The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-26 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYNSPIO THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

Trifi EVENING
THE TIUGEDY QUEEN.

After which,

RtTRIBIT

To conclude with
STAY AT HOME.

ROYAL SURREY TFIRATRE.

Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crematelt.

TIM EVENING,
MARTIN CHIJZZLEWIT.

To be followed by
A THUMPING LEGACY.

To conclude with
TWICE KILLED.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPEIITIigATRE.

Lessee and Mana:er, Mr. Wm. Cooke.

THIS EVENING,

The highly successful Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, called
THE HORSE OF THE CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the
Abruzzi, in which Mr. William Cooke's Horses, trained by him, will
exhibit a number of novel and extraordinary feats.
After which,
The transcendently beautiful ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP in the
CIRCLE.
T 1 conclude with a TRIOMPHE EQUESTRE.
Box-office open from Eev,m till roar. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

iIIGFI WATER. AN LONDON BRIDOg.

THIS DAY—Morn. 2 min. aft. 6—Evening 32 min. aft. 6
T Woßitow—hforn. 1 miu. aft. 7—Evening 35 min. aft. 7

THE VirEATFIER—Smr OFFICE, MAY 25.
THERMOMETER, IN TDB SHADS.
66 hignest since noon yesterday.
62 .lowest this morning and during the night.
61 -this day at noon.
BAROMICTSR-29.73—rising.
WlND—Light and variable, from S.S.E. to W.N.W.,
with fine sunshiny weather. Some sprinkles of rain in
morning.

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MAY 26.
66 —highest since noon yesterday.
N 3 —lowest this morning and daring the night.
70 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.09 —rising.
WIND, S.W.—Light, with dull mild weather.

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LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1856.

" Grim-visaged war" being banished from the
earth, the adult unmarried members of the seve-
ral Royal houses are on the look out for suitable
matches. The matrimonial market is active, and
German Princes and Princesses are "looking up."
The demand is considerable, but it is fully met
by the supply, and old and young, who happen
to belong to "the family" of Sovereigns, are on
the alert. Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of Prussia
at present occupies the English ground. His al-
liance with the PRINCESS ROYAL, aged 15 years,
has been virtually arranged for the last five years,
the ardent lover having commenced his dis-
interested courtship, when the fair young
lady had attained the ripe age of ten
years. His sister, the Princess Louisa.,
has already been betrothed to the Prince
Regent of Baden—the contract being rather
rapidly decided on, in order that the doubtful
honour of a Russian marriage might be avoided.
As the feelings and affections of the parties are
but little consulted in these matters it is more
than probable that the Grand Ducal suitor may
accept as a substitute the daughter of Prince Ai-
BERT now aged 3 4 years, and that thus the con-
nection between the Courts of St. James's and of St.
Petersburg may be brought about, although in a
more circuitous manner than at first contemplated.

It is Germany that is chiefly concerned in these
various matters. Her numerous petty Princes are
always available for any chance. She thus continues
to have a predominant German influence at every
Court. It is thus that the ruling caste is main-
tained, with Brahminical tenacity--an exclusion
almost as complete as that of the Hiudoos them-
selves. Circassian slavery is not more complete than
that of the unfortuate female victims, whose chains
are not the less onerous from being richly
gilded. For this they are educated. The
suitor, whose claims are favoured by the head
of the house, must be accepted, however repug-
nant to/the feelings of the victim. She has no
more freedom of choice than if exposed for sale
in the market, and about to be knocked down to
the highest, although by no means the fairest,
bidder.

It is by the various ramifications thus intro-
every reigning family in
duced, and by which
Europe is closely connected, that popular rights
have so long been withhold. Should there be
any feeling of discontent, there is always some
Royal brother-in-law or cousin ready to assist the
unpopular sovereign, and to crush the expression
of the popular will. The frogs in the fable could
not consent to the supremacy Of one of themselves,
and they had ample reason to deplore the fatuity
that led to the elevation of the " log" and
" stork" dynasties. Not more so, however, than
most European states have had in reference
to marriages, with which it is by a pleasant fiction,
declared that the Peoples have no concern. All
ti.,eir business is to pay the stipulated dower ;
and, in case of emergency, to be prepared to sup-
port a set of Princely paupers, expelled from their
own countries by their quondam subjects, irritated
beyond farther endurance.

As we have already stated all the dynasties of
the Contiziant are Connected together by these
complicated igtermarriagez. The claim of "COW`