The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-15 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL 8/ANDARD.

LLVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION

N. Orlean,
Mobile,
Uplands. Florida. Texas.
none. none. 6 to 61
64 to 6f F,4to6f 6/ to 6'

Mideill4 :6/to 6/ 6/ to 61 ato 7
Goof! Middling 6/ to 7 7. to 7 7k to 7*
Midaling.Fair 7* to 7* 7*.to 7* 7* to 7/
Fair . - 7i to 7* 7* to it 8i to 81
Fully Fair 7/ to 7/ none. 8* to BqGood7Fair . nominal. none. none.
Fine- nominal. none. nominal
STOCKS, EXPORTS,,SiC., &C.

Exports to Great Britain since Sept, 1,,1848
corresponding dates last year
Stock in Shipping Ports of Receipt
Corresponding dates last year
Receipts at Ports since September 1, 1848..
Corresponding dates last year 1,942,11.
Exports from United States since Sept.. 1, 1848 1,602,85
Corresponding dates last year 1,244,254
BREADSTUFFS.—Four.—The market was easier, the sales
in the aggregate reaching about 4000 brls., including-Troy, com-
mon State and city, at 34 68i to 34 7J mixed western brands
at 34 75 to .S 4 811; straight Genesee at $4 871 ; and 35 for good
Ohio; $5 to 35 121 for favourite brands Michigan and In..
diana ; 35 50 to 85 75 for pure Genesee, and fancy do .85 871-
to X6l2¢. There was no change in extra brands. Sales of
750 brls. of New Orleans were made,-including mixed brands
at 34 871 to $5 03*, with lots good -fancy brands at 35 371 to.
85 50. The market for Southern was easier, with sales of
about 700,br15., including Howard-street, Georgetown, &c., at
34 15 to 34- 871, and 35 25 for fancy-Georgetown, and .86121 to
36 75 for fancy Richmond city. Rye Flour was firm, with.
sales of 150 brls. at 32 75 to 32 814.- Meal was firm, and sales
of 350 brls. of New Jersey were made at 82 75 ; Brandy-wine
was held at 32 871. Wheat—Sales of 7,000 bushels fair Ohio.
were made earl 01; 2,200 do. whiteGbio, afair article, at 31 15-
Corn—The sales,, in the aggregate,- reached about 40,000 bush-
els, including New Orleans at 51c-to 511 c afloat, as it runs.;
white -Southern at 5/1c ; Soutlnwn yellow at 60c to 61c ; and
Northern and Jersey round yellow-at 62c to 621 c. Barley was
held at 621 c, with little doing. Oats were dull at 36 to 361 c for
Northern. Rye was worth 564 c afloat, and 57c delivered, with-.
out sales.

PRCWISIONS.—Pork.—SaIes 300 brls. mess were made at 310
to $lO 25, and 700 prime at 25 to 48 371 ; 100 brls. rump
pork sold at Ss 25. Beef was firmer and in good demand.
Sales of 80 brls country mess were made at 311 50 to 411. 75.
Prime was dull at 48 to 48 50,,an1 40 tierces beef hams at3l6
Der22o lbs. Cut meats were srm and in good demand, with
sales of 280 hhds. Dry salted hams and shoulders, at sc. and
31 o. respectively ; also 450,00a1b5. hams and shoulders, imbolk,
supposed to be at 4it to 3i c: Cheese was wanted for erport,
sad was saleable at sc. to 73 c. Lard was i.e good demand,
with sales of 750 brls. and tierces, at 6c. to 61 c. Butter was
more saleable at 6 c. to 73 c. for Ohio ; and State at 9c. to 14 e.
Beesh tub butter was selling.at 121 c. to 151 c.
FREIGHTS.—Rates were steady to Liverpool, but engage-
ments were light, at previous rates, for cotton, grain, and heavy
goods. Vessels were some more plenty, and freights, less
active.

IMPORTANT CRISIS IN CANADA.
THE GOVERNOR.GENERAL PELTED, AND,THE
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS BURNT DOWN.

The agitation which has. been excited by the proceedings of
the present Canadian Cabinet with respect to the Rebellion
Losses Bill, was on, the• 25th and 27th ult. brought to a crisis
by the Governor-General giving his assent to the obnoxious
bill in question. Additional strength had been added previ-
ously to the popular ferment, by a proposil made by. the Cabi-
net to the Hone Government to allow a duty of a dollar and a
half per load to be imposed upon Canadian timber exported,
the produce of which:tax was to be applied te.the completion
of the Quebec andtlalifax Railroad. This measure, added to
the experience of the working of the free trade measures of her
Majesty's Government, was regarded by all connected with the
lumbering trade of Canada as certain to complete their ruin.
The following, which we condense from the Montreal Gazette
of the 27th April, will convey an idea of the-character of the
movement :—ln the course of Wednesday, the- 25th, it was
whispered that Lord Elgin was intending to visit the Parlia-
ment House to. give his sanction to several, important bills
which had been passed; and accordingly at five o'clock he ar-
rived, only the usual number of loungers: being assembled in
the galleries to witness the proceedings, and no mob outside.
We give the scene which ensued, as described by the Gazette:
" His Lordship having seated himself on the throne, and the
legislative assembly having been summoned into the council
chamber,, he proceeded to give his assent to various bills. The
clerk read the title:of several bills ; when, he had read that of
the Indemnity Bill, a dead silence ensued for a moment or two.
People held their breaths in perfect surprise. At length, as if
by magic, a move took place among the audience, a stamping
of feet was heard, and groans and hisses muttered as the par-
ties made for the door, which rose. into yells and hootiugs as
they descended the stairs.

'‘The remaining bills having
.been speedily assented to, his
lordship made his appearance m the street, attended by his
suite, on his return to Monklands. But still there was no
crowd. Immediately he was. seen, several rotten eggs were
thrown at him, some of which we are informed struck him,
and some most unfortunately hit also the gentlemen of his.
suite. This was attended, by loud hootings, yells, and groans,
in the midst of which, the po.tilion, on his lordship getting
into the carriage, drove off at a rapid rate. Rotton eggs con-
tinued to be thrown at the carriage, so long as they could take
effect, and a dirty sight the machine exhibited.

" A tremendolis excitement immediately spread through the
city, and at eight o'clock a meeting of upwards of 8000 persons
were assembled in the Champs de Mars, at which resolutions
condemnatory of the bill, as insulting to the feelings of loyal
Canadians, and praying her Majesty to remove the Governor-
General for betrayal of his trust, were passed. At the close of
the proceedings, a movement was made to the Parliament
House, whither a large body of persons immediately rushed.
By 10 p.m. 8000 persons were in front of the buildings, where
the Assembly was in full session at the time. A shower of
stones were poured upon the windows, which,. from the bril-
liant manner in which they were lighted, afforded a most
tempting mark. When the stones came pouring into the
windows, the members of the Assembly beat a retreat, and re-
tired into the lobby, there to await the issue of events. No
sooner had the members left, than about IQ. of the mob, armed
to the teeth, rushed into the Assembly-room, and their leader,
swearing he would come Oliver Cromwell over them, placed
himself in the Speaker's chair, assumed the hat, and an-
nounced, with stentorian lun"s,, ' Gentlemen, the French Par-
liament is dissolved!' Onel brawny fellow then seized hold
of the mace, which, from the house being in committee at the
time, lay on the table, and having shouldered it, marched off.
The rest set to work, and the destruction commenced.
Whilst this body of men were smashing everything inside
the Legislative Assembly room, a cry of fire was suddenly
raised. In the meantime, Col. Gugy, heading the members,
clerks, and ladies, rushed through the hall of the House, and
out at the principal door. In less than 15 minutes the whole
of the wing occupied by the House of Assembly was in flames,
and from the intimate communications between the two
houses, the Upper House was rapidly involved in the same
destruction,

The mpbuutaide, during these proceedings had increased to
incredible numbers, and 4togd leaking OP in 411,1ifferMcg•