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medical chanties, and to as many patients as his time would 

 permit, we see him rise into practical scientific thought, and 

 in the above-mentioned essay to the wider position of 

 generalising, and hear of him being recognised by various 

 societies, and honoured by the acquaintance of many who 

 themselves have received honour. We have reason to be 

 proud of this one of our most brilliant founders. He lived 

 a valued life, dying in 181 3, his 85th year. 



The writer had a pleasant walk this April (1881) with 

 Dr. Joule, who took such interest as only a warm-hearted 

 man could in finding out the monument to Dr. Thomas 

 White, which Charles White, the more eminent son, had 

 put up, on the land which both in turn possessed, and near 

 the house where they lived. It is called The Priory, and is 

 at Sale, about a mile from Dr. Joule's own house. In the 

 * Directory ' of 1800 it is said, * Passing the Mersey a pretty 

 hermitage belonging to Dr. White.' The house still bears 

 that appearance, although in coming near, one finds that 

 time has injured it. The trees have now passed beyond their 

 prime, and many have died or been taken down ; some are 

 now oeing removed by a new possessor, who is otherwise 

 making improvements. When we reached the monument 

 it was with surprise and pity, whilst even laughter struggled 

 for a place. The pillar was outside of the grounds of The 

 Priory, the limits having been shortened towards the north ; 

 it could be seen from the railway, but no one seemed to 

 know what it was. One man said it was a monument to a 

 horse, although it has an inscription on it, readable with 

 care. It is next to the premises once occupied as Murray's 

 stables, where ' hunters ' were taken care of, but although 

 put out of its own grounds it is not included in Mr. 

 Murray's, but stands close to the pigstyes. It is on the 



