APRIL — sept. 1858.] Proceedings. 



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The ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Photographic Society 

 took place at the School of Arts, on Thursday the 1st April. 



The Hon'ble Mr. Elliot, in. the Chair. 

 The attendance was not so good as usual, owing to some misap- 

 prehension as to the day of meeting. Messrs. Duff and G. W. 

 Cole, were proposed and elected members of the Society. The Se- 

 cretary placed before the meeting positive prints from two negative 

 Collodion portraits of Lord Harris taken by Mr. Nicholas with the 

 assistance of some members of the Council, and intended for dis- 

 tribution along with the prints to which members become entitled 

 who have paid up their 2nd years' subscription. They were pro- 

 nounced to be faithful likenesses of his Lordship, and will no doubt, 

 be much appreciated. It is hoped, that following out Mr. Elliot's 

 suggestion, portraits of other distinguished members of Madras 

 Society may be secured by the Council for distribution. Those 

 members who have not paid the second years' subscription amount- 

 ing to about 40, should lose no time in doing so; otherwise they 

 will not be entitled to the above mentioned prints, and must of 

 course cease to be considered members of the Society. Subscrip- 

 tions are payable either to the Honorary Secretary or to Messrs. 

 Parry and Co. 



The Secretary announced that arrangements have been made 

 with Dr. Neill^who has kindly placed any of his negatives at the 

 disposal of the Society, to have two of his lists printed for distri- 

 bution either in London or Paris, and it is hoped, he may succeed 

 in having them executed in better style than those now being dis- 

 tributed. Dr. Neill has also kindly undertaken to endeavour to 

 procure for the Society a negative of the late General Neill. A let- 

 ter was read from Captain A. N. Scott of the Artillery, offering a 

 couple of negatives to be printed for distribution, and it was unani- 

 mously agreed to accept his kind offer. The subjects are the caves 

 of Ellora and the Tombs of Golconda. 



A Committee consisting of Messrs. Underwood, Mitchell and 

 Scott, was appointed to make arrangements for the approaching 

 Exhibition which is to take place at the School of Arts in the be- 

 ginning of nexth month, and the Council takes this opportunity of 



