Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853.

Photographic Notes and Queries. Several articles are necessarily postponed until next week, when we will also give Replies to several Correspondents. We hope by that time to be able to report upon the new Camera.

The Rev. J. L. Sisson is thanked for the very beautiful specimen of his skill which he has forwarded to us. We hope to write to him in the course of a day or two.

Errata.—P. 284. col. 1. lines 27. 28. for "built a new house on a pinnacle, on which," read "built a new house, on a pinnacle of which." Line 31., dele full-stop after "yreret," and insert colon. P. 288. col. 2. l. 28. for "trull" read "hull," i. e. "hurl."

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