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pictures being impressed at the same instant of time, but when 

 the object to be copied is remote, it becomes desirable to take the 

 pictures at a wider angle, than that of the three or four inches be- 

 tween the lenses ; the Camera then admits of the application of Mr. 

 Latimer Clarke's ingenious arrangement for taking Stereograms 

 with a single lens, by this contrivance, after exposing this first side 

 of the plate, the Camera is removed in a lateral direction, without 

 disturbing the position of the image on the ground glass, or on the 

 sensitive surface, by this appliance the utmost Stereoscopic effect 

 is secured at whatever distance the object is situated from 

 the Camera. 



The Negatives shown by Mr. Crake, were done on dry plates 

 prepared by Dr. Hill Norris, and although four or five months 

 have elapsed since the preparation of the plates, they still continue 

 to yield satisfactory pictures, clean in their lights, and showing 

 no indication of deterioration by keeping. Prepared Plates that 

 have been subjected to the influence of sea air, contract a liabili- 

 ty to spot and are much spoiled by it. 



Mr. Crake kindly placed at the disposal of the Council a selec- 

 tion from his negatives to be made available for the next distribu- 

 tion of prints. 



Madras Literary Society. 

 At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Lite- 

 rary Society, and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held 

 at the Club House, on Thursday, the 13th October, 1859, at half- 

 past 6 o'clock, p. m. 



PRESENT. 



J. D. Mayne, Esq. 



W. Hudleston, Esq., Secy. 



E. Maltby, Esq. 

 Major W. J. Wilson. 

 G. F. Fullerton, Esq. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 ment of the Society's Funds prepared up to the 12th Oct. 1859. 



Resolved, that the above Statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



Read letter from J. G. Thompson, Esq., forwarding two copies 



