The Sun. — 1842-01-05 (London, England)

JAN. 3.—This day there was a meeting of the citizens in • the great round room of the Mansionhouse, called by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to a.do.pt 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 Reformers were present. His Lordship was greeted with protracted 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 fur 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 obtained a great victory over his political opponents—his own party and friends were in power, and lie had every reason to presume, that if the Almighty spared him but a short time longer, he would have received full and ample Ir Ynour and emolument for his sacrifices for his party. It was much to the credit of the Liberals of all denominations, that they not only neveruttered a word of satisfaction 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, bear.) His Lordship continued--7 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 character 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 cheering.) If he could procure a Repealer, lie would be much better pleased ; but as that would be out of the question raider the present circumstances, he felt convinced that a better man than Lord Morpeth could not possibly be found. That excellent young Nobleman was at present in America, wherJ, by his advice, his kind manner, hospitality; and charity, he was doing much to remove that asperity which was felt. towards Great Britain, end 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 candi7 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." . De.