The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-02 00:00:00

tORNWALL GIOUNTY MEETING.

Oa Wednesday last was held at the Assize
BOCtillin, a meeting of the Freeholders of
the )tufty of Cornwall; to consider of a reti=
flan to both Houses of Parliament against au un-
qualified concession to the claims of the Itomun

(:)Ithotics.' The High Sheriff (if the county, jotirt
Ilsq. of Pencalenick, Laving taken the
chair, explained to the meeting, that a etindder,,
able number of persogs were Withdut the Hall,
who could•not get admittance., and that he
ed to have the sense of the Freeholders present
on the propriety of adjourning the meeting'. to
another place.
Mr. CHARLES RASHLEIGN begged leave to ad-
dress. the Sheriff, in order to state, that on his
Way to attend the meeting, he had overtaken
captain of a mine, named'ltobert Hancock, ac-
comaFnied by a hotly of miners, who:told him
that they had been ordered to attend the County
Meeting by his nephew, Mr. John Colman Rash-
leigh, who bad informed them, "that the, bad a
right to attend and vote there as \veil as the Free-
nolders. As the meeting was convened of Free-
holders, he contended, that these
.persons, not
being Freeholders, bad no right to attend.
Mr. Joitx bot,r4AN conceiving
that a County Meeting embraced every descrip-
tion of ~axed inhabitants, he had publicly said,
in church-yard, that every taxed inha-
bitant inid.tt right to attend ; and if this princi-
ple was not admitted by the Sheriff, he should
protest against all the proceedings of the `present
meeting. Mr. Colman Rashleigh next proposed
that the 'meeting do adjoinn to the open ;
asserting,that many hundreds of persons were
on the outside of the Hail, who could not pos-
sibly.get into vote on the occasion.
The motion fOr adjournment was strenuously
.opposed by Mr. GREGOA, Mr. Rose PRICT, (Hid
others, who contended, that as there were many
persons present who were not Freeholders, they
should oppose„ any adjournment to the open air,
where the majority of persons, ,not• Freeholders;
would decidedly predominate.
Mm„ B. faava•stort vehemently protested
against the meeting, and all its procethigs.
_Here the noise and clamour became very great.
Order being a little restored, the High Sheriff ex-
pressed his regret at• time clamour which 'was ma-
nifested, and stated, that as he was satisfied that
the present meeting Was a meeting of Freehold-
ers only, he was ready to take the sense of the
FreehoWers present as to the motion of adjourn-
ment. •

Mr. J. COLMAIi RAiIfLEIGH again warmly pro-
tested against the proceedings of 'the meeting
and even asserted, that the Sheriff had 119 autho-
rity to take the. Chair on-the present ovcasion,
but that his presiding over the meeting was 'a mere
matter of courtesy on the part of the persons as-
sembled: His uncle, Charles 11.ashleigh, had
stated, that he had brought People there to make
a riot.

The HIGH SuEnpu, in reply, observed, thut ha
considered his presiding over the present Meet-
ing of Preeholders, was by right, as Sheriff of the
County of Cornwall.
. • Mr. 3ortpt VivtAN, of Truro, said, that the
Sheriff had told him, at the door of the Assize
Hall, that he. would instantly adjourn the Meet-
ing to the open air; he was sorry to had that the
Shisriff came. into that Hall to be shackled in his
conduct.
The fivin S.nrin-trt,.denied IC; he came into
that Hall perfectly independent.
At. length the motion for adjournment was
put, and negatived.
A Petition against the Catholic Claims was then
moved, and agreed to by a majority
Thanks wert then voted to the Sheriff, and the
Meeting dispersed. •
As soon as the Sheriff determined to take the
sense of the persons in the HaU on the question of •
adjournment, the Gentlemen who meant to op-
pose the Petition in its present form, withdrew,
in order to draw up and 'sign a Protest against the
proceedings. Not a word was said on the prin-;
Nile of, the PetitiOn ; and as it Was known that
the principal persons Oh each side were prepared
to speak on' the subject, those assembled were
greatly disappointed.

Thus ended ti►fs extraordinary Meeting. The
uproar continued for about two bolus.

The following may be considered as sin exact
estimate of what is called the. Roman Catholic
system of Worship devised by the
Priests for the purpose of obtaining a dmnineering
influence over the pi (Tellies, persons, lives, and
consciences of ihe. people ; and lest they shohlt;
lose (kir bold upon t, em -after death, they have
invented a place called Purgatory.
WAs E ANI) UN WASHED Feter.s.---4A Protestant
was asked by. a Papist where was his 12.eligion be-
fore the Reformation, and %yak' thus answered
by the Protest..ntt, " Where was your fame this
morning before it was waihed ?"
When ANN Asl..)4W had had every bone broken
upon the. Rack by the famish Priests, for eln-
bracing the Protestant Religion, the was asked,
whether she did ruitbelicve that when the Wafer
was blessed it did not become•the body of Christ ?
Bhe, notwithstanding her agonies, had the foal-
tittle to answer, that she bad always understood
that God had wade!! man, awl not that imui had
made, -(Gad. The neat que,tion put to her Was,
that supposingli had e,Lten the Holy Wa.
.what. Would become of him ) She answered,
that, she pould not tell. Upon which her Intini-
sitor said, ,that, it tvoii.l(l het. datnned without re-
()crept ! poor :Mouse," . replied ANNA

In answer to the refosal of the Papists to grant
the Veto trn the appointment of their Bishops to
the Klig of. England, it 'rnay be observed, that
the English Kings, or the Wittenagemotes, t;li this
One of the Norman Conquest, bud the appoint-
ments of Bishops, Abbots, tkc. Sce Vericrabia
BEDE, INGULFRUS, and WS,LLIAM of MALMF4-
4URY. Now what becomes of their delicate sem«
}Ails respecting an interference with the 'Catholic
Church ?

The Secretary at War of the United States liss
issued a General Order, forbidding officers and
soldiers of the army to correspond •with their friends
and others, on subjects relative t their duties,
4nd the public service: