The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-15 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Saturday Evening, June 13.
itl'csterda a meeting of the General Committee of this
?tigh way s held for the express purpose of considering and
410 rruining on the course of procedure most advisable to be
ktpted, on the part of the Mayor and Commonalty, with
itence to Lord John Russell's Corporation Bill.
ne result of the meeting in question was the appointment
14 Sub-Committee to examine the various provisions of the
w and prepare a Report thereon.
G h can on authority state, that the proceedings of the
tlt'eral Committee will be based on an exclusive regard to
il security of good local Government, and to the interests of
k
inhabitants at large. The Sub-Committee will direct
It's attention to the practical improvements of the Bill, with-
; 80any reference to any considerations regarding its general
e3'• 'We should be glad to see similar Committees in every
t;,°,ugh in the kingdom, for the like purposes, as their pro-
-4t Tugs cannot help, in many cases, being of essential ser-
Ilk in promoting the long-desired Corporation Reform, and
41 Suu in a manner likely to meet the wishes of the country
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siurlGeneral Sir J. COCKBURN is expected to arrive at
lii • Place tomorrow-evening, from Milford, where he went
sill 'Pect the Royal Marines at that port. On Monday, he
4q4,i,uspect the Royal Marines in the barracks here (Ply-
-45e`4), and on the following day will review them on the
4 As soon as the inspection here has taken place, ten
ttlihets, and 100 rank and file, will be sent out to Milford, to
ve a similar number now there, who will return here. w`
understand that the Collector of his Majesty's Customs
tiethis port, as well as several gentlemen of this place, con-
torted with the Corn Trade, left here during the past week
tiidon, having been summoned to give evidence before a
ktitetuittee of the House of Commons, relative to the impor-
NT°4 of Foreign Grain—from Guernsey and Jersey—into
-Onntry.
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btliiitlif evening a schooner, called the Sultan, of this port,
b: being launched from the yard of Mr. Colt, in this port,
pt t, and, consequently, upwards of forty persons were
N,"tiged into the ,water, and, with great difficuly, were res-
in from a watery grave. The cause of the vessel's upsetting
4.- •
llbed to the circumstance of her being completely rigged,
Dosechains o ballast on board. There were in her hold some
tide n, which, as she went off the stocks, rolled on one
44: and therefore tended, in connection with her masts, to
th, . her to go over. Among the number of those who were
hoardthe at the time of the upset, were two ladies, who with
bitercit4rs were plunged into the water. In abour an hour
4( t::e occurrence, the vessel was, with the assistance of
ho _trawl sloops, got up and righted. The great wonder is,
447.1a1l on board escaped without injury, for, strange to say;
1/4)l4levery one, on the vessel's going over, ran to the lar-
tiiittil Instead of the starboard side of her. We cannot but
Ng that the only persons who are to blame, in cases of
description,4l4, are the master shipbuilders, for permitting so
ta(4,3' Persons to be on board while vessels are launched; and
tohea Particularly for endangering the lives of those who ne-
NiksrtilY are so, by omitting to see that they are properly
"miti,,,,-e.al especially when a vessel is launched at the time
rigged.