▁of ▁D ah ome y , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁John ▁Edmund ▁Com mer ell ▁V C ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁board ▁ ▁when ▁that ▁ship ▁leading ▁the ▁le e ▁line ▁of ▁Sir ▁Geoff rey ▁Horn by ' s ▁fleet ▁proceeded ▁through ▁the ▁D ard an elles ▁on ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁peace ful ▁spell ▁with ▁Admir al ▁William ▁Dow ell ▁at ▁C ork ▁he ▁again ▁joined ▁Com mod ore ▁H ew ett ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Egypt ian ▁campaign ▁( 1 8 8 2 ) ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁S uez ▁by ▁the ▁Naval ▁Brigade ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁comm iss ariat ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁was ▁again ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es , ▁receiving ▁the ▁Egypt ▁Medal ▁and ▁the ▁Kh ed ive ' s ▁Star ▁( B ron ze ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 9 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in val ided ▁home ▁and ▁after ▁acting ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁various ▁comm itte es ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty , ▁left ▁the ▁Navy ▁altogether , ▁never ▁having ▁completely ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁rig orous ▁Egypt ian ▁climate . ▁ ▁Post ▁Navy ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁started , ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁Lord ▁Rand olph ▁Church ill , ▁the ▁Express ▁C ouri ers ▁Corps , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁boy ▁mess enger ▁vent ure ▁ever ▁organized ▁in ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁qu ashed ▁by