The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNINO, AUGUST 5, 1644.

THE LATE DR. DALTON.

In our last number we gave such information as
was then at our command, respecting the last moments
and decease of this illustrious man; and we now
resume the statement of such further particulars as
may be interesting, respecting the occurrences of the
last few days.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Politi, having obtained
permission, took a plaster cast of the head and face
of the deceased philosopher. On the same afternoon
an examination of the brain was made by Mr. J. A.
Ransome, surgeon, the deceased's friend and medical
attendant, in the presence of Dr. Lyon, Mr. IV. J.
Wilson, surgeon, and Mr. Tomlinson, house surgeon at
the Manchester Royal Infirmary. This examination
was a careful and very minute one; and it was
found that the left hemisphere of the brain was
rather softer than the right, and that there was a very
small cyst (or bag containing morbid matter), not
larger than a pea, on the left side of the brain, in the
medullary part, near the outer edge, and just above
the top of the ear. This cyst was filled with a
brownish palpy mass, rather thinner in consistency
than the surrounding brain. In other respects
the brain appeared very healthy, and presented
no unusual appearances. The peculiarity of Dr.
Dalton's vision—blue, purple, pink, and crimson, all
appearing to him to be blues—we have previously
noticed. His eyes were examined on Saturday by Mr.
Ransome, with reference to this visual peculiarity ;
but we have not heard the result, so as to state it
with precision ; ani it will doubtless, ere long, be
laid before the scientific world. It was not thought
necessary to open the body. Immediately after this
examination, Mr. William Bally, who arrived too late
to take the cast of the head and face, took one of the

interior of the cranium and also of the cyst, of which
he is to make a model in wax.

On Monday afternoon, some change was mani-
fested ; and, in the evening, the remains were placed
in a shell, which was in turn inclosed in a leaden
coffin, in the presence of Mr. Clare (one of the exe-
cutors), and Mr. Alexander Morris, the undertaker.
At this time, from a natural process of decay, the
lips had swollen, so as to restore the deep sunken
mouth to what was its appearance some years back,
and this circumstance gave to the features generally
an agreeable expression ; and the countenance as-
sumed so striking a resemblance to that of Sir Isaac
Newton, that, when Mr. Clare placed a cast or mask
of that philosopher's face beside that of Dr. Dalton, it
might have been supposed that the mask of the one
had been produced from the features of the other.

On Tuesday morning it was found necessary to
close the lead coffin, which had till then been kept
open, in consequence of the absence from town of one
of the deceased's friends and executors. In order,
however, to give his friends an opportunity of seeing
his features, a piece of plate glass was let into the lid
of the leaden coffin ; but subsequent decomposition
rendered it necessary to close this also, before the ar-
rival of several friends from a distance.
The executors named in the will are Mr. Alderman
Neild, Mr. Peter Clare, and the Rev. Wm. Johns,—
all of whom had long been the closely attached friends
of the deceased. We understand that the parties
likely to attend as mourners, in respect of consan-
guity, are Mrs. Robert Abbatt, of Liverpool, and Mrs
Robert Benson, of Preston (who, we are told, are first
cousins twice removed of Dr. Dalton), aad their hus-
bands.—Manchester Guardian.

CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRIGHTON HERALD.

Sir,—l have seen a letter in the Morning Chronicle,
professedly written by Captain Warner, containing re-
marks upon mine and Mr. Parish's statements in the
Brighton Herald last week, upon which I beg to make a
few brief observations.

Ist.-- Captain Warner says that " The mysterious rope
was simply a coil, consisting of two new ropes for the
purpose of towing the ship ; the other ropes, which
seem to have puzzled these Shoreham visitors, were
merely guy ropes for conducting the large or tow-ropes on
board the steamer ; others were man-ropes hanging
over the sides for the more convenient escape of the
crew."

Upon this I beg to observe that, as a man who has
been well acquainted with ship-building and nautical
affairs all my life, it appears to me, as well as to every
nautical man who has paid any attention to this affair,
that it is very extraordinary for man-ropes to be passed
through eye-bolts two or three feet below the water-line.
In the first instance these ropes were small, but on the
morning of the explosion warps were placed as described
in the statement last week.

2nd.—Captain Warner says, " I durst say there were
ropes towing overboard both head and stern, as will
happen in slovenly ships."
Now, Sir, I inspected the vessel whilst in the boat
within oar's length all round, and saw no ropes hung over
in a slovenly manner, and I think I am judge enough to
know whether the ropes were hanging in that manner
or not.

Since my letter was written, I have ascertained that
the Tees steam-boat had on hoard a long three-
inch line bent to a kedge-anchor; which was picked
up after the explosion, and which it is my belief,
as well as that of many other nautical men of this
port, was attached to the John o'Gaunt at the time of the
explosion, as the end of the line farthest off from the
kedge has apparently been burnt.
I have given no opinion as to the explosion itself, but
am ready to re-affirm every thing relative to the facts
which I have stated.—l am, sir, yours respectfully,
WILLIAM YOUNG.
Shoreham, August 1, 1844.