The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-25 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.

The Lord Mayor elect, (Mr. Alderman Winchester)
who already stands very high in the opinion of his fellow-
citizens, and that most deservedly, is not likely to lose
any of their esteem during his approaching Mayoralty, if
we may judge from the remarks we overheard a vast num-
ber of people make upon viewing his splendid state live-
ries, as prepared by, and shown at the shop of Mr. Ben-
nett, who, on this occasion, as on almost every one of the
kind within the last fifteen years, has been favoured with
the orders for these trappings of office.
They have been on show in Lothbury for the last week,
and are considered the most splendid and neat of any that
have yet appeared. The coats are made of the best cloth,
and are of that new and really beautiful colour called
" Dahlia puce," but are so covered over with gold lace as
almost to make one lament that so little of the ground-
work is presented to the eye. The lace, which is very broad
and abundant, is splendidly figured, with the oak leaf and nut
(acorn) interspersed with the rose, the thistle, and the sham-
rock, Which combined makes a very beautiful pattern. The
aigulettes are ornamented with the worthy Alderman's crest,
a lion chained, splendidly worked in gold and silver wire,
and from their beauty greatly add to the effect of the
whole. The waistcoat and breeches are made of the very
best white kerseymere, and are in proportion as richly
decorated as the coats. The undress is of Nash's scarlet
cloth, and equally splendid with the other. Altogether,
they present a very fine appearance in Mr. Bennett's
window, and prove that that gentleman's taste has not at
all deteriorated ; but that when, as in this instance, he is
left to exercise his own judgment, he can turn out such a
livery as cannot be surpassed.
They are very much admired, and many stop for a few
minutes to feast their eyes with a sight of so much grandeur.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

( From the Lo,
An ACCOUNT of the LIABILI
of ENGI,z,NI), on the Average c
1834, to the fist October, inclusive
LIABILITIES
Circelatio❑
Deposits

don Gazette.)
TIES and ASSETS of the BANK
of the Quarter, from the Nth July,

ASSETS.

£32,42R,000
Bank of England, Oct. "2 4 , IS

£34,9(3,000

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—To-day, up to this time, there has not been a single
Foreign arrival at the Post-office.

Mails due-2 French, 1 Flanders, 1 Dutch, 1 Hamburg,
1 Brazil, besides the Batavier steamer, from Rotterdam, with
a bag of letters.

COWIE AND SON.
Foreign Newspaper Office, Saturday, Three-quarters-put one.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DIY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, OCT. 24.—Wind N. W., blowing strong. Several
vessels passed in the course of the day to the westward, with
loss of anchors and cables. The sloop Providence, of and
from London, for St. Michael's, lost two anchors and cables,
and has been supplied. The ships in the Downs appear to
ride well. It has been blowing a gale since last evening from
the N.W., with very heavy occasional squalls.—Arrived
and remains New Phoenix, Barton, from London for Jamaica.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Wind N.N. W., a heavy gale
and squally.—Arrived the Chapman, from Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Wind N. W.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Wind N.W. to N.N. W., strong
gales, with heavy squalls.
WHITSTABLE, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Goldfinch, Santos,
from Oporto.

DOVER, OCT. 24.—Arrived the Curlew, Shugg, from Vi
laviciosa.

RAMSGATE, OCT. 24.—Arrived off port the Palermo, Thorn.
ton, from Quebec.

COWES, Ocr. 24.—Arrived the Orelia, Rowland, Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Arrived off port the Indian, Quebec.
CARDIGAN, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Nelson, Waite, Quebec.
HOLYHEAD, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Flower, Moon, from
Sardinia, leaky, bound to Liverpool.
BEAUMARIS, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Marathon, Cortie, from
Demerara ; and Planter, Purdy, from Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 23.—Arrived the Niagara, Rigby, from
Paraiba; and Nelson, Wood, from Quebec. The Ellen, from
Newcastle, and the Jane, from Belfast, are on shore ,near
Mockbeggar ; two of the Jane's crew were drowned. A small
sloop was wrecked yesterday to the S. E. ef Holyhead. Put
back the Bridget, Crosbie, for Bombay, and the John Fair.
field, for Havannah. The Caledonia, for New York, and
several other vessels outward bound, were off the Great °rms_
head this morning.
CORK, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Killeker, from
Palermo,—and the William Reed, Wood, from Liverpool,
leaky in her top works, bound to Trieste.
BELFAST, OCT. 22.—Arrived the Margaret, from London-
derry, towed in very leaky, and must discharge ; cargo da-
maged : bound to London.

ARLINGFORD, OCT. 22.—Arrived off port, the Mountaineer,
Aberdeen, from St. John's, New Brunswick.

ALDBOROUGH, Oct. 23.—Arrived off port, the Northumber•
land, Renoldson, from St. Petersburgh,

The Mars, M'Millar, from Belfast, and the Ellen, from
Newcastle, were totally wrecked near Liverpool, on Wednes-
day night.
The Thomas, Leithwaite, of Maryport, was on shore on the
bar at Cardigan, on Wednesday.
The Hercules, Allan, from Shields, was wrecked near the
Herd Sand, on Thursday morning.
The Calypso, Mason, arrived from the Clyde for Naples,
with loss of fore and main-mast, &c. His Majesty's ship
Athol, from Dublin, with troops, bound to Barbadoes.
The Percy, Turner, from Honduras, is supposed to be in
the Downs.

A whaler, supposed to be the William and Ann, of Leith,
was off Aberdeen, 22d inst.

VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE
CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCT. 24.

Harlequin, Corbyn, from Calais ; Brocklebank, Strannack,
Ostend ; Columbine, Corbin, Hamburg ; Leopold 1., Apple-
ton, Ostend ; Royal William, Smith, Calcutta ; Redport,
Gibbons, Oporto ; Clarence, Trail], Quebec.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, OCT. 24.
Soluman, M'Pherson, for Rotterdam ; Fair Arcadian, Ro-
gers, Honduras ; Ambassador, Allen, Halifax ; Cator, Whit-
nall, jun., Dunkirk ; Ajax, Thompson, Genoa and Palermo :
Fortune, Storey. Flushing ; Caroline, Holmes, Bordeaux and
Montevideo.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, OCT. 24.
David, Laurie, for Terceira and St. Michael's; Jack, Duke,
Cape Coast Castle; Starling, Pauling, River Gambia; Pa-
quet de Levante, Marnel, Bilboa ; London Merchant, Mowl,
Rotterdam ; Sir Edward Banks. Norwood, Hamburg ; Saucy
Jack, Parrant, Malta ; William Glen Anderson, Dobson,
Sierra Leone.
CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST, OCT. 24.
Sophia, Nicholson, for Baltic ; Neva Sophia, Nap, Norway.

MEMOIR OF BOIELDIEU.

( Abridged from Lc Reformateur.)

Boieldieu, the late celebrated composer, whose loss
will long be felt in the musical world, and more espe-
cially in Paris, where his genius was fully appre-
ciated, was born at Rouen in the year 1775. His
family were not rich, but remarking from his earliest
years the decided bent of his mind, they contrived to
procure for him the best instruction in his favourite
art which their town afforded. Like most who have
ever risen to celebrity for their musical genius, young
Boieldieu, from his tenderest infancy, gave decided
symptoms of his love for the divine science. Music
was his idol, and to its study he devoted his whole
time and his whole heart.

His first master was an organist of Rouen, of the
name of Brodie, who, however, could not, or would
not, see any symptoms of the talent which soon after
shed a lustre round the name of his young pupil.
What gave him offence was, that Boieldieu, with the
waywardness often attendant upon genius, refused to
be guided by his instructions, and struck out a new
system of study for himself, which, of course, made
his master, whose pride was hurt, declare that he
would never be able to make a musician of him. But
the honest man was little aware of the success that
was awaiting his pupil, for in the midst of the good
organist's dissatisfaction, young Boieldieu suddenly
escaped from his trammels, and presented himself be-
fore his townsmen as the composer of an opera, which
on its first and every subsequent representation, was
greeted with the most rapturous and enthusiastic
applause.
After the flattering success of his first effort, he
began to be ambitious of shining in a wider sphere,
and every one pointed out Paris to him as the only
place where he could obtain the honours and the re,-
wards for which lie was panting. He accordingly
packed up his little effects, and with a light heart, and
a lighter purse, he set out for the great city. On his
arrival he was very coldly received by the first-rate
musicians of the metropolis, some of whom did not
hesitate even to insult him, and one, who is still
living, carried his coarseness so far as to stop his ears
while Boieldieu was playing. This rough and un-
feeling reception from the eminent in his art, to whom
he naturally looked4up for encouragement and pro-
tection, was enough to damp the spirits and the zeal of
the young musician. Those to whom he had looked
for patronage, put obstacles in his way, and by their
cold and ill-natured criticisms tried to stifle the
genius which they could not help seeing. Poor
Boieldieu had to struggle with actual starvation for
several months, till he succeeded in gaining a tolerably
extensive connexion as a piano-forte-tuner. But even
in this, the lowest department of his art, he was not
discouraged. Genius, like murder, will out, whatever
means may be used to smother it. Some songs which
he composed at this period were sang by Garat, one
of the best singers and most kind-hearted men of his
day, who took an interest in Boieldieu, and strove to
advance him as much as was in his power. These
songs, through the intrinsic merit of the music, and
the excellent voice of Garat, were much admired, and
gained their author some profit, and more renown.
From that moment he had a foot on the ladder of
fortune, and the voice of ambition whispered him to
keep fast hold, and to climb upwards. However, he
had still many disappointments to struggle with, and
many evils to endure, and poverty was not the least of
them.. But the consciousness of genius gave him
courage to bear up under his difficulties, and he set
about composing another opera. In the year 1797 he
produced La Fanzille Suisse : the success of this opera
was unprecedented ; it was greeted with the most deaf-
ening and rapturous applause, and from that moment
the young composer was fairly established in the esti-
mation of the public. After this, successively, ap-
peared the operas of Montrmil et Verville, Zuraim et
Zulnare, La dot de Suzette, Les meprises espagnoles,
Beniowski and Ma tante Aurore. At this time he
was named professor of the piano-forte at the Conser-
vatory of music, and then appeared his famous opera
of Le Calffe, the success of which was more brilliant
than that attendant on any of his former productions.
Boieldieu soon afterwards accepted the place of
Chapel-master to the Emperor of Russia, but the Rus-
sians were not sufficiently skilled in the science of
sweet sounds to appreciate his genius, and he soon
grew weary of his northern patrons, and took an op-
portunity of returning to Paris, the scene of his for-
mer triumphs. While in St. Petersburgh he com-
posed the operas of Telemaque and Aline:Reine de Gol-
conde, to which he added, after his return to Paris,
Rien de Trop, La Jeune, Femme Colene, Jean de
Paris, La The du Village Voisin and Le
Nouveau Seigneur. These were all performed prior
to the year 1817, about which time he was at-
tacked by the disease which at length proved fatal to
him. The last years of his life were embittred by
corporeal suffering, but in the exercise of his genius he
found more relief than medicine could afford him. Be-
tween that period and his decease he gave to the world
the operas of Le Chaperon, Les Voitures Verdes, La
Dame Blanche, and Les Deux Nuits.
Having been advised to drink the mineral waters at
a spring some leagues from Paris, he accordingly re-
paired thither, but his disease had taken too deep a
root, and he was brought back in a dying state to his
house at Farcy, where, on the 10th of October, he
expired in the arms of his wife and son. Though not
equal in grandeur of conception to some of the Ger-
man and Italian masters, and seldom if ever approach-
ing the sublime, he was decidedly a musician of whom
France ought to be proud. He was buried with much
pomp at the church of the Invalides, at Paris, on the
13th of the present month.