New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
PAUPERS FROM IRELAND.
MR.. TREvELyAN ON THE COMPLAINTS.

A GENERAL DENIAL-ONLY FIVE FAMILIES FBom
THE woRKHoUsE.
LONDON, juno 2S.-Mr Trevelyan, Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland replying in the Eouse OF Commons
this afternoon to the question of Mr. Cowen as TO
whether it was true that paupA emlgrants had
been sent to America with the knowledge ana con-
sent of the Government said the reports about the
landing of paupers in America were greatly exag-
gerated. He stated that the steamer Anchoria took
no inmates of any workhouse and that all emigrants
sent by the commissioners had been supplied with
funds No paupers had been sent out by the Boards
of Guardians No definite offer for sending emil
grants TO Canada had been received from the Do
minIon Government.
1elegrams from America on the subject, Mr. Ire
volyan said, should be received with great caution.
He said the Furness took out 421 emigrants, Oh
whom only five families had been in the workhouse,
and in each of these cases friends In America hau
offered them homes. He had himself seen all the
tickets of the emigrants including railway tickets
from the other side They had also checks for the
full amount of the landing allowance, wn,ch it w..
adults Is e1 and for children 10 shillings EACH r
Treyelyan said that questions relating 10 the actl3n
of the American Government in the matter snoulu
be addressed to the Foreign Office, as his business
was simply to ascertain whether the administrative
details of the Irish emigration we're carried ouI as
far rs possible l.
would at an early day call attention to the subject
EuGRANTs SENT TO THEIR RELATIVES.
DUBLIN, June 2S.--The secretary of the luke
Fund declares that all emIgrants who have been as
sisted to 90 20 America by the fund have been sent
direct to relatives or friends in that country and
have been provided with money on landing.
ACTION OF THE EMIGRATION BOARD.
REPORTS TO DE MADE TO THE CoLLECToR-MR.
ROBERTSON WARNS THE STEAMSHIP LINES.
The subject of assisted" immigrants occupied
most of the time ut the meeting of the Commission
ers of Emigration yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Stephenson stated his experience on the Furnessa
last Sunday, aud the interview held
with Collector Robertson subsequently In regard
TO the matter He said that it was no purpose OF
the Board TO retarG Immgrat on, but that IFS mem-
bers were charged with the duty OF protecting the
people of this State from an influx OF paupers ana
criminals and he hoped the steamship companies
would work in harmony with the views expressed
by the Secretary of the Treasury that paupers must
not be allowed to land.
Mr.. Taintor said that so far rs he knew the Com
missioners had never had any power to prevent the
landing of immigrants but they were authorized to
report the arrival of persons unable to take care of
themselves. and the Collector of tue Port could
prevent their landing. The following resolutions
were then offered by Mr. TantOr and after much
discussion were adopted:
Resored That the secretary OF this Board IL hereby
instructed report in writing 10 the Collector ol S
port ALI immigrants coming tO this port IRON aims
houses e~emosynary institutions OF foreign COUNTIES
unable TO take care OF hin.ed or here. Ell San
produced that said persons are aDe 10 take cae
PSsjrgJ That the inspectors employed by this Board
are hereby Instructed To conduct their examination OF
Immigrants board the vessels brlnSng them anu tnst
the Collector az this Port be asked 10 detan such vessels
IN the for sufficient length OF time To permit
said examinations.
Mr.. Stephenson gave notice 10 the Board That he
did not intend to abide by its decision in the case OF
the resolution just adopted, which he had voted
against.
Collector Robertson sent letters in the afternoon
70 the agents of the Inman and Anchor Steamship
Lines regarding the asssted" emigrants. lie sald
that they must not lard any person likely to be;
come public ehaFsGS S.m anu hack 50 TO 'nf6e the
| country where they had received them. Ihe
| Inman Line was informed that II must carry PACK
to Europe Peter Carly his wife and hye chldTen, rem
| who came here on the City OF Richmond; Inc
following women, aud their illegtlmate children,
| were mentioned as having come here on the fur-
nessia, aud It's agents Henderson nr3tners, Mele le
| they came Mary Clifford and two children Nano
| Sullivan aud two children Mary Brennan and one
| child and Ann Brady and one child
| The letters had not been received at either
| office at their hour OF closing last night.
representative of Henderson Brothers SAID tnat
| they would refuse 10 carry back any passenger
unless t vas clearly proven that he or she was un-
allie TO take care OF himself or herself as they did
| not consider the mere fact OF a persons having
been in a workhouse any proof of such inability
| He added that neither the Commissioners oI Eh'-
| gratIou the Collector of the Port the Secretary
| of the Treasury had consulted with his company.
| Regarding the proposed detention OF ships IN tue
! stream until thorough examination ~ made, ne
said that he doubted the authority of any person TO
stop vessel after 1t had passed the Heat Ohcers
-Four steamships landed 1851 Immigrants AZ
| Castle Gar'en yesterday. Julius Simon. vino came
on the Egyptian Monarch with his wife and SIX
| children, the oldest being fourteen years OF age;
made an a.. iavlt that his passage money was pIlu
| Inv tbe .Je,,isn Ladies' Board OF London, aud that
| he had no money, no relatives aud no place to 90.
| His case will be investigated.