Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04
RIOTS IN CANADA.
MONTREAL, Thursday. April 26-6 P. M.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin

MONTREAL, Thursday, April 26-6 ?. M.
A late hour Yesterday afternoon. the Gov
ernor General went down to the Legislative
Council and sanctioned forty eight bills, a.
mongst which was sneaked that of the Rebel
lion Losses Upon this being made know TO
the mob outside, the Governor, entering his
carriage, was pelted with rotten eggs, dirt.
&c, amidst shower of which the vice royai
corege drove off An egg struck his Excel
lency in the face.
In few hours the excitement in the city
became uncomfortable, and by O'Clock,
printed notices of mass meeting, 10 be imme-
diateIy held in the Champ de Mars were is
sued Persons were commissioned to alarm
the people, by driving through the streets in
caIashes with large bills. The fire bells were
also brought into requisition. Al O'Clock, a
crowd of 1900 persons or more assembled,
and, after strong resolutions had been passed,
the cry was raised, "to the Parliament bull
ding" The enraged multitude Immediately
rushed on run through the streets, and by
o'clock, the first stone was thrown through
a window, into the midst of the Legislative
Assembly, at the time in full session. con-
slant shower was kept up into the windows,
till everything was smashed.
In the meantime. the members assembled in
the lobby. A band of twenty five of the
leaders of the mob rushed into the chambers,
and one having placed himself in the Speak
er's chair, announced, !" Gentlemen, the French
Parliament is dissolved - They then bolted
with the mace, to present it to Sir Allan Nc
| Nab, at Donnegana's Hotel. The cry of fire
was now raised, and it was soon found that
the Parliament Houses were in flames in
hundred places The fire spread with great
rapidly, and in half an hour the buildings
were one sheet of fame.
The mob had now amounted to 1000, and
the burning buildings were surveyed with the
most stoical Indifference on the part of the
spectators. At first the iremen refused to
play, and only attempted to save the buildings
close by. Everything has been lost-all the
archives and records of the colonies for sever
al hundred years. Not 500 worth of pro-
perty has been saved. The military were call
ed out and were received with loud cheers on
the part of the mob No lives were lost.
Sir Allan McNab, the Hon. W. Badgely
and G. B Turner. Esq. one of the editors Of the
Montreal Courier, were cut out of the ParIia
ment House with axes. A message was SEN
to Monk lands. the Governors residence, &
mile or two from the city, and the Governor
and family Immediately came into town, ant
| are HO" DIT DUnneSdDd >. "A COuilCl1 Was Heiu
; during the night. One hundred and forty
eight warrants for arrests were issued, among
whom it is mentioned are the names OF Messrs
Montgomery, McHeward and F. Smith. The
St. Andrews Society met this morning to ex
pei Lord EIgin as Patron of the Society
=, 81 o'CLoCK.-The excitement amongst th'
; populace is increasing every moment Fiv'
| leading conservatives were arrested on
charge of arson, and after undergoing shor
examination before the police magistrate
were remanded to Jail till tomorrow. Thei
names are Montgomery, McHeward, and Fer
rs.
A multitude, numbering about 5000, accom-
panied them to prison amidst continued an,
? deafening cheers. They were escorted by f.;
guar of 100 men of the 18th Regiment.
= The whole garrison are under aims. 4
memorial to His ExceIency Sir Benjamin
Dunbar, praying hun TO order the troops Il
remain in quarters and leave the people to sci
tie their oW n affairs, is in course of signature
and will be sent down with deputation Il
SorreIl tonight.
e mass meeting takes place in the CHAM
| de Mars at 2 o'clock Tomorrow. The Hon
I Geo. Moffat is to be the Chairman
5 The French arr enrolling themselves
:. body guard to protect Lord Elgrn. Ii is ru
: mored that the Jail will he burned Tonight
/ Dispatches have been sent by telegraph TO tn
: upper provinces. The government attempte
j, 10 gam possession of the Canada TELEGRAPH
: wires for the day, but were promptly denle
them.