The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.

Vbe court.

OSBORNE, Dm 1.
The Duchess or Kent is expected to arrive on
Saturday on a visit to her Majesty.

The Cathedral COMIMMICKI had • meeting yesterday at
their cffice in Parliament street. Present: The Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Earl of H ormwby, the Bishop of Lon-
don, the Bishop of Oxford, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the
Rev. Canon Selwys, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers,
sad the Rev. It. Jones (Seeretary).
Despatches were sent to the Governors of the West India
Islands y day from the Colonial Ales.
The Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council sat
yesterday in the Privy Council Chamber, and resumed the
hearing of • petition of the S•ates of the bland of Jersey
for the recall of Three Orders in Council, 11th February,
1843 ; aad in support of their application for the confirma-
tion of certain acts pared by that Assembly.
The Lords present were: The Lord Chancellor, Viscount
Palmerston, Secretary of State for the Home Department,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Lords
Justices Turner and Knight Bruce, the Judge of the Ad-
miralty Court. and Eta J. Persson.
The Hon. W. Barrier, Clerk of the Privy Council,
attended.
The case was again adjourned.

TM MUSEUM or OaitimENTAL ART AT MARL-
sogorourxoos=.—The numbers attending, die., during the
month of Navigater were as follows :-13,34.5 germinal% the
public days, and admitted free ; 770 persons on the students'
days, and admitted u students on the payment of sixpence
each, bcsiges the registered students of the classes and
school,.

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At a
monthly general meeting, held yesterday at the Society's
house in Hanover-square, W. J. Broderip, Esq., Vies-
President, F.R.S., M the chair, Earl Granville, Earl
Brave, Rev. W. Fallofield, and Masers. J. M. Stanley, C.
H. Latouche, J. 8. Willes, W. Moseley, and T. Jackson,
were elected Fellows of the Society ; and Mrs. Colston and
Messrs. J. Tinker, D. Wilson, Wilkinson, W. Wei's,
W. Harrism, C. C. W. Domvile, E. L. Layard, G. E.
Rowney, J. Barstow, G. Matthey, and C. Mattbey, were
proposed as candidates for the fellowship. The report from
council stated that the total number of visitors to the gar
dens during the year had been 398,683—being an increase
over the same period of 1852 of 102,480 persons. That the
number of fellows premed and elected sines the Ist of
January last amounted to one hundred and twenty seven.

NEW MEMBERS Ok' THE SOCIETY Or ARTS.-
The following new members have this week bees elected :
The Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Herrowby, Lord
Robert Grosvenor, the Rev. Lord Arthur Hervey, the
Earl of Zetlaod„ Sir It. Peel, M.P., and Mr. Tewneley,

A meeting of the members of this infant bat
moat interesting society was held yesterday evening at the 1
Society of Arts for the 'mimeo's of exhibiting some sped-
Teens of the progress made is the art, and of heating papers
read by Messrs. Woollen% and Shadbolt on the production
of enlarged " positives" from "negatives" of small dime*. ,
*ions. Some splendid pictures were exhibited, but as on a
previous occasion, the laurels were all carried away by the
foreign conuibutors. A bust of the present Emperor of 1
Austria, taken from the marble, attracted general notice,
and most deservedly, for on looking at it it was hardly pos-
sible to believe that one was looking at nothing but an ar.
rangement of lights sad shades on a fiat surface. so
rotund, statuesque, and substantial, did this " mmaterkit
present-meat of Lord Aberdeen's " young lope of the
'trios " appear in its photographic drop. This picture,
was the gift of Herr Ain. of Berlin, who also contributes
several other photographs of lower pretensions. A banal.
ful small picture was also exhibited, the contribution of
N. Mayer, of Vienna, inscribed "Homing' I S. A. R. le
Prince Albert, President di la Sociite Photographique
Loadres." It consists of a central picture of a clergyman
is the Geneva costume, surrounded by small portraits,
evidently a family group, and all exhibiting the wonderful
fidelity which is the characteristic of the art, without that
expression of distress in the countenances too often seen in
sun portraits. It is quite evident from them and other
continental specimens, that our neighbours have either
brighter atmospheres or quicker modes of manipulation
than have as yet been obtained in this country. The Bri-
tish specimens were few in number; but although still far
behind the Vienna or Berlin pictures, they inhibited marked
signs of progrese, and are so far gratifying as showing
the increased attention bestowed on the art in this country.
The papers read were of course too much enveloped in
technical details to be of interest to the general reader,
but the object of both was to show the possibility of obtain-
ing large positive copier, from small negatives. The mode
saggeatoti is that of altering the relative positions of the
" positive" and " negative" on opposite sides of the lens.
If raced at equal distances the figures will be of the same
sue, white increased magnitude can be obtained for the
paitive" by bringing it nearer to the lens. The optical
principle involved in this process will at once be recognised,
but is carryine it out peculiar chemical applications and
modes of headline are necessary, and the results of experi-
ments as this direction formed the subject of the papers
read. Specimens were exhibited of enlarged positives, and
the ge I opinion seemed to be that the invention may
become practically %%that in the production of photographic
pictures.

TIIE HONOL RABLE ARTILLERY ;COMPS:ST.—A
tastiesoniel was presented to Caplan' Jay, oa Wednesday
evening. at a chaser given by the umbers of the Rifle
corm of the Hon. Arnilery Cowpony. The testimonial
emmisted of a silver waiver, on which is engraved the arms
of the cous_pany, sad the following erced4 . "Presented to
Capt. C. W. Jay by his comrades of the Rifle &tweed. the
Honourable Artillery Company, as a 'auk of their esteem
end respeet for his seal in maintaining the honour, and
prometlag the welfare of his division, and for his unwearied
amities to the :mama of the corps generally, November,
30, 18.53."

THE

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1853.

LONDON AND VIRGINIA GOLD AND COPPER
MINING COMPANY.

Yesterday a general meeting of the stockholders
was held at the London Tavern, pursuant to a requisition
signed, at the request of the director'', by holders of one-
tenth of the capital; Mr. A. 8. ATitioN in the chair.
The report of the directors stated that under an act of in-
corporation obtained from the legislature of the State of ,
Virginia, on the 24th et March last, the company acquired
power to bold End to the extent of 5,000 acres in the
county of Buckingham, in Virginia, and tour adjoining
counties. The principal object contemplated py the pro- ,
moters was the working of the Eldridge mine. Two instal-
ments of 6s. per share had been paid on 20,125 out of the
30,000 shares issued. From the abstract of receipts and
payments it appeared that after paying for the mine and all
expenses up to this time, the balance in hand would be
7,94311. 3s. Pd., which would be somewhat increased by re-
ceipts on account of a part of the second instalment, which
was at present unpaid. The directors confidently hoped
that, without any further call, they would be
enabled to carry on the works of the mine until
returns were obtained. Proposals bad been received and
entertained for the engagement of Mr. John F. Miller, a
gentleman highly recommended for his science and sips.
Hence in gold mining, to take the charge of the works.
Instructions had been seat to the United States to obtain
some amendments ia the act of incorporation. In cone
elusion the directors expressed unabated confidence in the
soundness of the undertaking.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that a few months ago Mr. Ilitchings, a gentleman of
great experience in mining, was sent out to America to
ascertain how far the representations of the Tendon were
justified. This visit led to the rescinding of the original
contract, and the substitution for it of a cant' act more ed-
, vantageons to the company. The directors ultimately
agreed to pay only 5,0001. in cash ; the payment of another
, 5,0001. being made contingent on the event of the under-
, taking realising a return of 25 per cent. The result of the
most recent assays showed a yield of it ex. to It oi. of gold
per ton.
, The motion was sawn led by Mr. VIDA, and adopted
ananimowly, and some other formal resolutions were
agreed to.