30 
Calcott, in your Magazine for March 
{page 112), distinguishes by the name of 
Mr. A. as beingthe best, and therefore the 
jirst, writer on the Stanhope tempera- 
ment; giving him thus alphabetical pre- 
Pee over other writers, including the 
Doctor himself, and particularly over me, 
who have. unfortunately selected the low- 
est letters of the alphabet tor my signa- 
ture. For my modestly so doing, I, how- 
ever, think ] may elaim some praise, as 
by styling myself “Mr. A. B. C. instead of 
X.Y. Z. I might have secured this kind 
of precedence to myself, 
The assertion [allude to is che ‘¢ Mo- 
dulation would fail, if the new scales had 
nota decided difference of character.” 
In thisopmion Mr. A. exactly coin- 
eides with Earl Stanhope, who in page 
49 of his stereotype pamphiet, thus ex- 
presses himsel!:—‘ So far from the five 
wolves being imperfections, it is precisely 
the proper distribution ef them which 
produces that charming and essential va- 
riety of character between the different 
keys, which is one of the chief requisites 
in a weli-tuned instrument 
<< Thus itis, that, from our ignorance and 
narrow prejudices, the perfection of the 
principles which are to be found in nature 
are by us very frequently unobserved. 
But the more thoroughly we learn to un- 
derstand them, the more we ought to feel 
gratitude towards the Supreme Being tor 
enabling us to perceive the sublime excel- 
fence of their wonderful arr angement.” 
If this be really the case, it should 
seem that but small effects from modula- 
tion are to be expected in mere vocal 
music, which I, however, apprenend the 
admirers cf our ancient madrigals will 
hardly be disposed to allow; and that 
the merits of our best old cathedral ser- 
vices, which consist chiefly in their pe- 
culiar modulation, must be derived from 
the organ that accompanies them. 
T can, however, myself (with great des 
ference to these authorities) by no means 
be brought to think that, because men 
have invented impertect instruments, 
their deviations from the elements of 
tune and harmony, are to be sanctioned 
as it were by Providence; ; and see no rea- 
gon why perfection in harmonics is ta be 
expected in this sublunary. state, any 
more than perfection 11 morals, or in any 
thing else. I am therefore, rather in- 
duced to think that complete satisfac- 
tion in. this respect must be reckoned 
amongst the blessings of a future state, 
wherein we may doubtless hope to enjoy 
the most perfect harmony and melody 
The Enquirer. —N ~AXTTIT. 
[Aug. 1, 
united together. In the mean time, how- 
ever, we may make such approaches to- 
wards perfection, as to satisfy our limited 
faculties. For although we cannot en- 
tirely expel the wolf from our organs and 
piano-fortes, we may yet so muzzle him, 
as te render him comparatively innoxious, 
and shall therefore still have cause enough 
for thanks to our great Creator for the fore- 
taste he has given us of an Innecent gra- 
tification of so permanent a nature, as to 
be capable of extending into that state, - 
in which we have reason to think it will 
be part of the empicyment of the blessed 
to chant the praises of their Creator in 
extatic hallelujahs, when the systems of 
tuning shall no longer perplex us, and 
TEMPERAMENT shall be ne more. 
Your’s, &c. Mi ¥ oe 
a 
For.the Monthly Magazine. 
THE ENQUIRER.—No. XXIIE. 
ARE THE CAUSES GENERALLY ASSIGNEB 
FOR THE INCREASE OF PAUPERISM 
SATISFACTORY? 
HERE are few subjects in the wide 
range of political economy more 
important, and, at the same time, more 
dificult of ample and satisfactory eluci- 
dation, than that which regards the 
means of diminishing the number of pau- 
pers. The drain en the labour and 
wealth of those by whom they are sup- 
por ted, is but a trifling evil compared 
with the state of the moral habits, from 
which pauperism not unfrequently pro- 
ceeds, or which, if not in existence be- 
fore, it almost uniformly produces. 
The difficulties that lie in the way of a 
precise and full investigation of the 
causes that encourage pauperism, arise 
partly from those circumstances which 
render the science of political economy 
so very loose and exceptionable in many 
of its general principles, and partly from 
circumstances peculiar to the state of 
pauperism itself. | These difficulties, 
however, seem to have been either over- 
looked or neglected by most of the wri- 
ters who have touched on this important 
subject; since, without endeavouring, 
from a statement of facts well authenti- 
cated, and carefully observed for @ sufii- 
cient length of time, ina variety of places 
and circumstances, to ascertain and class 
the dilferent causes of the increase of 
pauperism, and-then to recommend the 
specific and appropriate remedy, they 
either form random conjectures, or point 
out the remedies indepeaticnsty 6 any 
retrospeet to the cause. 
Many of the facts that have heen 
brought 
