20 GEE, Dal ton's Lectures and Lecture Illustrations. 



The Directors of the Institution in November, 1835, 

 resolved that a silver inkstand of the value of ten guineas 

 be presented to Dr. Dalton, with an inscription expressive 

 of the sense of the Directors of his patronage of the 

 Institution. The inscription decided upon was as shown 

 below : — 



John Dalton, D.C.L., F.R.S., 

 President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 



&c, &c.j &c, 



From the Directors of the Manchester Mechanics' 



Institution 



in grateful acknowledgment of services rendered by their 



distinguished Townsman. 



January, 1836. 



The inkstand, on the death of Dalton, became the 

 property of Peter Clare, who presented it to the Literary 

 and Philosophical Society, with the added inscription : — 



This silver Inkstand was bequeathed by the late Peter 

 Clare, F.R.A.S., to the Literary and Philosophical 

 Society of Manchester, of which he was one of the 

 Vice-presidents, to be used at their ordinary and 

 other meetings. Nov., 185 1. 



For 64 years this inkstand has been in regular use at 

 the meetings of the Society and is a memorial of the local 

 appreciation of John Dalton's services as a lecturer. 



