The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-25


In the En2ish House of Commons the 18Th Of Feb
raary Colonel FR2Ncg asked the Home ecrcary wha
truth there in tire statements made shc
papers ina, 500 yesterday took possession
city OF Chester mat great alarm cccasoncd thereby
and that tue government sent down regiment Guards
by special train, and what there for sap
posing thus 10 ne Fenian movement. He had insorma.
tnat the gathering nothing but co,ieetion Of
ruians VINO assc nbled To witness prize light cor
vsicr'' and ;aughter)
Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING the b.st answer can give 4,
the question OF the honorable gentleman will ba TO
an saplc narrative can all The circumstances
material the inquiry made OF the goeera.
ment On Sunday evening lat received
COMMUNICATION stating that there ns,auai
4 pseat among those oso gene-a.v act,som
lodged, o at Any rate, battered 10 tc Fsnaas in he
On Of Liverpool 1t was stated that they
ing .cpo.ler w,th unusual Frequency aud that there
some apprehension ihat movement u b.
made their part Acting upon that INFO nation On
Sunday afternoon sent down person specn:ly 10 in
CURE the truth OF the statements made ana
report soon possible whatever information
hc Obtained Soon aner had reached the home office
Monday morning teegraphc message from
the Mayor OF Chester. stating that ar-o nnn,ocr
strangers ia the town and nechborhood thai thy
.,ce teicred 10 he Fstasr, and that the apprehension
wa they about TX the castle purpose
setting and ammunition stored there aud the
he town and expressed wish that additional furcs
should be- sent down. On receipt Of tha. telegram
directed that company Q, troops should be sent ir,
Manchester 10 Chester TO augment those stationed there
La in the day received report from the person
hal Liverpool, and according to that report II
had ned that te s r. sclY rs.1g
there aod teeu a saesrg of fsnians, pso he'd
a4ak ne f,ou Of Cas e. on H. Nondcy mann q Tor The
pnrpos. 81 Obtaining tie and ior ne
Tare 10 far tie report derived from Liverpool
ponJed with The teegrnns waicn from Mayer
Of Cue ter. and this correspondence gave ..n CPS
10 h rHn Sill a.cr in The day rcccivgi two other
tccgraps. with erence 10 the calling ou, Of the
voan,ee-s. and The .ancr asking genershy hos they
70 ac. To shc rst replied that the ia' OF ou2s
to call nut the volunteers n their military caac.
at il ~orld be their duiy 70 aid in prescrs ns
pupsic peace much as Il MAS The sa,y Of any
o.her yians 20 do (aesr, hear, ana ana, 10
Of emsecncy they would he Justified IN using Their
TO the 'cca,d telegram rcphe. .;aJor lnl
bother himself ia comm anicatDn wsth Aalf General
III Jo'sn earvock, who commends TIC troops ia tie
northern dis son Of England, aud fdrther telegram
General Garvock ns,ruc;ing him 10 pu:
SELF communication with The Mayer OF chester ana
geographic me sages coming TO the Home ONco.
rnat was all that had been done up the lime the
House rae yesterday While my right honor ah,e mend
the Chancellor u the Exchcauer making h,s state
10 The House last night received further tele-
gram from the Mayor OF Chester and It neatly
possitlc in these words:
~andiwo hundred city re { % state o. sS.
csienncnt troops required.
oa rccsps of tue telegram Communicated with the
heals OF tis departments much connected such
subec Is my own, and we consulted 10 the
t.at had better be taken. wc agreed. Dasmuch
tbcs5 was no statement that these strangers
armed hearl and nasriucn there great
aosencc y details sch as would Justly the govern
ia adopting extraordinary measures, to send
~ tie MAJ OF Chester and u General Garsccx.
TJat addressed to General Garvock inquired whether the
IN Chester armed, ond IL whether he
required auy further force; aud f he required such
force wnat extent That sent 10 tho Mayor vas 10
tas ctlect -
re,..,ao directly what IL The state Of The town Al this
~, aud whcsher anything further Is needed.
10 determined not send any troops 10 addition to
those winch had becn sent until we Not 10
those grams: but my colleagues agreed that u we
dbl have answer, then should be q. liberty 10
ulncata with my rgnG honorable friend the Secrsiary
-Dt stat. War, and that such measures might lie
adopted M might b. de med advisable. In the interim
had desired that battalion Of Guards should b In
readiness In case they needed and also that train
sovld be aept in steam ready for Their ccnveyarce,
recc ed 10 answer either telegram until quite early
- morning. lreceived The MAYORS rery about one
o'clock aud that ct General Carvock little utter four.
The telegram from The mayor was 10 this elect
there are fifteen hundred strangers the or they have
,.vcrpool Manchester halifax etaybrisc aad
% Is.s i ,s,eae"p ".y e. Msnch of more
in.tssy. aH ous Ttans n fse ss,ion are crhatsieh
Al that hour had to consider what WIS best 10 he
done. 1 wroe 10 the Brigade Major OF The Guards,
though my right friend Secretary OF stae
gor Wat aud stated That Thought bad better send
1--we hGnarcd ards. for these reasons:rirs II would
nv a. r4r,s.rd oeni6e 3uEctescr vi no N ST. all
b senIng them FROM London, and II in,p3r'urt II
,s4tg D. sfk occSrtd NGs Lsrrpcsi and MIR iorns
or,d mech y,ykccd as Gnsier. Second, thought
ta prevention was better than cure thoar, hearl ani,
surs rti.eved that if u was known the Guards
Chester Ahen The people rose from their beds that
pare Confidence and perhaps prevent mischief
II ucder these circumstances that the troops were
amt iniec hours afterwards received a telegram
from tentrai Garvock, WAC did not take so gloomy
Wow OF the affair had boon taken by the ciya
ns lilo thou Ait the troops 10 Chester were Sufficient
sor its pfstectong tHcaf hcarl have detailed IN
teiiiaeIce beyond Whit hava gwen 10 he House.
have no detailed Intelligence received to-day. hcnr
that several OF these went away last night Qaugh
ter hear, further, thai several Of these strangers
y -, nation communicate nothing moro 20 the
Hose. have given NO opinion AZ 70 whether this s
Penn outbreak o. not sscaasss sag .ss,on
rtneut has tasep will with the apurobaton Of