Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
.MiSceLLUn e OUS.
Great Fortunes.

Recent events in this country call to
mind the fact that in 1872 there appeared
in the London Spectator a list of almost
every one who had died in England,
between 1862 and 1872, leaving personal
property of over sl,250,000. 1t appeared
by this that ten persons had died within
the decade in Great Britain leaving more
than sl,OOOOOO, fifty-three leaving more
than s5OO,OO0, and hundred and sixty
one leaving more than e250,000. These
estimates, be it borne in mind, referred
only to personal property, and in no case
include real estate. 1t may be added that
in appraising for probate duty the estimate
is very low.
The list contained only the following
peers and peeressesn much of whose per-
sonalty was in pictures, plate and costly
furniture: The Marquis of Lansdowne,
revenue principally drawn from Ireland,
where he did not reside, e350,0O0; the
Duke of Cleveland, revenue drawn from
great English estates, 100000; Duke of
Newcastle, e25O,OOO; Duke of Northumber-
vast estates dti0 NOAAASA'SSt S~CNSfSNS1
Marchioness of Londonderry, principally
collieries, 100000; another Duke of North
umberland, e35O,OOO; Lord Aveland, the
great-grandson of a wealthy merchant,
landed estates, 100000; Countess of Jer-
sey, banker, 100000; Marquis of Sails
bury, of economical habits, real estate of
great value, some of it in London, $780,
600; Earl Of Abergavenny, real estate
clergyman of retired and saving habits,
e3OO.OOO: Earl of Normanton, son OF an
Irish archbishop, much of the money origi-
naIly came from the Irish church, G7OO,-
600; Lord Ashburton, Barring G25O,OOO;
Lord Leconfeld, immense real estate In
England and Ireland, e250,OOO; MARQUIS
of Westminster, the greatest landlord in
London, 100000; Lord Foley, money
chiefly derived from sale of family estates
to Lord Dudley for the large sum Of 999O,
600, s25O,OOO; Lord Derby, real estate
which, through rise Of property around
Liverpool, has become worth Gl5O,OOO {
year; Lord Hotham, a penurious bachelor
with great Yorkshire estates, G5OO,OOO
Marquis of Hertford, income OF SOM
100000 year from real estate in England
and Ireland, always resided in Paris,
bachelor e5OO,OOO; Earl of Lonsdale
owned great part Of Cumberland and West
moreIand, a bachelor; 100000; Duke @
Bedford. immense mineral and lande'
estate, hypoehondriac bachelor, 96OO,OOC
In personally, therefore, the peerage ma
less than ten per cent. of the whole numpe
of millionaires enumerated, but in the cas-
of about half the peers enumerated, ma
their real estate been thrown into tn
scale, they would have entirely outweighe
anv name in the list. OF those OF mi
lion and upward, II. Gurney, of the gre'
eastern counties Quaker banking firm, WI
sworn under sl 100000; Rich'd Thornton
a merchant, s2s00,O00; Samuel Eyre
Armlev. Leeds, no doubt manufacture
eI. 10000; Sir Benjamin Guinness, (Gui
ness stout,) El,1OO,OOO Sir Benjamin, wi
had restored st. Patrick's Cathedral, at
cost of s12OOOO, also owned immense re
estate in Ireland. Samuel Scott, bank'
bachelor, whose family founded the L
fortunes of Mr.. Gladstone's, father, f4,OO
OOO.& Much Of this fortune was the res.
of saving. Thomas Fielden, made in trae
el,soo0Oo; Baron Nathaniel de Rot
child. Ell ,s0O,o 600; g. Loder, trade, eS,oO
GOO. w. IT. Forman, 81 100000; W. cra
shey. iron master, f2,oOO,e0O.
Bankers, brewers and manufactur
chiefly composed the golden roll. ir
masters, too, made handsome show,
I.G. Abbott, Of Newcastle having E6'
600. and Mr.. Hardy, of Low Moor, 95'
600; besides Mr.. crawshey, already m
toned. one Goldsmith figures in the list
f25oo00, and an elcctro-plater for f5
600. How well the Arlxwright family b
known how to keep the wealth oequeatl
them by the famous founder of the fam
was shown by Mr. Peter Arkwrght lea'
fso0.Oo0. Rev. /. Arkwright f40,0OO,
Rev. Godfrey Arkwright 100000. I
lad immense estates as we'll The $
may be said Of the Peels, also sprung
l,om. Gre of them figures IN this hs'