees like a squirrelthe very image of health and happiness . " .
We quote the following for the sake of its ill-recognised truth : — " All at once , and perhaps when least expected , the great gap left by the death of Beethoven seemed likely to be filled up ; and I am happy to adduce this success as another proof of the much underrated taste of the English public , and its discernment in appreciating , and even discovering new-born musical talent . '' Not to . speak of the Elizabethan era— -of Orlando Lasso , Luca Marenzio , the great madrigal writers—did not Handel compose his immortal works almost exclusively in England , and for an English audience?—were not Haydn ' s finest symphonies written to gratify the London amateurs , before a note of them was heard or known in Germany or France ? —was not Beethoven revered and known by English artists , by English musical societies , when almost forsaken and neglected in Germany ? And so it was with Mendelssohn . His renown , after the enthusiastic but just reports of his reception in London , both as a composer and pianist , spread like wildfire all over Europe , and gave the young and ardent maestro a new stimulus to proceed on his glorious path . "
Throughout this Sketch the same enthusiastic love and reverence for his subject prevails . We are of Emerson ' s opinion , that " like can interpret like . " Why should not Mr . Benedict be the biographer whose advent he desires ? 3 ? or a reason given above—he is a musician , and music is his native language—though he writes prose well , upon , occasions . We should like to hear some of the dirges , elegies , funeral songs iviikout words , which he has improvised to the memory of his illustrious friend .
December 17, 1853] The Leader. 1221
December 17 , 1853 ] THE LEADER . 1221
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BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . On the 8 th of December , at Norwich , the wife of Captain J . B . Woosnam , TBombay Artillery : a son and heir . On the 8 th , at 43 , Pulteney-streefc , Bath , the wife of Captain Cummings : a- daughter . '' .- ¦' , „ * . « xr On the 9 th , at Leversdown , the wife of Captain C . K . Tynte : a daughter . , _ , . _ , . On the 10 th , at 10 , Upper Grosvenor-street , Lady Buxton : a daughter . . . _ On the 11 th , at Brighton , the Viscountess Downe : a ion . On the 12 th , at Kilkea Castle , county of Kildare , Ireland , the Marchioness of Kildare : a daughter . . MARRIAGES . On the 25 th of August , at the church of the Holy Trinity , Hobart Town , by the Right Rev . the Lord Bishop of Tasmania , John BisdeC , Esq ., of Hutton-park , Van Diemen s Land , to Henrietta Charlotte , daughter of Henry Miller , Esq ., lato Captain of H . M . Forty-eighth Regiment , Hobart Town . On the 301 h of Novomber , at March , J . Lincoln Porter , Esq ., manager of the National Provincial Bank of England , to Louisa , youngest daughter of Edmund Barley , Esq ., March . . 1 On the 8 fch December , at the British Embassy , Paris , Charles Drury Hazen , Esq ., of Rudding , Notts , to Charlotto , widow of the lato Thomas Radcliff Symes , Esq ., of BallybcRi ? , in the county of Wicklow , and third daughter of the Right Hon . John Richards , one ot the Barons of tho Exchequer in Ireland . , . _ , On tho 10 th , at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , Ins Excellency Commodore Sir Charles Hotham . K . C . B ., to the Hon . Jane Sarah Holboch , widow of HughHolbech , Esq ., of Farnl > oroUgh , Warwickshire , and daughter of the Right Hon . lord and Lady Bridport . , On tho 12 th , at the British Embassy . Paris , tho Baron u'Aorssen Beijorcn do Voshol , Chamberlain to H . M . tho King of tho Netherlands , and his Counsellor of Legation at Vnvia , to Anna Maria , youngest daughter of tho lato Robert ¦ Nassau Sutton , Esq . DEATHS . On tho 1 , 1 th November , in Cork , Miss Louisa Moore , fifth daughter of tho lato Hon . and Rov . Robert Mooro , of Mooro'" H . county of Watcrford , aged seventy-five . <> n tho ( 5 th Dccombor , of bronchitis , Helen Langford , widow of tho lato Captain R . S . Adams , H . E . I . C . S ., aged s cv « jnty-uino . , <> n tho 8 th , at her residence , on Woolwich-common , Mary { yi » o Hall Robe , oldest daughter of tho lato Colonel Sir William llobo , K . O . H ., K . T . S ., and K . O . H ., of tho Royal J I < ii'so Artillery . On tho ttth . at 10 , Eaton-place , Arabella , wifo of George ( ' » i \ v Elwos , Esq ., and oldest daughter of Thomas Fioschi ' 'id tlm Hon . Arabella Honcngo : also , on tho 10 th , of scarlet luvw ; | . ] volyn Robert Cary , their oldest son , aged fifteen . Ou tho ulh , at Lynio Regis , Dorset , Sarah , wifo of Captain paries Cowper Bonott , R . N .. and oldest daughter of tho ' <»•« William lJurlton , Esq ., of Wykin-hall , Leicestershire , »< Donhoad-lodgo , Wilts . ^ „; . >» tho otih , at Antigua-villa , Tor , Torquay , Devonshire , '''' zaboth , relict of tho lato Thomas Stares Esq ., of Wal-I , V . !"• ^ n-reliam , Hants , and tho youngest tliiughter of tho ' ¦ " ¦<» Vi (! 0 -Admiral Sir William Parker , Bart ., ngod sovontyihroo . *
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M <> NKY MAHKKT AND CITY INTELLIGENCE Friday Evening , December 10 , 1803 . ' I n ^ lf ?'" ll < lV 0 boon hoav V for iho ln " f 0 W dftyM ' TJl ° ' Kiiil ry IU ! l - ° «» tH of t (» o state of tho bolHgorontN in tho I )" ,,,,, ; : ;!" « Iny '» dispatch dilforlng materially from the of li 1 " ? , ' ) ny '» » V « o rumour of a French loan to tho amount ( mi' i 1 / 11 . lionH ' aiu ) wluoli , it is said , lias been taken by tho of llu , i w llrm ' nn ( l llwlfc » kut " 1 «'' l 3 ( i » tho ™» ignal ; ion " On ' . V man in tho prowont ministry , no one believing
in the reasons that the Times gives for . his retirement—all these concurring circumstances have fluttered Consols , and that they have not fallen one or two rer cent , is
attributed to the heavy " Bear" account , and the operations for a fall that ought to have taken place weeks ago , according to the ideas of the speculators . Railway shares have maintained a strong value throughout the week . French shares look very firm considering the impending loan . Land Companies are rather worse , and Mining Shares , with a few exceptions , are no better . There has been another " trick " played about one of those suspicious Jamaica miues—the Port . Royal—winch was reported to have cut an extraordinary rich silver lode , worth 1500 ? . per fathom , and proves utterly false . Consols leave off at 3 30 and 941 ? ex dividend . Consols , 94 | , i ; Caledonian , 56 , 56 £ ; Chester and Holyhead , 16 , 17 ; Eastern Counties . 13 i , 133 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow . 64 , « 3 ; Great Western , 83 § , 84 ; London , Brighton , and South Coast , 994 , 100 §; London and North Western , 103 } , 104 ; London and South Western , 77 £ , 784 ; Midland , 63 $ , 64 J ; Oxford , Worcester , and Wolverhampton , 39 , 40 -, South Eastern ; 6 ! J , 64 ; York , Newcastle , and Berwick , G 4 , G 5 ; York and North Midland , 48 J , 49 J ; Dijon and Bcsancon , 24 , 34 pra . ; East Indian , 14 , 4 pm . ; Luxembourg , 10 | , 5 ; Ditto ( Railway ) , 61 , 8 ; Ditto , Tref ., If , 2 ; Namur andLeigo ( with Int . ) , 8 * 4 , 9 ; Northern of France , from pm . 35 ± , h ; Paris and Lyons , 16 . * , 161 ; Paris and Orleans , 47 , 49 ; Paris and Rouen , 42 , 44 ; Rouen and Havre , 19 J , 20 J j Paris and Strasbourg , 33 J , 33 ?; Sambro and Mouse , 9 i , 10 ; West Flanders , 41 , 5 ; Western of Franco , 8 , 9 pm . ; British American . 75 , 77 ; Australian Agricultural , 4 R , 47 ; Peel River , I , % pm . ; South Australian , 39 , 41 ; North British Australian Land and Loan Company , pm . ifco i ; Scottish Investment , 1 £ , If pm . ; Union Bank of Australia , 74 , 7 ( 5 ; London Chartered Bank , i , 1 pm . ; Agua Frias , f , 1 pm .: Carson ' s Creek , I dis ., par ; Colonial Gold , ff pm ., i pm . ; Linares ( Spain ) , 11 to 12 x . n : Now Linares , & dis . to par ; Nouvcau Mondo , 5 , $ pin . ; United Mexican , 41 , 45 j Crystal PaJace , 2 pm ., 2 i pm .
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CORN MARKET . Mark Lane , Friday Evening . With large supplies of wheat , prices are fully 2 s . per quarter higeor than Monday . Barley 2 s . to 3 s . dearer . Oats firm at Monday ' s prices . Tho severity of tho weather renders further shipments from the northern continental ports improbable till the spring ¦ wo need not , therefore , givo quotations of prices . Irish barley is ofl ' orcd at 18 s . <> d . to lite , per barrel , and oats , black 14 s . to 14 s . 3 d ., white 15 s . per barrel f . o . b . Wo have no advices from Now York since our last . A considerable quantity or wheat and flour is now on the way for Liverpool and London , after which tho sup p lies from thoro must bo very small , till tho re-opening of the interior navigation in tho spring . FnoATiNfl Tba . dk . —There are only eight arrivals to report this weolc . Tho activity which bngan to appear at the close of last has continued this week , tho demand having been ohiollv on continental account . Our own markets , both English and Irish , have boon ver / quiet as far as Moating cargoes are concerned , although a mho of Is . to 2 s . lias talcon nlaco Konornlly throughout England . Tho large arrivals into London have failed to produce tho expected oll ' oct , and thoro arc nioro inquiries from tho country-than wo have had Binoo the beginning of Nov . Tho Fronoh markets havo steadily risen to tho extent 2 s . ( Id . to 3 s . < 5 d ., with tho exception of Marseilles , whom tlid immonso arrivals had caused a decline' of 9 s . to ' * " •• Polish Odoiwa for present , delivery being worth about K . 'Ss . per quarter there . This depression was attributed to temporary local causes , and wheat for future delivery was still nearly us high aa it had been praviously . There would bo buyers lioro now at last week ' s rates , but holdors aro not disposed to soil , except at mom than tho prices already paid . Tho number of cargoes for salo is very small , loss than usual at this tlmo of yoar , four-llflihM of tho shipments ; in tho lilaok Soa having boon directed to tho Mediterranean ports . Few shipments had taken place at Odessa in tho weolc previous to datg of lost advices from there . Indian oorn has again boon quiot . Two cargoes of Galat / , Hold at , 44 s . and 45 s ., cost , freight and insurance . Thoro is very little on passage .
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Trices . ) ! Sat . Mon . Tties . Wed . \ rhur . Frid . Bank Stock ... ., ' 221 221 * 220 * 22 OJ ' 3 per Cent . Red > 955 95 ? 95 95 94 ^ ...... 3 per Cent . Con . An . 96 f shut 96 954 Consols for Account 95 J 95 jr 94 | 94 ^ 94 i 94 , i 3 i per Cent . An ! 97 j 97 f 97 96 J 952 ...... New 5 per Cents Long Ans . I 860 .. 5 5 5-16 5 i India Stock shut shut 248 J Ditto Bonds , £ 1000 , 2 p 5 p 3 p Ditto , under £ 1000 j 5 p , * 5 p lp Ex . Bills , ^ lQOO I 6 p 9 p 6 p 9 p 8 p Ditto , £ 500 ..... Gp 9 p ...... 9 p 8 p Ditto , Small 6 pi 9 p 6 pl 9 p 4 p ......
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FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Thubsday Evening . ) Brazilian Bonds 99 Russian Bonds , 5 per Buenos AyresG per Cents . ' 07 Cents 1822 112 £ Chilian G per Cents 103 Russian 4 4 per Cents .... 984 Danish 5 per Cents 1033 SpanishSp . Ct . NowDof . 22 Ecuador Bonds 5 ^ Spanish Committee Cert . Mexican 3 per Cents . ... ' 24 § of Coup , not fun 54 Mexican 3 per Ct . for Venezuela 34 per Cents . Ace , December 16 24 iJ Belgian 4 J per Cents .... 96 | Portuguese 4 per Cents . 42 i Dutch 2 £ per Cents 64 ^ Portuguese 3 p . Cts ., 1818 ... Dutch 4 porCent . Certif . 96
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Nights before Christmas , will bo repeated the Original Drama , in Threo Acts , called PLOT AND PASSION . Principal characters by Messrs . F . Robson , Itlmory , Leslie , Cooper , AVhito , and A . Wigan ; Miss li . Turner , and Mrs . Stirling . After which the introductory Extravaganza flailed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC ; in which will appear Messrs . A . Wigari , Einory , F . Robsou , Cooper , and Qalli ; Mesdamca Stirling , P . Horton , Cliafcterloy , ! ' Tnrnor , Wyndham , and A . Wigan . To concludo with T . I IK WANDERING MINSTREL . Join Bagg . s , Mr . F- Itobson . Box-onice open from Eleven to Four . Doors open at Seven , and commence at Half-past Seven . Stalls , 5 s . ; Boxes , 4 a . ; Pit , 2 s . ; Gallery , Is .
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MllAWIMlT SMITH'S MONT BiiANC IJVIOItY EVENING ( oxco ]) fc Hiitiirday ) , at H . and Tuesday Tliursday , and Saturday MorniiiKs , at 2 . Htalla , ; jn , which can bo ' taken from ' a plan at tho Hox-onleo , ovory day from 11 to 4- ^ areii , ' 2 s . ; gallery . Is . — Egyptian Hall , Piccadilly .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 17, 1853, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17121853/page/21/
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