The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-21
Emigration from Europe-The German and
Irish Exodus.

On the list inst. 1000 Germans left Bremen for
America most of them for New York
Tho number of cmgrants despatched from Liver
pool for the United States during the month of
April was 20, f92-tho largest number that ever
sailed in one month. The next greatest number
was in the corresponding month of last wear. when
$4,000 and upwards left that port. The increase in
April, as compared with March, was about 900.
The greater proportion of the emigrants are Ger
man and Irish, chiefly agricultural laborors The
emigration for Australia, by means of government
10Th oflast month"; three vessels with 926 emigrants
sailed from tho depot at Birkenhead; and on the
18th and 18th inst two large ships will sail thence
for Australia with about 800 emgrants
The flight OF emigrants from Ireland across the
Atlantic still continues without the slightest symp-
tom of dimnution. The number leaving the port
ofCork, taking the Liverpool route, may be in some
measure shown by the fact that one firm alone has
during the past four months, each ship containing,
at an average, 400 passengers. These were from
various parts of the country, the number from this
county alone being ,0S4. Three ships setting sail
most Of them Of a comfortable description Of farm
ers. The amount Of the exodus direct from the port
OF Limerick for Canada and the United States, from
the goth of March to the LIST Of May inst, up
preliminary of the spring season of 1852. Ships and
Observation-Disclosures, for New York, l25 passen-
gers; Balmoral, for New York, 100; Foam, for New
York, us; Triumph, for New York, s6; Jane
Levep. for New York, l07: Ellen Forrestal for New
York, 50; Georgiana, for New York, 295; Caroline,
for New York, 81; Energy, for Quebec, l0l Huron,
for New York, lss; Jessy, for Quebec, s45; Anna
Maria, for Quebec, 80; Governor, for Quebec I79;
Richard and Ann, for Quebec, III; Messenger, for
Quebec, ll2; Norden, for New York. 1885, Colum.
bine, for New York, Sc. The analysis exhibits IL
ships for New York, with AT passengers; and
ships for Quebec, with AIS passengers; total, 10
ships, and ,s95 passengers.
The Dublin Telegraph, of the 9Th instant thus
notices the progress of the flight of the population
fromthe port of Dubln:-"The quays of dublin are
daily thropged with crowds of cmgrants. SO great
is the eflux westwards from these kingdoms, that
very few vessels be afforded to Dublin for the
exodus from Ireland. Our readers will be surprised
TO see how few vessels have been chartered here for
the last quarter for the direct tradc-indeed, not
more than six all being absorbed by the Liverpool
line. In the shipping list for the port Of Dublin we
only find, within the last month"; the following re-
turns On the 18th of April, the George of Kirk
aldy. for New York, with $50 passengers on the
10th, the Kelsick Wood, of Liverpool for Quebec,
with l37 passengers. There now only two emf
grant vessels-the Mersey, of Windsor. Nova Scotia
(6iO tons), and the Defence, of Liverpool ZOOS
tons)-takpg in passengers in the Dublin roads.
although the steamers are embarking swarms Of
western wayiarcrs ut every tide.