The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-26 00:00:00

CANADA AND THE UNITED

STATES.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MONTREAL.

We learn, through a private channel, from Montreal,
that the Russian Consul, of Boston, on a visit to the
former city, has been arrested by the public authorities
of Lower Canada, on a charge of instigating the late re-
bellion in that province, and of aiding and abetting the
insurrectionists in their movements. The Consul, it
seems, has several children attending a convent or seminary
there, for their education. On a visit to see them, the ar-
rest in question was made.
The evidence on which this proceeding was based was,
information communicated to the Canadian authorities by
a certain Baron Frattelin, who 'was announced the other
day as having arrived there in the same boat with the com-
mon hangman. It is possible this event has some connec-
tion with the recent adjournment of the Court-martial.
(From the Montreal Transcript of Dec. I.)
Yesterday three pieces of wooden cannon and 64 pri-
soners, taken in the neighbourhood of Beauharnois, were
brought to town. We are sorry to add that the reports of
yesterday go to state that already, in the district so lately
visited by her Majesty's troops, the rebellious disposition is
again visible.
THE COURT-MARTIAL.—The public impatience for the
first act that shall establish a "determination to punish
treason can be readily understood 'and forgiven, but all the
public requires for its tranquillising is the assurance that
justice will be measured out to the guilty. That assurance
we can venture to give them ; but we entreat them to re-
collect the unavoidable delay where all testimony has to be
written down literally, and again translated into another
tongue, and again submitted for the consent and confirma
tion of the witness. The Court will resume its proceed
ings to-day.

The 65th Regiment arrived from Quebec yesterday—
they reached the south bank of the St. Lawrence, opposite
the city of Montreal, about two o'clock, bat it was late be-
fore bateaux could be sent across to bring them over.
We are indebted to the liberality of the Montreal Ga-
zette for being able to appear with our usual punctuality,
at a time when military duty necessarily takes precedence of
private interest. We despise the idea of being half a vo-
lunteer, and we are most grateful to our Cotemporary for
the standing matter which fills our first page.
The following militia officers are appointed by Sir George
Arthur to form the Court-martial for trying the prisoners
taken at Prescott ;—Licut.-Colonel the Hon. John Kirby,
Ist Frontenac ; Lieut.-Colonel Francis Raynes, 2d Fron-
tenac ; Lieut.-Colonel John S. Cartwright, 2d Lenox ;
Lieut.-Colonel John Turnbull, Ist Hastings ; Lieut.-Co-
lonel William Logie, 3d Frontenac ; Major Thomas Fitz-
patrick, Ist Lenox ; Major James Sampson, 3d Frontenac;
Major David John Smith, Ist do. ; Captain Hugh M`Gre-
gor, 2d do. ; Captain Elijah Beach, 2d do. ; Capt. John
Strange, Ist do. ; Capt. Jas. M`Farlane, Ist do. ;Capt. John
Plant Bowers, 3d do.; Captain John R. Forsyth, Ist do.
Colonel John B. Marks, of the 3d Regiment of Frontenac
Militia, is appointed President , and lonel the Hon. Wm
Henry Draper, of the 2d North York Regiment, to be
Judge Advocate.

(From the Quebec Mercury of Nov. 29.)
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE : 45 HOUSES BURNT.—We have
to fulfil the unpleasant duty of recording another melan-
choly fire, which has occurred in Champlain-street, the
scene of Cornier destructive conflagrations. In 1832, again
i❑ 1836, and now in 1838. have a large number of houses
been reduced to ashes, and a still larger number of indigent
families left without a shelter in the opening winter by fire,
in the vicinity of Diamond Harbour : 110 houses, we be-
lieve, have been destroyed on three occasions in six years
within a space of about an eighth of a mile.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night a house occupied by
one Shanahan, and several other tenants, on the north
side of Champlain-street, near Diamond Harbour, was dis-
covered to be on fire. The result was as anticipated ; the
fire extended right and left until it reached the large stone
house occupied by Mr. Hummell, which was entirely de-
stroyed, having been ignited by the heat from the burning
house opposite.