44 Faraday, Correspondence of Lt.-Col. J. L. Philips. 



for us thai our principal attention will he directed to that quarter, and our 

 German partner will leave us at the end of this year — it is probable my 

 nephew will have to attend your corn market soon whtn he shall call upon 

 you, you know I believe, that he is the Son of my Brother the Parson I hope 

 Mrs Philips & your family are well, pray give my best respects to her — you 

 seem to have deserted Liverpool entirely to the concern of many besides 

 myself who I am sure would be happy to see you. 



believe me dear Sir 



Yrs very Sincerely 



T. TAYLOR. 



Our friend Young has certainly very much improved of late, particularly 

 in Comedy which I incline now to think is his forte, he wants sadly to get to 

 London but in my opinion he is better where he is for a while ; he made 

 £a,^o last year and has every reason to exjiect ;^loo more this. 



This was probably the last letter PhiHps received 

 from his friend, as Taylor died a little later in the same 

 year. His "brother the Parson," was the Rev. Philip 

 Taylor, and it is from his son, Philip Meadows Taylor, 

 that we find the next letters to Col. Leij:^h Philips. 



My Dear Sir, 



Its a very long time since I have had the pleasure of hearing from you , 

 but I trust you and Mrs. P. and Miss Philips are quite well. I have now to 

 request that you will if possible do me the favour to ascertain the value of a 

 small sample of extract of Dyewood, which is no less than an extract of 

 the Real Brazil Wood —hitherto sold by exclusive privelege of the Queen of 

 Portugal. As its contraband (not here but in the Brazils) I wd. not wish 

 you to mention where the sample came from, but merely know what in the 

 estimation of your Dyers it is worth p. lb. 



I have aiiout 20 or 30 lbs. weight of it. which I wd. send provided we 

 cJ- agree as to price — but what I now hold has merely been sent as a sample 

 of a larger quantity and the great object is to know the real value — this 

 sample stands us in nearly 10/- per. lb. InU our friends abroad expect it will 

 prove very nearly as valuable as cochineal. Will you do me the favour to 

 consult with one of your eminent Dyers or Dry Salters on the subject & I 

 expect a keg of the Yellow extract very soon a sample of which I will send 

 you likewise. Should you here a good account of this Dye I request you 

 will not mention the matter to anyone, as we might be immediately interfered 

 with. 



The enemies of corruption are going to have a grand feast to-day at 

 Forshaws — they will certainly prove themselves friends of corruption in one 

 sense — whatever I may think. However sincerely I may rejoice at seeing 

 Villainy unkennelled, or the Mask torn from the face of a Commander in 

 Chief, yet I disapprove these meetings devoted to the acrimony of party 



