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FOREIGN.
DEATH OF NATHAN MAYER Rorus-
CHILD

CHILD.
A slip from the Messrs. Toplia Of
the Merchants News Room, Boston
brings advices from London 10 Aug.
eth, via Halifax. The principal item
Of news is the Death of Rothschild.
NATHAN MAYER RorHscmLp. the
celebrated London Banker, died ON
Thursday, July %. at Frankfort-on-
the Maine, at 8 o'clock in the after
noon. He was only 50 wears of age.
His visit 10 Frankfort was TO be present
at the marriage Of his son. His illness
continued for several weeks before il
terminated in death. lie was sensible
to the last. 1t Is said that he had a
strong Presentment that be should no,
return to Eugland-but an impression
prevails, that his life might have been
saved. If better professional advice could
have been procured than that found on
the spot. Mr.. Rothschild was empha.
tically self.made mantle rise Of his
fortune was all within the present cen.
tury. He came TO England in 1900,
where he acted as agent for his father
In the purchase Of goods for the con.
tlnent. Shortly afterwards, through
the agency Of bis father, and the Prince
OF Hesse Cassel, be had large sums of
money placed at his disposal. which he
employed with extraordinary judgment.
AND his means went on at rapid rate
Of accumulation. II was not till the
breaking out Of the war with Spain in
1908, that bis extraordinary means
which were displayed in making re.
mittances for the English army in that
country, were developed to any extent
so as TO be known TO the mercantile
world generally. He was one of ten
children, eight Of whom survive him
lour brothers, two younger, and two
Older than himself. and four sisters
lie married the daughter Of Mr.. Cohen.
a merchant in London, who is said so
little to have anticipated the success in
HE OF his future Son-in-lsw, that he en-
tertained some doubts about the pru.
dence OF the maich-and Mr. Roths.
child was accordingly desired to pro-
duee testimonials as 10 his worldly
means. The whimsical answer was
That whatever number of daughters
Dir. Cohen possessed, he could not do
better, so far as money and good cha
racier went than to give them all 10
Nathan Mayer Rothschild.
The death Of this eminent banker il
one Of the most important events for
London and perhaps for Europe
which has occurred for some time;
hIs financial transactions have peTvaded
the whole continent, and may be said
10 have exercised more or less influence
on money business Of every descrip-
ton. No operations on any equally
large scale have existed in Europe
previous to his time--for they were
were not confined 10 his own capital
and resources. which were immense
but were carried on in conjunction with
his brothers in Paris, in Vienna. IN
Frankfort and in Nsples-all Of whom
possess colossal fortunes Of their own.
Besides which. he had agencies esta.
blished 10 almost every large civ in
the old OF new world, all Of which.
under hts direction, conducted extern
nve business Of various kinds. No
thing, therefore. vas too great or ex.
tended, provided the proiee, was a
reasonable one. for him 70 undertake.
All The brothers Of Mr.. Rothschild are
men Of greet capacity and knowledVe
Of business bat Il 10 generally admit
ted that they deferred 10 his judgment
IN al their undertaking, and that he
Eas the moving principle Of their great
mas Of capital they represented.
Ne. Rothsehild, like the rest Of bis
brothers, held q pstenl Of nobility with
the title Of Bafon. bat he never assum.
I'd q. and was mors Justly proud oftbai
name under which he had acquired !
distraction which no tile could con.
vey.
The private fo9iuns o. Mr. n. NJ
hothsehild i stated 10 have been four
miilions Sterling. His place IN Lon.
don vas 70 Be- oceupied 81 his brother
Cbsfiss, Who fogmssly resided a Ma
PIES, and mere Eecaatly a Fraakfogs.