The statement about the amalgamation of the Midland with the
Sheffield, Manchester, and Lincolnshire Railway which we, with most other journals, quoted last week, was incorrect. The telegram announcing the fact was a forgery, intended either to &see up the shares in the Sheffield line or depress those of the Midland. It had both results, and as the Great Eastern also receded one per cent., the total loss to the public must have been very considerable. Great efforts are being made to discover the authors of the forgery and to devise means by which to authenticate important telegrams, but without much success in either case. The public will not wait till the bearer of a telegram is identified, and the only safe course is for the receiver to telegraph back an inquiry before he gives his knowledge to the world.
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