The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-08
The E-C.,os OF Ireland.

Orc correspondent says that two houses ont OF
three are shut up Bnllinasioe. and the late in
mates have gone or to America The emig-ants are
not tile roor and miserable, but the comtortable-
Almost the wcathy-pprtion of the farming popuia-
fion. who arc flying from the country. whilst they
have the means TO procure for themselvc1, in 10
reign lard q respectable means Of subsistence
Nhole villages are lef in other places uutenan.ed
and icsolato. What is Ills but revolution. and
one that admits, perhaps, Of 10 remedy The Cork
Reporter thinks however. That it would be n wise
course for The government 10 clear the woIkhouscs
Of many Of their wretched inmates by enabling
them to emigrate. Captain Chisholm, the hus-
bard cf tho nmiallc, kind. hearted. wel'-known
Mrs Chisholm, whilst Mt Melbourne. had el.I0o
IN gold dust placed in bis hands to enable
Irish emigrants 20 90 70 their friends in
nenr The Australian diggiugs" 10 this respect 10
banishod Irish. Every year Ireland il paying
fi .2C0,000 for the support of her paupers--a sum
that would settle thousands OF British subjects com
foraby. annually. in the colonies, ard extend the
power Of the British crown in every cline.
The Cofk Cos,IiiHtion says:-A very large num-
Der Of emigrants from ireland choose the route by
LiveYpool: the number sailing from that port to the
United States j. upwards OF 900 n mouth. or II
quarter Of Il million of souls per annum. The great
Of these enligrants are Irish and German aeri
cultural iaborers. The emigration to Australia
through English ports is also very considerable;
from the depot at Brhenhoad alone the num-
Der averages 1000 month. Within the past
fortnight two large ships have already set sail from
Birkonhead for Australia with ]. 300 emigrants: and
on Saturday. four first class vessels proceeded to the
same place from Plymouth, with their full compile
ment Of passengers Cork furnishes its quota to
swell the number of enligrants from the English
rortsthe number which left the port of Cor! during
the past month in steamships for London. calling at
Plymouth. Liverpool. Newport, and Bristol, being
l5i: ard if we include the first two weeks in Nay,
il viii he iSi5. These have distributed themselves
thus Seven ships for London, 799 passengers;
twelve for Liverpool, 1870 passengers; twelve for
Newport, 155: thirteen f0r Bristol, 395: and
orc ship for Cardiff with 10 passengers. Total,
10 SLIPS, 1916 omigrants II win be observed that
these numbers show n steady augmentation in the
number leaving this port-an increase shared by all
the other ports in the kingdom. Limerick within
week, sent out four ships with 465 passengers; and
The emigration returns give q grand total Of Y
ships, with $500 passengers direct from Limerick
this spring. The arrivals ut the port of New York,
during 1851. were 2S9, 60l being an increase over
ls-S Of s05 Of these. l63, 2j6 from Ireland.
The whole emigration to The United States in 1881,
Is estimated at over half million; and the emf
grafton agents in America contemplate an augmen-
tation for the year 1852. The result Of this and
other causes ON trade, in checking consumption. is
stated in the government return ~ follows The
din,inuton in wheat, lS7, i59 ore per mouth; -four
and meal, 33i,Sl5 cwis: provisions, ~, iD cwts.;
butter ard cheese, ~ $40 cws. animals. S,222;
coffee, 205,267 lbs sugar. 313,69O cwts.; toa,
42f5 49l lbs The value of the foregoing in money
would have been upwards Of g. 800 900. which IS y
drinuton in consumption Mt the rate Of e3O, 09o.0OJ
yearly.