The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-15 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and niece Consort visited in the afternoon
the Mu euni at South Kensington, attended by the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting. Afterwards her Majesty,
with the Princeses Alice and Helena, drove out in an
open carriage. In attendance were Lady Churchill, Cal.
the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Lieut.-Cnl. Cavendish.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode out on
horseback, attended by Capt. du Plat.
In the evening her Majesty's dinner party included ber
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Ter-
ceira, the Sardinian Minister Marquis d'Azeglio, the
Portuguese Mini-ter, and Countess de Lavradio, the
Russian Minister Baron Brunnow, the Earl and Countess
of Clarendon and Lady Constance Villiers, the Earl of
Sefton, Lord John Manners, Lady Fanny Howard,
Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount and Vis-
countess Harding., the Right Hon. Sir J din and Lady
Pakington, and Major-Gen. Sir George Wetberail.
The band of the Grenadier Guards 'attended in the
Palace, and played during dinner—
Overture, " Guillaume Tell"
Selection, " Der Frieschutz" Weber.
Quadrille • D. Godfrey.
The Queen's private band afterwards performed in the
Drawing-room the following pieces :

Overture, ." Nau.lerille" Maurer.
Selection, " Oberon" Web ar.
Romance' " Fanchonette" ' Clapis,Ton.
Main* and Quintetto. " Turandol" Reissiger.
Air de Ballet, "Der Schwartzo Ritter" Haenasel.

TILE PRINCE OF WALES AT BLAIOTEY.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY 111011NLNG.

Blarney-has been rendered famous in song and
story by its po:session -of a stone--so magical that
whoever kisses it •at once bocci-meet modein"
mosthenee. As might naturadly ba expected, his
Royal H•gliness was attracted, by the renown of
this wonder-working object; and has paid it a visit.
If, however, dependence is to be placed on the vera--
city of the Cork Reporter, the heir apparent had
not the felicity-of embracing it with his royal lips.
With some diffictil(y, and the exercise of no small
degree of cauton, the distinguished tourist sue.
ceeded in ascenjing the broken staircase to the top
of the castle to view the m stune which

" Whoever kisses
Never misses to grow eloquent."
But, alas ! the stone is s• plated that its votary
must be held. by the feet, with his head pointing to
the green sward that smiles

" Far, far below,"

before he can succeed in touching it ; and Capt. do
Roo, who had special charge arks Royal Highness,
did not choose to run the risk of having his Royal
Highness even for an instant in such a perilous po-
sition. The woman who keeps the keys of the castle
did not fail to inquire, and on being answered that
none of them kissed the stone, railed at them galy,
more especially at • the young prince, who lost by
such an omission the qualification to, " become a
member of Parliament." When they retired and
had proceeded a short distance, she learned from
some person present that.the young gentleman was
the Prince of Wales, whereupon she ran after them
some distance, calling after them to come back,
for that she had not known who they were ;
but, as they were not inclined to obey her man
date, she in a loud voice in Irish informed some
of her conapanions who were before them that
the' young gentleman was the Queen's son.
They next entered the Rock-close, in which the
care-taker did vet fail to point out the Witch's
Cave and all the other curiosities and natural_ beau-
ties of the place, with which his Highness was
highly pleased. They then proceeded-through the
demesne and along the side, of the lake, which ap•
peered to ulnas advantage as its varying eddies
sparkled in the sunshine. Passing out of the upper
gate and returning to Cork by the old Lee road,
the lake and demesne were seen from a different
point of view. The driver, who was as communi-
cative as the drivers of Irish jaunting cars gene-
rally are, drew his Royal Highness's attention to
everything worthy of notice along the road—Carri-
,arohane Castle, the Model Farm, the Lunatic Asy-
lum, the new Water Works. Passing over Wel-
lington-bridge, and proCeeding down the Western-
road, the handsome villas of Sunday's-well, so de-
lightfully situated and so handsomely constructed,
presented a picture which it may be possible to
match, but which it would be difficult to transcend.
His Royal Highness visited the College, and
walked through the various parts of the building.
His Royal Highness endeavoured to remain ineog ,
but while driving through George's-street, the
Grand Parade, and the South Mall, was (from his
resemblance to his royal mother) known by a great
many who had beard of his arrival. His Royal
Highness proceeded to the terminus of the Bandon
Railway, where several persons were assembled, and
after a short delay, during which many pressed for-
ward eagerly to see him, entered a railway carriage,
and proceeded, amidst three hearty cheers, to Ban-
don. His Royal Highness intended, as well as we
could learn (for, being very desirous to travel pri-
vately, he wished to keep bis movements secret) to
stay at Lord Bandon's residence until Tuesday,
when he would return to Cork, and proceed on
board the Osborne, then weigh anchor, sail round
the coast to Bantry Bay, where he would land,
and hiving seen the wonderful productions of na-
ture in the western part of the county Cork, pass
onward to the Lakes of Killarney, and the
other objects of interest in that neighbour-
hood. The length of his Royal Highness's stay
from the Palace has been fixed at a fortuight, so
that the tour will be completed by Saturday week.
The Daily Express, in its leading columns, al.
ludes at some length tothe visit of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Waled to Ireland. That journal
says :—" It is very difficult for the Prince, who, if
spared, is to be our future King, to travel in this
country for the improvement of his own mind in
that simple and cpti-t manner which he evidently
prefers. Official personages and cortm-at- bodies
are eager to do him honour and to obtrude their re-
spectful attentions, while the people, excited by
the presence of Royalty, throng around the young
Prince, giving enthusiastic expression to their
loyal devotion. His Royal Highness wisely avoids
this as far as possible. lie rises early, goes ashore,
walks abroad with his tutor and suite to examine
the country and the people as they are in their or-
dinary condition. He takes his passage in the river
steamer to Cork, admiring the beanties of the Lee.
He rambles about the city, without being known,
and when he is known he declines any public de-
monstration. Having seen the beautiful city,' his
Royal Highness took his sett on one of Bianeoni's
four-wheeled outside c Ira, armed with a stout
walking-stick. After 'visiting Blarney Castle we
learn that he was to proceed to B indoe, ani then
to Glengariff. It was supposed that bisptmeipal ob-
ject was to visit the lakes of Killarney ; but that
pleasure would be better 'postponed to a more fa-
vourable season, when the sky is more clear, when
the arbutos is in leaf, and the many-tinted verdure
of the woods that clothe the hills and skirt tle.)
lakes will exbibit in perfection the charms ef that

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