The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-05 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF MRS. CHISHOLM.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.—This indefatigable lady in
the cause of emigration, paid this day a farewell visit to
this port previous to her departure for Australia, which
which shortly to take place. Her object in coming to
Southampton is evidently two-fold—one being to inspect
a piece of land which had been purchased by some of
the leading merchants of the town for the purpose of
erecting, in accordance with some previously stated
opinions of Mrs. Chisholm's, a suitable and convenient
place for the accommodation of emigrants and strangers,
which shall be entitled upon its completion, "The Emi-
grant's and Stranger's Home." The spot selected is
contiguous to both the docks and the railway, and is
situated immediately at the rear of Canute-road. It is
very spacious, and will enable a building to be erected
capable of containing or accommodating 800 persons,
with a large space in the centre for drying, &e. After
viewing the large piece of land selected, Mrs. Chisholm,
and several gentleman connected with the port, who
wished to present her with an address previous to her
departure, proceeded to a large room in the French
warehouse, when several ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled. Mr. J. Lankester introduced the! business by
some very appropriate remarks, and Mr. G. Drysdale
read an address complimenting Mrs. Chisholm for her
exertions in promoting a well-considered scheme of
emigration.

Upon receiving the address, Mrs. Chisholm made some
appropriate remarks for the exhibition of good feeling
which bad been evinced towards her. She was highly
gratified with the announcement which she had received
of the jtirchase of the suitable piece of land which had
been selected for the erection of an emigrants' home, and
she was sure that those gentlemen would, if the affair
was well manage", find their speculation a sure and pro-
fitable one. Without they had a home of the description
which was about to be erected in Southampton, she was
sure that the port would not deserve that name which it
was entitled to possess, and which would raise it far be-
yond the other ports with which England was sur-
rounded. It was the idea of many persons that in the
freighting of vessels first-class passengers paid better than
any other class. That was all very well ; first-class pas-
sengers, she was aware, paid to a certain extent very
profitably ; but they must not forget that first-class pas-
sengers were not the persons to freight ships. Ships
were freighted by the mass, and it was the mass who
paid the merchant. If they gave to the second-class
passengers that proper and comfortable accommodation
which was so anxiously looked for by them, the gen-
tlemen of Southampton would do more by such an
act to benefit the position and increase the interests
ot. the town than by any other. Her only object
in not having previously chosen and advised South-
ampton as the port at which emigrants should take
their departure, was the want of comfortable accommo-
dation for second-class passengers. When she first paid
a visit to their port, she came into the town of a wet
night at twelve o'clock, with twelve females under her
charge, and it was with the greatest difficulty that she
could procure proper and reasonable accommodation for
the young women who accompanied her. After some
more appropriate and feeling remarks for the cause of
emigration, and the port of Southampton, as connected
with its own more perfect development, Mrs. Chisholm
retired amidst the cheers of her assembled friends.