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

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —Has the Chancellor of the Exchequer made a
fair comparison between the Civil Lists of his Majesty
George 111. and that of our Most Gracious Queen I In
his speech it is true he stated that several payments were
charged on that granted to George 111. which are not
included in that of her Majesty Queen Victoria—such as
the judges' salaries, &c. According to his statement
that of

George 111. was £447.436
Iler Majesty's is 385,000

Difference £62,435
To make a fair comparison the various salaries paid by
George 111. should be added to 385,0001. Can any of
your correspondents say what amount is received by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert from the various sine•
cures he holds—Field-Marshal, Colonel of the Guards,
Master of the Trinity House, &c. I

ARITH MOS.

EXHIBITION OF DESIGNS FOR THE
NATV PUBLIC OFFICES.

Notice bas been affixed to the entrance of Westminster
Hall that the exhibition will be closed on Saturday,
June 6.

The models for the monument proposed to be erected
to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington in Sr.
Paul's will be received on or before Monday next, the
Ist of June, from artists residing within the United
Kingdom, and on or before the 25th of June from other
artists. Westminster Hall will be opened to the public
for the exhibition of these models early in July, and
those designs for public offices which shall have been
selected by the judges to receive the premiums will be
exhibited at the same time.

LOSS OF THE EARL OP YARBO.ROUGIPS

YACHT ZOE.

The fine schooner yacht Zoe, belonging to the
Earl of Yarborough, was lost on fasborough sands,
between Cromer and Yarmouth, in the course of
Sunday night. She had his lordship, with two or
three friends on board, and had left Grimsby on the
previous day fora cruise along the coast. She had
a favourable wind up to 10 o'clock. and after mak-
ing the Cromer light, 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
possible 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 lights 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,
captain 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 armouth, to obtain the aid
of a steam-tug. Should the weather continue mo-
derate, there is some hope that she may be 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 the
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
to be taken from the shore.' His reply was,
`Rockets are never noticed, as the steam-vessels
so often 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 51 shares.
The object is to extend the development of the Rodridge
Colliery 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
Louvain and Charleroi and Morialme and Chatelineau
lines, which, it is calculated, will be t;enera'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 select
committee Of the House of Commons to ir quire into 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
Board, till after the Whitsuntide recess. It will be
brought before the House on Tuesday, the 9th, or
Thursday, the 11th of June.
MARYLEBONE FREE 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 Ra,l-
- Company employed there. The edifice will cost

about 4,0001., the funds for which, and for the endow
meet 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 Dencaster.
THE GREAT EASTERN.—AII persons interested in the
British North Americas provinces will be glad to learn
that the directors of the Grand Trunk Railway 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 tone 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 New.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTlMATES.—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 granted, leaving 575,482/. 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 be voted of 979,1331. ; for revenue police, Ireland,
63,1201., of which 20,0001. have been granted, I, aving
a balance of 43,1201. ; for the Post office, 1,868,1811,
of which 600,0001. have been granted, leaving a balance
of 1,268,1811. ; and for superannuations, 483,1501, of
which 160,0001. have been granted, leaving a balance of
323,1501 The sum total required is 4 699,0661, being
an increase as compared with 1856 of 110,322/.
ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL —APPOSITION DAY.—Yesterday
was Apposition Day at St. Paul's School. The "Hymnus
Gratulatorius," in commemoration of the founder, 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 translation, Shakespere,.
" Macnetb," act iv., scene 3, Miller ; Latin hexamwter
translation, Pope, "Temple of Fame," from line 137 to
193, Whalley Sleath prize, Latin essay, Miller. Truro
prize and medal, English essay, "On the distinguishing
characteristics of ancient and modern warfare," Law-
rence. 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 Sbakspere.

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 nse 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, St,e.,
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-ball on the 19th, 20th, and 21st Gays of May, the
Council of Legal Education awarded to Arthur Cohen,
Esq., student of the loner 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 Liacoln's-
inn—certificates of honour of the first class ; to Edmund
Sheppard, Esq., and H. I. M. Wiiliams, Eq., 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. loderwici, 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.

LATEST NEWS.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA AND PERSIA.

(BY SUBMARINE AND .BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
TIUESTE, THURSDAY.

The steamer America arrived this morning, at
half-past 8, a.m., in 116 hours from Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 23.

The India mails leave today, with dates from
Bombay, May 2 ; Calcutta, April 23 ; Madras,
April 28 ; Ceylon, May 3 ; Hong Kong, April
15 ; Shanghai, April 6.

News of the peace reached the camp at Mo-
humra on the sth of April.

The Jemadar of the 34th• Bengal Native In-
fantry, the ringleader in the late disturbances has
been hanged. Fuszl-Ali has been killed in an
attack made upon his band to avenge the murder
of Boileau.

Meetings have been held at Singapore, congra-
tulating Sir James Brooke on his just severity.
At Bombay transactions in imports rather
limited. Export market quiet. Freights dull.
Exchange 2s. id. 11-16th to d.
Calcutta import market somewhat improved.
Operations in exports impeded by high prices.
Money continues easy. Exchange,
At Madras :—lmport market quiet ; money
plentiful. Exchange, 2s. lid.

CHINA.

The position of affairs in Canton River con

tinues unchanged. Great distress is said to pre-
vail at Canton from the high price of rice.
The 50-gun frigate Raleigh had run aground,

and was beached to save her. The Bittern had

gone to receive her guns.

It is asserted that an imperial duty upon
opium has been imposed upon Shanghai.
At Hong Kong and at Shanghai money is very
scarce. Exchanges 4s. 11id. to 55., and 'is. 3-id.
to 'Ts. 4d.

Exports of tea estimated at about 57,000,000
lbs., against 73,000,000 lbs. last year.

VIENNA, MAY 27.

An Imperial decree has removed the order of
confiscation pronounced by the Councils of War
against the property of persons condemned by those
tribunals during the revolution and the Hungarian
war, and restores it to the original owners, or to
their heirs. The exiles who are abroad may, on
petition, return to their homes.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The project of law on the Bank of France,
which the Commission of the Legislative Corps had
resolved to reject unless the amendments it pro-
posed were accepted, is now certain to pass, the
Commission having considerably modified its op-
position. had it not done so the Chambe
would have thrown •its own Commission over-
board. This does not mean, however, that the
Deputies approved the project ; it means that
at this moment the Chamber will vote any-
thing the Government thinks proper to propose.
It is on the eve of dissolution, and the Deputie-
have no notion of exposing themselves to th-
chances of not being accepted as Government can-
didates by any show of independence. The eager-
ness with which certain high functionaries art
thrusting the project down the throat of the Com-
mission justifies the suspicion that some personal
interest is at stake. M. Parieu, Vice-President of
the Council of State, is no longer spoken of as the
future Governor of the Bank. M. Magne, Mi-
nister of Finance, is the person now spoken of as
more likely to be the successor of Count d'Argout.
A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 17th, says :
" Count de Morny, who is about to leave, will pro-
bably carry to Paris the new treaty of commerce
concluded between France and Russia, and which
being signed only requires ratification. According
to the new regulations relative to passports,
foreigners arriving at Croustadt will receive gra-
tuitously a printed paper, setting forth all that they
require to know, and especially the formalities to
be observed to obtain a carte de sejour. At pre%
sent much greater respect is paid to travellers than
was shown in the last reign."

M. Dumiral, who was charged by the com-
mittee of the Legislative Body to draw up the
report on the bill on the Bank of France, hav-
ing declined to act as reporter, on the ground
that M. Buisson, one of his colleagues, and himself
formed the minority of the committee, M. Devin3k
was appointed reporter. The majority of the com-
mittee propose the adjournment of the bill, but
there appears to be a very strong probability that
it will be voted at once.

BOURSE, May 27.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cash. fr. c.
44 per Cents
3 per Cents 69 30
Bank Shares 4,500
Credit Mobilier 1,270 Roman
Do. Account 1,265 -- Austrian
Belgian 4i
Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt

End of Month.
91fr. 50 %.
69 30

RAILWAYS-FOR CASK•

Orleans 1,472 50 Western
I,forthern - -
Lyons 1,49J New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,935 Grand Central
Genova
Midi