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Oliver, who has been four years in the
Conservatorio of St. Onofrio, I obtained
a satisfactory account of whatever was
necessary for me to know concerning this
part of my business at Naples. Mr. Ha-
milton entered so far into my views, as to
take a list of my wants, in order to consider
the best method of getting them supplied.
Wednesday, October 31. This morning
I went with young Oliver to his Conser-
vatorio of St. Onofrio, and visited all the
rooms where the boys practise, sleep, and
eat. On the first flight of stairs was a
trumpeter, screaming upon his instru-
ment till he was ready to burst; on the
second was a french-horn, bellowing in
the same manner. In the common prac-
tising room there was a Dutch concert,
consisting of seven or eight harpsichords,
more than as many violins, and several
voices, all performing different things,
and in different keys: other boys were
writing in the same room; but it
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