The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-19 00:00:00

expatiated upon the great advantages which the Re-
form Bill must confer upon the country : he said
that their enemies were aware of this, and therefore
wished to prevent, as long as they possibly could,
the triumph of just principles in the city of Dublin.
He complained of the harassing and vexatious oppo-
sition which was given by the Recorder, who should
then be trying the one hundred and thirty-seven per-
sons who were kept at the expense of the public,
waiting for him to open his Court.—(Hear and
cheers.) It was a gross injustice to the prisoners
who might be innocent, and it was still worse upon
the citizens, who were harassed liy this delay, and
who were made to pay for it also.—(Hear and
cheers.) The freemen, he said, were now convinced
of the gross delusion that had been attempted to be
practised upon them, by stating that the Reform
Bill would deprive them of their privileges : the
freemen who remained unpolled, he could tell his
adversaries, were determined to do their duty.

Mr. NORTON addressed the meeting, and power-
fully contrasted the character and policy which had
distinguished the Whigs, towards that always pur-
sued by the Tories when in power.
The High Sheriffs came forward and announced
die day's poll to be—
Mr. Perrin - I Mr. Moore
_ _ 76 Mr. SJ

Lord Mayor - - 761 Mr. Shaw -
Maprity for Mr. Perrin - -
Majority for the Lord Mayor - -
GROSS POLL
- 1831
it Mr. Shaw -
- 1826 Mr. Moore -
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Lord Mayor
Mr. Perrin

- 1458
- 1419

Majority for the Reform candidates,
Mr. PERRIN came forward amid the most enthu•
siastic cheering. He said they were still to be
harassed by the Anti-Reform candidates, by a hope-
less, useless, and vexatious contest.—(Hear.) Their
opponents said they were still able to beat them. If
they were, why did they not do so ; why did not
they bring forward their forces fairly, and fight them
at once ?—(Hear and cheers.) He wished they
would do so, and no doubt they would if they could.
—(Hear.) Why did they not do so, and let the
Recorder do hisdlity and try the prisoners that were
waiting for him to open his Court ?—(Hear and
cheers.) The Recorder said he could not try them
before the 24th ; but was not the Recorder bound
to see the peace of the city preserved, and was he
doing so by keeping the people from their homes
and from following their business ?—(Mr. Moore
here called out, " who is preventing them ?") I
will tell you, said Mr. Perrin—it is the Registrar
who is preventing them; he who is clinging to
place with all the tenacity of despair.—(Loud
cheers.) Mr. Perrin then denounced the vexatious
mode of proceeding adopted by their opponents for
delaying a triumph which they could not prevent.
Mr. MOORE came forward to address the meeting,
but such was the hooting and hissing of the populace

he could nor be heard. However, at the request of
Mr. Costelloe, he was listened to for a few minutes,
when he stated that the opposition he was giving
was not a harassing one, but that he was certain of
ultimate triumph, and that there was, in one guild
alone, sufficient unpolled freemen to carry the elec-
tion. Mr. Shaw spoke nearly to the same effect, and
in a short time afterwards the Court was adjourned.