Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-04
From the London 7Suts. A.ou,f Is.

1t is right in private charities not to let the left hand
know what the right hand doeth may be duty to VIC
late the rule in matters of public benecence Most per-
gill be anxious TO know what has been tho result Of
the subscription opened in behalf of those Who suffered by
the late foundations in France aud this from no desire to
magnify what has been done, but rather from wish to
obtain sure indication of the national feeling Ii will
probably be remembered that prompt the LORD Mayor
in calling the meeting at the Mansion house. he did
not take this step without hrs ascertaning from the Pre-
feet OF the Senee that the sympathy OF the English ex
pressed in public subscription would be offensive to
the French people. They certainly do require our
charity and IL would have been futile TO offer it. But IL
felt that might offer sympathy and assistance
and that be permitted give this an honour to us
With this view the subscription list opened and
now that it is abont to be closed it is entirely
with this view that up the result The
| total collected must be more than 100000
francs. OF this Liverpool, Birmingham, and some
other towns in England have their quota direct to Pa
MS Scotland too, with of the old feeling which
has kept alive and to this day the memory of its
French alliances sent its offering in the way. For
the rest Manchester Leeds Nottingham Bristol aud the
towns Of England generally added their subscriptions to
the London list which exceeds 50 O0Oi in hand In
the Egyptian hail. when the subject first brought be-
fore the public, $1,000. collected in a single hour
aud the noble example thus set in the City worhiy
followed by every class Of the community. From Her
Majesty who gave Royal donation, TO the anonymous
tbuted his shilling there has been mistake about our
English feeling in this matter Here, again. in the war
which lately ended evil has beeu turned good Anact
of imperial outrage, that permitted would have demon
allied Europe provoked between the foremost ma
tons in the world hitherto rivals alliance that bids fair to
be lasting fghul disaster has drawn forth the sym.
pathes OF nation towards the other in likely to
bind us together still closely. Never was money
better spent Ii is worth all that have subscribed TO
French railroads and other speculaons and that il not
little. IL will be a. impossible for nations thus allied ia
community Of suffering go with each other M
Tor the savage attack the stranger who his of
his salt. Every day relations becoming more
close We have always respected the literature France
France has attery begun study English literature Il
- only three years exhibition of Frsuch pictures
first opened in London; it only last year that
hng-h pictures fret dawned upon the French and now
at the Palace both schools msy he seen side nv
eide III friendly rvalry There has just been Agrcui-
taal Show in Paris, and sEugsh farmers throngsd 70 IT,
the French farmers eagerly buying their cattle From
day TO day the friendly intercourse gathers strength and
axes new forms The English farmers in Paris indeed
were among the trst 20 forward with their -ubscrip.
tons when the distressing disaster occurred that has clio
ited 81 much sympathy The Lord Mayor with a promp.
ude that does him honour. caught mp the idea and the
English people responded to it With cordiay that Jus
tined has expectations Important in itself this friendly
offering Is thus doubly go link ia the chain
1T events that binds together France and and per
petuate- their alliance.