MR. STANLEY AND THE QUEEN. 477 



the highest degree favourable ; and while it is possible that some of his 

 opinions may be modified by the light scientific geographers may supply, it 

 is certain that he carried his audience with him this morning in debate." 



On the 27th August, 1872, Mr. Stanley received the following letter from 

 Jiiarl Granville ; it was accompanied by a valuable gold snuff-box, set with 

 brilliants : — 



" Foreign Office, August 27th, 1872. 

 "Sib, 



"I have great satisfaction in conveying to you, by command of the 

 Queen, her Majesty's high appreciation of the prudence and zeal which you 

 have displayed in opening a communication with Dr. Livingstone, and re- 

 lieving her Majesty from the anxiety which, in common with her subjects, she 

 had felt in regard to the fate of that distinguished traveller. 



"The Queen desires me to express hei thanks for the service you have 

 thus rendered, together with her Majesty's congratulations on your having so 

 successfully carried out the mission which you so fearlessly undertook. Her 

 Majesty also desires me to request your acceptance of the memorial which 

 accompanies this letter. 



" I am, Sir, 

 " Your most obedient humble servant, 

 "Henby Stanley, Jun. " Gkanville." 



Nothing could exceed the warmth with which the general public gave 

 expression to their admiration of the pluck and daring with which Mr. Stanley 

 had carried out his splendid achievements. At banquets, luncheons, and 

 public meetings, he was received with the utmost enthusiasm. The freedom of 

 the principal cities of the empire was conferred upon him at the unanimous 

 wish of their corporations, and he had a personal interview with the Queen. 



He accompanied the forces under Sir Garnet Wolesley during the Ashantee 

 Campaign, and gave the results of his observations in the New York Herald. 

 His letters from thence have since been reprinted as a volume, and we need 

 hardly assure our readers that it is not the least interesting account of that 

 brilliant campaign among the many with which the public have been 

 favoured. 



As we write he is on his way to Zanzibar to organise the most formidable 

 expedition ever led by a European into the heart of Africa for mere purposes 

 of exploration and discovery. The relief of Livingstone, and the stirring and 

 adventurous life he has led since boyhood, prove him to be thoroughly fitted for 

 the dangerous and arduous duty he has undertaken. The proprietors of the 

 New York Herald and the London Daily Telegraph bear the entire charges of this 

 great undertaking. It must be months, and it may be years, before we hear 

 of him from the centre of Africa, but we may rest assured that all that skill, 



