The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-13 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF THE PRIMER.°

SPANISH WAR STEAMER.
two new
Spanish Government having decided to employ
steam•vessels of light draught water, and each
to carry"' two 32-pounder guns fur tee purpose of adding
tpe stshe esisli: c squadron for the protection of Cuba and their
was in
the West Indies, the first of these vssels
„f xi 11 Aon Satnrcley last from the building-yard
Mr. Thompson, at Rotherhithe, her constructor. At
a quarter telve Miss Nu the ceremonynaria darter performed
winechristeningOv by sprinkling the contents of
a bottle of
the bows of the steamer, and in
about one mieut,, afterwards
rtwheeres she slowly glided into her
future element amidst
was cheers of the assembled spec-
tators. The
thenveetaiongside taken in tow by a steam-
tug, and brought
Sons' establishment at Greenwich,
Messrs. John Penn and
-with her engines of leo rosr/tch, to be fitted
gem The Pruner° is built e power by that
XaeotTy on the settle lines
at Chatham as the Banshee, designed by ear.
when to the master shiprightLsort. assistant
that vessel having given greet eati„fa Dockyard,
speed and other sea-going qualities w as to her
mail packet on the Holyhead station. Thengnl°Yed as a
also built by Mr. Thompsen, and the timbers -sont'll3tee was
her
and the Primero have been put together on the diagonal
principle, which combines great strength with safety
case of accident to the frame of the vessel, each
otiYiii,n
three series of planking of which she is constructed
being independent, although strongly attached to each
other by cooper belts. The Primer() is 870 feet in length,
with a breadth of beam of 20 feet, and, with all her
guns, ammunition, and stores on board, will only draw
five feet of water, and on that account be admirably
adapted for the pursuit of boat parties when attempting
to land with hostile or privateering intentions on any of
the shallow water coasts of the Spanish
possessions in the
West Indies.
Mr. Zalueta (the agent for the Spanish Government)
and Captain Cassader (who is to command the Yrimero),
with several Spanish gentlemen, after being present at
the launch, embarked in the Sylph Woolwich steam-
yeeket, and went down with a large party on an excur-
s-,on to the Note.

The other ve:,,sel, building by Mr. Thompson for the
same service, is in an advanced state, and is to be named
the Secundo.

VOLUNTEERING FOR THE MILITIA AT MANCHESTER.
—The lunteers ovieorrseers of Manchester have only secured 100 vo-
riamed, 20
induced tolitahe militia, from that township. Of the number
_nve been in the army before, and no doubt are
of their ,rel,t_eur by the expectation of promotion on account
young it'et;:ewse drilling and kn ,wiedge. The rest are
trades in the
towany.ers, packers, and others frcm the various
proportion requirea, but the number altogether is below the
in
saifrf,o,r the town, which contains 300,000 in-
habitants.
being about 100,000:1 40 have volunteered, the population
A PREACHER Sin,
cuI.;;;PRISED.—Last Sabbath there
occurred rather A
Campsie- The Rev. Mr.spaßre,ene in the parish church of
pulpit, to officiate for the Re',;" of Cadder, proceeded to the
i the parish. Mr. Park had
Thorna.s Monro, the minister
•
',ins of singing, prayer, &c., ancrilL: through the usual rou-
and was commencing his discourse,diun given out the text
„aid, at the top of her voice, exclaim:Pen a woman got up,
an' learn your lesson—(a slight " Gae hamo wi' you,
'say, an':learn your sermon, afore ye pause)—gae hame, I
accustomed wi' a man readin' a sermon ta,:re• We're nae
ane at hame oursel's. Gae hame—(louder than can read
companied with a stamp of h-r loor)-..gue har4betore, ac-
your lesson, like a skuleboy—gae hame, sir." k,,,
Nr ' learn
this strain for some rime, and it is said Mr. Park , ent on it,
looked un..
:e.terable things. Dumbarton Herald.
DEAD BODY FOUND BY A DOG —On Saturday in_
rormation was received, that on Friday, as a man, named
East, was proceeding from Vvrestllam to Stratford, in passing
overm Fore,t-hill his dog made its way into a field, and corn-
, eneed howling most,refusing to follow its master.
kin East pr,c 'tr
'n what attracted the animal,
he found. the rim- to ascertain
ad. nody of a man extended
la.d behind the high grass. Information was given at the li:
police station, le
, d the boll Kw as .. n v-d to the WeAt Elam
t:nion. It r;tchat y v‘a ILI u ,
ing coat, grey vest,of a In a light shoat
man about 60, clad
the person it is strongly gar black trousers. Fnins marks on
victim of foul treatnrr,iat.
suspected that he has fallen the
THE ARSENAL V • °LC:I
TEEas.—lt is pretty strongly
rumoured that the men e
Woolwich, somewhere aboutrn employed in the Royal Arsenal,
corps, to be called the Royal A5OO, will be enrolled into a
the drill to be similar to the izenal Volunteers' Corps, and
of an evening after the workin ck-yard Brigade—au hour
pay— Kentish Mercury. g hours, and the same rate of
MALDON, SEPT. 12.—The Lady A
'this place, pricked on her anchor,
"uu ,—nn, Hartlepool to
makes much water-
is discharging.
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