, 1873-03-18
FORElGN.
Great Irish Demonstration in
London on Sunday.
Details OF Tho Great FOrgerics Oh
tho Bank Of England.
Gladstone will Probably Rosun1e tho
Premiership.
GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, March ia demonstration BY tho
1rish population In favor of homo rlllo III ireland
nnd amnesty for tho imprisoned FcnianB, for
which arrangements havo boon mailing for somo
tmo, took place at Hyde Park yesterday attor-
bors. Tho authorltioe mado every preparation
tor tho supproaslon Of disorder but thoro wns
no disturbance except In ono caso, whore Nh OK
cited porHon attacked ono Of tho Gronadior
Guards bocauao tho latter had on n rod coat. In
tho scufio which ensuod tho arm Of the soldier
WAS brokon.
Mr.. Gladstone has returned.
Tho Echo Rays that ho hns not withdrawn his
rosignation, and believes that tho formation Of
tue ministry is still In tho hnntlB OF tho Conserva
tivos.
; LONDON, March 17.-Gladstone will probably
resume tho Premiership.
In tho House Of CommonB, this afternoon, ho
stated that lust ovoning ho received eommuni.
was no prospect that tho Opposition would form
d new government. Ue replied, placing his Hor-
vioos Of Hor Majosty's disposal, md undertaking
10 consult with his colleagues. They werc now
tafo, and lie proposed TINT meanwhile tho
House adjourn until Thursday. DisraoH said
he had informed tho Queen TINT hc was quite
prepared to organize now Ministry but could
not undertake to carry on tho Government With
tho proHont Parliament. The uouso then nd
journod until Thursday.
1n tho House Of Lords, Earl Granville made. Il
statemont identical with that Of Gladstone in
mond repeated Disraoli's explanation: Tho sit.
ting waa then adjourned until Thursday.
New YonK, March 17.-London pnpors Of tho
Cd and 4th aro at hand, with tho following do
tAtle OF tho great forBerios on tho Bank Of Eng
inst, that BILLS to IN enormous amount had boon
forged upon a1l tho principal housos in tho City
Of London, and TINT these bills had boon dis
counted nEtho West End 3B3zanoh Of tho Bank Of
England, f. Burlington, dardons. which docs an
parent establishment In tho city. 1t is intended
for the convenience of gentlomon and ladies'
md Wost End tradosmon, who might find 1t in
conveniont'to journey to the. city in order to
therefore, ordinarily concerned with tho largo
bill trnnnactlons OF city commerce, and in conso-
Guenoe, ia less bound by strict regulations in
dealing with my business Of that nature, whicl,
might accidentally bo brought to it: The con-
Ind their plans for approaching the Bank Of
England by this weaker portion Of its dcfeusos.
Warren, on American, who managed tho plot.
was In no hurry, and took caro- to gain good
tsspsiss, IL behaved 7 for ' soma "'f timo inc
good Resources. liz drew 'suI Upon lia M
bnlnnce, md ronowod IT, but kopt 1t Always ut q
good figure. After willie he deposited aorno
AAl3 H0A1 SoCA AlA BG1lAtuo Nlllbt Stl44
ao WAS careful not to be hnsty, aud ho continued
his transactions with tho blink Until 1io he'd ac-
quirod tho reputation Of q porson engaged in
Legitimate commerce., and thoroughly trust
presentation Of ito forged bills: They we're dis
counted without hoaitation, and tile authors OF
tho fraud Ind to MI appearance stccGodod In
safely pocketing about ;E100, ,000. All these mr.
ranEomcnts woro masterpieces OF ingenuity and
patience, but the bills themselves mist haTe 70
quirea the greatest amount OF labor, ln tho first
place, many OF the largo firms upon whom the
bils purportod to ho drawn are III tho habit of
tsinB.a peculiar, kind Of papor, With certail!
have to }e initiated, and, as tho bills wore drawn
on moro than one firm, thoro muHt have boon
Hovoral sueh limitations. There remRinod tho
drawing Of the bills and af1lxing tho signatures,
snd aah b m1 have 1essa @ Of
backed by several acceptors, 80 TINT thoro might
easily be as many as half dozen signatures otl
single bills, yot tho bills woro 80 perfect
that not one of them WAS questioned
pearing genuine. But tic man who hid
exorted skill, foresight, and perseverance, suf-
hcient to lnRure the unhositating acceptance Of
forged bills could not oBcape ono trivial blundor,
which revealed tho whole plot. Thoy presented
taen omltted4 inquiry Was, of course, made Of
;tHn firm whose acceptance WAS thus Undated.
IT .was discovered that tho bill was not
gonuino, and tho whole sorios wero then found
to bo forgorlos. How much further tho plot
might hayo been carriod 1t is impossible
tosay. Advertisements were published cautioning
bankers aud brokers', and all othor
peraons, against dealing in a number Of
United States $50, 10-40, and funded loan
hons r nta i ba3es the ao "eo,s 1 a
tho protltB Of tic forgery. Tho loss to tho Bank
Of England Is stated At E80, 900. The Rothschills
arc mentioned aB ono Of tho firms on which the
forged drafts were drawn, but no othor names
nre givon