NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tin Public are as much in the dark as ever in regard to the real na- ture of the King's illness ; but to whatever category of disease it may belong, his Majesty, if there is faith in bulletins, would seem to be better, or at least not worse, than he was last week. We subjoin these documents, which must speak for themselves, as, in truth, the task of interpreting them becomes daily more difficult. We have no conjectures of our own to offer ; we can only express our hopes that his Majesty's illness may have a different issue from that which most of our contemporaries seem to anticipate.
"Windsor Castle, May 2, 1830.—The King's symptoms have not varied. His Majesty has passed another bad night."
"Windsor Castle, May 3, I830.—The King has suffered much by want of sleep; nevertheless, his Majesty's symptoms are mitigated this morning."
"Windsor Castle, May 4, 1830.—The King slept some hours last night ; and his Majesty feels himself rather better this morning." "Windsor Castle, May 5, I830.—The King continues much the same : his Majesty has passed a comfortable night." "Windsor Castle, May 6, 1830.—The King 'passed the whole of yesterday comfortably; his Majesty's symptoms were mitigated; but his Majesty has passed a bad night."
Windsor Castle, May 7, 1830.—The King has passed the last twenty-four hours under a continued mitigation of his symptoms."
" Preadsor Castle, May 8, 1830.—The King has had a comfortable night, with some hours of sleep. His Majesty's symptoms corinue the same
