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Over 7,000 emigrants landed at this port during the past week, 5,000 of whom arrived during the 5th and 6th of July, and all extremely healthy. By a report from Dr. Douglas, the medical superintendent at Grosse Isle, it appears he only had occasion to send four cases out of the whole number to hospital, a circumstance unprecedented. Their healthy state may in great measure be attributed to the extremely fine passages most of the vessels have made. The average of the week is less than forty days, and the Sherbrooke, Jessie and Victoria, from Liverpool, and the Robert Bruce, from Bristol, came over in from 26 to 30 days, without a single day of rough weather. They consist of farmers, labourers, mechanics and servants, very many of whom have brought out a good deal of property, and are, with few exceptions, proceeding to settle in Canada West. I should estimate the number at two-thirds ; the remainder are very poor, and many without the means sufficient to take them to their friends, or to where they will meet with employment.

Those who arrived here in the most distress were 35 families, 158 persons, in the ship Independence, from Belfast ; and 25 families, 130 persons, in the Wexford, from Glasgow. These families had formed themselves into societies, and collected subscriptions, which barely enabled them to procure a passage and provisions for the voyage, and arrived here destitute of both money and provisions. I forwarded them up the country, there being no employment available for them in this district. The other emigrants who received assistance to emigrate were from Dublin and Limerick, 141 in number (Traveller, Sapphire & Hope) ; they all received a sum of money on landing here, to enable them to proceed to their friends, and were also well supplied during the voyage. Those from Limerick are mostly Colonel Wyndham's tenantry ; they are proceeding to their friends in the Newcastle district. Ten families, 48 in number, in the Arcturus, are paupers, sent out by their parishes, under the superintendence of the Poor Law Commissioners ; they all received sufficient means to carry them to their destination.

A case of gross infringement of the Imperial Passenger Act occurred this week, the ___, Captain ___ from ___ with ___ passengers. About 130 of these people state that they had engaged their passage with Mr. ___ in this vessel, to proceed to St. John, New Brunswick, but, contrary to their agreement, they were brought to this port. I immediately took proceedings against Captain ___ to oblige him to fulfil the contract between these people and Mr. ___, which he, to avoid prosecution, immediately complied with, and furnished those who were desirous of proceeding to St. John with a conveyance, there being fortunately a schooner about to sail for that port. A report of the particulars of this case, with the affidavits of the passengers, I forward separate. It is but justice to the master to state, that he appears in no way to blame, having only joined the vessel a few days previous to her sailing, and he used every exertion to remedy the evil on arrival here.
I had also had occasion to place information in the hands of the Crown officer to prosecute the following vessels for the infringement of the Imperial Act, in not having sufficient superficial space for the accommodation of their passengers ; viz. the ___ from ___, ___ from ___, ___ and ___ from ___, ___ from ___ and the ___ from ___. The ___ from ___, the ___ and ___ from ___ were fined by the collector of customs for an excess of passengers over the tonnage. These vessels have each paid the penalty.

There are still, I regret to say, a good many hands unemployed at the different agencies throughout the province ; but as the harvest is now approaching, I anticipate but little difficulty in being able to dispose of them all to advantage. Mr. Hawke reports that the crops look most promising, and that throughout Canada West, there is every appearance of a beautiful harvest ; this, in connection with the large additional number of hands which will shortly be required on the St. Lawrence improvements in this section of the province, will more than absorb those at present seeking employment, and also furnish for those who may arrive.

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The passengers per the Amazon, from Hull, consist of eight families, and a few young men, chiefly mechanics ; the greater part of them intend proceeding to join their friends settled in the State of Ohio, and all appear to posses good means ; two families (farmers) are proceeding to settle in the neighbourhood of Toronto. One hundred and seventy-seven passengers in the Exile, from Belfast, are respectable-looking people, chiefly farmers ; a considerable number of them have their friends in the western section of the province. The ___ had an excess of 18 passengers over her complement, according to the superficial measurement of her passenger deck ; and I have taken the necessary proceedings against the master to enforce the penalty. The Joseph Green, from Thurso, with 239 passengers, landed in good health ; this vessel also had an excess of 26 ^2/6 passengers over her complement, according to measurement, particulars of which I have placed in the hands of the Crown officer from prosecution. These people are, with the exception of a few families, all in good circumstances and able to pay their way to their destinations, which is to the Bathurst, Home and Gore districts. One hundred and three passengers in the brig Truant from Sligo, are a healthy set of people, and consist of farmers and labourers, many of whom have friends in the western part of the province. This vessel was ascertained, on checking her list of passengers, to have an excess of 10 ^2/6 adults over her complement, according to tonnage, for which excess the master was fined in the penalty of £20 sterling, although, according to the extent of her superficial space, she might have carried from 12 to 14 passengers more. Passengers by the Consbrooke, from Liverpool, and the Baltic, from Yarmouth, are chiefly farmers and labourers. Some respectable families in the former vessel are proceeding to settle in the Eastern townships. I am happy to report that during the past month I have succeeded in directing a very considerable number of families to that section of the province ; and by the reports I have since received, they have all succeeded in getting employment, with the exception of some few young men, who were dissatisfied with the wages offered, viz. 2s. per day, with board.
In the schooner Defiance, from Miramichi, was 108 passengers, 10 of whom landed there this season ; the others are old residents, chiefly farmers and labourers ; employment being very scarce they have come on here seeking it ; the greater part intend proceeding up the country.

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In the Troubadour, from Glasgow, were 224 passengers, consisting of farmers and mechanics, many of whom are in good circumstances ; they are all proceeding to the western section of the province to settle, where many of them have friends ; they proceeded to Montreal in the vessel. One hundred and thirty-three passengers in the St. Andrew, from Stornaway, are principally labourers, and a few farmers, and all very poor ; they intend settling in the Eastern Townships, in Bury and Linwick ; their means being very limited, I was under the necessity of assisting them with a conveyance, for the women and children, as far as Sherbrooke.

In the Margaret Balfour, from Belfast, were some very respectable emigrants, with good means ; they all went to the western section of the province for settlement and employment. Two families, 12 in number, in the Mary, from London, are proceeding to their relations at Guelph ; they were assisted to emigrate by their parish. The other emigrants by this vessel appear in comfortable circumstances, and have all proceeded up the country, some for employment and others to join their friends. Seventy-four passengers in the brig Anna Maria, from Limerick, consist of farmers and labourers ; five families are proceeding to their friends at Bytown ; the remainder are going to their friends in the United States ; they all appear able to pay their own way.

In the Pactolus, from Glasgow, were nine families, 51 souls, who have been aided to emigrate by public and private contributions ; they landed here very poor. Two families who have relations in the province, one at Guelph, the other near Montreal, were forwarded to them ; the others were sent in to the country settlement for employment. This vessel proceeded direct to Montreal ; the remainder of her passengers were all in good circumstances, and all intend settling in Canada West.

The demand for labourers throughout the country settlements has considerable increased ; and I received a letter from one gentleman in the Eastern Townships a few days since, requesting me to forward him form 20 to 30 hands, to whom he will give steady employment until the winter, at 2s. 6d. per day. I find great difficulty in inducing any of those seeking employment to avail themselves of this offer ; if they have the means of proceeding up the country, nothing will induce them to remain in this section of the province.

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The emigrants of the past week landed in good health, but a large proportion of them very poor, and requiring assistance to enable them to reach their friends ; they are, with few exceptions, proceeding to different sections of Canada West, to join their friends and relations, who have been for some years residents in the province.
A number of passengers per ___, from ___, (Spring Hill, from Donegal ?) are very poor ; and I was under the necessity of assisting them with a free passage up the country to enable them to proceed to their friends. The greater part of these people were on board the vessel over 12 weeks, as owing to a report of the vessel being unseaworthy, the Government agent at ___ would not permit her to proceed to sea until a proper survey was held, and she was reported fit for the voyage. Passengers by the Royal Bride, from Dundee, are respectable farmers, and all have friends and relations settled in the province ; they all appear to possess means. One hundred and ninety-eight passengers in the Nelson Village, from Belfast, are also, with few exceptions, proceeding to Canada West to join their relations ; they are mostly agricultural labourers, a number of whom possess money ; a few young men, whose means are limited, proceeded to the Gosford road for employment. The passengers per Huron, from Liverpool, and Henry Volant, from Ballyshannon, are labourers, and a few trades and servants ; the greater part are proceeding up the country to their friends, and others I have directed to the Gosford road for employment. Three families have gone to the Eastern Townships. There are but few emigrants about this city or Montreal out of employment at present. Several hundred hands are at present employed on the Beauharnois Canal, at 3s. per day.

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The emigrants arrived during the past week consist of agricultural labourers, a few farmers, mechanics and domestic servants, and nearly all appear to have their friends or relations settled in different sections of the province. They have landed generally in good health ; but owing to long and tedious passages, the average being over 57 days, very many families, whose funds were limited, were unable to proceed to their destination without assistance.
The passengers per the Macoa, 282, sailed from Londonderry on the 10th May, and after being a few days at sea were obliged to put into Belfast in distress, and were detained there until the 19th June. As these people were delayed at that port upwards of four weeks, attended with a good deal of extra expense, the funds of many of the families were completely exhausted on arrival here, and I found it necessary to grant some assistance to enable them to reach their friends. The master, Mr. Milligan, was most kind and attentive to their wants during the voyage, and they all speak most favourably of his attention. They are all going to Canada West.
One hundred and fifty-two passengers in the John and Robert, from Liverpool, had also a long passage of 50 days ; many of the families were short of provisions, and being obliged to purchase from the master, they landed here very poor. They also state that they were waiting a considerable time in Liverpool for a vessel. With few exceptions, they are proceeding to Upper Canada to their friends.
One hundred and seven passengers in the brig Alice, from Glasgow, and 78 in the Sir William Wallace, from Aberdeen, are all respectable farmers and agriculturalists, and with the exception of one or two families in the former vessel, appear in good circumstances, and are going to join their friends and relations in the Huron tract and London district. A few families are proceeding to the neighbourhood of Perth and Bytown, and up the Ottawa River. Six families, 38 in number, in the St. Lawrence, from Cork, are going to their friends in the Bathurst district ; they are all in good health, and appear well able to pay their way. There is a good demand for skilled labour among the farmers in this section of the province, and good hands have no difficulty in procuring employment. Common labourers find it much more difficult, and for steady employment are dependent on the public works. About 400 hands are at present employed on the Gosford Road, in this district, on half of whom are emigrants of this season. Wages, £2.00 per month and their board.

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A large portion of the emigrants arrived during the last week have suffered much from want of provisions and from sickness ; the average length of their voyage over eight weeks.
The ship Mountaineer, with 505 passengers, was 68 days on her voyage, and her passengers suffered very much from sickness, 30 deaths having occurred previous to her arrival at quarantine, and two more during her detention there, from the effects of small-pox and typhus fever. Many of the passengers were so much reduced from want of food that the medical officer was under the necessity of retaining a number in hospital for a few days to enable them to recover their strength. The stock of provisions of a great many became exhausted after being out about five to six weeks, and they were under the necessity of purchasing food from the master at most exorbitant rates. This, as well as many other complaints made by the passengers, are now undergoing legal investigation, which when closed, will be duly reported. A large number of those people are proceeding to join their friends in the London and Western districts.
Sixty-nine passengers per the Euphrosyne, from Bristol, are farmers and farm-labourers ; two or three families have brought out a good deal of capital with them, and intend settling in the London district ; this vessel was 69 days on her voyage, but they all appeared well supplied.
Passengers per the Caledonia, 86 in number, from Glasgow, are respectable farmers and mechanics ; they are all proceeding to join their friends in Canada West.
One hundred and twenty-three passengers in the Elephanta, from Greenock, are, with the exception of a few families, in good circumstances ; they had a long passage of 51 days, but were well supplied with provisions.
In the Edinburgh, from Liverpool, were 300 passengers ; this vessel was 54 days on her voyage, and many of the passengers were short of provisions ; they however landed in good health ; they consist of farmers' labourers and a large number of mechanics ; the former are all proceeding to join their friends, and the latter in search of employment.
Passengers by the Borneo, 135, from Limerick, and the John Bell, from New Ross, are chiefly labourers, coming out to join their friends ; a number in the former vessel are going to the United States.

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The emigrants arrived during the past week have landed in good health, and consist of farmers, labourers & mechanics. These vessels unfortunately all have had long passages, the average for the week being 60 days, consequently very many families were short of provisions, and obliged to buy from the master for some weeks previous to arrival, which has exhausted all their means. Over one-half are proceeding to join their relations and friends settled in different sections of the province, chiefly in Canada West ; a few are proceeding to Ohio and the Western part of the State of New York, and the remainder, principally mechanics, are in search of employment. Owing to the above causes, the applications for assistance, I regret to say, have been very numerous, and I have been under the necessity of extending relief in free passages and in provisions to a very large number. In the Catherine, from Liverpool, and Ceres and Astria, from Sligo, the passengers were very poor, and I was obliged to assist upwards of 50 families from these vessels.
Passengers by the City of Waterford are generally in good circumstances ; about 20 of them are proceeding to Ohio ; one family, five in number, was sent out by their parish. Eighty passengers, per Susan, from London, have been sent out by their parishes ; they had a long passage of 70 days, but being found by the vessel, suffered no inconvenience. They received on landing here, two days' provision and 20s. sterling in cash, each adult, and proceeded immediately on their route to Canada West.
The passengers per Lady Falkland, 361 in number, all landed in good health ; among them are many respectable farmers, who have brought out capital with them ; a large number have relations settled in the province, and they are going to settle in the Bathurst, Johnston, Home and London districts.
Employment of all kind is now very difficult to be obtained in the neighbourhood of this city and Montreal, as also in the cities of Canada West ; and it is at these points, unfortunately, all the idle, destitute, and those in search of employment will collect, and it is only by distributing them throughout the agricultural districts, where employment may be obtained for all who will take the trouble to inquire or look for it, that we can expect they will be able to provide for themselves and families during the coming winter. This, however, is attended with expense, but it is unavoidable. The outlay thus incurred may be considered as final, and had they not been thus scattered in the early part of the season, the expense would have been much greater, and the result by no means so satisfactory. The almost certainty of an abundant harvest will, by reducing the price of all the necessaries of life, enable the poor immigrant of this search to get through the winter months with comparative comfort.

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Emigrants arrived this week consist of labourers, farmers and mechanics, and have landed generally in good health. The average passages of those vessels is 48 days.
378 passengers in the Anna Hall, from Belfast, consist of farmers and labourers ; they are all proceeding to Canada West, to join their friends. This vessel sailed originally on the 2nd July with 450 passengers, but after being a few days at sea was obliged to return to Belfast, her crew having mutinied, when about 70 of her passengers returned to their homes ; she afterwards sailed on the 14th July, and arrived here after a voyage of 55 days. Owing to their log passage and detention at Belfast, their supply of provisions ran short, and they were under the necessity of purchasing from the master, and consequently many landed here very poor, and unable to pay their way up the country to their friends. I was therefore obliged to extend relief to upwards of 30 families.
Passengers per Margaret Wilkie, from Greenock, 111 in number, are respectable farmers, and all appear to possess means ; they, with the exception of three young men, who are going to Cape Breton, all proceeded to Montreal in the vessel, on their route to the western section of the Province. The English emigrants from Padstow, Hull and Plymouth, are all in good circumstances, and, with the exception of two families, going to Ohio, are proceeding to settle in Canada West, principally in the Newcastle, Home and Gore districts. In the Eliza, were 60 passengers sent out by their respective parishes ; they were well supplied during the voyage, and received 20s. sterling on landing here. Passengers in the Mohawk, from Glasgow, are all respectable farmers ; they intend settling in the neighbourhood of Toronto & Hamilton . Fifty-nine passengers in the Hercules, from Stornaway, are all very poor, and are proceeding to join their friends in Canada West ; this vessel landed 350 passengers at Sydney [Cape Breton].

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Nothing worthy of remark has occurred during the past fortnight ; the arrivals of emigrants have been limited, and chiefly consist of families coming to join their friends and relations already settled in the province.
All landed in good health, and, with the exception of a few families in the Rose Bank, from Belfast, were able to pay their way to their respective destinations.

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