The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.

The tide of emigration to Australia, both from.
the ports of London and Liverpool, appears to be
rapidly on the increase. During the past year 276
vessels sailed from the Thames, .of a tonnage of
209,012 tons ; and 125 vessels left the Metsey, of
an aggrega.e tonn4ge of 140,652 tons. The tannage
of the vessels leaving the Thames averaged 750 tons
each, and those from the Mersey 1,125 tons. Seven-
teen vessels, carrying Government emigrant, were
despatched during the year from the Mersey, eVefly
from the Black Ball and White Star lines of packets,
and 7,000 persons were sent from that port by the
Emigration Commissioners. The emigrants em-
barked not for Melbourne only, as large numbers
were destined for Sydney, Geelong, ant Adelaide.
In the closing months of the year, as well as in the
March and June quarters, private emigration be-
came exceedingly active, and above 16,000 persons
left the Mersey in the ships of James Baines and
Co., Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Pilkington and Wil-
son, P. Magee, and E. Thompson. During the
year James Baines and Co. sent out in private ves-
sels 7,753 passengers, and 3,41.2 passengers in Go-
vernment vessels ; Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson
conveyed in private vessels 3,675 emigrants, and in
Government ships 1,662 passengers ; and Messrs.
Gibbs, Brght, and Co. sent out in private vessels
1,360 emigrants. The Government returns of the
entire, emigration for 1856 give 22,801 passengers,
of which number 11,101 sailed under the Black
Ball flag.
In the first three months of the present year the
same line of packets has conveyed from these shores
—in January 1,000 passengers, in February 2,100,
and in March 1,000. In the present month of
April the number will exceed 2,000. These num-
bers include both Governmert and private emi-
grants. A still more active, emigration is likely to
mark the present as compared with the past year.
After June the -Victoria portion of it is to be
managed in England by Mr. Childers, a commis-
sioner appointed by the local government, and the
other portions of the colonies will 'remain for the
present in the hands of the existing commissionez s in
England. Mr. Childers will have, we understrad,
a salary of 1,2001. per annum, and he will have
power to appoint six sub-commissioners, for certain
districts in the kingdom, to assist him in his duties,
whose salaries will be fixed at 6001. per annum
each.

Of the emigrants a large number are Irish
(although America is the favourite outlet for enter-
prising natives of the sister isle), but by far the
larger numbers are supplied from England and
Scotland, including numerous drafts from tie rain-
ing districts of the north of England.

OBITUART.—Died, on Easter Monday, that terrible old
nuisance, Greenwich Fair, not a bit lamented by any one
who knew it, pickpockets and gents alone perhaps ex-
cep,ed. The deceased had been for many years in
.& bad
way, and at the last had sunk to solowa state that it was
evident it, existence must he put a stop to. For many
seasons past the deceased had been subject to attacks by
the public press, and from what had transpired in cos.
temporary columns—those which are devoted to p)lice
reports especial'y.—it was evident that the deceased could
not big be expected to survive. Ic way be said, there.
fore, that the death was chiefly brought on by f xpo.
sure,
while it will generally be admitted that it. can
but be regarded as a happy relsase. In their reversnoe
for the departed, a .few sorrowing sweli-mobsmeit are
about, we understand, to raise a tombstone to its me-
mory on the !pot once sacred to the Crown and Anchor
The device wi I amply he an empty hand and an e.ttine.
guisber, and the motto, in thieves' Latin :
" Sic transit gloria Easter Mundi !"