The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-02 00:00:00

contradictions in the depatitions which had not
been brought und,:r their lordships' .notic,. it had
been sworn that a stone had fallen upon his head,
which it was remarked at the time would have killed
aii elephant. There was not the slightest mark of
that atone on his head, and if he and the witness
went round the country exhibiting thenr,elves, he
as the man on whose head the stone had fallen
without injuring him, and Mr. Batty as the man
who had seen it, he could fancy which would at-
tract moat attention. He had no intention of tak-
ing life, and had nothing to do with it. If some-
thing of this kind had been done in Italy to
rescue Garibaldi, it would have been considered a
bold and daring action, and have been applauded;
but iu Englardit was a crime. Ile should leave
the world without a stain upon his conscience. lie
was an American citizen, and belonged to Ohio.
His last words should be, " God save Ireland."
Gould and several other of the prisoners reve-
rently repeated the words.

Mr. Justice _Mellor, in an impressive address,
passed sentence of death upon all the prisoners, and
they were immediately removed from the dock,
uttering expressions evidently intended to show
recklessness of their fate.

THE COLIN?' ERFEIT SEVEN-THIRTIES.

Treasury Department,
National Currency Bureau, Oct. 12, 1867.
Sir,—lu accordance with your instructions, 1
have the honour to make the following report in
reference to the counterfeit seventy-thirty notes of
the denomination of One Thousand Dollars, two
series, dated June 15, 1865 :
The notes of this denomination and series were all
printed in this Department, with four notes upon
each sheet ; and the notes were lettered respectively
with the check letters AB C and D. All the coun-
terfeits yet presented bear the check letters A. and
B; I have yet seen none with either C or D. It
may well be, however, that C or D are in circula-
tion, because both the A and B notes are evidently
printed from one and the same plates. The check
letter having been altered by the counterfeiter after
printing a portion, the plate, therefore, may have
been altered to C or D after printing the A and B.
The most obvious points of difference between
the genuine and the counterfeit notes are—first, in
the size of the seal ; second, in the numbering ;
third, in the central vignette ; fourth, in the border
of lathe work ; fifth, in the counters ; sixth, in the
Treasurer's signature. The details of the difference.;
are as follows :- —First—The counterfeit seal is one-
sixteenth of an inch larger than the genuine, and
this difference in size is due to the points alone, the
counterfeit points being larger than the genuine.
The central portions of the seal are of the same size
in both counterfeit and genuine. The, ink of the
counterfeit seal is of a lighter red than the genuine.
Second—The numbering. The figures of the coun-
terfeit numbers differ in shape, particularly in
the figure four, and are printed with a dif-
ferent ink. The genuine ink has a metallic
lustre, while the counterfeit is dull and leaden.
Third—The central vignette. The expression of
face in the counterfeit female figure is very dif-
ferent from the genuine, as the eyes are larger and
more open, the chin longer, and the neck narrower
than in the original. Convolutions of the line form-
ing the clouding at the right of the female figure
are more flattened in their curves in the counterfeit
than they are in the original, and the clouding used
in the figure is slight and indistinct in the counter-
feit, making the space between the figure and the
words Treasury Department lighter in the counter-
feit than in the genuine. The letters forming the
word " Pluribus" on the shield, at the left hand of
the figure, are well defined in the original ; but on
the counterfeit they are irregular and confused, and
the lines do not form perfect letters. There are many
other minute points of difference in the central
vignette, particularly in the drapery, which a
careful examination and comparison will disclose.
Fourth—The borders. Iu the border of the coun-
terfeit. note the black central star has points of very
irregular length, while the genuine are perfectly
uniform and regular in their length. The coun-
terfeit has more white space about the central star
than the genuine, and the black dots around the
white space, which are perfectly concentric on the
counterfeit. The white lines about the star in the
coupon border are larger and clearer in the genuine
than in the counterfeit, and the work between the
star in the counterfeit is confused. and indistinct,
giving the counterfeit coupon border a muddy look,
while the genuine is clear and sparkling. Fifth_
The counters. In the black counter of the one
thousands, the central spurs of the figures are
nearer to each other in the counterfeit than
they are in the original, and the cyphers are
more oblong in the counterfeit than in the
genuine. In the green tint counter of one thou-
sands, the round spur at the left foot of the figure
one on the genuine note cuts into the heart•shaped
centre of the lathe work, while in the counterfeit it
is entirely clear of it. Sixth—The Treasurer's sig-
nature. In the first letter in the Treasurer's signa-
ture the crossing of the ends of the hair lines of the
upper and lower portions of the letter " F " in the
original form a small triangular space of white, and
this white space is wanting in the counterfeit. In
the genuine note there is a well-defined cross-line
on the top of the capital " U," in the word United
under the Treasurer's signature ; but in the counter-
feit there is only a faint line connecting the tops of
the latter. There are many other points of difference
not necessary to detail, as those above recited
will lead any expert to detect them. The back of
the counterfeit note has many striking points of
difference from the genuine. Among them it may
only be necessary to notice that the cycloid work
upon which the words " pay to bearer " are en-
graved are much darker and heavier on the counter-
feit than it is on the genuine, the counterfeit lines
being rough, while the genuine are sharp and clear.
The square tablet which encloses the cycloid work
is in the counterfeit nearer to the tablet which en-
closes the terms of option than it is in the original.
In the date of the option " Th" after June 15th is
near to the figures 1868 in the genuine, while in
the counterfeit the " Th" is some distance from the
figures. The expert, in noticing the differences,
will scarcely fail to notice many of the others which
exist, but with which it is deemed unnecessary to
extend this report in detail.

L. M. CLARK.
Chief First Division, National Currency Bureau.
There
.are many points of difference in the coun-
terfeit notes which Mr. L. M. Clark, Chief of the
Printing Bureau, did not deem necessary to include
in the above report, there being so many of them
—one of which, in addition to the others hereto-
fore mentioned, inzy be of service in detecting the
false issue. In the counterfeit notes the lines
forming the right shoulder of the female in the
central vignette do not come up to the sword, but
leave a white space. In the genuine note the lines
are not only more numerous, but they come clearly
and distinctly up to the sword. Wall-street
Journal.

EMBEZZLEMENT. —Yesterday, at the Liverpool
Police-court, John Richardson, a clerk employed by the
Mersey Steel and Iron Works Company, was committed
for trial on the charge of embezzling £l,OOO or thereabouts,
the property of his employers. Suspicion was excited by
an account of £5OO odd not having been entered, and on
being questioned the prisoner at once admitted his guilt.
tirfllE GROUNDING OF TILE HUDSON.—Commander
P. Pratt, of the American packet ship Hudson, which
lately got ashore in the Thames, off East Greenwich, -has
addressed letters severally to Captain Shaw, superinten-
dent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and Captain 'Tit,
principal dockmaster of the East and West India Docks,'
thanking them for the prompt assistance and personal
kindness rendered by them and the men they directed
on the occasion of the calamity. Commander Pratt
writes, "At such times the sympathy of friends is invalu-
able, and can never be forgotten." The Hudson is now
in the London Docks.

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