Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-02
THE HERALD.
"wednesday Evening, May 2.
RIOT ~ MONTREAL

las becn maal .ested 10 some potuons OF wv
Buush Provinces, 10 consequence Of ihe 'si
iauoa snd foal a5opuon OF certain measures
. Boz The Canadian Parliament, which were oo'
/ nrIirus 20 portion Of ihs rhabnsnisi the
masi Objectionable OF which was til., for
Tho payment OF certain losses piowinc out
Of tie Rebellion Of 1897. And on that dill
receiving the sanction of he Governor Gene
tsl the crcremeni had arrived 81 soch =
pitch 10 Noulrssl az 10 break oui 10 open
rebellion.
The following teicspphie correspondence
Is ihe best sccouH, OF the outbreak wc have
seen. Up 10 the time il closes We, how.
ever see, by lhi. mornings papers, that The
excitement stll continues, aud that the gaf.
rison are under arms ready TO act at mo
menrs notice should occasion require. 4
good many arrests have been made, and the
most stringent measures adopted to queil any
llt,hcr demonstration Of feeling.
McSrrrAL, Thursi,y April &c
o'clock, ]. NJ.
Ahairs have reached crisis sooner than
was anticipated in this city Alta late hour
yeIe day afternoon, the Governor General
went down TO The legislative Council and
sanctioned lody oigh, bills, amongst which
was sucaked that Of hc Rebellion Losscs.--
Upon this being made known to tho mob
outside, the Governor on entering his car.
rage was pehed with rotten eggs, dirt Dc.
amidst o shower Of which the Vice Royal
CoHege drove of. An egg struck his E1'
colency 10 the face. In few hours The
excitement in the city became unconuolla-
Die and by seven o'clock printed notices o.
n mnss meeting to be lmme1lniel y held ia
the Champ De Mars were issued Persons
were commissioned TO alarm The people by
driving through the sitee's in calaches
with large bills. The FIRE bells were also
brough, into execution.
At o'clock, a crowd OF 1000 persons or
more assembled, AMI after strong resolutions
had been passed the cry was ru'ed, ITO
the Parliament buildings" The enraged
multitude Immediately rushed at run thro'
the streets, and by nine o'clock The first stone
was thrown through q window into the
midst Of The Legislative Assembly, at The
lime in foil session. A constant shower
was kept up into the windows until every
thing was smashed Ia the mean time the
members assembled in the lobby. A band
oflwenty. five Of the leaders OF The mob rush
oil into The Cnambets and one having pla-
ced himself IN The Speakers Chair, announ,
ccd, " Gentlemen, the French Parliament is
dissolved" They then boIted with the
mace to present II to Sir Allen McNab, at
Donnegann's Hotel. The cry Of fire was
now raised, and it was soon found that the
Parliament Houses were in flames 10
hundred places.
The fire spread with great rapidly, and
in halt an hour the buildings were one sheet
Of flame The mob had now augmented 10
1000, and the burning buildings were sur
,eyed WITH the most sloienl indifference on
the part OF the spectators Al first tho FIRE.
men refused 10 play, and only attempted to
save the buildings close by Everything
has been lost --nl the archives and records
oflhe Colonies for several hundred years
Not 500 worth ofproperly has been saved
The military were called out, aud were re-
criyed with loud cheers on the mob. No
fresh Disturbances up to the prcson. time
have taken place. The population, Of all
classes and creeds. had determined TO stand
by The acts Of the past night.
The windows Of Mr. Ilidks house were
broken by a small section Of the rioters
Military guards were placed during the
night over all the houses Of the Ministers
No lives were lost SIR Allen Nc Nab, tho
Hon w BldgeIy and G.. b. Turner, Esq.
one Of the editors OF the Montreal Courier
were cut on, oil The Parliament House with
axes. A message was sent to Monklands,
the Governors rCiIcuoc, u mile or Two
from The city, aud the Governor and family
Immediately came into tho town and are
now a, Donnegana's. council was held
during the night One hundred and lory>
eight warrants for arrest were issued, A.
mong whom 1t is mentioned, are The names
Of Messr Montgomery, Mack Eeware, and
i. Smith. The 81 Andrews Society met
this morning 10 pei Lord Elgn a. Patron
o! the Society No news ye, from the up,
per Province.
SECOND DESPATCH
MONTREAL, April 90 -6 2 o'clock.
The excitement amongst the populuce is