The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-23 00:00:00

General HAY was received with the most enthu-
siastic cheers, and, in moving the first resolution,
said—Friends and brother R-formers, I have great
satisfaction in meeting such a numerous and re-
spectable body in support of the great cause of Re-
form—a cause which is of such vast importance to
yourselves and your families for ever !—(Cheers.)
I have much pleasure in moving the first resolution,
which will be read by Mr. Angus.
Sir MICHAEL BRUCE—I now have to introduce
to your notice another reformer ; and if any one in-
dividual be more dear to you than another it is he,
as he resides among you, and has your full confi-
dence—Mr. A. Bannerman. Mr. Bannerman, on
making his appearance to address the meeting, was
long and loudly cheered.
Mr. ALEX. BANNERMAN—The events which have
taken place in London within the last few days, in-
deed over the whole kingdom, must have opened the
eyes of the very few who did not see that the coun-
try was on the brink of a volcano. But above all,
the news which has reached Aberdeen this morning
must show to the world that the hopes of a great
nation are not to be trifled with, by the base intrigue
of a few individuals struggling for power. The
great Duke of Wellington—(Loud groans)—has
been for the first time in his life signally defeated,
he has failed in forming a new Administration, arid
a communication has been sent to Earl Grey which
will lead to an arrangement which will insure the
success of the whole measure of reform.—(Loud
cheers.) I know that some of my friends disap-
prove of such vast assemblages a. are here congre-
gated—l regret as much as they can do the neces-
sity for such meetings, but they are constitutional
and proper; and if they were not held, I happen to
know a little of the feelings of that class of the com-
munity, which convinces me that the safety-valve
which now surrounds me is as necessary as a safety-
valve to a steam-boiler. I know also that some in-
dividuals (who shall be nameless) have invested me
with sovereign power in Aberdeen, and have as-
serted that if I were (base enough) to plan the
hanging of any of our opponents you would be bold
enough to execute. I have a better opinion of you,
and if any individual were to give you such advice,
I hope you would hang him who did so, and I would
lend you a hand ; for be assured I never will give you
any advice, or bid you do any thing, but what I am
ready to follow and to do myself.—(Loud cheers.)
Sir JOHN FORBES moved the resolution.

Sir MICHAEL BRUCE—Iie had now another and
a very useful reformer to present to them—Mr.
Blackie, the banker. He was glad they had such
men among them—they had the supplies—(Laugh-
ter)—•and the supplies were of very great moment.

Mr. BLAcKtE,Thanker—Sir Michael and Gentle-
men, I have much pleasure in seconding the motion
of Sir John Forbes, for a motion could not have
been made in which the best and noblest feelings of
roy heart so harmoniously coincide with my poli•
tic.ll principles, as that to which I now give my
feeble voice of support. There never was, gentle-
men (at least in my recollection), a Ministry in
his country, whom I could so unconditionally ad-
mire as the late Admini: !ration there never has
been a Ministry in this country, the members of
,vhich concentrated in themselves more of all those
distinguished virtues which lead us, not only to ap-
prove the politician, but to love and venerate the
man : I therefore feel convinced that there is riot
an individual in this vast assembly, who will Not
cordially join in the praise bestowed upon Earl

Mr. 13URNETT of Leys—The resolution which he
had now the honour to submit was to refuse the
supplies until they passed the Reform Bill; and he
hoped that the House of Commons would attend to
the suggestion, coming as it did from such a nume-
rous and respectable body, which would soon bring
their Lordships to their senses.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GERARD, of Midstrath—Sir Michael Bruce
and gentlemen, I feel a peculiar pride and pleasure
in supporting this resolution, for I consider it as by
far the most important that will be submitted to you
to-day. I like it because it is strong, and goes di-
rectly to the point. Here is no dallying with terms
or with forms—no bending to unmeaning eti-
quette—no bush-fighting—but a gallant charge—
and it goes home to the root of all our grievances—
(Cheers.) It has this peuliar merit, gentlemen,
that if the Commons House of Parliament do bet
entertain the prayer it involves, it necessarily insures
success to every thing else that we can reasonably
demand—and, gentlemen, we demand nothing—we
wish for nothing—but the triumph of plain dealing,
truth, and freedom, over fraud, falsehood, and arbi-
trary power—(hear, hear,)— whether that power be
assumed by an individual, or by that still more hate-
ful monster, a Tory oligarchy.—(Loud cheers.)
The success of this motion (I don't mean, here,
for here it is safe enough,) but its adoption by the
house of Commons, insures us not only a splendid
victory as Reformers, but a noble gratification as
honest men, in bringing defeat and disgrace upon the
meatiest, the dirtiest, the most insolent, lying and
indecent faction, that ever insulted a nation by low
political chicanery and debauchery.— (Immense cheer-
ing.) Gentlemen, don't you perceive the tail and
the cloven feet to boot, in the late proceedings of
the Tory Lords ? Don't you perceive the implacable
hatred to every thing that can conduce to the wel-
fare and improvement of mankind ? Look not mere-
ly at their conduct with respect to the Reform Bill,
look at their envenomed hostility to the cause of
education in Ireland. Look I say at these, and
many other acts of an equally Satanic hue, and then
tell me if the cloven feet of the enemy are not there
apparent—his odious whisking tail—his serpent
fangs—his forked, his lying, hissing tongue—and his
pestilential breath, more fatal to human happiness
and freedom, than the sirocco of the desert to the
traveller ? Yet, my friends, incredible as it may ap-
pear, that profligate party is again in power, although
the cheering intelligence received this morning jus-
tifies the hope, that that power will be strangled
almost in its birth. But, gentlemen, we must still
be watchful and at our posts, and sure I am, that
honest Reformers will consider the battle but as half
won, until truth and justice shall have hurled them
from their seats. I have great pleasure in seconding
the motion of the Hon. gentleman. (Mr. Gerrard
sat down amid the loudest plaudits of the meeting.)
Mr. KILGOUR—A motion has been put into my
hands, which, although I regret its necessity, I feel
it my duty to propose to the meeting. Public men
are public property, arid when they commit errors
they must be dragged before the public to receive
sentence—(Cheers.) You all recollect of the 23d
of May last. It was a glorious day for Aberdeen.
We turned out in thousands and tens of thou-
sands to meet one whom we believed to be a sincere
and ardent reformer. Ladies waved their handker-
chiefs, and men shouted and huzzsed at every new
pledge in favour of the Bill and the Ministry—
(cheers)—that the hero of the day gave, and lest
the huzzas might be construed into " empty praise,"
we added likewise the " solid pudding."—(Laugh-
ter)—My friends, I have been within a few feet of
that man, on every occasion where he addressed the
inhabitants of this city. I heard every word he ut-
tered, and I will say, arid I am sure the majority of
this meeting will bear me out, when I say that if
ever there was a man bound solemnly to the Reform
Bill and the Ministry, Mr. Horatio Ross, our mem-
ber, was the man. He owes his seat entirely to these
pledges—he had nothing else to recommend him—
( Loud marks of desecration and cries of "No Ross.")
lie told us in one of his early addresses, that as he
was a young man and not acquainted much with po-
litics, he would go to school arid study every ques-
tion before he gave his vote. I wonder where this
young gentleman sought wisdom on Lord I:bring-
ton's motion ?—(Loud laughter and cheers.) Who
was his teacher? In this country it was once the
practice to send the children to an old woman to
learn the alphabet.—(Loud laughter.) Our worthy
member has been studying the elements of political
science under some antiquated female. He has dipt
into a well of knowledge, over which some aged
gentlewoman is the priestess.—(Laughter and
cheers.) Like our King, whom we will still honour,
respect, and reverence, and who will yet be every
t fling that we could wish him—(lmmense cheering)—
he has knocked under petticoat government.—
(Laughter and cheers.) My friends,
will you send
your petition to this man.—(Loud cries of No,
no—Hume, Hume.) We will send it to one
who never deceived us, we will send it to one who
rr
never deceived his country, we will send it to Mr.
Hume.—(Continued cheers.) Let us trust the
Ministry, and let us not trust Mr. Ross.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Formes of Echt, in seconding the resolution,
much regretted Mr. Ross's backsliding; but he
hoped he would be able to exialuin his conduct and
motives, to the satisfaction of his real constituents :
(laughter) for he was sure that all now assembled
there, deplored as much as he did,
ratting from
the true Ea ,se.—(Cheers.)
Sir Altcletee Beuce—l can assure the meeting,
that I shah have great pleasure in signing the peti-
tion with my best and most legible pen.—(Cliee!'s.)
Mr. STRONACII, in proposing the fifth resolution,
said, Reicrui can be no longer withheld with safety
o the country, for we will and must have the 11t11,
he whole 1311, and nothing but the Bill—the birth-
iglt of every Briton.—(Loud chews.)
111 r. NICOL—Sir Michael Bruce and Gentlemen,
may safely say, that on no previous occasion, nor
on any public question ever agitated in this country,