EMIGRATION. - the Irish peasantry, at least the young
and able-bodied portion of them, are leaving the
country in a continuous stream ever increasing in
volume. On Saturday 350 left Sligo, 500 left
Queenstown [Cork?], 400 took their departure for port
from Killarney station. At Queenstown as many
passengers are booked as the steamers will be able to
convey in a fortnight. Orders have been given not to
book passengers for the steerage under £7, yet still
they pour down to the quays from every conceivable
quarter, and this at the very time when the opening
Spring gives ample employment in tillage to all who
are able and willing to work. During the last month
9,250 Irish left Liverpool for America.
Irish Times.
