, 1864-12-22
THE ST. ALBANS RAIDERS,
Action Of the Canadian
Government,
MEASURES FOR THE PRDTEC-
TON OF THE FRONTIER,
Coursol,s Decision Repudi@
ated by the Law Officer
Of the Crown.
The Stolen Funds---The Reyal
Proclamation Asserting to
the ACt of 1861.
[From tho Toronto Globe |


[Frona tho Toronto Globc.l
MONTREAL, Dec. 1C.
The examination OF Portcraeld, who Oh.
tnined the stolen money for the raiders from
the Ontario Bank, on the order of Chief Of
Police Latno'he, is postponed till tomorrow.
Porterfeld is understood to be wealthy, and
it is reported that he will pay back the
money.
Application WAS trice made to Lamothe to
Ieatrest the raiders, and Oh each occasion he
asked time to reflect.
The, High Constable was sought for the
same purpose, but could not, in the first in
stance, be found. On the second visit be nd.
yised getting the assistance Of the water po-
lice. -Four or five Of these we're at once OBJ
tanned, and with them he went to the West
efn cars and made IN unsuccessful search for
the discharged. prisoners. The water police
have got orders from the Government to fol-
low the raiders.
CRowN LAW DEPARTAKNr,
Quebec, Dec 15, 1851
GE:,T1EaES,- nm directed by the Honorable,
the Attorney General for Lower Canada, to ac--
knowledge the receipt OF four letter Of yesterday
date. and to inform you that the lazy officers Of the
Grown CONCUR IN the opinion expressed BY you
e Seags dsesn saso r. as
copy Of an order of Her Majesty In Council rela-
tive to tue 9Th Vlo., cap G.
have The honor to be, &C.,
G. FurvoYE,
..-..- Clerk c, L. Department.
1e q + C g oh,4s. yonnso Esq., g c. and Ed Carter Esq
,..ArTHE CnuR1 AT BALaonA1, !
The Eleventh day Of October, 1851.
"Prcscnt-The Queens Most excellent Majes-
ty, His Royal Highnsas the Prince Consort. tho
Lord PriEy Seal. Sir George Grey, Bart.
Whereas the Governor General Of Her Majcs.
ty's PROVINCE of Canada, with the Council md A.
EfT n ~ rN prnr In fho
May, 1861 pass an Act, which has been transmitted
entitled as follows, viz: No. =, IL. An Act to
amend chapter s9 Of the Consolidated Statutes OF
tclons from: the United States of America,'
and whereas The said Act hns been laid before her
Majssty IL Council, together with letter to the
biz the Duke of Newcastle, one Of Her Majesty's
principal Secretaries Of State, recommending that
the said Act should be lett to it's operation: Her
viii tic advice Of i1er prisy Council, to approve
the said recommendation. Whereof. the Govern
Of General, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander.
.n-chief foF the time being Of Her M4Jesty's Pro-
vince OF Canada. and all other PERSONS whom 1t
may concern. arg to take notice md govern them
selvcs accordingly.
{Signed,l EDMUND HANRgos.''
A public meeting Of the citizens Is to be
held, to give an expression Of opinion with
1t is said that French Canadian Judge, on
being applied to, refused to grant the ncccs-
sa1y variants. They we're Afterwards grant
ed by Judge Smith.
Il Is generally remarked upon as an exceed
fngly strangs Circumstance that Mr.. Justice
Coursol had his long and elaborate Judgement
ready fer delivery within two hours afler the
objection to his Jurisdiction was raised.
Mr.. johnson, Queen's Counsel, asked forty
eight hours to prove that. the Provincial act
OF 1861 was assented to by Her Majesty, but
his application was refused BY Cou.sol.
Almost nothing else il talked about in the
city but the conduct or Cou:sol and Lamothe.
No one defends them. Even The Montreal
Gd=ette is aguinst them.
The High Constable held the stolen money
before 1t was delivered 10 the custody of Chief
Tie following is taken from the Montreal
Hitaess Of to-day:
PROTECTION OF TIE FRONTIER.
IFrpm the TORONTO Globc.l
QUEBEC, December 16
4 meeting Of the Cabinet was held today,
woke Parliament on Thursday, tue 18th Of
january, for the dispatch Of business.
The Government nre adopting vigorous
measures to prevent any further violations OF
our neutrality by the Southern dsspeEadoss,
who would einbroii Us Il they could, in trouble
ada to make hostile incurslona On AmetIcan
territory.
Gilbert McMicken, Esg., late II. P. r. for
the county Of Wclland, las been appointed
Stipendiary Magistrate for all that. part of
tn: frontier west of Toronto. His duty will
be specially to take .eognizance Of any
breaches Of the Inv bearing on International
relations. Large magisterlal puwers arc en-
trusted to him for that purpose, and u stroug
police force will be piaced at his disposal to
enable htm to exercise the functions oi his Of
Gee with efficiency.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
From the Toronto Globe.1
QUEBEC, Dec II, 1864.
Lieut.. Col. Taylor, OF London, Lett. Col.
Durie, Of Toronto, and Lieut.. Col. Smith, OF
Montreal, seyernlly commanding battalions
,'f the Actire Force vt those cities, arrived
here this molning, ut the instance Of the Gov
eminent, in order to receive instructions for
the organization Of the military force which
Is to undertake the duty of frontier protcc-
tion. 1t is understood that about thirty COM
panies will be called out. It is believed that
few companies will BE- taken from each Of
the baltalions of Coils, Durie, Taylor and
up their three battafions will be selected by
the Government.
II ia very gratifying for me to be enabled to
state that applications have already been re-
ceiyed at the Adjulant Generals Office from q
considerable number Of Companies deslrous OF
Au0eEtAhW5 HoHller sGl}lct.
SUSPECTED RAIDERS AT THREE RIVERS.
THREE RIVERS, Dec. II, 1861
The Chief Of Police has just informed me
that last night three suspicious-looking
Americans-supposed to he some of the raid-
Of them at G, and the other two ut 10. They
left at once for Quebec. The police there
have been notified.
EXAMINATION OF LAHoTuE,
MONTREAL, Dec. II, 1864.
The Investigation in the case Of the Chief of
Police was continued today. Mr.. Lat1amme,
on behalf Of lamothe, submitted an answer
to the second charge-that Iamothe was not
a constable, nor subject to the orders Of the
Supetior Court, Or the Judges Of the Quccn's
Bench; that as Chief be was bound to sec to
tie execution Of warrants from the city au-
tboritfes; that he never intended to refuse to
execute the warrants, but merely asked three
quarters Of IN hour to ascertain how he could
legally execute a warrant issued By Judge
and not by the Governor General, when the
Court declared every such warrant to he null
ard void that if that Judgment was to be re-
epected, and that principle admitted, be could
have no authority to arrest the raiders, and
that they would be entitled to resist; that
lie time asked was not more than necessary
to ascertain whether he could arrest legally !;
that no others than the prisoners claimed the
money IuaL Ho 1lI0CnuCuL was Q11uc 10 Stay
delivery, nor notice given him not to deliver
The money, nor was any order or Judgment
given entit1lpg others to possession Of it !;
that be WIS wiling to abide by the Judgment
Of the judicial tribunals, and to encounter ali
liability; that the Representatives Of the Con-
federate Government Offered to deposit in the
Bank or Court The whole amount, to abide
the result Of the Judgment against the Chief,
hut this offer had ben refused; that after
such declaration the Chief can be no More
subjected TO an investigation without the
complainant having shown the order Of the
Judge, mud established the refusal Of the
Chief TO dcliter the money and 1hnt, there
fore, the Chief demands that his declaration
be submitted to the Council, aud proceedings
stayed until judgment he rendered.
The chief, as he desired, Eas put on oath,
Hc said the public had been led to believe
that he refused to take m oath on the ti-st
day OF the investigation, as it he were guilty.
He neref received any thing, directly Of indi-
rectly, nor was benefited in my way by the
delivery Of the moneys. He had the advice
Of lawyers, which was corroberated BIZ Julpe
Coursol and Mr.. Carter, and was perfectly
justified in acting as be did: He received the
order for the delivery Of the money from the
raiders after the Judgment.