34 Faraday, Corrcspondc^ice of Lt.-Col. J. L. PJiilips. 



Yery successful, hut Morland is the man we look to as the principal in the 

 line of visitors. 



When I saw you at Manchester you said your first excursion would be 

 to Liverpool, if it was convenient for you to come next week I think you could 

 not choose a better time. Mrs Earle and her fair Daughters are at present at 

 home and Miss Leigh with them, to a man of your attachment to the fair 

 {.art of creation what need I say more, but I have others to add. I mentioned 

 to you our great improvement in Catch singing. We have gone on rapidly 

 since, and next Wednesday Evening we are to have a grand catch at my new 

 Lodgings, where I have a capital room for the purpose and a harpsichord ready. 

 I shall muster lo or 12 good singers, and you shall confess we can do something 

 in stile. On Thursday Evening is the lecture by Roscoe, here I attack you 

 as a man of taste — if that is not sufficient the same evening is the Dancing 

 Assembly which you may resort to afterwards for the lecture will l)e over by 

 eight. On Friday is the Concert for Miss Casson at the Theatre, it will be a 

 very good one I believe, and the company I am sure will be numerous and 

 brilliant as the greatest part of the seats are taken, if there is not music 

 enough already to induce you I believe I can say there will be a private 

 concert on the following evening — put the things altogether and if they have 

 sufficient weight let me know as soon as you can. I have further to beg the 

 favour of you to see Mr Burchall and present my Compliments to him and if 

 he comes here on the Wednesday evening I shall be glad he would favour 

 me with his Company. 



The next letter (dated November 25th) continues the 

 subject of the Academy, into the organization of which 

 Taylor seems to have entered with his usual enthusiasm : — 



I hope you still intend coming to Liverpool, we wish you to see our 

 Academy which goes on Charmingly, we meet every evening to draw for 

 about a couple of hours, and some excellent things have been produced, and 

 we have now compleatly fitted up the Room & a very comfortable place it is. 

 The Lectures have been clever, Roscoe's was one of the most elegant com- 

 positions I ever heard ; the succeeding ones have been on Anatomy by 

 Turner,* and very clever indeed, next Thursday we have a Chymical one, 

 and on the Thursday following Morland mounts. I have attempted to draw 

 w'ith them but find it very difficult at first, but I mean to persevere. 

 Wakefield will draw in a masterly Manner, I never saw anybody so fond of 

 it, but Morland will carry the palm away from them all and does in my 

 opinion now, tho' it is a kind of work he is not used to. Pack has had the 

 direction of everything and we are much indebted to him, he goes on very 

 successfully in his painting, he has done a very capital picture of 

 Charles Eyes which he means to exhibit and is making preparations for a 

 large historical piece for the same purpose, his application is such that I 

 think he cannot avoid making great improvement. We have an Idea of 

 coming over to Manchester for two or three days during the winter, but not 

 • Matthew Turner, Surgeon, of John St., Liverpool. 



