The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-06
HoNoRs TO DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE.
Sir Bartle Frerc Presents the Doctors
Family with the Italian Medal and
Announces His Pension.

Sir Bartle Frerc Presents the Doctors
Family with the Italian Medal and
Announces His Pension.
At the hafm0nthy meeting Of the British Royal
Biographies, Society, held in the London Unver-
sty, the chair was taken by the President, Sir
Bartle Frere, who had just arrived in England after
his successful mission to negotiate treaties and in
stitute measures for the suppression Of the slave
trade. He was vociferousy applauded, and pro-
ceeded, after some preliminary remarks, to speak
on topics of interest with regard to Dr. Livingstone
and the expeditions undertaken for his relief
There was, he believed, no foundation for the re-
ports as to the unfortunate state OF Lieutenant
Cameron's party. Communications from the East
ern expedition announced that 1t was progressing
favorably. In Africa and other places where he
himself had been in his late travels, the allen
crossing topic or conversation had been DR.. Liv-
ingstone and his researches. The King Of Italy had
it gave him the utmost pleasure to say entrusted
him with gold medal to be handed to the great
explorer If he tsir Bartle FreTel should have the
good fortune to meet MIN sitn&r III Zanzibar or
elsewhere. JCneersl AS this had not been the
case, he had brought 1t with him to England and
would now beg to present 1t, on DR.. LivingstOne's
behalf to Mr.. James Young, whom, as an old and
present, and who kindly undertook the charge OF
1t until the DOCTORS return He accordingly de-
liYered it, amid hearty CHEERS, to that gentleman,
further add that wherever he and his colleagues
had travelled on their way to Africa, they had been
regarded IN very agreeable lightLviz, as persons
to put down slavery and protect the negro. Alter
further remarks, expressing the general high
Africa, he read the following letters, which were
received with the greatest enthusiasm on the part
of the audience:-
DEAR SIR BARrLE rREnR-I send you semi;ofncial
note authorizing you 70 make public the news OF DR. Lily
ingsones pension MT Murray has kindy consented TO
act and w Be tho S Yoaa %
stone seems to have left instructions with him for the
% aS Of sna ne S Be
with 70 an MSs % h psn as wh Sm
the July 1872 80 that there will Be years pension
"An' 10 powsIss STREET, wywr5aA.t, June - ISIS
81 70 S @ ps9
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have given directions that during Dr. Lvingsones alb
oSn hs Ce % swS and W.
Young who as understand has been acting quasi.
lnsstones behalf since he left England. Or course on
R1 % soo the win e
directly to him ! have only TO add that you are At
truly yours W. B. GURDON
Sir Bartle Frere then expressed his satisfaction
Livingstone-in Egypt where he Is now settled as
merchant He next read letter just received
from DR. Kirk which stated that the expedition
was getting on well. and that its members were in
good health. Dr. Dillon and Lieutenant Cameron
had succeeded In traversng the wet country and
were now engaged in collecting p0rters on the in
land side OF the river which he had crossed Lieu
tenant Murphy and MI Mo1at were understood to
be following him. Mr: Moflat had fastened to Fan.
zibar on hearing Of the expedition, where he had
found Lieutenant Murphy seriously III Of lever. His
arrival had done much for the assistance OF the
ceiyed OF the expedition, a circumstance regarded
by DR.. Kirk In q favorable sense