The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-08 00:00:00

THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.

The recent death of the Marquis Wellesley (brother
to the Duke of Wellington) will render a short sketch
of the late father of these distinguished Noblemen
acceptable to our musical friends. Though passion-
ately fond of music from his infancy, he never at-
tempted to play on any instrument until he was nine
years of age. At that time, an old portrait painter
came to the family seat, who was a very in-
different performer on the violin, and persuaded
the child that if he tried to play on that in-
strument, he would soon be qualified to take
part in a concert. With this inducement be soon
learned some old catches, and soon after, was able to
play the second violin in Corelli's sonatas, which gave
him a steadiness in time that never deserted him. He
adhered to the violin until he was fourteen, lout had
always a strong inclination to the harpsichord, from
which his sisters constantly drove him, fearful of his
'spoiling the instrument ; notwithstanding which, he
contrived to steal intervals of practice. About this
time, his father (who was also a musical amateur) de-
clared his intention of having an organ for his chapel,
telling his son that he should have been the
organist had he been able to play on the instrument.
The organ was built in a year and a half, when the
boy sat down at the maker's, and played an extem-
poraneous fugue in such a manner as to astonish his
father and his friends, who did not believe he could
execute a single bar of any tune. No instrument is
more likely to form a composer than the organ, and
his Lordship, from this period, made composition
his chief study; but as he had never received
any real instruction, he consulted Rosengrave and
Geminiani, who, on examining his compositions,
told him that they could be of no service to
him, as he had mastered all the scientific rules
of musical composition. In process of time, his
Lordship became so distinguished for his musical
abilities, that the University of Dublin conferred upon
-him the degree of -Doctor and Professor of Music.
His glees will continue to 'be heard and admired as
long as a particle of taste for the pure and beautiful
in music remains. Amongst the more admired of the
late Earl of Mornington's vocal compositions are the
glees,of "Here, in cool grot," " When for the world's
repose," " Gently hear me, charming maid," " Come,
fairest nymph," By greenwood tree," and the catch
of "'Twas you, Sir."—Musical Review.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
CAUTION TO MARINERS.

The followingletter respecting the "Ingermanland"
has been received at Lloyd's, from the Foreign-office,
under date— " Oct. 6, 1842.

" Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
traismit to you, for the information of the Committee
of Lloyd's, a copy of a dispatch which has been re-
ceived from her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm,
stating that the hull of the "Ingermanland," a Rus-
sial 74 gun ship, which was wrecked on the Norway
co ist, has drifted to a bank, called Syre Sand, about
a Swedish mile from the district of the Norwegian
coast, termed Lister, and that the wreck is in a dan-
gerous position for vessels navigating that coast, &c.
(Signed) " CANNING.
" To the Secretary a Lto loyd's.
" Sckholm, Sept. 26, 1841.
"My Lord,--The Norwegian Minister of State has
informed me that by the post which has been re-
ceived this day from Norway, he had learned that the
hull of the Ingermanland, a Russian seventy-four,
which was wrecked on the night of the 11th, on the
ast of Norway, had drifted to a bank called the
gyre Sand, about a Swedish mile from the district of
the Norwegian coast termed Lister. Every exertion
will be made to remove it or destroy it as speedily as
possible ; but I hasten to notify this fact to your
Lordship, because I am informed that this wreck is in
a dangerous position for vessels vavigating the coast.
I have, &c., &c.
(Signed) " THOMAS CARTWRIGHT."

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