The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08
THE EUROPEAN CAPITALISTS.

Who They Are and What They
Represent.
Their departure for the West BY
Special xrain.
DC. &c. 10.
The following brief sketch Of the great capitAss cd
nnanciem who arrived from Liverpool the 6ootia On
Tuesday Of interest," in connection with the important
mission that hss brought them hither.
SIR g. MOTION PEro, BARoNHr, n. ,. Ws
This gentleman is the head Of the enterprise 1hSsb
was mentioned In the HEaAID yesssrday--nansly, The
examination of the Atlantic and Great Western RaOad
and the construction Of the bridge 70 bs built over
the Niagara river above shs Ealia As 10 member 0
Parliament elect for Bristol and the Oharman fine
London Board OF Directors Of the Atlantic and Gress
western Railroad Sir Morton nowths greatest rail-
road man in Enslsnd-the mantle Of Hudson fosmssiy
known as the RailwsS King, having fallen On IN
shouiders II Hudson may be considered the foundr I"
the dynasty by which the railroad system OF knghno
was inaugunted with equal justice nay &r D. Morton
Peto be considered the man who hes brought shss
system 70 It's present state in s progress tovases
perfection. Some idea may be conceived OF sns
magnitude Of his operations whom II 10 stated MS
he controls the employment Of one hundred housane
men, ON railroads having their ramiGcations mot only IN
England and this country but in Austria Russia Italy,
New Zealand, Australia and Peru not to mention the
newly constructed underground railroads Of London In
Austria he employs fewer than eight thousand
men; while his entire army of employees numbers more
than the lighting army of Great Britain e3
HON. A.. KINNAIRD.
Mr. Kinnaird will represent the town Of Perth, 6coss
land in the ensuing Parliament He is also membss
Of the great banking house of Ransom, Bouvcre Co.,
London In politics he belongs 10 what 10 designated ~
the pious party under the leadership Of the RasS u
Shaftesbury. ins
SENIOR LEON sILLo. .
he Is the Psrisan banker OF the spanish governnen
WAX u MR.. GODDARD, oae oE e'
Manager Of the Rock Life Insurance Company, Loneon
and said TO be one Of the wsathest Of thai cy Of
rich men. itt
Mr.. sATTERTHwAIrB, RI s6 ee8
ths we'll known Qrea London broker, whose circular 10
no familiar in mercantile circles His operations Ass
| principally In American securities nsa8 fsm
rs Nh. FORBES, lsfH sfi rta
general msnsger Of the London, Chatham ed Dsvsr
Railroad This is Of the heaviest linss in England
| s -t Mr. xENsALL,. Sd fs q itsti -
manufacturer ut Rochdale he turns out foD pn saos
tories one eighth OF all the flannel nsnufActsEAda -
| land y tgi feeHrf. '.i 70 ffs ="
physician Sir s. Norton rsso, ssas il nAs s'"aA' -
| ths eu,,re party cr asa. 8 .cfs .4 s..-.s-3@s
~S-"'' nr. nonror rrro, ~ =
son Of Sir 8. Norton Peto. frg cs IT 9
| rn. ronros prrrs, "a
nephew Of Sir 8. Norton Pstor
k Mr.. BEvAh,
banker. of the great firm or Barclay Bevas o., Ien
bard street, London. ..A.s,.t' ..s.ss
~ N. T.. gIHNAfnO
son of the Hon.,A. Kinnaird, ZIP. faas4 gen
\ Mr.. CossHAs,
rea, coal mine proprietor He has nvc thousand hAsds
in his employ. ~. eip
! rHE RESP OF THE PATTY. i .ss sif
They consist Of Mesers. Becher, merchant ef Lvss-
pool; Rxon, banker Liverpool; Hull solicisos, Ays
pool: Gram notary London spiller solicitor; wooAnaa
secretary 10 Sir s. Morton Peo Woods, Of the Lo4oe
Times; McDermott Of the Nonns Post; and HEWITT q
the Mo,aiag Star. rh .ft rrf 40 tiT
I ri sa ME-. JRMEs N'HENRy.o NJ
This gentleman who IN the life and soul Of The whole
pary-in fact the originate of the trp-s native a
Philadelphia and OF Dr. McHeng, Of literary fame
Mr. McHenry enjoys the reputation Of being one o. ne
merchant princes England During the financial penAe
OF 1851 he went the general wreck, but con'rved V
pay all his debts One OF these, amounting 70 the nus
sum of 10000 he actually paid twice over, tnseeeh
some tick of law He then quilted Liverpool where be
| ourttto-rt
but with tba, which bsttr--a sterling character 10
the autumn OF 1858 he entered with alacrity into he
building up OF the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad,
which then In cmbryo raising In two or three yeAn
the ENORMOUS of t25 600 00o which enabled Dim
10 build tie 6nest road In the Atlantic States, seveI
hundred and nfty miles in length, and connectSSs
The Erie Railroad with the ONO and Mississippi Rail
rond In Ibis sgrea, undertaking Mr. hcHenry VA
most cnergetcailv aud ably aided by Mr.. T. w. Kin
4 In KnvlU UnA
Mr. Mcfenry il one of tho Gnvt models Of Americas
character sqaoious energetic bold and indefAtgsbls,
with Keen sense of commercial honor, as his entirs
career shows His Judgment and courage we're esn-
ncntly displayed IN London during the late war; IN nm
emphatic assuranc,s ef the Union, and
NJ this day there " no American In England held ~
higher roputs; proof ~ this the extraordinary -
scmbage OF remarkable he has brought over Y
| hls I'm ,pcaI view Of the country. These gentlemen
may s1id carry both the hrceches pocket and ths
brains Of England Possessing they do the power o.
the purse their influence cannot fail OF being felt
only In the commercial world, but in the government d
the country Of which they citizens. such mss
having large capital In this country, will have an intsres
In ser, ing pcnce between and Great Brtsn and
they will have the power to avert war, while their sv
dent desire TO invest largely in railroads on this
aide of the Atlantic the security they feel 10 The
J stability OF the Union.
THEIR ARRIvAL AND DErARTURE.
ON Tuesday night the epre party visited the Para by
Inoorehi On "wednesday they scattered themselves IN
every direction the city, and had esod view Of ths
many objects Of ,nicresl with which abounds winding
% with grand banque the Clarendon Hotel 70 vhiob
several American celebrities invited. Yesterday
shc entire party with invited guests, started %
their proposed excursion, showing how ready they we're
10 20 TO work after brief holiday of day and hAlf
, Among the guests r. }. Walker ESQ, who cwna
ssoo Ooo Ia Atlantic and Great Western ssock, and y.