Jan. 28. 1854.] 



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chevron between three crescents ermine), as appears by 

 the original grant under the great seal of England, 

 supposed to be upon record in the Tower of London, 

 or among the archives at Winchester. This Robert 

 Gosselin some time after settled in Guernsey, where 

 he married Magdelaine, daughter of William Mai- 

 travers, his majesty's lieutenant in that island." 



On referring to Burke's Armory, I find that 

 families of the name of Gosselin, Gosling, and 

 Gooseling all bear arms similar to those described 

 above, or but slightly differing, which affords a 

 strong presumption that they are all descended 

 from the same stock. The arms of Gosselin of 

 Normandy are quite different. 



HoNORK DE MaREVILLE. 



Guernsey. 



PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. 



Tent for Collodion Purposes. — Some time ago, I saw 

 in " N. & Q." a slight notice of a tent for the collodion 

 process : I think it is called " Francis' Collodion 

 Tent." Would you, or some of your photographic 

 correspondents, oblige me by giving a short description 

 of this tent, or any other form, so that I may be able to 

 operate with collodion in the open air? 



I am of an opinion, with a portable tent, so that we 

 could expose paper in a damp state, the process might 

 be done nearly as quick as collodion. All that need 

 be done for a paper negative, would be to expose and 

 develop ; it can be fixed at home. But after being 

 developed, it should be well washed and dried. 



James O. Clazey. 



Multiplying Negatives and Collodion on Paper. — As 

 I am desirous of printing a large quantity of copies of 

 a glass negative in my possession, I shall be obliged by 

 any hints as to the best method of multiplying such 

 negative, so as to guard against an accident from 

 breakage. 



I should also feel obliged for any hints upon the 

 use of collodion applied to glass, paper intervening ; 

 so that the paper may be afterwards removed from the 

 glass, and used as a negative. I have heard of much 

 success in this way, but am at a loss to know the best 

 mode of operation. M. N. S. 



Photographic Copies of Ancient Manuscripts, — Might 

 not photography be well employed in making fac- 

 similes of valuable, rare, and especially of unique 

 ancient manuscripts ? If copies of such manuscripts 

 could be multiplied at a moderate price, there are 

 many proprietors of libraries would be glad to enrich 

 them by what, for all purposes of reference, would 

 answer equally well with the originals. A. 



[This subject, which has already been touched upon 

 in our columns, has not yet received the attention it 

 deserves. We have now before us a photographic 

 copy of a folio page of a MS. of the fourteenth or 

 fifteenth century, on which are inscribed a number of 

 charters ; and, although the copy is reduced so as to 

 be but about 2 inches high and 1^ broad, it is perfectly 



legible ; and the whole of the contractions are as dis- 

 tinct as if the original vellum was before us.] 



Fox Talbot's Patents Would the Editor of" N. & 



Q." have the kindness to inform A. B. whether a pho- 

 tograph (portrait), taken from a black cutting made by 

 i an amateur, and inserted in a published work, would 

 j infringe on Mr. F. Talbot's patent ? Also, whether 

 collodion portraits come within his patent, as it was 

 understood it could only apply to the paper process ? 

 ' (The cutting would be taken on albumenised paper.) 

 A. B. would also be glad to know where Towgood 

 of St. Neot's jtositive paper can be procured, and the 

 price? A. B. 



Mr. Fox Talbot having thrown open the whole of 

 his patents, — with the exception of the taking of por- 

 ! traits for sale, on which it is understood that gentle- 

 1 man claims a royalty which may, in some cases, be 

 I considered a prohibition, — I should be glad to know 

 j under which of Mr. Talbot's patents such royalty can 

 ' be enforced, and when the patent in question expires? , 



H. H. 



Antiquarian Photographic Society. — We believe that 

 most of the difficulties which have stood in the way of 

 the organisation of this Society have at length been 

 got over ; and that we shall, in the course of a week or 

 two, be enabled to state full particulars of its rules, 

 arrangements, &c. Our readers are aware that its 

 main object is the interchange of photographs among 

 the members ; each contributing as many copies of his 

 own work as there are members of the Society, and 

 receiving in exchange as many different photographs. 

 Thus, if the Society is limited to twenty-five or fifty 

 members, each member will have to furnish twenty-five 

 or fifty copies, as the case may be, of the photograph 

 he presents to the Society ; and, in return, will receive 

 one photograph from each of his fellow members. The 

 difficulty, or rather trouble of printing, must neces- 

 sarily limit the number of members ; and as a conse- 

 quence will, we doubt not, lead to the formation of 

 many similar associations. 



3&t$\iz& Xa ffiinax tiiutviti. 



" Firm was their faith" Sfc. (Vol. viii., p. 564. i 

 Vol. ix., p. 17.). — I am utterly unable to account 

 for the reserve shown by Saxa in withholding the 

 name of Robert Stephen Hawker, Vicar of Mor- 

 wenstow, author of the beautiful volume of poems 

 entitled Echoes from Old Cornwall : especially as 

 the author's name appears on the title-page, and 

 Saxa appears so desirous that his merits should 

 be better known to the world. 'A\teis. 



Dublin. 



Attainment of Majority (Vol. ix., p. 18.). — I 

 cannot, in courtesy, omit to notice Mr. Russell 

 Gole's obliging efforts to assist the investigation of 

 this subject. I must, however, refer him to the 

 first paragraph of my last communication (Vol. viii., 

 p. 541.), on the reperusal of which he will find 



