The reports of the week as to the health of
the Emperor of Germany and the Crown Prince are, on the whole, favourable. The Emperor has, however, been seriously ill for twelve days, during which he has not appeared at the window when the Guard marched past, and it is even now doubtful whether he will be able to leave Berlin for his usual holiday. Even a cold is matter of anxiety in a man over ninety, and the Emperor's attack was mach more than a cold. The Crown Prince lute arrived in England. to be present at the jubilee ceremonial ; but be will remain under the care of Dr. Morell Mackenzie, who fears that his cure may occupy some time. Professor Virchow's report upon the growth on the Prince's larynx has been published in erten80, and is decisive against the suspicion of cancer. The Professor, however, adds,—" Whether a favourable prognosis be justifiable for the malady, considered as a whole, cannot be concluded with certainty from the two pieces of the growth that were removed. There is, however, nothing in them to awaken a suspicion of a further and more serious affection of these parts." He probably fears a loss of voice, which would be a serious embarrassment to a German Emperor.
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