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

Our Iron-clad Fleet.

According to official records we find that. England's iron-
clad vessels of war already afloat, and all of which have been
but recently built, amount to 19 ships of from 4 to 41 guns
each, and mounting in the aggregate 400 guns, of a tannage
of 71,658, and of 14,762 horse-power. In addition to the
above there are also 12 powerful ships now under construc-
tion, which will carry in all 255 guns, are of 43,160 tons
burthen, and 9,527 horse-power. The following are the
names of the ships, both afhat and building, together with
the number of guns, horse-power, and tonnage :
Slims AFLOAT. Guns. Horse-power. Tons.
Achilles .. 20 .. .. 1,25 u .... 6,1 e 1
Black Prince .. 41 1,2 A .... 6,109
Caledonia 35 1,000 .... 4,125
Defence 600 .... 3,740
Enterprise 4 160 .... 993
Fay, urite 10 40) ' 2,186
Hector .. 4 800 .... 4,069
Minotaur .. 26 .... 1,350 .... 6,6,1
3, „, , I, 00 .... 4,047
Prince A bert .. 4 .... 50 •• 2,129
Prince Consort .... 1,000 ..• • 4,045
Researcla • • • • 4 200 .. • • 1,253
Resistance 16 .... '0 •• •• 3,710
Royal Oak .. .• 35 •• • • 800 •••• 4,0.6
Royal bovereig,n .• 5 •• • • 800 .... 3,06
Sharpshooter • • 6•• • • I°2 •• • • 5 3
V alia t 24 .... 800 .... 4,063
Warrior • • • • 40 •• • • 1,210 •• •• 6,1(9
Zealous .. 20 .... 800 .... 3,716

Totals .. 400 .... 14,762 .„, 7 ,958
Sun's BUILDING.
A gmcourt .. • • 26 • 1,350 .... 6,621
Bellerophon .. 11 .... 1,0 0 .... 4,216
Belvidtra 39 .... 600 .... 3,027
hndymion 24 .... 5,0 .... 2,473
Lora Clyde .. 24 .... LOGO .... 4,067
Lord VI arden •• 21 .... 1,000 .... 4,067
Northumberland .. 26 .... 1,3,0 .... 6,621
Pallas •• •• 6 .... 600 2,372

Repulse .. 35 1,006
Royal Allred .. 35 800 4,t45
„ • .. 2 It-,7 737
Vixen 2 .... 160 .... 754

Totals .. 255 .... 0,27 43,10)
Exclusive of the above we have also 39 other irou-cased
vessels afloat, viz. :--The ;Etna, 16; Erebus, 16; Glutton,
14; Terror, 16 ; Thunder, 14 ; Thunderbolt, 16 ; and
Trusty, 11—iron-cased screw floating batteries ; Adventure,
2; Dromedary, 2; Himalaya, 6; Megasra, 6; Orontes, 2;
Simoom, 4 ; Tamar, 2 ; Urgent, 4 ; and Vulcan, 6d—iron
screw troopships ; Antelope, 3; Bann and Bloodhound, 3 ;
Caradoc, 2; Dover, Fire Queen, and Harpy, 1; Jackal, 4;
Lizard, 3; Oberon, 3; Frincess Alice, 1; liecruit, 6;
Triton, 3; and Weser, 6—iron paddle vessels ; Buffalo, 2;
Hesper, 4; Industry, 2; Supply, 2; and Wye, 2—iron
screw storeshipa; Cha:,suro, iron screw floating factory;
Fairy, iron ectew yacht; Manilla, iron screw vessel; and
Trideut, 3, iron paddle sloop,

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EER MAJESTY,

WINDOR CASTLE, August 25.
Her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess Louis and Princess
Victoria of Hass, their R lar Highnessei Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, left OThorne this afternoon, at a
qu..rter before three, for Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty embarked at Trinity Pier, East
Cowes, and crossed over in the new Royal yacht
Alberta, Captain the Prince of Leiningen, to GOB'
port. Her Royal Highness Princees Leiningen
crossed over with her Majesty.
The suite consisted of the Hon. Mrs Bruce, the
Hon. Horatia Stopford, Lieut.-General the Hon. C.
Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Lieut.-
Colonel Du Plat, Sir T. M. Bidduiph, Baroness de
Granby, and Captain Von Westerweller.
The Marchioness of Ey has succeeded Lady
Portman as Lady in Waiting.

Her Majesty the Queen arrived at Windsor from
Osborne at ten minutes past six o'clock yesterdaY
evening, accompanied by the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse and infant Princess Victoria,
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Beatrice,
and Prince Leopold, and attended by Col. Du flat'
General Sir Caarles Phipps, General Sir T. Bid..
dulph, &c.

The Royal party left Gcsport at eleven minutes
past four o'clock, by the South-Western train, under
the charge of Mr Godson, trbffic manager, and
arrived at the Basingstoke station at 14 minutes
past five o'clock, when the royal train was taken 10
charge of the Great Western officials, Mr Grieraon,
general manager, Mr Burlinson, superintendent,
and Mr Spagnolette, telegraph superintendent. The
royal party were received at the Windsor station
by Alosrs Matthews end Burlinson. The Queen

and royal family occupied two royal carriages, n3ar
nificently fitted up by the directors of the Great
Western Railway for the,-exclusive accommodation
of her Majesty and the Prince of Wales. The
Queen and royal suite, with their attendants, PM'
ceeded to the Castle in eight royal carriages.
The station was unusually crowded with ladies
and gentlemen, whose salutations were graciously
acknowledged by the Queen. Immediately the
Prince of Hesse arrived at the Castle his Royal
Highness Trove to the White Hart Hotel and paid
a visit to Baron von Westburg.

The Count of Paris.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE.
have received this mot ning 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 X6/°
to distribute among the poor of the parish..--Y°llr
obedient serT ant,
GEORGE S. MASTER, Vicar of Twickenham'
Twickenham Vicarage, Aug. 25.

York House, Twickenham, Aug, 25, 1864.
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 you, 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 inY
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 arcing 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'Autnale in terms which, I dare sal, he frilly 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 ail my new
neighbours the good wishes which they have expressed to
me yesterday.—Believe me, Sir, very truly yours,
Louis Piinirrz D'ORLEANS,
The Rev. G. S, Master, Vicar of Twickenham.

THE LATE PRINCE CONSORTS BIRTHDAY.—In
compliance with h r 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. Several military
bands were in attendance.

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THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. -- Oa
Sunday the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess
Mary of Cambridge, and the Hon Mrs Coke attended Divine
worship in the parish church, the Rev William Anderson
preaching from 2d Corinthians, 6ch chapter, 2d verse, and
last clause of the verse. In the afternoon Lieut-Col Far-
quharson, of Invercauld, paid a visit to their Royal High-
nesses 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 Advertiser.
Prince Peter Dulgoroukow arrived in 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 Vern-
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 loft the Portland Hotel, Southsea, for the Isle of
Wight.

'I in BRADFIELD FLOOD RELIEF SUBSCRIPTION.
—A general 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 Committee
presented a long report, embracing the history of the dis-
tribution of the very large sum of money that was sub-
scribed by the public. The committee say the shopkeepers
in the flooded districts have especially required aid to pre-
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 15s to
workmen who were unable to work owing to the debris
accumulating in their " wheeln." The widows who lost
their husbands by the flood receive am.aints varying from
lOs to £t per week. Of the 49 orphans, 19 are either
grown up, require no assistance, or have one parent living,
who is relieved as a widow, with an amount in proportion
to the number of her children—ten are in the receipt of 3s
Gd per week each—one, on the kind recommenialion °f
Lady Wharncliffe, is placed in the "Home," Brock-hou6et
at a cost of £ss—and two, upon the recommendation of
Rev. Dr Sale, in the industrial school at Rii.on—cfght al;
out in service, or require no present aid, and one is adopte
given to sufferers and the at rangements with regard
by a tradesman in the town. In addition to the relie
widows and orphans, they have had to contend with a large
amount of disease arising from the flood (chiefly fever) at
Owlerton. Cases of this class, numbering 56, have bad
medical and other aid given them amounting to about
£3lO. The bed of the river at 0 wlerton has been lowered.
to allow a proper fall for the sewage, and a branch of
The receipts
the Water Company's mains laid down.
h:lauded £18,776
were £19,632 is 7d. The payments
Sanitary Committee
to the district committees—to the
and to chief constable for sanitary purposes, £521.
to the
13s 2d—to Workmen's Tool Committee, £1,911 12e--to
Clothing Committee, £2,333 03 9,l—for weekly payments to
widows and orphans to date, £146 6s 6d—issued directly by
Executive Committee in settlement of claims, £5,1713 128 4d
—amounting altogether to £30,216 2a 6d—leaving a sur-
plus of £19,435 4s 3d. The Executive have also voted £2OO
to members of the police force, who in many cases risked
the and in all greatly exerted themselves—and £5O
to Dieir la
the chief con,,table, who in most trying cir-
cumstances had proved himself a peculiarly able and
afteeta-
cleat officer. The report was received and adopted, r
long discussion. It appeared that the commit ee will
enforce as against the Water Company transfers of claims
to the amount of £ll,OOO, and this will swell the surplus to
£130,000. In the course of the discussion a reference was
made to the appeal for aid that was published shortly after
the calamity, and in which there was no mention made of
the intention of the committee to return the surplus feu"
(it any) to the subscribers. That intention was explicitly
expressed in the appeal as it was sent out to distant towns ;
and its omission from the letter as it appeared in the psPers
was the consequence cr a resolution of the Executivteo
Committee. They felt that as the fund was asked for 1
meet a certain purpose, the moment that object (hara!ll
the relief of suffering caused by the flood) was accoulPliB"..ed
the surplus funds would be returned or otherwise
of, as the don,rs might direct, and that an express
ei,t to that effect was unnecessary; Anothe Me, 13!!_b
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will shortly be called to decide as to tho dispoSal 01 La 9
surplus,