Galway and Shannon ports. Copy of the instructions of the 11th June 1852, from the Admiralty to the committee appointed to inquire into the suitableness and capabilities of the ports of Galway and the Shannon for a transatlantic packet station, in connexion with a harbour of refuge; and of the report and minutes of evidence of the said committee; together with the sailing directions for the River Shannon, drawn up by Lieutenant Wolfe, R.N.; also, of memorials from public bodies at Galway and Limerick; &c [electronic resource].