The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

GRzAr HAUL or COUNTERPART MONEY.
rFrosn the Philad0lp, In BulIetiu Nov aQl

fFrom the Philadeip II Bulletin. Nov. 20.l
Iieutsnant Bulkley has recently sessou
of i.forma ton which induced him to make an affidavit
upon which Mayor lOin issued for the arrest
engaged in the manufacture sale of counterfeit bnk
D. tss The warrant vas placed In the hands OF Isut
Sunday evening in securing Clark at the
house Of his mother In law IN Penn district.
of the prisoner WAS in hervine street.. near camacs
woods and before daylight on Monday morning. they
paired to the place and searched the house from top to
bottom In the cellar parts Of found and in
different parts OF the house other portions of the machine
ryvas sscreted. Under bed in the econd story the
tion the cavity under the floor proved to contain
quantity Of counterfeit notes There ones, twos,
threes, hves and hundred dollar BILLS purportng to
be the following named banks Bank OF GAlpolis;
Merchants Bank Of Granville Washington county, n T..
Mechanics Bank of Frederick, Md
The aggregate amount of spurious money tbus found
secrsed is slo,6s5. Taers also nine plates Tor
altering the notes OF various banks in different States
che meals for pre- airing notes bank note paper print
ing iok pens 10 infinite variety and, in shot, all the
materials for carrying on this nefsrous trade.
The discovered In Carks are all mira bly,
executed and cscu ated to deceive good Judges
The bills found in different stages of manufac-
ure and them being submitted the
Of acids probably for the purpose OF having the coos
fixed
Letters memoranda &c found in the house, disclosed
the fact that the establishment thus erreted out has
tensve manifestations throughout this State and tbs State
packages ard prepared for delivery. number Of the
spurious bills were prepared so as to give them an old
From informa ion in the possession Of the police there
is but little doubt that the counterfeit bills the
FarueIs and Merchants Bank of Somers, N. Y, with
which the country has besn flooded recently the
product OF Cark's establishment
This arrest il very important and the community
from the infection az immense flood OF mischievous
trssh Clark in the clutches Of the authorities for
similar offence in March last.
WELLAND CANAL.-We learn from the Niagara
G. W., Mail. that the tonnage of vessels through
the Welland Canal this year, according to returns
made up to the 30th September last, and compared
with the tonnage OF 1852, is given as follows =
1852 1858 up to Sept. 30
So, 269 tons, 7S0335 tons.
Or an increase of twenty per cent up to 30th Sept
and which the large fall business Of October and
or thirty per cent This il an enormous increase.
Much delay takes place in passing the locks, es-
pecially between St. GATHERINGS and ThOrold, o wing
to the throDg of vessels which not unfrequenuy
detained week and sometimes nine days in effect
ing passage to the very serious loss Ofoxners and
coDsignees.
The above named paper states that in two years,
the Welland Canal unless enlarged, will be utterly
incapable of doing the business which will be re-
quired Of it, and looks with apprehension to the
proposed ship canal on the American side.
CASES OF CoNsclENCE.-Mr. E. Hunt, bookseller,
received yesterday the following letter. with one
hundred and fifty dollars enclosed:-
My DEAR SIRThe enclosed amour. Is your due. Please
sccsptit rs such, and oblge, Yours
November 1853
The letter was postmarked "Dobb's Ferry, N. Y,
Nov. 81" Mr.. Hunt has not the least suspicion
Of any individual wronging him to that amount.
Some years ago, in Middletown, his store broken
only imagine that he has now received the proceeds.
A few days since Mr.. Thomas Steele received SINH
lar letter, with Several pieces of jewery enclosed
Hartford Times, Nor 26.