The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY

; Railway Company at the beard of the Central Somer-
setsbire Railway, said be could give a distinct assu-
rance that the strongest desire was felt by the board
that the line should, as advocated by the gentleman
who had just sat down, be continued to the city of
Wells. The question was one of pounds, shillings,
and pence, and as soon as the necessary amount was
subscribed for completing the present undertaking, it
would be for the interest of the undertaking as well
as of the public to carry on the line of railway to the
ancient and interesting city of Wells. If the line
were carried out, there could be no doubt that a large
harbour and docks would be constructed at High-
bridge, if which were done immense advantages must
necessarily accrue to both Glastonbury and 'Wells. He
had himself, although a citizen of Bristol, declined to
join in a proposition for making docks at Porter-
head because he believed that Highbridge presented
more favourable features, and was more advanta-
geously situated for the accommodation of ocean-
going steamers, and was already possessed of a good
line of railway. He did hope, therefore, that the
gentlemen of Wells would regard their town interests
and would put their shoullers to the wheel and assist
in the formation of the line to Glastonbury. Let
them do this, and they rcight rest assured that the
strong bontifitle desire of the directors to carry on
the works to Wells would be carried into effect, and
that city and district be supplied with railway ac-
commodation.
In reply to a question it was stated that the
company could not borrow money till all its capital
was subscribed.
Mr. R. DAVIS wished to know if the Bristol
and Exeter Company would assist in carrying the
line to Wells ?:
Mr. CASTLE had no doubt that they would do so.
It should be remembered too, that Captain Denham,
who was engaged by Government to serve' the
Bristol Channel, had reported in favour of High-
bridge as a packet port.
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting:
The CHAIRMAN announced his attention of in-
creasing his interest in the undertaking.
Various persons present then subscribed for shares,
and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

LAUNCH OF THE PRDIERO
SPANISH WAIL STEAMER.

The Spanish Government having decided to employ
two new steam-vessels of tight draught water, and each
to carry two 32-pounder guns for the purpo:e of adding
to their squadron for the Protection of Cuba and their
possessions in the West Indies, the first of these vessels
Was launched on Saturday .ast from the building-yard
of Mr. Thompson, at Rotherhithe, her constructor. At
a quarter before twelve Miss Nonaria barter performed
the ceremony of christening sy sprinkling the contents of
a bottle of wine over the bcws of the steamer, and in
about one minute afterwaris she slowly glided into her
future element arni-Ist the cheers of the assembled spec-
tators. The vessel was they taken in tow by a steam-
tug, and brought alongside of Messrs. John Penn and
Sons' estitblishment at Creenwich, to be fitted
with her engines of lto horse power by that
firm. The Primer() is built exactly on the same lines
as the Banshee, designed by Mr. 0. W, Lang, assistant
to the master shipright at Chatham Dockyard,
that vessel having given great satisfaction as to her
speed and other sc:a-going qualities when employed as a
mail packet on the Holyhead station. The Banshee was
also built by Mr. Thompson, and the timbers of both her
and the Pcimero have been put together on the diagonal
principle, iii
case combines great strength with safety n
case of accident to the frame of the vessel, each of the
three series of planking of which she is constructed
being independent, although strongly attached to each
other by copper bolts. Therm/ler° is 870 feet in length,
with a breadth of beam of to feet, and, with all her
aims, ammunition, and stores on board, will only draw
fire fret of water, and on that account be admirably
adapted for the pursuit of boat parties when attempting
to land with hostile or privateeriug intentions on any of i
the shallow water coasts of the Spanish possessions n the
West
Mr. Zulneta (the agent for the Spanish Government)
and Captain Cassader (who is to command the Primero),
with several Spanish gentlemen, after being present at
the launch, embarked in the Sylph Woolwich steam-
Racket, and went down with large party on an excur-
sion to the Nor e.
The other vessel, building by Mr. Thompson for the
sane service, is in an advanced state, and is to be named
the Secundo.

OUR DINNERS.
It is a vulgar notion that a dinner to be good must be
expensive—a fatal mistake, preventive of much social
enjoyment. To say nothing of those
" Who think less of good eating than the whisper,
When seated near them of some pretty lisper,"
nine-tenths of the recipients of a grand state dinner,
formal and costly, would infinitely prefer a fish, a joint,
and a bird, with freedom and good talk.

" Boys, 'tis little I care to dine
Where the host is vain and the guests are fine,
Where the win,s are warm and the dishes cold,
And the mutton is young and the spinters old"

Some of the moat delightful dinners in memory have
been the sinipl,,st—all wit, fun, and good sonde, with
merely " flashes of silence." " Cheerful looks make
every dish a feast," The try eggetieu of a dinner is
absence of ceremony. Half the dinners that one goes to,
offer but dry leaves instead of flowers: they are but
mockeries of enjoyments, waste of hours, through fear
of tyrant Custom and desire to be thought " genteel."
Mr. Walker, of " The Original," truly says, " Anybody
can dine, but very few know how to dine so as to insure
the greatest amount of health and enjoyment." Those
who will help society to this knowledge, strangle foolish
forms, and substitute for wasteful expenditure good
taste, good sense, and good humour, should be regarded
as its benefactors.—Builder.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-oiic
by the night—and Al by the morning—dispatch.]