Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-18

LIAM TX. (whO sfteFwRTd, IS Etect0r OF
Hesse, took the title Of WILLIAMIl,
made him bis banker. ROTHsCHILD
first became known ss q nogofiator q
government leans in 1892. when the
French General CUsTISR imposed upon
the Senate o. F ankfort a very heavy
ransom. as the alternative of the sack
iug Of their city. The Senate could de-
wise no means of ~proeuriDg the money,
when the Jewish banker obtained it for
them from the Landgrsve. His services
in negotiating loans were afterward fire.
quently in demand amorg the smaller
states OF Germany. IL 1906 NAPOLEON
dsc-eed the forfeiture OF the states of the
saTereigQs Of Hesse-Csssel and Bruins
wick, and sent an army to enforce his
decree. The ElectOr was unable to offer
resistsncs, but he had S, 600 in sill
yer, which be was unwilling TO give up
to NAPOLEON, aud unable to carry with
him.in his flight. Sending for RoTHs-
CHILD, he offered him the ass Of the
money withot interest, il he would re-
move it to q place Of safety. The banker
aud bis sons, whom he had associated
with him in business, enjoyed the use Of
this large sum for eight years. When
NAPOLEON was banished to E,bs, the
EieetOF gave notice that be should with
draw it; but when NAPOLEON escaped
and returned 10 France, he wss so much
alarmed that he urged the R~oTBsCILDs
to keep it at the interest OF two per cent.
per annum, which they did until 1928,
when they returned it to bis son and
successor, having won by their faithful
and able management the confidence of
couTts and ~fnanciers. MAYER ANsELM
ROTHsCHILD had ten children, five Of
them SONS, all of whom survived him.
The eldest, AEsELM bern June IL, l773,
died Dec. s, 1861, was his fathers part
ner and successor at Frankfort. The
second SOLOMON (born Sept. 9, IVA,
died July, 1850, at first the travelling
partner Of the firm, was eventually es-
tabIished in Visnns. The third, Ma
THAN MAYER (born Sept Is, 1777, died
81 Frankfort. July IS, 1885,, settled in
London ia 1898, and became the most
prominent, 81 be was generally deemed
AhC bDaO0bf AhAAGAcA u AAC AdL1lAJs
CHARLES (born April "a, 178S, died
Marca 10, 1855, settled st Naples in
1921, and JAMES, the subject Of our
sketch, born May 5, 1922. The i've
brothers constituted but Que arn, in
which ali mad So equal interest, but con-
duetedtheir business under FIVE branches,
each under the charge OF one of
them. The house for many years
have bean the principal takers OF the
loans Of the European governments, and
have in some instances compelled pesee
by refusing TO furnish the sineWs of wsr.
Within q period Of less than twelve
years, they have furnished in loans
$500, 000. 600 to England, $50, 600 Geo to
Austria, $40 100000 to Prussia, $50. OO0,-
coo to France, $4,000 600 TO Naples,
SIS, 900, GOO to Russia, So, 600. 0Oo to Bra
al, and S4eG0, 600 TO some of the smaller
states. Their promptness, and the cour-
tesy with which they responded to Met
ternich's application for e loan ia 1913,
led the Austrian Emperor to confer on.
each OF the brothers a pstent Of nobility,
with the title OF Baron of the Empire.
The members Of the family Of the third,
and wen ONE Of the fourth generation,
have been taken into the partnership,
aud will perpetuste the business. The
leading active partner, and head Of the
house by the death OF Baron JAMES, is
Baron NATHAN LIONEL DE RoTHs-
CHILD, Of London, son OF NATHAN,
born in London in 1908, and succeeding
10 his fsther's titles and connections in
1885 Ia 1S47 be was elected q member
o. the House Of Commons from the city
Of London; but declining to take the
ordinary cath, ''on The true faith OF q
Christian," ne did not take his ssst, al
though regularly re elected, Til 1888,
when, the disabilities being removed, be
toOk mis- seat in the House, being the STst
adheFsnt OF the Jewish religion who sver
sat in the Commons. The members Of
the family have very generally inter
married, so that their immense wealth
will PROBABLY remain in a few hands for
many years. They have mst with few
heavy losses, the only one OF considerable
amount being the result OF the revoIu-
tlons of 1S4S, by WhioA they are said to
have lost In niDe months about $4,000,
600 bat so vast was theig "eaith, that
even this did not in the least impair their
credit or position. They have now
banking houses in most of the large cit
les of the world.
TaE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.
The telegraph, q few days since, ad-
vised US Of the death, at London, in bis
t~wenty-sixth year, Of the Marquis of Has
tlDgs, notorious for the fact that, with a
wealth of atles, honors and money, to
which he succeeded in 1868, he made, in
Eve years, 8 reputation as the fastest man
in England, 3 gambler, 3 jockey and 3
very weak-headed pstronizer OF every
thing vicious in connection with the turf
He was born in 1912, succeeded to his
brothers. titles and estates in 1851, and to
his mothers baropy and estates 10 1858.
When he became Of age, in July, 1853,
the accommodations of his vast rentals,
for his father had carefully " nursed"
his vest possessions, besides adding to
them by, q highly advantageous mar
rage during q minority Of twelve years,
were estimated at between three and four
million dollars, and his income at about
$500, 600 a year. At the age Of twenty
two he married one o; the Marquis Of
Apgiesey's daughters, born in the same
as himself, and both lived at so very
@ fsstU q rate as to be all but ruined
in the spring Of 1866. The Marquis had
cor esgeriy and ig~norantly into horse
and, IS very frequently happens
with foolish rich young men who take
the turf" was swipdled OIL all sides
He owned the favorite" for the Derby
at EPSON races, last year, and ex-
pected that by winning that race he
be abie to pay OFF bis more
pressing "debts Of honor" then amount
oebeut a million Of dollars. 1t hap
pened, however, that a horse owned by
Hr. CHAPN IA former accepted and