The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-15 00:00:00

THE STEAMER PRESIDENT.

BY JAMES BENNETT, ESQ., OF ARLINGTON HOUSE, LONG

ISLAND.
A masterpiece of art was sought,
That might in war command ;
Achilles' shield was therefore wrought
(With which the noble hero fought)
By Vulcan's mighty band.
Then Thetis seized the curious dies,
And with her wat'ry train,
Departed through the azure skies,
That none might ever get the prize,
Audlodged them in the main.
But Neptune roused the mighty deep,
And with a vig'rous hand,
While all the Nereids were asleep,
Seized on the tools—to build a ship
Iu Britain's fertile land.
And now'she floats upon the wave,
By Vulcan's fire propelled •
And with her Fayrer, nobly brave,
Give me too a wat'ry grave,
If ever she's excelled.

To speak of the President we must use the words grand,
massive, splendid, immense—no other words will answer,
and no one can conceive, in their own minds, her size, pro-
portions, and beauty. They must first see her. She has
already been described, and is all that has been said of her.
She has berths of the best and most comfortable description,
for one hundred and eighty-two passengers. We hope every
one will be taken—a good many have been already, and we
advise travellers to Europe to move quick. Her state rooms
are constructed on a new plan, and have no connexion with
the dining room, which has been heretofore the great deside-
ratum. Each room, too, is by itself, as it were. The occu-
pants go in, and are inclosed in a small room, precisely as if
in the Astor House, with every convenience. In this respect
she surpassei the " British Queen."

ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER AT TARPOR-
LEY, NEAR KNUTSFORD.

(From the Macclesfield Courier.)

It is with deep, regret we have-to announce the perpetra-
tion of another foul murder in this county. The details, as
far as theYhavi yet tianspired, will be found in the following
communication _

KNUTSFORD; FRlDAY.NlGHT.—lnformation has this
moment reached Knutsford, stating the fact of a dreadful
murder haring been committed near Tarporley last night.
The communication received was from Major Tomkinson, a
county magistrate, addressed to Mr. Burgess, the governor
of the House of Correction, requesting him to send as spee-
dily as possible the person who had been engaged in the
investigation of the late murder at Peover ; but Mr. Harper,
the chief constable, being on the eve of setting out again to
Ireland, on business of importance connected with that
murder, he was unable to proceed to Tarporley. Mr. Bur-
gess therefore undertook, in his absence, to institute all
possible inquiries. The particulars of this dreadful affair
were not stated, further than that of the murdered man had
been employed many years in the service of George Wilbra-
ham, Esq., M. P.; that, last night he had been waiting at
the Swan Inn, Tarporley,
and on his way home was barba-
rously murdered. His wife, who was waiting his return,
heard the report of a gun a short distance off. His not
returning home caused her to proceed this morning in the
direction where the gun appeared to have been fired, where,
to her horror, she found the dead body of her husband. The
unfortunate man has left a wife and six children."

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MR. HASSARD'S TABLES.—We are sorry to find that Mr.
Hassard, after having made every attempt to dispose of his
splendid productions, is compelled to remove them to Lon-
don for the purpose of sale ; hut, prior to doing so, he intends
to leave them on view for four days more, during which time
we have no doubt many will avail themselves of this only
opportunity of seeing them.
LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY.—We remind our readers
that Mr. M. Holden will deliver his first of a course of three
lectures on astronomy on Monday next, at the Liver Theatre,
to be continued on the following Tuesday and Wednesday,
and repeated on the three subsequent days ; the whole to be
illustrated by a large and beautiful transparent orrery, toge-
ther with a quantity of beautiful scenery, telescopic views of
the sun,: moon, planets, &C. Those who have a desire to
acquire a knowledge of the beautiful and sublime study to
which Mr. H. has so long and successfully devoted himself,
or who would revive their recollection of its delights, would
do well to attend. The lecturer, who has, by his individual
and unwearied exertions, attained an enviable fame in his
native town, as well as elsewhere, conveys to his audience
the science he has acquired in a pleasing and popular manner,
and his scenic illustrations are exceedingly beautiful and in-
genious. He gratifies alike young and old, and we would
particularly recommend the heads of families to give their
children a treat on this occasion. We are glad to state, that
many individuals. of high respectability have signified their
intention of patronising Mr. Holdens attempts to please and
to instruct.