282 MEMOIR OF DR. DALTON, AND 



money has been devoted to obtain a bronze statue, copied from 

 Chantrey's marble one. This has been considerably enlarged, 

 so as to suit its position at the right hand of the centre of the 

 Infirmary, the widest public space in Manchester, and beside 

 the statues of other distinguished persons. 



Thus although in Manchester pure science is, from pecu- 

 liar circumstances, allowed only a humble station beside the 

 practical, and very few young men are allowed to study it 

 thoroughly, sufficient energy and enthusiasm have been found 

 to obtain for Dalton a memorial which connects his name as 

 well with the ornament of the city, as with the hopes of all 

 those youths whose aspirations lead them to seek eminence 

 or usefulness in the study of the natural sciences. 



