Society in Germany is seriously disturbed as to the health
of the Crown Prince. It is openly asserted that he has cancer of the throat, and will therefore never be able to mount the throne. Sir Morell Mackenzie, the English specialist, who has visited him at Baveno, declares himself satisfied with the pro- gress of the case, though he admits that, owing in part to the courage of the Crown Prince, the affection of the throat is obstinate, and care may be delayed. The Prince is to live for the winter at San Remo ; but the German men of science are irritated,—first, by the preference shown for Sir Morell Mackenzie, and, secondly, by what they consider the insufficient information forwarded to men with whom at first he was in con- sultation. The Crown Prince is so popular, and his death would affect politics so deeply, that the agitation is of the most sincere kind, though it expresses itself in murmurs which raise an impression of mere professional jealousy. If the cases were reversed, and an English Prince were attended only by foreigners, we ehould think the jealousy natural.
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