The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-10 00:00:00

Chandler and the American War Party.

The Philadelphia correspondent of the London
Times says there is a large party in the United
States who would like nothing better than to em-
broil their country in a foreign war—with England,
if possible, or, if not with England, with France.
This fanatical and destructive element controls by
far too large a proportion of the members of Con-
gress, and had not the acts of the President and
Cabinet time and again proved their intense desire

or peace at any cost, the efforts of the destruc-
tives would render foreign relations very critical.
The leader of the War party is Zachariah Chandler,
a Senator from Michigan, one of those tall, raw-
boned, hard-featured specimens of manhood, in
whom the Western States abound, a man who is
no debater or speech-maker, but whose iron will
and unremitting energy and intense fanaticism have
for years marked him out as a high'priest for every
American crusading party, whether it be a crusade
against slavery, General M'Clellan, Jefferson
Davis, or, as now, against England or France.
Chandler during the fury of the war was the
master-spirit of the famous " Committee on the
Conduct of the War" that set up and pulled down
generals, and was the terror of every army :officer,
from Winfield Scott and General Grant down to
the lowest cadet in the service. It was Chandler
who, long before hostilities were thought of by the
majority of Americans, wrote the letter advising
" a little blood-letting" to settle the difficulties
between the North and South. And now, still at
the same destructive work, he is at the head of
every movement
,looking to a new war and new
bloodshed. He has ableseconds in his disreputable
labours, and can control a large share of the mem-
bers of both Houses of Congress. To his prompt-
e pEriens;
enrtoart,isv e which
Minister h alr
at,e
frightened prompt-
ings are due the resolutions continually laid on the
taibglie,
teonf theedt
liiieousFereonf
French
Washington into such great solicitude about
Mexico.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

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LONDON, Feb. 10.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gladiator,
from Pernambuco.
Orr NORTH FORELAND, Feb. S.W.—AtTived—
Alliance, from Hartlepool for Cuba.
CLYDE, Feb. 9.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Huntly Castle,
for Singapore.

PILL, Feb. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Nereide, from
Sulina.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. 9.-IVind S.W.—Arrived—Saxon,
screw steamer, from Southampton.
PALMOUTIr, Feb. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Rana,
from Cardiff.

DARTMOUTH, Feb. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrivod—Fleeting,
from Teigninoutla for Newfoundland.

party.

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK.

BELGIUM.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tats DAY.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 7 agst Cortolvin (offered, take 15 to 1)
100 to 6 agst Laura (taken)
22 to 1 agst Innellan (taken and offered)
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
100 to 6 agst Copenhagen (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
5 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered)
4to 1 agst Student (taken)
100 to 7 agst Augusta (taken)
100 to 7 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 15 agst Rustic (offered, take 7 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Student (offered)
22 to 1 agst Janitor (offered)
50 to 1 agst Strathconan (taken)

LINCOLN HANDICAP.
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20 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken)
25 to 1 agst Historian (taken)
nto 1 agst Wild Bee (taken)
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25 to 1 agst Balder (taken)
28 to 1 agst Light Heart (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
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WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholomew's nomination (offered)
25 to 1 agst Mr._ J. Jardine's nomination (taken and

offered)
33 to 1 agst Mr. R. Jardine's nomination (taken freely)
33 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklebank's nomination (taken)
33 to 1 agst Mr Gibson's nomination (taken)
33 to 1 agst Mr. Mather'snomination (taken andoffered)
40 to 1 agst Mr Stocker's nomination (taken freely)
40 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's nomination (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gorton's nomination (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bake's nomination (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
FEBRUARY.
20 I Nottingham Spring 27
MARCH.
Derby Spring 1 Crox ton Park 1 G
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
I Lewes Spring

Lincoln .

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Newmarket Craven 2
Durham
Blackheath & Woolwich 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Lichfield Spring
Chelmsford Spring

It/
Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

Liverpool
Beverley 2O
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne 26
Curragh 26
Worcester
L Y.

JU.
Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton 7
Odiham
Bibury l3'
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9 I

Thirsk
.10
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup '2o
Chester
Curragh 24

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
Ascot Summer 29

JU
Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
Nottingham:
Down Royal Corp lB

Stamford l9
Radcliffe 23
Winchester 24
Southampton 25
Huntingdon
Goodwood 3l

York August 2l.
Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter
Tunbridge 2B
Derby Summer 29
Weymouth 3O

UST.

AUG
Brighton 7
Brighton Club
Lewes lO
Egham l4
Wolverhampton l4
Stockton
v. 15
Oxford l6 I
Hastings 2l
SEPTEMBER.
Warwick September 4 Richmond
CuFragh
Hendon
Leicester 6 Monmouth
Doncaster
Brecon l7 Newmarket Ist October 25
Canterbury lB Walsall

OCTOBER.
Northampton 2 Newmarket Houghton 22
Newmarket 2d October 8 Worcester
Curragh

NOVE/
Lincoln
Liverpool

.BER.

Shrewsbury
Leamington Hunt l9

THE CASE OF CHARLOTTE WINSOR.—The solici-
tors for the defence of the culprit Charlotte Winsor
whose execution was fixed to take place on Monday, hav-
ing given notice to the Home-office that the Attorney-
General had issued his fiat for a writ of error to the Ex-
' chequer Chamber, on the ground that the decision of the
Court of Queen's Bench is in direct opposition to a decision
given by the judges in Ireland, where, when a jury was
discharged on a criminal charge without giving a verdict,
the proceedings became illegal, the Homo Secretary has
granted a further respite till after Easter term.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE AND JEFF. DAVIS.--
The Springfield Republican denounces Chief Jus-
.ce Chase for refusing to bring Jefferson Davis to
trial, and imputes to him improper and disgraceful
motives. According to our contemporary, Mr.
Chase is ambitious of the Presidential chair in 1868,
and dares not commit himself against Davis for fear
cf a loss of Southern influsenieninegatg back and forth
the next
tEhLtuthghetphoepuichaarnf;ng elingrelationsswinging
and changing tem-
per of South and North, now more than ever
almost, demands alike Davis's trial, conviction, and
execution. So much is being forgiven to the rebel-
lion and to the rebels, and yet so much of their old
spirit is still present in the country, that the loyal
people, not in passion, but in sober sadness, are
coming firmly to the conclusion that a historical
monument should be erected to the depth and height
of ,this great crime of treason ; that not so much
punishment but conspicuous warning is needed for
the benefit of the nation ; and that in the person of
Jefferson Davis it can be most simply, most surely
secured. And yet, as everybody can see, with the
position of the chief justice and the motive for it,
and the disposition of other presidential candidates
to gain favour also in the South, such a result is not
likely to be attained. The country is more likely
to be worried into acquiescence in some surrepti-
tious disposition of his person and his case ; some
compromise with the crime and the criminal, through
a rivalry of the men in power for the Southern vote
in 1868. And our contemporary exclaims, in a
burst of indignation, " What a conclusion to the
majestic march of our last five years' history is thus
bef ore us !"

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prevent congestion, inflammation, ulceration, bronchitis,
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bined by art. They conduct to cure and restoration with
unfailing certainty.

Lord Digby -will leave Belgrave-square to-mor
row, to join Lady Digby and family at Miniern House,
Dorset, where his lordship is about to entertain a select

M. BERRYER.—A case in which .4)1. Berryer was
engaged, relating to an appeal against the public
prosecutor from a judgment of the Tribunal of First In-
stance, denying to M. Hugon d'Angicourt tha title of
Count de Poligny, came on last week in the Imperial Court
of Besancon. Just at the moment when the judges were

taking their scats the first president addressed 31. Berryer
in the following terms :—" Al. Berryer, the court is happy

to see you at its bar. Fifty years ago you were already.
pleading in this building, and the remembrance of you has
never passed away. Your presence is an honour for the bar
of Besancon, and the young advocates whom I rejoice to
see throngingse numerously around you will count amongst
the brightest days of their career that in which they will
have had the privilege of hearing such a pleader as your-
self." A banquet was offered to the groat orator in the
evening.

BRUSSELS, Feb. B.—The Senate was occupied to-
day in discussing the Penal Code. The Minister of
Justice spoke in favour of abolishing the punish-
ment of death, but the Senate pronounced for its
maintenance by 33 votes to 25.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FnmAv
Although there was a tolerable attendance at the rooms
to-day, very little business was done. However, from
offers and bets laid to small sums we were enabled to make
out the following list of quotations, which may be taken as
the current prices :

The Cattle Plague.

ThIPORTANT DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERN-

MENT.
A large and influential deputation, appointed by
the conference on the cattle plague at St. James's
Hall on Thursday, had an interview with Earl
Granville, President of the Council, and Sir George
Grey, Home Secretary, in order to lay before them
the resolutions adopted by the conference.
The Earl of LICHFIELD introduced the deputation,
which he said had been appointed at a meeting held
on the previous day, which had been attended by
practical agriculturists from no less than forty-four
counties, who represented in many cases influential
agricultural societies. The resolutions that were
passed at that meeting spoke for themselves, and
he might say that there was a unanimity of opinion
among those who had been present as to the abso-
lute necessity of the most stringent regulations to
check the progress of the cattle plague. There was
but one course to take, and that was in conformity
with the resolutions that had been passed, and
which he would now lay before the Home Secre-
tary. His lordship then referred to the numerous

attendance of members of both houses of Parlia-

went, both at the meeting on the previous day, and
upon the deputation, explaining that it had been
thought desirable that those members should ab-
stain from giving any opinions upon the subject at
present, as they would shortly have an opportunity
of doing so from their places in Parliament.

Mr. PELL said the first resolution prohibiting the
removal of cattle had been at first amended and

rendered less stringent, in deference to a feeling ex-
pressed by several gentlemen from Scotland, but
that was not the feeling of the English deputies,
and the consequence was that the amendment was

struck out by the almost unanimous voice of the

meeting, only three or four hands being held up in

support of it.

Sir G. GREY asked if there were any deputies at
the meeting from those parts of Scotland from

which the objections to the resolution, as it first

stood, were received.
Mr. PELL said they were present. Another
amendment was moved and seconded by two gen-

tlemen from Scotland, who represented the feelings
and views of a particular trade, and that amend-
ment was distinctly antagonistic to the resolution ;
but it was rejected, and the resolution, as it stood,

was carried almost unanimously.
Sir G. GREY asked if there had been any repre-
sentatives from the large cities and towns of the
kingdom—such as Birmingham, Manchester, and
Liverpool—and if so, had they been consenting
parties to the resolution ?
Mr. PELL said it was not for him to say that.
He knew there was a representative from the Man-

chester and Liverpool Agricultural Society present,
and that circulars had been sent to every agricul-

tural society in Great Britain.

Sir G. GREY wished to know how far the reso-
tion, in its present form, might be taken as ex-

pressing what he understood, they represented as
the unanimous opinion of 44 counties ?
Mr. PELL believed there were deputies from 21
agricultural societies present, and he believed one
or two more.

The Earl of LICHFIELD said that 44 counties '
were certainly represented.
Earl GRANVILLE said it would perhaps be as well
if the Government could be supplied with a list of
those who were present at the meeting, and it was
promised that such a list should be furnished.
Mr. GOODLET, as the representative of the
Scotch Farmers' Club in Edinburgh, explained that
opinion among the agricultural community of Scot-
land, and others interested in the cattle trade
there, had been considerably modified lately, and
he could say that so far as his own feeling went,
his previous opinion had been very much shaken
by the meeting of the previous day. The Scotch
farmers were at first very much in favour of
various curative measures that had been proposed,
but ultimately they had come to the conclusion
that the stamping-out process was the one which
ought to be adopted. He then handed in a state-
ment of his own views on the question to Sir G.
Grey in addition to some resolutions that had been
passed by the Scotch body he represented.
Sir G. GREY said it appeared from the written
views of the last speaker that he thought all danger
would not be avoided even by the prohibition of the
removal of cattle, as slaughtering would still be
carried on in Scotland by butchers who might carry
the infection with them, about themselves or in the
materials they used. The resolution forbade the
removal of cattle on a highimy, or by rail. Sup-
posing the road intersected a farm, were the cattle
to be allowed to cross that road ?

A MEMBER of the DEPUTATlON—Distinctly not.

Sir G. GREY—Not even with a licence ?

Several VOlCES—Certainly not.
Sir G. GREY asked what was meant by the term
cattle—did it apply only to neat cattle, or did it in-
clude sheep and pigs ?
The Earl of LICHFIELD said he had used the
word in its common acceptation, as meaning only
neat cattle, leaving it to Parliament to use definite
terms.

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Mr. RYDER, as representing the Manchester and
Liverpool -Ag►ricultural Society, said he could not
undertake to say that the resolution expressed the
feeling of either Manchester or Liverpool generally,
and did not think deputies from any society could
claim to represent the feeling of the towns in their
own counties generally. There could be no doubt
-that the interests of the towns were antagonistic to
-what was sought to be done. In his own case, he
did not wish it to be supposed that the Manchester
and Liverpool Agricultural Society represented the
general feeling in those towns.
Sir G. GREY said he understood that nothing in
the resolution would prevent the unlimited importa-
tion of cattle, so that Liverpool, in fact, might be
supplied with the greatest possible abundance, but
that cattle so imported must no go inland—to Man-
chester, for instance.
Mr. PELL said that the cattle, by the resolution,
must not go inland.
Sir G. GREY—So that every head of Irish cattle
as well as foreign cattle coming to England alive
would have to be slaughtered at the port of debarka-
tion ?

Mr. PELL said it must be slaughtered or sent
away again.
Sir G. GREY—Then the result looked forward to
would be that the Irish butchers would be able to
carry their cattle to Liverpool, and that Manchester
and all the great towns of Lancashire would have to
be supplied with dead meat.
Mr. PELL said that would be so ; only he expected

that the adoption of the resolution would have the
result of inducing those who carried on the trade to
slaughter the beasts in Ireland, and to bring the
beef over in the carcass.
Earl GRANviLLE—Has Liverpool facilities at pre-
sent for slaughtering all the cattle that might be
brought there for supplying the country around it ?
'qr. RIDER
could be ereatvredas afraid not, but those facilities
If the Legislature compelled it,
it would be
easy
to obtain the necessary means.
Mr. &MIM said
She considered the facilities
already existing in our
ports would really be found
sufficient, for when
at marketr was reduced to a
P
dead-meat market on the of the butchers,
animals would not be kept hangin g inthe
slaughter-
houses, but would be disposed of rapidly, and an
immense number of beasts might be slaughtered in
rapid succession.
Mr. TOLLE3fACTIE, M.P., thought the prohibition
of the removal of cattle would not have the desired
effect, and be instanced the case of Cheshire, Which
had suffered more than any other county from the
cattle plague, where the most stringent regulations
to that effect passed by the magistrates, though most
strictly enforced, had been ineffective, as the cattle
disease was extending in that county.
Mr. G. W. HUNT, M.P., said the reverse had been
the case in Northamptonshire. On the 11th of
January an order was issued prohibiting the removal
of any animal for more than 100 yards on its own
farm, and in one week the deaths decreased from
199 to 95.

Sir G. GnEr—All I can say to the deputation 'is
what I have already stated this morning to a depu-
tation from Yorkshire, that the Government do not
differ at all from the principle of these malacca.

Our first view was that though it might be wise to
attempt to effect a cure, yet the surest course was to
give the power of slaughter. That power 11 as given,
and we' were soon overwhelmed with rmcnstrances
against the exercise of it. In Desember:: st a deputa-
tion waited upon me froln some of the agricultural
associations, who expressed their opposition to the
power we had given, and their satisfaction at the fact
that in deference to public opinion we were about to
modify it. We were told throughout most distinctly
that public opinion did not support the Government,
but subsequently experience has fully confirmed the
wisdom of the course we took in declaring that
slaughter was the only effectual way of checking the
spread of the disease. In Aberdeenshire, in October
last, measures were taken to stamp out the disease
by slaughter, and great good was done. I believe
that a fund was raised to compensate those whose
cattle were destroyed, which was contributed to
equally by landlord and tenant.

Sir G. JENKINSON remarked that one of the reso-
lutions passed at the conference declared that com-
pensation for the slaughter of animals infected, or in
immediate contact with those infected, should be
provided by Act of Parliament. His own view was,
that such compensation should be provided by a
local or county rate.

Sir G. GREY asked if the deputation were aware
that a proposal had been made for a poll-tax upon
cattle.

Mr. PELL thought there were insuperable difficul-
ties in the way of the accomplishment of that object.
Mr. SMYTHIES inquired if the Government pro-
posed to take a census of cattle.
Sir G. GREY—It i 3 being taken now, and we hope
to have it in our possession shortly.
Mr. TOLLEMACHE, M.P., said the question of
compensation involved great difficulties. As re-
garded Cheshire, the disease has been so general,
that if they were to attempt to compensate the far-
mers by a rate levied on agricultural property alone,
there would be no relief. It would be simply re-
ceiving with one hand, and paying with another.

Sir G. GREY—I see here a resolution in favour of
disinfecting markets, railway trucks, and cattle-
pens. That is a very important question. The
Government wished to have it done, and they
brought in two bills, but the whole agricultural in-
terest opposed them. lam glad you have now seen
the evil of your objections, and I hope that measures
may be taken to provide a permanent remedy for
this state of things.
Lord LICHFIELD thanked Lord Granville and Sir
George Grey for the courtesy they had displayed,
and the deputation then withdrew.