In this context should be noted the constant criticisms of the _Court Circular_--the ironical suggestions that it should be published in French or Italian,[13] and the castigation, under the heading "Genteel Christianity," of the announcement of the confirmation of the "juvenile nobility and gentry" by the Bishop of London in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. [Footnote 13: ... "Buckingham Palace, where, it is said, if a person puts a question in English he is asked in German or French what he means."] Five years later we come across a truly delightful suggestion, prompted by the vacancy in the Laureateship, for the employment of the new occupant of the post:-- ... The chief difficulty we see about the office, is the fact of there being nothing to do in it. The virtues of our Queen are of too matter-of-fact a sort, and of too everyday occurrence, to be the subject of mere holiday odes, or, indeed, of fiction in any shape. If any duties are to be attached to the Laureateship, we would propose that they should consist of the task of giving a poetical turn to that otherwise very dull and uninteresting affair, the _Court Circular_, which fills the somewhat contemptible duty of Paul Pry in constant attendance on what ought to be the domestic privacy of royalty. As an illustration of what we mean, we give the following specimen:-- This morning at an early hour, In Osborne's peaceful grounds, The Queen and Prince--'spite of a shower-- Took their accustomed rounds. With them, to bear them company, Prince Leiningen he went, And with the other royal three, The Duchess, eke, of Kent. His Royal Highness Prince of Wales Went forth to take the air; The Princess Royal, too, ne'er fails His exercise to share. On the young members of the flock Was tenderest care bestowed, For two long hours by the clock They walked--they ran--they rode. Calmly away the hours wear In Osborne's tranquil shade, And to the dinner-party there Was no addition made. Judge-Advocate Sir D. Dundas Having returned to town, The Royal family circle has Settled serenely down. It is not too much to assume that _Punch's_ ridicule assisted in eliminating some, at least, of these excrescences on the official record of life at Court.