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was regarded on the Stock Exchange as an unprece- dented event that men, till then scarcely known, should succeed in wresting the negotiation of gov- ernment loans from the hands of the banking clique. This was the first step in their rise to eminence ; and after having been very successful in negotiating sev- eral public loans, they acquired considerable wealth. After the death of his brother Benjamin in 1808, Abraham continued the operations of the firm. In

peon Magazine, IvlU.; The Morning Post, London, Oct. 9, 1810 ; Young Israel, vol. 1., No. 6 ; Plcclotto, Sketches of An- glo-Jeurish History, pp. 252-3)4, 2.59, London, 1875; Jew. World, March, 1878.

Albert Goldsmid: Major-general in the British army; born in 1794; died Jan. 6, 1861; son of Ben- jamin Goldsmid. He entered the army in 1811 as cornet in the 13th Light Dragoons, and the follow- ing year went on active duty in Spain, where he continued to serve until the close of the war in 1814.

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1810 the house of Baring & Goldsmid contracted for the government loan of £14,000,000 ($70,000,000), Sir T. Baring, with whom the Goldsmids had been connected in business, died at this juncture; and his death added greatly to Goldsmid's many burdens, he having now to struggle alone. In addition, a powerful organization had been formed against the loan, and the resources of the two houses of Baring & Goldsmid combined were scarcely sufficient to combat it. The price of scrip fell daily, and the fortunes of Goldsmid fell with it. At the same time, the East India Com- pany, which had placed in his hands for sale bills of exchange to the value of half a million, became alarmed, and claimed the price of its property. The payment was fixed for Sept. 28, 1810. Goldsmid was unprepared, and on the fol- lowing morning he was found dead, with a pistol by his side.

The Goldsmid firm subsequently made great ef- forts to discharge their liabilities. By 1816 they had paid fully fifteen shillings on the pound ; and in 1820 Parliament, on the petition of the creditors, annulled the re^i,iining portion of the debts. Bibliography: Diet. National Biography; Oentleman's Magazine, Ixxx.; The Morning Chronicle. London, Sept. and Oct., 1810 : The Times, London, April 12 and 13, 1808 ; Euro-

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He was present at the cavalry affairs of Castrajon, Quintare de Puerta, and Monasterio, and at the bat- tles of Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, and Nive, and was awarded the silver medal and four clasps. He served also during the campaign of 1815, and was present at Waterloo. In June, 1826, he retired on half-pay with the rank of major, but was ga- zetted lieutenant-colonel Nov. 23, 1841 ; colonel June 20, 1854; and major-general Oct. 26, 1858.

Bibliography : The Times, London, Jan. 9, 1861.

Albert Edward W. Goldsmid : Colonel in the British army ; born at Puna, Bombay, Oct. 6, 1846 ; son of Henry Edward Goldsmid. In June, 1866, he was gazetted from Sandhurst, England, to his first commission in the 104th Foot of the Bengal Fusiliers. He became adjutant of battalion in 1871, captain in May, 1878, major in 1883, lieutenant-colonel in 1888, and colonel on April 21, 1894. In 1893 Colonel Goldsmid was selected by Baron de Hirsch to supervise the colonies in Argentina, but retired from the task to take up his appointment as colo- nel-in-command of the Welsh regimental district at Cardiff in 1894. In 1897 he was promoted chief of staff, with the grade of assistant adjutant-general in the Thames district. At the departure of the Aldershot staff with Sir Red vers Buller in the con- flict with the Boers in 1899, he acted as chief staff- officer at the camp at Aldershot, and was entrusted with the duties of mobilization. In Dec, 1899, when the sixth division of the South- African field force was mobilized, Goldsmid was selected as chief staff-officer to General Kelly-Kenny with the grade of assistant adjutant-general, and in that capacity was present at the battle of Paardeberg. During