Mcvichestcr Memoirs, ]'ol. xliv. {icpo), No. 14- 2/ 



ence is to Charles Bell, AI.D., who was elected a member 

 of tlic Manchester Literary and Piiilosophical Society 

 on December 12, 1781. The following letter relates to 

 this event. One wonders what the " Manchester turbu- 

 lence of spirit " was about, but ma}- guess it had some- 

 thing to do with the militar}- rivalries : — 



Liverpool 21 J;iniiary 1783 

 Dear Leigh 



I do assure you I wns much niortilied at the receipt of the letter in 

 which you told you were not to come to the Assembly last Thursday, and 

 more so wlien the time came, it was the most brilliant meetine; I ever saw at 

 our Exchange and ev'rything wou'd have gone off very well but for a little 

 of your Manchester turbulence of spirit — which it seems even your Doctors 

 are not free from — I had some notions of going over to stay at Manchester 

 for a few days soon, but I am not sure whether it will be perfectly safe till 

 this furor is a little abated — I shall however be obliged to you to let me 

 know what your plan is respecting coming here. Mrs Earle and her 

 Daughters go to Bath the middle of next Month, to stay a considerable time 

 consequently without you can come very soon you must defer your visit till 

 their return, shou'd this be the Case pray inform me, & also when your next 

 publick Concert is, and on what day your Association exercise, Wiatt and 

 two or three of our Corps have it in agitation to take a trip over but we 

 should like to Hx a time when it is probable we should have most 

 entertainment. 



We got amazing Credit on the Queen's Birthday I wish you had seen us, 

 we made a capital appearance, & fired .admirably, the afternoon was one of 

 the most Joyous I ever spent. But it seems probable an end will soon be 

 put to our Military occupations by tlie Peace, which appears now almost 

 certain, we wish fo hit on some plan to continue it at any rate, pray has 

 anything; of this kind been mentiond with you ? 



I shall be glad to hear from you by return of Post 



I am \'rs sincerely 



THOS. TAYLOR. 



In February, 1783, Mrs. Earle goes to Bath, and 

 Taylor (on the Sth) gives to Mr. James Williamson, his 

 " right hand man in the right division of the Liverpool 

 Military Association." a letter of introduction to Philips. 

 On the 24th of the same month he writes : — 



We had a grand field day on Thursday on receiving our Colours The place 

 of exercise was a field opposite our Captain's house at Evert on, the weather 

 being fine a great deal of company was piesent. after all was over we marched 



