Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-26

The DAeuERRorIPE.-The following is an extract
from private letter Of Professor s. r. b. Morse to
the editor Of the Observer, dated Pars, March 9th:
"You have perhaps heard Of the Dsguerrotipe, 50
called from the discOverer, M. Daguerre. 1t Is one
of the most beautiful discoveries Of the age don't
know if you recollect some experiments of mine in
New Haven, many years ago, when | had my paint.
ing room next to Professor Sillimans, experiments
to ascertain if it possible to fix the image Of the
Camera Obscura, was able to produce different de-
grees of shade paper dipped into solution of nj
trate Of silver by of different degrees Of light;
bat finding that light produced dark, and dark light
presumed the production OF true image to be i'm
practicable, and gave up the attempt M. Daguerre
has realised in the most exquisite manner this idea
"A few days ago addressed a note TO Mr.. ID. re-
questing, stranger the favor to see his results,
and inviting him in turn to see my Telegraph was
politely invited to them under these ciroumstan-
ces for he had determined not to show them again,
until the Chambers had passed definitely ON Prope-
siton for the Government TO purchase the secret OF
the discovery, and make ii public. The day before
yesterday, the 7th, / called on M. Daguerrs, at his
rooms in the Diorama, to see these adm aole re-
suits.
"They are produced a metallic surface, the
principal pieces about inches by five, and they
sembe aquatint engravings, for they are in simple
minutsnass of the delineaton cannot be conceived.
No painting or engraving ever approached it. For
example la a view up the street, distant siga
would be perceived and the eye could just discern
that there lines Of letters upon it, bat minute
not to be read with the naked eye. BY the as
sistance Of powerful lens, which magnified fifty
clearly and distinctly legible and also we're the
minutes breaks and lines in the walls Of the build
ings, and the pavements Of the streets. The effect
r. the lens upon the picture in great degree
like that of the telescope in nature.
COLLECTS moving are not impressed. The Boule-
yard, so constantly filed with moving throng q
except indv dual who having his boots brush
ed His feet were compelled Of course, TO be sta
tionary for some time one being the box Of the
boot black, and the other the grosnd. Conse-
qucntly his boots and legs well Defined but he 10
without body or head, because these were in mo-
tioa.
"The impressions Of interior views are Rembrandt
perfected. One Of Mr.. D.'s plates 10 an impression
OF a spider. The spider not bigger than the
head Of large pin, but the image, magnhsd by the
solar microscope 10 the size Of the palm Of the hand
having been impressed on the plate, and examined
through lens, was further magnihed, and showed .
mnuteness Of hitherto not seen to exist
to open new field Of research in the dcpths Of mi
sroscopic nature. We are soon TO see II the minute
has disceverable limits. The naturalist 10 to have
new Kingdom 10 explore, AZ much beyosd the mi
croscope the microscope IL beyond the naked eye.
Nrw YoRK DAspy.-One youth Of this Kind I
know,-a dot Of the very first water,-who said to
an acquaintance recently, in my presence, " DO yea
know the Miss IS OF Moo Yawk, What devilsh
susceptible creatures they ar, TO be su-ah' called
on them q few months ago, and sang TO them "Zu-
rich's Waters" and {" Ne Sister Ds-ah," aRd don't
you think that they both fell in love with me- Egad
they did so,-but ! couldn't relieve them and, go
cut them. vow ] won't be cruel to any OF them II
can help it, WON'T positively.-would youi"
This was At an ordinary. 81 say stranger" said
rsugh looking book pedlar from Illinois, who sat
near this scented braggart, "yos are not man are
swer to a masculine title. do you7 ! should take
you for pocket edition AZ sheep. Them's my sen
timents, and you have 'em gratis Youhavn't brains
enough to fascinate kitten--yet you really fancy
you are something uncommon You are too fiat toe
keep your eyes open fully, and I'll bet wolf trap,
that the sight Of blown poppy would set you asleep
.,v time 20 psha, landlord give this thing weak
lemonade, scented with rose water, and tote me
pint Of brandy,-hot with red pepper in IL, and
common segar, I'll go bail for the bill.
WANT or T.-Our neighbors Of the "visiter, IN
their paper Of Saturday last under the obituary head,
express much regret at placing an estimab'e lady
the list Of morality Take care how yoa express
such regrets -nind your to. 1A4