The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-08 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

" A Dorsetshire Labourer' has sent the following let ter to
the Standard, for publication:— -

_
Sir,—ln common with my fellow labourers, I am
anxious to learn much more about Canada than at
present Ido know. Some state one thing and some
another about it. Row can labourers like myself tell
where the truth is to be found? We want " the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," in this
matter, but where are we to find it? Labouring men,
in country places, are led by the nose too often by
persons who profess to be their friends. I have
heard a good deal since Christmas of Canada as the
best place for a labouring man, where he can soon
make himself rich and independent. Many think that
such is really the fact. But lam rather doubtful on
the point, and I am not ashamed to own it either. If
Canada be the country where a poor industrious man,
who has nothing but his two hands to look to in order
to support himself, a wife, and five children, and
where -he can do far better than in this country, why,
then, that is the place for me. But I want more proof
on this head before I leave where lam now. Round
about Blandford, Whitechurch, Bern Regis, and other
places in Dorset we are t to leave and emigrate to
Canada at once. That might be well, but it might not,
and then, if not, what can a poor man do should he be
far away from his old friends and no money to pay his
passage back to his parish? Every man has a right to
do the best for himself, and if Canada be better than
this country then I would advise all the labourers
everywhere to proceed there before the coming winter.
Whilst one party says this, and the other that, in com-
mon with thousands of others I am at a loss how to
act. Will you allow some one to state all the plain
facts in your columns? Labouring men read your
paper, in this county at least. What we want is, 80
to know how much better off we shall be if we throw
sip our work here and emigrate thither. I am
like many others, not too well off at present,
but I might be much worse off for all that. Ido
not find our masters hard upon us if we keep
sober and do a fair day's labour for them, which is
our duty. I cannot understand how it is all at
once that we have 80 many friends, who are as busy
to do us good, if we leave for Canada. Depend
upon it matters will not mend till we get at the
truth. Are there churches, schools, and clubs in
Canada as here, and if a man falls sick what thee?
Many may laugh at this letter of mine, to whom the
subject is not their concern. To me and my fellow.
toilers it is a serious one however, as we are dunned
about it day after day, and for edification we turn to
you, who have always been a frien working men
as is admitted on all hands.

THE LATE BARON ANSLEM
ROTHSCHILD.
The S iinna Correspondent of the !fiandard, writing
muter date the linh nit , gives the following particulars
respecting the late Baron Ansiem Rothschild.—
The name of Rothschild is known to the whole
world, but Baron Amnion, who died at Doebling,
near Vienna, last Monday evening, is perhape less
famous than most of his family. Disliking all net,
ward show he lived as retired as circumstances
would permit, enjoying the pleasures of domestic
happiness, and, far from seeking to attract others,
he even affected faults and concealed his virtues
as if ashamed of them. In trifles and mere ex-
ternals he AVOS RO economical as to have gained the
character of a miser, but in private he exercised
a profuse liberality. Unlike his brother James at
Paris he was such an enemy to all pomp and state that
when the Emperor bestowed on him the iron cross of
the first clam, to which is attached the dignity of
Privy Councillor and the title of Excellency, nothing
would induce him to make use of his rights, though
many influential persons tried to persuade Lim to do so.
Even his religious feelings were appealed to, as he was
the first of the Jewish confession who had received
such a distinction. "lam a merchant, and no excel-
lence," was his stereotyped answer, "audit would sound
strange in my ears if my associates in business gave me
such a title." A member of the Upper House ever wince
it has been in existence, he yet avoided taking any pro-
minent part. He only spoke once, though he con-
scientiously performed his duties in the House, and
always voted with the Constitutional party. He took
his seat between the historian Chevalier d'Ameth and
the former Premier. Schmerling, and never failed to
show every attention to the two demised poets,
Frederick Halm (Baron Muench Bellinghamen) and
Francis Grillparzer. Before he sat down he regularly
offered each of them a piece of snuff out of his plain
wooden snuff-box.
Baron Anselm von Rothschild was born at Frank-
fort, Jan 29, 1803. Alter studying at the Univer-
sity of Berlin for some time, in 1820 he began hi&
commercial career in the house of his uncle James,
the Parisian banker. He was soon entrusted with
various important affairs in Berlin, Cepenhagen,
Brussels, and the Hague, and proved himself an
accomplished financier, effecting some considerable
financial operations. Afterwards the advanced age
of Armin' Maier, the head of the Frankfort branch
of the house, induced him to take up his reisi-
deuce there and share the direction of the business.
He remained several years in Frankfort, but
in 1855 removed to Vienna, where, after the
events which shook the monarchy in 1,18 had
induced his father to settle in Paris, he undertook
the direction of the large banking-house here. In
summer, after going to a watering place, he used to
spend some time at St. Veit, or on his splendid estate
of Schidersdore in Prussian Silesia. Till 1848 Jews
were not allowed to possess landed property in
Austria, and so the father of the deceased, who, as
director of the North Railway, often travelled to
Prussia, bought what were originally a number of sand.
hills close to the Austrian frontier, and transformed
them into the present Paradise. As a friend to art, in
which he was an excellent connoisseur, Baron Anseku
possessed a very valuable collection of pictures and other
artistic objects of all kinds, in enamel, glass, majolica,
wood engravings, ivory, sculptures watches,
bronzes, arms, jewels, tapestry'', vases of all kinds, snuff-
boxes, miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, ke. , forming
&treasure of immense value. This collection was placed
in &gallery built on purpose for it, and attached to the
Rothschild palace in the Renngasse. In 1872 606
objects were named in the catalogue which was pub-
lished, and since then it has greatly increased. The
hall of his palace also contained some valuable marble
statues, and in the vestibule stood vases of Jasper from
Russia. Besides this collection he had an immense
quantity of plate of great price and rarity, which was
entrusted to the care of three Englishmen, whose only
' duty was to keep it always bright and clean. His
zeal as collector was the greatest, perhaps the only
passion of his life. For years he made a tour every
year, alter using the waters at Carlsbad, to pay for
all the purchases made for him during the winter.
Once, it is said, he gave 300,000 florins for a suit vf
armour engraved by Benvenuto Cellini.
Baron Anselm married his own niece, Charlotte von
'Rothschild, born August 10th, 1807, the eldest
daughter of his uncle, Nathan Maier, the former head
of the London house. Seven children were the fruit
of this union, three sons and four daughters, of whom
the youngest, Baroness Alice, is still unmarried, and
has lived in London since the death of her nether, in
1859. Baron Rothschild suffered from an internal
complaint, which had been pronounced incurable by
the doctors. Various remedies and the use of the
waters at different baths might mitigate his suffer-
ings, but that was all. Every year the baron grew
worse, and last 'rummer he was so ill that his
death was considered imminent. Thanks, how-
Sir,—ln reply to the letter of the "Dorsetiihire ever, to a change of climate and the advice of his
Labourer," I beg to offer him my opinion as regards physicians he partially recovered, and in a few months
the propriety of leaving his native home to emigrate to I was able to return to Vienna, and even attend a little
any foreign clime, with the idea of seeking fresh to business. It seemed as if occupation were of more
pastures new. The one most likely to succeed and 1 benefit to him than anything else, for the old man not
gam an independence would be a young, single man, only regained strength, but the peculiar benhoniic
strong, healthy, and willing to turn his hands to any which had always distiwmithed him. This improve.
and everything, with an ability to do it ; but he must ment, however, did not rest long, for at the beginning
have enough to live on for at least three months after of this summer the attacks followed each other in
his arrival there to be enabled to have time to look ' rapid succession, and all human aid was in vain. The
around and select the most available and lucrative em- condition of the baron grew daily worse, and the
ployment. When he is settled down, with a fair pro- I doctors declared that his death might happen at any
spect before him, he can venture to take to himself a hour. His son, who scarcely ever left his father,
wife, which is (if he makes a prudent choice) the as goon as he knew of the danger, summoned
grandest and last artistic touch that man requires his two brothers ; they on Saturday arrived, and found
to make him what he VMS intended to be, viz., their father still perfectly conscious. But the
unselfish, hold, truthful, thoughtful, considerate for exertion it was to speak, and his difficulty in breath'
the welfare of others, and courteous and affable to all ing showed that his end was at hand. His four
areund him. Some men are so selfish that they never daughters were therefore telegraphed for. On Sunday
look beyond the borders of their own shadow to see if there was a consultation of the first doctors in Vienna,
they may chance to offer any assistance by way of and they declared the baron had not 24 bolus to live.
advice or opinion on any. subject; but such are rarely At nine the following morning he ceased to take food
happy to the end of their lives. A married man with or medicine, and an hour later became unconscious.
a family is running a great risk by emigrating to According to the Jewish rite ten men were called to
Canada, or any other place. He should be possessed . his bedside to say the prescribed prayer, and at five
of means sufficient to keep his wife and family at home minutes to six death released the aged sufferer.
for a year, and himself during his absence (for the A letter left by him was opened on Tuesday morning
same time) in pursuit of a favourable locality to settle in which he had written : 'I wish my body to be
in. If he cannot do this, he had much better remain conveyed to Frankfort in a simple coffin, without any
as he is, and look around nearer home.—l am, yours, pomp, accompanied only by my valet, there to be
JOHN LARGE, ouried without expense. Last evening the "Chewra
Lyneham House, Chippenham, Wilti, Kedischa " (burial society) performed the Jewish
ceremony of washing and anointing the body, after
which it WAR dressed in the "tachrichen" or grave
clothes. These were supplied from the depot of
the " Chewra Kediecha,' and colour, material,
and form were exactly the same as are given to
"the poorest in Israel" Even the prayer mantle
in which the 'body is finally enveloped was deprived
of its golden border to avoid every semblance of
pomp. Thus clothed the body was laid on the
ground, a wax light burning at the head. The two
chief rabbis, Dr. Guedeman, and Dr. Jellinck, with
Precentor Sulzer, performed the religious observances
to-day, which were concluded with the customary
form of prayer, no speeches being made. The body
was placed in a coffin of rough planks enclosed in a
metal one, and towards evening wail taken to the
West Railway in an ordinary hearse, f roes thence,
accompanied merely by the members of his family and
his valet, to be conveyed to Frankfort by the orilinazY
express train. The seven days' mourning prescribed
by the Jewish religion will be held in that city, and
there the will, together with its numerous codicils, is
deposited.

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