The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-18 00:00:00

THE INI'ERNATIONAL

The rain, the pitiless, relentless rain, again exec-
cased its sinister influence on the receipts of the
Exhibition on Saturday last. Only 18,432 visi-
tors are recorded, of whom 6,340 were season
ticket holders, whose strong muster proves that,
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generally speaking, the class bas not taken any very
serious offence at the recent alteration in the prices.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchen of
Brabant and the Count de Mandrels were again
visitors, the honours of the building being done by
Mr. Lindon, whose courteous attentions have been
recognised in the most marked manner by the Duke
of Brabant. Her Royal Highness the Duchene of
Brabant spent some time at the case of Mr. Harry
Emanuel, and made several purchases, and after-
wards the party honoured Collard's beautiful pianos
with a lengthened inspection. The microscopic
writing machines were explained by their inventors;
after which an inspection of the Austrian and
Japanese departments, and of the machinery in
motion annexe, terminated what can hardly be
termed an idle or profitlees visit. The temperature
of the building was as might have been expected,
my moderate, and those visitors who bad courage-
' ously ventured through the rain enjoyed a most
comfortable and satisfactory inspection of the
good!.
Highest temperature on Saturday, by Ifegrettr
and 7.a.mbra's patent thermometers:—ln the nave,
63.0 deg. ; in the galleries, 63.03 deg. Reading
taken at 3.15 p.m.
The following were the total numbers admitted
on Saturday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1861:

....
I Seamen tickets 6,640
Saturday, August 16 1 Payment

Void 11,4*

UM
Saturday, Aug, 16 (!.11ama day) 0 Ilsao3° Oasts •• • • 4.00 E
1 Pament MTN

Total 16.741

The following are the total numbers admitted
to the building from the Ist of May to the 10th el
Augnst inclomve (16 weeks-93 exhibition days),
compared with 1861:
1802.
Beeson tickets (including tree Wt;MAO
Twassat and cla, ticksim

Total

.481.148

186 L
arson ISduis (partly catinstedy Min
Paymeat

Total

EITRAORDINARr ROBBERY Or BAEZ NOTE
PAPER.

Considerable excitement prevailed on &tants)
in the principal oommescial drake in the City, in onne
sequence of a statement having gone Arad that the Bank
of England authorities had tanned information that •
large quantity of the paper manufactured for that corpora-
tion, for the printing of Its note', had been stolen from the
premium of the Inn espied to prepare or manufacture it;
and also that a determititlo• had keen arrived at by the
board of directors on the tab** The gnat olistructits
which boa hitherto presented itself to the manufacture and
passing of forged Dotes bas been the almost insuperable one
of imitating the Bank note paper, which is manufactured
exclusively by one particular firm. It having come to the
knowledge of the directory of the Bank of Inland that
many of the forged notes which had hen• passed sad pail
were printed apes the bond fide Beak of Fogieed paper,
that body of patios's& determined to take the most active
daps in order to discover bow it was that any paper should
have been abstracted from the manufactory of Means.
Portal and Co., Laventoke, near Whitchnrch, in Hamp-
shire, that being the only establishment where the genuine
piper was made. The City polies were consulted upon
the matter, and Mass. Ihesideld sad Newman, the solid-
tors to the Beak authorities, were also called upon for their
advice.

The result was the lame on Saturday afternoon of the
following printed notice, copies of which were promptly
forwarded to every police station and commercial hones
throughout the kingdom :
"BANK or INGULFD NOTIOS. —C1,500 =WAND.'
" Wherein the directors of the Bank of England have
recently discovered that some of the paper manufactured
for their notes has been feloniously taken from the mills
of Messrs. ?oriel end Co., at laverstoke near Whitchume,
in Hampshire, and that such paper has been used in the
fabrication of forged cotes. Notice is hereby given that
• Toward of hoot. will be paid to anyone who shall give
such information as will lead to the apprehension and con-
viction of any person 000cerned in the stealing of the
paper ; and a farther reward of 1,0001. will be to say
one who shall give sack information as will lead to the ap-
prehension and conviction of any person oonourned in the
fabrication of forged notes by means of such paper. Infor-
mation to be given to Mr. Superintendent Hodgson, Folios-
Mhos, Old Jewry, London ; or Messrs. Freshfield and New-
man, 3, Bank-buildings, London.—By order of the director,
" E. Wzcaii. Anistent Secretary.
"Bank of England, August 16, 1662."

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Prior to the issuing of the above notice, the irabjoiesff
caution bad been circulated amongst the leading mercantile
firms and customers of the Bank throughout the metropolis,
and to the different banking firms in the principal provincial
towns :
" CACTION.—BANK OF 1117 OLAND 110118.
" The directors of the Bank of England hereby give notice
that it has recently come to their knowledge that some al
the paper manufactured for their notes haa been fedmionaly
taken from the mills, and they desire to caution all beakers.
money changers, and other persons in taking payment of
Bank of England notea, not to depend upon the apparent
genuineness of the paper alone, but to examise with in-
creased care the printing also, and all mesa, for their own
protection, to obtain and preserve the Names of the meows
from whom the notes are rscsivsd.—By order of the &-
rectors, " B. Warm, Araistaateldaseavraary.
" Bank of England, August 16, 1d62.