Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-15
One of these whom have the honor 10 ih""' ha'e

h., Van Ambureh would at last he i"rn 10 pieces
bv The nnmas and she would moi, for worries, 'ss'ue
Glance of seeing such deaouement THINK not 'ha' ~"
fair acquaintance is crueln she merely cnrloas anu
laxative and would not like any great eVeh'-su." "
mans being torn 10 pieces by the ilons.uo p"sI ta
without her having sight OF Il. why - "o"'o ~
her in talk for a whole season. !,
"er Ina Home Minis,er is now considering proposal
made or said be made. by Van An'oorgh " 'l' ="
,endan,s of The Jardin des Plnnies, TO ih'n 'en e
menogere in three months lie ASKS '"u"'Ps '
but dare say, he will get H. -. ::
VI Doquerre since my last. has given pubic eAn'-
bi,ion of his mode of PHI logenic drawing ms WIS s
first Of three snch exhibitions IL was heIa !" 'le a
Hotel of the Quay dOrsay, and Ambulance was oy NC
he, delivered Tree of But the demand Tor tickets
was SO much greater than The supply, that ,hey were
sold in some Instances, % francs each he e@hio'-
ton took place by order OF The Minister OF tne
that The pubc might Judge whether the Chamber OF
Depues were justified in giving pension 70 Hi. ia
puerre for his disclosure of his discovery So" the
Whole process and shall sketch 1t with as !tile techhi
caly as | can. h
bed the silver surface slight manner, with very me
pumice powder aud sweet OIL using small balls OF coton
wool for this purpose tie mus co'npf'eiy noneu Wv
surfaco and noticed that he rubbed first with circular
motion and then with straight lines, from top TO bottom
He then washed The plate, thus dulled in liquid con-
sisnp of l6 pats Of distilled and ore OF nitric acid
He then cave slight heat TO the plate by passing over
The fame Of lamp-he copper side being next The ane
and the silver surface uppermos He then washed II
second time in the diluted nitric acid The plate was
now ready for coating OF i1dine.
The apnriment daIkened and the plate, ilXen
on small board was placed with The silver part down
wards) over an opening the o the Intended picture,
in The lid Of box at the bottom OF which the o"ne
was. Halfway down in the box was siight wooden
frame on which piece of muslin was STRAINED, ano
through this muslin the iodine evaporaied, the tunes
rose aud were thus equally received upon The silver
surface there forming coating OF done OF sil7er, nav
ing the yellow appearance OF brass.
a camera obscura was now brought up Its FOCUS hau
been previously adjusted BY trying The effect oil me PIC
iure on bit Of ground glass. The plate prepared as
above was placed in the The view INTENDED 10
be taken the Tueries the Quay, and The Seine IN
front of The window where the camera ohscnra was
paced il was there remain until the action OF The sun
rays on its surface sufficient This occupies Pc
Rod Of from five TO forty minutes according to the time
OF year and the Of the weather and the director
dor carno call him the operato) cannot see by the
plate how the process experience alone can Tell
him how to Judge as 10 The advancement which me &C
ton Of the light has made. In tins instance Inc Gay was
dull and the plate remained 10 minutes IN 'he camera
obscura.
When il was taken out, it appeared exactly The same
as when it put in and people looked very blank,
do assure you, what locked like iailure but indeed
we could scarcely tell whether mol /, had been MARKED
for the process requires that light should fall on II
before the finishing operation. Nj Daguerre took the
plate and held it with the silver part downwards and
thus held it for half minute while three persons perped
upon il, and said "nohing has been traced upon A. -
He fixed il them al angle of 40 degrees. IN box al
the bottom of which was al eaIthen pan holding ps
OF mercury. Under the pan was lamp which heated
the nercury G2 cengrade III degrees Fa'renheIt
and as The mercury grew hot, It's g!obol's rising hat
is lis fumes arising compared with The prepared sur
face of the metal brought ont The picture Ia front oil
the box glass spy hole through which ihe process
was watched and the moment It was completed, the
po,e was taken out and washed in distilled water salu-
rc,ed with common salt, with hyposup hate o soda,
heated degree below The boiling point.
This finished H. and the picture thus literally executed
by The sun, handed about never saw any thing
more perfect = hen examined by The naked eye, every
object appeared minu,eIy engraved but, when viewed
through magnying glass. the difference OF gram IN
The separate flags on the r0o was visible and The Ter
tire oil everything, if may The phrase, was easily
dstnguishable.
The rieA occuped in the whole process - mi.
nues which is much more than had been led 10 ex
pect
: NJ. Daguerre was extremely anxious 10 answer oil
questions ana simplify the whole process He said land
this is noticeable punD that a, first after the iodine OF
silver is formed, the plate if it be kept from The light
NAV remain hour ith"ut any chance OF injury. tie
added that after the picture is executed by the light IN
The camera il msy remain four hours, On the dark, OF
cnurse0 before il be submitted 10 the inn and h'ing I
alton Of the fumes OF heated mercury trust that
have been sufficiently explicit III my detail. But until
how the tling was done, Gid not exactly know
the process.
We are Just receiving new mpor, from Eng !
land The scarcity OF corn here IS such mat ctI'ai"
London speculatUrs, who have great quantity Of gram
in bond are now shipping il France, the prices
we shall give higher than hat they can get III Eng
land The awful Of the last and present weeks
must much niure the harvest in Engand 50, dare say
the corn merchants Will keep their stock for their own
market.
An instance of extraordinary speed on the Great
Western Railway is recorded. The story goes that one
OF The drivers 10 put TO the test certain slate
men,s the subject of atmosphere resistance, ooa'n
ed permission of The Engineer inChet 10 run an en- !
cine and tender al the highest possible speed through
The whole length Of the line, engagement being e.
tered into that in the event of any disastrous cnn.e'
1uences ensuing The adventurer provision should oe
made for his widow aud children; and tha!, time nav
inc beer chosen when the line quite clear from all
traffic the distance Of twenty eight miles was gone over
at the rate Of more Than a hund'cd mites an hour
Mr.. Brunei is reported To have discovered noue OF
obtaining railway speed equu 10 200 miles an hour.
a PennsMrania .NcmGer Of Congress Dada slip
from the Office of the Lewislown Republican states that
the Hon William W. Potter, the representative IN Con
rress from that district departed This lie al his residence
in Belleun,e, Centre county, on Tuesday last aged ~
years.
From the Harrisburg Keystone Of .N"rcmbcr g.
PESNsyLyASIA SrECIAL observation-disclosures forler
has issued his the shers of The several counues
composing the Congressional district lately represented
BY the Hon. VIM w Potter, commanding them 10 h"d
election 10 supply the vacancy nm The TWENTIETH OF
the present month, (November This, 1t IS presumed,
will afford the successor OF Mr. Potter ample time 10
take ha seat in Congress the first day Of the session.
enable him to participate in the organization OF the
House As is desirable that the Fede should he
frustrated IN thelr infamous ullehp's u, Sh IGlE
into tn. National councils five citizens OF New Jersey,
who were a MINORITY at The ballot boxes. but re-
ceved the certificate by means Of base FRAUD on the
part of couple OF Federal clerks which was subsequent
y connved at by The Federal Governor of that State,
The course Of Governor Porter in naming the earliest
possible day for Tie holding Of the election, is in the
highest degree coIn'nendable.
From the complexion Of the district we are confident
that none but an uncompromisng Democrat, and an
advocate of Van Buren, and CuSSrITCI TREASURY
can possibly Succeed Mr. Potter Such an one will be
nominated and elected.
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