The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-11-24

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Special Corrsspondencs yeV Norih West
LONDON, Oct. G.-London IL full Of the
hum Of excitement ever Tho return Of the
victorious army from Egypt. It !, Just
twenty six yean age that the remnants Of the
British army returned from the Crimes, their
ranks having been dscimA.ed by cold, famine
and disease. and tile British public Of 10 day
seems unable TO judge as to the relative i'm
portance Of the two campaigns, and are ex.
tending -,.
GREETING TO THE vIcroRs Fl -
Of to day similar to the welcome givenEto
the heroes Of the Charge Of the Sir Hun
dred. = -
An English expedition has accomplished
In Egypt what IL would have been disgrace
for British force to have failed TO do. 1t
has dispersed al III disciplined multitude
~hs knew nothing Of, the bsyonst, who
could not face cavalry, aud who could only
hght behind earthworks, and for the ACCOM-
plishment Of this feat have employed force
Of some eighteen thousand ,nen, = number
closely approaching that Of The army engaged
In the great Russian war Of 1854
They have defeated the Egyptian soldiers
but had they been foes similar To the obsti.
nate Dutchmen Of the Trsnsvsxl, the crack
Of whose ride meant certain death to their
human target, the result might have been
somewhat different; yet u. they had come
out Of great European struggle a. yictors
a1d had won back the position occupied ~
the close OF Wellingtons campaigns, they
could not have been received IN more inn
posing style. a
Every day brings its fresh Arriv ais, but The
favoritss Of the hour are undoubtedly
THE LIFE GUARDS.
had the good fortune Of seeing . reei-
ment sent of one bright, sunny morning In
August, and q pretty sight 1t W. as the
steamer, padded briskly down the river
Thames with their cargoss of stalwart guards
In their scarlet uniforms and snow white
helmsts;a smarter or more robust %, OF men II
would be difficult to find, and they were-re.
ceived with bursts Of cheers by the crow 10
assembled OH the various bridges. On Sun.
day, October 22d, also had the good fortune
Of Witnessing their return, and the welcome
extended to them by the British public. One
could scarcely recognize the ssunt horsen,rn
- the skme sleek, we'll fed Life Guardsnen
who had few weeks before I-ft their bar
racks 90 smart and trim. Failed tunics hang
ing loosely about them, th. forms Of both
men and beasts showing unuistakeaLle sIg'
Of want aud. exposure, wete sufficient To
arouse the enthusiasm Of the thousands vino
had assembled to greet them.
West India Docks, their point Of dsbarka.
ton, 10 fully seven miles from their barracks
ct Knightsbridg-, ard . continue Is crowd
thronged the thorous hfares from their start
h; point 70 their destination. Flsss sdeIn.
cd the fronts NJ many houses along the route
and 10 many instances the position u honor
was occupied by the stars aud stripes floating
beside the Union Jack, an association which
seems to have become general since the
events Of the last year.
The Life Guards are the flower Of the
British army, and their coal black chargers
are the pick of tho English stables: they
have however been exclusively employed On
home service evei since the battle Of Wafer
Ion, seventy years ago, and people have been
apt to regard them as more prnsm-nts 81 than
useful; IL had become popular notioa that
men with losg stomarhs Or. not much At
the crowd tries to make amends by m enttu-
siastic greeting on their return frum SEXUAL
service. The Lord Mayor of London, even,
waved them 81 ately wslcom. a. they troop
cd past the Mansion House, aud Mr.. Glad
stone himself. man Of peace, occupied
balcony In Pail Mall, and barred his snowy
locks - the procession passed before him.
WANT A SQUARE NEAL.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales also
Gene to do them honor, and the cheers Of
old comrades welcomed them TO their old
quarters once more. The reception, how
yer, 10 hardly yet over; the returned wal.
riors are TO be feasted and fsted fer days 70
come; they have evidently been strangers to
. good square meal for . considerable time,
and on the announcement - TO the good
things In store for them, I. Was only natural
for gauut, hungry looking trooper to re-
mark that "Thsy'd better by half have sent
u some Of ID when we did want some," and
1t certainly does seem that want and expos.
ure have been the most formidsble enemies
with which they have had TO contend.
SIR GARNET woLsELEY
Has just arrived, and Is having . reception
all to himself. The corporation Of the city
Of London 10 preparing to do him honor,
and one portiy alderman has bsen READY
With the suggestion that the affair won't be
complete without grand city banquet one
OF these banquets, blythe bye, figures UP to
something like 5000, and I don't suppose
Sir Garnet or any other man would be cspa-
bic Of putting away much more than Sl2
worth, aud 1t seems rather difficult TO dis.
Germ what additional honor would be con-
ferred upon the distinguished General BY
seeing the city aldermen consume their share
Of %, 9sS. But the banquet 10 abandoned.
A request vas also made To the War Ofics
for permission to some Of the troops 70 take
part in the Lord Mayors show on Nov. 9th,
but Il has been refused, ~ IL partook too
much Of the nature Of m exhibition. Ifthis
request had been granted IL Is only natural
70 presume that the triumph would not be
considered complete without the spectacle
Of Arab tied to chariot whee! and dragged
through the streets Of the met ropolis.
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