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comprised portraits, groups and landscapes of every variety — the 

 two former illustrative of the dress and customs of the Burmese. 

 This gentleman appears to have used an old hypo-bath, the traces 

 imparted by which, in our opinion did any thing but justice to the 

 negatives, most of which must have been very clear, and should 

 have yielded better proofs. 



Dr. A. J. Scott exhibited 12 prints about 6x7 from waxed 

 paper negatives, consisting of rare trees and views of places well 

 known at the Presidency. These were taken with the anterior 

 lens of a combination which appears scarcely to yield such perfect 

 results as a proper landscape lens. Dr. Scott, we understand, will 

 remedy this, before the next exhibition, and his pictures will then 

 compete with the best. 



Captain A. W. Scott exhibited a great frame which contained 

 24 positives on glass. Single portraits and groups, chiefly of 

 Natives of the various castes found in the Deccan. They were 

 excellently well executed and claimed for Captain S. an honor- 

 able place among Photographers. An old Moonshee was recog- 

 nized by a person who had not seen him for 16 years. Mr. Nicho- 

 las exhibited some portraits of ladies and gentlemen, amongst 

 them were two of Lord Harris, one a print, the other a glass posi- 

 tive. These pictures were admirably executed. The pose was 

 good ; the figures all in focus and the features, especially the eyes, 

 quite distinct, and well delineated, and with one exception they 

 were free from that common fault of Indian portraits, a rigidity 

 of features which is doubtless caused by the excessive glare to 

 which the situr is usually subjected when pictures are taken out 

 of doors. The portrait of Captain Russell was a brilliant picture, 

 and we think the glass positive of our worthy Governor, one of 

 the best Ave ever saw. Altogether we should say these were such 

 faithful likenesses as friends would desire to possess. 



Some portraits of religious mendicants, were also exhibited by 

 Mr. Nicholas. These were executed with the assistance of Mr. 

 Underwood. These are curious in their way, and the selection of 

 subjects were excellent. One party had a wire passed through 

 his cheeks. Two others had large square iron frames riveted to 

 their necks. The pictures are well executed, and copies are for 

 sale at Mr. Nicholas' Studio. 



