The New York herald., 1868-08-18
EACH OF THE PROVINCES


From this statement II appears that the largest pro-
portion OF emigrants are rom the province OF Num-
ster where agriculture Is the chief source OF employ
ment. The unsettled state OF landlord and tenant
relationship absence OF title to compensation for I'M
proyements, consequent fear OF expendng capital for
drainage or recaiming purposes have unhappily gen.
Grated and continue To nourish spirit OF discomfort
among small farmers which is the key to the large
numbers Who cont nue. TO emgrae from such dstricts
Az leases expire they realize much capital posi-
BILE and seek in 1.-The New Worldn security for its In
vestment and reward for their own labor. As re-
suit aborers, herds stable boys, female servants and
farm hands OF all classes also set adrt and natu
rally turn their eyes In the same direction, and no
efforts arc spared TO reach country which they
slider also promises to them subsistence and security
THE RETURNS FROM ULSTER
and females than either Of the other three provinces.
the number being 1l,647 males and but 66l8
females, which fact is explained by the great extent
and linen factories OF that province.
by comparison the number OF
RAiGRANTs FROM CONSAUGHT
appears the smallest, being only 5,10s males and
A,644 females; but comparison Of the population OF
TINS province shows that 1t contributes an equal
share TO the general total.
The largest numbers OF those who leave ireland
are between the ages OF 20 and 25 years. less than
under that period during the past year. The periods
OF age which exhibit the next largest numbers are
20 years. the total number OF females from rs 10 20
years who left during the year 1857 being g. SOS,
while only 4SO9 males emigratcd at the same period
OF age Inc ages OF 10 TO 10 years show 1910 males
and only 1857 females.
Untll the year lsl7 emigration did not materially
reduce the population OF Ireland. In that year 2i5 4il
persons emigrated 10 America and the colonies
being more than double the number OF emigranis In
1876. The reports OF the Census Commissioners for
the decennial period OF lS4l 10 1851 show that II
births had taken place IN the ratio OF | to 81
Of the population annually, as In England (without
enigratlonl the number Of children born In Ireland
during that period would have been i'll s4. and the
population In the year 1851 would have been e0ls 7qp
instead OF 6,5523S5. Between the date Of the census
returns for 1901 and those OF 1851 the decline OF the
population Of Ireland amounted to I5S,ils. This
may DC ascribed to the circumstances arising out
oi The famine period, the principal OF which was
eXtraofdlnary emigration TO the United States for
the most part, and the decrease Of births Conse-
quent as wel upon that emigration directly ~ upon
its effects Ia restraining marriages among intend
tng emgrants. The decrease in the population of
ireland between 164l and 1851 was lOk per cent;
from 1851 10 1861 II was IL y per cent.
The emigration during the last decenuia period
did not take place under the same actual pressure o
circumstances as in the preceding period. but an
emigration so vast as that by which ireland wa.
drained OF the most reproductive part OF It's people
could not fail TO draw after II q continuing eiiux OF
the population the result of the prOyerbal strength
of family ties among the Irish people and their an
parently irresistible tendency TO rounite Ut the
earliest opportunity.
The irish emgrants settled In the United states
remit annually
60 relatives and friends in Ireland. There is great
difficulty In obtaining correct returns on this point
t ls only by the courtesy Of bankers agents and
such persons that amounts can be ascertained
large are transmitted by the hands OF passen.
gers, captains OF vessels and other ways whicn
cannot be traced
during The year 1867 the ascertalned amount Of 70
nlittduces was
Prom United states. .9550,s4 IL
From Canada and New Drunswick...... 2,H5
Total. .f549Oao II
OF this amount e2O2, Ola 10 was in the form ol
prepaid passage orders, the remainder in money.
Oh the large numbers who cross the Atlantic but a
very Small proportion now 80 py sailing sbips-a