The America" 1, -k , ‘rviewers have surpassed themselves. " Com- modore "
Vanderbilt, the Amerk...- -P All wav-king," and a tenfold millionaire, is lying dying, and the New York journals publish a column a day of his sayings on his death-bed about religion, business, and personal acquaintance. Every incident of the sick- room is noted, the place itself described, the talk of the sons is re- ported, and whenever more matter is required, it is supplied by speculations on the details of the dying man's undertakings. It is true that Mr. Vanderbilt's death is expected to be of public importance, as it may affect the management of his great enter- prises, but the indecency of thus carrying a death-bed into the Town Hall is scarcely diminished by that fact. It does not, how- ever, appear to surprise any one in New York, and must be in part at least permitted by the sick man's relatives, who perhaps think that accurate accounts are better than inaccurate gossip. The explanation of it all is, we suppose, that what would be said in England in the club or the dining-room is said in America in the papers ; but it is impossible to reconcile European feeling to the practice.
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