The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

The Count of Paris.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
have rteetved this mottling from his
Royal Highness the Count de Paris the following
graceful reply to the address presented to him yes-
terday. His Royal Highness has also sent me 18'
to distribute among the poor of the parish' _Your
obedient servant,
GEORGE S. MASTER, Vicar of Twickenham.
Twickenham Vielrage, Aug. 26.

York House, Twickenham, Aug, 2591864.
Sir,—l beg you to convey to the members of the com-
mittee of which you are chairman, and to all those who
have taken part in the demonstration of yesterday, the ex-
pression of our gratification for the kind reception given to
my wife and myself by the inhabitants of Twickenham. I
thank you for the hearty welcome contained in your address.
As I told yeu, we see in it an auspicious beginning for our
new life, whose first happy days shall ever be associated
with this place. It is, indeed, no new association for roY
family. Three times in this century has it found, during
exile, an hospitable retreat in Twickenham, and the grateful
memory of it has lived through its various fortunes.
I still remember that, when a boy, my grandfather used
to point out to me among the groves of Twickenham the
former abode of his younger years. That place is again
occupied by one of us. You have alluded to the Duke
d'Aumale in terms which, I dare say, he fully deserves,
and which I regret only he has not ben able to hear ; for to
him, rather than to me, ought to have been addressed yes-
terday's demonstration. What at least I can do is to tell
you how highly all my family appreciate the feelings which
have prompted it, and to address, in my turn, to all my new
neighbours the good wishes which they have expressed to
me yesterday.—Believe me, Sir, very truly yours,

LOUIS PHILIPPE D'ORLEANS,
The Rev, G, S, Master, Vicar of Twickerthaw.

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THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT'S BIRTHDAY.—IIi
compliance with her Majesty's wishes the Royal
Horticultural Gardens were thrown open gratis to the
public this day, to celebrate the anniversary of the birthday
of his late Royal Highness Prince Albert. Seve..al military
bands were in attendance.
TEE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. —On
Sunday the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Pr'nceas
Mary of Cambridge, and the Hon Mrs Coke attended Divine
worship in the parish church, the Rev William Anderson
preaching from 2d Corinthians, 6th chapter, 2d verse, and
last clause of the verse. In the afternoon Lieu:-Col Far-
quharson, of Invercaald, paid a visit to their Royal High'
neeses at Abergeldie, after which their Royal Highnesses
had a drive in the evening. The weather has been rainy
for the last two days, with cold northerly winds, but the
rain has done much good to the crops.—Dundee Advo tiser.
Prince Peter Ddlgoroukow arrived to Stirling on
Tuesday from England and left on the same afternoon for
the Trosaehs.
The Countess Craven and the Ladies Craven
have left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Veru-
lam at Gorhambury, Herts.
Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right
Hon. Chichester Fortescue will be honoured by the com-
pany of the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale at Dudbrooke
House, Essex, in a tew drys.
Lord Aveland and the Hon. Miss Heatbcote
have left the Portland Hotel, Southsea, for the Isle of
Wight.

'1 HE BRADFIELD FLOOD RELIEF SUBSCRIPTION.
—A get,eral meeting of the committee who have
had the management of the fund subscribed for the relief
of the sufferers by the Bradfield flood was held in Sheffield
yesterday, the Mayor presiding. The Executive Commiteee
presented a long report, embracing the history of the d is-
tribution of the very large sum of money that was sub'
scribed by the public. The committee say the shopkeepi ;re
in the flooded districts have especially required aid to pro-
vent in many cases ruin to themselves and families ; this
relief has been ample and such as would at once free the
parties from their difficulties, the sums given ranging from
£5 to between £2OO and £3OO. In addition to the large
sums advanced by the Tools Committee to workmen •who•
had lost their tools, the committee have paid £361 153 to
workmen who were unable to work owing to the debris
accumulating in their "wheels." The widows who last
their husbands by the flood receive amounts varying fro
ct
108 to Ll per week. Of the 40 orphans, 19 are
groan up, require no assistance, or have one parent livirtgl
who is relieved as a widow, with an amount in proportil
ti 01l
to the number of her children—ten are in the receipt ct
of
Gd per week each—one, on the kind recommenia
Lady Wharncliffe, is placed in the "Home," Brock-lOutte'
efees:soi—nr
requirea thend tw
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service,
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by a tradesman in the town. In addition to
amountwidows and cid
srepaha hang nasr,
arising
ih0(8.7
from the given to sufferers and the at rangements with regard to 108
Owlerten. Cases of
medical and amounting to about
other aid given them
thhaodfltooodc on(etheniedfiyw iLhva2;
£3lO. The bed of the river at Owlerton has been lower d
to allow a proper fall for the oewage, and a branch of
the Water Company's mains laid down. The receipts
were £49,632 is 7d. The payments included £18,776
to the district oummittees--to the Sanitary Committee
£521
and to chief constable for sani ary purposes,
13s 2d—to Workmen's Tool Committee, £1,911 12t--t 0
Clothing Committee, £2,333 9s 9i—for weekly payments 10
widows and orphans to date, £146 6s 6d—issued directly
Executive Committee in settlement of claims, £5,173 12s 4d
—amounting altogether to £30,216 2s 6u—leaving u stir'
plus of i 9,435 4s 3d. The Executive have also voted £2OO
to members of the police force, who in many cases rsitcd
their lives, and in all greatly exerted themselves—and £5O
to Mr Jackson, the chief constable, who in most trying cir-
cumstances had proved himself a peculiarly able and
cieut officer. The report was received and adopted, after,:
long discussion. It appeared that the commit.ee w"`
enforce as against the Water Company transfers of olatnlB
to
to the amount 01 £ll,OOO, and this will swell the surplus
£30,000. In the course of the discussion a reference
made to the appeal for aid that was published shortly
aitervi
f
the calamity, and in which there was no mention wade
:7.10
the intention of the committee to return the surplus ft 1112,,,
(if any) to the subscribers. That intention was explicit J.
expressed in the appeal as it was sent out to distant townesrs
and its omission from the letter as it appeared in the
pipers
was the consequence cif a resolution of hp lecilr
to
Committee. They felt that as the fund %vas asked for
,v,
meet a certain purpose, the moment that object (oo..:1_,I
the relief of suffering caused by the flood) was accompu De_d
the surplus funds would be returned or otherwise dist:it:.
of, as the doncrs might direct, and that an eiPre" ting
mem to tha effect as unnecessary: Anoiher Mee_
will shortly be calledw to decide as to the disposal of the
surplus,