The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-16 00:00:00

FHB aRNEKB IN LONDON:

The rise and progress of the Greek mercantile
body in this country is matter of curious interest and re-
Section. About 30 years since two or three voung Greeks,
brothers, who by a peddling trade in the Levant had con-
trived to amass a few thousand pounds, resolved to try their
fortune. in London, where they established themselves under
the firm of It— Brothers, end thus commenced a career
that has proved ono of almost uninterrupted proeperity. To
them, the first in the field, others of their quick-sighted
countrymen were quickly added, and so rich bas been the
harvest, and so numerous the gleaners, that at the present
time there are upwards of 80 Greek mercantile houses in this
tit pp, most of which have brunch establishments or connexions
in , Liverpool, and Glasgow.
The a aM amount of wealth poriceaed by there
booms is rant, and equal to, if not greater than, that of
any other belly of foreign merchants here domiciled, and
so sowed en well-established is their credit, that until
within the bast few weeks, when circumstances, to which we
shall sitarwarsis rider, have caused, in some instants, exer-
cise of greeter °edam, no clam of commercial bills was re-
ceived W buries sad bM-brobere with less hesitation than
those bearbig the ilamiler omegraphic signatures of Groat
merchants. That eels mailme is not without good founda-
tion may be Waved hem the well-known facts that the
house of R— Naves" already alluded to as the founders
of the Hollenk o:Jomy, Mowed with • capital of not mum
then MeV, and is now supposed to be worth two millions
mad • bell sterling and Obit many ethers, who also com-
manded bonne with eves mart sansmsts, now count their
weak by hundred' of thowiende. T. sonseity, pmdence,
sod essaossy mock of this prsopoft may be fairly anti-
bated ; bat it is to two material _
errs_ Oat we must look se
the maw et Its wide sal lipid development.
Previews to the edebilibeent et the Greeks in this coun-
by, Sheehan el oar most awl hoped trade with the Levied
was is the blob el DAM andienis at Malta, Selma,
and Consieselespia. Byline ookedal produce, cotton goods
trots MaarbsrArg, beesidser fresa Lab, hardware from
Birseighma awl Illtraisid. he., wen imported, sold to the
Greek sad Anemia demises, led by Mon and their agents
convoyed ter anis to ell parts of as leak whence, in
.wool,re-
turn,_S....6wll,o4brought to Bri-
tish ema, end there sold for his
aceouni.—Mtrade, rely primps from the
apathy of those in whom it bad SI keg ben a virtual mono-
=slrir still mom from the maim ed= which an
eagnsiatanee with and ens-
lam pve to the Greeks, when, gas
WON ambled le enjoy peges fres =sit=
=fritbeta aslamed, wae chadad, sad vined
eireenson thane& into other and mere
Mien nee between dos Grade in the Levant and their
sampans kn. The emselineed Levant Company his
mien le wise, an of the fremehing Anglo-Leonides
smenside hones tin be Its only pert of the
=iidamr of any lispeleme sow remain. eau
thus lad, we Illnk Wig look to cons-law uepssl
se the slew by which the vast seperstractme at their
wealth and
slaty raked. Mader the eyerstioa ct Geeeard and pendons newts& the cautious
rarely appeared m 'Madre_ apaslors m trnua ; but no
now was the Mode denier dee than their pommel
knowledge of the rick mediae that bordered the
Deane, the Pram* the Pmilia and the Azot
was fast to_ vesest le a am me sot only ad-
=to thar ova trataass, bat la truth sew
to this seuelty, whisk slam of garrfti
of here been bowled that earewles wenn arm
he,. lessmissil war Mara My the Garde the tonne
ome
si "WOOL
ir mal&L" was led felesilessa epos the ears
the twaskr Sil riseh
tea a __ kit% maim kr a, ing meta tj a
Illy of per Mils% mese& et ISM 10 the
end, •his mend,adhere te his rata roarer;by a peltsy d lawareace for the wake, lIP
caries la eels a &eves for the agreed tout ot the yds.
or, be siber week, racks at coos massy ter- theist
which my all* whew made.
fey lato the ba
the Greeks 1
=sialeitere ebvisemah =ion pies—doenks to the royal
petal eammisallea et the preetat
a tsw yeas Oar era etyma hies Z4artipae.
a mem maths the may mkt et Irra=e, hag bean
bills aim tor the met iseesee &setts the ham-
dime peek meg im and yam* is seersea, tivat
Med is As ibis mime eteasslitia The Orals have ems-
Mem beta dimplwah milstytalreareira them& swift
it lb* ova wpm and to the yobbo isalsamt. • mare
ahmei d trier iii sommatka ft would be ildleak te
e▪ i&
in asambist with the corn trade well dew that
Is an sow in napery el arty igimLWs, been or Dr
le elevate or Wes to- fay abut;
aad dm Green, howl tors largely, end are
of omen gin to swell of Idet prime, rarely @pe-
ones se inns., an am inch too wary to etaapt by cosi-
blahs Wieder *pima that must neommr prove •
Daft OM
The aster ot Ora& temehisis here bee ot late yeses so
End inereend net the Leven tide, Inept in corn, is no
War in itself satiloint be essay, the attrition of the
btlPr aseesa who aceorillegly emir tesevarratire emplog;
sun kr their IMIIIITOINI espied la other parts of
= 0114 bon Irani estsbilehasesta ln France,
awl helm TM enema at these, con-
doled with en bean by line means, has, no
dishk been eessessemalm At Ca nts& their operations are
sad by libm ow es of the multi of the
=rade, ad by that &requited pincer of
oommins red
pan Ingham, was drat ended lie
of. Previous to the emelMelmen- of the °Nabors al
8— sal Co., be Cabmite. the ~lead route was eetyloyed
solely be the manyenos of knew pamsegera, en panels.
By tad isms a tow Mies el eilk wen lint sent, tinder the
ins the Or toil lennimin of es valuable gm article
went nen dem ennioneleass the eddidoesi charge for
well no other
bighs=aB3ll.lmg yagebtabakii" 11.°ig
o otealL, sadirea nrerßenegagirthwat mower, that
broutk'ht by
every steamer
Ikea Alessaela to Southampton. The Greeks have also
given considerable importance to the trade in oil-ser..ls be-
, tween this country and India, whence, • dew years since, not