The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

THE GREAT LIVERPOOL.

This now splendid steamer left Falmouth at two o'clock on
Friday afternoon, for Alexandria, with a very large East India
mail, comprising forty chests of letters and other despatches.
From a letter we have seen from a passenger who accompa-
nied her from Liverpool, it appears she encountered very
heavy weather in the Irish Channel, but her speed was never
below 7 knots, an 4, when the gale moderated, she occasionally
reached 10.; knots. " I never," says the writer, " was in so
fine a sea boat ; there was no rolling—no creaking of bulk-
heads ; and, as far as stiffness, it is impossible to careen her
over with any canvass that can be set." She had a great
number of passengers.
In the previous accounts of this vessel no particulars were
given as to the improvements made in the engine and boiler
department, a point of so much importance in vessels which
are intended for long voyages. It is now, however, due to
Messrs. Page and Grantham, who have been entrusted with
the work, to publish some of the particulars. The success
which has attended their efforts is doubly gratifying, as it
proves that the directors were justified in incurring the heavy
expenses with which these alterations have been attended.
The original boilers were so placed that the firemen and engi-
neers were in different parts of the vessel; the boilers also
were very large and heavy, and, by their arrangement, a great
loss of room was occasioned, which in a vessel of such small
beam could be ill spared. Several plans were proposed, but
that suggested by Messrs. Page and Grantham was preferred,
and afterwards executed by them. By this arrangement no
less than 8000 cubic feet of stowage room was obtained, about
80 tons weight in iron and water removed, and a reduction of
three engineers and six stokers and coal trimmers made in
the engine department.
As some experiments were made on the first trials, with
diffeient kinds of coals, no accurate results could be obtained
as to the effect of her new boilers. On her trip to Falmouth,
however, when all was considered to be in good order, two
persons were sent, one employed by the company and another
by Messrs. Page and Grantham, to weigh the coals as they
were used. The engineer had at the same time strict orders
that nothing was to be done that could at all retard the speed
of the vessel by working expansively. She started with 510
tons coals, and all her stores and water for the Alexandria
voyage, and encountered heavy weather ; her minimum speed
was 7 knots, maximum 104 knots per hour, the engines mak-
ing from ten to thirteen revolutions per minute. At the end
of the voyage it was found that the coal consumed had ave-
raged rather more than 18 cwt. per hour, being 38 tons 121
cwt. for the entire passage, being, perhaps, by a considerable
amount, the most successful effort in the economy of fuel
yet made.

Mss. ST. Atins.—We understand that it is the inten-
tion of Mrs. St. Albin to give a grand concert in December
on January next, for the purpose of introducing her daughter
as a piano-forte player. Mrs. St. Albin, who has so often
delighted her hearers, has not appeared for some time in
public. Her re-appearance will, we are sure, be hailed with
delight by every lover of sweet sounds. Mrs. St. Albin has
secured the well-known talent of Mr. Phillips, Miss Bruce,
and Miss M. B. Hawes, who has never yet sang in this city,
and whose most beautiful voice and pure style, render her so
highly attractive. The band is to be complete.—Chester
Courant.

SHAKSPERE'S RICHARD THE THIRD.—We are glad to
see that Mr. Stuart's lecture, lately delivered by him at the
Literary Institution, is now published. Every lover of
Shakspere, and every man who venerates his name and
genius, will be pleased to see this attempt which Mr. Stuart
makes to rescue the fine tragedy of Richard the Third from
the rubbish of Colley Cibber. This lecture was delivered with
great success, and made a deep impression upon those who
heard it. We have always been of opinion that the Richard,
as exhibited on the stage, is not the Richard of history. Mr.
Stuart's lecture has completely convinced us of the propriety
of this opinion. We recommend it to notice.
MusicAt BoxEs.—There is now on sale at Mr. Verley's,
in Parker-street, one of the largest musical boxes ever ma-
nufactured. We recommend our musical friends to inspect
t ; it is quite a treat to hear it perform. The tones are ex-
quisite, and the execution is most brilliant. It plays four
overtures, in a style equal to any orchestra—whether for
precision, time, or effect.