The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-15 00:00:00

COUKT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The unfavourable state of
the weather this morning prevented the Queen, Prince
Albert, and the Royal Family leaving the Castle.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, and the
Princess of Hesse., at the Castle. The Royal Duchess
remained to luncheon with the august circle.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse took a car-
riage airing this afternoon, accompanied by the Countess
of Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and
Baroness Scheel.

The Royal. Family took an airing in a pony carriage
and four in the afternoon, accompanied by the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left the Castle
to day for town. Their Excellencies M. and Madame
Van de Weyer, and Lord and Lady Cowley, also took
their departure to-day.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the
Princess of Hesse, his Serene Highness Prince Edward
of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen
Dowager, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent,
the Lady in Waiting on the Princess of Hesse (La Ba-
ronne Scheel), the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Worcester, the Earl Howe, and the
Gentleman in Waiting on the Princess of Hesse (Le
Baron Meysenbuch).
The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards attended dur-
ing dinner. Her Majesty's private baud afterwards at-
tended in the Castle.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from
Windsor Castle.
Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street. Earl Fortescue had also an interview with his
Lordship yesterday.

THE WINNING OF THE INFANTA,
A ROMANTIC BALLAD.
FYTTE FIRST.
The sun shines fair on :IN euilly,'tis post the hour of dine,
Old France and his four royal sons are sitting o'er their wine ;
But untasted by the monarch's side bright gleams the Cies-
Vougeot,
As he chinks his five-franc pieces, and surveys his sons
a-row.
Oh, a wily man is that old king, his whiskers long and grey,
With a twinkle in his eye, that seems " I'm wide awake"
to say;
And the smile that plays about his lip is just the smile that
suits
The only King in Europe who has polished his own boots.
There sits dark JOINVILLE, with moustaches right truculent
of twist,
MONTPENSIER, the muffin-faced, NEMOURS the close of fist,
And young D'AumaLE, the fair and flat, a chasseur tight and
trim,
And the monarch thought " it's lucky that I've found a wife
for him."
" NEMOURS, thou art mine own true son—small dower thy
wife need pay .
By skinning flints and shaving close thou still wilt make thy
way ;
JOINVILLE I've wedded to Brazil, her diamonds and her
dollars,
And all save one I've fitted with matrimonal collars.
" There sit two royal maidens in the Escurial towers,
Their hands his prize who mystifies the European Powers;
By St. Denis, there's one for thee, MONTPENSIER, my boy !"
And down with a crack, on his third son's back, came the
monarch's hand in joy !
" For the rival knights TRAPPANI, COBURG, MONTEMOLIN,
Don FRANCISCO, Don ENRIQUE, I hold them not a pin !
Let who will have HER MAJESTY, we for the INFANTA
stand :
There are cases where one bird i' the bush is worth two birds
in band.
" What ho, my squires ! bring forth my horse, my armour,
and my shield !"
And 'twas rare to sze the ancient king how he armed him for
the field,
While his four sons gathered round him, each on his bended
knee,
And took a lesson from that old Chevalier d'lndustrie.
He hath braced his helm of humbug, his breastplate of un-
truth,
He hath taken his shield of impudence and his lance of little
ruth ;
And his sons up to the saddle-tree give him a leg at need,
And proudly paces "Artful Dodge," his old but trusty
steed: