Year: 1866

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command from Holsein


The authority for these statements the following
letter, purportng 10 have been written BY the nephew
and private creary of Lord Clarendon which reached
envelope with the impressed stamp OF the royal
arms and with well executed forgery OF Losd Caren.
secretary The letter arrived late as to render d


cult to verify its authenticity, even Il there had been
anything in its appearance or In the Information u con
tanned TO excite suspicion It has been for many years,
and under many administrations the practice OF the For
gent public interest Such letters are generally written
by the private secretary Of the Minister and verified by
his signature on the envelope In this case lhough on
found not to bear the words "Foregu Oce the enve.
ope ia of the usual official character and the impressed
received at the Foreign Once no such letter had been
mr. ai Da Of Of
and the envelope had been puroned We were In fact
the victims Of what. in some vensl matters would %
are concerned, is little less than crime


Lord Clarendon will, we are assured, take means 10
discover any subordinate 10 his department. has be.
ayed his trust aud need not assure readers that
shall spare pains 70 bring TO justice tho author Of
such fraud upon ourselves aud the puoic:-
FOREIGN OvrSos wmrxnALL GARDENS. April 90


DEAR sIa-I am desired by Lord Clarendon 70 men
ton your information that he has received this after
noon telegram from Lord Bloomfield. at Vienna dated
NJ to-day stating that at early morning Council
MensdoG against the advice Of otho resolved 70
withdraw Count Kar0lyi from Berlin and that an inti
nation or this decision navtng been maQ0 70 NJ 90
Werher was expected that he would leave Vienna this
evening or 10 morrow morning


Lord Bloomfield states that Count Mensdor after
ceving the Prussian OF tho 15h telographed
repetition of the Austrian demand Of the 7th In the
course Of the 18th and received fresh refusal BY tee
to be the consequence Of that refusal


The letter OF recall was believed To be already des
patched.


commanding in Holstein TO fall back through Ham.
burg and Hanover, leaving only few companies Of
Lord Clarendon much regrets to send this untoward
Intelligence remain yours truly Tv LISTER


THE HOAX STOCK EXCHANGE SPECULATION.


From the London Globe, April 231


The London Times must bear the reproach Of having
paid the money It over the counter. But with
regard to the perpetrators Of such crime what are we to
practised that they acquainted with tho manner
in which these communications conducted, that
they have access TO the stationery OF some ,ne
Handwriting Of Mr. Lister and to the manner In which
private secretaries are in the habit Of endorsing semi
olc al letters with the signatures OF their chiefs The
perpetraor s doubt, what we conventlonally call
gentleman. There are many persons undergoing penal
servitude for offence morally though not legally,
less than this II the writer could be proved to have
received, expected TO receive, the smallest d.
recty fromde Times for his communication, he would
be indctable for forgery but his object was evi-
IDENTITY to make money by IL in aaother wayiess direct,
but doubt far more extensivohs legal guilt as re-
object was, Of course to affect the marked TOR public
rites and that object attained, having bo for
an y s ss2 Snns Bu anS E% IN
ndv idual by of forgery distinct legal
offence than fraud upon the public That 1t Is less cul
pabe, morally cannot be maintained, and we earnestly
hope that the person guilty OF this offence may be dis
and punished he deserves socially IL not by
tho sentence OF one Of her Majestys judges


The DIFFICULTIES OF THE SITUATION.


(From the London News, April a.


The discrimination of doubtful facts
Is Of the most important functions which assume
and OF moro importance than skill In the
ton OF opinions TO excel in this Is justly matter OF
pride in the conductor OF O newspaper To this work
terest OF msfortunes We give better security
the public than this that cannot mslead Il by false
information without being ourselves wounded in proes
siona pride and IN most positive interests We
supposed know everybody's handwriting everybody's
SEAL everybody style, and 10 recognize miss the
signs OF genuneness in a hundred Communications at
once at all hours OF the night oftencr Of the
ing Let be so 1t Is our burden and We willingly bear
it, An enactment would not light load, but il
might prevent the sending OF forged letter TO
paper by the fear OF the penalty inspired II would be
the public aud the legislature respecting the nature ofa
grave social offence. which present is to be feared
Is through mere thoughticssness regarded venia.


evident that the author of the forged letter in tho
London Times was minutcy acquainted with the method
by which the Foreign Oce;communcaes with the press
h. must In Hay have been accustomed at least TO
read letters like that which he forged We have
characterized as clever letter, and In certain
the remark Ia just II well adapted 10 lis purpose
II avoided anything calculated excite suspicion;
was brief, plain, busness.like communication, deal.
ing with the unexpected, but not improbable; such
letter. in fact would have been likely receive Lord
Clarendons appreciation il had been written at his
sire. also bore the outward signs Of Official origin
The sending OF such letter wo hold to be a serious
offence against the public, and heartily wish that the
perpetraor may be discovered, and taught that such
acts arc not to DO pcrpetrsicd with impunity


The Car and the Assassin.