144 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
the means of directing attention to a subject both useful and inter. 
esting, and in the confidence that most satisfactory results will yet be 
obtained.” 
There are also in this number of the Microscopical Journal, two other 
papers on this subject, one by George Shadbolt, Esq., and the other by 
Samuel Highley, junior, both full of important details, and the latter 
very complete in its illustrations. We cite the former, referring to 
that Journal for the valuable paper of Mr. Highley. 
eae : . 
seeing were some Daguerreotypes executed by Mr. Richard Hodgson 
entitled to claim the honor of having been the first to produce a picture 
of this kind. 
comparisons of much value can be made, and without the expense and 
inconvenience of having to execute duplicates from the objects them- 
selves 
le and inexpensive ; I therefore 
determined to institute a series of experiments with this end in vieW> 
and having availed myself of all the hints thrown out by Mr. Delves, Mr. 
Hogg, and others, at the Microscopical meeting in October, after very 
many failures and no small amount of trouble, lat length was fortunate 
the ‘ modus operandi’? which I have found most successful ; trusting 
that, in a short time, the little seed thus sown may bring forth an abun- 
dant harvest. : 
would premise that I do not advocate photography in microscopic 
Science as a rival that will supersede the draughtsman, except in certaiD 
cases; and although it may in very many instances do so; it wi 
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