The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

THE STEAM SHIP LIVERPOOL.

This magnificent steamer was hauled out of dock into the
river on Thursday last, and has been lying in the stream ever
since. As her outfit, in respect to interior accommodation,
was not near complete, she would not have hauled out so soon
had it not been that the great height of the water on that day
allowed her to get through the gut without removing her pad-
dle-boxes, which, from her great width, she would have had
to do, if she had gone out at a lower tide.

The Liverpool was built by Messrs. Humble and Milcrest,
of this town, for Sir-John Tobin, from whom, as we observed
in our last, she has been recently purchased by the Transat-
lantic Steam Navigation Company, for the purpose of plying
on the station between this port and New York. Her bur-
den is 1148 tons, out of which she has stowage for 700 tons of
goods. She can, besides, carry in her bunkers upwards of
450 tons of coals. Her length is two hundred and thirty three
feet, breadth of beam fifty-sit feet, and depth of hold twenty-
one feet. She is fitted with two engines of 450-horse power.
The diameter of her cylinders is 75 inches, length of stroke 7
feet, and diameter of paddle-wheels 29 feet. She has two
distinct sets of boilers, which will enable the engineers to re-
gulate the steam in a superior manner, and to keep up a
proper supply, should any of the boilers get out of order, or
require examination. The engines of the Liverpool, we are
informed, are the largest and most powerful that have ever
yet been completed. They were manufactured by Messrs.
Forrester and Co., at the Vauxhall Foundry, under the su-
perintendence of Mr. Campbell, the conductor of the works
at that establishment.

The interior fittings of the vessel are in a state of great
forwardness, as no less than from two hundred and fifty to
two hundred and seventy workmen have been employed on
board during the whole of the last week. It is expected that
she will be fully equipped for sea by Friday next. Her after-
cabin is a long and pleasant apartment, sufficiently lofty,
and lighted from above by three skylights, of handsome de-
sign, which add greatly to the beautiful appearance of the
room. The decorations, which are being executed by Mr.
W. H, Goore, whose skill as an ornamental painter is well
known, will, when completed, be tasteful and elegant. From
each side of the cabin diverge the state rooms, which contain
berths for fifty passengers. The doors of entrance to the
state-rooms are painted in imitation of satinwood, with ele-
gapt panel work below, and, on the upper half, an oval
insertion of Venetian rodsefgr the admission of air and light.
On each side of the doors and in the compartments between
them are elegant pillasters, painted in imitation of porce-
lain, surmounted with rich fancy capitals of white and gold.
The ceiling is of uncommonly chaste and elegant worman-
ship, its appearance being in keeping with the rest of the
decorations. The state rooms are painted pink and white,
and the hangings of the berths are of white, striped with
gold. The panels between the pillasters are exceedingly
light and elegant, presenting an ornamental scroll of gold,
on a ground of light green. A massive sideboard, sumounted
by a mirror, will be placed between the cabin doors. Oppo-
site to this, in front of the rudder-case, a clock will be
erected, of superb workmanship, surrounded with a gold orna-
ment ofunique design. The cabin is to contain three tables;
one, a long dining table, and two others for miscellaneous
On each side of these will be ranged ottomans and sofas.
The'whole of the cabin furniture will be such as to conduce
as much as possible to the convenience and comfort of the
passengers. _ _ _

To the left of the cabin stairs is the ladies' state room, a
neat apartment, containing an appropriate number of berths.
The stewards' pantry, which is on the right of the cabin
stairs, will be an object of attraction to many. when the out-
fit is complete. It is furnished with every requisite for luxury
in a small compass. It contains a wine-cooling room, in
which ninety dozens of wine can be placed. We may men-
tion, that there is on deck a copper ice-house, for the preser-
vation of the material for cooling the wine. The rotf of the
pantry contains compartments -for three hundred and sixty-
live wine glasses, and, on all sides, there are recesses, lockers,
&c., for decanters, tumblers, and other necessaries. Beneath
the pantry is a room in which the steward is to stow his pre-
served meat and other articles of luxury; and, below that,
is the wine cellar, in which 30(1 dozen of wine, besides por-
ter can be stored. Under the cabin is a spacious apartment
for passengers' luggage. At the bottom of the cabin stairs a
trap-door leads down a flight of steps to a range of warm,
cold, and shower baths.
The fore cabin contains 48 berths, with several spacious
state rooms, opening into each other for the convenience of
families. The decorations of this cabin, are similar to those
of the after cabin, and the conveniences are of precisely the
same description. Above it, on the deck, is the cigar divan
and bar at which the geßtlemen may lounge, sip champagne,
coffee, or lemonade, and smoke their cigars,. as the latter is
not to be permitted in the cabins. In fact, as the mate said
to us, " Here will be everything that can be wanted or that
could be procured ashore." It will be a complete floating-
hotel, of the best description.
On the deck, behind the chimney, is a shippon with two
stalls for the cows, which will supply passengers with milk ;
and near the bows are boxes for sheep, pigs, &c , from which
a supply of fresh meat will be continually obtained. The
cooking apparatus is extensive, and is fitted up on the best
principle. The stays, shrouds, and all the rigging that is
fixed, or not intended to be moveable, is of a new material.
It is formed of wire rods bound together with thrums. It
has the advantage of possessing great strength and of not
offering any great resistance to the air.
The Liverpool will, on Friday, proceed to Dublin with a
select party, on an experimental trip. On Saturday, the
20th, she will proceed on her first voyage to New York.—
Albion.