New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-22
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

snce and the Galway Town and Harbor Com MS
sioners, IN relation to the facilities of dswsy 'T
the establishment, Of line Of steam commnnioau0a
between that pert and our City. COMMITTEE OF
the Town Commissioners OF Galway, appointed -
frame answers to the queries Of The Ai'an's. "'e'
on the 7th OF May and agreed upon '''''"'.,0u'
and interesting Report-enbcdying even IA ''A'
the amount Of information desired Inc ia'e ATT
,slof the Viceyoyfron Galway, as the mrs. steamer
of the new line, invests this subject WIN iA'se
,ssree Of local interest We therefore condense
the leading features Of the Report alluded to as
,l.,,,v seating the superior advantages OF the
ro,.c, A direct communication between
Ireland ard the United States, II Is urged, would
u.l. Iceland. via Galway, the entnPot OF Amer
ran and European intercourse. The arrival OF the
V,o,vov opens at once safe cheap and speedy
trspsit while the dangers and delays Of the Chan
mel navigation, 80 well known to American navi.
gators. are eifectually avoided IL is hoped the
new route will ensure the patronage Of American
travellers. AZ il must eventually those oil Engisno
and that the pioneer tip Of our present vis'0F may
move the bssis Of Uniform, connected ana perins
pent intercourse between Subway and New olA'
shoula the project obtain the countenance oil tne
,,s,, commercial communities on our sea board IL
!. hslisved that the dispatch OF the Mals can Do
chained by this route, when the great W eseern
Railway. now in active progress on the other side
of the water, shall be completed This line Is al
,.sav men half its length and before the close OF
the wear will probably be in operation from Dublin
N GALWAY. The termini Of the Road are united
nv .team with Belfast, Drogheda, Waterford, Clon-
r,folc with onH
Liverpool, Bristol and Glasgow each OF the latter
rites ing reached in sixteen bours rom Galway.
The contemplated line Of communication between
the shores of Ireland and America will place Gal
vsy within seven days Of Halifax eight OF Boston,
and nine of New.York. The routes diverging from
Galway, again, place it within twelve or sixteen
hours of every important town in England tWen-
~ ak hours of Paris, and thirty hours Of Hamburg
amsterdam and Brussels The superior facilities
NJ transit thus afforded would bring NewYork
within nine days of Galway, ten of London, and
within eleven or twelve days of the Continental
.ssbosrd towns. The Bay of Galway is one of the
no.t spacious and secure formed by the Atlantic;
deem and clear throughout its length and breadth;
and is guarded by three lighthouses at the en-
trance the CENTER and at the entrance 10 the road
stead. Fogs are rarely known. The docks Of the
sity have been lately constructed, and form capa-
eious basin, which is quite capable of accommo-
dationg ships of one thousand tuns burthen. M
rerous other advantages exist, which offer power
full inducements to shippers and nayigators. The
exports of Galway are large and increasing; and
there can be little doubt that when brought into
proximity with the United States, they would rap
idly rise in value and reader material aid TO the
development Of the great and numerous resources
of that naturally fertile Island.
Report Of the Galway Harbor Commissioners
answers certain other queries from the experience
the Pilots and Harbor.Masters Of the port We
gather from the Report and the replies by which it
l., accompanied, that the present population of the
town and County Of the town OF Galway is about
% 600; it's Imports are Indian Corn, Breadstuifs,
Lumber, Coal Peas, Sugars, Wines, Liquors, Tar,
F.llow, etc, and its Exports, Marble, Wool Coarse
Clothing, and other articles. Its shipping OF vari-
ons .unnage and OF almost every nation The ave
,.ss hight of Spring tides in the docks is 20 feet
.fn.sn.tdes IA feet-in the roadstead, Spring tides
.evsn fathoms, and neap.tides five fathoms Van
ous announcements have also been made In light
houses. piers and buoys. The people are most
anxious for continued intercourse with the United
States and have lstterly carried on an extensive
trade in Americas breadstuffs. Their sending ou'
steamer, in order still further to promote close
intercourse with this country, is an evidence Of
their xisbes and will commend their enterprise to
the attention of our citizens.
The Viceroy leaves at l2 o'clock today on he'
return trip.
NARROW ESCAPE About 9 O'Clock on Thurs
day evening the bosrders at the Pearlst. House
and almost every one about the premises, were
nuch alarmed and excited in consequence OF very
ai,agreeable stencil, arising, as they supposed
from the burning Of linseed oil and various Other
substances The excitement became intense as
Me offensive smell increased, and Captain Flint
the proprietor Of the Hotel, assisted by Officer
House Of the First Ward, set themselves at worh
10 discover the origin Of the supposed fire, which
seemed to be in the building. Every room wal
searched and nothing discovered, and at length
il was determined TO force open the doors OF the
ink establishment Of Hohental Brothers a Co. 81
Pearl-st next door to the Hotel This was done by
the officer, who, with others, entered the basemen
ofthe premises, where they found furnace wei
sred CD, over which hung a kettle Of boiling oil
way. &c. Near the fire stood barrel, on whic
was quantity Of combustibe materials. The fir
was speedily extinguished, and the premises re-
fastened. Yesterday morning when the propri'
tors came to commence business, they were me
by Captain Wiley Of. the Sixth Ward Police, VIII
questioned them but could not get satisfsctor
exclamation. The firm in question. as we hav
been informed, were insured TO the amount {
$4,000, which was yesterday cancelled
Tn WILLIAM BURNS. Editor OF the SaHaa
Dispatch, died yesterday morning of ApoPlexy
after brief illness. The Brooklya Star says {
him;
ave never experienced more sudden surpns
than this morning when, on going Into the Office {