The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

this excitement, in the continued determination far
the present to make this demonstration, it is impos-
sible for me to ad (Iress to the assembled students of the
University—those who voted against me quite as much, and
in quite a friendly a spirit, as those who voted for me—it is
impossible for me, I say, I am afraid, to persevere in that
address without increasing the excitement—without lead-
ing to conduct more to be deplored, and to consequences
which none should so much regret as I, if I were in any
measure accidentally the occasion of them. Therefore,
gentlemen, I am at present not in the hands of those stu-
dents who did me the unexpected honour of nominating me
and voting for me ; but I am in the hands of those who may
bo present of the other body of students—equally distin-
guished, and entitled to my respect—who may still be in
this hall. I say lam peculiarly in their hands when I ask
the question of this meeting—shall I proceed with the ob-
servations which I had proposed to address to you ? (Yes,
and cheers.) It is of very little moment I believe, gentle-
men, whether 1 do so cr not—of very little moment, be-
cause I cannot imagine that any remarks which I could
tender to you are of real or permanent value- The reason
why I should regret if it is made impossible to continue my
address is simply this, that I am afraid that the breaking
in for the first time in this way upon what I understand to
have been the invariable and time -honoured usage in this
place, will be recorded not here, gentlemen, but elsewhere
—(hear, hear)—as evidence that somehow or other a change
has come over the spirit of Aberdeen and its students ; and
that no longer will it be right, safe, or proper to hold those
communications which even strangers from a greater die-
taice than I have heretofore come to hold with the whole
body of the students of Aberdeen, knowing that whether
they take part in their election or were opposed to them,
they, at least, would meet them with the cordiality and
frankness which belong to them. (Cheers.) Now I say I
am not in the hands of the gentlemen who voted for
me, but of the gentlemen who voted against me. If
they choose, they certainly have it in their power,
for the reason which I have just explained, :to bring the
present meeting to this abrupt conclusion. If, on the other
hand, they hold it to be consistent with the course which
they have taken—a very reasonable and right course I
humbly think it to be of tendering a legal protest—if they
think it batter to call in question the illegality of that pro-
test by proceedings of violence, which literally are utterly
inconsistent and destructive of it—(hear, hear)—if they
think that they may possibly kindly allow me to proceed
with the observations which I had intended to make—l
can assure them, if they come to that resolution, they shall
not hear one single word from me which can by possibility
be construed into anything deficient in due respect to them.
(Cheers, and cries of "Seats, seats.") Now, allow me to
make another request, and that is, that gentlemen will not
further contribute to excitement and interrupt the delivery
of my short observations by cheering. Probably they will
see that upon the present occasion at least it is expedient
that we should abandon this practice. (Heir.) His lord-
ship then proceeded to finish his address, which he did
with only one other interruption of importance, when he
again offered to close, but amid loud cheers was called on
to proceed.

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