ii.] Life in Bath. 39 



Holland, whence he proceeded to Hanover, failing 

 to meet his brother as he expected. Meanwhile 

 the sister received a letter to say that Dietrich was 

 laid up very ill at an inn in Wapping. Alexander 

 posted to town, removed him to a lodging, and after a 

 fortnight's nursing, brought him to Bath, where, on 

 his brother William's return, he found him being well 

 cared for by his sister, who kept him to a diet of 

 " roasted apples and barley-water." Dietrich remained 

 in England, his brother easily procuring him employ- 

 ment 'until 1779, when he returned to Hanover, and 

 shortly afterwards married a Miss Reif. The family 

 now moved to a larger house, 19, New King Street, 

 which had a garden behind it, and open space down 

 to the river. It is incidentally mentioned, " that 

 here many interesting discoveries besides the Georgium 

 Sidus were made." 



In preparation for the oratorios to be performed 

 during Lent, Miss Herschel mentions that she copied 

 the scores of the " Messiah " and " Judas Maccabseus " 

 into parts for an orchestra of nearly one hundred per- 

 formers, and the vocal parts of " Samson," besides 

 instructing the treble singers, of which she was now 

 herself the first. On the occasion of her first public 

 appearance, her brother presented her with ten 

 guineas for her dress, 



" And that my choice could not have been a bad one I 

 conclude from having been pronounced by Mr. Palmer (the 



