The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-24 00:00:00

RETURN OF THE TROOPS FROM THE GOLD

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The Welsh Fusiliers and the Artillery on board the
Tamar arrived from the Gold Coast OD Thursday. They
were heartily cheered by the garrison and the shippiog
as the vecael steamed into Bplthead. No deaths
oseurred ou board the T111:121a on her voyege home, but
the majority of the regiment bad • wan, weated.ont
look, as if they had suffered much from jaundlo• and
hod just been bleseehed to s pale lemon oolour. The
features were peaked and sharp, and the skin drawn like
parchment over the bones of the face.
The Tamar brought home an Ishantee bull, which,
full grown and two years and • half old, is not the
height, nor has it the balk, If an English self of •
month's growth. It la • Imuidsoce• little beast. Also
• goat, about tt• sloe of an indictor, spaniel, and •
hairy sheep.
The landing took plane on Friday. General Visciount
Templetown, the local commandant, Admiral Sir
Rodney Mundy, and the other officers of the port were
all on the jetty, with a splendid ssaernhly of ladies and
gentlemen. Before marching off the 23rd cheered the
Tsmar, and her crew returned the compliment The
vessels in harbour took It ur, merchantmen fired their
signal gun., and the clanging of many bells came with
• sort of musical discordance through the air. The
troop. were marched to Oovernor's-green amid lusty
cheering from the publie and their comrades. Here
were the mayor sod the cannel] ia their robes ; also the
goat, Kiss /Coffee, to be preasoted to the 23rd regiment.
It was • Do bie animal, with gilded heves, at d cradled
with Bowers like the seceincial beast. of old. It ace-pied
It. dignity meekly, and teemed quit* realigned to its
poeition, except when Ha keeper togged him when he
made efforts to eat the garlands by which be was
surrounded. lie was more sueoessful later la the day.
The Mayor pro/rented to Colonel Roslyn the goat, which
still seemed to cheetah • disposition rather to have his
floral deoorations inside him than outside him.
. . .

Colonel Mostyn ackno•ledged the good feeling shown
ow behalf of the regiment.
The goat was then formally handed over, but left
at liberty, an indulgsnoo of which be took advantage
when Colonel Draytr•ii presented Colonel Mostyn with
• laurel wreath, which the latter gallant officer held
careleeely for • moment while the troops were moving
off • King He& (the goat) then advancing unobserved,
begin to browse upon It till in parts it wee mere twigs.
The troops issued Into the erowded streets, and were
everywhere weloomed, everywhere cheered. It was
altogether a pretty and seen • touching sight. At the
station the men had bitter ale or stout and • packet of
bread and °beers. Also • short clay pipe and an onnoe
of tobasoo. The trait' went by Brighton and Hastings
direst to Bliornollfre.

Me altars and men of the Royal Artillery who also
roturnod in the Tsmar it Woolwich, met with • reap-
Hon most entbosiastle. The fail band snot them, and
marobed to tbe barrack., playiog " The Oonquering
Here" and "Howe, sweet Home." Thousands of
people filled Ors street", °beetle's oontinuously. The
moo wore their-Ashanteis helmets, snob with • sprig of
lanral or loyal* In It. One or two men had Ashanti*
haw. Several bad gourds.
Tba little hull on board the Tamar on Friday morning
did not seem to take kindly to the Omaha, for it did
nothing but shiver and leak as dijected am • hen
on • drizzly morning. Tho goat was not to be seen
it all.

Shornollfie, oct Saturday, the Duke of Cambridge
Impacted the Welsh Farther's on their return from the
Gold °oast. In a abort aidreos he thanked them on
babel( of the Queen and the country for their gallant
wareloes, rowelled what he had himself seen of them at
Alma, sad ezpreesed his atonlahment at the soldier-
like appears's*, they preeented, alter snob a rough
oaropa4a.

2.IIITAL OF ell 01112 T WOLDILIT, TH2 INDINIITIT,

&ND LOOT.

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Sir Garnet Woleeley and the chief members of hie
eta strived at Spithoad at eight o'clock oo hiday
evening. Tile Manltobaa oleo brings the small modicum
of indemnity which King Kudos has mild, and a portion
of the loot, which was sold by auction, and only fetched
i5OOO. The but trophy to a tonic bud in gold, which
was bought by the cffloare of the arttllery. This ta vary
valuable.

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Sir Garnet Woleeley and eteff leodod from the
Manitoba') on Saturday. He wm oongratniated by the
dilate]. of the ll..okyard on Lb* huoctafal oompletion of
the easopeigo, and warmly obrered by the people of
Portemonth. On arrival at Waterloo Station there WU
alio great cheering. On Sunday the Mtjor.Goneral
had the honour of so lutorview with her Majt•irty.

Priam Bismarek -strii-otudy in.--
There is • &maw In the Oiril Berries Estimates
for the coming 'tar submitted to Parliament of
g243,4D6 Th• votes for gduoslice, the Post OffiOP,
and the Telegtaphs, are the only ot•s showing an
increase.

The Postmukr•General has promised t• °onside: th•
queations of sixpenny telegrams.
Mr. Justice tlonytnan m suffering from • paralytia
osisare:.

Tielfanslon.bouse Parolee Fund error& £56,000.
lb* Athentre Floatlition I as cost £900,000.
The Prince and Princess of Ws. will nen Sendrieg-
hem in the I.t or 2od of April, for the Loiter
holidays.
HaineJackaon, a Rood authority, says wheat and
other grain will before long be chesper.
Two thousand coalmlners ere on strike Ic. the Oldham'
diarist, easiest • re, oaten of wsgsr,
801 l Trinity Church, Brixton•load, London, has been
esiteed on • writ of
,A fa for debt.
Janie. Gorden Hopson has elven 30,000 dollars to
relieve the distress in New York.
Mr. Clinsehen is to sauteed Sir Ste Nord Northeote as
memoir of tb• Hudson's Bay Company,
The /ray Mid Navy Queue announces that the next
Masa= metanivr a will he he d near Aldershot.
Durlag Mr. A. Peel's 111044., Mr. Adaw has tempo-
-150137 sweamed the c Moe of Opposition Whip.
All the Ninieters, except the Cake of Riehatond, were
t et Ilse Cabinet Connell on Saturday,
no miner. of Cannock Chase dieted resolved on
saturdby to madams the strike ; 4,000 men ere now
•et.
pook's billiard handicap was won by Stanley, who
beet Taylor in the Anal heels.
The Pnnce end Priam,. of Wales, on Petards', pail
• visit to the Impress Zuseals at OLlealbarst.
This lost of the late bathed Board elecaloa In Bets
me CO de. ad.
Nether O'Keefe's action for 'leader scalar, the
Wasp of Oesery bee not eaareedaL The Jag rall4
poi airesi