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

LONDON, MONDAY, MAX 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, aro 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 J oung
lady had attained the ripe age of ten
years. His sister, the Princess Loma,
has already been betrothed to the Prince
Regent of Baden—the contrazt 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 AL-
BERT now aged 4 years, and that thus the con-
nection between the Courts of St. James's and of St.
Petersburg may ba 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 (-A de is main-
tained, with Brahminictl tenacity—an exclusion
almost as complete as that of the Hindoos them-
selves. Circassian slavery is not more complete than
that of the unfortulte female victims, whose chains
are not the less onerous from being richly
gilded. For this they aro 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-
duced, and by which every reigning family .
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Europe is closely connected, that popular rights
have so long been withheld. 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
their 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 further endurance.
As we have already stated all the dynasties of
the Continent are connected together by these
complicated intermarriages. The claim of "con,-