The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-11


The progress Of the British North American colo
MES has again been illustrated by returns just is
sued Of the immigration Of the past year, and the
continuous demand for labor. It appears that, not
withstandng the current TO Australia the total arr
walls in Canada from Europe in 1853 were only 81
per cent below those Of the preceding year, the
numbers having been 5000, against 39,l76 OF
this number, 1892, or rather more than one half
were natives Of Ireland, 1913 Of Scotland 3928 Of
England, 3,l35 Of Germany, and 5,l23 Of Norway;
while the remaining 628 were from Holland, Sweden
and other places. In the Irish emigration the num-
Der offemales preponderated In remarkable degree
that of males, the difference being than IL
per cent This fact Is attributed to the shipment Of
young women from the poor unions, coupled with
the extent Of remttances from settlers already pros
perous to enable their wives and sisters to join them.
or the entire number Of $500 immigrants, the
proportion that remained in Canada was %, 1856,
while III ,504 passed through TO the United States,
nearly the whole OF the Norwegian arrivals having
been among the latter owing to the difficulties they
experienced from ignorance of the language, which
would be obvated in the United States by their avail
ing themselves Of some extensive settlements already
cpened by their own countrymen in Wisconsin.
Their habits Of industry and general suitabeness TO
the Canadian climate caused their departure to be
regretted. About two hundred, however, were in
duced to accept railroad employment at Hamilton
and II Is hoped that these may form nucleus to in
duce others for the future to become settlers. With
regard to the general health of the emigrants OF the
past season the accounts satisfactory The total
mortality was only 0sl per cent and the slight ex-
cess which this shows over the previous year Is at
tributed entirely TO the unusually protractcd pas
ages to which several vessels were subjected, the
average number Of days occupied by the various
emgrant ships from all parts Of Europe having been
fortyeight against thirtynne in the previous year.
The number Of ships wrecked was four, involving
loss Of 3l7 lives and the instances In which risk and
discomfort were found TO prevail were mostly those
In which iron formed the chief part of the cargoa
fact that has led TO the suggestion Of some regula
ton being made to prevent vessels conveying pas
sengers from carrying more than q certain proper
ton of dead weight. On the question a. TO the sue
cess Of the several immipants In finding employ
melt, nothing could be more decisive than the ac-
counts presented. In most cases they at once pro-
ceeded up the country, and on reaching their
destination were seldom more than q few hours
unemployed. During the present season, the de-
mand for labor at high wages IL greatly increasing,
owing to the vast railway undertaking. in progress,
and with regard TO women qualified 10 act SER
wants, IT Is said the scarcity IL such that several
could be annually absorbed. The immi-
grafton described in the present report refers only
TO that which takes place by sea. A large number
OF settlers arrive ria the United States, the total
during the past season being estimated at 000 ir
respective Of a great number OF railway laborers
attracted from the Western States,
owing to the cessation Of work in those regions,
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