The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-30
SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 80, 1853.

The Turkish Minister visited the Earl of Clarendon at
the Foreign Office upon the 18th int.
whence she sailed on the 10th Of May with 2e2 ounces
Of gold valued at fi3 lOO.
PHoToGxAPmc FRAUDS ON THE BANK ESaLASD.-A dis
covery has recently been made at the Bank OF England
which will II is understood, great change to be
speedily effected In the character and general
Of the potes issued by that corporation 1t has just
ascertsned that by meaDs Of photography fac sis
be obtained by skful operator with the greatest iac
y and that fraudulent copies of bank notes thus
tained wonld pass muster even with some of the most
We not by what means the suspicious Of the
authorities Of the bank were originally excited this
important subject 1t is stated however that they
first caused by Of these fraudulent having
exchanged for gold over the counter its spurious cha
racter having escaped the generally closely scrutinsng
eyes OF the cashiers in that depa1 tment
Under the impression, from certain indication, which
manifested themselves the note that it had been abr
Gated by Photographic agency experiments made by
one OF the most eminent and experienced photoga piers
IN the metropolis (whose aid called into requsition b.
the balk atborities when clearly proved by the
results of those experiments that the spurious had
been manufactured by the suspected viz photo
gaphy 80 cose was the resemblance between the spu
rous note Qhs experin-nIay obtanedj the genuine
one whence he copy taken by the photogra pher
huded to that not only the signature and the pr
vate marks One latter known only to the bank ocii)
initiated with the closest accuracy but the very water
marx it-el in all its integrity clearly and closely
defined as the other proinent stics Of
the genuine document.
The process adopted to produce these effects is well
Known TO all photographers " the paper process
The Photographic thin Iegatve paper after having been
prepared with then rendered sensitive by the
usas method (Which need not be described here)
in t state 70 receive the impression from the genuine
noto the printing the signature and the water mark
(and, in fact, every mark, however minute which ap
pears the nco of the note) being clearly and distinctly
traced aud defined This termed the negative" and
from this negative 3" obtained by such an extremely
simple method when adopted by skilful manipulator
rositves (exact fac-smiles of the note ITSELF might
be multiplied by means of sun printing to any extent
Ireland.
Galway paper says:There still to be no checl
to the fearful tide of which il depopulatng
this unfortunate country. Day after day they
parting and the rgor and dangers of a winter voy
age have no terrors for them To-day 0ct 1) the bark
Clarence, j. b. Purcon, respected townsmau, owner
teparts from the docks with hundred and twenty
passengers One comfort the poor Pile is that
they will be well provided for by the owner and every
attention SAd TO their comfort.
The Clonmel Chronicle remarks that all kinds of new
grain coming very slowly into narket, the farmers
continuing to hold back supplies although the prices
extra vaganty high compared with those obtained
the corresponding period last year This fact itself
is added would to that the Il beginning
to experience better times for in many instances to
knowledge the tenant farmer in this neighbor
hood has paid his rent without in former years. being
required TO dispose of his crops We regret say that
the reports which have reached about tato crop
are not as sat factory could wish The blight IL
still progressing in its mysterious course, and 1t will
quire the utmost vigilance and to prevent from
spreading in the pit" elsewhere and Of nrec ting
those which ale already free from it.