The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-16

TIE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, AND THEIR
ANNUAL REPoRT-We give in another part of
to-day's paper, a summary of one Of the most
important documents which has this year been
submitted to the Legislature to wit, the Report
ofthe Commissioners of Emigration for 1852
1t contains general and specific statements Of
the transactions of the Commissioners during
the past year-the management of the insti-
buttons under their control statistics of their
hospitals condition of the Emigrant Fund
revenues and disbursements and all the
information that is usually embodied in similar
documents. The report is drawn up by Mr..
Verplanck, the President of the Board, on whom
that duty, we believe, devolves; and some Of
the suggestions and facts which it contains are
entitled to grave consideration.
1t appears that at the present time the Emil
grant Fund is in debt to an amount exceeding
two hundred thousand dollars and this too
after an expenditure during the past year of
more than yfre hundredaad sirty-niae thou
sand dollars. To remedy this deficiency of
means, the Commissioners propose to the
Legislature to grant them an increase of the
l.
other words. to raise the tax from Sl.50-vhat
it now is-to 81 for every emigrant who arrives
at this port Our principal shipping merchants
will doubtless object to this. and we feel conf
dent that the Legislature will not grant it with
out abundant proof that it is necessary, and with
out being fully satisfied that the present income
is not sufficient, with judicious and economical
management The subject is now before
committee Of the Senate. and we trust that it
will be fully investigated.
The report shows that the emigration during
the past year has been greater than ever. being
more than 300, 000 and exceeding that of 1851
by 1879. The German emigration, as we
have previously stated exceeds that from Ire
land. and reaches as high as ls,6l1-a crcum-
stance which has never before occurred, aud
shows that our supply of embryo citizens from
the continent of Europe is on the increase.
The statistics Of their institutions. as given
by the Commissioners. exhibit for the Emigrant
inmates for 1852 and the cost of maintaining
these establishments is put down at S236,Si5 90
The patients treated at Wards Island Hospital
proper were 10 $685. of whom ] 20l died. The
numbers treated at the Marine Hospital were
1857. Of whom l,jG1 died and the cost of the
Marine Hospital for the year was. including
classified and uncassied expenses. Slz6,309 Ga.
The cholera and ship fever are said to have
prevailed extensively both at Wards Island
and at the Quarantine.
The Commissioners state that they have made
several changes in their Institutions. They
have established salaricd Office of Vice FRESH
dent of their Board. and rc-created the Office of
Physican-in-chef Of the Marine Hospital.
which they took so much pains to get the Lcgis-
lature to abolish two years ago. A new super
intendent has also been appointed at the Quar-
antine Extensive building engagements have
been made, and money appears to have been
expended in the most lavish manner.
AID FOR MADEIRA.-The bark Aaron j. Harvey
has been taken up to load provisions at Philadelphia
for the distressed inhabitants OF Madeira and the
committee here have determined to send on the
balance Of their funds in hand to be invested in
the shipment by IL at vessel. But as money is still
requisite to complete her cargo the benevolent are
SIN called upon 70 come forward with aid to enable
the vcSelto be ee'p-tchci BY the enc o. tic pre-
tSnt week.