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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1863

NoncE.
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"The Initials " and "Quits," 2 vols., pest Svo., is
now ready at every Library throughout the kingdom.

Prophecies for the Two Thousand and One
Thousand Guineas Stakes.

but soon afterwards Gazelle took up the running to the
distance, where she was joined by Welcher and Strawberry
Hill, and Lava and Baliverne dropped back. At the stand
Bangle joined the leading horses, and at the same time
Argus the Exile came on with Welcher, and the two ran
locked together, Argus the Exile maintaining a slight lead
to the post, where Bradford made a rush and effected a dead
heat. Gazelle was three lengths behind them, Strawberry
Hill fourth, Bangle fifth, Baliverne sixth, and Lava seventh.
After the dead heat Argus the Exile walked over, receiving
50 sove, and the Welshman 35 sovs, but with the und( r-
standing that the lot mer was to be sold ; but upon being
put up no bidding was made, and he consequently remains
in the possession of Mr. Hodgman.
The Great Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 s Ars each,
15 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 100 added, winners
extra. 21 miles. 91 subs,
31 of whom declared.
Mr. J. Jackson's Haddington, 4 yrs, 7st llb --(Doyle) 1
Mr. J. Day's Canary, 5 yrs, 6st 71b . (Deacon) 2
Mr. Ten Broeck's Bedouin, 4 yrs, Gst 101 b (inc 51b extra)
(S. Adams) 3

THE BUDGET.

Richard Bentley, New Burlington. street.

We extract the following from the various sporting
writers in the weekly journals :
Bell's Life.

Price Five Shillings,
FRANCATELLI'S COOK'S GUIDE, and
HOUSEKEEPER'S and BUTLE U'S ASSISTANT.

TWO THOUSAND.—We cannot sum up otherwise than in
favour of Hospodar ; and for his immediate attendants we
have an impression that he will have Blue Mantle and
Such arorn eter.

ontaininz phin Instructions for pie, ling and preserving
vegetables, fruit, game, ,tc. ; the art of conf ctioncry and
ice-making. and the arrangement of desserts ; with valuable
directions for the preparation of proper diet for invalids ;
also f„r a variety of wine cups, &c.

ONE THOUSAND —Between Tornado and Lady Augusta
the finish ought to rest, unless the West Wind blows very
strongly from the north.
ORANGE BLOSSOM—BeII's Life.
And now 'tis in v,in any longer to blink
The name of the scourge sent to punish our sins ;

Richard Bentley, &ew Burlington-atrect.

Just published, Bvo.,
ITERrTIES of the late Sir GEO. CORNWALL
LEWIS and Lord TTERIIERT, in favour of Legalising
MARRIAGE with a d. ceased WIFE'S SISTER.
London : Marriage Law Reform Association, 21, Parlia-
ment-street

And whate'er I may hope, still I cannot but think,

Alas, oh my country 1 that Hospodar wins.

THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a
new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor-
rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for
Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ;
57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street.

Yet if Fortune the spell of the certainty break,
If hushed and confounded be Gallic= boast,
If horse or if jockey make half a mistake,

Then Lord Glasgow's red sleeves will be firstpast the post.

TOITCHSTONE—Era.

S T E 0 E I D ON:
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lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and
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Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists,
27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE;
34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON;
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Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas.
One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's
Practical Treatise gratis.

Cone ultatt or-e free.

RHEUMATISM, CHILBLAINS, &c.
COLES'S ALGA MARINA is the only really
‘-} CONCENTRATED Essence of the Sea-weed. It is daily
increasing in celebrity as a remedy for all kinds of Rheuma-
tism, whether Acute or Chronic, immediately relieving the
pain, and sp.Td!ly curing the disease. It is the best remedy
for Spinal Alice-ions, Contractions, Weakness of the Limbq,
Scrofulous 'sweliings, and all those affections for which the
sea-side is recommended, and is also AN ADMIRABLE APPLI-
CATION FOR CHILBLAINS.

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The public should be careful to obtain the oricinalprepara-
tion by asking for " COLES'S ALGA MARINA," each
bottle of which is enveloped in a Pamphlet containing nume-
rous Cases and Testimonials, without which none is genuine.
Sold in bottles, 25. 9d., 4s. 6d.. and ils. each, by T. KEATING,
79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London; and by all Chemis s.

Observe in the GENUINE ALGA MARINA the name of
" JAMES COLES " is enp.-,raven on the label.

• RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
I' XII IBITION 8 OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two H undred Medical Gentlemen to r,e the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of HERNI A.
The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its ,ffeets,
here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
t,ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Itoe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
luring sleep. A descriptive circular May be had, and the
'rues, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
umferenee of the body, two inches below the hips, being
..ent to the manufacturer,

Two THOUSAND.—We must stick to our colours and
stand on our old allies, Hospodar and Saccharometer, only
giving preference to Hospodar on account of his steady
position in the market, as the backers of Saccharometer
can scarcely hope he will turn out another Diophantus.
ONE THOUSAND.—We must go back to last year's form,
and look for the winner in Lady Augusta or Tornado.
AUGUR—Sporting Life.
Two THOUSAND.—My final.choice must be as follows :
Hospodar, Bst 101 b (G. Fordham), 1; Blue Mantle, Bst 101 b
(H. Grimshaw), 2; Maccaroni, Bst 101 b (Challoner), 3.
ONE THOUSAND.—The One Thousand Guineas, I may
state, will be carried off by Tornado or Geld Dust.

The following also ran :—Umpire, Brighton, Alerte,
Gorse, Real Jam, Harlequin, Adventurer, and Attaman.
Betting-100 to 39 each agst Bedouin and Adventurer,
8 to 1 each agat Alerte and Harlequin, 9 to 1 agst Hadding-
ton, 100 to 8 agst Umpire, lb to 1 agst Gorse, 20 to 1 agat
Attaman, and 33 to 1 agat Canary.
After one slight failure a good start was effected, Real
Jam getting off with a slight lead, followed by Alerte, next
the stand, and Umpire on the far side. Going round Tat-
tenham corner Real Jam increased her lead to 20 lengths,
Umpire heading the ruck, followed by Alerte, Adventurer,
and Haddington; the rest close up. At the top of the hill
Real Jam fell back, and the lead was taken by Alerte, fol-
lowed by Umpire on the right and Adventurer on the left,
Haddington lying next. As they entered the straight
Umpire took up the running, and carried it on to a quarter
of a mile from home, where Canary, who had been creep-
ing up, took a slight lead, the two being closely followed
by Haddington and Bedouin to the distance. Here the last
named made his effort, and between him, Canary, and
Haddington a most exciting race in ensued, which was
ultimately in favour of Haddington by a neck, a head only
separating the second and third. Next to these were Ad-
venturer and Umpire, well up and so close together that it
was difficult to place them; Attaman was sixth, Gorse
seventh, Alerte and Harlequin following next, and Real
Jam last of all.

The Walton Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added;
2- yr-olds 6st 101 k, 3-yr-olds Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings
allowed 31b; winning penalties and maiden allowances.
Three-quarters of a mile. 16 subs,
Mr. Savile's Cincinnati colt, 2 yrs, Est 10Ib .. (Morgan) 1
Mr. E. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc blb ex) 2

(A. Days 3
Mr. H. Marsh's Measure for Measure, 2 yrs, Est 71b
Prince Soltykoff's Howshaw, 2 yrs, Est 71b.. (S. Adams) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Golden Dust, 3to 1 agst Measure for
Measure, and 5 to 1 agst Cincinnati colt.

Golden Dust got away with a clear lead, but before get-
ting to the turn into the straight she gave way to Measure
fur Measure, who died away below the distance. Here
the favourite resumed the lead, but she was challenged
after going a few strides by the Cincinnati colt, who
won a splendid race by a neck. Measure for Measure
was a bad third, and Howsham, beaten off, was last all
the way.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles O. pened. Receipts.
Railways. __._._,._....___...,
1863. 1862. 1863. 1862.
£ £
Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,422 2,046
Belfast and Comity Down 49 49 837 593
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,270 1,944
Bristol and Exeter 1214 1.:11 6,368 5,970
Caledonian
Cockermouth & Workington B'4 8i 256 257
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 378 359
Cork, Blackrock, &Passage Ol 61 155 208
Cork and Youghal • • 324 32} 417 364
Cornwall 531 531 1,319 1,271

Deeside l7, 17 301 311
Dublin & Bell ast Junction ...
Dublin and Drogheda 76 63 1.854 1,595
Dub. & Wicklow and \Text d 484 486 2,200 1,532
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jim 3l 31 1,140 1,193
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 1694 7,40 7,293
Forth & Clyde Junction - -
Furness, &c 5O 5 ) 2,821 2,' 03
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 330 330 26,687 24,413
Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,322 1,768
tit. Northn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7ll 454 570 305
r4t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329 8,531 8,653
Great Western 992 9641 56,932 52,116
Inverness & Aberdeen June 854 734 991 834
Irish North-Western 145 130 2,0 8 1.741
Irish South-Eastern 254 251 32 132
Lancashire & Yorkshire 3951 3954 12,530 30,093
Limerick and Ennis.
Limerick and Foynes 2 26 212 129
Llanelly 4
611 534
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 5l 54 1,811 1,421
Loudon & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2504 2115 21,6 i 3 15,500
London, Chatham, & Dover 721 721 3,936 1,751
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend
Man„Sheffield,& Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91 1,263 1,056
Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,278 971
Metropolitan - 2,113 -
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630 6144 37,528 37,582
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2496 1924 5,850 4,5,2,6
Monkland
Nloninouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,566 2,435
NorthNNooosanttdehiis
Dundeeßritish,tsLl.yt oauffand Staffordshire
dn Edi n . , Per t h .
4104 3155 11,260 10,086
N-Eastern tern and New. & Can 5911 8674 40,112 37,801
9 9 3,390 2,628
25424 252 7,938 7.535
Nsheiwreton...
Slttllllleineei've Canal & Railway 51295 41294 1,001 601
ScottishBc ot t i CentralBha North-Eastern
52 2,238 1,9_4
5,1 56 3,306 3,282
1321 1324 4,9" 3 4,676
Somerset Devon
. Dorset
So uth-East:r. ..........
Stockton and 1.);••ii*
Tail' Vale .....•
ngten ..,„ 1
55 161 0,635 8,384
Ulster . . .
55 5 541 5 141
Vale of Cl-.wyd...
.....
Vale of N ... '
Waterford and liillienni
Waterford and Liinerick - 31 420 317
278 130
W.llartlepool II arbn&Rail.... . 27
186 1,
1,
275 714 693
Vr haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt... 7 48 4,662 3,964
12
Whitehaven Junction l2 563 459
7
Whitehaven & Furness Jun... 45 35 ,8,14 680
.59 667
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
52 52 1,284
828 828 30 6 1,689
jttunerdetaimon..:
264 266 ,z 67 35,;46
AkunstwtreiarPn
Belgian Eaansdteinnto
&11'11
en. India India 118654
11632146
12:735153 1:M
Biloninnnbioaya,nßdarLoadkao,
185 3
Detroit and Milwaukie
185
1081 1081 3,7,052 2.240
3,406
Dutch Rhenish
1078 1061 49,918 51,230
Eastern of France
East Indian
1090 1) 90 17,386 18, 21
Grand Trunk of Canada
4`.4
Great Indian Peninsula 5 4374 9,383 6,745
Great Luxembourg l3l 134 4,895 4,809
14,691 11 )3
Great Western of Canada 315
345
19,743 13,2,6 48
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 419 41t3;54 1,28) 915
Northern of Canada ... .....
5-5 .45 47,307
Northern of France 7Ol €9B -',5,3 570
Norwegian 'Trunk
Ottan
64,00 .
Paris and Orleans 1340 1201
Parois,m Lyons, & Mediterrn 1491 1354 124,4531 12508,4368
- 1,222 -
[Pernambuco 771
Royal Danish 69 69 - -
Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,471 1,240
South Austrian
Southern of France
777 725 23,169 25,124
Welland -
West Flanders .4 • 75 75 1,135 895
758 758 40,344 38,565
W. and N.W. of. France

The Durdan's Plate (handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages ;
winners 51b extra. Derby Course.

Mr, Saxon's Stanton, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Midgley) 1
Mr. Nightingall's Hilly Grove, 3 yrs, 7st

- (J.
.Grim 2
Mr. Y. King's Portland, 6 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Parasseuse, Templar, Truant,
and Clapper.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Stanton, 3to 1 agst Portland, and 7
to 1 agst Hilly Grove. _

Parasseuse made play into the straight, and then gave
way to Portland, Stanton, and Hilly Grove, Portland lead-
ing up to the distance. Here Stanton drew away, and won
easily by three lengths from Hilly Grove, who beat Port-
land by two lengths for second honours. Knight Templar
was fourth; and Truant, Clapper, and Parasseuse finished
in the order named.

ASCOT RACES.—Great alterations and improvements are
in progress for the approaching meeting; a line of 22 pri-
vate boxes has been erected in the Colonnade in front of the
Grand Stand, capable of accommodating eight or nine per-
sons each, furnished with neat and comfortable chairs, all
of which are engaged, with the name of the occupier painted
on each door, in opera-box style. The approach is at the
east end of the stand, by a flight of stone steps, quite distinct
from the other entrances, with a gallery at the back of the
boxes, lighted by glazed doors. The whole of the external
part of the Grand Stand is being fresh painted, and, when
complete, will have a very imposing appearance. Ad-
ditional rooms have been built in the Queen's Stand for
the accommodation of their Royal Highnesses the Prince
and Princess of Wales. The judge's chair has been re-
moved about ten yards, and is now in close proximity to the
telegraph, both of which are enclosed with palisades, thereby
preventing the pressure of the crowd, which has on former
occasions very much impeded the officials. At the back of
the telegraph a double railed passage leads to the weighing_
room and Clerk of the Course's office, the only entrance in
future for trainers, Jockeys, and the press. Several im-
provements in the running ground have likewise been
effected by Mr. C. Davies, the most important of which is
the widening of the course to a considerable extent from the
starting post on the New Mile.

ACQUATICS.

-
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD,

CHAMBERS AND GREEN.

The announcement that a meeting between the above men
would be held at Mr. Kelley's, at Putney, last night, caused
a large assembly to meet at the Bells. There was a great
muster of the rowing men present, amongst whom where
Robert Chambers, Harry Clasper, R. Green, Tom Royal,
George Hammerton, Old John Phelps, Hayward, &c. The
backers of the Newcastle man were present in great force,
and, as business proceeded, had everything almost their
own way. Mr. Bagnall
was in the chair, and when the
time of rowing was the mooted question, he, in a few words
stated that as Green travelled from Australia he ought to
have a few points waived ; therefore, the business was con-
cluded by the articles being signed as follows :
" Articles of agreement entered into this 17th day of
April, 1863, between Robert Chambers, of Newcastle-on-
Tyne, and Richard A. W. Green, of Sydney, New South
Wales. The said Robert Chambers agrees to row the said
Richard A. W. Green a right-away race for the Cham-
pionship of the World and £4OO, being £2OO a-side, the
race to be rowed in wager boats, over the usual course,
from the Aqueduct, Putney, to a boat moored
off the Ship at Mortlake. It is agreed that each
man is to be ready at the starting-post at two p.m.
on the ofternoon of the 16th of June next, either man being
absent to forfeit all claim to the stakes. It is understood
that this race is to be rowed according to the zules of boat
racing for Champion races on the Thames. It is agreed
that the first deposit, of £5O a-side, is to be made by each of
us on the 21st instant, with the editor of the 'Sporting
Life, through Mr. Salter, of the Feathers, Wandsworth;
the second deposit, of £5O a side, to be made with Mr.
Pankhurst, Bull's Head, Barnes, on the 7th of May ; the
third deposit of £5O a side to be made with Mr. Willcox,
White Hart, Barnes, on the 21st of May; and the fourth
and final deposit to be made with Mr. H, Kelley, the Bells,
Putney, on the 11th of June ; each deposit to be made be-
tween the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., at the above-named
_Life to be final stake-
holder.tinpg failing to make the
house s
It
thies
agreed
fthtahte Sporting
arty
before-mentioned deposits to forfeit the whole of the stakes
down at the time of the stakes falling due, and the cutters
attending the men to keep astern of the sternmost man. It
is further agreed that the referee shall be chosen on the 15th
day of June preceding the race, at twelve o'clock at noon,
at a meeting to be held at Mr. Laidler's, New Inn, Old
Bailey, London. _

(Signed) " ROBERT CHAMBERS.
" R. A. W. GREEN.
"Dated at Mr. H. K.,elley',g, the Bells, Putney, 17th of
April, 1863.
" CHARLES WESTHALL, Witnesses."
" JAMES WILKINSON,
b'pot ting Life.

Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chinese passing off inferior loaves as in the usual
kinds. Ilorniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always
good alike. Sold in packets by 2.280 agents.
LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM, CLAPTON.— The
jubilee commemoration festival of this charity took
place on Wednesday evening at the Merchant Taylor's-
hall, under the presidency of his Royal Highness the Duke
of
Ebury,Ca Col.mbridg e.
North,ili map., Mr. Alderman Salomons, and
by Highness was supported by Lord
by many members of the Court of the Merchant Taylors'
Company, and 271 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The ma-
nagers propose to celebrate the year of jubilee by admitting
100 orphans to the benfits e.f the charity during the year,
and as each child remains for an average periodof six years
the extra cost to the charity for maintenance and providing
the increased accommodation will amount to nearly £lO,OOO.
Towards this object the friends of the institution and the
public subscribed on Wednesday evening the unprecedented
sum of £7,600, including £920 from old scholars, and the
managers seem sanguine that before long the amount re-
quired will be duly forthcoming. The proceedings of the
evening were of the tryst enthusiastic character, and the
particulars of the contributions, we understand, are to be
duly advertised.

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The following i 3 the form which the measures
announced by Mr. Gladstone on Thursday take in
the official language of the Votes :
The Chancellor of the Exchequer,—T,' move the follow-
ing resolutions in committee of ways and means :

Extensive Forgeries of Federal Notes,

At the Sheffield Town-hall on Thuisday the two
men charged with forging large numbers of notes
of the American Treasury were again brought
up. The prisoners were Edwin Hides, engraver,
and Henry L;ght, a lithographic printer ; and they
were charged with forging 10 dol. notes of the
American Trersury to the amount of 30,000 dole.;
with having feloniously in their possession the plate
and the lithographic stone front which such notes
had been printed ; and, thirdly, with conspirng to
defraud the United States' Government by uttering
such forged notes, of the various denotninaLons
of 5 dole., 10 dols., and 20 dole. Mr. Sa.igh, bar-
rister, of Loudon, conducted the prosecution, at the
instance of the American Ambassador; the pri.
soners were defended by Mr. Fretson, Sheffield.
The case against the prisoners may be briefly Stated
as follows, as far as the prosecution has allowed it
to be developed. It appears that there has been
carried on in the country since the spring of 1862 a
system of forging American notes on a wholesale
scale. Information reached the United States'Am-
bassador some time ego which justified the belief
that these forgeries had been carried on in Sheffield
to a very serious extent. After that information
was given, towards the close of last year, the matter
was placed in the hands of Sergeant Spital, one of
the city of London detectives, and he came down to
Sheffield to prosecute his inquiries, which have led
to the apprehension of the prisoners. Hides has
carried on business for several years as an engraver
in George-street, Sheffield, and Light was for some
time in his employ as a lithographer. About a year
and a half ago Light went over to Ireland, and
according to his own statement, he there " dropped
upon" an American (whose name, for obvious rea-
sons, we do not mention), and the latter suggested
to him the forgery of the notes which the Federal
Government were at that time beginning to issue
so very liberally, and found money to purchase a
lithographic press. In the spring of 1862 Light
made his appearance in Sheffield, and knowing that
Hides had been in difficulties, he seems to have
picked him out as a man likely`to assist in carrying
out his plans. Hides had formerly had in his em-
ploy an engraver named Southard, and Light
sought him out and took him to see Hides, who
told him he had a job for him. He told Southard
he had a really good thing iu hand, and that if he
could help him efficiently money would be no ob-
ject. The job turned out to be the completion of
a partially engraved 10 dols. plate which Light had
got from his American friend. He completed the
plate, which purported to be dated " Patented,
Washington, 30th of June, 1857." That being done,
Light, who together with the other prisoner had
constantly superintended the work, sought out a
man named Wood, and they agreed with him to
strike off 3,000 impressions of the plate, which was
accordingly done. The necessary green tinge was
given to the paper by staining it in a strong decoc-
tion of green tea, prepared by Light, who also
stamped the consecutive numbers upon the notes in
red ink. During the engraving of the plate great
secresy was maintained in the shop. Hyde's appren-
tices, of whom there were several, were not permit-
ted to enter the room, and while the man Wood was
engaged in the printing of the notes a particularly
ingenious method of signaling was contrived be-
tween the confederates, only upon hearing which was
he to unlock the door. The notes were of 10 dols.
each, but it is known that the prisoners forged many
others, varying in value from 5 dols. to 20 dole. The
prisoner Hides usually sat in one of the lower rooms,
level with the street, the windows being coloured
over so that he could not be observed ; but a small
space being left so that he could keep watch on what
was going en in the street. The minute precautions
he took against observation excited the curiosity of
his apprentice, Fretwell, and on one occasion the
latter took advantage of the absence of his master,
entered the room, unlocked a drawer in which the
key had been left, and found therein a steel plate.
It appeared to b a bank plate, and the apprentice
with great haste " pulled" three copies of it in black
ink. Only one of these conies was produced, but it
bore the representation of part of an American 5
dol. note, the greater part of the plate being un-
finished when it was taken. The 3,000 notes were
partly printed and partly engraved, the litho-
graphing being done at the residence of Light. A
peculiar "holder" was used for the purpose of stamp-
ing the consecutive numbers upon the notes, and
this was found to have been made from a pattern
supplied by Hides, and it was found in the box of the
prisoner Light. It seems that when Southard was
engaged he did not suspect the matter was anything
out of the ordinary way ; but while he was engaged
on the plate he saw the prisoner Light practising
copying the signature of the United States Trea-
surer on the genuine note which he (Southard) was
copying on the copper plate. He then said he sus-
pected the plate was to print forged notes from.
but he was told to keep quiet, and that would be all
right. The witness Wood was told soon after he
began to print the notes that they were forgeries,
but he was also told that he would be all right.
However, he gave information to the American
consul in Liverpool, and also the consular agents in
Sheffield, but they allowed the matter to go on until
it was ripe for judicial investigation. The notes
when completed were sent off by post by 1 ight. A
remark was made on one occasion by the clerk that
the parcel ought to be left open at both ends, but
Light said to the man Wood that he "should be a
fool to do that, because they would see what was
inside them." The impressions were carefully erased
from the plate and the stone. Several forged 10 dol.
notes were produced, and were proved to be for-
geries by B. M. Stevenson, United States consular
agent in Sheffield. A remand was granted, after an
investigation extending over four hours, to the 9th
May, when it is probable other persons will be ap-
prehended.