The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-24
PROGRESS OF BRITISH EMIGRATION TO
CANADA

The London Chronicle Of pril 10Th, SAYS
The report of Mr.. Buchanan, the Government
emigration officer at Quebec, has Just been re-
ceived in this country, and as it contains facts
worthy of being generally known, we gladly
give them publicity. 1t appears that the num-
Der of passengers who arrived in Quebec last
year, was 50, lS3, which, compared with 1853,
shows an increase of IL, 4S4, or about Is per
cent, the emigration having been larger than in
any previous year since 1917. OF this number.
lS,l7 sailed from England, (three-fourths of
them from Liverpool,) l6,l6S from Ireland,
GIG from Scotland. 5,709 from Norway, 1858
from Germany, and S57 from New Brunswick: :
but the emigration from Liverpool included
4,26S Irish, 727 Scotch, ,l63 Germans, lao
NOrwegians and Swedes, and IS Americans.
Besides these, 295 Germans sailed from Hull.
and 255 from Dublin. The average lenSth of
the voyage, by British sailing vessels, was forty
seven days; by continental vessels, fiftyeicht
days; and by steamers from Liverpool, sixteen
days. Three vessels were lost, but no lives. Of
the above number of emigrants, 3,l95 were
tradesmen and artisans, showing an increase of
l,637 on the previous year; 1862 were farmers
and farm servants; domestic servants, III:
clerks, l59; and unskied laborers, 1O,4SS. A
considerable number of the English and Scotch
emigrants were persons possessed of means A
letter from the Mayor of Port Hope is referred
to, as showing the satisfaction given by the
female domestics sent there; and we are told
that emigrants Of this class, if of good charac-
ter, cannot fail to be well provided for in Cana
da. AS the facilities of the route, a water COM
munication of $50 miles to Hamilton, and a
railway of 465 miles from thence to Chicago, al
charge Of e. sterling, become better known,
as well as the many advantages which Canada
offers to the settler, there is likely to be an in
crease IN the proportion of emigrants to that
country, seeking the st. Lawrence route in pref
erence to that through the United States. The
establishment Of ocean steamers is regarded by
Mr.. buchanan as of the first importance for Sc
curing the better class of emigrants, who have
only lately began TO appreciate the advantages
which Canada offers to men of capital. The
large proportion of Irish emigrants last year is
a notable feature in these statistics. The flow
of emigration is now towards Canada rather
than the United States to which country the
| emigration last year shows decline. This
change of direction is partly owing to the grow
ing appreciation of the eligibility of Canada as
field Of emigration, and partly to the violence
Of the knOW Notting party, whose intolerance
of foreigners Is repelling emigration from the
United States, to which the Irish exodus has
hitherto been chiefly directed.
Among the recen. deaths of Americans abroad
is that Of Mr.. Samuel j. Fisher, of Philadel
phia, who has been for many years a resident
of Paris. Mr.. Fisher was well known to all
Americans visiting the French capital, and his
kindness and hospitality to his countrymen is
remembered with gratitude.
Madame Parodi, the celebrated vocalist, has