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704 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. LNOvEMBER 2, 1883. great premier as this age has known him ; but his portrait of Mr. Bright is a very different thing. Excepting that it would sell for more, I would for all purposes of pleasure and reality have Mayall’s portrait. It is the great orator just as we have seen him in his day of power on the platform, or as the House of Commons has seen him him when the cry goes through the corridors “ Bright’s up.” The attitude is his unaffected and resolute. His lips are compressed, as they are when the in spiration of passion is on him. His look is daring and defiant, with the sense of conscious power. Age has changed his physical aspect, and he will no more appear the same, though his fire is not yet abated. It could only be to oblige his con stituents that he recalled that platform expression before the camera.—Mr. G. J. Holyoake in Co-operative News. A Young Lady’s Dilemma.—T. H. Mink, a photographer at 715, South Halsted Street, swore out warrants before Justice Meech yesterday against Nathan and Cecelia Goldstone for “ conspiracy to steal and defraud him out of a picture valued at $5." This action is a sequel to Mr. Mink’s suit against Nathan Goldstone for threats, which grew out of Mink’s putting a picture of Nathan’s sister Cecelia in close proximity to one of her former lovers, and exhibiting them in his show-case. Nathan, as attorney for his sister, objected to this display, and made threats against Mink, and was arrested, and gave bonds for his appearance on the 14th in Justice Lyon’s court. Meanwhile the photo grapher persists in keeping the two pictures on exhibition, and, it is alleged by the defendants, has painted the picture of Cecelia in a manner to bring ridicule and calumny on that young lady, inasmuch as she is now shown in the picture with very red hair and intensely black eyebrows. The case will be heard the 14th inst. Rumour has it that the former lover, about whom the original disturbance occurred, is about to come forward and take a hand in the row.—The Chicago Eye. Photographic Club.—On Wednesday last the subject brought under discussion was “The Reproduction of Negatives,” and Mr. Foxlee remarked that one special advantage of a carbon transparency over a contact positive on a gelatino-bromide plate is the circumstance that the tissue lies so closely against the nega tive that there is but little fear of any considerable loss of sharp ness. In the case of a gelatino-bromide plate it not unfrequently happens that inequalities of the glass prevent perfect contact, and some parts of the resulting transparency are consequently unsharp. —The Annual General Meeting will take place next Wednesday evening, when the election of officers for the ensuing year, and other business, will be transacted. l Gorresgondents. *** We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. JOHN Lund.—No doubt the hills are shown in the negative, but the negative is not taken from nature; at any rate, this was not the case in the photograph submitted to us. You can photograph Mont Blanc from Geneva very well, a distance of fifty miles, and get something very like the hills shown in the picture you refer to; but the Isle of Man coast from Blackpool would come out very differently in a photograph. Lessons in Optics.—Mr. W. E. Debenham desires us to say, in reference to the correspondence that has appeared on this subject, that he does not admit having altered the meaning of any sentence in the “Lessons.” We regret that we cannot insert any more correspondence on the subject just, now for the simple reason that our space is fully occupied at the present moment, and the lengthy letters with their illustrative diagrams were taking the place of the “Lessons” themselves. When the Lessons are finished, no doubt Captain Abney will be ready to continue the controversy with Mr. Debenham on the subject of distortion, aberration, or any other point in optics. Photographic Exhibition—Erratum.—In our last notice we spoke of No. 171 as the work of Mr. H. T. Hall; the revised catalogue now mentions it as the work of Mr. E. H. Griffiths, as, indeei, Mr. Griffiths tells us it is. R. F. Bertolle.—We hope to insert yours next week, but our columns are very full just now. Pentagraph.—It depends upon the focus of the lens which you intend to employ, the distances being one and a-half times the equivalent focus between the original and the optical centre of tie lens; while the distance between the optical centre of the lens and the sensitive plate will be three times the equivalent focus. As an example, we may mention that a six-inch lens would require a total distance of twenty-seven inches between negative and sensitive surface; this distance being fixed, the correct position for the lens can be determined by trial. J. Fenton.—A solution of iodine will not answer the purpose, but the following will give a good result:— Ammonium iodide 35 grains Cadmium iodide 25 „ Cadmium bromide 20 „ Alcohol 2.J ounces Mix one volume with three volumes of the collodion. Jim Hampton.—1. A bath for positives should be a trifle more acid than that for negatives, as in the latter case a very slight veil or fog is not so injurious to a negative as in the case of a ferrotype ora positive upon glass. 2. Make an iodizer ac cording to the formula given to J. Fenton (above) and mix one volume of this with three volumes of a plain collodion. The plain collodion may consist of—• Pyroxyline 60 grains Alcohol 2} ounces Ethei 5 ounces. F. Warner.—1. The picture is very much over-exposed. 2. Use a developer of the ordinary strength as regards pyro and Lromide, but add the ammonia very gradually. P. B.—We will write to yov, and arrange for an interview. J. J.—1. Apliin square tube of leather, lined with black calico, is first made, and this is folded. 2. Convex side next the ground glass. 3. It is rather a matter of taste, but we agree with you that it is better. Russell Steele.—The Stannotype process is in the hands of Messrs. Woodbury, Treadaway, and Co.; write to them at Java House, Manor Road, Lower Norwood. Pyro.—We have never experienced anything similar, and cannot suggest a cause. *** We regret to say that pressure on our space compels us to postpone “Lessons in Optics” this week. A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF PUBLICATION. The simple fact that the Leur-8ooh of photogruphy has run out of print during the past two years within six months of its publication, is proof sufficient of its popularity and wide circulation, and Messrs. Piper and CARTER, in announcing its appearance for 1884, need put forward no better claim as to its value as an adver tising medium. Intending Advertisers in the Zexr-2ook of Photo- grayyg anlr AHotographir 3ehs AImunac should com municate with them at once at the Office, 5, Castle Street, HOLBORN, London, E.C. Uhe Dhotographit Uews &egistrg. Employment Wanted. Photographer’s °on, to be useful. — Photo. Assit., c/o Marion & Co., Soho-Sd; Operator of ability in lighting & posing.—F. C., 186, Mt-Pleasant, Liverpoo Young Man well up in dry plates, &c., 25/-.—E. A., 1, New North-rd., N• Manager & Operator.—T. G. Whaite, West Bank, Scarboro* (till Nov. 1st)* Operator.—Art, Adeline Cottage, West Earring, Worthing. Retoucher & Finisher.—Pencil, 17, Cranbourne-st., Brighton. Retoucher and Colourist —L. T., 28, Sherlock-rd., Mansfield-rd., N.W. Reception Room. Spot, &c.—E. S., Cambridge House, Amhurst-park, N. Operator and Retoucher.—G., 6, Ann-st., Tettenhall-rd., Wolverhampton: Printer and Toner, or Assist. Operator.—A. Z., 151, Sand tin gham-rd., N Optical.—Manager or Principal Assist.—Optic, Photographic News Office* Employment Offered. Artist in Oils, good Retoucher.—Argentic, Photcgraphic News Office. Young Man or Woman to Polish, &c.—A. Oeffelein, Percy-st., W. Printer, Toner, and Vignetter, first-class.—Winter, Midland-rd., perby. Improver, to learn dry-plate work.—H. Spink, 109, Western-rd., Brighton. Operator (good) for Bombay.—Marion &Co., Soho-sq. Silver Printer.— F. Treble & Son, 371a, Brixton-road, S.W. , Spotter & Mounter (Young Lady).—Treble & Son, 371a, Brixten-rd* Chromotype Printer.—A., Photographic News Office. Reception Room (Lady).—F. J. Bright, Arcade,Bournemouth. Operator, all-round, for country.— T. B., Photographic News Office. Youth, for a few weeks.—Webster Bros , 4, Porchester-rd., Bayswater. Operator, good lighter and poser.—R. E., Photographic News Office. Retoncher, efficient.— Brown, Barnes, & Bell, 31, Bold-st., Liverpo ol. Artist (first-class) for Calcutta.—T. E. A., 19, Wigmore-st., Cavcna Youth, to Sensitize Paper.—T. J. Turner, 10, Barnsbury, N. N. Retoucher (Lady) for permanency.—Turner and Killick, 17, -PPe 2 vC. Photo-Lithographer, used to Woodbury type.—Z V., 150, Queen 1: A'-sq, Silver Printer, also Assist.—Boning and Small, 22, Baker-st * U1 Operator and Retoucher —D. and G., 158, Regent-st., W. office. Printer & Toner, good Vignetter (perm.).—Acetate, Photo; A(5 Richmond. Assistants, A. G. B. Enlarging Department.—Morgan & Kida,