A meeting of the Anti-Slavery Delegates Was held at Brown's
Hotel, Palace Yard, on Tuesday, after the vote on Sir Eardley Wil. snot's motion was made known. The circular report sent to the daily papers states that "A deep fctlirg of satisfecticn was mataisted, mingled with a sense of much responsibility. The predominant Pen:hi:rot expressed was that of gratitude to God, by whose hand the victory was 1)!Ittincit. l'he gentiemeo present wete unaniumusly if opinion that the Deleg,ates should meet at ten o'clock the next morning. far the consideration of the in portant [natters that will al ibtt in con- nexion with the welfare of the Negro."
On Wednesday, necordingly, another meeting was held in the same place. A letter was read form Lord Brougham_ herd Brougham heartily eon:militates the Delegates upon the important victory of last night ; uuut entreats that no steps whatever may be taken, tile!, itIntee till, tit, notice Of any thither procertlitut given, berme the politic meeting on Friday. l'pon this, flduinj nothing for the present, every thit.! depends ; tool ',steam: plat s into the bands or tile Government :Mu the Flouters, by stirring at present, must be held ante- nittle tor the certain defeat which must follow.
BvIgrave Sleet, Wednesday Morning."
Mr. Sturge announced, that 700 (a mnjority) of the electors of Stroud lied sent a requisition to Lord John Russell and Mr. Purlieu Scrope, requiring their support of the immediate abolition of the Ap- prenticeship as the condition of their reelection. Mr. Serope bud complied with the condition, but Lord John Russell refused coin. pliance. It was resolved to bold another meeting for Thursday, and the assembly broke up.
Yesterday, the great public meeting was held in Exeter Hall. The Lour named for opening the doors was ten o'clock; but lorm before that time an immense crowd was collected. At half.past nine the doors were opened, and in bull sin hour the large room wits completely tiled. On the platform were several hundred Delegates from mull parts of the country. The entire meeting appeared to be animated with enthusiasm ; and when Lord Brougham entered and took the chair, the scene was most stliking. The vast assembly rose with one accord, and continued cheering and waving hats and hundkerchiefs for several minutes. Lord Brougham's speech was very animated, and full of encouragement to the opponents of slevery. lie administered a severe reproof to Minieters for their unscrupulous use of official influence in
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behalf of the Planters. Lord John Russell he designated as the "great enemy of Negro emancipation ;" an expression which cow forth a hiss,—afterwards explained, when Lotd Brougham challenges proof that Lord John was not an enemy of emancipation, to be an intl. illation of disapproval of Lord John's . conduct. Lord Broughso earnestly advised the constituents of Ministers to insist upon Oleo votes in favour of immediate Emancipation ; and he comGpleaoin: of the absence of Irish Members front the division of Tueses, He dared Ministers to rescind Sir Eardley Wilmot's resolution; %via, had already gone omit to the West Indies. Many speeches followed,. from Sir George Strickland, Dr. Morrison, Dr. Burnett, Mr. Thompson, (some of whose vehement appeals produced an extraorde nary sensation,) Mr. O'Connell, (who slipped in a word for Ministers, when he could, but mainly took care of' his own position in connesoo with the advancement of the cause,) Mr. Ewart, Mr. Handley, and others. Mr. Handley took up the cudgels for Lord John Russell and intimated that Lord Brougham was tofluenced by " private pique' and disappointed ambition." He also remonded. Lord Brougham of his support, when Minister, of the Apprenticeship system, and the grant of twenty millions. The meeting took part very warmly with Lots Broughain, who seems to have behaved with much temper and taet, Ile fully admitted his former mistake—he was in error, lint nosy ros doing his best to atone for it ; while others, who boasted of living more sagueious than himself in 1833, persisted in supporting a system nos, proved to lie vicious. Mr. Handley made something like an apology for his interruption of the harmony of the sneering. 'flue resolutions expressed deep gratitude to God for the victory of Tuesday; the firmest determination to persevere until the entire freedom of the No grecs was obtained ; strong disapprobation of' the conduct of Ministers; and gratitude to Lord Brougham and other friends of the Negro race.
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