[Footnote 6: Jas. Hodges, a Scotch gentleman, who supported the Independency in a work entitled _War betwixt the Two Kingdoms considered_, for which, says Attwood, "he had 4800 Scots Punds given him for nothing but begging the question, and bullying England with the terror of her arms." "An Historical Essay, showing that the Crown of Scotland is Independent; wherein the gross Errors of a late book, entitled 'The Superiority and Direct Dominion,' &c., and some other books for that purpose, are exposed by Jas. Anderson, A.M., Writer to His Majesty's Signet," Edin. 1705. For this work Anderson received the thanks of the Scottish parliament, as well as some pecuniary reward. (Chalmers' _Life of Ruddiman_.) The authors of these books having made out a case which was adopted as the national one, it is nowise surprising that they should hand over Drake and Attwood to the hangman for attempting to demolish it.] On May 5, 1686, M. Claude's account of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew was burnt in the Old Exchange, "so mighty a power and ascendant here had the French ambassador." (Evelyn's _Memoirs_.) JOHN S. BURN. * * * * * PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. _Stereoscopic Angles._--As I presume that MR. T. L. MERRITT is, like myself, only desirous of arriving at truth, I beg to offer the following reply to his last communication (Vol. viii., pp. 275-6.), in which he misinterprets some observations of mine upon the subject in question. With regard to the distance quoted by me of 2-1/4 inches, I look upon it as the same thing as intended by MR. MERRITT--that is, the _average_ distance between the centres of the eyes; and it amounts simply to a difference of _opinion_ between us; but, so far as that point is concerned, I am quite ready to adopt 2-1/2 inches as a standard, although I believe that the former is nearer the truth: however, I require more than a mere _assertion_ that "the _only_ correct space for the cameras to be apart is 2-1/2 inches, and this under every circumstance, and that _any_ departure from this _must_ produce error." I quote verbatim, having merely Italicised three words to point my meaning more clearly. An object being 5 feet distant, and another at 10 feet from the observer, a line between the eyes will subtend a very _much larger_ angle in the former than in the latter instance: hence the inclination of the axes of the eyes is the chief criterion by which people with the usual complement of those useful organs judge of proximity: but if half a dozen houses are made to appear as if 10 or 12 feet distant (by means of the increase of the angle between the points of formation of the pictures), while the angle which each picture subtends is relatively small; it is clear that both eyes will see in relief at a short distance half a dozen houses in a space not large enough for a single brick of one of them, and, _consequently_, _the view will appear as if taken from a model_. MR.