Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-12-31
NO. 1O5.

OF London in the present parliament, and was
returned third on the list. It will have heen
observed that a consultation was held BY the
chancellor of the exchequer with this heredi-
tary iinancier, before ministers yentured upon
their late celebrated letter, authorizing the
Bank Of England to extend its issues.
Most of the members OF this family have
married, and live in great splendor here or on
the continent; and il must be observed, as
something characteristic of the race, that their
choice of wives has usually been a good one.
In London, where we know them best the
widow of Baron Nathan is held in great esteem
for her inexhaustihle charity, in the course of
which, we observe by the newspapers, she has
contributed largely towards the formation of
an educational institution tor children Of the
Christian faith. Her sister, the lady OF Sir
Montefore, is popularity known as a suitable
hepmate foI her plilanthropic partner. The
sister Of Baron Nathan, widow OF the brother
Of Sir Moses Monteiore is likewise well known
for her liberality, and more especially for tue
large funds she has bestowed on the establish
ment Of schools tor all religious denominations.
But there is another female of this remarka-
BE family whom we must mention in a spe-
cial manner, and with her name we conclude.
She is the widow of the banker of Frankfort,
The mother of the FIVE sons and the grand
mother of those honrishing men who are now
rising proudly among the aristocraey OF Eu-
rope. The following notice OF this venerable
and veneratsd lady we take from "Les Matinees
du Samedi" OF G. Ben Levi. "In the Jews
street at Frankfort-o Maine, in the midst
of Gothic faeades, black copings, and sombre
alleys, there is a house of small exterior, dis
tinguished from others by its luxurious neat
ness, which gives it an appearance OF singular
cheeriullness and freshness. The brass on the
door is polished the curtains on the windows
are as white as snow, and the staircase, an
unusual thing in the damp atmosphere of this
dirty quarter, is always dry and shining.
"The traveller who from curiosity visits this
street--a true specimen of the times when the
Jews OF Frakfort, subjected to the most intol-
cradle vexations, were restricted to this infec-
ted quarter-will be induced to stop before
the neat and simple house, and perhaps ask,
W ho 10 tuub ulu lhu9 stNNtu IN II
large arm chairbehind thelittle shining squares
of the window on the first story?' This Is the
reply every citizen Of Frankfort will make -
'In that house dwelt an israelite merchant
named Meyer Anslem Rothschild. lie there
acquired good name, great fortune, and a
numerous offspring aud when he died, the
widow declared she would never quit, except
Tor the tomb, the unpretending dwelling which
had served as n cradle TO that name, that for
tune, and those children
"Continued prosperity has attended the sons
of the pious and modest widow. Their name
is become European, their wealth proverbal.
They inhabit sumptuous palaces in the most
beautiful quarters of Paris, London, Vienna,
Naples, and Frankfort but their mother, per-
seyering in her admirable modesty, has not
quilted her comparatively humble house,where
those sons come to her with respect and rev.
erence. and discharge their duties in memory
of their estimabc father, thus presenting
bright examples for the present time"