The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-29

THE COURSE OF EMIGRATION.
The number of persons who emigrated from
the United Kingdom since l847 would be in
credible, if we had not the facts authenticated
by the published statement of the British Emil
grafton Commissioners. From their Nineteenth
General Report, we learn, that between the lst
of January, l847, and 3lst of December 1854
the vast number of 2, 444, 1902 left Great Britain
and Ireland. But since the latter year, there
has been marked falling off. For instance
in 1855, the number was l76,807, against the
annual average of 305,600 during the prece-
ding seven years; while in 1856 it had fallen
l76, 554-a diminution accounted for by the
demand for soldiers during the Crimean war
At the termination of the war, we accordingly
find the number for the year 1857 running up
to 2l2,857 but, in 1853, the number fell off to
1892, and there are symptoms of still
further falling off this year. Altogether,
since l847 to the end of last year, the whole
emigration amounts to 3, l25, 900. As a mat
ter Of course the vast majority of these emf
grants have been from Ireland-in 1851, as
much as three-fourths were from that country.
The United States and Australia have received
the great proportion of this extraordinary exc
dus OF those who left last year, 59,7l6 came
to these States, 1926 went to Australia, while
only 5000 went to Canada.
1t is noticeable fact in connection with this
subject, that last year 1884 went home from
these States, while only 4,863 returned from
Australia and New Zealand. The Commits
sioners report contains one fact, which reflects
much credit upon the Irish character-namely,
the amount of money sent home by those who
have settled among us, to enable their relatives
to ernigrate. The sum sent last year amounts
to the very high figure of &, 287, 432, while the
enormous sum of $46,095,0 $50 was RENTED du-
ring the ten years previously.
For the present year, we cannot speak as yet,
beyond the monthly returns issued by the Gov
eminent, and these are confined to Liverpool.
They exhibit an improvement for the month of
August over the preceding months For Au-
gust, the number has been STA. OF this num-
Der, 2,235 were English, All Scotch, and 3,45l
Irish. Of the foreign countries there were only
244-chiefiy Germans. In the month of july
the humber was 5,9l6-l Ala being English
1923 Scotch, 1899 Irish, and 2SO foreigners
tits noticed by London paper, as a very
remarkable feature, that there is very great
decrease in the number of Irish sailing from
the Mersey-the decrease for August alone be-
ing 500, while the English and Scotch have
Increased to 1000. Of course, this falling off
must be attributed to those absorbed by the
more direct route from Galway, in addition to
the fact that the home prosperity naturally
tends to check emigration. For the United
States, the emigration has been greater last
month than for many previous months Not
withstanding this, the emigration from Ireland
will never, in all probability, reach anything
like the figures of Former years although it is
not unlikely that from England and Scotland
there may be considerable augmentation,
owing to the vasttincrease in the population
and the limited resources of the country to alb
sorb the labor market.-N. 7. Express.