The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO OANADA IN 1854.

From the report of Dr. Douglas, Medical Superin-
tendent of the Government Emigration Depot, at Grosse
Isle, 30 miles below Quebec, it appears that 277 vessels
had arrived there during the period the navigation of the
St. Lawrence was open in 1854. They left Europe with
52,991 passengers. Of these 512, including two females
in child-birth, died on the voyage, and 112 children
were born. Of the deaths 347 were infants, and a largo
majority of tho remainder were aged persons of both
sexes. 10,164 of the whole number embarked at Liver-
pool in 35 vessels. The mortality among these was 225,
or upwards of 2 per cent. The mortality in all the other
vessels was seven-tenths of one in each hundred. The
great mortality in vessels sailing from Liverpool is attri-
buted, by Dr. Douglas, to the number of persons coming
from various parts to take passage there, who, whilst
awaiting the departure of ships, are congregated in
lodging-houses, in which from over-crowding and want
of cleanliness, they become enfeebled, and in many
cases diseased before embarking. This was especially
the case with agricultural labourers from Germany last
year, who, in consequence of the scarcity of vessels, '
were detained lengthened periods at Liverpool before
passages
were provided for them. They also suffered
from a want of knowledge of their language on the
part of the captain and crew, and from oppression from
the other passengers who monopolised the cooking-
places, and deprived them of the means of preparing
their food, whereas the passengers who came direct
from Hamburgh and other German ports were remark-
ably healthy on the voyage and on arrival. In 133
vessels there was not a single death, nor a case of sick-
ness on arrival. The form of typhus, called ship fever,
was not found in any vessel to the St. Lawrence during
the year. With the exception of three ships from Lime-
rick that arrived early in May, there was no case of
cholera in any vessel that brought emigrants to Canada.
The report contains several valuable suggestions for the
conveyance of the emigrants through the province. By
means of the Grand Trunk Railway Company a vary
perfect system will he organised, by which these passen.
gers can be taken from one extremity of Canada to the
other in about 30 hours, instead of from 10 to 15 days
as at present, and with such arrangements as will give
them every comfort suited to their station in life, and
save them from every imposition to which they are now
liable, especially in the routes through the United
' States.

TRE QUEEN OF TAIIITI.—We read in the Courricr du
Ilavre :—" It is thought that Queen Poinar6, during her
sojourn in Paris, will reside with Mme. Brunt, with whom
she formed an intimate friendship during the two or
three years that Admiral Bruat commanded on the
station of Oceanic. Mine. Bruat bad acquired a certain
authority over the Queen by her intelligence, her edu-
cation, and her knowledge of the world, but neverthe-
less, says the uncle of that lady, my niece could never
prevail on the fantastic sovereign to adopt the use of
shoes and stockings. She wore the dresses sent from
Paris and the handsome head-dresses given her by Mme.
Bruat, but she walked about the salon bare-footed.

THE CHOLERA.—Within the past fortnight 10 or 12
cases of cholera have occurred at Gorebridge, Mid-Lo-
thian, most of which have proved fatal,