The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-25 00:00:00

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, August 24.
"After the official reception at the Spanish Bal'
bassy," says the Union," the King of Spain paid
a visit to Count Aquilla, his uncle, and we have
been assured that the interview was most cordial,
and full of sympathy on the part of the King for
the misfortune of the royal house of Naples. On
the following day Count Aquila went to see his
nephew at the palace of St. Cloud."
Prince Napoleon has arrived in Paris on his re'
turn from his excursion to Scotland. His yacht
entered the port of Havre yesterday morning, and
the prince immediately left by rail for the capital.
M. Mora, the Mexican Minister to the Courts of
Russia, Copenhagen, and Stockholm, left Paris last
evening for the purpose of notifying to the Govern'
meats to which he is accredited the accession of his
Sovereign, the Emperor Maximilian I.
General Marquis de Grouchy, senator, has just
died in Paris.

The Count and Countess de Paris at

Twickenham.

Yesterday afternoon the public reception of the
Count and Countess de Paris (whose recent ma"
riago at the Kingston Roman Catholic Chapel will
be well remembered) took place at York Houser
Twickenham, on their return from spending the
honeymoon. In order to welcome them home with
proper rejoicings a subscription had been previously
made among the inhabitants of Twickenham, and a
committee appointed (of which the Rev. G. S•
Master, the vicar, was chairman) for the purpose of
decorating the approaches leading to York House'
their future home.
Great preparations had been made in the village
for the entry of the Count and Countess,and Church-
street and the various roads leading to the house
were decorated with figs, banners, and mottoes,
while the approaches nearest the mansion were gay
with coloured poles, ornamented with shields bear-
ing the arms of the ex-royal family of France, the
fleun delis being everywhere conspicuous. A tri-
umphal arch, formed of flowers, banners, and escut-
cheons surmounted by the word " Welcome" in
large letters, and crowned with a coat of arms and
coronet, had been constructed, while from the poles
already mentioned hung bright garlands of flowers
and streamers of every hue, forming, with the irnA
mense crowd of spectators which had assembled
near the entrance. a gay and lively scene.
_ .

Shortly before four o'clock the members of the
committee, consisting of the Rev. G. S. Master, Mr
H. G. Bohn, and other gentlemen, took up a posi-
tion near the gate of the mansion in order to pre.
ssnt an address, while near the spot the band of the
16th S3uth-West Middlesex Volunteers were sta.
tioned, and agreeably diversified the proceedings
with their music.

A few minutes afterwards the Count and Countess
de Paris arrived in an open carriage amid merry
peals of bells from the parish church and a
royal salute of 21 guns fired from the ait. On
reaching the gate the carriage was brought to 5
standstill, while the Rev. G. S. Master read an
address of congratulation and welcome.
The address, which was engrossed on fine vel-
lum and beautifully illuminated, was then presented
to the count, who, in a speech which could hardly
be heard from the noise of the cheering, returned
thanks, and trusted that he and the countess would
eric'Y that happiness the wish for which had been
so kindly tendered by the inhabitants of Twickend
ham. Mr Bohn then read a history of York House,
which was also handed to the count, after which
Mrs Master and Miss Bohn presented the Com.
tees de Paris with two bouquets of choice flowers,
which were most courteously received, and the
carriage immediately afterwards drove through the
triumphal arch to the mansion, where the count
and countess alighted and proceeded to the ivy-
covered wall of the river front. In the meadow'
beneath this wall, and opposite the ait,
the childrea
(to the number of about 1,300) of the various pare.
cbial schools had ben collected. These carried
numerous flags and banners; and on the appear-
ance of the Count and the Countess de Paris
and the Duke and Duchess de Montpeneier
tha
cheering was excessive. Each child was afterwards
presented with a fcurpenny piece in memory of the
event ; and the proceedings of the day were agree-
ably brought to a close by a display of fireworr.o
on the river, the barge from which they were dis-
charged being decorated with lamps and floe. de its,
while the streets of Twickenham were bright wall
the illumination proceeding from the shops and
houses of the principal tradesmen.

His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador Oa
the Countess Apponyi returned to Chandos House yeste"
day from visiting the Earl and Countess Russell at Woblirl'
Abby. Beds.
The Duke: and Duchess of Northumberland ar°
expected to arrive at Northumberland House to-llor::
from Sion House. On the following day they will 155'
town for the North.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland b have ire
arrived at Tarbet House, in the north of Scotland/

way to Dunrobin Castle.
will
The Marquis and Marchioness of liaßtil3g's
leave.Loudouu Castle, Ayrshire, on Friday nest for Doning"
ton Park, Leicestershire, where they will receive a sale
circle of friends for Lichfield and Derby races.
The Earl and Countess Spencer are expected to
proceed on a continental four in the course of the ensuing
week,
The Earl and Countess of Seafield, with Viscount
Hon.
Grant,
Reidhaven, have arrived at 13aluaacaan, for the shooting
season, from Cullen lion auund.d ca
it l
Viscountees Jocelyn
Trusses Jocelynhave arrived at the Hotel Mirabeau, Paris, from London•
Viscount Courteuay and Lord Poltimore
have large parties during, the ensuing week /or the Devon
and Exeter race meetings.
Lord Landesborough has arrived at his deer'
shooting quarters, Tulchan Lodge, Glenisia.
Lord Houghton has left London for the baths
of icily.
Sir Lydston Newman, who.has been Making
tour in South Walt-s, will entertain a distinguished Tw't/
at
'li
S,t,arcross uring the xetr races.
ne marridage of Lieut E.-e Col. Farquharson of 1114
sO svo!a
' vercauld with Miss Oswald eldest daughter of Nr
of Auchincruive, is fixed to take plaoe in London early
ra
the month of November.
DISTRESS IN THE UNITED STATES.--The sescil
Women. in Philadelphia and New York are in great
ivory,
distress, as their scanty earnings are insufficient to an
them. For soldiers' pants they get only from 6 to 8 cell._
in paper money ; and for shirts one dollar tents,dozen
with 16
eluding button-holes and all complete. For en
button-holes, they get 15 cents per tent. These d
or°:ilia.,
have held large meetings both in New York an I) 0,,
delphia, but a dear ear has been paid to tOr rew-
itrances,