, 1860-06-07
TIRE IRISH EXODUS.

The following is passage from a remarkable
statement in the Cork Eram.ner Of May Is,
bearing upon the continued flight Of the popu~
lation from that port alone to the newly adopt
cd land Of the Irish Celtic race:
Each week sees tic departure on m average
Of GOO persons, The great majority of whom ar.
young men and women between 90 aud 60 years
OF age. To imagine the effect of this tlruju IN.
On The community, we might instance that if
these GOO were dram from 9 town like that of
Bantry, there would hardly be young man or
woman let. in it. The actual numbers a.e great
er than the population Of many large villages,
and fornight's draught at that rate would ut.
ierly depopulate so considerable to1n as
Mlllstreet- Remembering that almost every
one Of these persous is Of condition to be Of
sctual Ta!ue TO the commnnity-the men as
farm lab:rer or mechanics the women, either
in agricultural labor, as servants, or, still more
lnp9rtaut, o. the healthy mothers Of strong
children, it IS easy to conceive how terrible Is
tue loss to the country. Nothing can impress
this tHct upon the snird so strongly as ac,uai
witnessing the crowd preparing Tor their de-
parture.
amuug the entire Eumber there is not IN indica.
lion OF kqualor or misery not single rag On the
back OF Its owner indicates that be or she is
cheek-scarceIy wrinkled face indicates That
the country is getting rid Of n burden. Sturdy,
athletic young men, heslthy and strong girls
often Of extraordinary beautJ-form the great
bulk OF this departing crowd. On Thursday
week we witnessed no lers than four hundred
such preparing to take their departure in The
Edinburgh, Captain Kennedy, one Of the yes.
sells Of the Liverpool, New York, and Ph,ladel.
phfa line. A rumor had spread shortly before
the arrival Of the ship that certain number
would be ex :luded for want of accommodation,
and the despair evinced bS those who thought
themselves shut out was as great as il they were
told they bad lost eTery hope. When the ten.
was frantic rush even On the part Of those
whose places we're secured, as if they faEc;ed
that ZONE unlucky interposition would shut
them out. Tue news that all could lie taken
was received as If some precious gifts had been
shoTered among them."
MORE ABOUT THE cooLlE TRADE.
You will be interested to hear that species
Of Slave trade on small scale is carried on uu.
der the noses Of tho Government ofEiciais at
Hong Kong, aad that they are apparently
powe1less to put stop to it. Chinese Coolies
are kidnapped by Chinese crimps in the most
approved fashion; they are invited to gamble,
ian limitation that no Chinaman can sesist,)
Locussed with shamahoo, and put quietly on
board junks in tic ha.bor Ut night. In
the morning. they awake to find themselves
gliding ont Of the bay, bcuad for the Portuguese
settlement Of Macao. On arrival there, iheT
are transferred to barracoons-priso1s under
another name-where they are fed, clothed aud
carefully watched till sent on board ships ind
consigned 10 Cuba, where they are sold for $3.50
or $500 as slaves. ! am told that some tascc is
gone through at Macao, Of their appearance be-
tore an official previuua to their being shipped,
a1d making declarasion that they ate gaite
willing to 70, and are, in fact, quite happy and
contentcd with The brilliant future that lies be.
fore them. But am also told that their gaolers
have methods Of inducement, into which the
bamboo enters largely, for persuading them to
make thls declaration, and TINT its value as a
true exposition Of their resi- feelings is e1trtme-
ly doubtful. They a.c soAd to cost on IN ave.
rage, from date Of kidnapping 10 period of ship
ment for Cuba, SIS to $50 each. Their food On
board during the passage cannot be ve1y cost
", as it is not likely they are treated to any
very expensive luxuries. have above stated
the price they fetch in Cuba, 80 that it would
apear to be altogether profitable speculation
to those engaged in it. That such trade is
carried on appears 10 be we'll known to the oiI-
cials here; but it also appears that there are
insurmountable obstacles to its abolition. What
these may be am not sufficiently informed TO
be able to state, aud am not sufficiently imagi-
native to be able to divine. Everybody seems
to know that the trade exists, and nobody seems
to know why 1t is not abolished. d.- CoTrfspon-
d<ncs Of Tie London NtVs.