At the Lord Mayor's banquet on Thursday, the speech of
Mr. Child'ers, in returning thanks for the Army, was one of singular interest. He recalled the fact that twice before 1882 had a great British victory occurred on the 13th September, once exactly a hun- dred years ago, in 1782, when General Elliott repulsed the united attack of France and Spain on Gibraltar ; and once, still earlier, in 1759, when General Wolfe carried the Heights of Abraham, against the troops of Montoeilin, by a surprise closely resem- bling that of Tel-el-Kebir. "in one respect," said Mr. Childers, " Tel-el-Kebir differs from Quebec. At Quebec, Wolfe fell. Of him, the historian says that to all the fervour of spirit, the liberality of sentiment, and the enlarged views of the hero, he united the presence of mind and military skill which constitute the great commander. Wolfe fell ; but our great commander, to whom the description of Wolfe well applies, has happily been preserved to us, long, may we hope, to promote by his example and his exertions the efficiency and the honour of the British Army." After that, we shall probably hear no more of "the Ashanti Ring."
