The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-24 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of July 23.)
SUGAR.—To-day the home and export demand for
Raw Sugar was not so good, and former terms were not
generally sustained. In West India Muscovado only a
small amount of business was transacted, and for brown,
inferior yellow, and grey, in some cases merchants
lowered their prices 6d per cwt, but good and fine
grocery sustained the former currency. The purchases
are only 300 hhds, &c., including 111 hhds Barbadoes at
public sale, which went 6d per cwt under the rates of the
sales held on Tuesday.
REFINED.—To-day there was less demand for Refined
goods for home use, and prices declined, Standard Lumps
selling at 595, and brown grocery 58s.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale, 1,598
bags of Bengal were offered, the whole sold at 44s 6d to
45s 6d for mid and good mid white, and good at 465,
damp and washed 41s Gd to 45e Gd, being the former
value ; but ordinary damp brown was taken in at 3356 d
to 345, a few lots of low soft yellow sold at 355, being
cheaper.
Maverrws.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauri-
tius offered at public sale amounted to 4,317 bags and
28 casks; the chief part consisted of the sorts under 40s,
and for these prices declined Gd to is per cwt; but those
at and above that price fetched the former worth.
FOREIGN.—Holders of all descriptions have mare con-
fidence, and there is but a moderate quantity offering
for sale. There bas been an increased demand from
exporters, and the business transacted has been much
larger than last week. Our refiners working under bond
have operated with more freedom, whilst the grocers
purchased a fair quantity, and more than last week.
The market has a firm appearance. At public sale 7,580
bags of China were sold for export at full rates.
MOLASSES.—The market at length has assumed a
brisker appearance, but at present there is no advance
to notice in the value ; holders are, however, not so wil-
ling to press sales. The total purchases amount to GOO
puncheons.
COFFEE.—This afternoon a fair business was trans-
acted privately in Ceylon of all kinds, and at firm rates;
good ordinary Native fetched 37s 63 to 38s. None was
offered at public sale. Of Jamaica 55 casks 14 barrels
were put up to auction, and sold at steady prices—low
to good ordinary at 40s to 455, fine and fine ordinary
54a to 64s per cwt.
Cocoa.—West India is in brisker request, but there
is no advance to notice in the value. At public sale 117
bags were sold, Trinidad, fine red at 57s to 57s 6d, good
dark 53s to 53s 6d, ordinary 475, and St. Lucia low dull
red 43s per cwt. The market will be better supplied
shortly. For Foreign Cocoa the market is in a quiet
state, and prices are on the decline; at public sale 400
bags of Para were sold at 39s to 40s for good dark
greyish red.
TEA.—At the public sales this day, at which the only
important arrivals of fine Gunpowders s.na Imperials
which have yet appeared this season, establish the ad-
vance in these sorts at from 6d to 8d per lb, as high as
3s 3d being obtained for Imperials, and 5s 6d for Gun-
powders of superior grade; useful middling Gunpowders
sold readily at 3s 3d to 3s 10d; glazed coarse leaf
Twankay 9id.
RICE.—To day in East India Rice there was less bu-
siness privately ; at public sale 857 bags were sold at
18s 6d for middling white, being the full value.
SAGO.—By private treaty there was not much desire
shown to operate; and 999 boxes at public sale went 2s
to 3s under former rates.
SPICES.—There has been little desire evinced to opo
rate in Jamaica Ginger, although there are sellers upon
further reduced' terms. Of 152 barrels of Jamaica
offered at auction, a small part only found buyers. Pi-
mento is wanted. There is an unwillingness on the
part of holders of Black Pepper to submit to lower
rates, and they supply the market sparingly, but the
amount of business transacted by private treaty
has been upon a small scale only by ex-
porters and the home trade, low as prices are.
White is little required, and can be obtained at 3id to
51d, these are low rates compared with those of former
years; the supply is still exceeding the demand. For
Nutmegs the market has a dull aspect, and prices are
looking down. Cinnamon is little wanted, and the
tendency of prices is downwards, as the supply is on the
increase. Mace met little attention. Cassia Lignea is
held with firfnness, the supply continuing to be small;
but the purchases made have been trifling.
SPIRITS.—The market is still well supplied with all
kinds of Rum, and a further decline in the value has
taken place, as the demand is unusually limited for the
period of the year. Although there are sellers of Lee-
ward Island at the reduced rates of 2s 6id to 2s 7d proof
strength; still the purchases ,made have been to a small
extent only. East India is heavy of disposal, and
it is difficult to quote prices with accuracy: the
nearest for proof with certificate are 2s 5d to 2s 6d.
The purchases made in Demerara have been tri-
fling, although holders are willing to accept 3s
2d to 3s 8d for strong sorts. All sorts of Jamaica have
been operated in with caution by shippers and the home
trade, whilst a further fall in the value took place, and
holders are anxious sellers—middling quality 30 to 35
per cent over proof at 3s 10d to 4s, gocd 4s 2d to 4s 4d,
and tine to very fine 4s Gd to ss. There has been also
a trifling demand for brandy from exporters and the
home trade, whilst holders remain anxious sellers upon
previous reduced terms.
INDIGO.—To-day 810 chts have passed the sale. Al
though proprietors have given more support to the
marks that passed the hammer this day, prices remain
about the same as those quoted in yesterday's report,
viz:—Bengal, good and fine 3d to Gd discount, ord and
midd par to 3d ditto, low ditto ditto. Of the quantity
(10,G68 chts) which has passed the sale to this day 1816
chests have been withdrawn, 2,317 bought in, leaving
6.535 chests sold. The quantity bought in this day is
290 chests.

SALTPETRE.—By private treaty Rough has been
largely dealt in since our last report, and the advanced
rates previously established are well supported.
COCHlNEAL.—Privately there has been a good busines
transacted, and the rates paid are fully equal to these
that existed previously; indeed in some cases they are
rather higher. The public sale consisted of 118 bags.
TALLOW.—Prices continue to give way for Russian on
the spot, and the town and country trade have operated
with much caution. For fine Petersburg
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VAUXHALL- AiiDENs.—The third ascent of Mr.
place Thursday evening. Notwith-
aGwYnPdsliag'stbhaena°c°cGuidtr. accident by by which the first ascent was at-
tended, the intrepidity of the aeronaut and his equally
valiant associates continued undiminished, and they
entered the car and took their places with a magnanimity
which would have dignified a better cause. The names
of the gentlemen amateurs were Coxwell and Evans.
The ascent was certainly a fine one, and the discharge of
fireworks from the machinery beneath the car, brilliant
and effective. The balloon, or rather the light which
was beneath it, continued in sight a considerable time,
and had the appearance of a star. The balloon rose to a
very considerable height, taking the direction towards the
north-east, apparently the track which was taken by Mr.
Green's balloon on the evening of the fatal accident to
Mr. Cocking. Immediately after the ascent the fireworks
in the firework ground were commenced, and at their
i so
fdm peculiariinnor theirexh
conclusion dancing and the usual amusements succeeded.
The gardens were crowded with company, amongst
whom whom were many persons of rank and fashion.li
arrangements this season have produced a great variety
ot
of entertainment, and a constant successtihoon of talent
different sorts. The great attraction in the
familye of the
of the evening is the performance of
and surprising.
Lejars, whose horsemanshiparly part
There are also a number
all good kibiintdic.ns,Tthhee
Tyrolean singers, &c.,
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'grounds. nianagdcothoeper;
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amongst the trade
-day respecting sugar,
and several lots have been sold at an advance
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET JULY 21.—There is a
better feeling
rates of 6d. per cwt. Rums are at present neglected,
on previous
dealers not considering present prices satisfactory.—
Bristol Gazette.

MOZART'S •.NOZZE 1)1 FIGARO.,"
The following interesting det.eils respectiem, this wcrk
are, e:Fxrtlic
ace
letter
()air.t
L 10,10(
Leopold
es 'e:‘l;eoiizlra.oirttet cfthat
t litslze ro
daughter,se
dated November 11, 17e5,
was already engaged in preparation for his opera, Le
Nozze di Figaro, but they were on), preparations, as
other engagements intervened, and the actual score was
not commenced until the April follcwieg. The
grossing subject of Mezart's thoughts during the spring
of the year was Le ...Nozze di Figure, an opera likewise
undertaken at the suggestion of the Emperor Joseph.
This work, which has maintained its place on the stage
and in the drawing-room for nearly sixty years in con-
tinuation, is justly considered, for its extraordinary,
wealth of melody, the variety of its style, and the per-
fection of its concerted music, as one of the roust won
derful trophies of human skill. The libretto, adapted
by Da l'unte from the well-known comedy of Beau-
marchais, seems to have satisfittl Mozart, and
the subject seems to have possessed unusual charms
for him, if we may judge by the rate at which he worked.
The whole opera was written in the course of April.
The marvellous finale of the second act, consisting of six
grand pieces, occupied him for two nights and a day,
during which he wrote without intermission. In the
course of the second night he was seized with an illness
which compelled him to stop; but there remained only a
month pa ge
ofs the last
y the
composerpiece te
was
e 1)u ring
in teaching
itnhge
the singers and superintending the rehearsals. It is re-
markable that the experienced friends of Mozart trembled
eet
swi onhoef
there, tr h
sfotartethoef rpeaCret
who well kripi
writesi s opera;
to
fai
sddtshoeg fhattehre r(
AprilL and the
e (Leopold),
o t„d,
6)
musical politics of Vienna,
in these doubtful terms:—The first
stage
of rehearsal
will take place on the 28th. It will be fortunate if the
opera succeeds, fear I know that there are immensely
strong intrigues against it; Salieri and all his tribe will
move heaven and earth to put it. down. Dussek Intel
said to me, " that the reason of your brother's having
such strong cabals against him, is the high estimation
which he has gained by his uncommon talent and skill."
Salieri and Righini, being at this time ready
with operas, were both competitors with Mozart for pre-
ference ; and the contest between the composers was so
warm, that the Emperor was obliged to interpose, and
he decided fur Figaro. Some eagerness of rivalry seem
to have been pardonable on an occasion which is ren-
dered memorable by the unequalled talent of the singers,
and the extraordinary congress of composers assembled
at Vienna.

Rarely, if ever, has it happened to a musician to sub-
mit his composition to such an ordeal as Mozart did
Figaro, and few have been the instances in dramatic
annals in which men of such renown as Haydn, Mozart,
Paisiello, Storace, Salieri, Righini, Anfossi, &c.,
have been collected together under one roof to witness
the first performance of an opera, and it is no impro-
bable surmise that they were on this occasion. The re-
hearsals went off favourably. Kelly, who claims to have
sung " Crudel perclie?" with the composer, just as it had
fallen fresh from the pen, gives a lively account of the
first rehearsal. " I remember Mozart was on the
stage, with his crimson pelisse and gold laced cocked
hat, giving the time of the music
.to the or-
chestra. Figaro's song, " Nen piu andran farfallone
amoroso," Benucci gave with the greatest animation and
power of voice. I was standing close to Mozart, who,
sotto voce, was repeating, " Bravo, bravo, Benucci;" and
when Benucci came to the fine passage, " Cherubim, alla
vittoria, alla gloria militar," which he gave out with
stentorian lungs, the effect was electricity itself, for the
whole of the performers on the stage and those in the
orchestra, as if actuated by one feeling of delight, voci-
ferated " Bravo, bravo, maestro! Viva, viva, grande
Mozart!'' Those in the orchestra I thought would never
have ceased applauding, by beating the bows of violins
against the music desk. The little man acknowledged,
by repeated obeisances, his thanks for the distinguished
mark of enthusiastic applause bestowed upon him. " But
on the first night of the performance there was a cabal
among the singers, which obliged Mozart to go, between
the first and second acts, to the box of the Emperor,
where he pointed out, in great agitation, the danger his
music was incurring. The refractory performers
were brought back to their duty by Royal inter-
ference. For an account f the opera during the second
and third nights, we must extract a sentence from a let-
ter of the composer's father, dsited May 18, 1786 :—"At the
second representation at Vienna, there were five, and
at the third seven pieces encored, and among them a
little duet, which was sung three times.' fhese en-
cores, which seem indicative of the growing popularity
of the opera, were, notwithstanding, of transient effect,
and the balance of parties was decidedly adverse to
Mozart. It is well ascertained, that the profits of the
third representation, which were to reward his labour,
proved so inconsiderable as in no degree to ameliorate
his circumstances, and so discouraged was he with the
reception of Figaro, that he resolved never more to
produce an opera at Vienna. This resolution he in-
deed waived, through change of circumstances and mo-
tives of private benevolence ; but his dissatisfaction with
the musical taste of Vienna is well known. Among the
performers who sustained the original cast of characters
in Figaro, Mozart could certainly reckon upon some
friends. According to his memorandum on this opera,
they consisted at the following female singers :—Sto-
race, Laschi, Mandini, Bassani, and Nanina ; the men
were Benucci, Mandini, Ochely, and Bassani.
What the lyric drama gained by this opera in ele-
gance of melody, in models of love songs, in rich con-
certed music and varied finales, we are well able to
determine. While all the popular melodies of the comic
operas coeval with Figaro (tunes which were regularly
transferred from the theatre to the street musicians) are
lost, nut a note of that compo,ition has faded, and when
reproduced, it still finds as many enthusiastic admirers
as a comedy of Shaltspeare. The combination of play-
fulness and grace which predominates in it, imparts to
Figaro, according to some critics, a more decided Alo-
s inlis
t i
et
zertian character than any other of his works. Every
omnuestmetaayn,ceforrtatinn certainly find
,es with somethingdeligh to t
to please.
the bass o
ase.
Thef
the first duet, or to the admirable instrumentation of the
song in which the page is trying on the cap. What wealth
of beauty in places comparatively unnoticed. Those
who like to combine delightful music with a laugh, may
fine both in the duet in which Susanna describes the
behaviour of the Count when her bridegroom is gone
on his travels. The deprecatory interjections of poor
Figaro, " Susanna, pian, pian," call up the mostpleasant
recollections. It were endless to pursue this opera
through all its materials for pleasure. The favourite
piece of the composer was the sestetto, " Riconosci, in
questo amplessu." Le Norze di Figaro is the third
dramatic piece which its composer had produced by
desire of the Emperor Joseph. Throughout the re-
mainder of the year in which Figaro was produced,
Mozart appears to have been full of a plan of settling in
England."