EMIGRATION.
During the last 15 years 3,504,062 persons have emigrated from the United Kingdom. This prodigious exodus has in great part taken three directions—the North American colonies, the (dis)-United States, and the Australian colonies. But an analysis shows that brother Jonathan has, notwithstanding the powerful allurements of the antipodean gold discoveries, obtained by far the lion's share of our surplus strength. Thus, every 100 emigrants selected their future homes in the following proportions:—
The great preponderance obtained by the United States was derived from the Irish emigration, through religious and political influences, and subsequently family ties. What influence the present disturbances may exert upon the Republican territory as an emigration field it is of course impossible to predict, but they can hardly exercise a favor- j able effect. Canadian journals are evidently ■ of this opinion, and are doing their utmost to divert the tide of emigration to their own shores. The advocates of emigration to Canada, have, however, it will be seen, met with singular ill success, for it is now only one-fourth as popular as it was 15 years since, the emigrants to British America having numbered 43,439 in 1846, as compared with 9786 in 1860. This, no doubt*, is due to the superior attractions now presented by Australia, New Zealand, the Cape, and other emigration fields.— Home IVms.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XVI, Issue 912, 7 August 1861, Page 2
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304EMIGRATION. Lyttelton Times, Volume XVI, Issue 912, 7 August 1861, Page 2
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