| 63874: | engaged in that town as teacher and concert |
| 63875: | giver. His son, Edward John Kelway Toms, |
| 63876: | born January 25, 1863, studied at R. A.M. He |
| 63877: | was a skilful organist ; gave recitals at the |
| 63878: | Fisheries Exhibition, Kensington, 1883; con- |
| 63879: | certs at Wellington, etc. A promising career |
| 63880: | was cut short by his death, of typhoid fever, |
| 63881: | August 24, 1890, at the age of 27. |
| 63882: | |
| 63883: | Tonking, Henry Charles 415-L-9 Tonking, Henry Charles, violinist, |
| 63884: | organist, and composer, born at Camborne, |
| 63885: | Cornwall, January 17, 1863. He was taught |
| 63886: | the violin by his father, a very clever amateur, |
| 63887: | and when quite a child appeared at concerts |
| 63888: | in different parts of Cornwall. He then |
| 63889: | studied under J. H. ISfeinn, of Penzance, and |
| 63890: | in 1876 was appointed organisf of Illogan |
| 63891: | Parish Church, Cornwall. In 1881 he entered |
| 63892: | the R.A.M., studying under Sainton, Steggall, |
| 63893: | Prout, G. A. Macfarren, and others. He was |
| 63894: | organist of Westminster Chapel, 1883; the |
| 63895: | Royal Aquarium, 1886; Covent Garden Opera, |
| 63896: | 1888; and at different churches, the last |
| 63897: | being St. Lawrence, Jewry. As a recitalist |
| 63898: | he has been heard at the different exhibitions |
| 63899: | at South Kensington ; and has played at the |
| 63900: | Earl's Court Exhibitions, 1892-5; Edinburgh, |
| 63901: | Glasgow, and St. George's Hall, Liverpool ; |
| 63902: | and was one of those selected to compete for |
| 63903: | the Birmingham Town Hall appointment in |
| 63904: | 1888. He has been violinist in the orchestras |
| 63905: | of the Royal Italian Opera ; Leeds and |
| 63906: | Norwich Festivals ; and, with Bernard |
| 63907: | Carrodus, has given organ and violin recitals |
| 63908: | in various parts with much success. He is |
| 63909: | now devoting himself to composition, and has |
| 63910: | published All the world to me ; Do you love |
| 63911: | me ? and other songs ; organ pieces, etc. |
| 63912: | |
| 63913: | Topliff, Robert, organist and composer, |
| 63914: | was born in 1793. He was organist of Holy |
| 63915: | Trinity, Southwark, London. Died at Lon- |
| 63916: | don in 1868. He was blind. Editor of |
| 63917: | " Selection of the most popular melodies of |
| 63918: | the Tyne and Wear, harmonised, with appro- |
| 63919: | priate words, symphonies, etc.," London |
| 63920: | [1820]; " Scripture Melodies, the words from |
| 63921: | Holy Writ," London, 2 vols, n.d. ; Six Sabbath |
| 63922: | Melodies, 1844 ; Original Sabbath Melodies, |
| 63923: | issued in parts. Snngs : Consider the lilies, |
| 63924: | Heaven our home. How blest were I in yonder |
| 63925: | cot. Let the night darken in. Look from thy |
| 63926: | lattice, Spirit's call, etc. |
| 63927: | |
| 63928: | Torrance, Rev. George William 415-L-52 Torrance, Rev. George William, com- |
| 63929: | poser, born at Rathmines, Dublin, 1835. |
| 63930: | Chorister, Christ Church Cathedral, and later, |
| 63931: | organist of St. Andrew's and St. Anne's, |
| 63932: | Dublin. In 1856 visited Leipzig for further |
| 63933: | study in music. Graduated B.A., 1864 ; M. A., |
| 63934: | 1867, Dublin. Ordained Deacon, 1865 ; |
| 63935: | Priest, 1866. In 1869 he emigrated to |
| 63936: | Australia, settling in Melbourne. Ten years |
| 63937: | later the degrees of Mus. Bac. and Mus. Doc. |
| 63938: | were conferred upon him by Trinity College, |
| 63939: | Dublin, on the recommendation of Sir |
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