The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-25 00:00:00

TIM ZULU WAR.

The Duke of Cambridge, Piald-llamhal Commandlag-
in-Chief, accompalned by Sir Charles Moe, liajor-General
Ratcliffe, and other staff officers, made an official
loipoc-
ilon of the troop at Aldershot under orders for Nita on
Tuesday. The troops were drawn up in their own parade
ground, and the force inspected oornprised the Pith
lietnent, Plot Highlanders, lit King's Dragoon Guards,
Company of the 144 Engineers, and lf end N
flatteries of the 6th eof the Royal Artillery. All
the troops, but °specie ly the Royal Artillery and lot
Dragoons, presented a splendid appearecoa Alter the
Inspection hi* Royal Ilighnom addressed the officers and
men, and in the afternoon left Aldershot, with his staff,
for London.

The embarkation of the 00th Rides was to take place at
Graveaend on Wednesday, one at o'clock on board the
Donald Currie steamer, Dublin Castie. tibeis to sail with
the mails from Dartmouth on Friday. The Duke of
Cambridge, who is Colonel.inohlef of the tlOtk Ries,
reviewed the troope, numbering 000,at Tilbury Fort, about
twelve o'clock. A large number of the public have
sought to be admitted on board of this veessi, bat notice
has been given that only thaw who are connected with
the regiment and the public service are to be allowed the
privilege, the owners having forbidden any of the friends
of the crew to remain on the steamer after last evening.
The Dublin Castle was invested by the naval and
military authorities, and she wax found to be in the most
perfect condition for receiving the troops. This will be
the first embarkation of troopa now under orders for South
Africa.

—The mounted portion of the II Battery of the 241 Brigade
of the Royal ArtLiery, comprising four officers, 01 men,
and 02 horses, with wagons, Isc., would march to Chertsey
on Wednesday en mem for the Victoria Docks, where at
will embark on Friday on the steamer Manors, for NataL
At the I,urragh camp arrangements are now cotopleW
for the departure of the Second Battalion of the 21st Scot.
Fusilier". Six officers and 120 men, with baggage, wi.l
proceed by special train for Cork, and be followed by the
remainder of the battalion, numbering V officers and 750
men. They will embark from Queenstown in the City of
!iris,
Statements baring been publialsed in several news-
papers that Lord Cheimdord was to he enponedei in the
command at Natal, and the names of Lord Napier of
liagdala and Sir Garnet Wolseley having been mentioned
as his successor, the Peen Association is authorised to
Mate that there lens present intention on the pert of the
Wm 012 w to send out to the Cape any officer senior to
General Lord Chelmsford

The 71,;;;;;.;; ii;e; not expect to receive any further
particulars of the Zulu campaign until Friday or Saturday,
se the Asiatic will not call at the Cape de Verde Islands,
and woo not expected to leave Cape Town until February
4, being probably kept back for Lord Chelmsford's fuller
despatches.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beech had a consultation with the
Premier on Monday with reference to the Mate of affairs
in South Africa, and Mr. Corry was afterwards deputed by
the Earl M Beaoonslield to wait upon the Duke of
Cambridge
government oontentplstas sanding out a hlrh official
to take charge of finances In cannectiou with the Zulu
War. Two officers of the Army Pay Department
will &company hint.