1807.] Mr. Tomiins on the 
hundred rams; which stipulation Bona- 
parte has in partif not entirely caused to 
be fulfilled. Is it not evident to the in- 
habitants of Great Britain why this was a 
secret article of agreement? The idea of 
our climate being uwicongenial to tie 
Merino race is a silly prejudice. very 
one, who has put this to the test, 
beays testimony to their hardihood. My 
Own experiment is only upon a smail 
scale; but [ have been minute in my 
observation aud enquiries, aud cannot 
discover they are im any respect more 
tender than the generality of our na- 
tive breeds. In fact, 1 believe the 
contrary to be the case; for so thick is the 
texture of their fleece, compared with 
others, that they seem to be doubly de- 
feuded against the inclemency of the 
weather. Iam almost at a loss to con- 
jecture How this ever became a stumbling- 
block to general introduction; for sup- 
posing them indigenous to Spa, which 
atleast appears doubttul, why should not 
a sheep, like other pr Ponce: of that coun- 
try, and even of warmer climates, flourish 
here with only common protection? 
This is a subject, which Dr. Anderson 
has trented, upon | general principles, with 
such masterly aud adimirable reasoning, 
that I shall much better conclude by a 
quotation from his essays than by any 
further remarks of my own, “ The silk- 
worm, (says he, Vol. IJ. p. 155, Ed. 
1800)” was long confined to a particular 
district of Asia alone, although ic has been 
reared, for hundreds of years past, to as 
great perfection in many parts of Europe, 
as 1n its original native country; and the 
breed of liorses in Britain, which are now 
supposed to exceed in swiftness those of 
all other nations, are all known to be de- 
scended froin parents that have been im- 
ported from distant regions. Pears, cher- 
ries, peaches, apricots, and all the other 
fine fruits of our gardens, are natives of 
other distant countries, and were utterly 
unknown, not only to our ancestors in 
Britain, bat to every European nation. 
Even cabbages, coleworts, ped cquldon 
a with almost all the numerous train of 
arden-roots and pot-herbs, were ouly of 
: ite introduced into Britain, where they 
are now reared in greater perfection than 
on any other part of the globe. Horses, 
cows, and shcep were not known in Ane- 
rica before the Europeans settled there ; 
peaches, which now grow wild in every 
corner of America, aud flourish with a 
juxuriance unknown in every other coun- 
try, were only introduced into-these re- 
givas by the first settlers from hence; and 
Choruses of Handel. 109 
of rice was accidentally brought inco Ca- 
rola, where it bas simce prospered 30. 
exeeedinuly as to enable the iuaabicants 
of that country to supply ajimost. all rhe 
markets of turoape aud the West Ladies 
with that uselui [In short, tue be- 
nehts that society wath reaped from judl- 
clously trausporuug the anima.s or vese= 
tables of one country iuty avother tnat 
might stand in need of tucin, are so - many 
and great as might alt whone volumes bare- 
ly to enumerate, aud ought to serve asa 
strony incitement to us to attesapt such 
further mnprovenents in this. respect as 
well informed reason may puint out as 
useful.” i, GNC: 
July 26, 1807, oa. ‘TuoMEsO ON. 
Redhill Lodge, neur Nor ‘tingham. 
De ain. 
Sa 
= 
To the Editor of the Monthly ei 
oi (ih 
AVING been as nick gratified by 
EE listening to the sublime choruses 
or Handel; as your corre spondent Mr: 
Marshall appears to be by his songs; E 
beg leave, through the medium of your 
useful and entertaining miscellany, to\of 
fer afew remarks on that species of com- 
position which he so’ much excelled in, 
and which no musician that [have ever 
heard or read of could equal. 
The Creation, indeed, composed by 
the celebrated ilaydn, abounds with sci- 
entific and pleasing modulation. The 
chorus, which terminates the first part, 
‘The Heavens are teliing the glory of 
God,” 
pleasure, and is a most astonishing pro- 
duction of haman skill, particularly the 
last fifty bars of it; although the chroma- 
tic pas ssages introduced may not probably 
please those who are enthusiasts in fay 
vpur of Handel. This chorus alone Gn- 
dependent of other beautiful and learned 
compositions) will convey: his name to 
the iatest posterity. Dr. Boyce’s fine 
anthem, ‘ Blessed is be that considerera 
tlre poor” (which is generally performed on 
charitable occ: asions), opensand concludes 
with a magnificent chorus that may truly 
be said to touch the heart; bat iff may 
be allowed to express’ my opinion, many 
of Haudel’s choruses are far supenior; at 
all events, there is one point tn whiclrl 
believe, he stands alone, and in which he 
may possibly never be equalled; I mean, 
In the instrumental! parts of his choruses, 
and fall church music: There i3 sach a 
sublimity 1 many of the etfects he has 
worked up. ae: the combination of voices 
and 
it is but of yesterday-that the_first. handfol, 
will always be heard with renewed ~ 
