May 1861.] 



Proceedings. 



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Messrs. Flynn and 

 Scott. 



Proceedings of the Madras Photographic Society. 



A Meeting of the Photaoraphic Society was held at the School 

 of Arts on the 5th December 1860. 



Colonel Hamilton in the Chair. 



PRESENT. 



Messrs. Mitchell, 

 „ Hunter, 

 „ McCally, 



Resolved that the Exhibition advertised to be opened on the 

 6th instant, be postponed to Thursday the 20th, to admit of seve- 

 ral contributions, which are still expected being received. 



Resolved that in addition to the medals already announced for 

 competition, a prize be awarded to the best contribution to the Ex- 

 hibition exhibited by any Native Photographer. 



Resolved that the following Gentlemen be requested to form a 

 Committee to carry out the necessary arrangements connected with 

 the Exhibition ; Dr. Hunter, Dr. Scott, Captain Mitchell, Mr. 

 Crake and Colonel Hamilton. 



The Photographic Exhibition. 



The Exhibition of the Madras Photographic Society was opened 

 to the public on the 20th December 1860. Among the pictures 

 exhibited this year are some of great interest and a few of perhaps 

 the finest specimens of Photography ever produced. One of the 

 novel features in this year's display is that it combines great va- 

 riety, embracing samples of almost every branch of the art, and 

 from a number of different countries, as China, Bengal, Madras, 

 Bombay, Aden, Egypt, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, Scot- 

 land, Ireland, and Australia. Another very interesting feature in 

 the Exhibition has been that some large and valuable collections 

 have been lent, and that there has been so constant a supply of 

 fine Photographs on loan, that almost every fortnight a change has 

 been made in the pictures, some having been lent for only a few 

 days. Amongst the contributions thus lent for only a few days 

 was a collection of upwards of 70 well selected views from Cash- 



