The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-22 00:00:00

DINNER TO MR. O'CONNELL.

Yesterday the friends of Ireland, resident in London, enter-
tained The Liberator, at a public dinner at the Crown aid
Anchor.

General EVANS was very appropriately selected to take the
Chair. At seven o'clock the Gallant Chairman, accompanied
by Mr. O'Connell and the most distinguished guests of the
evening, entered the room, as the band announced their ap.
proach by striking up " See the conquering Hero comes !"
The whole company rose simultaneously, aid continued to
greet them with loud huzzas and clapping of hand:, the ladies
waving their handkerchiefs, and vieing with their husbands,
and brothers, and lovers in expressing their admiration and
delight. On the right of the Chairman sat the Liberator;
on his other hand, most appropriately, sat his worthy compeer,
Joseph Hume.
The following Liberals graced the table at which they sat :
—Lord Langford, lion. Mr. Langdale, M.P. ; Sir R. Nagle,
M. P. ; Sir M. Chapman, M.P. ; Mr. Chester, M.P. ; Mr. P.
Howard, M. P. ; Mr. Callaghan, M.P. ; Mr. Beamish, M. P. ;
Mr. J. H. Talbot, Mr. Bridgeman, M. P. ; Mr. Power,
M. P. ; Mr. Fitzsimon, M.P. ; Mr. G. Evans, M. P. ; Mr.
Dillon Brown, M. P. : Mr. Bodkin, M. P. ; Mr. J. Blake,
M. P. ; Mr. Blew itt, M. P. ; Major M'Namara, M.P. ; Mr.
Vigors, M. P. ; Mr. Ashton Yates, M. P. ; Mr. Maule,
M. P. ; Mr. Holland, M. P. ; Mr. Hutton, M.P. ; Mr. Roche,
M P. ; Mr. M. O'Connell, M. P. ; Mr. John O'Connell,
M. P. ; Mr. M. J. O'Connell, M. P. ; Sir John Scott Lillie,
Count Taafe, Mr. Lover, Mr. Kiernan, Mr. M'Leod, Mr.
Barnwell, &c.
Justice having been done to the dinner, of which we have
only time to say it was excellent, " Non nobis Domine," was
sung by the vocalists in parts, and produced a very impressive
effect.
The Gallant CHAIRMAN then addressed the company, and
said—ln this free country the toast of constitutional Majesty
was always received with that profound respect due to the
exalted station. On the present occasion, that profound re-
spect was raised in every bosom to enthusiasm.--( Hear, hear.)
lie had heard it remarked by those who had opportunities of
forming an opinion of the character of our young Queen he-
fore she came to the throne, that her reign would probably be
as glorious as that of Elizabeth or Anne, and without the re-
ligious persecution of the one, or the ruinous wars of the
other.—( Hear, hear.) They would all drink with delight—
" The health of their kind, lovely, and constitutional young
Queen."—( The toast was drank with immense and long-
continued applause.)
" God save the Queen" was sung in splendid style, the com-
pany and band joining in the chorus.
The Criaismat.; said the next toast was one they would de-
light to honour. They would all unite in drinking, with affec-
tion and gratitude--." The health of the Duchess of Kent."—
(The toast was drunk, like the former, with great applause.)
The vocalists sung--" Flora, give me sweetest flowers."
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to propose was,
" The Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal family
resident in England.—(Great applause.) He need scarcely
observe that he entirely concurred in the spirit of the toast,
though there happened to be one of the Royal family not
resident in England.—( Cheers and laughter.) As an Irish-
man he could not join in the toast had it been otherwise.—
( Hear, hear.)
The toast was drunk with long-continued applause, the
' company as they repeated it laying great emphasis on the
words resident in England.
Song--" Flail, smiling morn."
The CHAIRMAN—There was a toast which must always be
dear ti the people of a free country, which he could not
delay to give—" The People, the source of all legitimate
power."
The toast was drunk with the greatest applause.
The CHAIRMAN said, after the triumph the people bad
achieved in that great measure—the Reform Bill, the next im-
portant measure was the correction of abuses in the govern-
ment of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Within the last year it had
been objected to the present Ministers that they acted as if
they insisted to legis'.ate exclusively for Ireland. Those who
knew the grievances under which Ireland suffered from past
government, would not accu e thesis for having applied their