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JANVARY 7, 1870 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 11 Certificates of Honourable Mention were awarded to the Joilowing Members'.— B. Green, Esq.; W. L. Banks, Esq.; T. Higgins, Esq.; F. H. Tanner, Esq.; R. C. Walker, Esq.; Capt. G. F. Smith ; J. H. Ravenshaw, Esq.; D. Pudumgee, Esq.; A. R. Hunt, Esq; F. H. Lloyd, Esq.; 0. Stephen, Esq.; R. B. Bowman, Esq.; T. Samuels, Esq.; Dr. Horace Day; Col. Holder; A. Booty, Esq.; Rev. J. Freke. Besides the prize pictures above enumerated were several others for which the Council would gladly have awarded prizes, but that they had already considerably exceeded the amount stated in the rules of the Association, amongst which may be mentioned a pantoscopic picture by Mr. Samuels, No. 15 ; an interior by Dr. Hemphill, No. 104, and several microscopic enlargements by Mr. Higgin. An unanimous feeling of satisfaction was expressed at Mr. Melhuish’s general management, and at his'superintendence and care in the printing of so large a number of pictures. A vote of thanks was passed at the meeting to Mr. Glaisher for the very great amount of time which he had given to the examination and arrangement of the pictures, and for his accurate and interesting report. A. J. MELIIUISII, Hon. Sec. Ualk in th Stndio. PxorOGRAHIY in America.—Our readers will learn with satisfaction that, in addition to information which we have given, from time io time, of the progress of photography in America, we have made specific arrangements with Mr. E. L. Wilson, Editor of the Philadelphia Photographer, to send us a fortnightly letter, detailingall improvements, inventions, and other matters of interest in our art. As America has always been especially prolific in ingenious invention in connection with photography, and Mr. Wilson stands in a position, as Editor of the principal American journal, of obtaining full and early intelligence, our readers will, we hope, gain considerably by the arrangement. Dr. Vogel will continue to furnish us with regular information as to photographic progress in Germany; and various occasional contributors have promised to keep our readers informed of pro gress in various parts of the Continent. Keeping Qualities of Gum Plates.—A correspondent, “ W. J. A. G.,” sends a couple of prints from negatives taken on gum plates which were prepared in July last, and exposed a few days ago. The negatives are evidently clean and bril liant, and afford satisfactory evidence that the plates will keep without spoiling. It would be interesting to test some of the plates on the score of sensitiveness before and after keeping, in order to ascertain in what degree the plates suffer in this respect. Photographing Birds in Landscapes.—An “ Old Photo grapher ” sends the following suggestions for photographing' birds, &c., in landscapes. Ho says :—“ The following appears to mo probable and feasible ;—Operation 1. Paint the birds vividly on a ground perfectly inert, or as nearly so as possible. They might be cut out in white cardboard, drawn, shaded, and stuck on black velvet. 2. Take a negative of the birds on glass the size of intended landscape (exposure rapid, to ensure bare glass), and finish in the usual way. Make the birds opaque. This is a mask negative. 3. The plate for the landscape being ready, expose it (very shortly) to the painted birds. 4. Then put the mask negative in front, and expose again for the land scape. Develop, &c. The ‘ registration,’ &c., would present no difficulty to skilful operators.” Alleged Poisoning with Iodide of Potassium.—A shocking case of accidental poisoning is stated to have occurred at Newcastle-under-Lyme on Friday evening. Mr. M’Nish, Governor of Stoke-on-Trent Workhouse, took a draught of a liquid poured from a bottle, and supposed to be gin, and spluttering out upon the floor all he had not swallowed, asked if poison had been given him. It was then discovered that the bottle contained not gin, but iodide of potassium. In a state of convulsion he was led to a sofa, a doctor was sent for, and strong remedies were applied for the ejection of the poison. This was effected, but the retching was so violent as to pro duce exhaustion, which ended in death an hour afterwards. It appears that a friend, who is an amateur photographer, had, just before the removal from the workhouse, photographed as souvenirs the governor and his family and different parts of the establishment, and by some mistake had left at the workhouse a bottle of iodide of potassium, which, in the hurry of removal, became mixed up with som e bottles belonging to Mr. M’Nish, and was supposed by Mrs. M’Nish to contain gin. The bottle was not labelled, and no examination of its contents had been made. The unfortunate man was fifty-six years of age, but of infirm health. If he had been a younger or a stronger man, it is probable he would have recovered from the effects of the poison, as he succeeded in vomiting the whole of it, though exhausted by the effort. Lectures on Light.—We find in the American papers reports of an interesting series of lectures on light at the Pea body Institute, Baltimore, in the course of which the experi mental illustrations appear to have been singularly beautiful and successful. We hope shortly to have space for some extracts. Photo-Enghaving in Australia.—We learn, from the Illustrated Australian News, that a process for etching on metals by the medium of photography has been discovered by a Melbourne photographer. The matter, however, is kept as secret as possible, with a view of securing patents simulta neously in Europe and America. It is believed that the dis covery, if it is what it is represented as being, will cause a re volution in the engraver’s art. Uo Gorresyondents. The Title Page and Preface to our Last Volume, con sisting of four extra pages, are given with the present number. The Year-Book of Photography for 1870 is now ready, and contains the largest amount of matter and the greatest number of original contributions of any yet issued. Our New Volume.—We thank many correspondents for kindly seasonable greetings, which we heartily reciprocate, and for complimentary expressions of approval of our work as hitherto done. In issuing a new volume, we have simply to say that we shall bate nothing of the effort which has won approval in the past, and neglect no opportunity of adding thereto anything which we believe may give increased effici ency in the future. Some examples of new processes are in preparation, and will shortly be presented to our readers ; and in addition to the fullest information in relation to matters of current interest, our pages will contain various series of prac tical articles now in preparation. Contributions may be ex pected during the year from the pens of Mons. Adam-Salomon, Mr. Bedford, Mr. Mudd, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Mayall, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Blanchard, “ Protagoras,” Mr. England, Mr. R. Manners Gordon, Dr. Anthony, Dr. Monckhoven, Dr. Vogel, Dr. Liesegang, Mr. E. L. Wilson (of Philadelphia), Col. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Rejlander, Mr. Bovey, Mr. Blair, Mr. Cherrill, Dr. Phipson, Lieut. Noverre, Dr. Diamond, Mr. Vernon Heath, Mr. W. H. Davies, Mr. Fry, Mr. Tunny, Mr. J. R. Johnson, Herr Grune, Mr. B. J. Edwards, Mr. Dallmeyer, Mr. Mayland, Mr. Eastham, M. de Constant, Mr. F. R. Window, Mr. H. B. Pritchard, Mr. Spiller, Mr. Butter, Mr. Griggs, Mr. Swan, Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Werge, Professor Morton, Mr. B. Wyles, Mr. Wardley, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Slingsby, Mr. Arthur Taylor, Mr. Carbutt, “ Lux Graphicus,” “ Respice Finem," the “ Old Photographer,” Mr. Cocking, Mr. Paget, Mr. Pierce, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gulliver, Mr. J. Martin, Mr. A. Hughes, Mr. Croughton, “ Ennel," Mr. Lothian, and other gentlemen whose attainments in art and science or experience in photography give value to the contributions. E. S. L. (Dublin).—Mr. Henderson, of King William Street, pro duces the best enamel photographs we ha ve seen in this country; but how far he is prepared to teach his process you can only leamn by direct communication with him. Mr. Solomon, of Red Lion Square, is, at the present time, giving instructions in preducing enamels. G. R. Gill.—The mode of enlarging upon canvas to which you refer is that of Mr. Charles Waldack. The painted surface of the