The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-04

rOreiKn immigration
by an official statement Just made pub
lie at Washington, We learn that the total
number Of passengers that arrived from
foreign countries during the year 1857 was
27l 1858, 100000 of whom were females.
The revulsion had the effect to diminish en-
igration during the last quarter Of the year,
and the arrivals at New York have been un-
usuall light since the beginning of the pre-
sent year. Several German vessels. howe
yer, have been delayed or driven back by
heavy westerly winds, whose passengers
would add good deal TO the number Of i'm
migrants who have landed since the opening
Of January. One vessel was ls days in
beating up the British Channel, and the 10
sphine, from Antwerp, was 10 days before
| il could venture into the German Ocean.
There ID much anxiety felt with regard to
several German vessels says the New York
Herald, and among Others the ship Howard,
which sailed from Hamburg on the 18th Of
November last, nearly three months since.
This vessel was spoken some five weeks
back, and it may be she has put into Bar.
BADGES. There were $50 passengers on
board, and THEN friends feel keen anxiety
respecting their fate.
With regard TO the prospects Of immi
grafton for the present year, the Herald
says
1t is the opinion of parties engaged in the
transportation OF emigrants that the exodus
from Germany to this country will be very
large this year. The class that will be at
tracted are the well.to do farmers, who have
been notified that now would be good time
TO invest in western lands. as prices rule
lower than they have for years back, owing
to the necessities of the land spectators,
who are compelled 10 sell largely, and at re-
duced rates, to meet their obligations, The
Germans at home have been notified of these
facts bv their countrymen in America. and
the passenger agents here have been told TO
provide for large emigration from Havrc,
Hamburg and Bremen. This emigration.
it ia supposed, viii be one'third larger than
usual.
So well aware aro the German merchants
of the direction emigrants will come from
this year. that aheady vessels are being
taken to provide for their accommodation.
As they will he of a better class than the
usual run of emigration, it is proposed 10
use screw propelers for this purpose. II is
understood that Gepcke Il Co, OF No 80
William street. intend 10 put four new
steamers early in the spring, on the line be-
tween Bremen and this port The screw
propclers of sands X Co. some eight in
number which were hired by the British
government TO take out transports to the
Fast Indies, will soon he relieved of that
duty, and will probably also run between
Rremen ami New York. Including the
Havre steamer, it il not improbable that,
before summer, there will be from tn TO
twelve steamers plying between this city
and the various parts OF Germany.
On the other hand there is every reason
to believe tina, the Irish emigration will fall
Of. The market tor Irish servant girls has
been steadily lowering YEAR after year. and
plenty OF help" can now I've obtained for
80 and IS yer month. There ia IN fact a
plethora OF Irish servant girls, and the mar.
ket f1r labor,rs is not very cool IN cons-
qucnce Of the s'oppage OF 40 many public
works. railroads., ~. Another cause IS the
fact that Ireland has become thinned out,
, and labor is in FAR better request than i; was.
, The operations OF the Encumbsred Estates
( Courts have been TO take the land away
from the Idle. bankrupt landlords who have
cars.,l Ireland 40 long, and give il TO wor-
thy families in ieS simple, who havr an in
,enst in improving their little properties,
, and 10 whom the labor IT the peasau'ry
will he of more value. IL is M, generally
, known. but it IS nevertheless true, that real
estate in Ireland has rlSen marty oDe hun
dr,d pr cent in value daring the past
eleyen years. a circumstance altogeth,r due
10 the beneficial influence Of this new land
law, ami that the social condition ot the
, people is far better than il has been ior hal
, century past,
No;w outstanding the unhvoraSie begin
, ming. there h reason 10 bclieve that the emf
. grafton Of this year viii excod that Of AT
? year. ard the Excess viii be manly IRON
GERMANY, VINO VIII le attracted 20 the wet.
E ern country.