Democratic banner., 1849-05-14

[By Telegraph to the N. Y. Thbans.
Highly Important frem CaBada--Seri-
Gus RiOt--ParIiaInent Building
Burned.
MONTREAL, Thursday. April 26.
Lastnight, while the Legislative Assem-
bly, were in session, engaged in discussing
the judicature bill, a loud sheat gave evil
.dence that a riot was fomenting outside
In a moment stones were %throwGin, through
the widows, and many of the members rush.
ed behind the Speakers chair, Follies of
stones continued TO be thrown mincessant-
benches occupied by members Of
the House, and the galleries appropriated
to spectators, were soon deserted, many Of
the gentlemen flying up stairs to the Libra
~. In a shorttime the only member visible
was NJ. Stevenson, a tory, from Prince
Edward, Of the minority, with McNab,
Sherwood, &c., who had placed himself
on a bench between two windows, and eyed
the havoc without ~Ainching.
For some time the stones were thrown
only from the front of the building, but the
windows in the rear were in q short time
attacked, and few left unbroken in the
whole range. A slight cessation of the dis
.turbances then occurring, several members
ventured into their chamber from the lob
by "a large apartment richly adorned with
pictures, between the Assembly Chamber
and Chamber of the Legislative Council
but the rioters recommended their attack
and the House was again speedily cleared
NOT a member left in it. The stones con-
timed to be hurled in through the shstter-
ed windows with fearful violence. At last
the cry was raised in the direction Of the
library, "THEy COMET" and those who had
taken refuge there rushed along the centre
of the chamber, disappearing behind the
Speakers chair whence there is a passage
to other parts Of the building, or out Of il
into the street.J The Lobby at that end
was crowded with members and clerks
About a dozen of persons armed with sticks
now entered the Assembly Chamber, one
of whom walked up the steps and seated
himself in the Speakers chair, white unU''.
Ter IUuKeu a~TUuhu, niaItrrrnB something a.
bout dissolving Parliament. Some Of these
fellows commenced destroying all before
them, and as the elegant gas lights near the
ceiling were beyond reach, sticks were
thrown st.the glass globes till they were
broken. One fellow then visited the front
row of the members benches, and struck
down all their papers TO the ground will
his stick; another tore up the benches and
threw them into the open space in the Gen.
tire, Jumping upon and breaking them into
pieces. A maurauder caught hold Of the
Assembly's mace, the emblem CT their pow
er, and was marching off with it, when Mr.
Chisholm, the Sergeant alarms, whose du'
ty it is to guard the mace, caught il by thu
gilded crown on the top, and would bav'
rescued it had not two or three other rioters
struck at him with clubs till they forced
him to quit his hold. They then carried of
the mace, and all Of them left the Chamber
some Of them, however, soon came bacI
again, and several members having again
entered, the rioters contented themseIve
} with overturning a few benches. But TO
the exertions Of Colonel Gugy, and Mi
Robinson Tbrother to the Chief Justice o
Upper Canada, both Chiefs of the Tor,
party, now in the minority, the former o
whom elected a fellow in q blanket Goa
who was about to demolish the clerks Ia
BILE, not an article Of furniture would hav'
been left unbroken.
One fellow who had armed himself with
rod and went striking at every article, a
length retired, and those in the rear Of III
! Speakers chair were Obliged to. consul
i their safety ty flight, as the building ha'
: been set on fire at the end next M'Gill-s'
E formerly called the Haymarket. Tn
Idawning shed forth q blaze Of lightasif th
whole building was already in flames. !
'tcry was now heard o" Save the Librsry,
d and Sir Allan McNab urged that exertion
ntshould be made to effect this, but ever
E one seemed bent on making his escape froi
the fire which was fast progressing.
IMMErsIrY OF TINE EARTH ---About two-third
of the earth's surface is covered with a sheet