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[No. 10, NEW SERIES. 



posure with dry collodion, but that 90 hours were required for the 

 development. The collection also contained some fine studies of 

 Trees, taken of a large size by the waxed paper process by B. B. 

 Turner, and smaller ones from collodion negatives by Morghan of 

 Bristol and Fenton, one of the best of these was a group of trees in 

 Kensington Gardens. There were also a few copies of paintings, 

 drawings and engravings by ancient and modern Artists, statues 

 from the antique, and a few landscapes and views of celebrated 

 buildings in France and Italy. 



Mr. Cochrane exhibited some very fine architectural Photographs 

 from Paris and Rome. Copies of some frescoes and paintings by 

 Raphael and other Artists, and a few good Photographs of statues ; 

 among the latter were a group of the Laocoon from the Vatican, 

 and a statue of Eve with the apple. 



As the President of the Society is now about to leave the country 

 on his retirement from the Service, it was resolved that a General 

 Meeting should be held on Thursday the 5th of January, for the 

 purpose of electing a new President — when all Members are invit- 

 ed to attend for this purpose. It was also proposed by Dr. Cleg- 

 horn, seconded by Dr. Hunter and carried unanimously, that a 

 special vote of thanks be given to the Hon. Walter Elliot for his 

 valuable aid as President of the Society from its first commence- 

 ment, and that the Society request the favor of his sitting for a 

 negative portrait to be printed for distribution to all Members. 



Mr. Elliot shortly acknowledged the compliment paid him by the 

 Society, and kindly acceded to their wishes in regard to sitting for 

 his portrait, which it was arranged he should do at one of the first 

 Photographic establishments on his arrival in London. 



At a Meeting of the Photographic Society, held in tlie School of 



Arts, on Thursday the 5th of January 1860. 



W. E. Underwood, Esq. was unanimously elected Chairman of 

 the Society, in the room of the Hon'ble Walter Elliot, who has 

 left the Presidency on his retirement from the Service. 



