The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-24 00:00:00

THE MARCH 07 THE GUARDS THROUGH

LONDON.

The (hunts were dirernharked at an early hoer on
Flirter tanning. At nine the bind, of the Lit Life Guards
an I the Blues arrived at the docks to ace oupenr their
romrsileo to the barracks. It was needy half-past nine
the ldues, who were the first to leave the docks,
owe paraded in the orein sPsee swat& the shed where
the hors., were litters I during the night The wok of
ring, termini fours, stue.. having biters gone through.
•111 th. band striking up "See the C More
id MOP.. the soldiers began their triumphant resrch
towarite the city amid the enthusiastic cheers of
some theiretuds of people who had e illect id to watch
their .1 p.m.*, The procasion We, beaded by the
hold of the let Life Guard'; Mum cam, the Biwa'
hard, end then the ret iruing rr op., with Colonel
Home at their head. The sunburnt faces and tie
dila, Mated appear .nre of to unit. rmi and tnounta
of Cue (roil' rs wit,' name /ruin rho front strangely
contrasts I eith the ne.t get.iip and well•groomed steals
of the hens. Oi going threish the gives the heed ofth-
Ii
US. ploird " When Jiihony rouses Marching Hera..."
..high was the gigue' for a tremeed ins cheer lions the
rrood outside. The Heat Indian Diuk•y.ril. and the Com-
merciadruld were prolnseir decorated • ith ti.gs and hunt-
ing, hearing the words "Welcome Home" and similar
too: to-s. The whole length ed t e streets was lined with
vehicles two or three deep, file I with enthneiestie
admirers of the gallant tree:rem. The firer pai t of the
march, through the E.steend, was every livelyone. Bells
wore ringing merrily, every s•roet was lined with eager
spectators, due Woe. dying, ha- dkorchiefs worn waved
from nearly every window, and the utmost enthusiasm
while the reg Mental binds played " Home,
Sweet Home," or " Slap hang : here we an again." The
route t.ken was through the West India Dock-road,
0 onmerelebroad, Allstate, Great Etiit irn•street, and
through Oldeitmet The nearest pilot to the city touched
by the troops, woo Citveroad, where it is fro .601 by 0.1.
street. Mere thousands of people had been conaregating
f:ir some hour.: and se great was the ever.increasing
threat hare that the police had tile ntmeet difileulty in
regulating the Immense amount of tratßil which pass..., that
op it. They, however, succeeded in di Mg so without any
so-fleet, although for some time ashe, 'buses, t-snsears,
end wagons were to all appe.rance hopel.stly hi eked.
But the people were in the hest of humors, sod the excite-
mint WWI of a most utiutual character. A wag in the road
wan not for wr nO when he remarked to peeimuc driv,r
who was struggling bard with thee ingewed traffic, "Sit'
m Army's nothing to this, Bill At length it seemed
.t the patience of the spectators was to b rewarded, for
• c ,b severed load • d +sit) luggsge, end the tr•iottrr who
e it on the box was overwhelmed with the nattering ratan-
ti•ins if those in the rood. Ito WPSISOO3 f.Uoeeul iiy tii
two tussling troops., whir were chair a lu.tity. Sc merely
had they named round into Ci y•riad than • mead of men
from the East.rosd elms sweeping on, e wry'sg everything
before them. The bands immediately afterwards wheeled
raged the c oner. and "Auld Lung Sync' was shout
drowned by the enthusiastic chars of the mnltito le. As
the troopers themselves followel the cheering wee renewed
again and again. Many men, mire sager then the rest,
rushed forward to shake the Guards by the bud, and
congratulations were freely offered from ewilrY site. All
the men appeared delight d with t'io cheering mid maim-
siaatig reception which w. them. The muse
rein Iran will apply to duo remainder of the mareh along
the E teton•rcad hi Albany barrack.. Vie whole route being
one marked by the most stirrlna exeltemint.
The Prince ant Pt:noels of %Val. , and their three
Italghtera had arrived at A lbsnmstre t herr oksi some
t rue previous to the arrival el GI- troopa. Tee Prince,
who wore the undryss uniform of the Hors.- Gourd. Blue,
saving id to C done' Milne Home when the tm.ips had
heft ml and ph rok bands with him mirdially. The t-oors
haring been map CtaV out roc 44 to
t. ridine•mbool, th • bent playing "Should 'mid ern nt•
sac. h. trig rt." Are., ul there, the Peinen of w.to.
addressod a few wails to the men, cmgyatulailos thein
upset the armee. thy hed r'-mnwhing upon
the fact th it hr. said before their &palter, that he fel
they gnistsin the ancient r• p Patton of the
mailmen.. Shortly aft irecords the Royal party left for
Marlborough Bons., end the pr sueedinirs closed.