Year: 1859

ennobed in the country with the title of Baron
The brother established in London appointed impe-
rial Consult and afterwards Consul General and in the
same year Q822) the same honor was conferred upon
the brother resident in Paris. The latter, the Baron
James, has the reputation Of being the most able nan
cler IN France and was mainly through his assistance
and influence with other capitalists that railways now
intersect the length and breadth of the land.


Nathan the brother who resided in England left four
sons three of whom rank among the most distinguished
arstocracy of the British capital the fourth Nathan,
residing In Paris. The eldest, Lionel de Rothschid is
privileged, as British subject to bear the title of an
Austrian baron his brothers being barons only by cour-
tesy The second was created baronet of England as
Sir Anthony de Rothschid and the third Baron
Meyer high Sheriff of Buchinghamshire Baron
Lionel de Rothschild was, in 1853, invited by the Re
form Association to stand candidate with Lord John
Russell for the representation of London in Parliament
and was returned third the list 1t must also be OBJ
served that consultation was held by the Chancellor
Of the Exchequer of that day with this hereditary nau
cler before ministers venured upon their celebrated let
ter authorizing the Bank England to extend its issues


Since then the Rothschds have not been so success
ta in negotiating loans. They utterly failed to effect
that proposed by Austria several months SINCE prior
to the breaking out of the war in Italy.


There is female in this remarkable family whom we
must mention in special manner, and with her name
conclude She is the widow of the banker at Frank
FORT the mother Of the FIVE brothers, and grandmother
Of the flOurishng fnanciers of Europe. The following
notice Of this venerable and veneraed lady, taken from
" Les Matinees du Samcdi of G. Ben Levi In the
Jews street at FrankortonheMain in the midst of
Gothic acades black copngs and sombre alleys there
house of small exterior, distinguished from Others by


its luxurious neatness which gives it an appearance of
singular cheerfuness and freshness The brass on the
door is polished, the curtains on the windows are as
white 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
true specimen of the times when the Jews of Frank
fort, subject to the most intoerabe vexaons, were
restricted to this infected quarter-wl be induced to
stop before the neat and simple house, and perhaps ask
Who is that venerable old lady, seated in large
chair behind the little shining squares of the window on
the first story" This is the reply every citizen of
Frankfort will make: " In that house dwelt an Isra-
elite merchant named MEYER ANsLEM RoTHsCHmD.
He there acquired good name, good fortune and
numerous offspring and when he died, the widow de-
cared she would quit, except for the tomb, the
unpretending dwelling which had served as a cradle to
that name, that fortune, and those Children


Continued prosperity has attended the sons of the
piOus and modest widow Their is become Euro
pean, their wealth proverbal They inhabt sumptuous
palaces in the most beautiful quarters of Paris London


Vienna, Naples and Frankfort their mother persever-


ing in her admirable modesty has not quilted her COM
parativey humble house. where those sons come to visit
her with respect and reverence and discharge their du
ties in memory of their estmabe father thus presenting
bright examples for the present time.