The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-28 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE EARL OF YARBOROUGH'S

YACHT ZOE.

The fine schooner yacht Zoe, belonging to the
Earl of Yarborough, was lost on Hasborough sands,
between Cromer and Yarmouth, in the course of
Sunday night. She had his lordship, with two or
three friends on board, and had :eft Grimsby on the
previous day fora cruise along the coast. She had
a favourable wind up to 10 o'clock. and aft-r mak-
ing the Cromer lighr, the wind suddenly dropped
to a complete calm. The tide ran so exceedingly
strong that the vessel could not make headway
against it, and unfortunately drifted with it. Every
passible precau.ion was taken for the protection
of the yacht—the lead was frequently hove, and
the last soundings were reported to be sixteen
fathoms. In less than five minutes afterwards she
struck on the sands, and all efforts failed in getting
her off. For full two hours blue lig.its and rockets
were continually thrown up, and although several
ships passed, and the sands are within a few miles
of the coast, no notice was taken of the signals. At
length, as the water gained upon her, his lordship
determined to leave her. The large boat was got
out and lowered, but was stove, and three men in
her were thrown into the sea. Happily, however,
they were rescued. His lordship, with his friends,
ca.piain and crew, in all 20, took to the two other
boats, and succeeded in reaching the beach at Has-
borough
about 4 o'clock. Lord Yarborough sent off
men in a large yawl to the yacht, and the master was
despatched by land to armou'h, to obtain the aid
of a steam-tug. Should the weather continue mo-
derate, there is some hope that sire may he got off.
She is about 170 tons, and very beautifully fitted
up. The crew were unable to save anything. With
reference to the Coast Guard not sending off aid in
the direction the rocket signals were fired, his lord-
ship has written to a contemporary, complaining of
a practice of steam-vessels sending up a rocket when
they pass vessels which they suppose belong to Vie
same owners—both ships discharging signals. His
lordship adds :—" On landing from the wreck of
' my yacht, I observed to the Coast Guard officer I
first saw, We fired rockets, but no notice appeared
i to be taken from the shore.' His reply was,
Rockets are never noticed, as the steam-vessels
' so oftn fire them in the manner I have above
; described.'"

The prospectus has been issued of the Hartlepool Col-
liery Company, with a capital of 65,0001. in Si shares.
The object is to extend the development of the Rodridge
Coliery and Fire-brick and Coke Works, about seven
miles from Hartlepool.
The directors of the Sambre and Meuse Railway have
entered into negotiations for an amalgamation with the
Louvai❑ and Charleroi and i\lorialme and Cnatelineau
lines, which, it is calculated, will be genera ly beneficial
by increasing the traffic and diminishing expenditure
The details are still under discussion.

EQUALISATION OF THE METROPOLITAN POOR-RATES
—We are requested to state that the motion for a selecl
committee of the House of Commons to ir quire in'o thi

question, which was to have been made this evening,
May 28, by Mr. Ayrton, has been postponed, at the re-
quest of the Government, in consequence of the indis-
position of Mr. Bouverie, Chairman of the Poor Law
B-ard, till after the Whitsuntide recess. It will be
brought before the House on Tuesday, the 9th, or
Thursday, the 11th of June.
MARYLEBONEFRICE LIBRARY.—This institution, which
started under such favourable auspices, has at last
proved a failure, and is about to be closed. The rate-
payers during some time since declined to sanction a
rate, and the voluntary aid afforded being found, after a
lengthened trial, quite inadequate to the support, of the
establishment even under the most economical arrange-
ments, it is to be shut up on Wednesday, the 24th of
June next. The books are to be returned to such of the
donors as may apply for them prior to the cessation of
the business of the library.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CHURCH.—It has been
decided to build a church at Doncaster for the spiritual
instruction of the servants of the Great Northern
T-
way Company employed there. The edifice will cost
about 4.0001., the fonds for which, and for the endow
ment of the minister, have been provided by private
subscription through the agency of Mr. Denison, the
chairman of the company. The church will be dedi-
cated to St. James, and will be erected in the west
part of the town of Doncaster, from a design of Mr.
G. Gilbert Scott, of Spring-gardens, London, the
architect of the new parish church at D•mcaster.

THE GREAT EASTERN.—AII persons interested in the
British North American provinces will be glad to learn
that the directors of the Grand Trunk, Ita,il say Com-
pany of Canada have announced in their circular for
the ensuing month that arrangements have been
into with the proprietors of the Great Eastern, so that
this mammoth steam ship of 20,000 tons burthen, and
2,700 horse power, will make her first voyage to
Portland, State of Maine, in connexion with the through-
booking system instituted by the company for the con-
veyance of passengers to Canada and the Western
States.—Canadian News.

THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.—Yesterday were
printed the estimates for the revenue departments, effec-
tive and non effective, for the year 1857, ending March
31, 1858. It appears that the amount required for
customs is 855,4821., of which 280,0001. have already
been Uranted, leaving 575,4821. still to be voted ; the
amount for inland revenue is 1,429 1331., of which
450,0001. have been already granted, leaving a balance
to he voted of 979,133/. ; for revenue police, Irel ind,
63,1201., of which 20,600/. have been grarved, l aving
a balance of 43.1201. ; for the Post office, 1,868.1811,
of which 600,0001. have been granted, leaving a halaece
of 1,268.181/. ; and for superannuations, 483,1501, f
which 160,0001. have been granted, leaving a balance of
323,1501 Tne sum total required is 4 699,0661, being
an increase as compared with 1856 of 110,329/.
ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL —APPOSITION DAY.—Yesterday
was Apposition Day at St. Paul's School The " Hytnnus
Gratulatorius," in commemoration of the fiunder, was
recited in Latin by the captain of the school, Miller;
and in English by the second monitor, P E. Monk-
house. The prizes were awarded as follows :—Go.
vernor's prizes, Greek verse trat4lation, Shakespere,
" Macbeth," act iv., scene 3, Miler ; Latin hexattp-ter
translation, Pope, "Temple of Fame," from line 137 to
193, Whalley Sleath prize, Latin essay, Miller. Truro
prize and medal, English essay, "Oa the distineuishing
characteristics of ancient and modern warfare," Law-
ranee. Milton prize, English verse, "The Convent of
St. Catherine," Lawrence. The "Speeches," as they
are somewhat inaccurately termed, consisted of scenes
from Plautus, Aristophanes, Moliere, and Sbakepere.

EVENING ADMISSION TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM READ-
ING ROOM.—Yesterday evening the new reading room
at the British Museum was a second time thrown open to
the admission of the public, by orders of the trustees, in
consequence of the numerous applications made daily to
view this part of the building, the hours of admission
being from six to eight in the evening, which will be con-
tinued till Tuesday, June 30. At no other hours are
visitors whose object is merely to see the room to be
admitted, as from nine in the morning to six in the even-
ing it is appropriated exclusively to the use of the
readers duly admitted for the purpose of study. The
period during which visitors are admitted on Saturdays
to the departments of antiquities, natural history, Slx.,
has been extended, and is from twelve till six o'clock
during the summer months.
LEGAL EXAMINATIONS.—At the public examination
of the students of the Inns of Court, held at Lincoln's-
inn-hall on the 19th, 20th, and 21st days of May, the
Cout.cil of Legal Education awarded to Arthur Cohen,
Esq., student of the inner Temple, a studentship of 50
guineas per annum, to continue for a period of three
years ; to George Waugh, Esq,, George Colt, Esq., and
John W. Vernon Blackburn, Esq., students of Liecoln's-
inn—certificates of honour of the first class ; to Edmund
Sheppard, Esq., and H. I. M. Williams, Esq., students
of the Inner Temple, Henry Drake, Esq., student of
the Middle Temple, S. Courthope Bosanquet, Esq., and
Charles S. Currer, Esq., students of Lincoln's-inn, Fre-
deric A. Inderwick, Esq., student of the Inner Temple,
H. C. Folkard, Esq., and W. Halliday Cosway, Esq ,
students of Lincoln's-inn, Richard L. de Capell Brooke,
Esq., and Henry Stone, Esq., students of the Inner
Temple—certificates that they have satisfactorily passed
a public examination,