The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-19 00:00:00

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

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We !matinee from our last issue the daily reports of
the progress of ILB.H. the Prism* of Wales i-
Togensr, 9 8.171.--The Prisms passed a vary Testi etc
night. Almost no sleep. Pulse contiases fairly good.
10.30 Ls.-Tbe absenes of increase in the prostr
lion. not withstanding the strain of the maternal
restlessness, is regarded as • favourable indication.
L3O Fig.-There emcee as inerews of hopefulness
among the anxious inmates of the Lodge. although
there is no professional expression thereof. The leading
cause of swum is the continued and seemingly
uneoppiereble restlessness, which, with its obvious
accompuilments. detracts so much from the recuper.-
tive powlfr. St,ll the Royal patient, if he does not
&beau trey gain !!imnith, 15 .0 weaker. and • sound
deep would be of crucial importwoo. It may be said
that the issue turns, humanly speaking, on the
question of sleep or no sleep.
4.30 Royal Highness soon after two rallied
with something approaching to animation: and in reply
to a question from Elk W. Jenne: silo his abili-y to
take nourishment, and the nature of the nourishment
be would prefer, he asked for • glass of beer, and drank
with evident relish a glass of Burton ale, repeating
the draft twice during the afternoon. There is great
rignificance in this alacrity la taking nourishment with
apparent relish. The great desideratum is sleep, of
which his Royal Highness has had sweaty any for the
last twenty-four hours. Ile dosed • little, however,
at intervals in the early afternoon, and the expectation
exists that the efforts and expectante which are being
resorted to for inducing sleep may be crowned with
moms, in which case there will be strong grounds for
magus, bum.
IL 30 P.11.-The Prinee's wadillion tonight does not
support the glimmer of sheufaluess widish the Incident
of the afternoon seemed to 'fiord. The inability to
obtain sleep, which has new existed fee upwards of
twenty-four hours, is ocessiesiag the deepest anxiety.
Nor does any expedient seem potent to overcome the
restieerness and Induce "Nature's sweet redone One
phase of the restlessoes-the almost eentlnuous matter.
log with bat little wheceney and with seeming lack of
consciousness-is another grave indication of febrile
exacerbation. But there Is a shade of comfort in the
eirouturtancie that if there is no addition to strength
there is at least no increase in the prostration.
I understand that, independently of the chest symp-
toms, there are Indications of • probable snot:union of
the the illness from other mums not easily intelligible
to any except medical readers. These symtoms are in
course of gr•dualdevelopmeet. It would be injudicious
at the present stage to make • detailed reference to their
eharacter • but it may be stated that they are ceasing
greet anxiety to the medical mew
V7MmieDsT, 2 A.11.-The we o'clock bulletin-
" The Prince's condition is cuogianged"--econtains in It
the unwelcome implication that there has been Sill
none of the so mach deeiderated sleep, and that the
grave symptoms already alluded to in detail do not
int. It cannot be but that apprehensions of the
result become heavier in proportion to the prolongation
of the condition which the bulletin shadows forth.
Since the issue of the bulletin there has been no altera-
tion in the Prince's ocrudition. The ability to take
some liquid nourishment is the most favourable omen.
The Prime's physicians appear to have some method
not yet generally known cif relieving the chest of
phlegm. Then is ao laffammation of tise lungs so far
as I can learn. The chest difficulty is the Wag that
stands in the way of improvement, and although the
Prime sus take food and stimulants pretty widi, it is
hardly to be 'apposed that be can rally until there is a
reduotion of thee" symptoms, and a remission of that
restlessness which now prevents him from sleeping.
His strength hitherto has surprised everybody, out it
canstot last for ever.
BLeDiltra AY, Wednewlev, 8 am.-His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales has passed another
very restless nieht. The conditions do not improve.
11.30 £.M.-The Duke of Edinburgh sat up all last
night with his brother. At six o'clock this morning
Dr. Gall examined the patient, and immediate',
administered wino port wine and chicken broth, with
apparently • reviving effect. There has been no real
deep for the last two days, and, as telegraphed in my
last, the incoherent muttering continues without in-
termission. The effest of the beer drank yesterday
seems to have been a revival for the time, but this was
not lasting, and • general depression exists among the
Prime's attendants, who entertain great fears for the
future. The Duke of Edinburgh retired to rest at six
o'clock, evidently more hopeful upon seeing the patient
partake of nouriehmentr
NOoe.-Ells Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has
passed the morning without change of symptoms.
5 p..-The Prima passed an unquiet afternoon.
There is no abatement Is the gravity of the symptoms-
THUltaDer, 8.30 a.m.-Sleep, that blessing so eagerly
and anxiously looked foe, has visited the eyelids of
his Royal Highness at intervals during the night. He
has, in feet, slept • good deal-sufficient with the
repose of the evening to Impart eonsiderable re-Inviger-
anion. The abatement In the gravity of the symptoms
follows ss a legitimate result. It is pleasant to reflect
that a day, which to the Royal Family as to • nation
whose reeolleation is tenacious of worthy memories has
already its full harden of sad associations, has been
ushered in with good tidings consenting their newest
and present we.
11.30 a.m.-lhe favourable conditions in the Prince's
'tattled!' happily maintain themselves, and the absence
of rosaceous's continues to be • feature. The indica-
Boas are unquestionably hopeful, and a toile of sub.
duel eheerfniness shows itself. The lowering of Or
temperature, and the more natural pulse, losvt their
slgailleance even to nun-professional persons, indicating
as they do the abatement of the febrile condition,
1 p.m,-The tidings still continue favourable. The
Prince wallows quiet, sleeping at. intervals, and
taking nourishment with some freedom. This morn-
ing at half-past wren his Royal Highness took put of
an egg and ewers' tessmoossfuls of brandy and water.
Naturally there is mush reassurance.
The Quin, accompanied by the Priam's Louis*, has
been paying • visit to the boy Meg& who is rather
better this mania"
3.33 p.m.-The rrinee's condition steadily improves,
and that, too, in one of the most important points.
The temperature is bettu,and the respiration is better.
The feeling of cheerfulness iriereassa in the house, and
with good warrant, although, however fervent are the
aspirations of all,over-sangalne anticipation must not be
prematurely indulged in.
11 PAL-What the tea o'clock bulletin indicate' as !
• "quiet evening" has been more speelficelly • period
during whit& the Prim:atm had intervals of easy sleep,
and has taken nourishment hour by hoar. The abate.
went of the febrile symptoms becomes of happier
significanos.
FRIDAY. 1.30 aM.-The Prime is In a wend healthy !
slumber of a more :Mural and lee' Interrupted kind !
then he has enjoyed for for some days, and there is
every symptom of its watinusnee. There IS marked
abatement in the febrlls symptoms, sad the local affee-
tion connected with the air passages has become
materially alleviated. The rekindled torch of hope
earns brighter and brighter every hour.
The following is village gossip, and mast be taken
with the usual grain of salt. The opinion here is that,
lithe Prince's illness is due I. sewer gas, the fever was
caught it Sandringtuint, where workmen have been busy !
making examinations. So deeply-rooted was the idea
that the invalid must succumb, that orders were given
for the bells of West Newton to tell for one hour and
• half as soon as ths death of the Pdaise was knowa.
The Prince slept calmly and peaceable right through
the night, the natural desire being added by the an of
the simple, old-fashioned manotie-a hop pillow.
Sir William Janney moms hopeful, but expresses
himself in the most guarded manner, saying that we
must be thankful foe Aldus* fprogrees we have
made. I believe that now of the members of the
Royal Family sat up with the Prince during the night. !
The medical attendants remained by themselvesr
8.30 e.X.-While the physicians do not appear by
their oolal statesneats to be too sanguine, their tone !
is nevertheless easseereging. The debility they speak
of is • necessary consequence of the protracted and
violent attack from which his Royal Highness muff as,
but as long as the peers* Wee of the system goes on
Improving, we must rest contest that the skill of the
doctors is doing its work, and that the final issue will
be satisfactory.
11.30. -The fever has left the Prince, acd the brim-
chill affection has subsided, seas to muse no distress.
Here, then, you have • cessation of all malign in-
Silence. The doctors are now free to soneentrate them-
selves on the restoration of sorely overtaxed strength.
This will be • work of time. A man is not brought
bask from the Up of the grave in • day or • week;
but with God's good kindness and immunity from
relapses the Prince's recovery may be taken as assured.
7.30 FL-With the lowered tempera-are indlesting
the
reeendtP"tt, sevivereabrofenvisehrial"st no
Inconvenience
his laßeal flfma theighniss
has been easy throughout the day, either damping softly
Übe • waisted child, or when awake manifesting dear-
ness and calmness of mind, and taking nourishment to
an tutu* perfectly satisfactory to his medical advisers.
For the first time for many days these gentlemen,
whose devotion has been equalled only by their skilful.
nem, held themselves free to resort to the mach needed
re-Invigoration of outdoor exercise.
This morning the geese and the Princess Beatrice
attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, walked a
the park to the pretty little church of Bandring=
situated just within the park boundaries, sad spent
some time in the building. In the churchyard, Mose to
the east end of the church, under the window, and
visible from the drawing-nom windows of Sandringha m
house, is the Grose over the grave of the infant ebildor
the Prime and Princess, who died in April. The pretty
white marble crone bears the inscription, "Suffer little
children to some unto se."
ICI the afternoon the Quest drove out, aosompanied
by Princess Alias Her Majesty showed wonderfully
little evidence either of her late illness or of the more
recent strain, both physical and mental, which she has
undergone. True her lase is peke and thinner then is
its wont, but her customary activity is no whit
Impaired. Her Majesty, who rods in an open park.
phaeton, drawn by two of the Prince of Wales's greys,
was driven by Princess AU.., on whom freshnessof
complexion her long, affeeeicanate vigils in the sick room
have for the time left their trams: The Queen and beg
daughter, who were unattended by an outrider, drove to
Castle Rising, retuning about half.past four in the
afternoon to Sandringham House,
The lad Bleu is, I believe, not quite se well today,
and his state OthiliODl some anxiety. He had, how.
ever, no difficulty of recognklng his illustrious vlsitor
of yesterday, and it is good to hear the country people !
comment in their breed hearty way upon the incidents
of that visit. The Prince and Princess of Wales they
kaow. A cheery sell fromliteformer,and aisvitiolar
"hokum from the latter, are not rarities to mike
them • world's wonder of ; but that the Qiith of Eng.
land should have the thoughtfulness to visit • groom
boy lying sick In aloft thove a stable takes them.
as • sailor would say, "all *beck."
SATORD&Y, 1.30 a.m.-The bulletin, notifying as it
does that the "Prince has had some sleep," is q alto
favourable. In eddition to this negative &mar 1
have private informal= that lees than bat an hour ago
the Prima was netteakitll. and had every prospect
an guy lering .
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