The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-31 00:00:00

RETURN OF SIR GARNET WOLSELEY.

At halt-past Var. o'clock on Saturday afternoon Sir
Gtruet Wolselsy soled st D ver Nom the sna I packet,
be having dec.ined the otter of a op.-tat ..truboet. S:r
Garnet hut left Part. early In the morning. Lord Lyons
and members of toe English E,obasay att nding at the
railway station to bid him I &rested. Lid), Wol-eley and
tier daughters were at Dover t i welc 0.10 OM hack to
English .311, and the Admiralty Pier wam lined hy ad sada
tile of men drarte I 'rem regiments stationea at Dover
and from the volunt ere corps. Tnousande of spec -store
were present, try woriu Sir Garnet waa loudly cheered.
Torrents of rein and If °riot's gust. of wiled placed were
interdict on any outdo rr ceremony; end the May de
addree, was preisrited at the Lord Ward-is hoteL
Sir Garnet Wails Icy, who was reelved situ immense
cheering, in reply. said :—" Mr. Mays, . Gentlemen of tis
Corporation. Ladies and Geuthunia—rise eXpreasiunx
the addition which has jolt been rest are Batt:vine, to
flattering, indeed. They have male a very deep ilapr
131.00 me anal I can assure you all, lathe' ant seutle-
men, the manner in which I bore 1.... e receive' here he
you to-day lam very grateful fir. I tiank you wito all
My heart. It is a very p.eriaant thing to return home,
and to hod that tile.* services are app., ciat id ; but
although the very warm welcome which is accorded to me
to-day is lauet pleasing Cr my parte:tat freatagt, 1 hope
the time will never come when I shall trout force
at vanity. foie, pride, or couceit forget for one
moment the honour poi have done rue to-rl ry. I thank
you for the honour and for the antiphons' ye
hare paid me. I run m1244'004 to the valour, the en el,
aLc •, and the high, steads dieciplie• of the army which I
receut iy hot the honour tic .tutnand. Ladle. and
genmic-
sna, I have ni intention of making a long Ansel',
and it require. no lenethy snivel% or • ~jr grea.
p mere of oratory to aspire you that I no deeply
grateful toy ni to the warm welco as y u hare me :ivied
tine. I MO den. y thankful io roe tor tmiiadilrvse
my own put, and I am Woo pleased to thank yen in the
Dame of envy loan c imp-iong the army which shared in
tay tor, he-awe in d nag me this hosow r tootsy your
totentione were hot wily tr lettnit ine.per.ottally, but to
ua ..... teit year app oligtion of t seder,' that had been d-ine
in Egypt, curt only by myenl, hut by the men of the
army 1 heVe retch ly comfit is-led. On t`p•ir behalf, Mr.
Mat or and gentleuieu of the Ctrpirat. no. 1 h•it II tonne
you meet sincerely, as well LA an my own b,hat, for the
honour shown me. (Loud cheers.)
Sr Garnet had eictittled rii. desire to c ration* his
jou ney to Lon-lon by rite iinilinnry car'.-, that lv. by the
anal train in conjurretiin raith till holt, hut his wishes
In this ram- ct had been ovenhlrol. In • special learn the
h -rat, with hira wife and tile 11 wows, peeve'. d the
ma I. and I-ft Dryer at es.. urnutvs to f hr. Sir Gayest
and Lady Wolseloy Onbre eXpeCt•cl at ct raring Cr.... fief TO
hel'-pw.t fire, hat it we. flu-seer sun ‘emm CI.. t sin
glided t.lwarila the arm-platform. Ar Moe oet.s.k a great
gathering In front of ch• So Oh 1.1.-tern Itailersy tee.
wines, and within the el m Iteell, hat in v -sin•at end
Wt. ItsCreseine eve, minute, nothgt that. ma's the
company... erre ante anal the 'place put up is ri.ra to
r. sysin GI- crowd within ,lee Meerut on., 'e.v.n-r only
a priviloged few on the platform. Well lit by e'er tritity,
the rtstion le died somewhat in 'vs c infortable t .an tee
outer street, all mod and 4 ohne..., after a equally day.
Still more cheery was it when the crinvon carper. were
Laid aloug tint rat niedligtel platform. sud the hant,e tad
excitant...int grew apace. The rp ace boyood the tone if
ye edeee. tolerably ciear when ths carriage o Sir John
tpil . hr night t oat d "IR ter ant thee, or ro ir
lir-tuber. ..f his tensity. Ibm n• at to .ttry,
n -tics ware the Duke ant D totem of Tell, thong
the neerved space on the platform had isupreeptitdy
elle! with this nrivreged rusery, now na I ...ger the
meileg.et fsw. The Btrone.e ant Mr. A. It. Bird t
ii Hittr joined the exp. ctant company in the et woo,
..htl their carriage Wad 111.41 ,0110•14-i by IMO Cann-) in;
the Commaticler-in.Obief. who on Watt roc mnised was

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Granville. and the girl ot Rodes were elm on toe
Wet form. With Sir John Adys w n L eut moot-
Geneml Willi., C. BP ~ a shyer w'. him in the campaign.
Sir G inlet Woaeley, dressed a, any traveller by the
Continental tr.in might be. Molted • 'Pile fagged with
he journey. Nevertheles. he stepped nitahly on the plat-
form. iptareh,,pgpa gr.eti.gs se ith the Duke of C .m-
-brute% the Duke of Tech, lir. Childem, Sir John Adv.'.
S r Wake Sinonon., General Willis, Colonel Lundahl
Deb., ant °them. and editor 4 to the c driers in which
Ninepin ?I wry Moshe.. uf T +va metal. t exchange
• few noel. wan her Iterhl II igen-tea In them we MU,.
ties or x minute. named, out then the c .mage, were
entered, and driven ,ut of toe stetan„ their creiumnt,
being cue.,.,! by toe °Maid* ern mi. Tome wi.o let it to
recognise Sir fiern-t Wulseley in Vie Amok ineCe sure of
carrying out their Rood Intention, by cheering sr ill body.
Sir Garnet and Lady W its 'ley were honoured hY an
invitation to dine with the Princ. and Princess id W .les
it Mariberough•house title evening, but were rentwileil to
dee foe it in consequence of Sir Garnet having been ChM-
:winded to SalmoraL