The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-23 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
A soirée last evening, in the rooms of the Society
of Arts—Lord ilowsko In officiating at the lecture ss chair-
man, and afterward. as ambulatory president, and • name-
roes and distinguished company of ladies and gentlemen I
participating—inaugurated an exhibition, which is to re-
main open for • week, of " recent specimens of photogra.
phy." Four rooms were filled with pictures; but we do
not know why the generic term " photography" has been
used, since all these pictures are calotypte, there not being
one daguerreotype. The specimens are French and Eng-
lish, in about equal proportions, and are in every;senm
meet interesties, as evidencing the progress which is being
sae in tbie see branch of photography, both se an art a
leaf, ad a an aid to the postal artist who
ElPVsabose is • manner more indirect.
I ens better isolated specimens' both
is Pao eel lake, thorn any here shown ; but, no
Mae tha so the tholl eimaitiss of the kind, is to be re-
ev, oa the when, the mat perfect collection which
Eiltottnirk. Anitir think as examination
lb.
wf this
ginally taken ia mama to sal
sat acids con-
Mierations of capers of maid Mg Meg of oopyiog
—that the prates' tart mast siglike to arm with
Ow Dogarreotyse be la 111111111= UM feteMem-
es of delicate espag of ma el nay kind,
but is simply successful, a with widely baba results
M set a artists, in giving Wed outlines sad masts, land-
susp sealpture, and aradisetare. Capra with the
sensinoi Beard and Claude, the saistyps peat sits shown
a mosteg are very inferior.
The following names and pictures may to meationid as
met worthy of notice—at least on a hasty survey, as most
Many to lix admiring attention:—H. Owen's, a statue by
Pay ; the same artist's, " Lord Falkland," • statue, by
Boil ; F. Marten's " Louvre ;" Sir W. Newton's " Vint-
ner, she Beach : " P. H. Delamotte's " Cellini shield ; "
R. Fenton's " Windsor Forest ; " E. Constant's " Roman
Ruins; " A. Roaling's " Southwark Bridge ;" H. Owen's
"Street views in Bristol ; " and • group from the Arc
d'Etoile—(alto-relief, though described ia the catalogue as
bee relief) singularly fine—by Lodoisok.
The lecture was delivered by Mr. Roan Factor, one
of the exhibitors ; and we give passages as stating broadly
the general objects and results of the exhibition. Speaking
Of the technical progress in the art, he observed—
" Now deoxidising agents have been brought into general
use, and the surface of the paper has been rendered smooth
and more glossy, so that it will take a sharper negative int-
preen's. Means have also been adopted for keeping it in
• sensitive state for a longer time uninjured. A new me-
dium, collodion, variously modified, hes been adopted, on
which to receive the sun-pictures—a medium which pos-
seises three most valuable properties, great rapidity of
Senn/nos, excellence in the picture produced, end the
capability of receiving either a negative or positive picture,
according to the intention of the operator, balanced by two
disadvantages—the necessity of employing so heavy and
Small a wierial em glass to receive the collodion film,
aof wronging consecutively all the different outs of
the pans. A gradual bat slow improvement ha. been
ma le the construction of lenses, principally consisting in
the use of • kind of gleam, that, in the passage of light
through It, absorbs lens of the chemical ray. In spite of
many attempts to impreve the camera, it is still the same
clump, unmanageable Whir that it has always been. The
immenteents that have boos made are, with one exception,
that of oadite, rather thee a detail than of first princi-
ple. ea hato hoss oaks& mose by MO madmen t and
by asikal diansam dna by edoeM temarch." In
reforms, to the dilatant between the Pros* and English
specimen, bit roomas were :—"The beet Mena received
hem Yawn la bas taken, by sae of shwa upon
tiegend INN i
veer ti11..2.N2= ma larpbermwg eer tbe
ans aballlia'utztoof
nes of detail efW"atiliap of the Learn. The best pro-
dectims of Baia cranium, without Mae* to pp.sr-
telM, boos taken as paper; adupes asetediw
tbste bass sablaq, ft is believed, peassid whisk am
swam be data beauty INS la greedier ems of the mai-
am *baled. This --Sato is as mess eadleary,
Wean it is admillod that as make of thet=
Lr.liis a tr.. pat to will* air alba
sis
ditual." The poetical am mok a the art
an pile d set in this way: " Tho peassaisutille and
lasatill mantes of Ibis vet at. a pet lit* morn thee
Wham if whet MI banahrs ha Ems Weber of the
toadies doe bag teahmod ha the glass be the wood
engraves' block ; of attempts being made by lamas of
sensitive pager to marl the pathways of the heavenly
bodies, or to &aka la aphis and Isetiutaiamors the
mina asdito of ailameepla was& the pic-
tures salami da h a mallellia spoken issonsful
aka le la Maim It is Ike bag alai Iblo aewast
for the aboatoset
a he
rasa ;
ppoint ee boas boas he la wessitPlis:
=
to the Audi Ski war Mad Labor, ad to the
I Herald, mat a oar the mated of Cepa Deana,
Ito imam the esemirood ask of the Easels." O.
the ether besil-4" Ito amatia ad ishaial um
has hitherto bees wry Hand; a ban =rob MMss
can be made is this dbeMae, mane seisseke mat be paid
to • part of the pawn at pima triad we one a saw
dory Importame—samily,:= pieta. Wootessi
to W method end aka ma at
present to give Lumber swells. sepia Mara ma be
copied with ._-doss imam say is or of drag Jua-
na ; a is aim Ililfie sia tea al ogresable
mar, web }ref coma saki man arias the
after atoms of Sag, To cog maim `tom
a Way to width g,
asplagm
by area mosigekika. it is at pew
sent to trust the saudeolise a the past Ulan
skilful hands Asa Mem who a
te ve boss employed
in the creative breathes of the ma ban Sell-pietirso
ems be tratssidvely sod is the predation of harness,
some abet of aging them mint be disowned, which
allejlrhele IN SINN or boa eseults than the present one,
ialr4= w all be so be in manipulates that • work •
as of adbutry may let sated to perform it
—ad Midi shall art epos the stets of the weather
for rte smear. Of them sandiness, the Met is alresuy ful-
filled by the um of the negative Talbotype process in
printing."

PIITLANTIIROPY.—W. are glad to record the
boasvolost libosolity of M. AMlmes Salcsioso ta (Mai
talks ft am of the hibutom alive of tba
;h/17 77W. Alm, dm Mist. to Ms Bias Oast School ; sad
of the burl of memogonsatof the Clomouomuf Besovolout
laMitutits, As lave mut Ma* yourstod a Me asholar-
iblP China% Oelleys to oaa WOW abb. Mb amble um
of peleeeese min wilikabam sal the Med led posibotly
disialmoild poles Was Is Os mar by iv goahmou
of oatiamoo fi libeaturo sod art is equal pairowortby.
Tim laiXias AND THE MALT-TAT.—Monday
lest wee the annual nut audit at liasemel, when the
tetteatry el Lord Harwood hood toyMbre at the hoot. of
Mr. Sturdy, the ilareweed ANNA AM, Neva: the pro-
pylaea= lithe Me Dee* edetleetty ea mire the aelLtaa
INN lbeely dbotwild. awl .hena somoral uperion of
*aka by the fames it so gulls door that they did not
ears ono straw about Ow cedacticca.

LORD 7 CHANCELLOR—The im-
partesee et Use Miming previsisa is the New Chancery
Alt (II soll hi Viet. esp. 111) will be Mt is the retirement
of Lied k Leseemis es Lai (Nosseiter. Pieties 60ds :
" Whams la Ms attar eases have
hest tely Um m' ot,alhal=6: hi the Comet of
Cheassey. art ess stasileg tee juipesek the lard Chan-
cellor be delivend up the great seal wN ises Wag able,
by mess of ease urgent public hastens, to Maher judg-
ment tbeenla, ad nun hemming* an *spun to the
Cr Ina ingly ggnigssi. Pot used thereof,
it Wsmigl that Is nom eggs Meta be lawful for the
penes she hem damn in the pm seal, within ail
weeks ails be shall bays se ddleseM up the same, to give
to the registrar el the Mt emit emblem judgment therein,
signed by him; gsd a Marne er friss, es Ilse ease easy
require, shall be Erma up Is pawns of Mil judgment,
and every such julienne* mei elegy seek dares or order
shall have the ems Mee sad Meet es It the judgment in
pursuance whereof It is draws up had bees gives in open
court the day before ha shall have se Mimed up the great
seal."

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AN OLD SOLDTER.—Some of your goistopondoots
who have made inquiries about Gement Wogs, and such as
are disowning the question, to what age people now attain,
may be edified by the following paragraph cut from an
American paper:—" A Relic of the Pant.—The census of
Canada develooes the fact that • man, named Abraham
Miller, now living among the Indians, in Grey Township,
Ritmo, county, and assimilated to them in manners and
habits, is 115 years of age. lie was in Wollye's army,
before Quebec, ninety•fire years ago." From " NC*, and
Queries."
iIELtrAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAT.—The
hale on the above railway was, for the week ending
Dec. 20, 1852 ; —Paseengen, 11/11. 16e. 3d.: subscriptions,
121. 2a. 241. ; goods and parade, .471. 3.. Id. Total,
1761. Is. ed. For the week ending Dee. 21, 1851:—Passes.
gers, 1131. 19s. 10d. ; svhecriptioes, 11f. 91. 5d.; goods
sad pareela. 401. 2.. 9d. Total. 165 L 12s. Od.
SAMBRE. AND MEUSE NAIL% AT.—Traffio for the
Inteetk of November, 1862,1,4!9!. 13.. 2d. Corrospoodlog
I period last you, 9611145. lid.

Saba iintelligence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YEntaDaY.
Deroas MI Lour Jamas at Arms.

Ex PARTI BRAOIOTTI IN RR BRAOlOttl, A BANKRUPT.
This was an application by the bsnkrupt to have hie cer-
tificate granted without farther delay ; the Muter, though
of opinion that he was entitled to a certificate of the first
clan, having delayed it until the result of an application
' to the Lords Jensen, as to a joint fiat being iseued against
the bankrupt and three °then, yids whom he bad been
partner, should beams known.
Mr. Holt and Mr. Mutest, appeared for the bankrupt.
Mr. Cairns, for the assignees, offered no opposition, being
satisfied that upon the merits the bankrupt was entitled to
a certificate of qt!, [ut dams. . .

Lord Justice Knight Bruce asked if the bankrupt, in
case his certificate were granted, would undertake to abide
by any order the court might make with regard to the joint
fiat if baud; and upon being answered in the affirmative,
directed that the bankrupt, on giving the undertaking sug-
gested, should have a oertificate of the first ,?t,
„__
$1 r"---. !Lin CiliTiLLI IN al DUNI CASSELL!,
• BANIIICPT.

Mr. Cairns applied on behalf of the bankrupt in this ease
for a similar order to that which had been made in the
case of Dragiotti and on the same grounds.
Mr. James Russell said that the question of the bank-
nipt's right to his certificate on the merits had not yet been
heard by the commissioner, and suggested that the matter
should be referred back to him.
Their lordships then made a declaration to the effect that
the pending of the question, whether the bankrupt and his
three other alleged partners were or were not legally bank-
rupts as partners, did not form a sufficient ground upon
which the questiou whether the petitioner was or not en-
titled to his cerficate under the separate adjudication should
be delayed or adjourned, and with that declaration their
lordships remitted the matter back to the commissioner,
reserving the question of CHU.

s►na! Vics-aunsuee DITAAT.
GOODWIN V. FIELDING.

Mr. Daniel irist4;W moved for an in-
junction to restrain the defendants from obstructing the
plaintiff and his servants from entering upon the Beulah
Spa Hotel and the gardens attached thereto, at Norwood,
near the New Crystal Felice ; and also from parting with
the same, or the goodwill and stock in trade, except under
the order of the court. In last October the defendant, Mrs.
Fielding, the lessee of the property for a term or which
two yearn were unexpired, entered into an agreement with
the plaintiff, the ground landlord, to surrender the hotel
and grey nds to him (the plaintiff), in consideration of a
sum of 3601. The plaintiff therefore entered into an auce-
ment with a third person to grant a lease of the hotel for
215 Teats to him. The defendant (Mrs. Fielding), however,
whilst this negotiation was going on, appears to have re-
pented of her bargain, in consequence of the increase in
value of the property by reason of the erection of the
Crystal Palace in the neighbourhood; and she entered
into an agreement with the other defendant (Franks) to
assign to him her interest in the term.
Mr. Bacon and Mr. Druee, on behalf of Frank. opposed
the motion, upon the ground that what was sought to be
restrained had alre td y actually been done.
Mr. Mains and Mr. W. D. Lewis appeared for Mrs.
Fielding.
The Vice-Chancellor said that, as the assignment sought
to be restrained had been made, the court could nut restrain
it by injunction. The motion stood over, Mrs. Fielding
undertaking not to part with the licences in the mean.
time.

Fort rtr.ens.prews Thum
MoNIYPUIXT r.

Mr. Southgate was heard in reply.
His Honour gave judgment; and after stating the facts
and the substance of the deed, which have been already re-
ported, said, the deed in effect provided that the plaintiff,
having purchased the equity of redemption in the estates
in question fur 1,1001., and covenanted to psy 1,000!. to
unify Sir Benjamin Wall, the fist incumbnuavr, conveyed
the estates to trustees, in trust, to sell within two years, and
pay Sir Benjamin Wall his debt, and then to pay the plain-
tiff 4,000/. ; then to pay other incumbrances, and then to
divide the surplus among the creditors;; and there was •
covenant by certain parties, if the estates were not sold
within the two Benjamin
to purchase the equity of redemption'
for 4,000!. Sir Benjamin Wall refused to stay his proceed-
ings in the Encumbered Estates Court for the 1,0001. ; and ,
'that sum was therefore not paid by plaintiff. &hordes, a
judgment creditor, entered his claim in the Encumbered
Estate Court, and the estates being sold produced, after
paying Wall, only 1;8001, which was ordered to be paid to
Sc hoales.,T he plaintiff claimed this mousy under the deed,and
sought to restrain proceedings at law taken by the defend-
ant, claiming that &bades wu trustee for him to recover it.
He (the Vice-Chancellor) thought that as no steps bad
been taken to impeach the deed it must be taken to be I
valid, and to give plaintiff a title. But when called on to
interfere by injunction, he must consider the dealings of all
parties. The 1,000!. wu
he excused binned on the ground that the defendant had
undertaken that Wall should receive that sum, and not
proceed in the Encumbered Estates Court, and that under-
taking had failed, but he could not find any such under-1
taking, and on that ground alone he might refuse to inter-
fere. But there were ether grounds. The plaintiff might
have made his claim in the Encumbered Estates Court,
but had done so. Further he was not satisfied that
this transaction was not of such a nature as to be invalid
at law on the ground of usury. It might be • contract to
advance 2,1001., and to receive at the end of four years the
sum of 4,0001. upon the security of lend. He did not de-
ride that question, and there was enough without it to in.
fines him to refuse to interfere summarily.