The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

CITY OR DUBLIN ELECTION.

DUBLIN, JAN. 3.—This day there was a meeting of-
the citizens in the great round room of the Mansion-
house, called by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to
adopt means for securing the return of Lord Morpeth
as representative of this city. At half-past one o'clock
the Lord Mayor entered the building, which was then
densely crowded in every part. All the leading Reform-
ers were present: His Lordship was greeted with pro-
tracted cheering ; and when order was restored,
The LORD MAYOR said that he felt it his duty to call
this meeting with a view of taking into consideration
the propriety of selecting a representative for this city,
in the room of the late Mr. West. His Lordship spoke
at soma length in praise of the private character of the
late lamented gentleman. Mr. West, he said, had ob-
tained a 'great victory over his political opponents—his
own party and friends were in power, and he had every
reason to presume, that if the AlMighty spared him but
a short time longer, he would have received full and
ample honour and emolument for his sacrifices for his
party. It was much to the credit of the Liberals of all de-
nominations, that they not only neveruttered a word of sa-
tisfaction at the death of their political opponent, but they
openly avowed their deep regret at the melancholy event
which deprived his amiable and lovely family of the best
of fathers.—(Hear, hear.) His Lordship continued—
Since the last election a Tory Government had come into
power, professing all kinds of liberality, justice, and
impartiality in words, but in acts he had only to refer to
the appointments of Brewster, Jackson, and Lefroy—
the inveterate and constant enemies of the Irish people.
—(Groans.) The Orange faction, taking courage from
these persons being in power, together with the charac-
ter of the men who have possession of the Government,
had commenced their atrocities again in the north of
Ireland. Within a few days several homicides and
grievous outrages have been committed on the Liberals
by the Orange faction in Ulster. This was the state of
things that had .grown up since the last election, and
which the electors of Dublin were about to be called
upon to approve or disapprove of. The person whom
many of the leading Liberals had pledged themselves
to support was Lord Morpeth.—(Enthusiastic cheer-
ing.) If he could procure a Repealer, he would. be
Much better pleased ; • but as that would be out of the
question under the present circumstances, he felt con-
vinced that a better man than Lord Morpeth could not
possibly be found. That excellent young Nobleman was
at preSent in America, where, by his advice, his kind
manner, hospitality, and charity, he was doing much to
remove that asperity which was felt towards Great Bri-
tain, and which he (the Lord Mayor) hoped would prove
the means of terminating a quarrel in peace, which was
likely only to end in blows and blood.—(Cheers.) The
Lord Mayor, after reviewing the position of the country,
under the present Administration, and the state of the
Dublin franchise, called upon the people to mark their
disapprobation of that Administration, by returning Lord
Morpeth in opposition to the Orange and Tory candi-
date.-(Cheers
Sir J. POWER, Bart., moved a resolution to the effect,
" That a vacancy having occurred in the representation
of this city, it was advisable to return a friend to reform
and civil and religious liberty."
Dr. STOCK, M.P., seconded the resolution in an effec-
t tive speech : at the conclusion of which -
The Bev. T. Gazog rose on the platform, and laid be