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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 30, 9 August 1864, Page 2

A New Coppbr Paint —A new pigment, says the Milling Journal, calculated at the,. same ; time ; ■■ to increase the resources of the docorative painter, and to afford a ready means ofpreserving iron and other metals, has recently been^introduced. at Paris- - by Mr. L. Oudry, of the Anteuil Electro-Mctal-liirgic Works. ; He r . first- obtains : an absolutely. - :- pure copper by throwing down the metal by the gahranic process ; he then reduces the precipitate '<■■ to an impalpable^ powder by stamping .,, This, powder is then combined with : a particular preparation of benzine, and used inthe same way as ordinary- paint ; beautiful bronzed effects are pro-, duced upon it by means of dressinjjjwith acidified solutions and pure copper powder. The articles painted !with the new material have all the appearance of electro-bronze, whilst 'its cost is less than one-sixth ; ifc will last from eight ato ten.' il years. .Mr. Oudry also . proposes to substitute benzine; oil for linseed and other- oik, -over ..■which it possesses great advantages. * '"" ' "■ ■ Shakespeasls's 'WUJJ.—IUo will of this illustrious man, which of three sheets of brief paper, Has, by direction of the Judge, of the Court of Probate, been very, carefully cleaned, and each sheet placed in an* elciboratfely^-polished oak frame, between, -flhcetSi of' I^ plate glass. The frames are made air-tight,- and on the top^-of-eacli : 4s.a..bras3 -. plata. engraved, " Shakespeare's Will, 2pth March,,. 1516 ["arid each one isfastened witK one of Ohubb's.; patent locks. Tliis excellent r plan prevents its* being handled wherri shown '" to* the public, and very much add to its preservation. The three ifromea' fit intgra'-beautifi^foaken/^bpij-iandcth^ jmemorial is now v well worth ! seeing Dy tlib'se"wh& take an interest in the "coming "Shakespeare Jrerdentena^-iy^iiChdl Judge has also sanctioned the taking of photographs of it, but in the presence of one of tlie record A keep.erß. of the court. This pormiseion was refuso'd' by the late Sir Cressw ell dresawell.— Civil Service Gazette. ;