The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-03 00:00:00

HARMONIC UNION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
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Sin,—Having observed in the reports given in one oi
of t theh er e fiarrs
et performancewohfi
which
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injure the professional reputation of Mr. Morgan (their
organist) in the opinion of the public, especially such
portion as were not present at the performance, in jus-
tice to him, I trust you will not refd sp for
these few lines in your valuable coluusemnsto to fincorrect the
unfavourable influence it may otherwise produce. I
think it will only be necessary to state that I was pre-
sent with a friend at the performance of " Joseph," and
was afterwards standing with my friend near the carriage
entrance of Exeter-ball, when Mr. C. Horsley (the com-
poser of the Oratorio), after shaking hands with
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Morgan, said, in our hearing, "A thousand thankf
the manner in which you performed your part this
even-
ing," and further expressed his desire that MorganMerr.mannenf
' should preside at the organ at any future erf
also the Oratorio. Mr. Benedict (the conductor)erforman
com-
plimented him for the efficiency of
hicrse Pof the merits
Mr. Horsley must surely be a better judge of his
and adequacy of the organist in theees performanceoone
or two
own Oratorio than even the musical
help i
thinking theirf
papers I could name, and I cannotto call the attention )
' t • therefore I beg
stated, if you will
remarks unjust ,
facts I have
justice
the musical public to the
act of to a pro-
as 'Ln.
kindly allow their insertion,
as he must do, to a certain ex-
fessional man, depending,
opinion. When I recollect the
tent, so much on public
received in Exeter-hall on the
trentend,ous applause
occasion of his performing a solo to a crowded assembly,
and although
(according to the opinion of the late vice-
cr d S Harmonic Society) I
the audience than he
eated
had seen since
Mendelssohn was among them—when I
also recollect that no notice was taken of it by any of
papers . th
scarcely save your own—I cannot think the
musical reporters for the press have treated Mr. Morgan
fairly ; and as I know he is considered (by the very beat
judges) possessed of extraordinary talent, your in-
serting the above remarks will, I think, be no more than
an act of justice to him.—I have the honour to remain,
Sir, your obedient servant,

Dec. 27, 1852.
P•S•--I enclose

A LOVER OF JUSTICE.

7ou lII'

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

MONDAY, JAN. 3,1853.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
LIMERIOK—S.,gentIe breeze—overcast.
NULLINGAR— S., hard wind—overcast.
HASTINGS—S.S.., fresh breeze—overcast.
SOUTHAMPTON—S. strong breeze—overcast,
FOLKESTONE—S.W., fresh breeze—overcast.
TUNBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—overcast.
BASINGSTOKE—W., gentle breeze—scud, rain.
GRKENwicit--S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
STROOD—W., gentle breeze—overcast.
SwnimoN—S., gentle breeze—scud, rain.
CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—cloudy.
YARMOUTH— S., gentle breeze—rain.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock :
HoLTEDAD--S.W., hard wind—overcast, rain.
LANCASTER—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
WHITBY—S.W„ gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
DARLINGTON—S.W., stormy—overcast. showery.
SNAP—S., strong breeze—rain.