Aug. 27. 1853.] 



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since concluded that Mr. Dent must have been 

 disgusted with it, as, tipon depositing their lost 

 friend in the eartli, he, as spokesman, thought it 

 unnecessary to make any observations, and he 

 recommended that they should at once cover the 

 body up ; and so it was done. 



That Mr. Dent had any antipathy to the church 

 I do not know, but that he had a great dislike to 

 paying unnecessary fees I have a good recollection 

 of. Before his death he requested that his body 

 should be deposited in his own garden ; and his 

 request was attended to by his nephew. 



After the old gentleman's death, the present 

 Mr. Dent, with a praiseworthy attention, repaired 

 and restored in the Elizabethan style the old 

 dilapidated dwelling-house and homestead where 

 his uncle lived. And I one day paid a, visit to the 

 grave, which is an unpretending ridge on a well- 

 mown grass-plat, and which, with the house and 

 ground, appeared to be properly attended to ; and 

 so, I presume, it continues to be. 



Wm. T. Hesleden. 



J. H. M., in bringing forward Baskerville as an 

 example of this imusual occurrence, says, that " he 

 directed he should be buried under a windmill near 

 his garden." In a volume of Epitaphs, printed at 

 Ipswich in 1806, once the property of Archdeacon 

 Nares, and containing several MS. notes by him, 

 Baskerville's is given, with a note by the editor, in 

 which he is stated to have been "inurned accord- 

 ing to his own desire in a conical huilding near his 

 late Avidow's house." The epitaph, written by 

 Baskerville himself, commences with these lines — 

 " Stranger, 

 Beneath this cone, in unconsecrated ground, 

 A friend to the liberties of mankind directed 

 His body to be inurned." 



The expression in each case, x'especting the place 

 of his interment, seems scarcely strong enough for 

 us to conclude it was a windmill. Perhaps J. H. M. 

 will kindly favour me with the authority for his 

 statement. Nares has made the following note on 

 the epitaph at the bottom of the page : 



" I beard John Wilkes, after praising Baskerville, add, 

 » But be was a terrible infidel ; he used to sbock me ! ' " 



R. W. Elliot. 



Clifton. 



PHOTOGRAPHIC CORKESPONDENCE. 



[At the suggestion of several correspondents we have 

 reprinted from The AthencEum of the 22nd Nov. 1851, 

 the article detailing the new process by Mr. Muiler 

 referred to by the Rev. Mr. Sisson in our last Number.] 



Mr. Mutter's Process. — " The following photo- 

 graphic process has been communicated to us by 

 Mr. C. J. Muiler, from Patna in the East Indies. 

 We have submitted it to an experienced photo- 

 grapher; and he informs us that it offers many 



advantages over the Talbotype or the Catalisso- 

 type of Dr. Woods, which it somewhat resembles ; 

 that it is easy In all its manipulatory details, and 

 certain in its results. We give Mr. Muller's own 

 words : — 



" ' A solution of bydriodate of iron is made in 

 the proportion of eight or ten grains of iodide of 

 iron to one ounce of water. This solution I pre- 

 pare in the ordinary way with iodine, iron-turnings, 

 and water. — The ordinary paper employed in pho- 

 tography is dressed on one side with a solution of 

 nitrate of lead (fifteen grains of the salt to an 

 ounce of water). When dry, this paper is Iodized 

 either by Immersing it completely in the solution 

 of the bydriodate of iron, or by floating the leaded 

 surface on the solution. It Is removed after the 

 lapse of a minute or two, and lightly dried with 

 blotting-paper. This paper now contains Iodide 

 of lead and protonitrate of iron. While still moist, 

 it is rendered sensitive by a solution of nitrate of 

 silver (one hundred grains to the ounce) and 

 placed in the camera. After an exposure of the 

 duration generally required for Talbot's paper, it 

 may be removed to a dark room. If the image is 

 not already out, it will be found speedily to ap- 

 pear in great strength and with beautiful sharp- 

 ness without any farther application. The yellow 

 tinge of the lights may be removed by a little 

 hyposulphite of soda, though simple washing in 

 water seems to be suflicient to fix the picture. 

 The nitrate of lead may be omitted ; and plain 

 paper only, treated with the solution of the bydrio- 

 date of Iron, and acetic add may be used with the 

 nitrate of silver, which renders it more sensitive. 

 Thelead, however, Imparts apecullar colorific effect. 

 The red tinge brought about by the lead may be 

 changed to a black one by the use of a dilute solu- 

 tion of sulphate of Iron : — by which. Indeed, the 

 latent image may be very quickly developed. The 

 papers however will not keep after being iodized.' 



"Mr. Muiler suggests, that as Iodide of lead is 

 completely soluble In nitrate of silver, it might 

 furnish a valuable photographic fluid, which could 

 be applied at any moment when required. 



" ISTo small degree of interest attaches to this 

 process, originating In experiments carried on in 

 Central India. It appears perfectly applicable to 

 the albumenized glass and collodion processes." 



Detail on Negative Paper. — I have not observed 

 before this, that any photographic operator has 

 "noted" the burnishing of the Iodized paper 

 previous to adding the exciting solution, though 

 I know it is usual to burnish before taking a proof. 

 This is a very useful adjunct to obtaining minute- 

 ness, and it Is a plan I have sometimes adopted. I 

 at first thought it would injure or knock off the 

 iodized surface, but no injury whatever arises 

 from the rubbing. I use a small piece of glass 

 rod, polished flat at one end, so that it may present 



