Star.
London, England, 1830-04-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Frar.ces Watson. Bragg, from was driven on shnre in
di; o„ ISal during a gale on the 13th January, and not expected to
off. The cargo previously landed
front Limerick to London, was burnt at vion
t Crew saved.

The Loyal Sam, Nichols, from Bahia to Macaio, is totally lost
near the latter post.
Drat., Aram 14.—Mud W.S W.—Sailed the outward bound,
s sme of which have put back. and others are at anchor off the
South Foreland and 'Paver Roads.
Poierststn.tn, Areas. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived his Ma-
jeary's ahio Galatea, from Plymouth. Off the port, the Royal
George, Embleton. irons Mauritius.
Cowes, Ara:LAC—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Ritson, Dil-
lon, from Rio Janeiro, and Ellen, Johnson, from Pernambuco.
LIVIRPOOL, Areas. 13.—Artived the Harmony, Dixon, (tool
Pernambu:o ; Micniac, Spears. from Parash ; Peru, Ditk, from
Mnbile ; John and Junk, Dripper, from Alicaut ; and Ann
Paley, Itnylston, from Lisbon. Off the port, the General Putnam,
--., from New Orleans
PLTJOUTH, Aran. 13.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the Restltutimt,
Moons, for St. John's (N. 8.)
Betrasr, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Anna Maria, Bu•cber. from
Alicant, anti Susannah. Box. from Terranova.

MEETING ofilteViNtEß-If CRY FREEMEN.

On Tuesday evening ameeting of the mat.resitient freemen of
Cantetbury took place at the King s /lead inn, Stnithfield. for the
joint object of petitioning Parliament on the general distress of the
country, nml to adopt certain resolutions relative to toe continued
absence of their Hon. ,Member, S. B. Lushington, front Parlian,..a.
tary duties.
At nine o'clock Mr. POLE was called to the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN briefly stated they were met to consider whether
a petition to Parliament would be available in impressing upon ilte
lion. House the existence of general distress.
Mr. Ft: LLEa, the Secretary. said the meeting was cot numerously
ettend.d, on account of the feeling expressed by many parsons that
a petition of this &set 'pi ion would be received and neglected in pre-
cisely the &nue manner as the numerous petitions which had pre-
ceded it. lie had, by order of the Committee. addressed a letter to
their Member, Lord Clifton, requesting his attendance that evening,
and he semild beg to read hi. Lordship's answer :
Sell—l regret It will not b! in my power to meet the freemen of
Canterbury on the 13th, as I shsll not be in t ton. I g.. to irel:ted
for the holydays.—Your obedient srrean., I f'fo'.',L
It could not be wondered at, therefore, that the freemen manifested
such backwardness when such a lukewarm feeling existed in ciwie
Representative. It was a mere farce to suppose hi., Lird.hiit at.
tended to their interests, and it was high time for the electors o'
Canterbury to .egard the situation in which they were pl.tad ; ;Led
if they had Members who would not do their duty, to leek oat for
others who would.

The CHAIRMAN said that the present sufferings and priv
dons of the people had not been brought on by fair means. One
cause was the expensive war with America, who stood forward
on her rights of freedom ; and then other wars with the Frene!,
which took millions to fix a Bourbon—the natural enetr
of England—on the throne of France, and ultintatly fixed us ritli
an overwhelming debt. It was the duty of the asrientbled fa:.
holders to tell the honourable House—although they appearod
doubt the existence of distress—that their situation was deplotabli,.
and that the public was no longer to be gulled with profession,.
There was my Lord Clifton, their Representative, who pref.:nerd
going to Ireland for the holidays, rather than mat his friends upon
a question of importance to all classes.
Ma Hee inquired whether the Committee in London had formed
a union with the freemen of Canterbury, for the purpose of :entra-
ins two 31embers to Parliament next Session, who would pertiorn
their duty to their constituents ?
Mr. FuLLER, who acts as Secretary, said that a singular apa.hy
pervaded at present the freemen of Canterbury ; and that dissension,
had even broke out among the members composing the committee.
He thought, however. little good could be done until there was a re.
form in parliament. Had parliament been constituted as it ought
to have been, it would never have Pat four nights debating as to the
existence of distress, with proofs around them of its reality,
and at the conclusion institute no inquiry; nor would a inforsvad
Parliament permit a representative to be 10,000 miles from his cor-
stituents, or stiffer 43,000 persons at Huddersfield, and other mans.
factoring districts, to subsist upon less than 21d. per day, after
working for this miserable pittance 16 hours.
Several resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting on the
public distress—the enormous taxation—the wasteful expenditure
of government—the grievances of the free trade system—the standing
army—the overgrown salaries of public fonetionarica—the defective
state of the representation in Parliament, &c. and other resolutions
relative to the absence of one of the representatives of Canterbury,
and pledging the meeting to vote for no candidate who would not
vote for retrenchment, repeal of the corn laws, and a reform in Par-
liament, were put and carried seriatim.
S. WELLS, Esq., who had taken a part in the discussion on the
resolutions, now came forward and addressed the freemen. lie
served that he addressed them with much solemnity, as he new
stood forward to announce himself as a candidate for the future re-
presentation of Canterbury. He had no favour to bestow in return
for their suffrages, and no family to quarter on the Excise, or Army,
or Navy ; but his best claim was, that he was the advocate fur the
middling classes, and, when that class was properly protected, the
labourer would be safe. The speaker, in an elegant speech. touch, d
upon the current topics, and sat down amidst great applause.
Mr. MATTHEWS (of Canterbury,) in a complimentary speech,
moved the following resolution, which was carried unanimously :
Resolved,—That Samuel Wells, Esq. from his undaunted tad
persevering conduct to restore Canterbury to its wonted state of re.
presentation, is entitled to the support of the freemen.
The meeting then separated.