DEATH OF SAMUEL LOVER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1518, 6 October 1868, Page 7

DEATH OF SAMUEL LOVER.

The death is announced, in the 71st year of his age, of Samuel Lover, the eminent and popular novelist and poet. Mr. Lover died at Jersey, on Monday, July 6th. He was born in Dublin, in 1797. He was the son of a member of the Stock Exchange in that city, and first won his way to fame as an artist. H s early success in painting was sufficiently mnrked to secure his election, in 1828, ai an academician of the Koyal Hibernian Society of Arts, of which he became secretary. Starting as a miniature painter in Dublin, he attracted to his studio the chief members of the Irish aristocracy. The late Jllarquis Wellealey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Duke of Leinster, the late Lord Olancurry, and Lord Brougham, among the first who sat to him, were followed by a crowd of sitters. His roving taate, however, led him to abandon art for literature. Even whilst.engaged as a painter he found leisure to contribute to a periodical a eerioß of " Legends and Taleß Illustrative of Irish Character," the merits of which procured him introduction to the best society in Dublin. Removing to London about 1837, he completed his "Irish Sketches," which were published in two volumes, and commenced a series of contributions to magazine literature, the best known being " Handy Andy," which appeared in Bentlei/'s JM.isccllany in 1838. About this time he composed several Irish songs, and amongst them " Molly Carew," " Bory O'More," " Molly Bawn," " The Four-leaved Shamrock," "The May Dew," &c., &c., afterwards published in a collective shape, and his proße tales. Mr. Lover composed several operas founded on his owa works, " Kory O'More," " The Happy Man," and "Tho White Horse of the Peppers," being amongst the best known. He published a volume of ballad pootry, and, finding that his strength Was beginning to suffer through his literary exertions, prepared an entertainment, entitled .Irish Evenings, containing graphic sketches of Irish liumonr, and in which he embodied songs and music of his own composition. This entertainment became almost as popular in London and in tho provinces as that of the late Mr, Albert Smith. The reputation which he thus acquired induced him to extend his travels and pay a visit to the United Statoß, whence he returned to England in 1848, and proceeded to illustrate his Transatlantic experiences in n second entertainment, which confirmed the favourable verdict passed upon the first. His other works were *'Treasure Trove," in 1844, and "Lyrics of Ireland," in 1858. Mr. Lover, who contributed frequently to periodical literature, had for some years received a literary pension from Government of £100 a year.

POLICE COUBT.—Monday. [Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., RiM.] DBtJNKENHESB. Martin Glynn, Riohard Fitzgerald, Edward Somertcn, James Warnock, W. B. Hart, James Cunningham (alias) Collins, Baniel Cavanagh, Joseph Ohapel, and Robert Ijeary, Tvere each fined 5s and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment. George Robinson was brought up on remand charged by George Taylor, of the Wharf Dining Rooms, with obtaining money undor false pretences, by representing that he (Kobinson) had interest in a certain claim at the Thames which he was desirous of disposing of; and on tbi representation the plaintiff was induced to part with £10 10s; it subsequently turned out the defendant bad no interest in the claim al.uded to. Mr. Ritchie appeared for the plaintiff, and asked his Worship to grant a remand, in order to produce some witnesses from the Thames. A remand was consequently granted till this morning.