Two millionaires of mark have died this week, the Marquis
of Westminster, and Mr. G. Peabody. The Marquis was remarkable only for the the business capacity which is the specialty of his House, for a certain tone of self-will in his dealings with his pro- perty, displayed chiefly in the conditions he exacted from his London tenants, and for his enormous wealth. He was popularly supposed to be the richest man in the world, and though this was an exaggeration, it is probable that he was the richest subject in Europe not engaged in trade. His wealth, moreover, has this peculiarity, that unless Heaven sends a spendthrift into the race to the relief of mankind, it may increase indefinitely. Every new source of wealth contributes a bit to the income of the Grosvenors, which, if London does not decay, must at no distant date approach half a million a year.
