The latest European telegrams inform us of the death of General Pratt, which announcement we take to refer to General T. S. Pratt, who for some time commanded in the operations against the natives at Taranaki. The Czar is seriously ill from asthma. The failure of the famous il Baron Grant' 1 is announced, but we aro not iuforraed how he has been affected by the " tightness " of the money market, nor if hia collapse is likely to involve many besides himself. Grant was a bojd and recklass speculator, partaking more of the American character iu his trausactions than of the ordinary English type. He madi imm »nse display of his wealth, and seems to have possessed considerable force of character, aud to have been able to influence better men than himself. He was made famous sum 5 years ago by having succeeded in bribing the city editor of the Times, whose virtue only a very bold man would dare to attempt.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5374, 6 February 1879, Page 2
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