PROCEEDINGS 
OF 
THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL 
SOCIETY. 
Ordinary Meeting, October 2nd, 1866. 
Edward Schunck, Ph.D., F.B.S., & c.. President, in the 
Chair. 
Among the donations announced was one from Mr, Cottam, 
of a framed Memorial, presented by the Society to Dr. Dalton 
in 1844, on the occasion of his communicating to them the 
50th annual result of his meteorological observations. In a 
letter accompanying the memorial, dated the 5th September, 
1866, Mr. Cottam says: fc At the Doctor’s death it remained 
in the hands of our old friend, Peter Clare, at whose sale it 
was purchased by my late father, and has since hung up in 
my office as a fine specimen of caligraphy. I think the 
Society’s rooms will be the most suitable place for it, and 
that the centenary anniversary of the Doctor’s birth is a 
suitable occasion for its presentation.” 
On the motion of Mr. Binney, seconded by Mr. Gaskell, 
the thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. 
Cottam for his interesting donation. 
A paper was read w On the Portraits of Sir Isaac Newton; 
and particularly on one of him by Kneller, painted about the 
time of the publication of the Principia, and representing 
him as he was in the prime of life,” by Samuel Crompton, 
M.D. 
The writer pointed out that all Newton’s great discoveries 
were made prior to 1688, and directed attention to the fol- 
lowing dates: That he was born in 1642, died in 1727, and 
Proceedings — Lit. & Phil. Society. — Vol. VI.— No. 1 — Session 1866-7. 
