The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-02 00:00:00

ITALY.

Cardinal FaANzoNr, Prefect of the Sacred Congre-
gation of the Propaganda, arrived at Rome on the
21st ult. from Naples.
By a decree of the Tuscan Government the Ist of
October of every year is fixed as the day on which the
shares of the Tuscan loan, to be paid off, are to be
drawn by lot.

The Milan Gazette, of the 27th ult., publishes a
decree revoking the prohibition of exporting from.
Italy to Hungary scythes and other agricultural itn-
plements which might be used as weapons of offence.
Letters from Naples, in the Genoa Gazette, state
that the departure of his HouNEss is fixed for the 6th
inst. It is believed he will go by land, and stay
some time at 'Terracing.
The French squadron now at Naples is composed
of five vessels of the line, and six steam frigates.

THE AWFUL WRECK OF THE
ROYAL ADELAIDE STEAMER.
LATEST PARTICULARS—(THIS DAY).
The agents of the City of Dublin Steam Navigation
Company, to which the ill-fated steamer belonged, are
still without information of the exact number of unhappy
creatures who have perished.
The additional information received this morning on
the melancholy subject of the steamer's loss is subjoined.
The shoal where the wreck lies is termed the Tongue
Sand, eight or ten miles off Margate, and to those un-
acquainted with the spot, we may mention' that it
divides the Queen's Channel from the Prince's. Of late
years the latter channel has been lighted, and from that
circumstance it was the only one that could be safely
traversed at night. The Tongue Sand extends some
twelve or fourteen miles in length, and may be said to
nearly join the Goodwin. In some parts the Prince's
Channel is scarcely more than three-quarters of a mile
in breadth, a dangerous sandbank, termed the Sheigles,
forming the eastern boundary. To render the spot pro-
bably more familiar to the reader, it may be stated that
the " Tongue," which bears a lightship of that name,
stretches some miles outside the well known Margate
Sands.

Without imputing any blame to the unfortunate com-
mander of the lost vessel, it is to be regretted that he
attempted to run through the Prince's Channel during
such weather as was unfortunately the case on Saturday
night. At all times, we believe, it is deemed by ma-
riners to be a delicate passage, but in an easterly wind,
which throws an immense surf over it, and thick
weather, its difficulties are considerably increased. The
pilot of a West Indian barque (whose name at present
we have not ascertained), bound for London, appears to
be the last person who saw anything of the Royal Ade-
laide. About half-past six o'clock on Saturday evening,
when about abreast of the North Foreland, a long black
steamer, apparently without a figurehead, passed the
barque, and the pilot, on looking at her stern, saw the
words " Royal Adelaide." The steamer went on, and
on the Earque nearing the Prince's Channel the wind in-
creased to an alarming height, and the weather
thickened to a dangerous degree. The pilot, perceiv-
ing the peril he would be placing the ship in by taking
the Channel in such trying weather, suggested
that the ship should be brought up for the night, and
she accordingly did so. In about an hoar afterwards
two rockets were seen to ascend, as if from the centre of
the channel. The report of guns wore afterwaeds heard,
and it was immediately concluded that some unfortunate
vessel was in distress en the Sands, the pilot congratu-
lating himself upon bringing up. On the following
morning all were anxious to see the cause of firing for
aid on the previous night, and on the edge of the Tongue
was observed the broken paddles of:the wrecked steamer.
The pilot drew the attention of the captain to the wreck,
and said, " That is all, Sir, that is left of the long black
steamer that passed us last evening about the North
Foreland." The pilot of,another Indian trader, saw her
about the same time. And it is the opinion of many
competent navigators of this part of the coast, that the
deceased commander lost sight of the unfavourable
weather in his anxiety to get through the Channel be-
fore dusk, and hugging the Tongue too closely, struck
upon that portion of the shoal about two miles north of
the beacon light. It was low water at the time, and, as
the tide rose the mountains of sea, swept out of the
German Ocean by the easterly gales, rolled in and car-
ried the vessel further ou the Sands.
At Margate on Saturday evening the gale was expe-
rienced very severely. The wind blew heavily from the
S.E., and the weather was dangerously thick. Since
the melancholy catastrophe has been made known seve..
ral parties have recollected the firing of guns on Satur-
day evening; at the time but trifling notice was taken of
the circumstance, probably from the fact that the bois-
terous state of the sea would involve their own lives in
the event of their putting off to the vessel supposed to be
in distress. A bout midday on Sunday the real charac-
ter of the calamity was learned, and a swarm of luggers
and smacks put oil with a view of getting what they
could from the wreck, and at the time of this informa-
tion being forwarded several dozen craft of all descrip-
tions were busy about the Tongue picking up fragments
of the ill-fated ship,
There is little doubt that the watch on board the
Tongue light beacon ship were eye-witnesses of the
whole appalling scene. To render succour in such ter-
rible weather, and in so frightful a spot, was beyond all
human power; in fact, it is doubtful, if any vessel had
been nigh, whether she would not have shared the same
fate as the Royal Adelaide. Minute signal guns were
fired from the beacon the whole night, with a view of
attracting the attention of those on shore, as well as
vessels that might be near. The Father Thames, which
left London with passengers for Margate on Saturday
morning, and encountered the gale, was beating about
until midnight before she reached her destination. The
captain saw the fbishes of the guns, and thought that
assistance bad been sent out. The weather, however,
was very severe, and it was with difficulty the Father
Thames could weather it, and for the security of his
passengers he deemed it best to see to their safe lauding.
A large mass of the steamer's stores, with fragments
of the wreck, as also bedding, passengers' baggage,
were picked up in the course of Sunday afternoon, and
landed at Ramsgate, Margate, and Broa4stairs. In the
course of yesterday as many as 200 luggers were in the
neighbourhood of the Tongue Sands, di egging fer sunken
property, but nothing worthy of notice has it seems been
found.

RAPID BUTTER-MAKIING.— Yesterday was exhi-
bited before the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and several
of their friends, in the justice-room, the American churn,
which in ten minutes produced four pounds of butter from