The details which follow have been abridged from Lewis's Topographical
Dictionary, 4to. 1831.
[1] Ed. Rev. No. 109--article "Life and Writings of Dr. Currie." For
quotations from this paper, see "Improvement of Lancashire," and
"London and the Provinces compared";--in _The Mirror_, vol. xix.
[2] DR. FERRIAR was physician to the Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum;
and the Royal Institution has been the area of the philosophical
labours of DALTON and HENRY.
THE TOWN-HALL
Is a noble and elegant edifice, erected under the superintendance and
from a design of Mr. Francis Goodwin, of London, in the Grecian style,
after the temple of Erectheus at Athens, with a beautiful tower and dome
in the centre, resembling the tower of Andronicus, called "The Temple of
the Winds." The principal entrance is by a magnificent colonnade, with
a rich entablature, in front of which are sculptured representations of
the town of Manchester, and emblems of trade and commerce. In the wings
are niches for statues of Solon and Alfred; in the medallions of the
attic are busts in alto relievo of Pythagoras, Lycurgus, Hale, and
Locke.
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