The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

ARRIVAL AND EMBARKATION OF
MORE TROOPS AT LIVERPOOL.

ON Friday morning, Liverpool was again the scene of
much excitement, caused by the arrival of the main body of
the 77th or East Middlesex regiment of infantry, to be em-
barked on board the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
screw-steamer Kangaroo, Captain Johnson, for Malta.
The corps, for the last twelve months had been
stationed at Glasgow, but for the week preceding their
embarkation they had been removed to Preston, whence
they were conveyed by rail to Liverpool on Friday morn-
ing, in a train consisting of fifty-three carriages, drawn
by two powerful engines, and arrived shortly after eleven
o'clock ; their entrance into the station being appro-
priately heralded by the explosion of a number of detonat-
ing signals. The regiment, about 950 strong, was under
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Egerton. The
troops were received by Lord Cathcart, commander of
the Lancashire district, and Colonel De Rinzy, commandant
of the Liverpool division ; Colonel Swan, of the local pen-
sioners ; J. Buck Lloyd, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool, and
several officers belonging to different militia corps. A
body of the borough police was also in attendance, under
the direction of Captain Greig and Superintendents Quick
and Brenan. _ _

The arrival of the train conveying the troops was wel-
comed by loud and repeated cheers from a large assemblage
of spectators occupying the platform. The soldiers hav-
ing adjusted their accoutrements, fell into rank in
the station, whence they marched, in excellent order, the
band, notwithstanding the heavy rain which had fallen,
but just ceased, striking up joyously "The days when we
went gipsying," and proceeded, by Tithebarn-street, Ex-
change-street East, and Dale-street, towards the Exchange
area, where it had been arranged they should parade.
The square all round and under the piazza was densely
crowded, and all the windows looking into the area were
thronged by well-dressed ladies and gentlemen, and by
all present the reception accorded to the troops as they
marched into the Exchange area was most enthusiastic,
the drams and fifes playing, in thrilling tones " Here's a
Health to all Good Lasses."
On the colours being unfurled, three loud cheers
resounded through the assembled crowd, and these were
repeated as the legendary inscriptions borne by the regi-
mental standard were read by successive groups of specta-
tors. This flag bore on its centre the Prince of Wales's
1 plume of feathers, encircled in a band inscribed with the
words " East Middlesex ;" the other inscriptions were,
" Seringapatam," "Badajoz," " Ciudad Rodrigo," " Penin-
sula." The men having drawn up on the west and north
sides of the area, the band struck up the " National
Anthem ;" they presented arms, and the crowd gave three
vociferous cheers, after which the corps wheeling round
into Chapel-street, marched by Oldhall-street, Dublin-
street, and Regent-road, towards the Wellington Dock,
from the quay of which they embarked in the Kangaroo.
Along the whole protracted line of march the regiment
was accompanied by a dense crowd, and every spot of
'vantage which offered a view of the spectacle was occupied
i by numerous bodies of spectators, all of whom gave willing
token of enthusiastic sympathy in the exciting scene.
During the early part of the day heavy showers had
fallen, which no doubt prevented many from attending
who would otherwise have been present ; but just a few
minutes before the troops marched from the railway sta-
tion the rain ceased, and by the time they reached the
Exchange, the sun shone brilliantly, which was by many
hailed as of happy omen to their expedition.
They are a fine body of men, mostly young, and accom-
panying the regiment were half-a-dozen of recruits, who
had not donned the regimentals.
The Kangaroo, which is very commodiously fitted up
for the accommodation of the troops, sailed on Saturday
morning, about half-past nine o'clock.