The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-19 00:00:00

and his age, form in your own mind any cook
at all satisfactory to you, as to the prohab' "141
Con of the King's illness? I really Ca led"'
Ca on t. can only give the answer I have dune before ,
can only conjecture, and there is no other
m% I'
of judgment I can perceive, than that of
-1-1
ing the present with his Majesty's former
Olsen: at the same time, I think, the circumstance:"
such, as to render it likely that the present lad:
sition will be a longer indisposition thane 1'
woe oil,
former.
Have you ever know an instance of a pen"
the King's age, and deprived of sight, coeutt,.°
perfectly fri:en. an. attack, such as his Maies '
labours under ? I have never known, no
fi'r
recollect, .but one person who Was affected :it
this disorder, who was as old as the King, tad&
person saw ; but that person did not recover.
Have you a more or less sanguine expeetatiese
his Majesty's ultimate recovery, now, than you 61
at the period when you were examined before
174
Privy Council ? I have rather a less saiguineee.
pectation ; but the difference in that respect I onibi
to sly, Is very little.
Have you a more or less sanguine expects
lies on
his Majesty's speedy recovery, now, than you kid
at that period ? I Never thought it likely that
ly
Majesty would recover soon; if there is any chitti
in my sentiments now, it is must probably twit
will °be longer thin I thought at 000 time.
What has made you somewhat less sanitise of
the Klng'sspeedy recovery, than Toe were, voce
examined before the Privy Council ? That thereau
been another attack since I was examined; col I
think the remissios since the attack Iles been heal
so complete as some of the former ones were.
Having stated, in the earlier part of mum,
mination, that you believed-his Majesty's affection
for the deceased Princess, and grief 'luring hero,
ness, was the cause of his Majesty's indispoitisal
I will you state whether, in your opinion, thcie,
cunistance of such a cause bring assignable, is ft,
vnurable or otherwise, with regard to the peeped
of his Majesty's recovery ?—I can only antreerns
question by conjecture; but I should say, upo
whole, it was rather favourable. It is been
know some fixed cause for the complaint, ante
better likewise that the cause should hate crate
which it has done in the present instance.

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lIRDAY; Dec, 15 1510
2BERnsm call; d in;
Dr. vll4l awl Ex.
• ansined.
EThe first eight answers of Dr. Humans vk
similar to those given before the Peery Council:l
State your epinioll Upon the present state of h
Majesty's health, u compared with that at th
time you were eXamined before the Priv, Cunard
k
dt,
vccorunicde
do you conceive him to he better or worse, or S
muchthestethsetatiteaLlstheo. ibveerhiginih t totobladil
that answer, that his Majesty has not continued sal
formly in the same state suteel was examined h
fore the Privy Council ; but has been worse fur
few daystand since then has bees hence again.
.-.When did you Nat see the King?. I stye the
yesterday mojelpg. • •-t
What avis;hie state et--thitt UatK
that his Majesty had pasted a very good ui6
previous to. my seeing his Majesty it theca.
it had been mentioned to him,, that bia Physic
or some of theds, were coming to town for
purpose of being examined; and I believe It
owing to that cause, that his Majesty had all
hurry upon him at the time I saw him : I come
it was owing to that cause, because his CUM
tion was directed to that subject.
By whom had the communication one
the King, that his Physicians were coming WS
to be examined ? I understood it to have bail
by Dr. Reynolds.
Did Dr. Reynolds make that commanicatios
the King, by the advice and with the cosmos
of the other Physicians, or with their kettel
Dr. Reynolds meaning to Comet° town-Alai
the other Physicians, had seen his Majesty alb"
and mentioned it to him, I believe, wltta be'
by himself, and , previous to any commits*
with the other Physicians.
Will you have the goodness to define.,
mean by the wbrd hurry ?" Talkies
pithy, ,and with quicker transitions from oat 01
ject to another: - '
Is the Committe to understand, that Tea
to express an incoherent talking ? No.
As you presume that the cOmmunicatiosadtei
the King had occasioned the hurry you witogir
do you mean to inform the Committee, that, API
having a good night, the King has been in *Pin
sent illness, invariably' better than when be ",
passed a sleepless night, or 'a night with sell lit
sleep ? Ile has, very generally, been better at
.eitssilig a good night.
liar that alwass been the cue? It has not
ways been the case.
When you state, that you expect that the
recovery will not be very distant, whet limitativa
time do you apply to the words 'a very distant
can apply no distinct limitation ; but io hit.
jesty's last illness I was called to attend kill
the 12th of February, 1i304; and his Majesty
presided at a-Council, think, on the 9,3 d of
following : I should expect his illness in,
present case, to follow nearly the same ch
IS 'in that illness ; and, , what I us,
tp .have been. the case in his former
Do you expect thit, dating from this day,
Majesty is likely to he so far recovered *Uhl!
I isonth, as to be able to preside at a Council.
cannot possibly give any distinct answer to,
question ; there is nothitit that makes it its
and .there is nothing-that leads me to 07
It
so,.
have you seen such symptoms of his Mir
disorder, since you were examined before the
Council, as to lead you to hope hit recovery
-be,more speedy than you did when you iCt
examined ? I think there are no circumstato
lead me to expect it would 'be more speedy!.
when I was examined before the PrivyC01.111:111;e.
Have there been- any circumstances which
duced you to abate of your hopes and ex.
of a speedy' recovery? No circumstances tea,
Me to abate my hopes of his ultimate recovery' •

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