The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-06-17

proprietor. He frequently gave dinners tc
the principals of similar firms. A guest told
him that q cer;ain nobleman had solicited
for a loan of $50, 900, and had been. refus-
cd. -COutts waited on the peer, and request
cd him to call in the Strand, when he offer
cd to discount his acceptance for the requir-
ed sum.
'.But NSat security must giyel" said
his lordship.
Il shall be satisfied with an /. 0. T."
eIO, 600 were received, and Ego, 600 re.
tanned rs al open account. The money was
soon returned. New customers abouHded,
and one of them was George III. 80.
The faiher'of Lord oyerstone was dis
sentiug minister. at Manchester. Mr.. Jones,
= member of his congregation, (half banker,
half manufacturer had daughter, who be-
came Intimate with Parson Lloyd, and mar
r:ci H.l. Jones was soon rcconcilcd TO his
sou-ih-,aw; but, not thinking preachers
business lucrative, made him his partner
How he prospered need not be told. His
son is now Lord Overstonc.
The founders of Barclays house were
linendrapers in Chcapside. On Lord May.
or's day, 1850, George III, paid state
visit to the city. There was street tumult.
A horse in the carriage grew restive. The
king and queen were in danger, when David
Barclay, draper, came to the rescue, say
ing: "WiIt thou alight, George, and thy
wise Charlotte, and see the Lord Mayors
show"
Presently David introduced his wife after
this manner:
''Kng George of England; Priscilla Bar.
clay, my wife" &c.
Barclay attended the next levee.
''What do you mean TO do with your sol
John ~ asked the king, ''Send him to me
and viii give him profitable employment.
He declined the offer, but John and James
become bankers in Lombard street.
John Barring was a cloth manufacturer il
Devonshire. Leaving a large fortune, Fran
els, his second son, became banker. HI
reaped large profits from government loans
and was created a baronet, He realized ;
fortune of g, 900, 900. Alexander Barring
succeeded him. His monetary operations
were on prodigious scale. On one occa
sion he lent the French government 81, 900
coo at five per cent. He was elevated t
the pecfagc rs Lord Ashburton. In 1906
six Of the Barring family were in Parlia
ment.
Mr. Morrison, for many years trades
man in Fore street, realized fortune of e3
600, 600. Hudson, one of our railway king
was for long time the golden calf of tn
multitude, and might, at one period, hay
commanded any number of millions. Dur
ing the late terrible panic Overend, Quincy
and Company failed for 91S, 900, 600; and
renowned baronet and N. p, stopped pay
ment for above half that sum. Indeed, tn
ngurcs now representing financial operation
so far exceed those of former merchants an,
brokers, that their scale of business seem
20 have been comparatively small.
We have spoken of enormous financia
operations here as a curious fact. BY wa
of contrasts few days since we were showI
. penny Bank-of- England note. To facili
tate some pecuniary arrangement 0he trans
action took place in the Bank parlor abou
| forty wears sireo), the words. Five Pound
were crossed through, One Penny substitute
and an official signature appended. As
great favor, this unique penny note wa
parted with for forty shillings.