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

EMIGRATION TO CANADA IN 1854.

Prom 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 1354. 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 large
majority of the remainder were, aged persons of both
sexes. 10,154 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 vas 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 especial!?
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
ipart of the captain and crew, and from oppression from
the other passengers who monopelised 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.
►rhe'report contains several valuable suggestions for the
eonveyance of the emigrants through the province. By
Means of the Grand Trunk Railway Company a very
ioerfect system will be organised, by which these passen•
gors can be taken from one extremity of Canada to the
bther in about 30 hours, instead of from 10 to 15 days
kis 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.

THE QUEEN OF TAHITI.—We read in the Courrier du
Barre :—"lt is thought that Queen Pomare, during her
sojourn in Paris, will reside with Mme. Bruat, with whom
she formed an intimate friendship during the two or
tbree years that Admiral Bruat commanded on the
station of Oceanic,. Mine. Bruat had 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.
I -THE CHOLERd.—Within the past • fortnight 10 or 12
Oases of cholera have occurred at Gorebridge,
thian, most of which have proved fatal,

" The monsoons in the Indian Ocean, extending from
the latitude of Aden to 8 deg. or 10 deg. S., blowing
always within a point or two of N.E. or S.W., according
to season, make a constant moderately favourable wind,
so far as they extend, for vessels sailing either to or front
Australia, taking Aden as the station for arrival or de-
parture. The winds prevailing further south in the In-
dian Ocean and those of the Australian continent gener-
ally do not present any difficulty to sailing either course,
and it will be admitted by navigators that the route pro-
posed is free from most of the dangers to be encountered*
in the English and Irish Channel and round Cape Horn
in the winter and spring months, where hard gales, ice,
fogs, risk of collision, or lee shores ghost the way in the
long dreary nights.
" The route proposed shows a saving in distance of
3,500 miles over the one via the Cape of Good Hope, or
that by way of Panama, and of 1,100 miles over the late
route via Aden, Ceylon, Singapore, &c. It will also
accommodate the whole European as well as the British
traffic with the colonies.

" Four sailing vessels would be required to carry out
a monthly communication to and from Australia ; also
one steam-vessel to run between Marseilles and Alex-
andria, and another between Suez and Aden (the navi-
gation of the Red Sea being difficult for sailing ships,
owing to the winds prevalent there), unless arrange-
ments could be made with the directors of companies
whose steam-vessels are now running on the stations re-
ferred to.

"A few shipowners having eligible vessels, by forming
themselves into a company, taking shares according to
the value of their respective ships, or four or five capi-
talists, by joining in hiring the necessary tonnage, could
place the matter in working order almost immediately,
as from the advantages it offers to the public and pro-
inciters it would be found to rest on a sound commercial
basis.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
" THOMAS W. SWIM'.
"13, John street, America•square."

PRIZE MONEY.

(From. last Night's Gazette.)

-LoNnox, Jan. 15.—Notice is hereby given to the
officE:Ts and crew of her Majesty's ship Penguin, that
distribution of the net proceeds of the tonnage bounties
granted for the capture of the Presidenta, on -3d Nov.,
1851, and of the Dow, name unknown, on 4th Nov.,
1851, will be made at No. 40, Charing-cross, West-
minster, on the 29th of January, 1855, and that the
ehares not then paid will be recalled at the same place,
according to Act of Parliament.

• Amount of nu individual share.
• Pmsidouta.
Commander £•l4G 4 51 Seventh class ...£3O 5 10.
Third class l5l 9 5. Eighth class ... 15 2 11/
Fourth class
Fifth class
Sixth. class 45 8 10
Do
Commander £33 12 11
Third class
Fourth class ...
Fifth class 5 3 Oi
Sixth class

Seventh class £2 18 104
Eighth class
Ninth class
Tenth class

THE LATE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL LORD FREDERICK
FITZCLARENCE.--The mortal remains of Lieutenant-
General Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, the late Com-
mander-in-Chief at Bombay, are expected to reach
Southampton at the end of the week, from Alexandria,
having been conveyed there from the above Presidency.
The body of the gallant general on its landing will be
removed to Etal House, the late lord's seat in Northum-
berland, preparatory to interment in the family vault in
that neighbourhood. Lady Augusta Fitzclarence and
daughter have accompanied his lordship's remains from
India, and will arrive by the same steamer. Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl
of Erroll, the marl of Munster, and other relatives of
the deceased lord, will attend the obsequies at Etal, the,
following week.
THE SUPPRESSION OF LOTTERIES IN SALFORD.—The
seven men, described a few weeks ago as having been
bound over by the magiistrates to take their trial for
holding public lotteries, surrendered at the Salford
Quarter Sessions, on Saturday morning. The indict-
ments charged them with keeping an unlawful lottery,
and with conspiracy to defraud. The defendants with-
drew their pleas of Not. Guilty, and the chairman of the
sessions directed the jury to find the defendants Guilty,
upon the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth counts of the in-,
dictment, charging them with holding a lottery. The
counsel for the prosecution having stated that the autho-
rities did not wish to punish the defendants, but simply
to vindicate the law, so as to suppress the lotteries, the
chairman said the Court would be satisfied by the de-
fendants entering into their own recognisances of 201.
each to appear and receive judgment if called upon.

NEW RIFLE BALL.—We last week stated that Mr.
Russell, of the firm of Buxton and Russell, Duke-street,
Sheffield-moor, had invented a new rifle ball, with the
design of removing the great drawback found in the use
of the Minie rifle, namely, "leading up," owing to the
lead coming in contact with the barrel of the rifle ; and
that the merits of the ball were being tested under the
direction of Government. On Saturday last a trial of
the ball was made, under the inspection of Major Strata-
benzie, of the third West York Militia, at Rawson's-
meadows, Wadsley, in a field belonging to Mr. Wood,
.wbo granted the use of it for the occasion. Trial firing
was. practised by a detachment of the Third West York
Militia, and the ball was found very destructive at 300
yards distance. This, however, was not considered by
Major Straubenzie to be a fair trial of the ball, inas-
much as it was found that the men had been firing with
old blank cartridge powder, and not with the service
powder, with which it is fully anticipated that the ball
will be found efficient at 600 yards. One fact, however,
was proved beyond doubt, that the ball thoroughly
cleaned the gun at each discharge, and altogether re- •
moved the objection to the Minieball. Another trial,
with the service powder, is to be'''made on Monday.—
Sheffield Examiner.
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CORONER'S INQUEST.—VERDICT of MANSLAUGHTER.
—On Monday Mr. Carter held an inquest to inquire into
the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Caroline
Yarwood, aged 45, who was killed on Thursday last
through the falling of some timber from a vehicle called
a " trolly," the same being at the time in the charge of
a young man named Robert Bishop, a driver in the em-
ploy of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. It appeared from
the evidence that the " trolly " was loaded with three
large wa!rut-trees, which were to be taken into the yard
of Mr. Eades, timber merchant, Bear-lane, Blackfriars.
The trees, however, being forked at the ends, and wider
than the gateway, the carriage was unable to pass. Two
of the limbs were therefore sawn off, to effect which the
ropes and chains which secured the timber had to be re-
moved. While some parties were carrying the limbs
into the yard, Bishop the driver, for some season or
other, drove away towards Gravel-bne. Mr. Neal,
foreman to Mr. Eades, immediately called to the driver
to stop, but in a few seconds one of the trees being with-
out any fastening to retain it on the " trolly," fell to the
ground, carrying one of the others with it. One of the
trees fell on the deceased and killed her instantly. A.
little girl was also knocked down but sustained no in-
jury. It was stated that although the roadway in Bear-
lane is in a shameful condition, and dangerous for tim-
ber carts, the accident would not have happened had the
walnut-trees been properly secured ; and as Bishop, the
driver, had admitted to a policeman that it arose from
his having neglected to fasten the timbers before he
started, the jury returned a verdict of «Manslaughter
. againfit Itobero3ishop.,",