The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-03 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF SIR ROBERT NAPIER.

As already briefly reported, Sir Robert Napier, K.C.8.,
commander-in-chief
of the Abyssinian army, arrived in
Dover on Thursday morning, at a quarter to four o'clock.
The gallant general crossed over from Calais by the
mail-packet Breeze, and was attended by Colonel
Dillon, his military secretary, Captain Holland,
a•ijutant-general, and Captain Scott, aide-de-camp.
Notwithstanding the early hour, the mayor (Mr. J.
G. Churchward) and a portion of the corporation were
present to receive Sir Robert, and to welcome him
back to England, after an absence of over thirteen
years. The corporation met at the Lord Warden Hotel,
at three o'clock a.m., and walked in procession to the
Admiralty Pier, where Mr. Churchward was joined by Sir
Enke Sniithett, deputy-lieutenant, and where a tole-
rably large crowd of spectators had already gathered.
The steamer with Sir Robert Napier on board was
brought alongside the pier in a few minutes, and the
gallant general was immediately recognised amongst the
numerous passengers on deck. He was greeted with loud
cheers, which he acknowledged by lifting his travelling
cap. As soon as the gangway was fixed the mayor went
on board, and was introduced to the general by Colonel
Scott, an old friend of Sir Robert's, and who had come to
Dover to meet him. Sir Robert, who was evidently much
surprised, but gratified, at the unexpected welcome he
received, at once left the boat, and, amidst the cheers of
the spectators, who nfow numbered several hundreds,
walked with the mayor and Sir Luke to the Lord Warden
llotel, followed by the corporation. He was conducted
into one of the large rooms, which was speedily filled by
an excited audience.

His worship the MAYOR then read an appropriate
Address of welcome, which concluded by wishing him health
and happiness, and a long enjoyment of the honous and
rewards that our most gracious sovereign may be pleased
to bestow, and a grateful nation may desire him to receive,
for the transcendant services he had rendered to his
Queen and country.

The reading of the address was followed by prolonged
And vociferous cheering.
Sir ROBERT NAPIER (who was visibly affected) said
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I cannot sufficiently express
how very deeply I feel the welcome which you are so kind
as to accord to me. I can assure you that it was with feel.
ings of great pride that myself and the whole of the
army I have had the honour to command accepted the
duty on which we were sent to Abyssinia by the people of
England—a duty of no less importance than that of
releasing from captivity a number of their fellow sub-
jects. We have all discharged the duty which the Eng.
lish people desired. I must not myself accept too
much of the gratitude you have been so good as to express
to-day, for I can assure you that no general could have been
better seconded by his officers and the soldiers than I was.
(Loud cheers.) I had a most excellent second in command
in Sir Charles Staveley. (Cheers.) I had most excellent
officers in command of the regiments ; and of the regi-
ments themselves I cannot speak too highly. You have
at Dover one of the regiments that took part in the ex-
pedition, the gallant 4th, King's Own—(applause)—and
I may say that one spirit animated the whole of the
troops. Our camp was filled day and night with
men, women, and children, but be it to the honour of
England that not a single complaint was made to me
against any soldier of even an affront to any person. (Loud
and prolonged cheering.) We entered the country know-
ing full well the spirit that should guide us ; we told the
Abyssinians, " We have but one enemy,—all the rest are
our friends ; " and we desired to leave their country with
the remembrance in their hearts that we had been friends
to them. It was, .therefore, very gratifying that,
at the moment of our leaving Abyssinia, the Prince of
Tigr6, by whose assistance we profited so much, was the
last Abyssinian on the border of his country to bid us good
bye and to wish us God speed. (Loud applause.) In
the name of the army I had the honour to command,
and on my own behalf, I return you our most sincere
thanks for the welcome you have been pleased to accord
us, I shall always, I assure you, remember it with the
greatest pride, whilst I shall preserve this address as one
of the most treasured heir-looms in my family. (Terrific
cheering.)
In the evening Sir Robert Napier left London by the
3.15 train on the Great Western Railway from Padding-
ton, en route for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty
Sir Robert arrived at the Windsor Station a few minutes
before seven o'clock, and was met upon the platform by
Sir John Cowell, Master of the Royal Household, who
had been deputed by the Queen to meet the commander.
in-chief of the Abyssinian expedition. Few people were
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RiChards, deputy coroner, has held an inquiry at the
London Hospital relative to the accidental poisoning of
Joseph Bertin, aged 44 years. It appeared that the
deceased, who kept a shop at 55, Salmon'Sdane, Limehouse,
in consequence of pecuniary distress on Tuesday week
took a bottle of gin to bed with him. In the morning he
was found to be very ill, and was immediately conveyed to
the hospital, where he expired on Sunday last. He stated
that he had in the night drank some oil of almonds from a
bottle which was upon the table without knowing what he
was doing, believing that he was drinking the gin. The
jury returned a verdict that deceased tiled from the acci-
dental swallowing of essential oil of almonds while under
the influence of drink.