NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE immediate danger to the Emperor Frederick, which was for a few hours extreme, has passed away, the fever and suffocation having both been relieved by the bursting of an abscess in the trachea. His Majesty is, of course, no better; Indeed, according to the Lancet, he is worse, for the disease itself is making steady progress; but the risk of life has for the moment been suspended. So have the furious attacks upon the Court and the English doctors, the Conservative and military parties having apparently agreed to be quiescent during the visit of the English monarch. Queen Victoria has been well received in Berlin, and has had long interviews with Prince Bismarck, ending, it is reported—but such reports are constantly erroneous—in much contentment on both sides. Riunoturs, of course, are afloat as to the political object of these interviews, but they probably tended much more to mutual information than to decisions. The Queen is not so powerless in foreign affairs as it is etiquette to assume; but she cannot bind her Government. As far as is yet known, the effect of the visit to Berlin, which ended on Wednesday, has been decidedly satisfactory.
