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teen tons, and required sixteen horses to convey it from the 

 wharf. When finished, it showed him in a characteristic 

 attitude, his right arm resting on the chair on which he was 

 sitting, and holding a scroll in his left hand. The canopy 

 above is from a design by Messrs. Lockwood & Mawson, and 

 is in keeping with the architecture of the Town Hall in the 

 immediate neighbourhood. The cost of the whole, which was 

 covered by a general subscription, was ^^3000. The day of 

 the unveiling of the statue was kept as a general holiday; 

 the Duke of Devonshire conducted the ceremony, and spoke 

 plainly and pointedly of the value and usefulness of the Hfe he 

 had lived. Amongst others, Mr. Morley, M.P., took part, and 

 spoke as follows : — 



SPEECH BY MR. MORLEY, M.P., AT THE UNVEILING 

 OF THE STATUE. 



* He was here to thank him for the stimulus of a noble 

 example, and to express his thankfulness for this, that there is 

 not a home in Great Britain that is not happier, more pure, 

 with more comforts in it, owing to the continuous and earnest 

 efforts made by enlightened and earnest men, amongst whom 

 Sir Titus Salt had always held a prominent position. There 

 had never been an object presented to him, that could tell in 

 any way upon the wellbeing either of his neighbours or fellow- 

 countrymen, which had not found in him a readiness to give 

 either personal service or pecuniary help to the fullest extent 

 required ; and, therefore, he was entitled to the fullest expres- 

 sion of public gratitude, and their desire was, even while he 

 is living, to show him that they were not unmindful of the 

 services he had bestowed. In this money-loving and wealth- 

 acquiring age, it was refreshing to find a man possessed of 

 means, and glad of opportunities — almost thinking it a favour 



