We deeply regret to record that the decision of the
physicians summoned to San Remo to advise the Crown Prince of Germany, is of the most melancholy kind. They were unanimously of opinion that the disorder of the throat was cancerous, and incurable without the extirpation of the larynx, an operation occasionally successful, but highly dangerous to life. The Crown Prince, after hearing all opinions, and being carefully instructed as to the chances of the operation, retired for an hour, and then returning, decided that it should not be performed. He will, it is evident, await his fate calmly, as he would on the battle-field. There is said to be no immediate danger, as a tumour which threatened suffocation has burst ; but a telegram from San Remo to the Daily News, to which that journal
attaches importance, gives a different account. No tumour burst, but the Prince expectorated a quantity of cancerous matter,—a much more alarming symptom. By the unanimous testimony of those who approach him, the Prince meets his melancholy destiny as a Christian and a Hohenzollern should, and so deepens the grief of those who expected one day to have the benefit of his guidance. A furious controversy is raging in Germany as to the propriety of his original treatment, which is envenomed by much international jealousy ; but it amounts to very little. At the worst, the English specialist has only prevented recourse to an operation which the Prince might not have permitted, and in which there was only a small per-tentage of hope.
