The German Emperor, we are glad to perceive, is said
to be benefiting greatly by his tour in the Mediterranean. It must certainly be an enjoyable one, for it enables him, under the pleasantest and least formal conditions, to see the most celebrated harbours, and make or renew the acquaintance of the Southern Kings and statesmen. He has, for instance, seen the Kings of Spain, Portugal, and Italy, and doubtless will see the King of Greece. His ap- preciation of Gibraltar, which he pronounced "grand, like . all English things," was characteristic, if in a sense unex- pected, the usual foreign opinion being that we think too much of the great fortress. It is denied that his Majesty seeks in his voyage to promote any political object ; but it is improbable, as he is independent of his Ministers, that he . wastes his.opportunities of impressing his personal views upon • the great men with whom he talks. We should imagine, for instance, that Lord Lansdowne would find his arrangements with M. DelcassA about Morocco made a little more difficult by the Emperor's tour, the German Court by no means ap- provhig an agreement which, if carried out, would, besides drawing Britain and France inconveniently together, make German interference in Morocco nearly impossible. A word or two might wake sleeping jealousies in both Spain and Italy.
