The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-21 00:00:00

COMMODOhE SIR C. NAPIER,

K.C.13., AT LIVERPOOL.
(Front the Liverpool Times of yestei-eay.)
LANDING OF THE COMMODORE.

As we have previously intimated, it wa; expected that
the order for the relea e of Commodore Napier from qua-
rantine would have been received on Sunday morning,
and that he would have landed about eight or nine o'clock.
A great number of persons, including several military
and naval officers, comequeatly congregated on the pier-
head at an early hour; but their expectation of seeing
and welcoming the hero of Sidon was not then realiser.
In the course of the day, it was confidently stated that
the long-anticipated release would be in Liverpool on
the following naorring, end arrangements were entered
into between Sir Charles and the Managing Commit'ee
that the landing should take place at ten O'clock yesterday
morning. _

Oa -Monday morning the town here evidence that the
celebration of some joyful public event was at hand. Guns
were fired; bells were rioging ; the Royal Standard of Eng-
land flaunted in the breeze on the front of the Town-h ;
and the vessels in the docks were gaily and lavishly deco-
ra., d with their many-coloured and countless flags. Large
bodies of people began early to assemble on the pier
head, and the Town-hall was also surrounded with a con-
siderable number of people. The arrangements entered
into were, however, in some degree rendered nugatory,
ether by the Commodore's impetuosity of spirit, or by
his desire to escape as quickly as possible from bis con-
finement on board the Oriental. It was intended that
the Mayor and Managing Committee should have re-
ceived the gallant Officer at the pier-head, precisely at
ten o'clock, and that a large body of the po-
lice should have been drawn up to receive him with
due honour, and accompany him to the Exchange ; but
about an hour before the appointed time, Sir Charles
Napier and his naval friends having received intimation
of the receipt cf the order for release, got on board a
Government tender, the Redwing, commanded by
Captain Tudor, and landed at St. George's Pier, at a few
minutes after nine o'clock. A deputation of gentlemen,
having with them a band of music, was ready, notwith-
standing this anticir ation of the appointed time, to receive
Sir Charles Napier ; and Mr. Whittv, the head constabP,
with a body of police, was also present ; hut the gallant
Commodore seemed to fancy that their protective services
were unnecessa•y, and titre w himself in the midst cf the
gratified multitude, who gave him an enthusi stia recep-
Con. Accompanied by the deputation, the police, and
vast crowd of persons, and pree,ded by the band, playing
" Sec the conquering hero comes," the Commodore pro-
ceeded to the Town-hall, and on his arrival there, he
briefly addres e 3 the dense crowd of persons congregated
there. He thanked them for the hearty and hospitable
welcome which he had received on first landing in his na-
tive country, after his return from Syria, and said that the
recollecrion of their kindness would dwell with him to the
last day of his life. Sir Charles Napier and his friends
then entered the Town-hall, and spent a short time in
conversation with the gentlemen assembled there. At ten
o'clock he left the Town-hall in the illayor's carriage, and
was greeted on his departure with a shout of applause from
the crowd.

At one o'clock, aceoralg to appointment, the Mayor
and members of the Town Council, together with a num-
ber of ether gentlemen, proceeded to the Adelphi Hotel,
where Commuc.'ore Napier had establi4ied his quarters,
fcr the purpose of presenting to him the address agreed
to by our municioal body. Amongst those present were
Mojor-General Napier, tie brother of the Commodore, Sir
Thos. Usher, and several naval officers. The gallant Sir
Chat It a, on entering the large room, was greeted with a
round of applause.

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The Mayor formally introduced the Commodore to the
company, and then, tarnirg to him, begged to concratn-
late him on his arrival in this country, after having achieved
a series of brilFar.t victories which would hand down his
name to pos:e:ity, and on havirg brought a short but suc-
cessful war to a teimiralon by an honour,ible penu. He
then,rt a 1, and ;-.lecwards presented to the Commodore, the
following address:—
" To COMMODORE SIR CHARLES 'RAPIER, K. C. B.
" We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Liver-
pool, beg to offer you our sincere congraudations on your
arrival in this country. • We gladly avail ourselves of this
opportunity of expressing the high admiration with which
we regard your valour as a warrior, and your ability as a
negotiator, and of declaiirg the feelings of piide and sa-
ti faction with which we hail your return after a career of
glory, wheicby the naval supremacy of her Majesty's arms
has 'been upheld, the best interests cf commerce sustained,
and the peace of Europe preserved.
" Your example Riil have its influence on the distin-
g.,iihe: service to which you belong ; and, under the di-
rection of Commanders like yourself our navy will be
reedy to maintain the honour and independence of our
country, and to promote the happiness and peace of the
c.vilized world.

"Gven under the Common Seal of the Borough, the
14,h_ of April, 1841."

Sir Cuenees NAPIER replied that it was with very great
pleasure that he received this mark of kindness from the
Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool, and he thanked the
company gratefully for the very flattering manner in
which he had been received in this own. He was sure
that, for any s.aviees that he had been able to perfern,
ah ~.her as a military or naval mar, or as a negotiator, he
had receivedan ample reward in the kindness extended to
him on that de.). He was glad to say, teat after a very
long peace, there was no reason to be apprehensive of the
naval stryce of England having fallen into decay ; for it
never was in a more efficient state than at present. The
campaign in which he had been engaged, though short,
had been one in which he had never seen displayed more
zeal and courage than was displayed by the British navy,
and there were really many officers who were as able as
himself to have carried on and brotoeht to a successful
close tl.e operations in which he had been engaged. Should
a war take place, he was quite certain that officers would
always be found who were able to carry it on with glory.
In conclusion, he again thanked the company for their
kindne%s, and wished every prosperity to Liverpoel.—
( Load and enthusiastic cheering.)
The MAYOR then iav'ted the gentlemen present to ac-
company Sir Charles Napier and himself to' the Town-
hall, there to partake of some slight refreshment. Before
leaving the hotel, however, the Gallant Commodore pre-
sentedhimself at tl.e balcony,
mass of people had assembled, and was received by them
underneath which a great
eirli vehement applause. IL: addressed to them a few
words of acknowledgment for their hospitable and hearty
accompanied by the Mayor, the
7oc.,TeLi(c)ln.:'rlea,nadndthtelliel, other gentlemen present, as well as
by an immense concourse of people, he walked to the
Town-hall. After the company had partaken of some
refreshment, the Commodore wzs conducted to the large
ball-room, from one of the windows of which he
brit flv addressed the persons assembled in the area of
the Exchange, amounting to several thousands. The
applause which commenced at the moment that Sir
Charles presented himself having subsided, he said that
it was quite impossible for the Mayor of Liverpool to have
brought him to a more appropriate place than the neigh-
beurlicod of Nelson's monument for the purpose of thank-
ing them for the very great kindness which he had received
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All he had to do was again to thank the people cf Liver-
pool, and to assure them that he should never forget the
attention which they had shown to him.—(Applause. )
Commodore Napier then visited the Exchange News-
room and the Underwriters'-room, at both of which pieces
he was extremely well received by the assembled merchants
and others. The demonstration of feeling was throughout
of a general and popular kind, and in no instance partook
of a party chaiaeter.
PUBLIC DINNER TO THE COMMODORE.
Ti e public dinner to Commodore Napier took place, ac-
cusing to announcement, at the Amphitheatre yesterday
evening. The company began to arrive shortly after five
o'clock, and before six o'clock, the hour fixed for the corn-
meneemeet of the dinner, the provided seats were nearly
all occupied. The issue of tickets was limited to 650, and
the whole number, we believe, was disposed of. The
boxeswee filled with an assemblage of fashionably dressed
ladies, who added lustre to a scene which was in itself most
brilliant. The circle of the amphitheatre was boarded
over, so as to be on a level with the stage. Across the
stage, and on the line usually occupied by the footlights,
was placed the head table, and there diverged from it, at
right angles, backwards, a number of small tables. The
circle was occupied by a number of long tables also placed
at right angles with the principal table. Suspended around
and in front of the stage were about a dozen of flags and
banners. Two beautiful small banners bore the inscrip-
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tier, " Napier and Victory ;" a third, on which were
painted the arms of the Commodore, had also his motto—
" Ready, aye ready," and was headed " Napier ;" a
fourth, similar to the others, bad on it the words " Eng-
land triumphant." At the back of the stage were hung
three largo banners; the subject of the first was the Death
of Nelson, and its inscription was, " England expects
every was to do his duty ;" the second contained the arms
of Liverpool, and the third the Duke of Wellington on
horseback, with the lines—
" The defender of old England's rights.—.
'Die hero of a hundred fights."
Over the centre of the principal table was suspended the
Rayal standard of England, and ber eath it were two silk
flags, bearing in golden letters the names of " Cape St.
Vincent, Busaco, Ponza"—and " West Indies, Beyrout,
Sidon, St. J, an d'Acre." In other parts of the Amphi-
theatre there were hung other flags. Amongst the company
there were present Commodore Napier, Major-Gen. Na-
pier, Sir Chas. Shaw, Capt. Sir Thos. Usher, K. C. H.,
N. C. 8., Lieuts. Pritchard, Tudor, Patch, Hancock, and
Green, R. N, ; Capt. Paley, of the 10th Foot, Liverpool;
Lieutenant Cannon, R.M. ; Colonel Wallace, 11. E.l.
service; Lieutenant Ponsonby, ditto; Paymaster Pen-
nirg,on, and Manekzu Cursetzu, a Parsee merchant. If
we were to attempt to chronicle the names of the princi-
pal heed gentlemen present, we should have to form a list
of neat ly all our in fluential and well known public men,
of both parties.. His Worship the Mayor, Thomas Bolton,
Es q , presided.
Commodore Sir Charles Napier, Major-Gen. Napier,
eine other principal guests, accompanied by the Mayor,
entered the Amphitheatre about twenty minutes past six
o'clock. They we re greeted with a burst of enthusiastic
rind long continued applause.
Li the gallery were stationed Mr. P. Stubbs's military
hand, tog, titer with a company of handbell ringers, styled
"The Victoria Harmonic's Youths." They are nine in
number, and are from Oldham. A company of very ex-
cellent glee-singers was also engaged, and added most
ma,(riany to the pleasure of the evening.
The dinner, which was provided by Mr. Lynn, of the
Waterloo Hotel, was such as would have done that dis-
tinguished caterer credit, even though the period allowed
for preparation had been much greater. The wines were
excellent.
Dinner concluded at half-past seven, and Non nobis
Do:nine having been sung by the professional gentlemen,
The CHAIRMAN rose, anti after having
bumper, said that the first toast which he "called for a
should have the
honour of proposing was one which, whether it related to