The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-08
EMIGRATION

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EMIGRATION.
The last official report OF the British Emi-
grafton Commissioners is interesting in a
statistical point of view, and valuable as
showing that migration from the Old World
to the New is increasing. That efforts should
be continued to attract to Virginia the active
and enterprising, who are seeking proiita-
BILE fields for their labor and capital, all
now agree.
In1s71, $50, 435 emigrants left the United
Kingdom /; of these l02 ,452 were English,
0,232 Scotch, II ,067 Irish, 53,246 natives
of continental countries, and CABS nation
atty not known.
In 1871, as during the preceding three
years, the English emigrants outnumbcr
the Irish; but the Irish emigration is still
the largest in proportion TO population,
which is, Ireland 1.3l, England O.45, Scot
land O.57. Their destination was as fol-
lows: United States 81 ,843, British
America 32,671, Australia and New
Zealand 12,227, other places 1904. OF
emigrants to the United States 36 per cent.
were English, SO per cent. Irish, z per cent.
Scotch, p per cent. foreign, and 2 per cent.
not known. The Commissioners state
that Canada can not absorb more than
10000 emigrants a year, and they dis
courage any movement in excess OF that
number, as profitable employment can
only be found for such excess by their en-
tering the United States, exposed mean,
time to loss of time ard means, and possi-
bly, to distress.
The effect of emigration on the increase
of population is dwelt upon thus In Eng
land and Wales in the ten years, lSGl-7l,
the increase of population was 3,243,049 Or
1.GI per cent. per annum, while less than
one-ffth, sos ,l65, were then taken off by
emigration. In Scotland the increase was
444,401, or LAS per cent. per annum, while
one-third, 14s ,Os2, were taken off by emf
grafton. In Ireland the increase was 1922.
3T4, or 0.72 per cent. per annum, but
nearly double that number, SIS, $50 were
lost by emigration, and the increase turned
into a decrease. The small amount of in
crease in Ireland by birth is attributed to the
emigration of former years, which took of
an excessive proportion Of those between
so and 81 years of age, on whom the in
crease Of a population mainly depends
! Emigration has produced a great ant
increasing excess Of females over males il
the population of the United Kingdom,
In the last ten years, 2,12s,2 35 cmigrant:
have left that country of these l,279,24t
were males, and SIS 1886 females. Not
! withstanding the urgent demand for femal,
domestics III the United States and Britisl
colonies, it is not to be expected tina
young women will leave their homes t
seek their fortunes in new countries wit
the same readiness and courage as the men
' and for women Of a superior educated
class, new countries offer few. openings
! In 1871 ninety-six per cent. of the emf
grants went III steamers, leaving but fou
per cent. in sailing vessels.
Mortality on steamer passage was equl
t ,15:l1 per 1000 in the year-not q big
death rate when change Of food and SUI
soundings are considered.
In 1871, returns to the Board show thu
s~3,5l0,440 was RENTED from the Unite
/. States and Canada, almost entirely by Iris
emigrants to their relations in Ireland
s1,5lo,440 being in the form Of prepai
passages to enable those left behind to 70
low their friends. This amount remitte
il wholly in form of prepaid passages woul
$ suffice to take more than three-fourths
the whole number of Irish emigrants
p America. which speaks volumes for I'll
t practical liberality Of that people, and IL
=. grand opportunities the United States o
e fers to industrious laborers. In the la
of t~wenty-four years ss5 900. 900 have be-
thus sent home by emigrants ia Ameri'
to their friends, besides unascertain'
~ amounts sent through private hands.
/" In 1871 emigration took from the Unit
Kingdom 1871 males, 99,264 females
= of these 20. 1926 were married men, 30.7,
! married women, 93, 273 single men, 1873.
single women, 2l,l57 boys, and ls,5.
= girls. In the first quarter Of 1872 the Ell
:, i~sration from the United Kingdom has i
: claded 80. 300 persons -. 600 to the Unite
- States, 4l2 to British America, l,444
Australia, and 1880 to other places. {
these, 14,707 We're English, and l2,s.
came to the United States (; 1877 Scotch
- 1854 to the United States ; S,597 Irish
q 1851 to United States (; OSLO natives
% Continental countries, 1855 to Unit
N States. @s{
This is The largest emigration since lSt
and as compared with 1871, there is an
II crease of ! ,759 English, 10 Scotch, 3 Iris
!. and 6,270 natives of continental %countrie
le INDIANA AND OHIO.
as A careful review of the situation in Oh
NO and Indiana by the correspondent of t