New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
CARGO or IRISH GIRLS.
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The City OF Mobile. Capt. Marshall sailed from I.iv
erpoo for this port " y on the 10Th ut., freghted
with over 500 passengers. Among these party
Of 10 young women aud II men, members of 1873
different families the expenses OF whose immigra'
ion are betrayed by public subscription from nearly
1900 different persons, the majority of whom are la
borers and servant girls to fund entitled the Irish
Pioneer Emigration Fund The object Of the instita-
ton OF this fund is TO raise the wages and otherwise
better the condition of poor families in the poorest dis
tIos of Ireland by the assisted emigration to the Uu-
ted States or Canada Of one member Of each family,
specially selected on Of good character and ill.,
custrous habits in the expectation that the persons SO
assisted viii not only better their own condition but
will according to the usual generous practice of Irish
enigran, also send for or otherwise greatly heip' inc
rest of the family in Ireland.
The following distinguished persons have lent the
sanction ofhcir names and contributions to this enter
prise thus stamping responsibility upon it, and recon-
m,ndiug It to public support: V-couut Pamerstop,
Prime Minister Of England, aud Lady P. the Earl Of
Carlisle Lord-Lieutcnant Of Ireland; the Earl Of Esni
Earl Granville; Viscouut and Lady Canning; Earl aud
Countess Of Rpon and Others of her Britannia M4es
tvs present and past Ministers of State also Lady
Noel Byron; the Earl of Shaitesbury; the Duke Of
Devonshire; Horace Greeley; the Hon. Henry Bar
lard. of Hartford Conn; the Hon Judge Roosevelt,
of New-Yolk; Swift, Ransom n Co., of New-York;
Swift Bro. & Johnston, of Chicago the Right Rev.
ANTHONY ORGAN r. C. Bishop If Chicago and many others Of
the Roman Catholic and ccrgy the United States
aud Canada and Of Great Britain and Iceland especially II the
Counties Louth aud Clare in Ireland from which district
the euieant have principally selected Mr. We're Foster
treasurer administrator of the fund.- has contributed $500
and his brother Sir Frederick Foster, Bart, 1850.
who within the last years
beer thus assisted 10 emisrate from Ireland to this country
amounts upward Of 400 Two hundred and sXty-tso Of
these persons yet twelve months in this country the
others have already rcmted their relatives Ireland up
wards Of st Geo. Mr. Fosters certain knowledge and have
themselves paid the passage Of more than hundred additional
persons.
The party expected have been selected by Mr. Foster
after careful personal inquiry character in the neshbor
hood their homes, and each furnished with cert
cate Of which the following is copy
"IRsH PIONEER EMIGRATION fund.- certify that, havn
.aG' self by careful personal inquiry among tue negh
bors Of the bearer y he Fa o. 1Snny "a o. r5n
habits have selected well worthy ofs free pass
America at the expense Of the und aad
have ss,s Pfs in WERE RS65sHTPE f&I'
Nearly the whole Of the girls whose is a. and
who may fifty described The the female peasanty
County Louh have been hitherto in farm service in the
receipt Of varying from ak eighteen dollars and
their board of them intend to have hundred dollars
year in fuure TO twelve cents per day without
board The also In farm service at wages varying
from Is to SIS year and their board twenty-five
day without board
Many Of these persons will to their friends in different
ports Of the United and Canada or the rest about q
will be forwarded CanandSigua, VI 10 20 Detroit; % 20
Chicago aud TO JaneSilc Wis Such Roman Cath
os will obtain situations under the direction Of the Roman
Catholic clergy Of those places and those who Potesaut
will be received directed by residents Of their peua
sion Mr. having received the sndest assurances 10 that eff
feet during Lis visit to this country last Winter
Mr. F. having seen the party of Liverpool the
10Th u embarked board the Royal Mail steamer Canada
and arrived in NeYork the 9th int He proceeds to Can
sndssua aud other places above mentioned after visiting which
he expects New ia time TO meet their the
rass.peer, ON their arrival and their destinations
those who will intrust themselves & ais guidance He Nj"
hen immediately return Ireland 20 select ard dispatch
ano,her party in August or September next
W, are requested 70 state that uptons will be thank
fully received and nowledeed by Mr. Foster whose address
in this country h Of Mes.. swif Ransom Co., No. 81
Pine street, N.wYork.