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of performance, the Cathedral is loo large, the wide recesses on each side 

 the Isle carry away the sound, Imt the Concerts were very well heard, there 

 was much good Company, but not more than at yours. Peter Martineau 

 and I went to the masked ball. I sported (I don't say supported) the 

 Character of an old Woman, he went in a Domino. 'Twas but insipid 

 work, yet on the whole I was satisfied with it. 'Twas worth while to go 

 had it only been to see the number of fine women and the elegance and 

 splendour of the fancy dresses, but the pul)lick breakfast with the Catches 

 and Glees jilcas'd me as much as any part of the week's entertainment this 

 was a new idea and the Chestei people must have Credit for pointing out a 

 most excellent addition to a week's amusement of this kind ; it now remains 

 to be seen what can be done at Liverpool. I dare say as much will be made 

 of it as possible, the new Rooms will be finished in time though the plans 

 and estimates were only compleated last week. Zinck is the projector and 

 \Viatt is his privy counsellor. 



We have a plan of another kind just going to be put into execution 

 here, which I think I mentioned when I was over with you, the revival of 

 the Academy for drawing which was instituted in Burdett's time and dropt 

 when he left Liverpool, the number of painters now in town first gave rise 

 to the present purpose, they muster eleven strong, Morland, Tate, Pack, 

 Chul)l)ard, Caddick etc. Lectures are to be given as before on Anatomy and 

 Chemistry so far as it relates to colours, by D"" Turner who is a chief 

 supporter of it. Lectures are also to be prepared by the professors and 

 delivered in rotation and by other gentlemen on perspective architecture etc. 

 I have entered myself as a pupil & expect much satisfaction in it. 

 Wakefield, Koscoe, Chas Eyes, Daull)y, Mr Gregson, and others you are 

 acquainted with will also attend, & I expect before the winter is over we 

 shall have drawings enough to furnish an exhibition, pray when do you 

 intend to come to see us, you might take a spell with us if you make 

 any tolerable stay ; l)Ut we don't mean to call it an Academy or make any 

 noise about it, we intend to let its own merit bring it into repute or else let 

 it remain in obscurity — Pack desires his compliments to you, he goes on 

 bravely, we are going to be fellow lodgers at a very convenient house in 

 Duke Street. I hope we shall have the pleasure of your company there. 



Mrs Earle and her daughters have not found their way from the North 

 yet, they have been to the Lakes. 



There were two Wakefields in Liverpool at this time, 

 with both of whom Taylor was probably acquainted. 

 One was Gilbert Wakefield, M.A., of Jesus College, Cam- 

 bridge, and a most interesting character. He was an 

 eminent classical scholar, and was Curate of St. Peter's, 

 Liverpool, in 1778. Li the following year he was made 

 Classical tutor at the Warrington Academy. He after- 



