The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

THE IRISH IN AMERICA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES
Sir,—According to your report or the Bishop of
Casts" I'a speech in the douse of L,rds, on Tuesday
night, he states (quoting the Quarterly Review) that
there are 3 000,000 souia, born in Ireland, now in the
United States.
According to Parliamentary returns, commencing
1826 and eliding 1850, it appears there emigrated from
Great Britain ano Ireland, to
The Stites ... 1,483,325
Canada, &e. 841,701

2 324,026
Previous to 1826, I believe, there was scAre, ly any mi•
gration from Ireland to America; consequenrly the num•
bur of Irish, natives of Ir. Jana, new living in be States,
who went previous to 1826, must b. a m”re fraction.
Supp,se we 'say thit of .Ihe 2 324.026 one third are
British. and this will be within the nos,k ; this wiil make
the Irish emigration amount to 1 549,351. But of this
we must take that porti.:n of Irish sewing in the
tish culonie4, am,uning to not has ban 2.fAi 060, and
also ihe deaths of al. Irish emigrants since 1826, which
cannot be less than 250,000. Thus we have, in round
numbers, at the close of 1850, total number of Irish
emigrants—

Se.ti. din Ampr;c3,.. ... 1,549,351
De.Ad since 1826 ... „.. 250,000

199 351
Settltd in Canada, &c. 250.000

Natives of Ireland now living in the
States 1.049 351

And as I believe about 200,000 Irish wrnt to the
States last p•ar, it appears that instrad of 3 000.000
natives of Ireland in the Soites, there is no 1-I,i million ;
and instead at 7i millions of inhabitants of Irish blued,
there are consiecrably l Ss then 3 000 00U. lem sur-
prised that these " Irish" exaggerations so u'd riot h‘ive
t-llen sified arid contradicted by some of the Noble Pre-
late's hearers.—l am, sir, your obedient s.rvant,
_ _

A CONSTANT READER•
Royston, West Yorkshire, April 22

RAILWAY IN T E LLIGEN CE.
CORNWALL.
A specill meeting ofthis company was held at Truro
on Wednesday, Mr. W. Williams iu the chair.
The Secretary then read the report,
The CJIAIRMAN. in m,,viog the adoption of the report,
said he bad no doubt that the railway could now
safely proceeded with, provided thin company were,
fairly supprted by the landowners. The directorb
were perfectly satisfied that the line could be con-
structed r a sum within the estimates. Unless he
could see his way perfectly clear to the accomplish-
ment of the object they had in view, he would not pro-
ceed with it. tie hid made up his mind not to be in-
strumental in involving either the shareholders or the
directors, or the public at large, in a railway project that
could not ba carried out and cumplet- d.
Sir C. LEMON, Bart., M.P., seconded the motion,
which was put and carried.

Mr. G. Bmill entered into a long statement to show
that the Cornwall line could be completed and opened
for traffic at, tt cost to +he company of less than 1,000,0001.
lie said that the West Cornwall Railway had con-
structed thirteen miles of railway at a cost of under
6,000/ a mile, and the p irtion of the latter company's
line from Redruth to Truro, which was similar to that
of the intended Cornwall Railway, would .be completed
for less than 6 000/. a mile. Fretn ten estimate of the
traffic that bad been carefully mule it appeared that the
net revenue on the Cornwall line would amount to
58,000/. per annum, being (-qual to a dividend of 5i per
cent, on the outlay.
A long discussion ensued on the merits of the under-
taking and the possibility of completing it within the
eitimate, in which Mr. P. J. Ronarts, 51 P., Mr. H. 0
Wills, Mr. B. B. Fox, Mr. J, Allen, Mr. Make, and
other proprietors took part.
Resolutions were passed approving of the proposal to
allow the shareholders, on or before the 10th of May,
to reduce the number of their shares to the extent of
one-fourth of the aharea now registered in their names,
provided the call now made shall be paid on the other
three-fourths; 4ufhorzlng the directory to accept a for-
feiture of such shares,and to re-is,ue the same on such
terms as they shall consider expedient; and that steps
be t,k,n to insure tha eatliest practicable resumption of
the work 3.

The proceedings concluded with a Tote of thanks to
the chairman and directors.

VALE OF NEATII t•pecial meeting of this corn-
pany was held Last week at Chepstow, Lord Villiers,
M.P., in the chair. The meeting was convened for the
purpose of taking into consideration bills now before
Parliament for tho n.instraction of branch hoes up to
valleys in the immediate neighbourhood of Aberdare,
called the D4re and Amman Valle} s. The Chuirman
having explained the objects for which the meeting was
assembled, a resoludon was carried adopting the bill for
the construction of these branches as introduced into the
House of Lords. The meeting then separated.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 24

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was quiet but
firm all day. The transactions were as follow :—Aberdeen,
1414—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and East Junction,
1 5.16 dis.—Chester and Holyhead, Preference, guaranteed
5% per cent.. 73/4—Eastern Counties, 91A—Lancashire and
Yorkshire. 74—Ditto, Fifths, 6 1- I 6 dis.—Loudon and North-
Western, New Quarters, SSB p.—Nlanchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 34,4—Ditto, Preference, 13 —Ditto, 61 New
Preference, 13-16 p.—Matlock and Mi•lland, 25/6—Midland,
68'8—South-Eastern and Dover. 22% York and North
Midland, 26—Cork and Bandon, 153,.
ANCHN,zil'hli. Arum 24.
STOCK EXCHANGZ.—The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. 12
dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 8 11-16, East An4han, Pre-
ference. 6 per cent., 314—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West
Riding Union), 41/$ dis —London and North-Western, Izst4
Ditto, New Quarters, 5,Ai p.--Ntancheeter, Sheffield, mid
Lincobishire, 3 Ditto, New 6/ Preference, p—Midland,
4% per cent., N dia.—North Staffordshire, 7.7/8 dis.—South.
Eastern and Dover, 22 5.16.
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