11 JUNE 1859, Page 21

Mr. William Dickes continues his cheap and popular series of

" Studies from the Great Masters." Part 6 contains Johann Dietrich's " Itine- rant Musicians," and Sir Joshua Reynolds's " Infant Academy." The former is a very fair transcript of the original.

The Photographic Hews announces that M. Porro, of Paris, the able astronomer and experienced photographer, is about to make known to the French Government a new photographical apparatus, especially adapted for the present war. No one could better construct such an instrument, since M. Porro distinguished himself many years ago as colonel of an engineering corps.