TALBOT6942

Lincolns Inn ¹
1^st April 1854

My dear Sir

I did see M^r E. F. Smith ² and discuss the matter with him & as he was in Court when the Motion was heard and the judgment of V.C. Wood ³ given, it was not necessary to shew him the Report in the newspaper.

I intended to have given You the result which was, that in the existing cases which have stood over for some months after proceed^gs commenced, it would not be wise to attempt any proceed^g in Equity but otherwise as to any new cases – V.C. Woods judgment would be in them, very encouraging – all this gave way however to the consideration of Laroches case ⁴ –

M^r Noble,⁵ the young Gentleman of whom I wrote to You, has to day bro^t me a description of the Process as performed by Laroche & his Assistant in the 3 Lessons which have already been given to him & I now send to You a copy – it seems to me to be all we want tho’ I should like much to do have more strings to our bow.

Henneman ⁶ quite fails in finding any body, he says all he has spoken to have each an aversion to the Courts of Law.

I shall be anxious to know what You say to the process Laroche

and am My dear Sir Ever Your’s faithfully
J. H. Bolton

Bath for Collodion 7
Nitrate of Silver	30 Grams
Distilled water	one ounce
To develop the collodion after exposure in camera
Mix {	Pyrogallic acid	12 Gr
Acetic acid	½ oz
dis. water	4 oz
To prepare paper
Saturated solution of chloride
of Sodium	–	1 oz
dis water	–	2 oz
Nitrate of Silver	–	¾ oz
dis water	–	5 oz
To fix paper proof
Hypo: Soda	–	3 oz
dis water	–	18 ″

The above is copy Recipe for the chemicals given to M^r Noble by Laroche & assistant in the presence of Laroche who said it was correct.

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