The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-23
MiseeIl
A Statue of Sir Isaac Newion-Addrsss Of Lord
Brougham.

Statue Of Sir Isaac Newion-Addrsss Of Lord
Brougham.
The people Of Grantham, the birth
place OF the discoverer Of the laws of
gravitation, came to the determination
two years ago, to erect a monument in
commemoration of his name. They had
no difficulty in procuring the money
The Queen and Prince Albert contributed
&1OO; and the remaining f1 $50 came
from various quarters. Theed, pupil Of
Thorwaldsen, was employed to execute
the work. He has finished il, and it
stands in conspicuous part of the bo-
rough. 1t is described as representing
the philosopher in the costume of the Pc
nod, and in the gown of Master of Arts,
in the act of lecturing, and his right hand
Is pointing to celebrated diagram, token
from the Principal" drawn upon the
scroll in his left hand. The likeness is
from the we'll known mask of Sir Isaac's
face, taken after death, and from the por-
trait bust of Roubiliac. The figure is
twelve feet high, and weighs upwards of
two tons, about one-half Of which guam
tty was presented in the shape of old
cannon by Her Majesty's Government
1t was cast at the foundry of Messrs. Rob.
inson & Cottam, of Pimlico, and does
them the highest credit. The pedestal
on which the figure stands, is from a de-
sign by Theed; it is fourteen feet high,
and was cut from the celebrated marble
qusrries near Holyhead. The total height
OF the pedestal and figure together, is 26
feet.
The ceremony Of Inauguration came of
on September 21. The Bishop of the Di-
ocese, the Master of the Mint, DR.. Whe.
well, the Master of Trinity, Cambridge
and other dignitaries, took part in the
proceedings. The orator of che occasion
was Lord Brougham. Rising from ven.
erable armchair, in which Newton sal
when he composed the Principis, the
learned Ex-Chsncellor spoke as follows ::
1--WE are this day assembled to com.
memorste him of whom the consent Of
nations has declared that that man i,
chargeable with nothing like followers
exaSgeration or local partiality, who pro.
nounces the name of Newton as that Of
the greatest genius ever bestowed by the
bounty Of Providence, for instructing man,
Kind on the frame of the Universe, ant
the laws by which it is governed. TTh,
noble Lord was here overpowered by emo
aon, and paused. In few seconds h,
proceeded ] s.e BE-. a. ,LaF -s-
hose genius dimmed all other mems as far
as does the midday sun the midnight STAR
But though scaling these lofty heights b
hopeless, yet is there some use and mucl
gratiheation in contemplating by wha
steps he assembled. Tracing his course o
action may help others to gain the lowe
sminences lying within their reach
while admiration excited and curiosity
grahhed are frames of mind both Who'll
some and pleasing. Nothing new, it il
uue, can be given in narrative, hardly
anything in reflection, less still, perhaps
IN comment or illustration; but it is wei
70 assemble in view various parts of tn
vast subject with the surrounding circum
stances, whether accidental or intrinsic
snu 10 mark in passing, the misconcep
s:0n raised BY individual ignorance or ra
Nohai prejudice, which the historian o
science occasionally finds crossing hi
PAIN The remark is common and is oh
Nous, that the genius of Newton did no
manifest itself at a very early age; hi
iacuines were not like those of som
great and many ordinary individuals, pre-
oociously developed. His earliest histo
involved in some Ubscurity; and tn
most celebrated men have, in this partic
VA, been compared to the most celebrai
~ Of rivers, (the Nile,) as if the cours
=. Soth, in its fesbler state, lad been con
Sealed from mortal eyes. We have il
however, well ascsrtained that With
iouT years, between the age of 1S and 2;
ne mad begun to study mathematical SC
ence, and had takon his place amongst il
greatest masters, learnt for the first tim
% ue elements of geometry and analyst
S1u discovered calculus, which sntirsl
onanged the face of the science, effectin
revolution in that and in every branc
Ssp u philosophy connected with 1t. Befol
1901 ne had not read Euclid in 1865 /
aaa committed 70 writing the method
"u1ions. At twenty-five years Of age l