The Statesman. — 1810-04-27 (London, England)

JENN,INGS.—I should not have intruded "spun you any observations of mine, after the ex. cellent speeches you have heard, if it was not that I wish to take this occasion to congratulate you on what has been stated to you by your Respresentative, Mr. Byng. Ile has met the whole question. Ile has given you a pledge that lie will vote for and supped your Petition and Icese:lutions. In proportion as you have .slerited pleasure from his declaration, the Gentleman whom you have also sent to Parliament to take  , care'of your rights must, by the fesi words he has uttered to you; have excited your reeretthat you. should ever have deputed such a Memtla repre. sent yon in Parliament. Gentlemen, upon question with respect to which it is dunghill du 1  which side the right lies, a Member who is sent  to Parliament may beat liberty to follow his own opinion, if the opinion of his Constituents has not been clearly expressed. But when the question is.the personal liberty of Englishmen, what can we think of that Representative who has had the hardihood to come here and declare, that when your sacred rights arc invaded, he will not be the man to defend them f This is nut only the sen: dissent expressed by Mr. Mellish, but.it is also the sentiment Of that corrupt majority of the house of Commons, who resolved to send to prison its most independent Member, who had manifested to his country that its interests was the object nearest I.is heart and affections. Gentlemen, the whole House of. Commons, and this your Represents- ' tire, who is behind me (Mr. Mellish), bare turned upon the people, and the sense of the poopli ought to be manifested by an unequivocal expres. sion of disapprobation at their and his conduct.--Gentlemen, the first step theel sisituld recommend that you should take, is to- petition the King to dissolve this Parliament.—(Great approbation.) After what has passed during this last Session, it is quite impossible that the people can any longer give them their confideneesti they must be disgraced in the eyes of all burope; they can only give confidence to the enemy, and despair to the people of this country; they have snorted to thu worst of times in our history, .in order to find precedents fur wielding the personal liberty of the subject. They have resorted to times when, by the authority of Acts of Parliament, the most atrocious murders were con. muted. They have resorted to the reign of Henry the Eighth, when it was enacted, if that any person should speak, or even think any thing to the prejudice of the Queen the King should marry, he should be guilty of high treason, and punished with death. This was done by a House .Commons;dif but the King afterwards wished to get rid of Anne Sullen, his wife, and then he made the same Rouse of Commons put to death this Anne Bullets, his Queen. Gentlemen, the only remedy you can look to is the sense and opinion of the people, expressed in public meetings. Oue of your Representatives has declared he will not support your votes.; I think that by such a declaration he has been guilty of a most flagitious, public act, and I am 'of opinion, you ought to pass your rote of censure upon him.— [Plaudits...There as a general cry for a rote of censure against Mr. Mellish. Some- as. claimed " is Mr. Lethbridge there P'] The first Resolution, expressing that the Petition should be presented by Mr. Byng and Mr. Mellish, was pnt—the Freeholders unanimously exclaimed, No i no I by Mr. Ding alone. Mr.