Star.
London, England, 1813-02-02 00:00:00

toimkiLL COUNT?" MEETING.

On Wednesday last was held, at the Assize UAL
in Bodmin, a meeting of the Freeholders of the county
of Cornwall, to consider of t Petition to both Houses
of Parliament against an unqualified concessio to
the claims of the Roman Catholics. The High She-
riff of the county, John Vivian, Esq. of Pencalenick,
having taken the Chair, explained to the meeting,
that a considerable number of persons were without
the Hall, who could not gain admittance, and that he
wished to have the sense of the Freeholders present
on the propriety of adjourning the meeting to another
place.-- (Loud crier of Adjourn ; and No, no.)
Mr. CHARLES RASHLZIOR begged leave to address
the Sheriff, in order to suite, that on his 'iV4 to at-
tend the meeting, he had overtaken the captain of a
mine, named Robert Hancock, accompanied by a
body of miners, who told him that they had been or-
dered to attend the County Meeting by his nephew,
Mr. John Colman Rashleigh, who had informed them,
that they had a right to attend and vote there as well
as the Freeholders. As the meeting was convened
of Freeholders, he contended that these persons, not
being Freeholders, had no right to attend.
Mr. Jowl COLMAN RASHLNIGII, conceiving that a
County Meeting embraced every description of taxed
inhabitants, he had publicly said, in Luxillian church-
, yard, that every taxed inhabitant had a right to at-
tend ; and If this principle 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 adjourn to the open air,
asserting, that many hundreds of persons were on the
outside of the Hall, who could not possibly get in to
vote on the occasion.— (Loud clamour for adjournment.)
The motion for adjournment was strenuously op-
posed by Mr. Gxeciou, Mr. ROSE PRICE, and others,
ho contended, that as there were many persons pre-
sent who were not Freeholders, they should iippose
any adjournment to the open air, where the triajority
of persons, not Freeholders, would decidedly predo-
minate.—(Amilduse and clamour.)
Mr. J. B. THEVANION vehemently protested against
the meeting, and all its proceedings.
Here the noise and clamour became yea y great.—
Order being A little restored, the High Sheriff expres-
sed his regret at the clamour which was manifested,
and stated, that as he was satisfied that the present
Meeting was a Meeting of Freeholders only, he was
ready to take the sense of the Freeholders present as
to the motion of adjournment. ( Hear.)
Mr. J. COLMAN RASHLEIGH again warmly protes-
ted against the proceedings of the Meeting ; and even
asserted that the Sheriff had no authority to take the
Chair on the present occasion, but that his presiding
over the Meeting was a sure matter of courtesy on the
part of the persons assembled. (Loud hisser.) His
uncle, Mr. Charles Rashleigh, had stated, that he had
brought people there to make a riot. (Loud crier of
No, no.)
The HIGH SHERIFF, in reply, observed, that he con-
sidered his presiding over the present Meeting of Free.
holders was, by right, as Sheriff of the county of
Cornwall.
Mr. JOHN VIVIAN' of Truro, said, that the Sheriff'
had told him, at the door of the Assize Hall, that he
would instantly adjourn the Meeting to the open air ;
he was sorry to find that the Sheriff came into that
Hall to be .rhaci/cd in his conduct.

The HIGH SHLRIFF denied u; 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 large majority. Thanks
were then voted to the Sheriff, and the Meeting clis.
persed.
As soon as the Sheriff determined to take the sense
of the persons in the hall on the question of adjourn-
ment, the Gentlemen ivho meant to oppose the Peti-
tion in its present form, withdrew, in order to draw
up and sign a Protest against the proceedings. Not a
word was said on the principle of the Petition; and as
it was known that the principal persons on each side
were prepared to speak on the subject, those assem-
bled were greatly disappointed.
Thus ended this extraordinary meeting. The up-
roar continued for about two hours.

At a late meeting of the Portmen of the Borough of
Ipswich, Petitions were agreed to in favour of the
Catholic Claims.

- Petitions against the Catholic Claims were in the
course of last week agreed to by the Freeholders of
Cornwall, the Archdeacons and Clergy of the division
of Hereford and Carmarthen, and the Cities of Bath
and Coventry.
A Dublin Paper says It is understood that the
Earl Of DONOUGHMORE and Mr. GRATTAN will be
able to present the Catholic Petitions on or about the
15th of February; and the debate in the Commons
will probably take place on the 24th, and in the
Lords on the Ist of March."

The Secretary at War of the United States has is-
sued a General Order, forbidding officers' and sol-
diers of the army to correspond with their friends
and others on subjects relative to their duties and the
public service.
Several vessels arrived yesterday from France with
licences, and some of them left the coast two days
age. This at once contradicts the statement of an
embargo on the other side. Various letters have been
received by these conveyances, but in none of them is
the least mention made of fresh disturbances in Paris.
It is estimated, that by the whole of the British li-
cences now in circulation, BONAPARTE will derive
duties from his own subjects to the amount of from I
eight to ten millions sterling.
The following is an extract of a letter from Mes-
sina, dated December 10, 1812 The Ist and
27th regiments, the grenadier battalion of the foreign
light intantry, a battalion of the Italian levy, a divi-
sion of Calabrese, and the grenadier battalion of the
Neapolitan guards, sailed from hence on the 10th
ultimo for the Peninsula, the whole under the corn-
mand of Major-General CAMPBELL, Adjutant-Gene.
rat of Sicily. Lord WM. Basirismc, it is said, will
soon follow. Courts Martial are constantly sitting
in the citadel, for the triad of Sicilians accused of
holding correspondence with the enemy, but no ex-
ample-has hitherto been made of these traitors. The
recruiting for the 2d battalion of the Greek light in-,
fantry goes on slowly, owing to some absurd stipula.l
tions made in the letter el service for the increase of
this corps."