New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29

nshed with obecigasses Of the diameter and focal
distance and two plates of albuminatei glass. This came
ra looks for us and the object placed before IT, Like
compaisant artist paints Tor the two images with su-
perbuman skill and perfection and we thus obtain with
and facility everything essential for the stereoscope. Pho
Biography Which was before only .sgner OF be lnul
pictures in gray tint with the incompatible pencil which
The oscope lends her has now become trans o-nd
INTO superhumsn painter and sculptor armed with pen
Gil which would have driven Raphael and Michael Angelo
10 SPAR Photography thus completed and crowned by
the tereoscope. vastly improved that the day must
soon come when nearly all important Photographic pictures
OF rndscapes monuments portraits. c will be produced
double that is by couples in order their stereocopic
production, in all the truth of living nature"
Notwithstanding this highly eulogsc description Of the
stereoscope, investigation viii satisfy the reader that
fully merits all the praise bestowed on excepting only with
regard to portraits Sereoscopic portraits ghtful
giving to the individual the air of corpse per6ed and
paintedthe color of life. But for objects Of ste, moth
ing could be charming Still, though universally
admired the sereoscope meets with unaecountable
gec the part Of the public though this may be to
in consequence Of the greater expense of pictures
made by this process.
coLORED DAGUERREoTYPEs.
Butthere is yet another difficulty to be overcome which
has hitherto baed all the researches of the most unrng
philosophers Of this Continent and Europe and which
when perfected will add tenold value and beauty the
art Of Photography We aude to the transferring of the
natural coors of the subject to be takenwheher animate
or eless II fondy hoped few months since that
the United States would have had the honor of owning the
dscoverer of this grand object of her citizens the
person of Rev. Levi L. Hill, of Weskll Greene Co, New.
York and in consequence of his representations Com
mee of the Daguerrean trade in this City said to have
waited on him with guarantee Of 100000 to make his
secret public. The offer rejected, since which very
free opinions as to the reality of the discovery having been
made at all have been unceremonouy resored to both in
conversation andn that portion Of epubc prints more
medatey interested in establishing the truth orfalsy of Mr.
Hills claim. 1t does not within present purpose
to give opinion nor indeed sufficiently well in
formed the matter On the hand it is stated that
large sum has been offered the dscoverer by responsible
men, more than sufficient exclusive of moneys that have
been subscribed for publishing his works with the avowed
purpose Of assisting him pecuniary to prosecute his Ia
bors and the other urged that the certificates of
highly intelligent and upright men-among others that of
Professor Morseare sufficient guarantees of the existence
Of the discovery We also learn that Mr. Hill has within
few weeks exhibited his invention to Committee of the
United States Senate, with the view of obtaining special
patent and that the report is favorable to his claims though
he acknowledges his discovery has not been perfected its
practical details. In theirown words;
"The Committee have formed the opinion that the spec
mems exhibited them have afforded sufficient proofs that
theinvenor has solved the problem Photographic coora
ture The Committee had in their hands the plates, unpro
tected by glass any other covering and them freely
rubbed and otherwise tested confirming in their minds the
fact of the invention and the durability of the pictures
We devouy hope that the committee may not prove to
be mistaken for such discovery would be another great
American triumph Daguerreanar superior to that
the application of the science the deneaton ofhe human
cOuntenance which Daguerre failed in accomplishing but
in which Morse Draper Chiffon and others havesucceeded
fact acknowledged with pleasure by Daguerre himself
1t certainly very desirable to establish an early claim to
the discovery of Photographic coorng as many scientific
men Europe is well KNOWN engaged III the pursuit
of the same object indeed method of transferring cOlos
by the aid of sunlight has already been discovered bya
Frenchman though he has not in fixing them
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the light causing them to vanish
in a few days Mr.. James Campbell Of Dayton Ohio, has
also been experimenting with the object; and though
not attended with full his researches have
development Of many properties in various chemicals
der certain conditions which they not before known
to possess and the additional knowledge thus contributed
will doubtless conduce to the rapid discovery of the
great aim in view 1t will be remembered that gave
heightened description of this gentlemans experiments in
Tile Tribune of the 4th of March last.
ITO be continued.