The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-22 00:00:00

EMIGRATION.

Some surprise may be excited by the fact made
apparent by an official return tbat in the last 15
pars 3,0tY*,062 persons have emigrated from the
United Kingdom. This prodigious exodus nas In
great part taken three directions—the North Ame-
rican colonies the (dis)-United States, and the Aus-
tralian colonies. But an analysis shows that Brother
Jonathan has, notwithstanding the powerful allure-
ments of the antipodean gold discoveries, obtained
by far the lion's share of our surplus strength. Thus
every 100 emigrants selected their future homes in
the following proportions :

British United Other
Year. Australasia.
America. States. places.
1846.... 34 .. 63 .. 2 .. 1
1847.... 42 .. 53 .. 2 .. 1
1848.... 13 .. 75 .. 9 .. 2
1849.... 14 .. 76 .. 11 2
..
1850.... 12 .. 73 .. 6 .. 3
1851.... 13 .. 89 .. 6 .. 1
1852.... 9 .. 60 .. 24 .. 1
1853.... 10 .. 76 .. 19 .. 1
1854.... 14 .. 60 .. 25 .. 1
1855.... 10 .. 59 .. 29 .. 2
1856.... 9 . . 63 • . 26 .. 2
1857.... 10 .. 60 .. 29 .. 1
1858.... 8 .. 62 .. .35 .. 5
1859.... 6 .. 58 .. 26 .. 10
1860.... 7 .. 68 .. 19 .. 6
The great preponderance obtained by the United
States was derived from the Irish emigration,
through religious and political influences, and sub-
sequently family ties. What influence the present
disturbances may exert upon the republican terri-
tory as an emigration field it is of course impossible
to predict, but they can hardly exercise a favourable
effect. Canadian journals are evidently of this
opinion, and are doing their utmost to divert the
tide of emigration to their own shores. The advo-
cates of emigration to Canada have, however, it
will be seen, met with singular ill success, for it is
now only one-fourth as popular as it was 15 years
since, the emigrants to British America having
numbered 43,439 in 1846, as compared with 9,786
in 1860. This no doubt is due to the superior at-
tractions now presented by Australia, New Zealand,
the Cape, and other emigration fields.

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.

ANNUAL MEETING.-THIS DAY.

The annual meeting of the members and friends of the
Royal Dramatic College was held this day, on the stage of
the Royal Adelphi Theatre.
Mr. Webster, the Master of the College, presided.
There was not a very large attendance, but the report,
of which the following are extracts, was passed unani-
mously :
" The Council of the Royal Dramatic College having
now to lay before the governors and subscribers some ac-
count of the efforts employed to increase the funds, and
otherwise promote the interests of the college during the
past year, gladly take the opportunity to offer their sincere
thanks to all who have assisted them, whether by dona-
tions in money, gifts for the embellishment of the build-
ings, contributions to the fancy fairs, or personal services.
To the ladies and gentlemen who aided in making the
fancy fairs attractive and profitable, the Council must ever
feel deeply grateful, since the task undertaken by them
was one requiring much skill, much good temper, and
much and long continued labour. To the public press the
Council also feel deeply indebted, and it affords them plea-
sure to avail themselves of this opportunity of stating, that
the success of their efforts is, in a great measure, to be at-
tributed to the hearty and judicious support they have re-
ceived from the journals, not only of the metropolis but
throughout the provinces.
"The ten houses, so constructed as to form twenty conve-
nient places of abode, are now erected, and will very soon
be ready for occupation. When all necessary arrange-
ments shall have been completed, it will be the duty of the
Council to report to you thereon, and to ask you to elect
additional pensioners to fill them. At present, the Council
only propose to you to supply thyde
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honourbut it is now hoped that the disputes
in the building trades aro in course of final adjustment,
and that suoh a tender for the Central Hall may be ob-
tained, as the Council can with propriety accept.
‘r it has already been made known to you, that the
Council lead reason to believe that tho cost of the ten houses
would be defrayed by four theatrical funds and by other
special subscriptions. They have now the satisfaction to
report that their expectations have been realised, the re-
quisite funds having been supplied,"

A DEAF AND DUMB WEDDING.—Among the
marriages at the parish church of St. Mary, Southwark,
Old Kent-road, on Whit •Monday, was that of a couple
deaf and dumb, named Gorge Parsons, a corkcutter, and
Jane Young. They were educated in the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, having both entered and left that institution on
the same day. The service was performed by the Rev. J.
H. Watson, chaplain to the asylum ; and it was curious to
notice the emotions of the rev. gentleman as he led, and
the youthful couple as they followed him in their finger
language through the responses, which took little more
tiller in Wills gone through than the ordinary reading!