The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-04 00:00:00

On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal toasts
having been given,
The LORD PROTOST then called for a special bumper
to the health of General Sir Colin Campbell.
After the toast had been pledged, the tune of " The
Campbells are comin' " was played upon the pipes in
capital style by two pipers, who appeared upon the
platform dressed in Highland costume.
Sir Colin Campbell was received with immense ao-
lause. He said,—After an absence from Scotland of 52
years, I am now come back once more to receive the
highest honour which a large body of my countrymen are
able to pay me. This is the most valuable reward, be-
sides what is felt in a man's own conscience, that it is
possible to give ; and, believe me, if I cannot reply to
your kind and enthusiastic reception with the skill of a
practised orator, my thanks come no less true from my
heart, because they are clothed in homely language.
(Cheers.) I have served in all parts of the world for
three-fourths of the period allotted to a man's life, but
my fortune and my name have become principally known
to you from the accident of my being appointed to com-
mand that glorious Highland Brigade. (Cheers.) To
those valiant soldiers I owe the honour and the happi-
ness of seeing you this day and of being your youngest
burgess, for which honour, and for all your kindness, I
beg to return my thanks.
Several other toasts having been given, the company
broke up shortly after 10 o'clock.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF MAJOR
GENERAL SIR TV. F. WILLIAMS AT
WOOLWICTI.

WOOLWICH, THURSDAY.

This afternoon the newly-appointed commandant of
the garrison of Woolwich arrived for the purpose of as-
suming the duties of his office, and was received in the
most enthusiastic manner by the local authorities mid
the inhabitants. Handbills were issued early in the
morning, to the effect that the gallant officer would enter •
the town at four o'clock by the old Charlton road, and
that an address would be presented to him when opposite
the King's Arms Hotel.
The whole line of road for upwards of a mile was de-
corated with flags, banners, &c., bearing the inscriptions
of " Williams, the Nation's Pride," " Welcome to the
Hero of Kars," "Honour to the Brave," itc.
At the spot where it was intended to present the ad-
dress a platform was erected for the accommodation of
ladies ; and during the afternoon the whole population
of Woolwich appeared to have e ,ngregated in one spot
to give a hearty English welcome to the gallant officer.
The members of the Woolwich Local Board of Health,
wearing rosettes of red, white, and blue, marched in
procession front the Town Hall, preceded by the Royal
Arsenal band, and took up a position opposite to the
King's Arms Hotel.
At four o'clock Major-General Williams arrived in a
covered carriage, followed by a carriage containing
Major Teesdale, and others of his gallant companions.
He was received with the most deafening cheering, and
the Rev. Henry Brown, rector of Woolwich, stepped to
the side of the carriage, and read the following ad-
dress :
" We, the Chairman and Members of the Woolwich
Local Board of Health, most gladly embrace the earliest
opportunity afforded us of expressing, on behalf of our-
selves and our fellow-townsmen, our sincere congratula-
tions on your safe return to the shores of England, and
our admiration of the noble conduct displayed by your-
self and your gallant companions in arms at the ever-
memorable siege of Kars. The wisdom, courage, and
manly endurance under the most trying circiunstatices,
which earned for you the high esteem and regard of a
noble minded enemy, cannot but inspire the warmest
sentiments of admiration in those who have the honest
pride to welcome you as their fellow-countryman. It is
little we can aid to the well-merited congratulations
which you have already received from so many quarters.
We thank God, who has preserved you amid the
dangers of war and severe trials of famine, and
has brought you again to your own land in peace.
While we are confident that it cannot fail to be
gratifying to you to be placed in the command of this
garrison, by which you are brought into such intimate
connection with your old corps, it is a matter of sincere
congratulation to us that one who has earned the respect
of his country and the world is, for the future, to be re-
sident amongst ourselves."
Major-General Sir W. F. WILLIAMS replied in the
following terms :—Next to the honours which have been
conferred upon me by her Majesty, the reception which
I now experience draws forth the most grateful emotions
of my heart, and renders this one of the happiest moments
of my life. Although not born, I was educated in
Woolwich, and from an early period of my life I have
served in the same honourable corps in which my an-
cestors have served for the past 120 years. Whilst I
have the command of the garrison it shall be my care to
foster and encourage that kindly feeling which has here-
tofore existed between the military and civilian popula-
tion of the town, and to afford every facility for the ut-
most friendship with the local authorities. For your ex-
pressions of good feeling and the warm welcome with
which you have greeted my arrival amongst you, and
your reference to my gallant companions in arms, I re-
turn soul my
sincere and heartfelt thanks, and rest as-
sured it shall ever be my endeavour to reciprocate the
friendship which you have exhibited.
The Royal Artillery band then struck up a lively air,
and preceded the carriage of the gallant officer, which
entered the garrison by the north arch. The command-
ant was received by a splendid staff of officers at the
, mess room, where a banquet had been provided. The
i most extensive preparations for an illumination !Ave
• teen ins.kiLg during the day, and many of the transpa-
rencies and devices exhibited at the public establishments
, and at the shops of tradesmen are of the most superb
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description.