Dundee celebrities of the nineteenth century : being a series of biographies of distinguished or noted persons connected by birth, residence, official appointment, or otherwise, with the town of Dundee and who have died during the present century / compiled by W. Norrie.

  • Norrie, W.
Date:
1873
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Dundee celebrities of the nineteenth century : being a series of biographies of distinguished or noted persons connected by birth, residence, official appointment, or otherwise, with the town of Dundee and who have died during the present century / compiled by W. Norrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    foundation stone was laid by Mr Hume, in the presence of a large assembly of Reformers, in Aug. 1844. While the obelisk was in course of being constructed, an attempt was made to prevent the purpose being carried out, on the purely technical ground that the erection of a monument to persons, whose remains were not interred in the burying ground, was not an object for which the ground could lawfully be used ; and an appeal was made to the Court of Session to have the erection prevented. An interdict was granted in Feb. 1845, and some delay resulted. Eventually, however, the interdict was withdrawal, and the erection of the monument was completed in the course of the same year. It stands a few paces to the east of the monument to David Hume, the historian, and is a conspicuous object in the burying ground. The obelisk is ninety feet in height, and is of a substantial character, being constructed of massive blocks of fine freestone, with a large surface on all the four sides, near the basement, polished for inscriptions. In May 1847, the following inscriptions were placed upon the monument, the letters being deeply cut out into the stone :— [north side.] TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS MUIR, THOMAS FYSCHE PALMER, MAURICE MARGAROT, AND JOSEPH JERRALD. ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. 1844. [west side.] I have devoted myself to the cause of the people. It is a good cause : it shall ultimately prevail—it shall finally triumph.—Speech of Thomas Muir in the Court of Justiciary on the 30^/t of August, 1793. I know that what has been done these two days will be rejudged.— Speech of William Skirving in the Court of Justiciary on the 1th of January, 1794.