The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A deep and painful excitement has prevailed at Lloyd's
this morning (Monday) by the announcement of a
lamentable loss of a large steamer, supposed to bo the
Royal Adelaide steam-ship, belonging to the City of
Dublin Steam Navigation Company, with, there is too
much reason to fear, every soul on board.
The Royal Adelaide was one of the most powerful
steamers trading between London and Cork; she left the
latter port on Wednesday last, and was due at the Com-
pany's wharf adjacent to Irongate-stairs, St. Katherine's,
on Saturday, but has not been heard of until this morning,
when the sad intelligence of her loss was communicated
to the under-writers by the: master of the Malcombe
Brown screw steamer, which arrived last night from
Guernsey.

Captain Mannings, the.master of the 3lalcombe Brown,
reports as follows:
" About nine o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning,
when off the North Foreland, we discovered the wreck
of a large steamer on the Tongue Sands, ten miles off
the shore, and between two and three miles of the
Tongue light ship. As far as the weather would
permit us, which was very stormy, the wind blowing
almost a gal• from the S.S.E., we got within three-
quarters of a mile of the spot where she laid, and
perceived her stern was apparently gore, also her mast,
funnel, and everything swept clean off, and not a soul
was to be seen on board. We endeavoured to find out
her name, but could not ; it was evident she was fast
breaking up. The framework of her two paddle-boxes
were standing, and the stanchions of the bulwarks, but
the boards were gone. There was no vessel
near, excepting a small craft under sail some miles
to the eastward of the Girdler. The appearance of the
broken-off stumps of the mast is quite new, showing
clearly that the occurrence must have taken place re-
cently. It had blown a heavy gale the night previous,
and there was a tremendous sea running. It was
probable she struck on the sands about midnight,
and everything being swept away even to her masts,
leave very little doubt of all on board having
met with a watery grave. A dreadful sea always
exists during gales in this portion of the Prince's Chan-
nel, and yesteday morning it was sweeping over the
wreck terrifically. Although it lies within ten miles of
the North Foreland, it does not seem likely to
bo discovered from the land on account
of its being ♦ery low and partly under water,
The sands are several miles long, running
E. by S., and W.N.W. On th• Saturday evening
Captain Mannings, when his vessel was off Beechy
Read, saw the smoke of a steamer to the eastward. He
suspected it was that of the unfortunate vessel."
The exact number of persons on board of the 'Royal
Adelaide is not known, but it is feared they ex-
ceeded 100.
A steamer has been this forenoon dispatched to the
Tongue Sands to obtain further information.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—A deputatn
the board of directors lately inspected
the works io
of t from
he line between London and Peterborough. The
deputation were
accompanied by Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, and Mr. Brassey,
the contractor. We understand the result of the inspection I
was highly satisfactory. They found the works of u sub-
stantial character, and in a state of great forwardness. Mr.
Brassey has no doubt that the entire line will be ready
for opening by the Ist of July next, but most certainly by
the 15th of July. When this portion of the line is opened,
the Great Northern will be enabled to carry passengers from
London to York (round the loop) 13 miles shorter than the
existing route; but we warn shareholders that this will not
be the Great Northern line, as respects tho amount of traffic
it will take when the whole and direct line is opened.—
lierupath's Railway Jinti nat.
THE LAST OP CAPTAIN COOK'S COMPANIONS:
There is at present residing in Southampton an old man,
named Wade, the last survivor of Captain Cook's com-
panions in his voyages round the world. Ile is ninety-
nine years of age, and is in possession of all his faculties.
lie was present at Captain Cook's death, and himself re •
ceived a spear-wound from one of the islanders.—Brighton
Gazette.
DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.— On Tuesday last,
Mr, Williams, son of Mr. John Williams, one of the justices
of the peace for Devouport, went into the Sound, in com-
pany with a Mr. Ellis, an old quarter-master of the navy, in
a four-oared gig, having a large lug sail. They were ob-
served to pass between the Mew Stone slid the land, but
have not since been heard of.