6 FaraI)A\', Correspondence of Lt.-Col. J. L. PJdlips. 



Street. Dr. Jolin Taylor's son, Richard, married the c^rand- 

 daughter of John Meadows, one of the ejected ministers, and 

 carried on the business of a printer and pubHsher at 

 Norwich. One of Richard's sons, John Taylor, was a 

 spinner at Norwich, and his home became the centre of the 

 literary coterie of that town. His wife, whose maiden 

 name was Susannah Cook, was the subject of an 

 enthusiastic eulogium by Sir James Mackintosh, who 

 was a regular visitor of the Taylors when on the 

 Norfolk circuit. In one of his letters. Mackintosh speaks 

 of her as the " Madame Roland " of that town. Basil 

 Montague, in an account of his experiences with Sir James 

 Mackintosh on the Norfolk circuit, writes of her as 

 follows : — " Norwich was always a haven of rest to us, 

 from the literary society with which that city abounded. 

 .... But our chief delight was in the society of Mrs. 

 John Taylor, .... mild and unassuming, gentle and 

 meek, sitting amidst her large famil}', occupied with her 

 needle and domestic duties, but always assisting b}- her 

 great knowledge the advancement of kind and dignified 

 sentiment and conduct. Manly wisdom and feminine 

 gentleness were in her united with suchattracti\e manners 

 that she was universally loved and respected .... In her 

 society we passed every moment we could reserve from 

 the court." Some occasionial hymns, songs, and other 

 verses written by Mr. John Taylor, and set to music by 

 him, remain as memorials of this amiable couple. 



One of their daughters, Sarah, married, in 1820, the 

 celebrated John Austin, justly called the founder of 

 modern scientific jurisprudence. ]\Irs. Austin is described 

 by Dr. Robert Campbell in the following terms: — "To the 

 attractions of great personal beauty in early life, she added 

 the enduring qualities of a clear and energetic intellect, 

 high principles of action, and a large heart." It was she 



