The Press.
London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

Vrobintzal.

THE EARL OF YARBOROUGH'S yacht Zoe Way
wrecked on the night of the 24th on the Heisborough
sandbank, off the Norfolk coast. The wind tailing
light, the Zoe was drifted by a very strong tide on to
the sands, struck the bank with great v,olence several
times, and after some little time, rolling over, became
washed by the sea ; sufficient time, however, elapsed
to enable the noble owner and his friends, together
with the crew, to betake themselves hurriedly to the
boats, and thereby to save all hands. Fortunately
for the boats the water was smooth and the weather
fine, which enabled them, after about three hours'
hard pulling against a strong tide, to reach the Coast-
guard station of Haisborough. The yacht, which was
most magnificently fitted up, has become a total
wreck, and nothing on board has been saved. The
noble earl has written to the Times exonerating his
sailing master from all blame.
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THE Mks°Ns' STRIKE at the Royal Victoria Hos-
pital, Netley, Hants, still continues. It has already
lasted ten weeks. The strike originated in the
demand of the masons, who were in the employ of
Mr. Smith, the Goverurneut contractor, to leave work
at four p.m. on Saturdays, and to be paid a full day's
work notwithstanding. Netley Hospital is at a ili‘-
tance from any town, and the men declared they had
no time to send home money to their families on
Saturdays, unless they left work early, and moreover
that masons were always allowed such a privilege as
they demanded under similar circumstances. It is
expected the Government will not limit the contrac-
tors to time, and that consequently Mr. Smith will
be able to hold out, a number of masons having
been obtained from Yorkshire to work at the hospital
on the contractor's terms.

AN OFFICER of the 85th, Ensign Bowles, was
drowned in the river Ribble at Preston, on Saturday
last. He was out on a boating excursion, and on
his ieturn from Lytham to Preston. The servant of a
friend in attendance on the unfortunate officer was
drowned also. The boat was supposed to have been
capsised in a squall.
FRAUDS UPON THE DUKE OF RUTLAND, the Cam•
bridge and Suffolk papers state, have been discovered
during the last few days, iu reference to the manage-
ment of the estates of the Duke of Rutland at
Cheveley, near Newmarket. Deficiencies and
irregularities extending over a series of years have
been exposed ; and it has been ascertained that
tradesmen's accounts—some of them very heavy—
supposed by his grace to have been paid, are still duo.
The books, which were submitted from time to time
to the duke's inspection, were so managed as to avert
all suspicion. By the frauds perpetrated the Duke
of Rutland will sustain a loss of many thousand
pounds. His grace is at present at Cheveley super-
intending the arrangement of his affairs.
SHOLIDON COURT, HEREFORDSHIRE, the seat of Lord
Bateman, was on Monday last the scene of a terrible
accident. A number of workmen have been employed
for some time past in making extensive alterations
on the premises. Among them were certain arches,
to be constructed underneath the mansion, and as a
number of masons, carpenters, and others were em-
ployed on these on Monday last an arch just com-
pleted, but which had been built upon old foundations,
gave way, burying the workmen in the ruins, killing
two on the spot and severely injuring the others.
Every aid was rendered by the inmates of the court,
and the Hon. and Rev. A. Henbury particularly
exerted himself.

A PUBLIC RECEPTION on a very extensive scale is to
be given to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge on the occasion of his visia. to Birmingham on
Monday next. The whole of the houses along Ills
Royal Highness's route to Calthorpe•park will be
gaily decorated, and three triumphal arches are to
span the road, one near St. Luke's Church, another
at Wellington road, and another at the corner of

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Speedwell•road. In ad lition to these there will be a
triumphal arch at Edgbaston, near the parish
church. There will be a free concert at the Town.
hall, Birmingham, in the evening, given by the
Mayor.