, 1864-12-28
rkzE ST. a1BANs RA.seEES.


The winter assizes for the county Of Toron-
to opened On tie Ed. From the charge of
Mr.. Justice Morrison to the Grand Jury we
cut the following relative to the st. Albans
affair:
1t hes unfortunately happened that near to our
caster and western frontier oatrogcs have taken
place, alleged to have been planned and commit
led By persons under our protection. Several OF
the persons engaged have been arrested upon the
re4ision Of the authorities OF the United States,
undcr the Aehbufton Treaty and the lava OF our
Province, with view to their cxtraaidon, being
charged with tho commission OF crimes within the
Treaty. The case of one Of those prisoners Is stil
PENDING before the Recorder Of this city. Tho
others were recently discharged from custody
under circumstance and in manner, to say tha
least, very c1tznorl!aaEy alll most precipiAts,
ard which hare given rise to very plfntul aud
grave observations. SINCE then, however, fresh
parties, and rewards for their capture offered BY
ihc Executive. nay here remark that It has
been contendsd, on the part Of those prisoners,
that hey werd entitled to their re1ease upon the
ground that tho acts charged against them were
Icts committed rudcr commissions Of Instructions
from the authorities Of the so-calea Confeterats
StateG-ulat, in fact, the crimes with which they
we're charged Wcrc nets OF war.
withont aalnaltinS foF an instant that, even Il
hey we5e # would FERN taa E5'o1n md for t:is "
seaE al sls ss s
tier, mere iucursion Of few men secretly con-
tr1ycd and without the ordinary features Or en-
bIftEs ol %arlke eeApeoauon-fSSaltins III ~ IN
and the taking OF the lTcs Of n0n-bclllS ind
unoGcnGing citizens, and the plunderins them OF
theft ptonef anu escaping INTO ms country VIII
10 he rs
cal only cqneiLcr them az crimes OF murder and
robbery under the psetcnce OF war. If 1t were
otAe1M1se. ~ mosk ~ moaSaoh y 5, and 1sse!ans
and being committed on tue borders OF friendly
my n'd sssne as " H. ,h
ne ne Moo .nG
iis4 On amo9g cnMazea nat,ons nag enoasa oY's
anu ,h Haelou. sI " ~ "oIrots !3 -
,nnt - H. hava bce1, .9'.nn ~ dnr;ag IT, H. cnsn3n
" W. rt ley @ M sh enssrsd ssrs Sny part
o. OF a.om o gni.va na PLIES, ana uas
,S9, oai TX ~ f.nt; wv
were under the prctsxt that tsir crimes were
O. var N az a. q nnss1a' enuued 10 pro'eeuon'
ana not WatnIn INC Iscsty: .,,o,.a tu.n
ons o. 6 oe,h e 70 proseft f,a,
pe,pe1aoas " sncn ~ u.a"es l aHo ~ ~. Ga1gs taa mun
Delng amenaole 10 tae 4a"s o1 tne outraged
Some of yon gentlemen ma} remember that q
aumeer g " ns men tavo1sc9 IL taa T.
ne,un ~ aao., WAY wv ~ ana eooh sStte .f sI "a.n
q o. The Gntsd States, ELECTED for fsw days loot.
ins on Navy lsiand, anu employea s!eamnoas 4 n
;a. s tp H. u un nnu u %a1 - aa
lau he ter an u
!as anas .nose Rsoeeeuhsg M clc.su II l9e ha9u u
esnfy ioyal ann?ect IN NE fIoslnee4 ana wnaen r.
snissh IN dae catnS on 81 e & Ga.ohhe 20 h Wnne aa
.i ~ NY, ~ a mtto iat, " ~
llgn' anc aet 1sI w slutaou ~ ~ ~, y. ~
soif nna Vas ~ ~ y + w W. s1onnn m. ao1 VI
seii.PseIsSE ~ ~ Au9 mete ~ ao' LUZ sae soou
ssasc " at;ra snG o"o lily ara aa d. 'us ILL,
t tns tM1 IVY Manon5 afn' Ha'u g. "ec4 punSen !:
INTO az the catamsles OF War. releF 70
mat pef1od LOT me pnrpose o. showing, On our
Gwn t rca3s no az nro M H.
.se An!eleaa Ieop1s ,nusi 10 ootrSses ase tle
one pcrpetrateu at n Aoans. When eomo O.
theiE canzene were sltiea anu WoAhacn ana the1t
p31ks pinndcred: now lntGnsey eltter would tnat
Meilng hccome II our authorities anu our people
Ga not take chcctnal 81 ps 10 repress and to PIE
yent.a recurrence OF such crimes, or Il, upon the
commission, 70 effort was made to capture and
deii.cf oscr to 1uEttco men who had only forfeited
eli fight to protection. but were bccou crlmtua!s