The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-30
LADY MORGAN.

The death Of Lady Morgan ia ANNOUNCED in the London
nnwsps pers received by the last mails and the fact
cbron ced in yesterdays HERALD The two most remark
able In the British dominions during the last
fury were the Countess Of Bsssngon and Lady Morgan
both natives Of Ireland, and both sprung not as their
titles would to indicate, from the nobility, but from
the reople Both OF humble birth, they won for them
selves high position and literary distinction. Lady
BE. spgton who died In 1s4o, the daughter of Ed
mund Power farmer in the county Of Tipperary. She
was woman Of dazzling beauty and great spirit and arst
married captain the British army, after whose death
she married the Earl Of Bessington, and became
the most celebrated woman OF her day for her
beauty, her accomplishments, and her fascinating
powers Of conversation The wits, the rank and fashion,
including the nobility Of England met other literary and
artistic circles at seamcre place and Gore House-which
we're tho greatest centres Of attraction in london society
about twenty-five years ago-cclipsng even the rival
salons Of Lady Holland and the reunions Of the Countess
Of Charcvie Her principal works were Conversations
with Lord By ROM and the elder in Italy,, both charm
DC books, but giving only faint shadows or the mental
gifts and graces Of this lovely woman.
Lady Morgan moved in a somewhat different sphere;
che met with many literary people, and mingled
occasionally in fashionable society, but seldom
in the very highest circles She was considered
by many coarse the very last and as never having
risen above the vuigaTity
her birth and early history. She was undoubtedly
woman of masculine character and disposition, being what
10 called one OF the ''strorg minded But large allow
ance must be made for the spirit OF party for never per
baps was any woman assaed in print before From the
beginning she espoused the liberal side in politics, inter
weaving them with all her works OF fiction. This brought
down upon her head the vengeance Of partisan writer's in
country and at a time in which there l,to caudor
or moderation on eitber side. The Quarterly Reu,er,
Brac,oods Magdstne, and other periodicals Of the
stamp isgraccd the of criticism by their attacks
But she had plenty Of pluck and merit too could
be written down She deficient in taste aud decacy,
but there can doubt that she rendered great
to the party TO which she belonged BY their organs she
was praised as exavagany she ceasurcaby those
Of the opposite SIDE She cminently self made, self
educated woman who fought her way TO distinction amidst
rslery and vtupera,ion and paumea herse on
despspg public opinion. On questions Of minor morals
che was rather lax In her opinions which she very freely
expressed With her democratic tendencies snc WI
nevertheless a thorough "tut hunter wn'cn ea q
friendly reviewer (thc WesfmfrSsrl 70 say " v, ~.
There Il rot pernicious vanity or anctsroo o,oneoe
70 tut hunting or modshucse which sne ages MOI oo ~
confirm and strengthen BY precep' sen'"cn' '"u 'o'
own goodly example" , a. ho,.. h.o, tho
,auScr ~ resnrctnbic actor, and born In the city OF
M,b7,n ahoat he wear 1888 which would mako her 10
rc,rs Of acc al her death but rem tue repre-.
scnta,ops of her political orcrnns sne was at
least eight or ten years oiosr, MI was uo. porn
~. ,,c, nnn,e VAS sydney Oreuson But hostile critics
si~S hsr dirrcn, name. IN 1885 rcsers V9i-l- thus
wnics N her birth -
''ner arc yas an honest, long Oh fellow ramci vas