The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-08 00:00:00

CANADA.

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TORONTO, Nov. 23.

The condition of the emigrants who hive reached
our shores this season is exciting some discussion in
the press. Many of them are scud to have gone back,
and are reported u being in great destitution. In-
quiries have shown that these accounts are greatly
exaggerated. In all seasons many emigrants return,
dissatisfied with the country or their position in it,
and there are probably not many more this year than
usual. Few, in fact, are able to return, and there
are fewer still who give up a new country without a
struggle. As to the destitution, the promptest relief
has been afforded by the public authorities, and all
who apply will be forwarded to the back country,
where work is plentiful. In 1847 the emigrants
were nearly 100,000 in number, and though the times
were as bad then as now, before the winter was over
few of them were to be seen in the city streets. This
year only 32,335 persons have landed, and the faci-
lities for absorbing them are many times greater
than in 1847. The diminution in the number of
Irish arriving and the corresponding increase in
English is remarkable. The following is a state-
ment of the emigration of the season just closed by
nationalities : English, 11,098 ; Irish, 4,446 ;
Scotch, 4,924; Germans, 4,872 ; Norwegians, 6,119;
Swedes, 351 • Belgians, 216; Canadians, 51; total,

32,087.
The emigration agent at Quebec reports that there
has been very little sickness among the English,
Irish, and Scotch emigrants, the average mor-
tality having been not more than one-third of
one per cent, chiefly confined to children.
The foreign passengers have suffered more • but
among them the average mortality between embark-
ationi in Europe and landing in Quebec has been
less than one and three-eighths per cent, children
included. The mortality at sea has been confined to
the sailing ships : not a single death has been re-
ported on board any of the steamers. The agent
strongly recommends the steamers, not only on the
score of health, but also of comfort and economy,
taking the shorter time oonramed on the voyage
into account. He also recommends them to leave
early, not later than July, and in April if possible :
and he desires that they should not engage their
ticket. to the west until they arrive in Quebec, un-
less when they are going to friends, because the
best labour districts are sometimes to be found to the
east of Toronto, to which place emigrants are gene-
rally ticketed. He adds :
Immigrants will avoid all danger of imposition' and will
receive fray Utility sad advice by applying at this office cm
their arrival—a printed tariff of the routes and rates of trana-
pest to the chief places In the provinoe sad western states,
railway and stennen, is harnished by the agent of this
who beards each ship on arrival, and the intraM
can have no proper induoemmt to receive the interred ad.
vice oared to him. The general condition and prospects el
those of the immigrants of the year who have been fitted by
their education and previous condition for removal to • coun-
try Duch se Caned& presents Welt' are not unistisfactory g
the demand ke bible:ere of industry and intelligence,
but more espeatelly for agriculttuista, was greet
throughout the- province daring the spring and summer
months, and in many ports of the province the humeri oun.
pinned of great inconvenience and loin for want of this de.
aaiption al labour. Domestic servants—more particularly
female•—were universally implied for, and readily found
employment at good .
Icle warns men without trades or other settled
occupations that they will find the same difficulty
in succeeding here se at home, and winds up his
follows :
7'f: as
urine caly to repast, that although persona having
capital, with the judgment sad expenenoe to guide its em-
ployment, must passer great Montages in Canada, All
there is ample encouragemimt for the hardy and industrious,
IMO without large resource' at their command. Farm
labourers are mole generally sought for, and fair wages are
always open for their acceptance. But indeed, no man who
yammer health and changth, with a determination to Wits
up seek afir of employmmt as may be made to him, ran fail
to ant aped livelthood ; nor, if be aeries his Intelli-
gente, • short period, greatly to improve hie condition
anlest af hie hanily. Lands are open for purchase or emu-
Lit nem thee ItZfillt
swam within easy reach, sad the
man who is cannot be long in any employ-
er Vassal Wag up store to enable him to be-
ams a miller end reprises, eta lot of land, which in a few
yeses may bombe a videsble