The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-06

THE EUROPEAN TOURIST MAMA--The sum.
mer hegira for Europe this year exceeds in
numbers any previous one within our recol-
lection With the immense facilities afford
I'd to tourists by the continual multiplication of
steam lines, 1t is natural that this should b. the
case, and we must be content to see pleasure
seekers annually deserving our own Summer re-
sorts for the greater attractions and more solid
Improvement In mind aud health which they find
abroad The only oounter-check that onr water
ing places can oppose to movement which will
gradually thin the number of their fashionable
visitefs, until none are left but the halt aud
blind is to alter their present system reduce their
outrageous charges, give wholesome TODD at rea.
sonable prices, and discourage funkeyim and
snobbcry, in whatever forms they may present
themselves
Regarded IN any other light there Is no reason
to feel alarm at this continually augmsnting i'm
migration from our shores. But few Of those
that leave us remain away for any considerable
period; for whatever may be the temporary at
fractions Of European capitals aud So
ciety, they do not compensate sufficiently
home, to indnco r"~~ Af -.- r--rlH - --"~~ a
permanent exchange of them. When we com.
p4re the numbers Of those that come with tho
numbers of those that 60, it will be found that
even If the latter were to quit altogether, the
balance would still be 10 largely in our favor as
TO prevent us missing them. Taking the whole
of the departures for Europe by fourteen difro-
rent lines of steamers from the LIST Of January to
the 3lss of May Of the present year. We end that
they oply amount to s20s persons, whilst the
emigration to our own shores in the same period
may be Get down at $4,000 For the next five
months the humber of these departures will be
gradually diminishing. whilst during he same
time the arrivals Will increase In more marked
ratio than ia the beginning Of the year. OF the
amounts of money carried away and sp at abroad
by American travellers IL is OF course diff.
cult TO form any very cloe estimate.
TOE weather., we may assume spend from
So 900 to 5000, but the majority considerably
less If we set down the whole of the departures
above stated at an average OF $1,000 each, we
shall arrive OF toicrably close approximation TO
the reality. The aggregate amouat therefore,
taken abroad by travellers during the laa Eve
months, may be estimated in round numbers at
$1,000, 900. On the PER contra side we haze to
count an average Of SO head brought here
during the same period by $1,000 emigrans re-
gistered by the Com nissjoners OF Emigrat
making total OF $4,000 together viii an
average of $4,000 head brought by 3,OJOGrst
class passengers by the steamers, making Sc, co.
900, and on the aggregate Of arrivals, $3.50 300.
On this calculation the balance will stand thus
Arfvee.s......ss 10000
DEPARTURES sool0oo
GAIN. i50ooo
This, on we before remarked, only applies toihe
first five months OF tho year. Tho remaining
seven months will shoH very different results, for
whilst the departures viii be continually falling
off, the arrivals will bcincreasing, and with the
introduction of capital II, therefore, we were 10
set down the ultimate balance In our favor under
this head at from eight to ten millions we would
be pretty near the truth. The account, as II
stands, IL must be admitted, is sufficiently graft
flying 10 compensate for the wounds inflicted upon
our vanity by this European mania.