The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12


The Admiralty has issued orders for moorngg I, BE- laid
down galway sr the convenience u IN Northern At
iantc steam Packet Company vessels IN abe harbor Of
Galway. The following appears in al tic Dublin jour
nails bit such a shape tina, the reader i left igno
rance a. 20 whether = copied or an authorized an
nouuct mont
Tie government, ms We hcar decided upon construct
ing harbor II Gai~ay capable u accommodating the
transatlantic traffic which i being developed w the
In 81 steamers between that port and America. Sar
vcys ordered. AMI estimates will b. prepared OF the
expense. The company propose 81 mike the service
weekly ana The pgnc-p, ADVANTAGES vet forth ~ the pro
motors that viii save 40 miles IN distance. and
from ihirtynyc 70 forty eight hours in Time 70 passcn
prrs and, owing 70 rs tclcgraphc facilities wi enable
messages 10 Pass between london aud Washington In
about SIX DAYS thst the dangers Of the Channel
avoided that there will be saving Of insurance well
o. and tear from tie reduced Eca distance that
the governments both sides % the Atlantic viii grant
mail AM that the requisite vessels owing to the
serious depression IN the value 81 steamship have been
purchased for extremely small sums.
From a Limerick letter OF Oc,. 81
Considerable disappointment was ie here yesterday on
the rccep a iutclls,ncc tta the depiatou. consisting
g the Mayor, james spcght 20, NJ r.. y. W RUSSELL
Isl. 81 r., ana John Long, Esg. &. u which had pro.
ceedtd 70 London, had had interview with Mr.. Gu
nard on Saturday last. IN which h. gave encourage
mcnt except tie aiiun ~ his opinion that he had
long been q opinion ha, The shannon tue only port
tho u ireland suited To- packet station.
bot Tor the general nature o tn nc would prefer
Cork that there three essential requisites
ccsti transatlantic packet service, viz mail contract
first class Passenger traffic, aud goods rAhe and with
out any one 81 these resources ruin would be the
con sequence 81 any undertaking NJ the Kind A TO
=
he considered Liverpool preferable 70 either. AMI
a. he had got tie mail contract Cor the
term ~ Eve years from 1862, The mails would
continue 20 be sent from that port However,
Notwithstanding Mr. Cunard's opinion. a met
ug 10 be held IN this city g. Tor The purpose a
taking measures n promote packet station. Tie
arCs have written 10 several innrnt al inviting
them 10 attend, and amongst the replies received IL
from Mr. Smith OBricn stating that u IL probable that he
shall not be present and giving as hs opinion that i
niudrous dccry the port ~ Galway ami ~ obtruct
tie Efforts which are al present tn progress for establish
ug there trausatlantc packet sutton" Nr oBricn
alds ,- wish 10 the Galway hnc-hrsi, because
The Lever company has bestowed great benefit upon
Ireland IN endeayorng 10 prove that iransatl ntlc
mouCaton b. carried successfully from an Irish
port and next because believe that the Success 81 the
galway company Nil lead 10 the establishment " trans
st ptC COMMUNICATION With Limerick, whereas the & s
ufe would probably reafd for many years any similar
talfrlse rom other pprts of ireland"
1he Dublin corr spoadcut ~ the london Tine thinks
tf Ihrd Derby auswcr. declining 10 have the shannon
surveyed ought q D. sufficient stay ~ further proceed
res in the lldgcsad movement Tor establishing an
American PACKET statOn al foyne