The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-21 00:00:00

THE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.

The following is the last correspondence between
the Lord Mayor and the Prefect of the Seine, re-
lative to the recent inundations in France and the
subscriptions raised hero for the relief of the suf-
ferers :

" Mansion-house, Aug. 12, 1856.
" Mon. le Pi diet, forwarded to you, on the 25th
ult., a s'ztli contribution of 100,000 francs, on account
of the English subscription for the relief of the sufferers
by the mutilations in France, and I then stated that
I had some hopes of being able to send you a round
sum to liquidate the accounts of the subscription. It is
with great pleasure that I have now to inform you
_that I have this day directed Messrs. Rothschild
Brothers to remit to you 165,000 francs, which will
make tho English su,t,eription lniount to the sum Ot
765,000'ft-sues. This is the wtAl'e of what I shall have
to send you, excfpt a balance of some thousand fraucs.
"In thus ttrtnim,ting, our accounts, I feel highly gra-
tified, Mons. le I'refet, to see the fraternal sentiments
with which we are iwpired towards you, and which are
destined henceforward to unite our nations more
closely-, so well a;preciated. , The subscription opened
for thin purpose at the Mansion-house, in which her
Msjesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to take
a part, has been nobly supported by our fellow citi-
zens ; and whilst the bankers, merchants, annuitants,
and large 'commercial- companies contributed to it to
a great amount, persons in a humbler sphere of life also
I evinced their sympathy in the cause by the contribution
of less considerable sums.
"The provinces, also, have most honourably followed
the initiative of the City of London, and you will see by
the list I shall send you immediately, that Manches-
ter, Leed , Bristol, Nottingham, and other provincial
towns have greatly augmented our subscription by their
contributions, in order to present a national offering to
you. The alliance, cemented on the soil of the Crimea,
is not merely a political alliance, but it is a bond of
sympathy and friendship which, I hope, will never be
riven asunder.

" For myself, AL to Pr6fet, I rejoice to find myself in
a position to aid, officially, so good a work, so much the
more as this opportunity has enabled me to renew with
you the friendly relations that I begun last year.
" Receive, Mons. le Prdfet, the assurance of my
greatest respect, &c.,

" DAVID SALOMONS, Lord Mayor.
"Mona. le Prefet de la Seine."

" PARIS, Aug. 18, .
"My Lord,--I received the letter by which y0u1856 did
inform ine TIM. Rothschild Brothers were encharged to
pay me 165,0001. for the account of the English volun-
tary contributions, made in aid of the sufferers by the
late inundations in France, which spin bears the total
subscription to the even sum of 765,000 f.
" I cc,ald not, my Lord, find enough expressive terms
to say how much I am affected by so large a sympathy;
I could even say so unanimous, since all classes, from
the common worker and the, boy in 'school to your be-
loved and glorious Queen, were anxious to relieve our
unfortunate countrymen.
"Indeed, we may now speak to each other as united
by friendship, for we were so in peace as in war, in glory
as in misfortune ; and your Lordship is right in saying
the alliance cemented in the Crimea is not only a politi.
cal alliance, but a sympathetic and friendly tie, which
we hope shall never be broken off.
I congratulate myself upon these generous offerings
haring passed through the bands Of an honourable man,
of whom I learned personally to appreciate merit and
heart; and I pray your Lordship to accept the number•
lees thanks the voice of my COUlltryarwoiall
am, my Lord, your most affectionate and
devoted, ~B
To his Lordship, David Saotnons, HeAx.euisai:atif.ter
Lord Mayor of London."

' FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOL-
wiCll.—Yesterday forenoon a sad accident occurred to
one of a party employed in the timber yard belonging to
the carriage department. The unfortunate man was a
wheeler by trade, Lamed Malings, and appears to have
met his death in the following manner :—Tbe patty bad
been engaged removing timber from trucks and stacking
it, when by some uncooked•for casualty several of the
logs rolled off, and one of them struck the unfortunate
man and broke his neck. He was instantly conveyed to
the hospital in the Arsenal, but life was extinct. The
deceased had but, recently returned from the Crimea,
where he WA through the war followed the Name tads.