The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-18 00:00:00

A ROYAL LOVE AFFAIR

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The Courrier Francais gives the following from
Frankfort :
" it has been stated in the German Journals, that the
Hereditary Grand Duke fell ill on his journey to War-
saw, and was returning to St. Petersburg. Tue Prince
did, in fact, stop at Mohileu, but his indisposition was a
moral and not a physical one. Before his late journey
into Germany and England, the Grand Duke, who
in taste and character very much resembles his
uncle, the Emperor Alexander, whose name he
bears, had fallen deeply in love with one of the
maids of honour of the Empress his mother. The
young lady, repelled his advances, till the Prince, excited
by passion, declared he would marry her. The Emperor
Nicholas, on being made acquainted with this vow, sent
for his ' grand galliard,' as he is accustomed to call
his eldest son, scolded him roundly, ordered him to
travel abroad, and not to return until he had become
affianced to some foreign princess. It seems to be
the fate of the Princes of the family of Itoinanow to
be attracted by females of the countries which they
oppress. The Grand Duke Constantine married a
Polish lady, and she who has inspired the strong
passion in the oreast of the present Hereditary Grand
Duke is the daughter of General Kallinowski, formerly
Aide-de-camp to Murat, when King of Naples, who,
atter the fall of the empire, and the death of his
master, was inscribed in the black books in the po-
lice in every kingdom of Europe. Proscribed as a
member of the Italian Carbonari—known to be brave
and adventurous, though somewhat of a braggadocio—
General Kallinowsky was the terror of all Italy, and
yet we find his daughter among the Maids of Ho-
nour of the Empress of Russia. The heir of the
Czar, in his travels, taken in obedience to his father's
commands, having passed in review all the Princesses
ou the list given to him by the Emperor Nicholas,
arrived at Darmstadt, where he found one whose
name was not in the catalogue, and impelled, probably
by the spirit of opposition, declared that he preferred
' her to all others. The Emperor received his son
with open arms, and desired hien, after resting a few
days, to return to Darmstadt. But, in the meantime,
the Prince had been again in company with Mdlle.
Kallinowsky, and had scarcely left St. Petersburg when
he repented of what he hid done, and, on reaching
Mohdeu, refused to proceed. The Emperor now
forbids his return to St. Petersburg ; the Prince
persists in not continuing his journey, and thus remains
like the coffin of Mahomet. In the meantime the Court
of the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt is in a state of
great disquietude, and worse still, it suffers its chagrin
to be apparent. Recently the police of Darmstadt has
seized a great many lithographic portraits of the
Princess, which have been printed at Manheim, and
exposed fur sale in the capital. The reason for this
seizure is that the name of the Princess is inscribed
at the bottom of the portrait in the German, French,
and Russian languages, describing her in the latter as
the affianced bride of the Grand Duke of Russia. M.
de Brunow, who is now at Darmstadt, where he is
accredited as well as at Stuttgardt, is badly rewarded
for his glorious mission to London, for he is placed in
a very delicate position. He is at a loss what to say
to the Court, where all the saloons are decorated, and
preparations made for a grand festival in honour of the
expected bridegroom. He cannot leave it for Stutt-
gardt, as the Emperor desires him to remain to receive
his son. Thus he risks the loss of his diplomatic re-
putation at this Court, because the son of his master,
being infatuated with a pretty Polish girl, will not
come into Germany."