The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-25 00:00:00

ROYAL TREASURES FROM ABYSSINIA

We understand that the spoils recently sent home from
Magdala, by Sir Robert Napier will almost immediately
be exhibited to the public, by her Majesty's command, at
the South Kensington Museum. The most important of
these, almost worthy of the title of spolia opima, are the
robe, crown, and slippers of King Theodore. These all afford
beautiful specimens of filagree ornamentation in silver.
very much resembling that which is known to connoisseurs
as Maltese work. The robe is ornamented with pieces of
stamped silver, and both the robe and the crown have
silver balls attached to them with barbaric silver pen-
dants. There is also among the treasures another
crown, but it is a very poor tawdry thing of crimson
velvet, with a gilt ornament on the top, and a gilt thread
frieze or spiked border round it ; but this is not to
be compared with the other crow-n as a work of art,
There is also a second robe, apparently of Indian work-
manship, the warp being of gilt thread, the rest of silk,
and embroidered with silver thread in patterns of flowers.
The ground is yellow, and the fashion of it is curious
in the extreme : it may have keen, and probably was,
the Queen's morning robe. 'I here are also three
s:als, one large gilt one, made many years ago, by Messrs.
fArougitharrn, of Waterloo-place and Pall-Mall, with a
jasper handle ; it has on it a monstrously rude lion, and
round it runs a legend in Arabic characters, " Theodore,
xuys-srnro a.uu
Theodore." A second silver seal, of smaller size, has on it, in
Arabic, a similar inscription. The third seal, larger in
size, and also of silver, tears a Coptic inscription in the
centre, the first words of which are " IRENE Metro-
polites." Round it is an inscription in Arabic, enclosing
the sacred monograms 1.11.5., and with the Greek letter
P before it-,

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM ABYSSINIA.

On the arrival off Dover of her Majesty's steamship
Serapis, on Wednesday, with the 4th Regiment, number-
ing over 700 on board, under the command of Colonel
Cameron, the men were received, on disembarking, by
General Ellice, C. 8., commander of the south-eastern
division of the army. The proceedings were watched by
over 8,000 spectators, who manifested the Lreatest enthu-
siasm and received the gallant troops witZ every demon-
stration of welcome. After the inspection by the General,
Mr. J. G. Churchward, the mayor of Dover, who was
attended by the corporation, read a congratulatory address
in a voice that was audible to the whole of the soldiers,
who were evidently much gratified at the good feeling it
displayed towards them from the inhabitants of Dover,
Colonel Cameron, who was much affected, acknowledged
the address in feeling terms. He said he should, together
with the whole of the officers of the regiment, value the
document very highly ; and he was sure that the men
would he equally gratified at its contents. The whole
regiment had displayed great bravery under trying
circumstances, and had especially shewn that they
could keep their temper and discipline, which was
very necessary while they were in Abyssinia. The
campaign was one which tested to the full the qualities
of the British soldier, but he was proud to say that they
deserved the confidence of their countrymen while under
the command of Sir Robert Napier in the country of
Theodore, and the enthusiasm with which they had been
received by the inhabitants of Dover, who, the Mayor had
assured him, only represented the feelings of the country
at large, amply recompensed them for the hardships they
had undergone. The regiment was then marched to the
barracks, being accompanied through the town by the
Rifle Volunteers and the bands of the 27th and 94th Regi-
ments.