It may fairly be claimed for the expedition to Egypt
that the punctual ease with which it is rolling away, complete cap-dlie in all arms, to its destination, and also the settlement of its commands, are unprecedented in English history. In the former respect, it may be contrasted to great advantage with the strain of the French expedition to Tunis on their War Office ; in the latter, with what we all remember of the prin- cipal appointments at the time of the Crimean war. When one compares the names of the noble lords and effete meritorious
veterans who accompanied Lord Fitzroy Somerset to the East, with the group of vigorous and distinguished officers who follow Sir Garnet Wolseley now, we begin to see what abolition of Purchase and the reforms of Lord Cardwell and Mr. Childers have done for our military power. The names of Wolseley, Adye, Willis, Hamley, Graham, Alison, Evelyn Wood, only suggest merit, capacity, valour, and hard service. To one of them, at least, Hamley, Germany has got nothing to teach on the science of war. England owes much to the Minister who has risen so readily to the height of such an occasion, and who. certainly is paying in his own person—for two of his sons have gone to the front, and the whole personal Staff of the Secretary of State, without, we believe, an exception, has gallantly deserted, and is on its way to Egypt.
